High School on SI Iowa High School Football Week 5 Top 25 Fared

Results from Week 5 of the Iowa high school football season

Ankeny’s Andrew Brandhorst (13) runs through a tunnel of Ankeny Junior Football players on Sept. 19, 2025, at Ankeny Stadium. / Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Week 5 of the Iowa high school football regular season featured a handful of key matchups, as more and more of the state kicked off district play.

No. 1 Waukee Northwest handled business, rolling Des Moines East to the tune of a 63-6 triumph. Sioux City East, ranked second this week, was unable to keep its perfect record intact, falling to Ankeny, 26-20.

No. 13 Sergeant Bluff-Luton, a Class 3A semifinalist last year playing in 4A now, handled ninth-ranked Fort Dodge on the road, 38-0.

The High School on SI Iowa Top 25 includes all 11-player teams from Class A up to 5A.

Here is a look at the High School on SI Iowa High School Football Week 4 Top 25 Fared:

High School on SI Iowa High School Football Week 5 Top 25 Fared

1. Waukee Northwest (5-0)

Last week: defeated Des Moines East, 63-6

Next game: vs. Ottumwa, Friday, October 3

2. Sioux City East (4-1)

Last week: lost to Ankeny, 26-20

Next game: vs. Des Moines Roosevelt, Friday, October 3

3. West Des Moines Valley (4-1)

Last week: defeated Indianola, 24-0

Next game: vs. Ankeny Centennial, Friday, October 3

4. Dowling Catholic (4-1)

Last week: defeated Waterloo West, 55-7

Next game: at Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Friday, October 3

5. Cedar Rapids Xavier (5-0)

Last week: defeated Cedar Rapids Washington, 42-15

Next game: vs. Waverly-Shell Rock, Friday, October 3

6. Johnston (4-1)

Last week: defeated Council Bluffs Lincoln, 49-7

Next game: at Ankeny, Friday, October 3

7. Iowa City Liberty (4-1)

Last week: defeated Iowa City West, 44-31

Next game: vs. Davenport Central, Friday, October 3

8. Carroll Kuemper (5-0)

Last week: defeated Southeast Valley, 42-6

Next game: vs. Spirit Lake, Friday, October 3

9. Fort Dodge (4-1)

Last week: lost to Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 38-0

Next game: at Spencer, Friday, October 3

10. Pella (5-0)

Last week: defeated Marion, 48-0

Next game: vs. Newton, Friday, October 3

11. Southeast Polk (3-2)

Last week: defeated Ottumwa, 70-6

Next game: at Iowa City High, Friday, October 3

12. Sioux City Bishop Heelan (4-1)

Last week: defeated Sioux Center, 28-15

Next game: vs. MOC-Floyd Valley, Friday, October 3

13. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (4-1)

Last week: defeated Fort Dodge, 38-0

Next game: vs. Storm Lake, Friday, October 3

14. Grundy Center (5-0)

Last week: defeated Clarion-Goldfield/Dows, 56-8

Next game: vs. South Hardin, Friday, October 3

Previously ranked: No. 14

15. Iowa City Regina (5-0)

Last week: defeated Durant, 50-6

Next game: at Sigourney Keota, Friday, October 3

16. Iowa City West (4-0)

Last week: lost to Iowa City Liberty, 44-31

Next game: vs. Muscatine, Friday, October 3

17. Algona (3-2)

Last week: lost to MOC-Floyd Valley, 14-13

Next game: vs. Humboldt, Friday, October 3

18. Solon (5-0)

Last week: defeated Fairfield, 77-0

Next game: vs. Keokuk, Friday, October 3

19. North Polk (4-1)

Last week: defeated Ballard, 22-3

Next game: at Bondurant-Farrar, Friday, October 3

20. Mount Vernon (4-1)

Last week: defeated Maquoketa, 50-0

Next game: vs. Center Point-Urbana, Friday, October 3

21. ADM (4-1)

Last week: defeated Boone, 42-7

Next game: at Council Bluffs Jefferson, Friday, October 3

22. Clear Lake (5-0)

Last week: defeated Independence, 43-0

Next game: vs. Benton, Friday, October 3

23. Gilbert (5-0)

Last week: defeated Bondurant-Farrar, 55-6

Next game: vs. Carlisle, Friday, October 3

24. Cedar Falls (4-1)

Last week: defeated Dubuque Hempstead, 56-13

Next game: at Bettendorf, Friday, October 3

25. North Scott (3-2)

Last week: defeated Davenport West, 49-8

Next game: at Western Dubuque, Friday, October 3