The Lake Conference has asserted its dominance in the Metro district approaching the middle of the regular season with Eden Prairie (3-0, 0-0) holding its place atop the Class 6A Associated Press poll, but also joined by No. 2 Minnetonka (3-0, 2-0) and No. 3 Edina (3-0, 1-0) this week.
The Skippers edged No. 7 Maple Grove (2-1, 0-1) 28-21 last Friday, while the Hornets posted a 29-0 shutout over Wayzata. Fourth-ranked St. Michael-Albertville (3-0, 2-0) joins the upper echelons of Class 6A after its 31-21 comeback victory over No. 10 Champlin Park (2-1, 1-1). The Knights face No. 5 Centennial (3-0, 2-0) after the Cougars' 16-0 shutout of Anoka last week.
Lakeville North (2-1, 2-0), ranked sixth, bounced back from its loss to Eden Prairie in a 51-0 romping of Farmington. No. 7 Roseville (3-0, 2-0) climbed three spots following the Raiders' 34-14 win against Stillwater. Ninth-ranked Totino-Grace (2-1, 0-1) held its stake after scoring 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter of its 21-17 finish versus Mounds View.
Class 5A's top four held onto their rankings, while Robbinsdale Cooper (3-0, 2-0) grabbed the No. 5 spot after a 44-7 romping of Spring Lake Park last week. The Hawks have averaged 41 points per game this season.
Top-ranked Elk River (3-0, 2-0) put together its best performance of the season in a 45-13 demolition of Buffalo. Owatonna (3-0, 1-0), ranked second, posted a season-high in points in the Huskies' 70-36 rout of Austin. No. 3 Mankato West (3-0, 1-0) shut out Rochester John Marshall 41-0 last week for the Scarlets' second shutout of the season. Apple Valley (3-0, 1-0), ranked No. 4, rolled Bloomington Jefferson 43-9 last week.
Sixth-ranked Mahtomedi (3-0, 2-0) and No. 7 Irondale (3-0, 2-0) solidified its spots in the poll after the Zephyrs' 27-6 win over Hill-Murray and the Knights' 34-18 victory against Forest Lake.
Chaska, Northfield and Moorhead all cracked the top 10 after victories in Week 3. No. 8 Chaska (3-0, 2-0) shut out rival Chanhassen 14-0, while No. 9 Northfield (3-0, 1-0) notched a 24-0 shutout over Faribault. Moorhead (2-1, 2-0) edged No. 12 St. Cloud Tech (2-1, 1-1) 18-14 to claim the No. 10-ranking.
The top six teams in Class 4A hold the same spots as last week and remain unbeaten this season, while No. 7 Waseca and No. 10 Cloquet ascended higher by maintaining perfect records.
Top-ranked Winona (3-0, 1-0) beat New Prague 41-14 last Friday, while No. 2 Marshall (3-0, 3-0) continued its run of terror through the South Central Red subdistrict with a 56-0 blowout of Worthington. Benilde-St. Margaret's, ranked third, destroyed No. 15 DeLaSalle (2-1, 1-1) 60-21, while No. 4 Hutchinson (3-0, 2-0) defeated Big Lake 21-14.
No. 5 Holy Angels (3-0, 1-0) picked up its first Suburban Red subdistrict win in a 30-0 shutout of St. Louis Park. Sixth-ranked Rocori (3-0, 2-0) beat No. 9 Becker (2-1, 1-1) 16-14, while No. 7 Waseca (3-0, 3-0) pulled out a 14-9 win over Fairmont. South St. Paul (2-1, 2-0) , ranked eighth, bulldozed Simley 48-7, while No. 10 Cloquet cracked the top 10 with a 42-7 drubbing of Hibbing.
While the top four in Class 3A remain intact, No. 9 Sibley East (3-0, 2-0) made a major jump from the No. 18 spot in the poll following a 29-15 win over Maple River.
St. Croix Lutheran (3-0, 2-0), ranked first in the poll, brushed aside St. Paul Central 49-7, while No. 2 Rochester Lourdes (3-0, 2-0) shut out La Crescent 38-0. Third-ranked Pierz (3-0, 2-0) defeated Maple Lake 34-7 to hold its place in the poll. A safety proved to be the deciding factor for No. 4 Stewartville (3-0, 2-0) which edged Plainview-Elgin-Millville 15-13 last week.
