SK moves into the Top-3

Things are getting real for the Sigourney-Keota Savage Cobras.

SK moved up yet another spot in both the Cedar Rapids Gazette and Associated Press football polls after their biggest win of the season so far. The Cobras got their revenge on Mediapolis for as eason-ending loss in 2019 by blasting the Bulldogs 31-14.

Meanwhile, previously third-ranked Underwood was losing their first game of the year, a 49-22 clubbing at the hands of No. 1 OABCIG. That helped SK move up into the third spot in both polls less than one week before the postseason brackets are revealed.

Washington had no such luck in Class 3A, despite beating down Burlington 69-0. Cedar Rapids Xavier, Dallas Center-Grimes, Council Bluffs Lewis Central and Harlan all won, keeping the Demons at No. 5 in the class with one more regular season game to go. The Demons did get two first-place votes in the AP poll.

The only other team receiving votes in the Union Coverage area is New London. The Tigers received one vote in the Class 8-Man AP poll this week. The 8-Man ranks have remained relatively steady with top teams continuing to win throughout the year.

There was one major change in The Gazette poll. Xavier's impressive 44-20 win over Grinnell helped the Saints jump into the top spot in Class 3A, leapfrogging DC-G, who had to grind to beat ADM 16-14. Xavier was already the No. 1 team in the AP poll.

The Class 2A rankings continue to be the most competitive. Prairie City Monroe remains the No. 1 team in The Gazette 2A rankings, but there was a change in the AP. Inwood West Lyon's 26-12 win over Sioux Center helped them rise above Williamsburg. PCM is ranked third in the AP poll.

This will be the second-to-last poll of the 2020 football season, as the playoff pods will be revealed sometime over the weekend after the regular season finishes up on Friday night.

GAZETTE POLL

CLASS 4A Record Pts Prv

1. Southeast Polk (6) 5-0 60 1

2. Urbandale 5-0 49 2

3. West Des Moines Dowling 4-1 46 3

4. Ankeny 5-1 44 4

5. Waukee 4-2 33 5

6. Iowa City West 3-0 31 6

7. Pleasant Valley 6-0 26 7

8. Dubuque Hempstead 5-1 23 8

9. Cedar Rapids Prairie 3-2 11 -

10. Cedar Falls 3-2 4 -

Dropped out: Johnston (9), Dubuque Senior (10).

Others receiving votes: Johnston 2.

CLASS 3A

1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (4) 6-0 54 2

2. Dallas Center-Grimes (2) 5-0 50 1

3. Lewis Central 5-0 46 2

4. Harlan 6-0 44 2

5. Washington 6-0 40 5

6. Davenport Assumption 6-0 28 6

7. Webster City 6-0 22 9

8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5-1 15 7

9. West Delaware 6-1 11 -

10. North Scott 3-1 10 -

Dropped out: Grinnell (7), Decorah (10).

Others receiving votes: Pella 6, Ballard 4.

CLASS 2A

1. Monroe PCM (4) 6-0 57 1

2. Williamsburg (2) 6-0 52 2

3. West Lyon 6-0 49 3

4. Central Lyon-GLR 6-0 44 4

5. Waukon 4-1 38 5

6. Solon 4-2 25 8

7. West Marshall 5-1 15 8

8. Mount Vernon 5-1 10 6

(tie) Spirit Lake 3-2 10 10

10. Camanche 5-1 9 10

(tie) Estherville ELC 4-1 9 10

Dropped out: Monticello (7).

Others receiving votes: Atlantic 5, Sioux Center 4, Unity Christian 3.

CLASS 1A

1. Ida Grove OABCIG (6) 6-0 60 1

2. Van Meter 6-0 53 3

3. Sigourney-Keota 6-0 47 4

4. South Hamilton 6-0 36 5

5. Underwood 5-1 35 2

6. Emmetsburg 5-0 32 6

7. Southeast Valley 6-0 29 7

8. South Central Calhoun 4-1 20 9

9. West Sioux 4-2 6 10

10. Waterloo Columbus 5-1 5 -

Dropped out: Pleasantville (8).

Others receiving votes: Dike-New Hartford 3, Mount Ayr 2, Dyersville Beckman 1, Pocahontas Area 1, Western Christian 1.

CLASS A

1. Grundy Center (2) 6-0 56 1

(tie) Iowa City Regina (3) 5-1 56 2

3. Saint Ansgar (1) 6-0 50 3

4. Edgewood-Colesburg 6-0 35 5

(tie) MFL MarMac 5-1 35 7

6. South Winneshiek 5-1 25 4

7. Logan-Magnolia 5-1 23 8

(tie) Wapsie Valley 5-1 23 6

9. West Hancock 5-1 16 9

10. Council Bluffs St. Albert 3-2 5 -

Dropped out: West Fork (10).

