Fresh off an exciting come-from-behind win in Great Falls last Friday, Glacier finds themselves ranked fourth in the first high school football poll of the season which was released today.
The Wolfpack (2-0) are off to their best start in the program’s history. They received 62 voting points, three less than third-place Billings West. The top poll ranking goes to Helena High (2-0), who comes to town on Friday and plays Glacier at Legends Stadium at 7 p.m. Helena Capital (2-0) is second.
On fourth and goal from the 1-yard line last Friday, junior running back Aaron Mitchell scored with five seconds remaining to give the Wolfpack a 31-24 victory over C.M. Russell (1-1).
The Wolfpack received the ball trailing 28-24 with roughly four minutes left and held on to defeat the Rustlers for the second year in a row.
Flathead received eight votes after picking up their first win of the season last Friday with an impressive 41-15 victory in their home opener against Missoula Big Sky.
The Braves (1-1) head to Great Falls on Friday for a 7:30 matchup with the Bison (1-1).
Eureka is ranked seventh in the Class B poll after the Lions edged Cut Bank 21-14 last Friday. The Lions head to the famed Rollin Field in Missoula on Friday for a game against Loyola Sacred Heart (the alma mater of two Flathead Beacon staff writers).
The Associated Press Top 10 Montana high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous rankings:
Class AA
Record Pts Prv
1. Helena (9) 2-0 90 –
2. Helena Capital 2-0 71 –
3. Billings West 1-1 65 –
4. Glacier 2-0 62 –
5. Billings Senior 1-1 34 –Others receiving votes: Great Falls Russell 24, Flathead 8, Butte 6,
Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Billings Central (2) 2-0 82 –
2. Miles City (4) 2-0 74 –
3. Dillon (1) 2-0 53 –
T4.Butte Central 2-0 51 –
T4.Laurel (2) 2-0 51 –Others receiving votes: Polson 25, Columbia Falls 12, Hardin 6, Stevensville 6.
Class B
Record Pts Prv
1. Fairfield (6) 1-0 76 –
2. Manhattan 1-0 50 –
3. Malta (1) 1-0 46 –
3. Townsend 1-0 46 –
5. Baker 1-0 40 –
6. Columbus 1-0 33 –
7. Eureka 1-0 24 –
8. Ronan (1) 1-0 22 –
9. Jefferson 1-0 18 –
10. Missoula Loyola 1-0 14 –Others receiving votes: Roundup 12, Bigfork 11, Darby 10, Red Lodge/Belfry 9, Wolf Point 6, Plentywood/Westby 5, Huntley Project 5, Whitehall/Harrison 4, St. Ignatius 3, Colstrip 3, Cut Bank 2, Glasgow 2, Thompson Falls 1, Three Forks 1.
Class C 8-Man
Record Pts
1. Chinook (6) 2-0 77
2. Fairview (2) 2-0 53
3. Twin Bridges 1-0 45
4. Wibaux 1-0 42
5. Drummond 1-1 41
6. Absarokee 1-0 31
7. Power-Dutton-Brady 1-0 25
8. White Sulphur Springs1-0 18
9. Ennis 1-0 16
10. Chester-Joplin-Inver. 1-0 14
Others receiving votes: Lincoln 12, Centerville 12, Superior 12, Belt 11, Darby 10, Bainville-Culbertson 6, Fort Benton 5, Shields Valley 5, Park City 4, Scobey 3, Joliet 3, Victor 2.Class C 6-Man
Record Pts Prv
1. Denton (7) 1-0 72 –
2. Savage 0-1 45 –
3. Geraldine-Highwood 1-0 42 –
4. Ekalaka 1-0 32 –
5. Big Sandy 1-0 29 –
T6.Hot Springs 1-0 28 –
T6.Hysham 1-0 28 –
8. Stanford Geyser 1-0 27 –
9. Roy-Winifred 1-0 26 –
10.Bridger 1-0 24 –Others receiving votes: Fromberg/Roberts 22, Alberton 18, Valier 13, Terry 12,Jordan 5, Grass Range/Winnett 5, Reed Point-Rapelje 4, Augusta 3, Lima 3, Richey-Lambert 2