Iowa Preps dives inside the Class 4A football ranks. We predict the four playoff teams in each district, look ahead to week six, games to watch, and look back at what athletes stood out from over the weekend. Get insider coverage that you will not find anywhere else now!
Our playoff seeing predictions:
District #1
#1 Ankeny
#2 Southeast Polk
#3 Ames
#4 Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson
District #2
#1 Dowling Catholic
#2 Johnston
#3 Sioux City East
#4 Lewis Central
District #3
#1 West Des Moines Valley
#2 Ankeny Centennial
#3 Des Moines Lincoln
#4 Des Moines Hoover
District #4
#1 Fort Dodge
#2 Waukee
#3 Urbandale
#4 Indianola
District #5
#1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy
#2 Cedar Falls
#3 Waterloo West
#4 Cedar Rapids Jefferson
District #6
#1 Cedar Rapids Washington
#2 Muscatine
#3 Iowa City High
#4 Cedar Rapids Prairie
District #7
#1 Pleasant Valley
#2 Dubuque Hempstead
#3 Iowa City West
#4 Davenport Central
District #8
#1 Bettendorf
#2 North Scott
#3 Davenport West
#4 Dubuque Senior
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Top Performers
Kier Brown, North Scott
210 yards and 5 TDs
Tyler Dralle, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
207 yards rushing
Valentino Green, Cedar Rapids Jefferson
120 total yards and 20 tackles
Jalen Rima, Cedar Rapids Prairie
224 total yards and 3 TDs
T.J. Vogel, Cedar Rapids Washington
161 yards passing and 2 TDs
Tavian Patrick, Cedar Rapids Washington
144 yards rushing
Oliver Martin, Iowa City West
177 yards receiving and 3 TDs
Alex Henderson, Iowa City West
368 yards passing and 6 TDs
Devonte Lane, Iowa City West
102 yards receiving and 2 TDs
Cole Hauser, Southeast Polk
159 yards rushing and 4 TDs
Daniel Ray, Waukee
115 yards rushing and 1 TD
Michael Winger, Waukee
142 yards receiving and 2 TDs
Aaron Hauser, Marshalltown
154 yards passing and 2 TDs
George Reis, Urbandale
183 yards passing
Kade Kolarik, Indianola
119 yards rushing and 1 TD
Skylar Skoglund, Sioux City East
109 yards rushing and 1 TD
Ryan Van Baale, Ankeny Centennial
130 yards rushing and 3 TDs
Cole Deskin, Dowling
87 yards and 1 TD
Jevon Mason, West Des Moines Valley
206 yards rushing and 5 TDs
Rocky Lombardi, West Des Moines Valley
248 yards passing and 2 TDs
T-Boy White, Johnston
119 yards rushing
Jared Taylor, Iowa City High
200 yards passing and 3 TDs
Jason Jones, Iowa City High
161 yards receiving
Bryce Frantz, Iowa City High
105 yards rushing and 1 TD
Tyler Moore, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferso
103 yards rushing
Tavian Williams, Sioux City North
166 yards receiving
John Banta, Ankeny Centennial
Two field goals of 25 and 52 yards
Owen Ridenour, Bettendorf
241 yards passing and 4 TDs
Johnny Sullivan, Clinton
143 yards passing and 1 TD
Theo Harris, Clinton
108 yards receiving and 1 TD
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Week Six Games to Watch
Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar
Dowling Catholic at Sioux City East
Iowa City West at Bettendorf
Muscatine at Burlington
Waukee at Urbandale
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Week Six Rankings
1.) Dowling Catholic 4-0 (Previous: #1)
2.) Bettendorf 5-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) West Des Moines Valley 4-1 (Previous: #3)
4.) Fort Dodge 5-0 (Previous: #4)
5.) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 5-0 (Previous: #5)
6.) Johnston 4-1 (Previous: #7)
7.) Cedar Falls 4-1 (Previous: #8)
