Lakeville North replaces rival Lakeville South at No. 1 in Class 4A; Marshall (3A), Hawley (2A) and Minneota (1A) hold steady in the coaches poll released Sept. 7.

Minnetonka is pressing Maple Grove for the No. 1 spot in the Week 3 Strib Varsity rankings.

The Rebels, No. 13 in the Minnesota Top 25, trailed by 14 points in the first quarter before pushing past No. 7 Andover.

Three of the top 10 teams lost Friday night, but two fell to other top-10 teams, and all lost to ranked teams.

Maple Grove vs. Eden Prairie, Lakeville South vs. Shakopee and Champlin Park vs. Andover were among the state’s biggest games.

Lakeville South at Shakopee and Eden Prairie at Maple Grove are other games pondered by staff writers Jim Paulsen and Marcus Fuller.

Eagan, boosted by transfer Mesa Jameson, is on the rise in the list compiled weekly by Strib Varsity’s Marcus Fuller. Lakeville South and Lakeville North hold the top two spots.

Strib Varsity’s Jim Paulsen didn’t see anything to change his mind in a big way, and he doesn’t see much that separates the first four teams.

Coach John Yunker led his new team, which is ranked second in Class 4A, to a victory over his previous team.

The preseason ranking starts with the defending Class 4A champion, moves to a rival from its own school district and then hits the rest of the state.