Iowa High School Football Top 25 State Rankings

Ahead of a big week of showdowns, Week 3 of the Iowa high school football season featured its own fair share of excitement.

Iowa City Liberty, who moved into the top spot last week, handled business as No. 1 for the first time. The Lightning moved to 3-0 with a convincing 28-7 victory over Linn-Mar.

No. 2 Sioux City East and 12th-ranked Sioux City Bishop Heelan put on an instant classic, as the Black Raiders scored a 42-41 victory in overtime. In another OT thriller, No. 14 North Polk, the defending Class 4A state champion, turned back ADM, 38-37.

One newcomer entered the rankings, as Solon stunned Mount Vernon.

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:

High School on SI Iowa High School Football Week 4 Top 25

1. Iowa City Liberty (3-0)

Last week: defeated Linn-Mar, 28-7

Next game: at Johnston, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 1

2. Sioux City East (3-0)

Last week: defeated Sioux City Bishop Heelan, 42-41 (OT)

Next game: vs. Sioux City West, Thursday, September 18

Previously ranked: No. 2

3. Southeast Polk (2-1)

Last week: defeated Norwalk, 35-20

Next game: at Dowling Catholic, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 3

4. Waukee Northwest (3-0)

Last week: defeated Iowa City High, 49-13

Next game: at Cedar Rapids Prairie, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 4

5. West Des Moines Valley (2-1)

Last week: defeated Urbandale, 41-3

Next game: at Waukee, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 5

6. Dowling Catholic (2-1)

Last week: defeated Dallas Center-Grimes, 27-0

Next game: vs. Southeast Polk, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 6

7. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3-0)

Last week: defeated Clear Creek-Amana, 54-21

Next game: at Wiliamsburg, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 8

8. Johnston (2-1)

Last week: defeated Ames, 49-14

Next game: vs. Iowa City Liberty, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 10

9. Carroll Kuemper (3-0)

Last week: defeated Shenandoah, 42-7

Next game: vs. OABCIG, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 11

10. Fort Dodge (3-0)

Last week: defeated Waterloo East, 36-0

Next game: at Waterloo West, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 12

11. Pella (3-0)

Last week: defeated North Scott, 10-3

Next game: vs. North Polk, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 13

12. Sioux City Bishop Heelan (2-1)

Last week: lost to Sioux City East, 42-41 (OT)

Next game: at Sioux City North, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 15

13. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (2-1)

Last week: defeated Council Bluffs Jefferson, 62-14

Next game: at Glenwood, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 16

14. North Polk (3-0)

Last week: defeated ADM, 38-37 (OT)

Next game: at Pella, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 23

15. Grundy Center (3-0)

Last week: defeated Dike-New Hartford, 35-7

Next game: vs. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 18

16. Ankeny Centennial (2-1)

Last week: defeated Des Moines Lincoln, 47-6

Next game:vs. Ankeny, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No.19

17. Iowa City Regina (3-0)

Last week: defeated Alburnett, 59-27

Next game: at Cardinal, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 20

18. Iowa City West (3-0)

Last week: defeated Pleasant Valley, 42-30

Next game: at Bettendorf, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 21

19. Algona (2-1)

Last week: defeated Forest City, 60-16

Next game: vs. Waverly-Shell Rock, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 22

20. Indianola (3-0)

Last week: defeated Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 31-11

Next game: at Newton, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 24

21. Solon (3-0)

Last week: defeated Mount Vernon, 35-20

Next game: at Benton, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: Unranked

22. Clear Creek-Amana (2-1)

Last week: lost to Cedar Rapids Xavier, 54-21

Next game: vs. North Scott, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 7

23. Mount Vernon (2-1)

Last week: lost to Solon, 35-20

Next game: vs.Fort Madison, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 9

24. ADM (2-1)

Last week: lost to North Polk, 38-37 (OT)

Next game: vs. Bondurant-Farrar, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 14

25. OABCIG (2-1)

Last week: lost to Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, 20-6

Next game: at Carroll Kuemper, Friday, September 19

Previously ranked: No. 17

Dropped out: No. 25 Cedar Rapids Prairie

Others receiving votes: Waterloo West; Glenwood; Decorah; Gilbert.