Jackson County Central remained 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 7-0 with a 34-0 win over Luverne Thursday. JCC travels to Pipestone (5-2) Wednesday.
The top six teams are the same in the 2A poll, with Barnesville (7-0), Caledonia (7-0) and Eden Valley-Watkins (7-0) ahead of the Huskies and St. Agnes (7-0) and Barnum (7-0) directly behind. Redwood Valley (5-2) of Section 3AA is among the others receiving votes.
Fairmont (6-1) is again ninth in the Class 3A rankings. The Cardinals host No. 9 Waseca (6-1) Wednesday.
Each of the other leaders remains the same:
Nine-player: Mountain Iron-Buhl (7-0)
Class 1A: Minneota (7-0)
Class 3A: Stewartville (7-0)
Class 4A: Becker (7-0)
Class 5A: Chanhassen (7-0)
Class 6A: Eden Prairie (7-0)
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 (11) 7-0 119 1
2. Fertile-Beltrami (1) 7-0 109 2
3. Nevis 7-0 92 4
4. Ottertail Central 7-0 76 5
5. Kingsland 7-0 70 6
6. Cherry 6-1 66 3
7. Hills-Beaver Creek 6-0 44 7
8. Ogilvie 6-1 30 9
9. LeRoy-Ostrander 6-1 28 8
10. Edgerton 6-1 11 NR
Others receiving votes: New Ulm Cathedral 7, Spring Grove 5, Goodridge/Grygla 2, Clearbrook-Gonvick 1.
Class 1A
1. Minneota (10) 7-0 116 1
2. Fillmore Central (1) 7-0 107 2
3. Mahnomen/Waubun (1) 7-0 100 3
4. BOLD 6-1 77 4
5. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 7-0 68 5
6. Ada-Borup-West 6-1 46 6
7. Bethlehem Academy 6-1 34 t8
8. Springfield 6-1 28 NR
9. Upsala/Swanville 6-1 24 t8
10. Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 6-1 16 NR
Others receiving votes: Mayer Lutheran 14, Sleepy Eye United 14, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 9, Kenyon-Wanamingo 6.
Class 2A
1. Barnesville (9) 7-0 116 1
2. Caledonia (2) 7-0 107 2
3. Eden Valley-Watkins 7-0 94 3
4. Jackson County Central 7-0 79 4
5. St. Agnes (1) 7-0 74 5
6. Barnum 7-0 51 6
7. Norwood Young America 7-0 49 8
8. Cannon Falls 6-1 36 9
9. Osakis 6-1 28 10
10. Moose Lake-Willow River 6-1 NR
Others receiving votes: Maple River 7, Dover-Eyota 3, Staples-Motley 3, Chatfield 2, Redwood Valley 1.
Class 3A
1. Stewartville (8) 7-0 116 1
2. Esko (4) 7-0 112 2
3. Annandale 7-0 95 3
4. Litchfield 6-1 77 4
5. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 6-1 66 5
6. Minneapolis North 6-1 45 7
7. Dassel-Cokato 6-1 42 6
8. Waseca 6-1 41 8
9. Fairmont 6-1 32 9
10. Pequot Lakes 6-1 14 10
Others receiving votes: Rochester Lourdes 11, Rockford 9.
Class 4A
1. Becker (11) 7-0 119 1
2. Orono (1) 7-0 109 2
3, Hutchinson 5-2 77 5
4. Bryon 6-1 74 6
5. Kasson-Mantorville 6-1 60 7
6. Mound-Westonka 6-1 52 8
7. Rocori 5-2 45 9
8. Detroit Lakes 6-1 35 t10
9. North Branch 6-1 30 t10
10. Princeton 6-1 27 3
Others receiving votes: Totino-Grace 23, Hill-Murray 5, Minneapolis Henry 2, Chisago Lakes 1, Hermantown 1.
Class 5A
1. Chanhassen (12) 7-0 120 1
2. Rogers 7-0 107 2
3. Mankato West 6-1 91 3
4. Alexandria 7-0 89 4
5. Andover 6-1 66 7
6. St. Thomas Academy 6-1 65 6
7. Brainerd 6-1 45 8
8. Robbinsdale Armstrong 6-1 33 9
9. Bloomington Jefferson 6-1 22 10
10. Sauk Rapids-Rice 6-1 18 5
Others receiving votes: Two Rivers 4, Owatonna 1.
Class 6A
1. Eden Prairie (12) 7-0 120 1
2. Lakeville North 6-1 102 3
3. Minnetonka 6-1 96 4
4. Lakeville South 6-1 88 5
5. Centennial 6-1 73 t6
6. Maple Grove 5-2 56 2
7. Stillwater 5-2 26 t6
8. Anoka 5-2 25 NR
9. Edina 4-3 20 NR
10. Shakopee 4-3 18 NR
Others receiving votes: Stillwater 12, Rosemount 7, St. Michael-Albertville 5, Forest Lake 4, Buffalo 3, Prior Lake 3, Woodbury 2.