Jackson County Central moved up one place to fourth in this week’s state Class 2A football ratings. The polls are conducted by media members from around the state.
The Huskies improved to 6-0 with a 47-6 win over Minnesota Valley Lutheran last week. JCC hosts Luverne Thursday.
Barnesville remains first and Caledonia second, with Eden Valley-Watkins sliding up one spot to third. Caledonia defeated then No. 3 Chatfield on Friday, which dropped the Gophers down to seventh.
Fairmont fell from third to ninth in the Class 3A ratings following a loss at Class 4A Marshall. The Cardinals (5-1) host Worthington Friday.
Each of the other leaders remains the same, Mountain Iron-Buhl (9-player), Minneota (1A), Stewartville (3A), Becker (4A), Chanhassen (5A) and Eden Prairie (6A).
Following are the complete polls. Listed are rank, team, won-loss record, total poll points and last week’s ranking. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Nine-player
1. Mountain Iron-Buhl (10) 6-0 109 1
2. Fertile-Beltrami (1) 6-0 96 2
3. Cherry 6-0 92 3
4. Nevis 6-0 75 4
5. Ottertail Central 6-0 61 6
6. Kingsland 6-0 53 9
7. Hills-Beaver Creek 6-0 32 NR
8. LeRoy-Ostrander 5-1 24 7
9. Ogilvie 5-1 20 5
10. Spring Grove 5-1 19 10
Others receiving votes: Border West 8, Edgerton 8, Stephen-Argyle 5, New Ulm Cathedral 3.
Class 1A
1. Minneota (9) 6-0 107 1
2. Fillmore Central (1) 6-0 98 2
3. Mahnomen/Waubun (1) 6-0 82 3
4. BOLD 5-1 69 4
5. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 6-0 54 9
6. Ada-Borup/West 5-1 36 7
7. Mayer Lutheran 5-1 24 NR
8. (tie) Bethlehem Academy 5-1 13 NR
8. (tie) Upsala/Swanville 5-1 13 NR
10. Sleepy Eye United 5-1 9 5
Others receiving votes: Kenyon-Wanamingo 8, Parkers Prairie 8, Braham 6, Goodhue 5, Lester Prairie 2, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 1.
Class 2A
1. Barnesville (7) 6-0 105 1
2. Caledonia (3) 6-0 99 2
3. Eden Valley-Watkins 6-0 86 4
4. Jackson County Central 6-0 71 5
5. St. Agnes (1) 6-0 67 6
6. Barnum 6-0 46 7
7. Chatfield 5-1 44 3
8. Norwood Young America 6-0 39 8
9. Cannon Falls 5-1 25 9
10. Osakis 5-1 12 NR
Others receiving votes: Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 4, Moose Lake-Willow River 3, Maple River 2, Upsala/Swanville 2.
Class 3A
1. Stewartville (7) 6-0 106 1
2. Esko (4) 6-0 103 2
3. Annandale 6-0 87 4
4. Litchfield 5-1 68 5
5. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 5-1 60 7
6. Dassel-Cokato 5-1 42 6
7. Minneapolis North 5-1 41 8
8. Waseca 5-1 38 9
9. Fairmont 5-1 32 3
10. Pequot Lakes 5-1 12 10
Others receiving votes: Rochester Lourdes 8, Rockford 7, Two Harbors 1.
Class 4A
1. Becker (11) 6-0 110 1
2. Orono 6-0 99 2
3. Princeton 6-0 81 6
4. Totino-Grace 5-1 77 5
5. Hutchinson 4-2 51 8
6. Byron 5-1 39 3
7. Kasson-Mantorville 5-1 36 10
8. Mound-Westonka 5-1 34 9
9. Rocori 5-1 21 7
10. (tie) Detroit Lakes 5-1 20 4
10. (tie) North Branch 5-1 20
Others receiving votes: Hermantown 10, Chisago Lakes 3, Hill-Murray 2, Minneapolis Henry 2.
Class 5A
1. Chanhassen (11) 6-0 110 1
2. Rogers 6-0 98 2
3. Mankato West 5-1 85 3
4. Alexandria 6-0 79 4
5. Sauk Rapids-Rice 6-0 58 5
6. St. Thomas Academy 5-1 53 6
7. Andover 5-1 47 7
8. Brainerd 5-1 37 8
9. Robbinsdale Armstrong 5-1 19 10
10. Bloomington Jefferson 5-1 12 NR
Others receiving votes: Moorhead 3, St. Paul Central 2, Owatonna 1, Two Rivers 1.
Class 6A
1. Eden Prairie (11) 6-0 110 1
2. Maple Grove 5-1 89 5
3. Lakeville North 5-1 88 4
4. Minnetonka 5-1 71 3
5. Lakeville South 5-1 59 2
6. (tie) Centennial 5-1 55 7
6. (tie) Stillwater 5-1 55 6
8. Rosemount 4-2 30 NR
9. Buffalo 5-1 21 10
10. Woodbury 4-2 10 NR
Others receiving votes: Anoka 9, Edina 4, Shakopee 2, Eastview 1, Forest Lake 1.