Iowa High School Boys Football
Weekly 4A FB Report
Rankings
R Team Conf ( W- L) Mod Str Sched Rank Off Ave Def Ave 1 Pleasant Valley MAC ( 4- 0) 206.37 4W 151.86 ( 34) 46.50 ( 5) 5.00 ( 1) 2 Ankeny 4A-2 ( 4- 0) 194.27 4W 168.77 ( 10) 42.00 ( 8) 22.50 ( 15) 3 Sioux City East 4A-1 ( 3- 1) 192.65 3W 163.27 ( 14) 50.50 ( 3) 19.25 ( 9) 4 WDM Dowling 4A-3 ( 3- 2) 186.94 2L 180.38 ( 1) 30.20 ( 16) 21.00 ( 12) 5 Urbandale 4A-1 ( 4- 0) 186.21 4W 151.05 ( 36) 42.50 ( 7) 19.25 ( 10) 6 CR Xavier MVC ( 4- 0) 184.57 4W 144.93 ( 42) 49.50 ( 4) 8.75 ( 2) 7 Southeast Polk 4A-4 ( 2- 2) 180.97 1L 179.50 ( 2) 27.00 ( 22) 24.25 ( 20) 8 Iowa City West MVC ( 4- 0) 179.05 4W 151.65 ( 35) 51.00 ( 2) 23.00 ( 18) 9 WDM Valley 4A-1 ( 2- 2) 176.38 2L 171.60 ( 5) 24.00 ( 29) 19.00 ( 8) 10 Iowa City High MVC ( 3- 1) 172.88 3W 157.71 ( 28) 34.75 ( 11) 18.25 ( 6) 11 Muscatine MAC ( 4- 0) 172.34 4W 141.73 ( 43) 44.25 ( 6) 18.25 ( 7) 12 Davenport Assumption MAC ( 3- 1) 171.93 2W 158.15 ( 27) 28.50 ( 18) 16.00 ( 4) 13 Cedar Falls MVC ( 4- 0) 171.73 4W 161.50 ( 20) 26.50 ( 24) 16.50 ( 5) 14 Waukee 4A-4 ( 3- 1) 170.89 3W 159.95 ( 24) 37.25 ( 10) 29.75 ( 30) 15 Sioux City North 4A-2 ( 1- 3) 170.55 1W 173.26 ( 4) 24.50 ( 28) 36.50 ( 41) 16 Bettendorf MAC ( 3- 1) 169.63 1L 163.35 ( 13) 27.75 ( 19) 20.00 ( 11)
Review
Top 16 results
Pre = pregame prediction
Post = postgame prediction
Act = actual game margin
09/13 Cl Rnk Visitor Score Cl Rnk Home Score Pre Post Act 4A 41 Davenport West 12 4A 12 Davenport Assumption 44 34.22 35.61 32 09/14 Cl Rnk Visitor Score Cl Rnk Home Score Pre Post Act 4A 10 Iowa City High 38 4A 39 CR Jefferson 0 -30.10 -32.67 -38 4A 11 Muscatine 37 4A 32 Clinton 21 -31.72 -25.43 -16 4A 1 Pleasant Valley 38 4A 16 Bettendorf 0 -11.46 -36.30 -38 4A 23 CR Prairie 27 4A 8 Iowa City West 58 20.03 22.17 31 4A 15 Sioux City North 20 4A 26 CB Lincoln 13 -9.51 -14.61 -7 4A 35 Sioux City West 6 4A 3 Sioux City East 42 52.09 50.41 36 4A 7 Southeast Polk 21 4A 2 Ankeny 28 19.02 13.74 7 4A 5 Urbandale 35 4A 4 WDM Dowling 27 15.68 1.16 -8 4A 36 Dubuque Wahlert 14 4A 6 CR Xavier 53 46.83 42.83 39 4A 24 Waterloo West 16 4A 13 Cedar Falls 17 30.36 15.03 1 4A 14 Waukee 45 4A 18 Johnston 29 5.06 -5.96 -16
Preview
Top 16 games
Date Cl Rk (W-L) Visitor Cl Rk (W-L) Home Line Prob 09/20 4A 32 (1-3) Clinton 4A 12 (3-1) Davenport Assumption 25.90 85% 09/21 4A 18 (1-3) Johnston 4A 2 (4-0) Ankeny 30.22 89% 09/21 4A 11 (4-0) Muscatine 4A 16 (3-1) Bettendorf -2.27 54% 09/21 4A 3 (3-1) Sioux City East 4A 34 (3-1) CB Jefferson -48.38 98% 09/21 4A 33 (0-4) CR Kennedy 4A 6 (4-0) CR Xavier 39.97 95% 09/21 4A 10 (3-1) Iowa City High 4A 38 (0-4) Dubuque Hempstead -31.98 90% 09/21 4A 29 (4-0) Dubuque Senior 4A 8 (4-0) Iowa City West 26.07 85% 