Week 2 Preview: Top Game in Each Class

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Get 30% off your first billing cycle with code:&nbsp;howe30&nbsp;in the coupon code area</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/09/prep-redzone-iowa-week-1-team-rankings/">Prep Redzone Iowa Week 1 Team Rankings</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS 5A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WDM Valley at Waukee Northwest</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tigers reached the state championship game a year ago and pulled out a 20-19 victory against rival Dowling Catholic in the 2025 season-opener on Friday. A building Northwest program served noticed that it intended to be a factor in the title chase this fall with a 25-24 victory at Ankeny. If the Wolves get this one, that would be a heck of a story and start to the campaign. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Valley: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='283946' first='Jayden' last='McGregory']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/jayden-mcgregory/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/jayden-mcgregory/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='401870' first='Drake' last='DeGroote']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/drake-degroote/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/drake-degroote/"></a>, Blake Dorenkamp, [player_tooltip player_id='283945' first='Jayden' last='Brown'],&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1619456' first='Miciah' last='LeLaCheur'], [player_tooltip player_id='1241420' first='Luke' last='Wolter'], [player_tooltip player_id='1241401' first='Alonzo' last='Jimenez'], Benjamin Booth. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Northwest:</strong> <strong>&nbsp;</strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1204436' first='Mack' last='Heitland']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/mack-heitland/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/mack-heitland/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='1361719' first='Ryan' last='Woodruff']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/ryan-woodruff/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/ryan-woodruff/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='1204437' first='Jordon' last='Green']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/jordon-green/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/jordon-green/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='1619612' first='Elliot' last='Combe']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/elliot-combe/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/elliot-combe/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='1295632' first='Isaiah' last='Oliver']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/isaiah-oliver/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/isaiah-oliver/"></a>&nbsp;, [player_tooltip player_id='1240480' first='Brady' last='Fitz']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/brady-fitz/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/brady-fitz/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='1204438' first='Joe' last='Vinyard']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/joe-vinyard/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/joe-vinyard/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='1619520' first='Blake' last='Ludwig'], [player_tooltip player_id='1619483' first='Austin' last='Van Horn']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/austin-van-horn/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/austin-van-horn/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='1685849' first='Anel' last='Heco']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/anel-heco/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/anel-heco/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='1240481' first='Jackson' last='Davis']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/jackson-davis-3/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/jackson-davis-3/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='1240556' first='Greyson' last='Beattie']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/greyson-beattie/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/greyson-beattie/"></a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS 4A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pella at Waverly-Shell Rock</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Dutch checked in at No. 3 in our Class 4A rankings this week with Waverly-Shell Rock two spots behind them. In other words, we got a Top 5 matchup going down in Northeast-ish Iowa. It's the first meeting between these schools since at least 2007, according to Bound. It shapes up as an important data point for playoff seeding.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pella: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1240470' first='Emmanuel' last='Diers']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/emmanuel-diers/"></a>&nbsp;,&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='897440' first='Harrison' last='Mullens']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/harrison-mullens/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/harrison-mullens/"></a>,&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1620031' first='Rex' last='Rhamy']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/rex-rhamy/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/rex-rhamy/"></a>,&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1644914' first='Kyler' last='VanMaanen']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/kyler-vanmaanen/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/kyler-vanmaanen/"></a>, Ty VanVliet,&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1581293' first='Nate' last='Warner']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/nate-warner/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/nate-warner/"></a>, Gage Branderhorst,&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1240472' first='Palmer' last='Hemming']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/palmer-hemming/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/palmer-hemming/"></a>, Benjamin Dothager,&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1620070' first='Jace' last='Peterson'], Austin Schulte. