Seven teams from the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa are featured in the first high school football rankings of the season released by the Associated Press on Monday (Aug. 28, 2017).

The highest rated teams are defending eight-player state champion Don Bosco and two-time defending Class-A title holder Gladbrook-Reinbeck, which are ranked No. 2 in their respective classes. Neither team starts the season at the top of the rankings, despite both winning their opening games Friday night.

Denver (Class-1A) and Waukon (Class-2A) are each ranked No. 3, while West Delaware is rated fifth in the 3A survey.

Also ranked among the top 10 are Aplington-Parkersburg (No. 8 in 2A) and Turkey Valley (No. 9 in eight-player). Aplington-Parkersburg is the only ranked squad from the area that has played two games.

A dozen area teams received votes, but just missed being ranked among the top 10 in the six-class poll.


The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2017 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4A
RecordPtsPrv
1. West Des Moines Dowling (13)1-0137-
2. West Des Moines Valley1-0116-
3. Iowa City West1-0108-
4. Waukee (1)1-097-
5. Johnston1-078-
6. Council Bluffs Lewis Central1-052-
7. Cedar Rapids Prairie1-034-
8. Bettendorf0-133-
9. Cedar Rapids Kennedy1-032-
10. Ankeny Centennial0-129-

Others receiving votes: 11, Cedar Falls 20. 12, Pleasant Valley 11. 13, Ames 5. 13, Ankeny 5. 15, Iowa City High 4. 16, Southeast Polk 3. 16, Indianola 3. 18, Cedar Rapids Washington 2. 19, Newton 1.


Class 3A
RecordPtsPrv
1. Pella (12)1-0138-
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (1)1-0115-
3. Sioux City Heelan (1)1-081-
4. Solon1-076-
5. Manchester West Delaware1-069-
6. Webster City1-067-
7. Dallas Center-Grimes1-043-
8. Davenport Assumption1-033-
9. Storm Lake1-031-
10. Sergeant Bluff-Luton1-030-

Others receiving votes: 11, Boone 18. 12, Norwalk 17. 13, Carroll 11. 14, Glenwood 10. 15, Washington 7. 16, Creston-Orient-Macksburg 5. 17, Knoxville 3. 17, Waverly-Shell Rock 3. 17, Spirit Lake 3. 20, Van Horne Benton 2. 20, Harlan 2. 20, Marion 2. 23, Decorah 1. 23, Carlisle 1. 23, Algona 1. 23, Bondurant Farrar 1.


Class 2A
RecordPtsPrv
1. Boyden-Hull-Rock Valley (12)1-0138-
2. Williamsburg (1)1-0111-
3. Waukon1-098-
4. Carroll Kuemper (1)1-071-
5. Dyersville Beckman1-053-
6. Sioux Center1-045-
7. Garner-Hayfield Ventura1-041-
8. Aplington-Parkersburg2-038-
9. Mount Vernon0-134-
10. Clear Lake1-023-

Others receiving votes: 11, Union, La Porte City 20. 12, Cascade 18. 13, Monroe PCM 17. 13, Sheldon 17. 15, West Union North Fayette 10. 16, Saydel 9. 16, Donnellson Central Lee 9. 18, New Hampton 8. 19, Central Lyon-GLR 5. 19, South Central Calhoun 5.


Class 1A
RecordPtsPrv
1. Iowa City Regina (5)0-1122-
2. Inwood West Lyon (4)1-0117-
3. Denver (1)1-0107-
4. Van Meter (3)1-094-
5. Pella Christian (1)1-080-
6. Hull Western Christian0-147-
7. Bellevue1-036-
(tie)Panora Panorama1-036-
9. A-H-S-T-W, Avoca1-035-
10. Pleasantville1-034-

Others receiving votes: 11, Woodward-Granger 21. 12, West Branch 12. 13, Wilton 8. 14, Truro Interstate 35 6. 15, Missouri Valley 5. 16, Conrad BCLUW 4. 17, Hinton 2. 18, Madrid 1. 18, Sigourney-Keota 1. 18, IKM/Manning 1. 18, Durant 1.


Class A
RecordPtsPrv
1. Council Bluffs St. Albert (5)1-0128-
2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (6)1-0124-
3. Hawarden West Sioux1-084-
4. Lisbon (3)1-079-
5. Algona Garrigan1-076-
6. Akron-Westfield1-055-
7. Packwood Pekin2-035-
8. St. Ansgar1-034-
9. Le Mars Gehlen Catholic1-033-
10. Lynnville-Sully1-032-

Others receiving votes: 11, Fairbank Wapsie Valley 30. 12, Hudson 20. 13, Moville Woodbury Central 9. 14, Ridge View 8. 15, Earlham 7. 15, Montezuma 7. 17, Winthrop East Buchanan 3. 17, Britt West Hancock 3. 19, New London 2. 20, Alburnett 1.


Class 8-player
RecordPtsPrv
1. Harris-Lake Park (8)1-0133-
2. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (5)1-0129-
3. Audubon1-096-
4. Fremont Mills, Tabor1-077-
5. Newell-Fonda (1)1-072-
6. Graettinger-Terril Ruthven-Ayrshire1-057-
7. Remsen Saint Mary's1-047-
8. Anita CAM2-036-
9. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley1-032-
10. Lone Tree2-025-

Others receiving votes: 11, Bussey Twin Cedars 22. 12, Elkader Central 13. 13, Afton East Union 8. 13, Moravia 8. 15, Marengo Iowa Valley 6. 16, Wayland WACO 4. 17, Ackley AGWSR 2. 17, Dunlap Boyer Valley 2. 19, Lenox 1.

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