Jeff Linder, CR Gazette –
With the 2011-12 school year officially over, I thought I would resend this as food for thought. There are a couple minor changes since the first draft, in January.
The 2012 football season begins Aug. 16, when Cedar Valley Christian hosts Don Bosco in an eight-man game.
CLASS 4A 2011 W-L 2011 Postseason
1. West Des Moines Valley 14-0 4A champion
2. Bettendorf 12-2 4A runner-up
3. Southeast Polk 10-2 4A quarterfinalist
4. Iowa City West 9-3 4A quarterfinalist
5. Ankeny 11-2 4A semifinalist
6. Cedar Fall s11-2 4A semifinalist
7. West Des Moines Dowling 9-3 4A quarterfinalist
8. Marshalltown 8-3 4A second round
9. Pleasant Valley 8-3 4A second round
10. North Scott 9-2 4A second round
10 others to watch (alphabetic order): Cedar Rapids Kennedy (5-5), Cedar Rapids Washington (8-4), Cedar Rapids Xavier (5-5), Des Moines East (4-6), Des Moines Lincoln (9-2), Iowa City High (8-3), Linn-Mar (10-1), Muscatine (5-5), Urbandale (6-5), Waterloo East (5-5).
CLASS 3A 2011 W-L 2011 Postseason
1. Norwalk 9-23A second round
2. Creston/Orient-Macksburg 8-2 3A qualifier
3. Solon 9-2 3A second round
4. Keokuk 7-3 3A qualifier
5. Decorah 11-3 3A runner-up
6. Carroll 8-3 3A second round
7. Sioux City Heelan 8-2 3A qualifier
8. Oskaloosa 8-3 3A second round
9. Grinnell 8-3 3A second round
10. Pella 10-2 3A quarterfinalist
10 others to watch (alphabetic order): Adel ADM (12-1), Atlantic (4-6), Boone (5-5), Clear Lake (10-1), Harlan (9-4), Maquoketa (10-2), Webster City (9-2), West Delaware (10-2), Washington (5-5), Williamsburg (6-4).
CLASS 2A 2011 W-L 2011 Postseason
1. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 11-1 3A quarterfinalist
2. Union 12-2 3A champion
3. Mediapolis 11-1 2A quarterfinalist
4. Spirit Lake 13-1 2A runner-up
5. West Marshall 12-1 2A semifinalist
6. Carroll Kuemper 10-2 2A quarterfinalist
7. Sheldon 6-4 2A qualifier
8. Dyersville Beckman 11-2 2A semifinalist
9. North Polk 8-3 2A second round
10. Osage 6-4 2A qualifier
10 others to watch (alphabetic order): Albia (7-3), Baxter CMB (6-4), Cascade (5-5), Center Point-Urbana (4-6), Central Lyon-GLR (7-4), Clarion-Goldfield (7-5), Forest City (8-3), MOC-Floyd Valley (5-5), Monroe PCM (11-1), New Hampton (7-3).
CLASS 1A 2011 W-L 2011 Postseason
1. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 9-22A second round
2. Council Bluffs St. Albert 13-11A runner-up
3. Iowa City Regina 14-0 2A champion
4. Aplington-Parkersburg 11-1 1A quarterfinalist
5. Emmetsburg 12-1 1A semifinalist
6. Panorama 10-1 1A second round
7. Pella Christian 7-3 2A qualifier
8. Van Meter 5-5 Class A qualifier
9. Eagle Grove 5-5 1A qualifier
10. Mount Ayr 5-5 1A qualifier
10 others to watch (alphabetic order): Alburnett (11-1), Central Decatur (5-5), Dike-New Hartford (8-3), IKM-Manning (6-4), North Fayette (7-3), Saint Ansgar (12-2), South Winneshiek (9-2), Tri-Center (6-4), West Branch (10-3), Wilton (8-3).
CLASS A 2011 W-L 2011 Postseason
1. Lynnville-Sully 8-3 Class A second round
2. West Lyon 9-3 1A quarterfinalist
3. Woodbury Central 7-4 Class A second round
4. Lone Tree 10-1 Class A quarterfinalist
5. North Tama 9-2 Class A second round
6. Wapsie Valley 9-2 1A second round
7. Prairie Valley 5-5 1A qualifier
8. West Hancock 12-2 Class A runner-up
9. Woodward-Granger 10-1 1A second round
10. Logan-Magnolia 10-2 1A quarterfinalist
10 others to watch (alphabetic order): Akron-Westfield (8-3), Algona Garrigan (6-4), BGM (8-3), East Mills (10-2) Iowa Valley (6-4), Lawton-Bronson (9-1), Lisbon (14-0), Madrid (10-3), Mason City Newman (11-2), Starmont (7-3).
EIGHT MAN 2011 W-L 2011 Postseason
1. Newell-Fonda 9-2 8-Man second round
2. Fremont-Mills 14-0 8-Man champion
3. Murray 12-2 8-Man runner-up
4. Anita CAM 8-4 8-Man second round
5. Clarksville 12-2 8-Man semifinalist
6. Adair-Casey 9-3 8-Man quarterfinalist
7. Glidden-Ralston 9-2 8-Man second round
8. Midland 7-4 8-Man qualifier
9. Lansing Kee 7-3 8-Man qualifier
10. Laurens-Marathon 6-5 8-Man qualifier
10 others to watch (alphabetic order): Janesville (9-3), Kingsley-Pierson (7-3), Melcher-Dallas (9-1), North Iowa (5-5), Northeast Hamilton (9-2), Preston (10-2), Remsen-Union (9-2), Sidney (6-4), West Bend-Mallard (10-2), Woodbine (3-7).
