Week 9 Rankings Update

Tony Roe January 24, 2022 @ 10:10 AM

In Class 1A, Grand View Christian (17-0) continues to roll over teams, adding impressive wins over 3A Atlantic and a very good 2A Roland-Story team this past week. The Thunder are winning games by an average of nearly 40 points a game. They are followed by AHSTW (14-0), St. Mary’s, Remsen (15-0), North Linn (14-1), and Lake Mills (15-0). Lake Mills moves up a pair of spots to #5 this week following a loss by New London (11-1), who fell to #10. The Tigers lost to WACO, but were playing without standout big Kade Benjamin Kade Benjamin 6'6" | PF New London | 2023 State IA in that defeat, so they don’t fall out of the rankings. Danville (13-1) joins the rankings at #9, setting up a huge game between the Bears and New London on Friday night in New London.

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Aplington-Parkersburg (12-1) moves up to #1 in Class 2A this week following Central Lyon’s (13-1) loss to Boyden-Hull (13-1). The Falcons are averaging a state-best 87.0 points a game behind a quartet of double-figure scorers. Western Christian (13-1) moves up to #2, followed by Boyden-Hull, Central Lyon, and Pella Christian (10-3). Undefeated River Valley Conference powers Monticello (14-0) and Mid-Prairie (14-0) check in at #6 and #7, respectively.

The most shakeup comes in Class 3A, where Dallas Center-Grimes (10-2) takes over the top spot this week. The Mustangs survived a scare from Carroll on Saturday afternoon, beating the Tigers 53-50 in overtime. Fort Madison (12-0) moves up to #2 from #5, and Harlan (11-1), Decorah (12-1), and Washington (13-1) round out the top five. Pella (10-4) lost back-to-back games last week and falls from #1 to #6. Marion (11-3) re-joins the rankings at #8 after being out for a month or so.

Ames (9-1) won the big showdown matchup against #2 Waukee Northwest (11-2) on Friday night, cementing their spot at the top of the Class 4A rankings. Northwest doesn’t fall after a really good game. Pleasant Valley (12-0) moves up a spot to #3, and Ankeny (10-2) and Kennedy (10-2) round out the top five. The biggest movement in 4A came from Council Bluffs Lincoln (10-2), who fall from #3 to #9 following the devastating news of Josh Dix Josh Dix 6'5" | SG Council Bluffs Lincoln | 2022 State #149 Nation IA ’s broken leg. The star wing who is headed to Iowa led the Lynx in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, and blocks.

Class 1A

Rank	Team	Record	Last Week
1	Grand View Christian	17-0	1
2	AHSTW	14-0	2
3	St. Mary’s, Remsen	15-0	3
4	North Linn	14-1	4
5	Lake Mills	15-0	7
6	Gladbrook-Reinbeck	15-0	8
7	Newman Catholic	12-1	9
8	Dunkerton	14-2	10
9	Danville	13-1	NR
10	New London	11-1	5

Dropped out: Edgewood-Colesburg (6)

Class 2A

Rank	Team	Record	Last Week
1	Aplington-Parkersburg	12-1	2
2	Western Christian	13-1	3
3	Boyden-Hull	13-1	4
4	Central Lyon	13-1	1
5	Pella Christian	10-3	5
6	Monticello	14-0	7
7	Mid-Prairie	14-0	9
8	Van Meter	13-1	6
9	Camanche	12-2	8
10	Estherville Lincoln Central	11-4	10

Class 3A

Rank	Team	Record	Last Week
1	Dallas Center-Grimes	10-2	2
2	Fort Madison	12-0	5
3	Harlan	11-1	3
4	Decorah	12-1	7
5	Washington	13-1	6
6	Pella	10-4	1
7	Central DeWitt	11-2	4
8	Marion	11-3	NR
9	Humboldt	12-1	9
10	Spencer	10-3	8

Dropped out: Clear Creek Amana (10)

Class 4A

Rank	Team	Record	Last Week
1	Ames	9-1	1
2	Waukee Northwest	11-2	2
3	Pleasant Valley	12-0	4
4	Ankeny	10-2	6
5	Kennedy	10-2	7
6	Cedar Falls	9-2	8
7	Johnston	11-2	9
8	Iowa City West	9-3	10
9	Council Bluffs Lincoln	10-2	3
10	Prairie	10-2	5