Football rankings: Winfield-Mt. Union still No. 2, Sigourney-Keota reenters the rankings

It was yet another eventful week of Iowa high school football, especially in the Southeast corner of the state.

With week three now completed, The Gazette has released yet another round of 2023 Iowa High School Football Rankings.

Through three weeks, the Union area has been represented in each.

This week, two Union area squads grace the poll. Those two teams are the Wolves of Winfield-Mt. Union and the Cobras of Sigourney-Keota.

WMU holds the same position as it did a week ago. The Wolves currently sit at No. 2 in the 8-Player rankings.

Meanwhile, Sigourney-Keota comes in at No. 10 in the Class 1A rankings.

Winfield-Mt. Union is coming off a big victory Friday night in which they took down fellow Southeast Iowa Super Conference North rival and former No. 5 WACO 34-8.

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The loss knocked the Warrior’s out of the top 10 rankings. WACO is currently two spots outside the rankings, receiving four votes.

As for Sigourney-Keota, the Cobras picked up win number two on Friday with a hard-fought battle over Mid-Prairie 41-35.

Columbus, who was formerly No. 10 in Class A, is out of the rankings this week after suffering a loss to Lisbon, 34-28.

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The Lions have overtaken the No. 10 spot.

The full list of Gazette football rankings can be found below.

Class 5A

1. Southeast Polk (3-0) 59 (5)

2. West Des Moines Dowling (3-0) 55 (1)

3. Bettendorf (3-0) 48

4. Ankeny Centennial (2-1) 35

5. Johnston (2-1) 29

6. Waukee Northwest (2-1) 25

7. Pleasant Valley (2-1) 22

8. Cedar Rapids Prairie (2-1) 16

9. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (1-2) 15

10. Waukee (2-1) 14

Others receiving votes: Ankeny 4, Cedar Falls 3, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 3, Dubuque Hempstead 2

Class 4A

1. North Scott (3-0) 60 (6)

2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (2-1) 51

3. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (2-1) 45

4. Adel ADM (2-1) 34

T-5. Bondurant-Farrar (2-1) 33

T-5. Western Dubuque (2-1) 33

7. Norwalk (3-0) 27

8. North Polk (2-1) 22

9. Gilbert (3-0) 13

10. Indianola (2-1) 5

Others receiving votes: Le Mars 4, Decorah 3

Class 3A

1. Williamsburg (3-0) 58 (5)

2. Mount Vernon (3-0) 54

3. Harlan (2-1) 39

4. Webster City (3-0) 36

T-5. Creston (3-0) 35

T-5. Nevada (3-0) 35

7. Clear Lake (3-0) 24

8. Davenport Assumption (2-1) 16

9. Sioux City Heelan (3-0) 13

10. Hampton-Dumont-CAL (3-0) 12

Others receiving votes: Fort Madison 4, Sioux Center 3, Benton Community 1

Class 2A

1. Van Meter (3-0) 57 (3)

2. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (3-0) 55 (3)

3. West Lyon (3-0) 46

4. Western Christian (3-0) 45

5. Monticello (2-1) 28

6. Spirit Lake (2-1) 26

7. Osage (2-1) 18

8. Cherokee (3-0) 17

9. Greene County (2-1) 16

10. Southeast Valley (3-0) 11

Others receiving votes: Carroll Kuemper 3, Sheldon 3, Chariton 2, Monroe PCM 2, Roland-Story 1

Class 1A

1. Grundy Center (3-0) 60 (6)

2. MFL MarMac (3-0) 53

3. Underwood (2-1) 48

4. Iowa City Regina (3-0) 37

5. Denver (3-0) 33

6. Sumner-Fredericksburg (3-0) 29

7. Avoca AHSTW (2-1) 17

8. Treynor (3-0) 16

9. Wilton (3-0) 9

10. Sigourney-Keota (2-1) 8

Others receiving votes: Dike-New Hartford 6, West Branch 6, Pella Christian 4, South Hamilton 4

Class A

1. Lynnville-Sully (3-0) 55 (1)

2. Saint Ansgar (3-0) 51 (3)

3. Woodbury Central (3-0) 49 (2)

4. East Buchanan (2-1) 41

5. West Hancock (2-1) 38

T-6. Madrid (3-0) 21

T-6. South Central Calhoun (3-0) 21

8. Nashua-Plainfield (3-0) 18

9. North Linn (3-0) 13

10. Lisbon (3-0) 8

Others receiving votes: Lake Mills 7, Guthrie Center ACGC 5, Mount Ayr 3

8-Player

1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (3-0) 56 (3)

2. Winfield-Mount Union (3-0) 52 (1)

3. Anita CAM (3-0) 51 (1)

4. Remsen St. Mary’s (3-0) 37 (1)

T-5. Bedford (3-0) 35

T-5. Central City (2-1) 35

7. Don Bosco (2-1) 15

8. Lenox (2-1) 13

9. Ruthven GTRA (3-0) 10

10. Lansing Kee (3-0) 8

Others receiving votes: Clarksville 5, WACO 4, Baxter 3, Ar-We-Va 2, Moravia 2, Montezuma 1