Lakeville North holds the No. 2 ranking in Class 6A in big part thanks to quarterback Riley Grossman and running back Samuel Ripplinger (33). (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
The class-by-class rankings are compiled for the third year in a row by the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Jim Paulsen, who takes votes from 11 other media members. Paulsen began managing the rankings when The Associated Press dropped them in 2022; the rankings still are distributed statewide by The Associated Press. They are released annually after the season’s second regular-season game and typically will be published online on Tuesdays.
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