09/21 4A 13 (4-0) Cedar Falls 4A 30 (1-3) Marion Linn-Mar -20.79 80% 09/21 4A 4 (3-2) WDM Dowling 4A 43 (0-5) Mason City -53.91 99% 09/21 4A 27 (2-2) Eldridge North Scott 4A 1 (4-0) Pleasant Valley 52.60 98% 09/21 4A 47 (1-3) Des Moines North 4A 15 (1-3) Sioux City North 60.44 99% 09/21 4A 21 (3-1) Des Moines East 4A 7 (2-2) Southeast Polk 21.67 81% 09/21 4A 37 (1-3) Des Moines Lincoln 4A 5 (4-0) Urbandale 44.95 97% 09/21 4A 20 (4-1) Indianola 4A 9 (2-2) WDM Valley 16.03 74% 09/21 4A 45 (1-3) Des Moines Roosevelt 4A 14 (3-1) Waukee 42.19 96%
Notes
Rankings are biased: average of all team in Western Iowa = average of all teams in MVC = average of all teams in MAC
Big Wins
Newly #1 Pleasant Valley, a pregame 11-point favorite, blows out #16 Bettendorf, 38-0.
Escapes
#2 Ankeny escaped with a 28-21 win over #7 Southeast Polk. Ankeny had been a 19-point home favorite.
#13 Cedar Falls, pregame 30-point home favorites, win 17-16 over #24 Waterloo West.
Upsets
#5 Urbandale stays undefeated after a 35-27 upset win over #4 WDM Dowling. Urbandale entered the contest as a large 16-point underdog.
#14 Waukee, a pregame 5-point underdog, defeated #18 Johnston 45-29
Championship Contenders Watch
Championship contenders will be announced 09/22. The top 5 teams in the week 5 BCMoore Rankings win 88% of the championships.
MVC
#13 Cedar Falls championship watch may have ended on Friday night. A one-point victory over #24 Waterloo West is just not the story of a championship season. Computer drops them to 4th place in the MVC behind #6 Xavier, #8 Iowa City West, and #10 Iowa City High.
Much anticipation will continue to build for the 10/05 Battle of the Boot. West is current a 7-point favorite over City.
MAC
Considerable human doubt surrounded Pleasant Valley’s double digit road favorite status in the 09/14 battle against Bettendorf. Postgame, there is no doubt: Pleasant is the new leader of the MAC. #11 Muscatine remains undefeated and will host Pleasant Valley on 9/28. BCMoore Rankings currently projects Pleasant Valley as a 34-point favorite.
Western Iowa
Ankeny retains its spot on top of the Western Iowa rankings.
Sioux City East, undefeated in 4A play, follows closely behind at #3. East has two important games upcoming: a 10/04 home game against #5 (4-0) Urbandale and a 10/19 road game against #9 WDM Valley.
#5 Urbandale is definitely the newcomer to the Western Iowa spotlight, after wins over #18 Johnston in week 3 and #4 Dowling in week 4. Urbandale has two big tests in the future, both away: 09/28 at WDM Valley and 10/04 at Sioux City East.
Game of the Week
#11 Muscatine travels to #16 Bettendorf as a slight 2-point favorite. Undoubtedly, Bettendorf does not wish to lose twice consecutively at home …