Tigers settle in at No. 4

NEW LONDON - The rankings in class 1A have been pretty top-heavy this season with favorites in the class staying atop the rankings throughout the year. New London, who sits at 15-0 with just a handful of games left, has been in the top five for quite a while now, but they just settled in to a solid No. 4 spot in the latest rankings.

After dropping back to No. 5 in the Associated Press poll, the Tigers jumped over Ankeny Christian Academy on Monday after knocking off Don Bosco in Cedar Rapids. The Tigers were already at No. 4 in The Gazette rankings and stayed in that spot.

Grand View Christian is No. 1 in both major Class 1A polls. In the AP poll, Montezuma comes in at No. 2, and George-Little Rock is at No. 3. In The Gazette poll, Ankeny Christian is at No. 2 and Montezuma is just ahead of the Tigers at No. 3.

Listed below are the Class 1A rankings for both major polls.

CLASS 1A AP POLL: 1. Grand View Christian; 2. Montezuma; 3. George-Little Rock; 4. New London; 5. Ankeny Christian 6. Stanton; 7. Westside Ar-We-Va; No. 8 Prince of Peace; 9. Sioux Central; Calamus Wheatland.

CLASS 1A GAZETTE POLL: 1. Grand View Christian; 2. Ankeny Christian; 3. Montezuma; 4. New London; 5. Ar-We-Va; 6. George-Little Rock; 7. Sioux Central; 8. Stanton; 9. Prince of Peace; 10. Exira/Elk-Horn-Kimballton.