Holy Family Catholic (3-0, 2-0) rose three spots to No. 5 following a 35-14 win over Watertown-Mayer, while fellow East Central South subdistrict competitior, No. 6 Annandale (3-0, 1-0), bested Foley 34-14.
Eighth-ranked Breck (3-0, 2-0) rolled Concordia Academy 35-8 to break into the top 10, while No. 10 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (2-1, 2-0) shut out Thief River Falls 57-0.
Class 2A powers Caledonia, Barnesville, Minneapolis North and Hawley remained in the poll, while five teams are making their first top 10 appearance this week.
The top-ranked Warriors (3-0, 2-0) stretched their winning streak to 31 games after a 42-6 rout of Zumbrota-Mazeppa last week. The No. 2 Trojans (3-0, 1-0) shut out West Central Area 21-0, while the Polars, ranked third (3-0, 3-0), lit up the scoreboard in a 56-8 finish over St. Paul Harding.
Fourth-ranked Hawley (2-1, 2-0) asserted itself in a 52-14 win over Crookston. No. 5 Redwood Valley (3-0, 2-0) jumped 11 spots in the poll following a 36-12 win over Luverne. Triton (2-1, 1-1), ranked sixth, had its best offensive performance of the season in a 54-24 decision against Chatfield.
Minnewaska (3-0, 2-0) was unranked but burst onto the poll at No. 7 with a 35-6 win versus Montevideo. No. 8 Pipestone Area (3-0, 2-0) climbed six spots after its 37-7 win over St. James. United North Central (3-0, 2-0) earned the No. 9-ranking following its 42-12 romping of Wadena-Deer Creek.
The entire top 10 of Class 1A has remained unbeaten so far this season, but not all wins are created equal. Minneota, previously ranked fifth, overtook the fourth spot from Murray County Central after the Rebels nearly let a game slip and the Vikings rolled through their competition.
Rushford-Peterson (3-0, 3-0) stayed atop the poll after a 14-7 win over Fillmore Central. No. 2 Wabasso (3-0, 1-0) tallied its first shutout of the season in a 35-0 decision against Tracy-Milroy-Balatan. Third-ranked Braham (3-0, 2-0) shut out Hinckley-Finlayson 32-0 to maintain its spot, while No. 4 Minneota (3-0, 2-0) rolled Canby 53-0.
Goodhue (3-0, 2-0), ranked fifth, just surrendered its first touchdown of the season after it defeated Kenyon-Wanamingo 37-8. No. 6 BOLD (3-0, 2-0) claimed a 40-7 victory over Sauk Centre, while No. 7 Murray County Central squeaked past Sleepy Eye 27-22.
Eighth-ranked Ottertail Central (3-0, 2-0) makes its first appearance in the poll after beating Pillager 35-8. Ada-Borup/Norman County West (4-0, 2-0) posted a 47-16 win over Cass Lake-Bena. No. 10 Mayer Lutheran (3-0, 3-0) notched a season-high in points after a 39-6 finish versus Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton.
The revolving door for the top rank in 9-Man continues to spin as Cromwell-Wright (3-0, 1-0) takes its turn atop the poll following a 60-16 demolition of Ogilvie. Second-ranked Spring Grove (3-0, 2-0) defeated Mabel-Canton 50-16, while No. 3 Houston (3-0, 2-0) destroyed Leroy-Ostrander 54-6.
Stephen-Argyle (3-0, 3-0), ranked fourth, shut out Clearbrook-Gonvick 26-0 last week. Nevis (3-0, 3-0) knocked off previously top-ranked Wauban 44-12 to climb to No. 5 in the poll. Ely (3-0, 1-0) posted a gaudy 76-0 shutout of Lake of the Woods and has yet to be scored on this year.
Seventh-ranked Cleveland/Immanuel Lutheran (2-1, 2-0) rolled Madelia 48-8 to remain in the poll, while No. 8 Red Rock Central (3-0, 3-0) broke into the top 10 following a 28-20 victory over Hills-Beaver Creek. No. 9 Verndale (3-0, 3-0) was unranked until its 59-8 drubbing of Underwood a week ago. No. 10 Sleepy Eye St. Mary's climbed two spots after a 66-26 win over Mankato Loyola.
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