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For the second week in a row, 15 high school football teams from the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa are ranked by the Associated Press.

Nearly half of the region's rated teams are featured among the top five in their respective classes. Three of those teams -- North Linn, North Butler and Grundy Center -- compete in Class A. The Lynx are ranked at No. 2, the Bearcats are No. 3 and the Spartans are No. 5. Another area squad in the survey is East Buchanan, which is ranked at No. 9.

Waukon is ranked third in the Class 2A survey, four spots ahead of No. 9 North Fayette Valley.

Waverly-Shell Rock (Class 4A) is one of three area teams ranked at No. 5, along with West Delaware (Class 3A) and Dike-New Hartford (Class 1A). Decorah is ranked four spots below Waverly-Shell Rock, while Independence is ranked right behind West Delaware at No. 6. Dike-New Hartford shares the Class 1A spotlight with Denver, which is ranked at No. 10.

In the eight-player class, three area teams are feature among the top 10. They are: Turkey Valley at No. 7, Kee High at No. 8 and Gladbrook-Reinbeck at No. 10.

The regular season ends this week for teams that compete in Iowa's four smallest classes. Teams that fail to qualify for the playoffs have the option of scheduling an additional regular season game.


The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2021 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

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RecordPtsPrv
1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (11)7-01191
2. Southeast Polk6-11013
3. West Des Moines Valley6-1974
4. Urbandale6-1746
5. Ankeny5-2645
6. Marion Linn-Mar6-1558
7. Iowa City High (1)6-1482
8. Cedar Rapids Prairie5-2287
9. Pleasant Valley5-227NR
10. West Des Moines Dowling4-3239

Others receiving votes: 11, Cedar Falls 18. 12, Dubuque Senior 5. 13, Ames 1.

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RecordPtsPrv
1. Eldridge North Scott (12)7-01201
2. Bondurant Farrar7-01022
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier6-1933
4. Norwalk6-171T4
5. Waverly-Shell Rock6-168T4
6. Indianola6-167T7
7. Winterset6-156T7
8. Council Bluffs Lewis Central5-2379
9. Decorah5-212NR
10. Webster City5-211NR

Others receiving votes: Fort Madison 8. Newton 5. Clear Creek-Amana 5. Iowa CIty Liberty 3. Spencer 2.

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RecordPtsPrv
1. Harlan (11)7-01181
2. Boyden-Hull-RV (1)7-01082
3. Solon7-0853
4. Humboldt7-0804
5. Manchester West Delaware6-1735
6. Independence7-0686
7. Nevada7-0557
8. Van Horne Benton6-131NR
9. Sergeant Bluff-Luton5-2208
10. Algona5-2910

Others receiving votes: Adel ADM 6. Grinnell 4. Carroll 1. Davenport Assumption 1. DeWitt Central 1.

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RecordPtsPrv
1. Southeast Valley, Gowrie (10)7-01181
2. O-A BCIG (1)6-11032
3. Waukon6-1923
4. State Center West Marshall (1)6-1824
5. Greene County6-1705
6. Spirit Lake5-2557
7. West Union North Fayette6-1399
(tie) Inwood West Lyon5-23910
9. Estherville-Lincoln Central4-3196
10. Central Lyon-GLR4-315NR

Others receiving votes: Williamsburg 9. Clear Lake 8. Osceola Clarke 8. Monticello 2. Pocahontas Area 1.

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RecordPtsPrv
1. Van Meter (10)7-01181
2. Underwood7-01002
3. Iowa City Regina7-0883
4. Sigourney-Keota (1)7-0844
5. Dike-New Hartford (1)7-0765
6. Dyersville Beckman7-0646
7. AC GC7-0508
8. Pella Christian6-1379
9. Hawarden West Sioux6-12110
10. Denver6-1117

Others receiving votes: Monona MFL-Mar-Mac 6. Waterloo Columbus 3. South Central Calhoun 2.

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RecordPtsPrv
1. Britt West Hancock (9)7-01161
2. Troy Mills North Linn (3)7-01072
3. North Butler7-0855
4. Logan-Magnolia6-1727
5. Grundy Center6-1706
6. Lisbon6-1578
7. Moville Woodbury Central6-1423
8. Belle Plaine6-1299
9. Winthrop East Buchanan6-12510
10. Southwest Valley6-121NR

Others receiving votes: Traer North Tama 17. Fairbank Wapsie Valley 9. Oakland Riverside 3. Wapello 3. Neola Tri-Center 2. Hartley HMS 2.

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RecordPtsPrv
1. Anita CAM (5)7-01111
2. Montezuma (5)8-01062
3. Easton Valley (1)7-0963
4. Remsen Saint Mary's (1)7-0824
5. Wayland WACO8-064T7
6. Audubon6-1535
7. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley7-0499
8. Lenox7-036T7
9. Lansing Kee7-02610
10. Gladbrook-Reinbeck7-0126

Others receiving votes: Janesville 7. Gilbertville-Don Bosco 7. Newell-Fonda 6. North English English Valleys 3. Fremont Mills, Tabor 1. Baxter 1.

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