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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.
MOUNT PLEASANT - The Marion Indians were not happy last year when they finished with a 4-5 record and failed to make the playoffs.
The Indians have vowed to make amends this season and made the Mount Pleasant Panthers their first victim Friday night.
Marion explosed for 44 points in the second quarter and trounced the Panthers, 70-7, in a Class 3A non-district game in Mount Pleasant.
Trev Biery and Tyler Gunderson scored three touchdowns apiece for the Indians. Biery scored on a 54-yard scamper in the third quarter when he ran up the middle, fumbled, retrieved the ball on a bounce and completed his run to the end zone.
Last Updated on Saturday, 25 August 2012 01:05
The Xavier Saints and Marion Indians had modest records during the 2011 football season, but the Des Moines Register thinks they'll be two of the strongest teams in their respective classes this year.
The Saints, who finished 5-5 last season, were ranked No. 7 in Class 4A in the Register's preseason poll announced Sunday.
The Indians, who finished 4-5 last year, were ranked No. 8 in Class 3A.
Some of the preseason high school football polls have been released and the Marion Indians don't see their names anywhere.
That's OK with Coach Tony Perkins, who knows how these things work, but it's not OK with some of his players.
"That's huge motivation," senior Ethan Herren remarked. "Everybody is doubting us now. All these preseason rankings ... Marion is nothing now. We're nothing to nobody.
"We have a lot to prove."
WATERLOO - Waterloo Columbus High School has decided to leave the Wamac Conference after the 2012-13 school year and join the North Iowa Cedar League.
The switch will mean shorter trips for the Sailors.
Union High School of LaPorte is a possible replacement for Columbus in the Wamac, which currently has 16 teams. Marion is a member of the conference.
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