Football rankings: WACO finishes No. 2

The final Cedar Rapids Gazette prep football rankings before the 2022 postseason have been released and the WACO Warriors will have a Top-2 spot heading into the Class 8-Player playoffs.

The Warriors picked up 50 votes in the latest poll, 10 behind unanimous No. 1 Remsen, St. Mary’s, but two ahead of Don Bosco.

In Class 1A, Sigourney-Keota picked up seven votes, just one away from a Top-10 spot. In Class A, Columbus received two votes after a close loss to No. 10 Alburnett.

These are the last full football rankings of the year. There will be one final poll out next week for Class 3A, 4A and 5A.

(First-place votes in parentheses)

CLASS 5A W-L Pts. Pvs

1. Ankeny (2) 7-1 54 1

2. West Des Moines Dowling (2) 7-1 53 2

3. Pleasant Valley (2) 8-0 50 3

4. Southeast Polk 7-1 47 4

5. Cedar Falls 6-2 28 5

6. Cedar Rapids Prairie 6-2 22 10

7. Johnston 5-3 15 —

(tie) Waukee Northwest 4-4 15 8

9. Iowa City High 5-3 10 —

(tie) Linn-Mar 5-3 10 —

(tie) West Des Moines Valley 4-4 10 9

Dropped out: Cedar Rapids Kennedy (6), Urbandale (6).

Others receiving votes: Cedar Rapids Kennedy 5, Sioux City East 5, Ankeny Centennial 4, Urbandale 2.

CLASS 4A W-L Pts. Pvs

1. Lewis Central (6) 8-0 60 1

2. Waverly-Shell Rock 8-0 52 2

3. Cedar Rapids Xavier 8-0 50 3

4. Carlisle 7-1 41 4

5. Bondurant-Farrar 7-1 34 6

6. Iowa City Liberty 7-1 33 5

7. North Scott 6-2 22 7

8. Indianola 5-3 14 7

9. Norwalk 5-3 9 9

10. Cedar Rapids Washington 5-3 8 —

Dropped out: Spencer (10).

Others receiving votes: Webster City 3, Western Dubuque 3, Glenwood 1.

CLASS 3A W-L Pts. Pvs

1. Harlan (6) 7-1 60 1

2. Mount Vernon 8-0 54 3

3. Nevada 7-1 43 6

4. Adel ADM 7-1 37 4

5. Independence 8-1 34 5

6. Solon 6-2 31 7

7. Humboldt 7-1 30 2

8. North Polk 6-2 22 8

9. MOC-Floyd Valley 6-2 9 10

10. Benton Community 6-2 5 —

Dropped out: Creston (9).

Others receiving votes: Creston 4, West Delaware 1.

CLASS 2A (Final) W-L Pts. Pvs

1. Central Lyon-GLR (5) 8-0 59 1

2. Williamsburg (1) 8-0 54 2

3. Spirit Lake 8-0 48 3

4. West Marshall 8-0 40 4

5. Ida Grove OABCIG 7-1 39 5

6. Greene County 7-1 26 6

7. West Lyon 6-2 22 6

8. Osage 6-2 18 8

9. Monticello 6-2 15 10

10. Waukon 5-3 4 —

Dropped out: New Hampton (9).

Others receiving votes: Dubuque Wahlert 3, Crestwood 2.

CLASS 1A (Final) W-L Pts. Pvs

1. Van Meter (2) 7-1 53 1

2. West Sioux (1) 7-1 52 2

3. West Branch (2) 8-0 49 3

4. Underwood (1) 8-0 47 4

5. Aplington-Parkersburg 7-1 32 6

6. Carroll Kuemper 7-1 28 5

7. Pella Christian 7-1 19 7

8. MFL MarMac 7-1 13 8

9. Mediapolis 7-1 12 10

10. Dike-New Hartford 6-2 8 8

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Sigourney-Keota 7, South Hamilton 6, Western Christian 6, Denver 1.

CLASS A (Final) W-L Pts. Pvs

1. West Hancock (4) 8-0 57 1

2. Grundy Center 8-0 49 2

3. Lynnville-Sully (1) 8-0 47 3

4. Woodbury Central (1) 8-0 46 4

5. Avoca AHSTW 8-0 39 5

6. North Linn 7-1 24 6

7. Hartley HMS 6-2 17 7

8. East Buchanan 7-1 16 8

9. Le Mars Gehlen 7-1 15 9

10. Alburnett 7-1 11 10

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Wapsie Valley 6, Columbus Community 2, Mount Ayr 1.

8-PLAYER (Final) W-L Pts. Pvs

1. Remsen St. Mary’s (6) 8-0 60 1

2. WACO 9-0 50 2

3. Don Bosco 7-0 48 3

4. Lenox 8-0 41 4

5. Easton Valley 6-1 36 5

6. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 7-1 26 6

7. West Harrison 8-0 24 7

8. Newell-Fonda 7-1 19 8

9. Southeast Warren 8-1 16 10

10. Ruthven GTRA 7-1 5 —

Dropped out: Fremont-Mills (9).

Others receiving votes: Central City 2, Anita CAM 1, Fremont-Mills 1, Montezuma 1.