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Dowling, ADM take over No. 1 spots in the Register's Iowa high school football rankings

alyssa hertel, des moines register
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Four weeks of Iowa high school football have come and gone, and the results from Week 4 led to some movement (again) in the Des Moines Register’s rankings.

This is the time of year when some programs rise to the top, while others drop out of the rankings altogether. Then there are some who remain in the rankings but shuffle positions based on wins and losses and strength of opponent.

In Class 5A, Dowling re-established itself as the No. 1 team after beating Waukee Northwest – and after Southeast Polk barely got past Ankeny Centennial. In Class 4A, a Brevin Doll-less ADM stormed past Norwalk and took over the top spot.

Iowa City West and Iowa City High captains meet at midfield for the coin toss during a Class 5A high school football game in the Battle for the Boot, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at Frank Bates Field in Iowa City, Iowa. City High won, 23-8.
Iowa City West and Iowa City High captains meet at midfield for the coin toss during a Class 5A high school football game in the Battle for the Boot, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at Frank Bates Field in Iowa City, Iowa. City High won, 23-8.

The No. 1 team remained constant through the rest of the classes.

Here are how the Register’s rankings stand after four weeks of football.

Class 5A

  1. Dowling (4-0), beat Waukee Northwest 31-17

  2. Southeast Polk (4-0), beat Ankeny Centennial 24-21

  3. Bettendorf (4-0), beat Linn-Mar 21-14

  4. Ankeny Centennial (2-2), lost to Southeast Polk 24-21

  5. Waukee (3-1), beat Valley 37-15

  6. Pleasant Valley (3-1), beat Prairie 28-23

  7. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (2-2), beat Cedar Rapids Washington 45-7

  8. Cedar Falls (2-2), beat Iowa City Liberty 35-19

  9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (2-2), lost to Pleasant Valley 28-23

  10. Ankeny (2-2), beat Johnston 16-10

Class 4A

  1. ADM (3-1), beat Norwalk 47-14

  2. North Scott (3-1), lost to Western Dubuque 31-24

  3. Gilbert (4-0), beat Boone 31-12

  4. Norwalk (3-1), lost to ADM 47-14

  5. Western Dubuque (3-1), beat North Scott 31-24

  6. Bondurant-Farrar (3-1), beat Lewis Central 36-26

  7. Xavier (2-2), lost to Pella 31-21

  8. North Polk (3-1), beat Humboldt 34-7

  9. Glenwood (3-1), beat Denison-Schleswig 28-14

  10. Decorah (3-1), lost to Independence 21-7

Class 3A

  1. Williamsburg (4-0), beat Fort Madison 48-14

  2. Creston (4-0), beat Carroll 50-21

  3. Hampton-Dumont-CAL (4-0), beat Nevada 24-21

  4. Assumption (3-1), beat Wahlert Catholic 30-6

  5. Bishop Heelan (4-0), beat Sioux City West 49-7

  6. Harlan (3-1), beat Sergeant Bluff-Luton 42-6

  7. Nevada (3-1), lost to Hampton-Dumon-CAL 24-21

  8. Mount Vernon (3-1), lost to Solon 37-20

  9. Solon (3-1), beat Mount Vernon 37-20

  10. Independence (3-1), beat Decorah 21-7

Class 2A

  1. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (4-0), beat Sheldon 47-14

  2. Van Meter (4-0), beat Clarinda 56-22

  3. West Lyon (4-0), beat Unity Christian 35-0

  4. Western Christian (4-0), beat Cherokee 28-21

  5. Monticello (3-1), beat Anamosa 38-20

  6. Osage (3-1), beat New Hampton 40-7

  7. Spirit Lake (3-1), beat Forest City 63-6

  8. Cherokee (3-1), lost to Western Christian 28-21

  9. Greene County (3-1), beat Saydel 41-0

  10. PCM (2-2), beat Jesup 50-7

Class 1A

  1. Grundy Center (4-0), beat East Marshall 49-0

  2. MFL MarMac (4-0), beat Aplington-Parkersburg 42-0

  3. Iowa City Regina (4-0), beat Durant 49-12

  4. Pella Christian (3-1), beat Pleasantville 42-14

  5. Underwood (3-1), beat AHSTW 28-12

  6. Denver (4-0), beat Central Springs 42-6

  7. Treynor (4-0), beat Red Oak 46-6

  8. Dike-New Hartford (2-2), beat Sumner-Fredericksburg 24-14

  9. Sumner-Fredericksburg (3-1), lost to Dike-New Hartford 24-14

  10. Aplington-Parkersburg (2-2), lost to MFL MarMac 42-0

Class A

  1. Woodbury Central (4-0), beat Gehlen Catholic 43-14

  2. Madrid (4-0), beat Lynnville-Sully 27-9

  3. Saint Ansgar (4-0), beat Belmond-Klemme 61-6

  4. Lynnville-Sully (3-1), lost to Madrid 27-9

  5. Earlham (3-1), beat Southwest Valley 60-14

  6. Nashua-Plainfield (4-0), beat AGWSR 42-7

  7. ACGC (4-0), beat South Central Calhoun 35-21

  8. South Central Calhoun (3-1), lost to ACGC 35-21

  9. West Hancock (3-1), beat North Union 49-7

  10. North Linn (4-0), beat North Cedar 48-0

8-Player

  1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (4-0), beat Dunkerton 56-0

  2. Bedford (4-0), beat East Union 52-6

  3. CAM-Anita (4-0), beat Coon Rapids-Bayard 50-6

  4. Winfield-Mt. Union (3-0)*, played Montezuma on Saturday

  5. Remsen St. Mary’s (4-0), beat Boyer Valley 12-7

  6. Baxter (3-1), lost to Glidden-Ralston 42-32

  7. Don Bosco (3-1), beat Kee 68-34

  8. Clarksville (5-0), beat Tripoli 68-14

  9. Kee (3-1), lost to Don Bosco 68-34

  10. St. Edmond (2-2), lost to Audubon 66-48

Alyssa Hertel is the college sports recruiting reporter for the Des Moines Register. Contact Alyssa at ahertel@dmreg.com or on Twitter @AlyssaHertel.

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