The Xavier Saints climbed two spots to No. 4 in the Class 4A football rankings Sunday in the Des Moines Register.

The Saints (4-0) walloped Dubuque Wahlert, 53-14, Friday night. They have outscored their four opponents, 198-35, this season.

Xavier has rolled by Dubuque Hempstead (48-7), Jefferson (49-0), Prairie (48-14) and Wahlert (53-14). Those four teams have a composite 4-12 record.

The Saints host the winless Kennedy Cougars (0-4) Friday night.

Ankeny is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, followed by three Mississippi Valley Conference teams in Cedar Falls, Iowa City West and Xavier. Iowa City High is ranked seventh and Dubuque Senior is ninth, putting five MVC teams in the top 10.

Decorah continues to lead the Class 3A rankings.

CLASS 4A
1. Ankeny (4-0), 2. Cedar Falls (4-0), 3. Iowa City West (4-0), 4. Xavier (4-0), 5. Pleasant Valley (4-0), 6. Urbandale (4-0), 7. Iowa City High (3-1), 8. Muscatine (4-0), 9. Dubuque Senior (4-0), 10. Dowling (3-2).

CLASS 3A
1. Decorah (4-0), 2. Harlan (4-0), 3. Heelan (4-0), 4. Norwalk (4-0), 5. Lewis Central (4-0), 6. Grinnell (4-0), 7. ADM (4-0), 8. Boone (4-0), 9. Solon (3-1), 10. Creston/Orient-Macksburg (3-1).