Bismarck High, Fargo Shanley ranked atop Class 3A, 2A football polls

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Bismarck High remained the unanimous No. 1-ranked team in the Class 3A football poll while Beulah’s loss to Minot Ryan dropped them from No. 1 to No. 4 in the Class 2A poll and caused yet another shuffling in a class where there are no unbeaten teams.

Fargo Shanley (5-2) is the new No. 1 team in Class 2A, followed by Grafton (6-1) and Minot Ryan (6-1), who each received first-place votes. Shanley had been ranked No. 1 for a large chunk of the season before stumbling. Beulah (6-1) was in its first week at No. 1 before it lost to Ryan 30-22 last Friday.

Bismarck is the lone unbeaten team in Class 3A at 7-0.

Fargo South (6-1), which Dickinson High hosts at 5 p.m. Friday in its homecoming game, held on to the No. 2 ranking.

The poll is voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Class 3A Record Pts Prv

1. Bismarck (10) 7-0 50 1

2. Fargo South 6-1 40 2

3. Century 5-2 30 3

4. Minot 6-1 17 4

5. G.F. Red River 6-1 9 5

Also receiving votes: West Fargo (5-2) 4.

Class 2A Record Pts Prv

1. Fargo Shanley (6) 5-2 53 2

2. Grafton (2) 6-1 44 3

3. Minot Ryan (3) 6-1 36 5

4. Beulah 6-1 25 1

5. Wahpeton 5-2 20 4

Also receiving votes: Valley City (4-2) 2.

— The Press Staff

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