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Waverly-Shell Rock:</strong> <strong>&nbsp;</strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1631367' first='Caleb' last='Schipper'], [player_tooltip player_id='1619985' first='Brady' last='Bodensteiner']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/brady-bodensteiner/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/brady-bodensteiner/"></a>, Gehrig Tibbitts, [player_tooltip player_id='1596610' first='Jayden' last='Stephens']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/jayden-stephens/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/jayden-stephens/"></a>, Kael Dewey, [player_tooltip player_id='1631381' first='Mason' last='Hinrichs']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/mason-hinrichs/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/mason-hinrichs/"></a>, Brady Willis, [player_tooltip player_id='1827812' first='Owen' last='Lawless']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/owen-lawless/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/owen-lawless/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='1240475' first='Ian' last='Sedgwick']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/ian-sedgwick/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/ian-sedgwick/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='1240483' first='Matt' last='Langner']<a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/matt-langer/"></a><a href="https://prepredzone.com/player/matt-langer/"></a>, [player_tooltip player_id='1751494' first='Gavin' last='Bockholt']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS 3A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Solon at Williamsburg</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No longer in the same district, it's good to see these successful programs, relatively close in proximity, face off this season. Solon leads the all-time series, 5-4, but the Raiders have won the last two, including a 42-13 win a year ago. The Spartans opened 2025 with a 36-13 victory against visiting Assumption last week, while Williamsburg cruised to a 44-0 triumph at Keokuk.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Solon:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1241515' first='Eli' last='Kampman'], [player_tooltip player_id='1885005' first='Kaden' last='Hoeper'], [player_tooltip player_id='1241536' first='Kyler' last='Jensen'], [player_tooltip player_id='1532898' first='Maddox' last='Kelley'], [player_tooltip player_id='1204514' first='Lucas' last='Feuerbach'], Sawyer Hansel,&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1842569' first='Tripp' last='Johnson']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Williamsburg:</strong> Cash Brown, Dallin Sullivan, [player_tooltip player_id='1241518' first='Dylan' last='Weisskopf'], [player_tooltip player_id='1241538' first='Grady' last='Wetjen'], [player_tooltip player_id='1843754' first='Sawyer' last='Kirby'], Malachai Williams, Noah Banos. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS 2A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kuemper Catholic at Algona</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We're taking liberties with the next two games listed. They're between ranked teams from different classes. In this case, we have 2A No. 1 Kuemper traveling to 3A No. 11 Algona. It will be the first meeting between two schools having high hopes this season. It should be an exciting one with plenty of firepower on both sides.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kuemper:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1242935' first='Brock' last='Badding'], [player_tooltip player_id='1621099' first='Jarin' last='Hoffman'], [player_tooltip player_id='1905820' first='Braxton' last='Vonnahme'],&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='850243' first='Brayton' last='Alford'], [player_tooltip player_id='355496' first='Ryan' last='Lucas'], Sean Healy, Case Kock. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Algona:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1204547' first='Nathan' last='Manske'], [player_tooltip player_id='1240418' first='William' last='Weichert'], [player_tooltip player_id='1240413' first='Evan' last='Allie'], Foster Myhre, Will Limbaugh, [player_tooltip player_id='1902362' first='Tayten' last='Rummel'], Cael Rotert. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS 1A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>West Lyon at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's the battle of the Lyons with Class 1A No. 2 West Lyon traveling to 2A No. 3 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock. The Lions hold an 11-8 lead in the all-time series and have won five of the last seven. The Wildcats prevailed last season, however, 41-7. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>West Lyon</strong>: Easton DeJong, [player_tooltip player_id='1221929' first='Evan' last='Hildring'], [player_tooltip player_id='1238533' first='Jorden' last='Meyer'], Jerrence Knoblock, Daxtyn Metzger, Cooper Schoening, Jared Ciesielski. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CL/G-LR</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id='1581283' first='Jayden' last='Daale'], Michelet Sedam, [player_tooltip player_id='1706508' first='Rylan' last='Maxwell'],&nbsp;Cash Sandbulte, Liam Vander Zee,&nbsp;Brady Kirch,&nbsp;Tynan Schipper,&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1370574' first='Zach' last='Drenth']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>North Linn at Maquoketa Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Class A No. 3 Maquoketa Valley plays host to an unranked but interesting Lynx squad, which opened the season with a 26-7 win at Hudson. The Wildcats kicked off 2025 with a 33-0 drubbing of Starmont. This series is tied 6-6-1 dating back to 2008 with Maq Valley winning the last two to even it up. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>North Linn: </strong>Will Sommerfelt, Landon Mertens, Logan Miller, Jack Gericke,&nbsp;Braden Wheatley,&nbsp;Bradyn Bistline. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Maquoketa Valley</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id='1242831' first='Brady' last='Wall'], Rogan Heidt, [player_tooltip player_id='1360436' first='Dylan' last='Knipper'], Lukas Chesnut, Gabriel Halweg, [player_tooltip player_id='1360433' first='Anderson' last='Holtz']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>EIGHT-PLAYER</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Boyer Valley at Fremont-Mills</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A pair of unbeaten squads tangle in what should be a revealing matchup for both of them. Boyer Valley is off to a 2-0 start with wins against Newell-Fonda and Ar-We-Va, and the Knights opened with a dominant win at CAM last week. Fremont-Mills owns a 3-1 lead in this series after dropping the first meeting. It won, 50-6, in 2024.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Boyer Valley:</strong> Brody Koski, [player_tooltip player_id='1358203' first='Levi' last='Reineke'], Tristen Burkhart,&nbsp;Haydon Hicks, Jericho Ingram, Lucas Lantz. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fremont-Mills:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1358997' first='Sawyer' last='Forney'],&nbsp;Jonathan Ekpai, [player_tooltip player_id='1358995' first='Mason' last='Reed'], [player_tooltip player_id='1358991' first='JW' last='Linkenhoker'], Gavin Crom,&nbsp;Broden Zimmerman. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->