Wayzata and Providence Academy remain at No. 1 in Class 3A and 1A, and Hill-Murray reaches the top of Class 2A after moving up each week this season.

Blake leads the Class 2A rankings for the third week in a row, Holy Angels is No. 1 in Class 1A for a second week, and Minnetonka jumps to the top of Class 3A in the coaches poll released Sept. 7.

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

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.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s moved into Class 2A’s premier position; Wayzata (3A) and Providence Academy (1A) remained at No. 1 in the coaches poll released Aug. 31.

Holy Angels ascended to No. 1 in Class 1A; Maple Grove (3A) and Blake (2A) held steady in the Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaches Association rankings released Aug. 31.

Orono quarterback Griffin Mauer passed for a touchdown and ran for another in a convincing win.

Two of the top 10 teams, Wayzata and Mankato West, endured upset losses in Week 1.

Strib Varsity reporters were at Becker vs. Orono, St. Thomas Academy vs. Cretin-Derham Hall and Apple Valley vs. Rochester John Marshall.

Jim Paulsen’s preseason ranking of the best teams in the state regardless of class.