Rockets up to No. 3 9-man poll

Unbeaten New Rockford-Sheyenne is up to No. 3 in the latest 9-man football poll.

The 6-0 Rockets moved up one spot from last week.

Three Region 1 teams are either ranked or close. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (6-1) dropped from the top spot to No. 4 after losing to LaMoure-Litchville-Marion on Friday. The Loboes (5-2) and defending 9-man champs Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter (6-1) are getting votes.

North Star is the new No. 1, getting 11 of the 12 first-place votes.

Stanley-Powers Lake remains on top of the Class A poll, getting all 13 top-place nods.

High school football polls

Class A

Team (first-place votes) W-L Pts LW

1. Stanley-Powers Lake (13) 6-0 65 1

2. Larimore 6-0 50 3

3. Maple Valley-Enderlin 6-0 37 4

4. Heart River 5-1 27 2

5. Hazen 4-2 6 NR

Also receiving votes: Langdon-Munich (6-1) 5, Northern Cass (4-2) 5.

9-Man

Team (first-place votes) W-L Pts LW

1. North Star (11) 6-0 61 2

2. Divide County (1) 7-0 50 3

3. New Rockford-Sheyenne 6-0 34 4

4. Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 6-1 26 1

5. Towner-Granville-Upham 6-0 8 NR

Also receiving votes: Cavalier (5-1) 6, Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter (6-1) 5, LaMoure-Litchville-Marion-Montpelier (5-2) 3, Shiloh Christian (6-1) 2.

— Sun Staff

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