Sherrard’s Justin Miller (33) dives into the end zone out of the reach of Rockridge defender Mike Norris (23) earlier this season. Miller and Tigers continue to barrell through foes, reaching this week’s Top 10 in the Quad Cities Prep Football Power Poll.
By Steve Tappa, stappa@qconline.com
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep football writer
Posted online at 11:15 P.M.
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Sherrard finally has made enough believers out of the voters in the Quad Cities Prep Football Power Poll.
Off to a 5-0 start for the first time since a perfect regular-season in 2005, the Tigers have steadily clawed their way up the local rankings to make a 2009 Top 10 debut this week.
Coach Jason Kirby”s club moved up from 11th last week to 10th today in the presentation by WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections 22, WFXN-AM 1230 and The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus newspapers.
Sherrard replaced Davenport Assumption, which dropped to 3-2 and into the 12th spot with an overtime loss to Clinton, our top-ranked team for a second straight week.
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Rock Island’s Chris Glover (26) has a convoy of blockers in Nikko Watson (38) and Emmanuel Hamilton (24) leading him to the end zone in a 41-14 victory over United Township. The Rocks remained on a roll this week, moving up four more places in the QC Prep Football Power Poll to a share of second with Orion.
By Steve Tappa, stappa@qconline.com
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep football writer
Posted Online: Sept. 20, 2009, 9:53 pm
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The Quad Cities Prep Football Power Poll transformed into a dog-eat-dog proposition over the weekend.
Just ask the Bettendorf Bulldogs, the top-ranked team in the local rankings for the last 23 straight votes.
Clinton took a bite out of the seven-time state champs, pulling a stunningly thorough 28-10 upset at the “Dog Pound” to replace Bettendorf atop the weekly presentation by WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections 22, WFXN-AM 1230 and The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus newspapers.
Clinton joins Bettendorf and Geneseo (inaugural No. 1 in 2007’s preseason) as the only No. 1s in the three-season history of the local poll.
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Sherrard’s James Stratton (56) takes down Rockridge running back Brandon Stufflebeam (44) during first half action Friday at Sherrard High School. A 33-0 decision by 3-0 Sherrard has the Tigers knocking on the Top 10 door of this week’s Quad Cities Prep Football Power Poll.
By Steve Tappa, stappa@qconline.com
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep football writer
Posted Online: Sept. 13, 2009, 11:03 p.m.
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After graduating Mississippi Athletic Conference rushing champ Connor Dahlstrom, North Scott was never expected to repeat an 8-2 season by voters in the Quad Cities Prep Football Power Poll.
However, thanks to a dominating 3-0 start, the Lancers have steadily risen up the local rankings, presented by WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections 22, WFXN-AM 1230 and The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus newspapers.
From the No. 12 spot in the preseason poll, Coach Kevin Tippet’s club has climbed to No. 4 with a bullet in this week’s vote by local sportswriters and broadcasters.
North Scott even managed to wrest away one of the 15 first-place votes cast from the incumbent No. 1 and 2 duo of Bettendorf (10.5) and Geneseo (3.5). The Bulldogs have been the consensus No. 1 now for 23 weeks and counting.
Geneseo running back Collin Akers (22) runs around diving Moline defender Ethan McGuire (11) in action last Friday. Akers rushed for 120 yards, and the Maple Leafs were 31-12 winners. That performance earned Geneseo 4.5 of a possible 15 first-place votes in this week’s Quad Cities Prep Football Poll. That allowed the No. 2 Leafs to knock Bettendorf from a unanimous perch and climb within 6 voting points of the No. 1 Bulldogs. (Photo by Gary Krambeck, Dispatch/Argus)
By Steve Tappa, stappa@qconline.com
Moline Dispatch/Rock Island Argus prep football writer
Posted Online: Sept. 7, 2009, 6:34 pm
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Not since holding sway in the very first Quad Cities Prep Football Power Poll in 2007 has the pride of Geneseo been closer to the No. 1 spot in the local rankings.
In this week’s poll of local sportswriters and broadcasters, the “Green Machine” ended up six voting points shy of overtaking Bettendorf, the consensus No. 1 now for 22 weeks and counting. The pair occupied the top two spots on every ballot.
Geneseo, also No. 2 in last week’s poll, closed the gap by earning 4.5 of the 15 first-place votes available in the presentation by WQAD-TV 8, Mediacom Connections 22, WFXN-AM 1230 and The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus newspapers.
Bettendorf, a unanimous No. 1 last week, and for the first time since the final ballot of 2007, lost voters over the weekend thanks to finding itself in a game with lowly regarded Muscatine.
While the Bulldogs (145.5 points) needed to rally from a halftime deficit, Geneseo (139.5 points) built a 24-0 lead by intermission before having to hold off a Moline comeback.
