Gazette high school football poll 2025: How the ranked teams fared in Week 2

How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason football poll fared in Week 2:

CLASS 5A

1. West Des Moines Valley (1-1) lost to No. 2 Waukee Northwest, 27-24.

2. Waukee Northwest (2-0) beat No. 1 West Des Moines Valley, 27-24.

2. West Des Moines Dowling (1-1) beat No. 6 Johnston, 31-10.

4. Iowa City Liberty (2-0) beat No. 5 Southeast Polk, 38-20.

5. Southeast Polk (1-1) lost to No. 4 Iowa City Liberty, 38-20.

6. Johnston (1-1) lost to No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling, 31-10.

7. Ankeny (1-1) beat No. 10 Waukee, 26-13.

8. Sioux City East (2-0) beat Norwalk, 23-13.

9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (2-0) beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 38-13.

10. Waukee (0-2) lost to No. 7 Ankeny, 26-13.

CLASS 4A

1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (2-0) beat Western Dubuque, 21-13.

2. Pella (2-0) beat Waverly-Shell Rock, 10-3.

3. Decorah (2-0) beat Crestwood, 49-6.

3. North Polk (2-0) beat No. 5 Newton, 16-13.

5. Newton (1-1) lost to No. 3 North Polk, 16-13.

6. Fort Dodge (2-0) beat Webster City, 7-6.

7. Clear Creek Amana (2-0) beat Davenport North, 51-6.

8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (1-1) beat No. 9 Lewis Central, 30-27.

9. Lewis Central (0-2) lost to No. 8 Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 30-27.

10. Adel ADM (2-0) beat Ballard, 41-3.

CLASS 3A

1. Mount Vernon (2-0) beat No. 9 Benton Community, 30-20.

2. Algona (1-1) lost to 2A No. 1 Carroll Kuemper, 52-21.

3. Sioux City Heelan (2-0) beat Le Mars, 27-12.

4. Humboldt (1-1) lost to No. 5 Clear Lake, 23-7.

5. Clear Lake (2-0) beat No. 4 Humboldt, 23-7.

6. Solon (2-0) beat Williamsburg, 33-14.

7. Dubuque Wahlert (2-0) beat Anamosa, 41-0.

8. Nevada (2-0) beat 2A No. 3 Monroe PCM, 30-28.

9. Benton Community (1-1) lost to No. 1 Mount Vernon, 30-20.

10. Independence (2-0) beat Washington, 45-7.

CLASS 2A

1. Carroll Kuemper (2-0) beat 3A No. 2 Algona, 52-21.

2. Ida Grove OABCIG (2-0) beat 1A No. 5 Tri-Center, 18-14.

3. Monroe PCM (1-1) lost to 2A No. 8 Nevada, 30-28.

4. Mid-Prairie (1-1) lost to Alburnett, 42-37.

5. Central Lyon-GLR (0-2) lost to No. 2 West Lyon, 39-0.

6. Cherokee (0-1) at Estherville ELC, no report.

7. Roland-Story (1-1) lost to Des Moines Christian, 28-7.

8. Van Meter (1-1) beat 1A No. 7 Treynor, 21-13.

9. Osage (2-0) beat Garner GHV, 48-6.

10. West Branch (1-1) lost to 1A No. 3 Iowa City Regina, 28-16.

CLASS 1A

1. Grundy Center (2-0) beat Waterloo Columbus, 41-7.

2. West Lyon (2-0) beat 2A No. 5 Central Lyon-GLR, 39-0.

3. Iowa City Regina (2-0) beat 2A No. 10 West Branch, 28-16.

4. South Hardin (2-0) beat Iowa Falls-Alden, 37-0.

5. Tri-Center (1-1) lost to 2A No. 2 Ida Grove OABCIG, 18-14.

6. Pleasantville (2-0) beat Pella Christian, 21-20.

7. Treynor (1-1) lost to 2A No. 8 Van Meter, 21-13.

8. Underwood (2-0) beat Interstate 35, 49-6.

9. Emmetsburg (2-0) beat Southeast Valley, 34-27.

10. Hinton (1-1) lost to Class A No. 5 Marcus MMCRU, 41-6.

CLASS A

1. Maquoketa Valley (1-1) lost to North Linn, 16-0.

2. Saint Ansgar (2-0) beat Starmont, 63-3.

3. West Hancock (2-0) beat Ackley AGWSR, 34-0.

4. Woodbury Central (2-0) beat West Monona, 42-0.

5. Guthrie Center ACGC (2-0) beat Southwest Valley, 54-6.

5. Marcus MMCRU (2-0) beat 1A No. 10 Hinton, 41-6.

7. South Winneshiek (1-1) lost to North Butler, 18-14.

7. West Sioux (2-0) beat Sioux Central, 41-14.

9. Madrid (1-1) beat North Mahaska, 50-0.

9. Wapsie Valley (2-0) beat East Buchanan, 53-14.

8-PLAYER

1. Algona Garrigan (2-0) beat Riceville, 52-0.

2. Woodbine (2-0) beat Sidney, 86-6.

3. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (2-0) beat Meskwaki, 78-6 (Thursday).

4. Fremont-Mills (2-0) beat Boyer Valley, 20-18.

5. Iowa Valley (3-0) beat Belle Plaine, 74-6.

6. Audubon (2-0) beat Griswold, 76-8.

7. Montezuma (2-0) beat Wayne, 63-20.

8. Bedford (2-0) beat Lenox, 50-14.

9. Edgewood-Colesburg (2-0) beat Springville, 46-29.

10. Easton Valley (2-0) beat Lansing Kee, 63-20 (Thursday).

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com