Heart River No. 2 in Class 1A

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The Heart River football team nabbed the No. 2 spot in first week of the Class 1A high school football poll.

The Cougars (1-0) defeated Watford City 48-13 as senior Seth Ewoniuk broke the school rushing record.

No. 1-ranked Stanley-Powers Lake (1-0), the defending state champion, received all 11 first-place votes for 60 voting points. Heart River had 35 points in the first poll of the season.

Hazen (0-1) also received votes in Class 1A despite losing 28-8 to Beulah last Friday.

In the 9-man poll, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood (2-0) received six first-place votes for the top spot. North Star (2-0) is ranked No. 2 with three first-place votes.

Mott-Regent (2-0) also received two points after starting out the season with wins over Center-Stanton and Parshall-White Shield.

Class 1A Rcd Pts Pvs

1. Stanley-PL (11) 1-0 60 –

2. Heart River 1-0 35 –

3. Oakes 1-0 22 –

4. Harvey-Wells County 0-1 14 –

5. Linton-HMB 0-1 13 –

Also receiving votes: Larimore (1-0) 12, Hazen (0-1) 11, Grant Country-Flasher (1-0) 2.

9-man Rcd Pts Pvs

1. Wyndmere-Lidge (6) 2-0 52 –

2. North Star (3) 2-0 46 –

3. Divide County 2-0 27 –

4. Cavalier (1) 1-0 26 –

5. Napoleon-GS (1) 2-0 24 –

Also receiving votes: South Border (1-1) 2, Mott-Regent (2-0) 2, Lakota-Adams-Edmore (1-0) 1.

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