After defeating Edina in a rematch of last year’s Class 2A state championship, Hill-Murray will travel to face No. 2-ranked Holy Family on Saturday.

Undefeated Bemidji is on the rise, arriving in the first 10 this week. A chance to prove itself further is just ahead.

Defending state champions Hill-Murray and Dodge County saw success while Holy Family proved itself against Edina.

Strib Varsity’s ranking spans the state and two classes and includes both of the teams that won state titles last season.

School officials are leading athletes through a switch to Minnesota’s largest class for football, which requires even more travel to the Twin Cities.

Listen: NSPN.tv’s Ryan Phelps has a first look at the Class 2A and 1A brackets and discusses the matchups with the Star Tribune’s David La Vaque.