The Xavier Saints held onto the No. 4 spot in the Class 4A football rankings Sunday in the Des Moines Register.

The Saints (5-0) shut out Kennedy, 35-0, Friday night for their fifth lopsided victory in a row.

Ankeny topped the 4A rankings, followed by Cedar Falls, Iowa City West, Xavier and Pleasant Valley. Iowa City High is ranked No. 7, giving the Mississippi Valley Conference four teams in the top-7.

Decorah (5-0) continues to lead the Class 3A poll.

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

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