Iowa High School Boys Football
Weekly 3A FB Report
Rankings
R Team Conf ( W- L) Mod Str Sched Rank Off Ave Def Ave
1 Sioux City Heelan 3A-2 ( 5- 0) 201.63 5W 159.22 ( 8) 42.80 ( 1) 10.20 ( 5)
2 Decorah 3A-5 ( 5- 0) 191.18 5W 142.72 ( 44) 41.00 ( 3) 6.80 ( 2)
3 Adel ADM 3A-1 ( 5- 0) 188.74 5W 155.94 ( 13) 36.80 ( 6) 18.20 ( 24)
4 Grinnell 3A-4 ( 5- 0) 181.49 5W 153.52 ( 18) 39.80 ( 5) 4.80 ( 1)
5 CB Lewis Central 3A-1 ( 4- 1) 181.06 1L 164.43 ( 5) 35.20 ( 9) 14.00 ( 12)
6 Norwalk 3A-8 ( 5- 0) 178.63 5W 144.78 ( 39) 42.40 ( 2) 15.00 ( 14)
7 Boone 3A-4 ( 5- 0) 171.43 5W 139.44 ( 47) 35.80 ( 7) 7.40 ( 3)
8 LeMars 3A-2 ( 4- 1) 168.09 1W 160.45 ( 7) 29.40 ( 16) 19.40 ( 28)
9 Williamsburg 3A-7 ( 4- 1) 167.91 4W 135.78 ( 51) 40.00 ( 4) 13.60 ( 10)
10 Spencer 3A-2 ( 3- 2) 167.62 1L 156.52 ( 12) 30.80 ( 12) 21.40 ( 31)
11 Creston COM 3A-1 ( 4- 1) 167.46 1W 147.84 ( 30) 34.20 ( 10) 16.00 ( 16)
12 Harlan 3A-1 ( 5- 0) 165.77 5W 143.69 ( 42) 29.60 ( 14) 11.60 ( 7)
13 West Delaware 3A-5 ( 3- 2) 164.84 1L 155.35 ( 14) 27.00 ( 21) 16.00 ( 18)
14 Solon 3A-6 ( 4- 1) 162.57 3W 147.12 ( 32) 29.40 ( 15) 13.80 ( 11)
15 Humboldt 3A-3 ( 2- 3) 162.55 2W 150.57 ( 22) 25.40 ( 24) 13.00 ( 8)
16 Iowa Falls-Alden 3A-3 ( 3- 2) 161.92 1W 151.00 ( 20) 28.00 ( 19) 17.00 ( 21)
Review
Top 16 results
Pre = pregame prediction
Post = postgame prediction
Act = actual game margin
09/21 Cl Rnk Visitor Score Cl Rnk Home Score Pre Post Act 3A 19 Huxley Ballard 7 3A 7 Boone 28 6.21 12.46 21 3A 1 Sioux City Heelan 42 3A 44 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0 -62.38 -66.61 -42 3A 22 Central Clinton 14 3A 14 Solon 18 -1.79 6.40 4 3A 20 Clear Lake 10 3A 15 Humboldt 26 4.91 3.65 16 3A 11 Creston COM 32 3A 31 Perry 13 -10.43 -16.69 -19 3A 2 Decorah 37 3A 13 West Delaware 13 -6.02 -25.63 -24 3A 46 Glenwood 23 3A 12 Harlan 51 36.36 35.04 28 3A 16 Iowa Falls-Alden 39 3A 42 Charles City 8 -23.10 -26.33 -31 3A 5 CB Lewis Central 24 3A 3 Adel ADM 43 -15.08 8.40 19 3A 36 Newton 7 3A 4 Grinnell 49 37.45 35.87 42 3A 34 Oskaloosa 6 3A 6 Norwalk 37 21.55 31.96 31 3A 10 Spencer 24 3A 8 LeMars 28 0.60 1.18 4 3A 9 Williamsburg 42 3A 47 Fairfield 7 -36.28 -38.24 -35
Preview
Top 16 games
Date Cl Rk (W-L) Visitor Cl Rk (W-L) Home Line Prob 09/28 3A 14 (4-1) Solon 3A 52 (0-5) Anamosa -49.00 100% 09/28 3A 3 (5-0) Adel ADM 3A 17 (3-2) Atlantic -26.49 95% 09/28 3A 16 (3-2) Iowa Falls-Alden 3A 7 (5-0) Boone 10.23 74% 09/28 3A 31 (2-3) Perry 3A 5 (4-1) CB Lewis Central 31.71 98% 09/28 3A 10 (3-2) Spencer 3A 29 (1-4) Carroll -16.09 84% 09/28 3A 12 (5-0) Harlan 3A 11 (4-1) Creston COM 2.40 56% 09/28 3A 39 (3-2) Vinton-Shellsburg 3A 2 (5-0) Decorah 49.48 100% 09/28 3A 8 (4-1) LeMars 3A 45 (1-4) Denison-Schleswig -34.53 98% 09/28 3A 13 (3-2) West Delaware 3A 21 (3-2) Maquoketa -4.93 62% 09/28 3A 4 (5-0) Grinnell 3A 56 (0-6) Saydel -88.37 100% 09/28 3A 38 (2-3) Storm Lake 3A 1 (5-0) Sioux City Heelan 57.52 100% 09/28 3A 15 (2-3) Humboldt 3A 40 (2-3) Waverly-Shell Rock -24.16 93% 09/28 3A 24 (3-2) Washington 3A 9 (4-1) Williamsburg 12.30 78% 09/28 3A 6 (5-0) Norwalk 3A 27 (4-1) Winterset -25.30 94%
Notes
Rankings are unbiased.
Big Wins
#7 Boone, a pregame 6-point home favorite, wins 28-7 over #19 Huxley Ballard
#15 Humboldt won a 26-10 decision over #20 Clear Lake. Humboldt had been a 5-point home favorite.
#2 Decorah beat #13 West Delaware 37-13. Decorah was a 6-point road favorite.
Escapes
#8 LeMars, pregame 1-point favorites, won 28-24 over #10 Spencer.
Upsets
#14 Solon, pregame 2-point underdogs, won the coin-flip game over #22 Central Clinton 18-14.
#3 Adel ADM win the matchup of the week over #5 CB Lewis Central 43-24. ADM has been a 15-point home underdog.
Championship Contenders
The top 5 teams in week 5 of the BCMoore Rankings win 86% of the championships, 2000-2011.
Please welcome 2012 contenders.
R Team Conf ( W- L) Mod Str
1 Sioux City Heelan 3A-2 ( 5- 0) 201.63 5W
2 Decorah 3A-5 ( 5- 0) 191.18 5W
3 Adel ADM 3A-1 ( 5- 0) 188.74 5W
4 Grinnell 3A-4 ( 5- 0) 181.49 5W
5 CB Lewis Central 3A-1 ( 4- 1) 181.06 1L
Teams of Interest
#6 Norwalk and #7 Boone are both undefeated.
Game of the Week
#11 Creston faces undefeated #12 Harlan in a district 1 matchup. (4-1) Creston enters as a 2-point home favorite.
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