Iowa Preps dives inside the 8-Man football ranks. We predict the playoff seeds in each district, look ahead to week nine, 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!
Predicting the Playoff Seeds
District #1
#1 Newell-Fonda
#2 Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton
#3 Ar-We-Va
#4 Kingsley-Pierson
District #2
#1 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn
#2 Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire
#3 West Bend-Mallard
#4 Harris-Lake Park
District #3
#1 Janesville
#2 Northwood-Kensett
#3 North Iowa
#4 Tripoli
District #4
#1 Central Elkader
#2 Turkey Valley
#3 Midland
#4 Springville
District #5
#1 Don Bosco
#2 HLV
#3 Colo-NESCO
#4 Meskwaki Settlement School
District #6
#1 Moravia
#2 Wayne
#3 Twin Cedars
#4 Lamoni
District #7
#1 Glidden-Ralston
#2 Coon Rapids-Bayard
#3 East Union
#4 Murray
District #8
#1 Lenox
#2 Fremont-Mills
#3 East Mills
#4 Stanton
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Top Performers
Brayden Biermann, Tripoli
398 yards passing
Zach Bushbaum, Rockford
227 yards passing
Mason Vanatta, Fremont-Mills
216 yards passing
Ben Specht, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn
255 yards rushing
Justin Beeson, River Valley
237 yards rushing
Carew Vogt, Tripoli
241 yards receiving
Camden Bainbridge, Kingsley-Pierson
168 yards receiving
Dalton Tonne, Tripoli
129 yards receiving
Collin Schroeder, St. Mary's, Remsen
113 yards receiving
Alex Becthold, Stanton
14 tackles
Wyatt Kaplan, HLV, Victor
4 interceptions
Connor Harms, Midland, Wyoming
3 interceptions
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Week Nine Games to Watch
Colo-Nesco at H-L-V, Victor
Coon Rapids-Bayard at East Union
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton at Kingsley-Pierson
Janesville at North Iowa, Buffalo Center
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn at West Bend-Mallard
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Week Nine Rankings
1.) Newell-Fonda 8-0 (Previous: #1)
2.) Don Bosco 6-0 (Previous: #3)
3.) Glidden-Ralston 7-0 (Previous: #2)
4.) MMC 7-0 (Previous: #4)
5.) Janesville 7-0 (Previous: #5)
6.) Central Elkader 8-0 (Previous: #6)
7.) Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 7-1 (Previous: #7)
8.) Lenox 8-0 (Previous: #8)
9.) Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton 7-1 (Previous: #9)
10.) Moravia 8-0 (Previous: #10)
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Predicting the Playoff Seeds
District #1
#1 Newell-Fonda
#2 Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton
#3 Ar-We-Va
#4 Kingsley-Pierson
District #2
#1 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn
#2 Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire
#3 West Bend-Mallard
#4 Harris-Lake Park
District #3
#1 Janesville
#2 Northwood-Kensett
#3 North Iowa
#4 Tripoli
District #4
#1 Central Elkader
#2 Turkey Valley
#3 Midland
#4 Springville
District #5
#1 Don Bosco
#2 HLV
#3 Colo-NESCO
#4 Meskwaki Settlement School
District #6
#1 Moravia
#2 Wayne
#3 Twin Cedars
#4 Lamoni
District #7
#1 Glidden-Ralston
#2 Coon Rapids-Bayard
#3 East Union
#4 Murray
District #8
#1 Lenox
#2 Fremont-Mills
#3 East Mills
#4 Stanton
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Top Performers
Brayden Biermann, Tripoli
398 yards passing
Zach Bushbaum, Rockford
227 yards passing
Mason Vanatta, Fremont-Mills
216 yards passing
Ben Specht, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn
255 yards rushing
Justin Beeson, River Valley
237 yards rushing
Carew Vogt, Tripoli
241 yards receiving
Camden Bainbridge, Kingsley-Pierson
168 yards receiving
Dalton Tonne, Tripoli
129 yards receiving
Collin Schroeder, St. Mary's, Remsen
113 yards receiving
Alex Becthold, Stanton
14 tackles
Wyatt Kaplan, HLV, Victor
4 interceptions
Connor Harms, Midland, Wyoming
3 interceptions
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Week Nine Games to Watch
Colo-Nesco at H-L-V, Victor
Coon Rapids-Bayard at East Union
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton at Kingsley-Pierson
Janesville at North Iowa, Buffalo Center
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn at West Bend-Mallard
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Week Nine Rankings
1.) Newell-Fonda 8-0 (Previous: #1)
2.) Don Bosco 6-0 (Previous: #3)
3.) Glidden-Ralston 7-0 (Previous: #2)
4.) MMC 7-0 (Previous: #4)
5.) Janesville 7-0 (Previous: #5)
6.) Central Elkader 8-0 (Previous: #6)
7.) Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 7-1 (Previous: #7)
8.) Lenox 8-0 (Previous: #8)
9.) Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton 7-1 (Previous: #9)
10.) Moravia 8-0 (Previous: #10)
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