Heart River remains at No. 2

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The Class 1A football poll remained the same after each team in the top five won last week.

Heart River stayed at No. 2 after blanking Grant County-Flasher 45-0 last week.

The Cougars’ toughest test of the season is Friday when it hosts No. 5-ranked Hazen at 6 p.m. in Belfield. The Bison lost their first game of the season to Beulah, but have won two in a row.

Stanley-Powers Lake remains at the top of the coaches’ poll for the third straight week, garnering all 11 first-place votes for 59 points. Heart River sits with 47 points, while Hazen has 17 points.

Wyndmere-Lidgerwood stays at No. 1 in the 9-man poll for the third straight week and had eight first-place votes.

The top four remained the same as North Star are ranked No. 2, Divide County is No. 3 and Cavalier is No. 4. Hankinson is the newcomer to the poll in the No. 5 spot.

Class 1A Rcd Pts Pvs

1. Stanley-PL (11) 3-0 59 1

2. Heart River 3-0 47 2

3. Oakes 3-0 28 3

4. Larimore 3-0 19 4

5. Hazen 2-1 17 5

Also receiving votes: Maple Valley-Enderlin (3-0) 5, Velva (1-2) 3, Harvey-Wells County (2-1) 2.

9-man Rcd Pts Pvs

1. Wyndmere-Lidge (8) 4-0 56 1

2. North Star (4) 4-0 51 2

3. Divide County 4-0 34 3

4. Cavalier (1) 3-0 24 4

5. Hankinson 3-1 7 NR

Also receiving votes: Richland (3-1) 2, Shiloh Christian (4-0) 2, South Border (3-1) 2, Hillsboro (3-0) 1, New Rockford-Sheyenne (3-0) 1.

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