The Xavier Saints remained in seventh place in the Des Moines Register Class 4A football rankings this week after pounding Jefferson, 49-0, Thursday night.

Xavier (2-0) visits Prairie (2-0) this Friday night in a battle of unbeaten Mississippi Valley Conference teams.

Cedar Falls is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, followed by Ankeny, Dowling, Bettendorf and Iowa City West.

The Marion Indians, ranked No. 4 last week in the Register's Class 3A poll, dropped out of the rankings after losing to top-ranked Decorah, 35-0, Friday night.

CLASS 4A

1. Cedar Falls (2-0), 2. Ankeny (2-0), 3. Dowling (2-0), 4. Bettendorf (2-0), 5. Iowa City West (2-0), 6. West Des Moines Valley (2-1), 7. Xavier (2-0), 8. Pleasant Valley (2-0), 9. Urbandale (2-0), 10. Iowa City High (1-1).

CLASS 3A

1. Decorah (2-0), 2. Creston/Orient-Macksburg (2-0), 3. Harlan (2-0), 4. Heelan (2-0), 5. Norwalk (2-0), 6. Lewis Central (2-0), 7. Knoxville (2-0), 8. Maquoketa (2-0), 9. Waverly-Shell Rock (1-1), 10. Pella (1-1).