Football rankings: New London, Sigourney-Keota slide to 8th

Both of the area’s ranked high school football teams took a minor step back in the newest Gazette football rankings. Both New London and Sigourney-Keota slid one spot to No. 8 in their respective classes.

New London had a bye week in Week 2, giving them one more week of rest ahead of a major showdown with Winfield-Mount Union. Sigourney-Keota blasted Mid-Prairie 42-12.

In both cases, the Union area team was hopped over by the squad behind them in last week’s rankings. In Class 8-Player, New London was leapfrogged by Newell-Fonda. In Class 1A, Sigourney-Keota was jumped by Pella Christian.

Three Union area teams can be found in the “others receiving votes,” lists. Cardinal scooped up three votes in Class 1A. WMU had two votes in Class 8-Player, and WACO was one spot behind WMU with one vote in the 8-Player rankings.

The Gazette Iowa high school football poll

(First-place votes in parentheses)

CLASS 5A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Southeast Polk (6) 2-0 60 1

2. West Des Moines Dowling 1-1 52 3

3. Cedar Rapids Prairie 2-0 48 4

T-4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2-0 40 7

T-4. Urbandale 2-0 40 8

6. West Des Moines Valley 1-1 22 5

7. Pleasant Valley 1-1 17 9

8. Johnston 1-1 14 6

9. Cedar Falls 1-1 11 10

10. Ankeny 1-1 10 2

Others receiving votes: Ankeny Centennial 4, Des Moines Roosevelt 3, Iowa City High 3, Waukee Northwest 3, Dubuque Senior 1, Linn-Mar 1, Sioux City East 1.

CLASS 4A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Indianola (3) 2-0 57 1

2. North Scott (3) 2-0 56 1

3. Cedar Rapids Washington 2-0 39 3

T-4. Cedar Rapids Xavier 2-0 36 6

T-4. Lewis Central 1-1 36 4

6. Winterset 2-0 32 5

7. Waverly-Shell Rock 2-0 24 8

8. Bondurant-Farrar 2-0 20 7

9. Norwalk 2-0 17 9

10. Fort Dodge 2-0 8 —

Dropped out: Glenwood (10).

Others receiving votes: Pella 3, Oskaloosa 2.

CLASS 3A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Harlan (6) 2-0 60 1

2. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 2-0 52 2

3. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2-0 40 4

4. Independence 2-0 34 5

5. Solon 2-0 33 6

6. West Delaware 1-1 31 3

7. Davenport Assumption 2-0 29 7

8. Humboldt 2-0 25 7

9. Nevada 2-0 16 10

T-10. Algona 2-0 3 —

T-10. DeWitt Central 2-0 3 —

T-10. Mount Vernon 1-1 3 9

Others receiving votes: Adel ADM 1.

CLASS 2A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Ida Grove OABCIG (2) 2-0 56 4

2. Estherville ELC (2) 2-0 54 6

3. Central Lyon-GLR (1) 0-2 38 1

4. Southeast Valley 2-0 35 7

5. Spirit Lake (1) 2-0 34 8

6. West Marshall 1-1 23 1

7. West Lyon 1-1 19 3

8. Monticello 2-0 17 —

9. Monroe PCM 1-1 15 5

10. Waukon 1-1 11 —

Dropped out: Clear Lake (9), Williamsburg (10).

Others receiving votes: Centerville 8, Jesup 5, Unity Christian 5, Pocahontas Area 2, Williamsburg 2, North Fayette Valley 1.

CLASS 1A W-L Pts Pvs

1. Van Meter (6) 2-0 60 1

T-2. Underwood 2-0 47 2

T-2. West Sioux 2-0 47 3

4. Iowa City Regina 2-0 39 4

5. MFL MarMac 2-0 33 5

6. Dike-New Hartford 2-0 25 9

7. Pella Christian 2-0 22 8

8. Sigourney-Keota 2-0 20 7

9. Dyersville Beckman 2-0 15 9

10. Guthrie Center ACGC 2-0 9 —

Dropped out: South Central Calhoun (6).

Others receiving votes: Denver 4, Cardinal 3, Mediapolis 2, West Branch 2, South Central Calhoun 1, Waterloo Columbus 1.

CLASS A W-L Pts Pvs

1. West Hancock (5) 2-0 59 3

2. Grundy Center (1) 1-1 48 1

3. Woodbury Central 2-0 45 9

4. Oakland Riverside 2-0 37 6

5. Lisbon 1-1 35 5

6. Logan-Magnolia 1-1 31 2

7. North Linn 2-0 23 9

8. Hartley HMS 1-1 15 7

9. North Tama 2-0 13 —

T-10. Mason City Newman 1-1 5 4

T-10. Saint Ansgar 1-1 5 —

Dropped out: Avoca AHSTW (7).

Others receiving votes: Tri-Center 4, Earlham 3, Lawton-Bronson 3, Ogden 2, South O’Brien 2.

8-PLAYER W-L Pts Pvs

1. Anita CAM (3) 2-0 56 1

2. Audubon (1) 2-0 52 2

3. Montezuma (1) 3-0 49 3

4. Easton Valley (1) 2-0 38 4

5. Remsen St. Mary’s 2-0 35 5

6. Janesville 2-0 26 6

7. Newell-Fonda 2-0 21 8

8. New London 1-0 18 7

9. Fremont-Mills 1-1 7 9

10. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 2-0 6 —

Dropped out: Don Bosco (9).

Others receiving votes: Coon Rapids-Bayard 5, Lansing Kee 4, Exira-EHK 3, Ruthven GTRA 3, Lenox 2, Turkey Valley 2, Winfield-Mount Union 2, WACO 1.