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Saints stay 7th in Register football poll

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).

Saints climb to 10th in volleyball poll

The Xavier Saints jumped from 12th to 10th in the Class 4A volleyball rankings Thursday after beating Linn-Mar Tuesday night in straight sets.

The Marion Indians remained in 14th place in the Class 4A poll. Sioux City Heelan is ranked No.1.

Kennedy fell from No. 2 to No. 9 in the Class 5A rankings after beginning the season with a 1-3 record against tough competition. Iowa City High, which defeated the Cougars Tuesday night, is ranked No. 1 in Class 5A.

Class 4A
1. Heelan, 2. Harlan, 3. Solon, 4. Waverly-Shell Rock, 5. Charles City, 6. North Scott, 7. Wahlert, 8. West Delaware, 9. Fairfield, 10. Xavier, 11. DeWitt Central, 12. Maquoketa, 13. LeMars, 14. Marion, 15. Winterset.

Class 5A
1. Iowa City High, 2. Ankeny, 3. Hempstead, 4. Dowling, 5. Ames, 6. Cedar Falls, 7. Urbandale, 8. Pleasant Valley, 9. Kennedy, 10. Johnston.

Football scoreboard - Week 2

Friday, Aug. 31

METRO
Prairie 41, Kennedy 33
Decorah 35, Marion 0
Iowa City West 62, Washington 37
Valley 72, Cedar Valley 0

Sophomores
Kennedy 24, Prairie 8
Marion 14, Decorah 6 (OT)
Iowa City West 26, Washington 21

MISSISSPPI VALLEY CONFERENCE
Cedar Falls 30, Waterloo East 20
Iowa City West 62, CR Washington 37
CR Prairie 41, CR Kennedy 33
Dubuque Wahlert 21, Dubuque Hempstead 20
Iowa City High 49, Waterloo West 19

CLASS 3A DISTRICT 6
Decorah 35, Marion 0
Center Point-Urbana 46, Benton 18
Camanche 30, Anamosa 12
Williamsburg 24, DeWitt Central 21
Mid-Prairie 10, Clear Creek-Amana 7
Maquoketa 30, Western Dubuque 7
Iowa City Regina 31, Solon 7

8-PLAYER DISTRICT 4
Valley Community 72, Cedar Valley Christian 0
Midland 59, Central City 6
Lansing Kee 28, Elkader Central 22
Preston 77, West Central 68
Springville 58, Meskwaki 8

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Marion jumps to 4th in Register poll

The Marion Indians have impressed the folks who vote in the Des Moines Register football poll.

The Indians jumped from No. 8 to No. 4 in the Register's Class 3A rankings Sunday after mauling Mount Pleasant, 70-7, in their season opener Friday night.

Marion's shiny new ranking sets the stage for the biggest Class 3A game in the state this Friday night when top-ranked Decorah visits the Indians at Thomas Park Field.

Decorah defeated Waverly-Shell Rock, 35-7, Friday night.

The Xavier Saints remained at No. 7 in the Class 4A poll following their 48-7 conquest of Dubuque Hempstead Friday night.

Class 4A Rankings

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

Class 3A Rankings

1. Decorah (1-0), 2. Creston/Orient-Macksburg (1-0), 3. Harlan (1-0), 4. Marion (1-0), 5. Sioux City Heelan (1-0), 6. Norwalk (1-0), 7. Clear Lake (1-0), 8. Solon (1-0), 9. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (1-0), 10. Pella (0-1).