The Prairie Hawks zoomed seven spots from No. 10 to No. 3 in the new Class 5A volleyball rankings Thursday by the IGHSAU.

Prairie (11-1) won all six of its matches at the Linn-Mar Invitational on Saturday, including four victories over ranked teams. The Hawks returned to Linn-Mar on Tuesday night and beat the Lions again.

Kennedy fell one spot to No. 5 in Class 5A. The Cougars (12-5) knocked off then-No. 1 Cedar Falls on Tuesday night, but the Cougars lost two matches to Cedar Falls at the Osage Tournament on Saturday. Cedar Falls dropped to No. 4 in the poll.

Linn-Mar (12-4) fell two spots to No. 9 this week after its losses to Prairie.

Bettendorf (11-1) is ranked No. 1 in Class 5A. Its only loss was to Prairie in the MVC/MAC Challenge earlier in the season.

The Marion Indians (10-2) stayed No. 2 in Class 4A. West Delaware leads the 4A rankings.

CLASS 5A

1. Bettendorf (11-1), 2. Dowling (19-1), 3. Prairie (11-1), 4. Cedar Falls (13-1), 5. Kennedy (12-5), 6. Iowa City West (12-4), 7. Iowa City High (5-3), 8. Johnston (5-2), 9. Linn-Mar (12-4), 10. Southeast Polk (18-3), 11. Ankeny Centennial (17-2), 12. West Des Moines Valley (16-5), 13. Marshalltown (12-3), 14. Ankeny (6-6), 15. Hempstead (12-5).

CLASS 4A

1. West Delaware (18-0), 2. Marion (10-2), 3. Harlan (11-3), 4. Sioux City Heelan (6-5), 5. Lewis Central (9-2), 6. Clinton (13-4), 7. Wahlert (6-3), 8. Charles City (8-5), 9. Norwalk (13-3) 10. Carroll (9-4), 11. Waverly-Shell Rock (9-8), 12. Fairfield (10-1), 13. Pella (8-6), 14. Independence (8-3), 15. Clear Creek-Amana (8-7).