Minnesota’s high school football class-by-class state poll for Week 5
Lots of movement came to Class 5A, but the top teams in the other classes stayed put.

By Jim Paulsen
The Minnesota Star Tribune
Football state polls
First-place votes in parentheses, followed by record, total points, previous ranking.
CLASS 6A
1. Maple Grove (12), 4-0, 120, 1
2. Minnetonka, 4-0, 108, 2
3. Forest Lake, 4-0, 92, 3
4. Eden Prairie, 3-1, 81, 6
5. Lakeville South, 3-1, 49, 10
6. Rosemount, 3-1, 46, unranked
7. (tie) Moorhead, 3-1, 37, 9
7. (tie) Shakopee, 3-1, 37, 4
9. Centennial, 3-1, 26, 5
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10. Stillwater, 3-1, 16, unranked
Others receiving votes: Andover 15, Champlin Park 11, Farmington 10, Stillwater 15, East Ridge 7, Edina 7.
CLASS 5A
1. St. Thomas Academy (9), 4-0, 117, 3
2. Chaska (2), 4-0, 90, 7
3. Spring Lake Park (1), 4-0, 89, 5
4. Alexandria, 3-1, 73, 10
5. Chanhassen, 3-1, 66, 2
6. Mahtomedi, 4-0, 53, 6
7. Elk River (5), 3-1, 47, 1
8. Mankato East, 3-1, 24, 4
8. Cretin-Derham Hall, 3-1, 23, unranked
10. Brainerd, 3-1, 19, 10
Others receiving votes: Robbinsdale Armstrong 14, Monticello 13, Waconia 12, Buffalo 10, Rochester Mayo 7.
CLASS 4A
1. Byron (10), 4-0, 117, 1
2. Marshall (1), 4-0, 104, 2
3. Kasson-Mantorville (1), 4-0, 91, 3
4. Fergus Falls, 4-0, 80, 4
5. Hermantown, 4-0, 72, 5
6. Orono, 3-1, 47, 7
7. North Branch, 4-0, 26, 9t
8. (tie) South St. Paul, 4-0, 34, unranked
8. (tie) Stewartville, 3-1, 34, 9t
10. Zimmerman, 3-1, 23, 6
Others receiving votes: Rocori 7, SMB 4, Grand Rapids 3, St. Peter 1.
CLASS 3A
1. Annandale (9), 4-0, 109, 1
2. Pequot Lakes (1), 4-0, 87, 3
3. Waseca (1), 4-0, 85, 4
4. Holy Family, 4-0, 77, 5
5. Pierz (1), 4-0, 74, 8
6. Minneapolis North, 4-0, 56, 6
7. Pine Island, 4-0, 51, 9
8. Albany, 3-1, 40, 2
9. St. Croix Lutheran, 4-0, 32, unranked
10. Luverne, 4-0, 19, unranked
Others receiving votes: Albert Lea 12, Fairmont 9, Breck 1.
CLASS 2A
1. Jackson Co. Central (10), 4-0, 117, 1
2. Chatfield (2), 4-0, 94, 2
3. Holdingford, 4-0, 88, 3
4. Staples-Motley, 4-0, 68, 4
5. Pillager, 4-0, 67, 6
6. Goodhue, 4-0, 64, 7
7. Moose Lake-Willow River, 4-0, 55, 5
8. Waterville-Elysian-Morr., 4-0, 53, 10
9. Eden Valley-Watkins, 3-1, 11, unranked
10. Barnesville, 3-1, 10, unranked
Others receiving votes: Rochester Lourdes 9, Osakis 5, Redwood Valley 5, St. Cloud Cathedral 4, LeSueur-Henderson 4, Aitkin 4, Triton 2.
CLASS 1A
1. Minneota (11), 4-0, 117, 1
2. Springfield, 4-0, 101, 2
3. Mahnomen/Waubun, 4-0, 87, 3
4. Fillmore Central (1), 4-0, 82, 4
5. Cleveland, 4-0, 65, 8
6. Mountain Iron-Buhl, 4-0, 63, 6
7. Breckenridge, 4-0, 41, unranked
8. Red Lake County, 4-0, 31, 10
9. Ottertail Central, 4-0, 29, unranked
10. Barnum, 3-1, 19, unranked
Others receiving votes: Dawson-Boyd 14, Deer River 4, Pine River-Backus 3, Parkers Prairie 2, Barnum 1, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 1, St. James 1.
NINE-PLAYER
1. Hills-Beaver Creek (10), 4-0, 110, 1
2. Kingsland (2), 4-0, 96, 2
3. Kittson Co. Central, 5-0, 83, 3
4. Edgerton, 4-0, 60, 5
5. Wabasso, 4-0, 59, 4
6. Red Rock Central, 3-0, 54, 7
7. Mille Lacs, 4-0, 49, 6
8. Hillcrest Lutheran, 4-0, 42, 8
9. Mabel-Canton, 4-0, 41, 9
10. Bertha-Hewitt, 4-0, 32, unranked
Others receiving votes: Cook County 10, Spring Grove 8, Fosston 7, Stephen-Argyle 4, Cromwell-Wright 3, Houston 2.
The polls are compiled by Strib Varsity staff writer Jim Paulsen from voting by media members across Minnesota. Voters: Randy Shaver, Strib Varsity; Marcus Fuller, Strib Varsity; Jace Frederick, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Pat Ruff, Rochester Post Bulletin; Joe Brown, West Central Tribune; Jamey Malcomb, Duluth News Tribune; Reagan Hoverman, Duluth News Tribune; Brian Jerzak, formerly of Prep RedZone; Steve Thomson, WCCO Radio; Gary Giombetti, Mesabi Daily News; Andy Rennecke, St. Cloud Live; Jim Paulsen, Strib Varsity
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Jim Paulsen is a high school sports reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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