Anoka quarterback Peyton Podany hands off the ball to running back Zach Welch during practice in August. (Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
MN high school football rankings
Class-by-class rankings
Three high school football teams — Anoka, Two Rivers and North Branch — moved up in their respective classifications in this week’s state football rankings decided by Minnesota sports writers.
North Branch, previously unranked in Class 4A, moved into the top 10 after handing 4A’s No. 4-ranked team, previously undefeated Duluth Denfeld, its first loss on Friday.
The rankings are compiled by the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Jim Paulsen and distributed statewide by the Associated Press.
For more on the class-by-class rankings, click here to read this story on startribune.com.
Click here to read The Minnesota Top 20, the Star Tribune’s high school football rankings, on startribune.com.
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