8.) Ankeny 4-1 (Previous: #9)
9.) Cedar Rapids Washington 4-1 (Previous: #10)
10.) Muscatine 4-1 (Previous: #6)
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Our playoff seeing predictions:
District #1
#1 Ankeny
#2 Southeast Polk
#3 Ames
#4 Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson
District #2
#1 Dowling Catholic
#2 Johnston
#3 Sioux City East
#4 Lewis Central
District #3
#1 West Des Moines Valley
#2 Ankeny Centennial
#3 Des Moines Lincoln
#4 Des Moines Hoover
District #4
#1 Fort Dodge
#2 Waukee
#3 Urbandale
#4 Indianola
District #5
#1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy
#2 Cedar Falls
#3 Waterloo West
#4 Cedar Rapids Jefferson
District #6
#1 Cedar Rapids Washington
#2 Muscatine
#3 Iowa City High
#4 Cedar Rapids Prairie
District #7
#1 Pleasant Valley
#2 Dubuque Hempstead
#3 Iowa City West
#4 Davenport Central
District #8
#1 Bettendorf
#2 North Scott
#3 Davenport West
#4 Dubuque Senior
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Top Performers
Kier Brown, North Scott
210 yards and 5 TDs
Tyler Dralle, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
207 yards rushing
Valentino Green, Cedar Rapids Jefferson
120 total yards and 20 tackles
Jalen Rima, Cedar Rapids Prairie
224 total yards and 3 TDs
T.J. Vogel, Cedar Rapids Washington
161 yards passing and 2 TDs
Tavian Patrick, Cedar Rapids Washington
144 yards rushing
Oliver Martin, Iowa City West
177 yards receiving and 3 TDs
Alex Henderson, Iowa City West
368 yards passing and 6 TDs
Devonte Lane, Iowa City West
102 yards receiving and 2 TDs
Cole Hauser, Southeast Polk
159 yards rushing and 4 TDs
Daniel Ray, Waukee
115 yards rushing and 1 TD
Michael Winger, Waukee
142 yards receiving and 2 TDs
Aaron Hauser, Marshalltown
154 yards passing and 2 TDs
George Reis, Urbandale
183 yards passing
Kade Kolarik, Indianola
119 yards rushing and 1 TD
Skylar Skoglund, Sioux City East
109 yards rushing and 1 TD
Ryan Van Baale, Ankeny Centennial
130 yards rushing and 3 TDs
Cole Deskin, Dowling
87 yards and 1 TD
Jevon Mason, West Des Moines Valley
206 yards rushing and 5 TDs
Rocky Lombardi, West Des Moines Valley
248 yards passing and 2 TDs
T-Boy White, Johnston
119 yards rushing
Jared Taylor, Iowa City High
200 yards passing and 3 TDs
Jason Jones, Iowa City High
161 yards receiving
Bryce Frantz, Iowa City High
105 yards rushing and 1 TD
Tyler Moore, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferso
103 yards rushing
Tavian Williams, Sioux City North
166 yards receiving
John Banta, Ankeny Centennial
Two field goals of 25 and 52 yards
Owen Ridenour, Bettendorf
241 yards passing and 4 TDs
Johnny Sullivan, Clinton
143 yards passing and 1 TD
Theo Harris, Clinton
108 yards receiving and 1 TD
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Week Six Games to Watch
Cedar Rapids Kennedy at Linn-Mar
Dowling Catholic at Sioux City East
Iowa City West at Bettendorf
Muscatine at Burlington
Waukee at Urbandale
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Week Six Rankings
1.) Dowling Catholic 4-0 (Previous: #1)
2.) Bettendorf 5-0 (Previous: #2)
3.) West Des Moines Valley 4-1 (Previous: #3)
4.) Fort Dodge 5-0 (Previous: #4)
5.) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 5-0 (Previous: #5)
6.) Johnston 4-1 (Previous: #7)
7.) Cedar Falls 4-1 (Previous: #8)
8.) Ankeny 4-1 (Previous: #9)
9.) Cedar Rapids Washington 4-1 (Previous: #10)
10.) Muscatine 4-1 (Previous: #6)
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