Nearly a dozen teams from the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa are featured in the first high school football rankings of the season this week by the Associated Press.

In all, 11 area squads are ranked. Six others received votes, just missing a spot among the top 10 in the six-class poll.

Perennial eight-player state powerhouse Don Bosco debuted at No. 1, after opening the season with a 44-0 shutout of Gladbrook-Reinbeck on the road. Ranked behind the Dons is Turkey Valley at No. 5.

Waukon joins Don Bosco as a No. 1 ranked team. The Indians are considered to be the best team in Class 2A, a poll that also features Crestwood at No. 10.

Half of the teams ranked in the Class A poll are from northeast Iowa. The survey features Edgewood-Colesburg at No. 3, Wapsie Valley at No. 4, North Tama at No. 7, Grundy Center at No. 9, and defending state champion Hudson at No. 10.

The other area rated teams are Dike-New Hartford in Class 2A) and Cedar Falls (No. 3 in Class 4A).


The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2019 season with first-place votes in parentheses, win-loss record, and total points:

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1. West Des Moines Dowling (7)1-079-
2. Ankeny Centennial1-063-
3. Cedar Falls (1)1-061-
4. West Des Moines Valley1-060-
5. Bettendorf1-046-
6. Waukee0-138-
7. Cedar Rapids Kennedy1-026-
8. Fort Dodge1-017-
(Tie) Johnston1-017-
10. Ankeny0-112-

Others receiving votes: Cedar Rapids Prairie 11. Iowa City West 5. Des Moines North 3. Des Moines Lincoln 2.

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1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3)1-069-
2. Epworth Western Dubuque (3)1-066-
3. Solon (1)1-064-
4. Eldridge North Scott1-063-
5. Council Bluffs Lewis Central1-057-
6. Pella1-029-
7. Norwalk1-018-
8. Mount Pleasant1-011-
(tie) Washington1-011-
10. Sergeant Bluff-Luton0-110-

Others receiving votes: Waverly-Shell Rock 8. Spencer 8. Glenwood 7. Bondurant-Farrar 6. Harlan 5. Independence 3. Clear Creek-Amana 3. Oskaloosa 2.

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1. Waukon (7)1-079-
2. Clear Lake1-063-
3. Algona1-060-
4. Spirit Lake (1)1-047-
5. Greene County1-039-
(tie) Monroe PCM1-039-
7. Williamsburg1-022-
8. Des Moines Christian1-019-
9. Boyden-Hull-RV0-118-
10. Cresco Crestwood1-016-

Others receiving votes: Waterloo Columbus 12. Van Horne Benton 11. Carroll Kuemper 7. Southeast Valley 6. Tipton 1. West Liberty 1.

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1. Hawarden West Sioux (6)1-078-
2. Dike-New Hartford (1)1-070-
3. West Branch (1)1-057-
4. Van Meter1-050-
5. Inwood West Lyon1-041-
6. South Central Calhoun1-036-
7. Dyersville Beckman1-024-
8. Treynor1-020-
9. Emmetsburg1-014-
10. Mediapolis1-013-

Others receiving votes: Truro Interstate 35 12. Underwood 8. Pella Christian 4. Hull Western Christian 3. Iowa City Regina 3. Jesup 3. Troy Mills North Linn 2. Wapello 2. Sumner-Fredericksburg 2. Lake Mills 1.

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1. Britt West Hancock (6)1-076-
2. St. Ansgar (1)1-057-
3. Edgewood-Colesburg1-056-
4. Fairbank Wapsie Valley1-055-
5. Sloan Westwood1-039-
6. Durant (1)1-030-
7. Traer North Tama1-028-
8. Alta1-027-
9. Grundy Center1-016-
10. Hudson0-115-

Others receiving votes: Brooklyn BGM 14. Hinton 9. Algona Garrigan 9. A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 3. Council Bluffs St. Albert 3. Alburnett 2. Southwest Valley 1.

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1. Gilbertville Don Bosco (3)1-072-
2. Fremont Mills, Tabor (3)1-068-
3. New London (1)1-058-
4. Remsen St. Mary's (1)1-055-
5. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley1-037-
6. Marengo Iowa Valley1-026-
7. Montezuma1-023-
8. Newell-Fonda1-021-
9. Audubon0-120-
10. Northwood-Kensett1-017-

Others receiving votes: Liberty Center SE Warren 8. Coon Rapids-Bayard 6. Wyoming Midland 6. Dunlap Boyer Valley 4. Janesville 4. Anita CAM 3. Wayland WACO 3. Westside Ar-We-Va 2. Woodbine 2. Lenox 2. Glidden-Ralston 1. Central City 1. HLV, Victor 1.

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