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Two new top teams highlight the Des Moines Register's Week 2 high school football rankings

alyssa hertel, des moines register
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Teams from across Iowa competed in the first high school football games of the 2023 season, and the results led to a bit of shakeup in the rankings.

This week’s high school football rankings feature a new No. 1 in Class 5A, after Dowling Catholic put together an all-around solid performance from all units and beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 38-21. The Maroons overtook preseason No. 1 Southeast Polk after the Rams beat Valley, 24-18.

In Class 4A, Xavier took over the top spot after thumping Waverly-Shell Rock, 41-6. That unseated Lewis Central, which fell to No. 2, after managing a 21-20 win over Harlan.

There are some new teams across all seven polls, but this is still anyone’s game heading into Week 2. We’ll see if the newcomers can stick around or if the shuffling continues before Week 3.

Dowling Catholic beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy on Saturday in a battle of ranked teams.
Dowling Catholic beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy on Saturday in a battle of ranked teams.

Class 5A

  1. Dowling Catholic (1-0), beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy 38-21

  2. Southeast Polk (1-0), beat Valley 24-18

  3. Johnston (1-0), beat Waukee Northwest 23-17

  4. Valley (0-1), lost to Southeast Polk 24-18

  5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (0-1), lost to Dowling 38-21

  6. Linn-Mar (1-0), beat Dubuque Senior 64-7

  7. Waukee (1-0), beat Ames 35-7

  8. Iowa City Liberty (0-1), lost to Iowa City West 35-28

  9. Cedar Falls (0-1), lost to Prairie 20-17

  10. Ankeny Centennial (0-1), lost to Ankeny 39-38

Class 4A

  1. Xavier (1-0), beat Waverly-Shell Rock 41-6

  2. Lewis Central (1-0), beat Harlan 21-20

  3. ADM (1-0), beat Newton 49-21

  4. North Scott (1-0), beat Central DeWitt 34-7

  5. Western Dubuque (1-0), beat West Delaware 61-27

  6. Bondurant-Farrar (0-1), lost to North Polk 43-39

  7. Glenwood (1-0), beat Sioux City East 28-24

  8. Le Mars (1-0), beat Sergeant Bluff-Luton 41-13

  9. North Polk (1-0), beat Bondurant-Farrar 43-39

  10. Newton (0-1), lost to ADM 49-21

Class 3A

  1. Mount Vernon (1-0), beat Monticello 35-6

  2. Williamsburg (1-0), beat West Branch 42-14

  3. Harlan (0-1), lost to Lewis Central 21-20

  4. Webster City (1-0), beat Fort Dodge 35-28

  5. Humboldt (1-0), beat Spencer 20-3

  6. Independence (1-0), beat North Fayette Valley 50-22

  7. Nevada (1-0), beat West Marshall 31-0

  8. Hampton-Dumont-CAL (1-0), beat Iowa Falls-Alden 42-20

  9. Solon (0-1), lost to Assumption 34-7

  10. Central DeWitt (0-1), lost to North Scott 34-7

Class 2A

  1. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (1-0), beat Emmetsburg 48-8

  2. Van Meter (1-0), beat Underwood 21-14

  3. Spirit Lake (1-0), beat Algona 30-22

  4. Western Christian (1-0), beat Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 27-6

  5. West Lyon (1-0), beat Sioux Center 14-2

  6. Osage (0-1), lost to Saint Ansgar 25-24

  7. Monticello (0-1), lost to Mount Vernon 35-6

  8. Greene County (0-1), lost to Carroll 20-0

  9. Kuemper Catholic (0-1), lost to Bishop Heelan 22-19

  10. West Marshall (0-1), lost to Nevada 31-0

Class 1A

  1. Grundy Center (1-0), beat Dike-New Hartford 7-6

  2. MFL MarMac (1-0), beat Crestwood 35-0

  3. Underwood (0-1), lost to Van Meter 21-14

  4. South Hamilton (1-0), beat South Hardin 20-14

  5. Columbus Catholic (1-0), beat Beckman Catholic 37-0

  6. Iowa City Regina (1-0), beat West Liberty 44-6

  7. Sigourney-Keota (0-1), lost to PCM 22-15

  8. AHSTW (1-0), beat Tri-Center 64-27

  9. West Branch (0-1), lost to Williamsburg 42-14

  10. Aplington-Parkersburg (1-0), beat Union Community 23-7

Class A

  1. West Hancock (1-0), beat Garner Hayfield Ventura 55-6

  2. Woodbury Central (1-0), beat Lawton-Bronson 27-24

  3. East Buchanan (0-1), lost to Sumner-Fredericksburg 18-12

  4. Lynnville-Sully (1-0), beat Danville 54-13

  5. Southwest Valley (1-0), beat Red Oak 34-31

  6. Columbus (0-1), lost to Mediapolis 33-7

  7. Nashua-Plainfield (1-0), beat Postville 46-0

  8. Madrid (1-0), beat Woodward-Granger 28-27

  9. South Central Calhoun (1-0), beat Pocahontas Area 34-14

  10. North Linn (1-0), beat Alburnett 23-7

8-Player

  1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (1-0), beat Don Bosco 34-21

  2. CAM, Anita (1-0), beat Audubon 42-12

  3. Winfield-Mt. Union (1-0), beat Central City 44-36

  4. Central City (0-1), lost to Winfield-Mt. Union 44-36

  5. Southeast Warren (0-1), lost to Montezuma 47-28

  6. Moravia (0-1), lost to Bedford 63-20

  7. Remsen St. Mary’s (1-0), beat Harris-Lake Park 28-7

  8. Montezuma (1-0), beat Southeast Warren 47-28

  9. Fremont-Mills (0-1), lost to WACO 26-20

  10. Lenox (1-0), beat Stanton 54-16

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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