Others receiving votes: Oakland Riverside 4, Lisbon 1, Southwest Valley 1.

CLASS 8-MAN W-L

1. Don Bosco (6) 4-0 60 1

2. Remsen St. Mary's 5-0 52 2

3. Audubon 5-0 44 3

4. Anita CAM 5-0 41 4

5. Fremont-Mills 3-0 33 5

6. Montezuma 6-0 27 7

7. Easton Valley 5-1 19 6

8. Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-0 17 9

9. Janesville 5-1 14 10

10. Newell-Fonda 5-1 10 8

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 7, Martensdale-St. Marys 5.

Associated Press Poll

CLASS 4A Record Pts Prv

1. Southeast Polk (11) 5-0 136 1

2. Ankeny (2) 5-1 116 3

3. Urbandale (1) 5-0 115 2

4. West Des Moines Dowling 4-1 87 4

5. Pleasant Valley 6-0 85 5

6. Waukee 4-2 65 6

7. Dubuque Hempstead 5-1 57 7

8. Iowa City West 3-0 56 8

9. Council Bluffs Lincoln 5-1 18 NR

10. Sioux City East 5-1 14 NR

Others receiving votes: Cedar Rapids Prairie 7, Cedar Falls 3, Indianola 3, West Des Moines Valley 3, Johnston 2, Bettendorf 2, Fort Dodge 1.

CLASS 3A

1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (6) 6-0 121 1

2. Dallas Center-Grimes (3) 5-0 112 2

3. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (2) 5-0 110 3

4. Harlan (1) 6-0 101 4

5. Washington (2) 6-0 90 5

6. Davenport Assumption 6-0 77 6

7. Webster City 6-0 55 7

8. Manchester West Delaware 6-1 41 10

9. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5-1 33 9

10. Eldridge North Scott 3-1 13 NR

Others receiving votes: Fort Madison 6, Huxley Ballard 6, Grinnell 2, Epworth Western Dubuque 1, Decorah 1, Nevada 1.

CLASS 2A

1. Inwood West Lyon (3) 6-0 123 2

1. Williamsburg (4) 6-0 123 1

3. Monroe PCM (5) 6-0 120 3

4. Central Lyon-GLR (2) 6-0 109 4

5. Waukon 4-1 69 7

6. Camanche 5-1 68 8

7. Estherville-Lincoln Central 4-1 43 9

8. Atlantic 5-1 30 NR

9. Solon 4-2 28 NR

10. Spirit Lake 3-2 13 NR

Others receiving votes: State Center West Marshall 12, Monticello 12, Mount Vernon 10, Sioux Center 6, Independence 2, Orange City Unity Christian 2.

CLASS 1A

1. O-A/BCIG (13) 6-0 135 1

2. Van Meter 6-0 121 2

3. Sigourney-Keota (1) 6-0 107 4

4. Jewell South Hamilton 6-0 93 5

5. Emmetsburg 5-0 83 6

6. Southeast Valley 6-0 67 8

7. Underwood 5-1 54 3

8. South Central Calhoun 4-1 37 9

9. Mount Ayr 5-1 20 NR

10. Hawarden West Sioux 4-2 18 10

Others receiving votes: Waterloo Columbus 16, Pleasantville 9, Pocahontas Area-Laurens-Marathon 4, Woodward-Granger 2, Dyersville Beckman 2, Cascade 1, Panora Panorama 1.

CLASS A

1. Grundy Center (9) 6-0 134 1

2. St. Ansgar (1) 6-0 120 2

3. Iowa City Regina (3) 5-1 113 3

4. Edgewood-Colesburg (1) 6-0 95 5

5. Britt West Hancock 5-1 74 6

6. Monona MFL-Mar-Mac 5-1 59 9

7. Logan-Magnolia 5-1 52 7

8. Fairbank Wapsie Valley 5-1 45 8

9. Calmar South Winneshiek 5-1 34 4

10. Lisbon 4-2 23 10

Others receiving votes: Belle Plaine 9, Oakland Riverside 7, Southwest Valley 6, Council Bluffs St. Albert 3, Fort Dodge St, Edmond 1, Wapello 1.

CLASS 8-MAN

1. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (11) 4-0 130 T1

2. Audubon (1) 5-0 118 T1

3. Remsen Saint Mary's (1) 5-0 112 3

4. Anita CAM 5-0 91 4

5. Montezuma (1) 6-0 83 5

6. Fremont Mills, Tabor 3-0 56 7

7. Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-0 47 T9

8. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 6-0 45 T9

9. Newell-Fonda 5-1 40 6

10. Easton Valley 5-1 20 8

Others receiving votes: Martensdale-St. Marys 11, Janesville 9, North English English Valleys 6, New London 1, Woodbine 1.