First Class A, 9-man polls released

Defending state Class A champions Stanley-Powers Lake tops the first state Class A high school football poll of the season, voted on by the state’s sportswriters and sportscasters and released on Wednesday.

Stanley-Powers Lake received all 11 first-place votes, with Heart River, Oakes, Harvey-Wells County and Linton-HMB rounding out the top five, respectively.

The first 9-man poll of the season was much less decisive, as four of the top five teams all received at least one first-place vote.

Wyndmere-Lidgerwood tops the poll with six first-place votes, while North Star (3) is ranked second, Cavalier (1) is ranked fourth and the defending state champs, Napoleon-GS (1), ranked fifth. The third spot is currently being held down by Divide County.

Other area teams receiving votes were South Border and Lakota-Adams-Edmore.

North Dakota High School Football Polls

Class A

Team (first-place votes) W-L Pts

1. Stanley-Powers Lake (11) 1-0 60

2. Heart River 1-0 35

3. Oakes 1-0 22

4. Harvey-Wells County 0-1 14

5. Linton-HMB 0-1 13

Also receiving votes: Larimore (1-0) 12, Hazen (0-1) 11, Velva (0-1) 11, Grant County-Flasher (1-0) 2.

9-man

Team (first-place votes) W-L Pts

1. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (6) 2-0 52

2. North Star (3) 2-0 46

3. Divide County 2-0 27

4. Cavalier (1) 1-0 26

5. Napoleon-GS (1) 2-0 24

Also receiving votes: South Border (1-1) 2, Mott-Regent (2-0) 2, Lakota-Adams-Edmore (1-0) 1.

- Sun Staff

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