Imperials drop three spots to No. 5

By Sun Staff

October 13, 2011 at 5:59 AM

Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter's 6-0 overtime loss last Friday night to Hankinson almost knocked the team out of this week's state 9-man football poll, after the Imperials were locked into the No. 2 spot for most of the season.

As a result, North Star (8-0), Central McLean (8-0) and Cavalier (8-0) all leapfrogged the Imperials in the standings. North Star moved into second, behind Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (8-0), while the Imperials dropped all the way to fifth.

The No. 1-ranked Warbirds collected all 14 first-place votes. The Imperials and Warbirds will face each other this Friday night in Wyndmere in the final week of the regular season.

Nothing changed in this week's Class A football poll.

Still leading the way with all 14 first-place votes is Harvey-Wells County (7-0), while Hazen (7-0) and Stanley-Powers Lake (7-0) all still second and third, respectively Linton-HMB (6-1) again sits fourth, while Heart River (6-1) remained at No. 5.

Velva (5-2) and Oakes (6-1) each received votes in the poll.

The high school 9-man and Class A football polls are voted on by the North Dakota Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

High School Football Polls

Class A

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

1. Harvey-Wells Co. (14) 7-0 70 1

2. Hazen 7-0 55 2

3. Stanley-Powers Lake 7-0 43 3

4. Linton-HMB 6-1 10 5

5. Heart River 6-1 10 5

Also receiving votes: Velva (5-2) 5, Oakes (6-1) 2.

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