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Prep Poll: Bigfork Climbs Class B; Glacier Still No. 1 in AA

Football season down to final weeks before playoffs

By Dillon Tabish

Bigfork bumped up to eighth in the Class B rankings while Glacier remains the top team in Class AA.

The Associated Press high school football poll was released Wednesday after Week Seven of the regular season.

Undefeated Glacier (7-0) holds the top spot once again with Helena (7-0) chasing from the No. 2 spot.

The Wolfpack have the top scoring offense in the state, averaging 50.7 points per game. Helena has the second most productive offense, averaging 39.1 ppg. On the flips side, Helena has the top defense, holding opponents to 8.1 points per game on average. Glacier has the third-ranked defense, limiting opponents to 15.4 ppg.

Glacier travels to Helena to play Capital (1-6) on Friday. Helena travels to Missoula to play Sentinel (2-5).

In Class A, Belgrade (6-1) holds the top spot ahead of Butte Central (6-1).

Click here for the standings across the Western Montana football conferences.

In Class B, Bigfork (5-1) jumped from 10th to eighth. The Vikings travel to Eureka (2-5, 1-1) on Friday.

Associated Press Prep Poll

The Associated Press Top 10 Montana high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous rankings:

Class AA
1. Glacier (9)  7-0  99  1
2. Helena (1)  7-0  91  2
3. Great Falls Russell  5-2  69  3
4. Billings Senior  5-2  63  5
5. Billings Skyview  4-3  54  4
Others receiving votes: Missoula Big Sky 18, Bozeman 6.

Class A
1. Belgrade (6)  6-1  104  1
2. Butte Central (4)  6-1  93  2
3. Billings Central (1)  4-2  80  NR
4. Laurel  5-2  64  4
5. Dillon  4-2  48  5
Others receiving votes: Miles City 19, Hamilton 13, Sidney 12, Columbia Falls 7.

Class B
1. Fairfield (8)  6-0  89  1
2. Huntley Project  7-0  76  4
3. Glasgow Hinsdale Nashua  7-0  71  3
4. Townsend (1)  5-1  69  5
5. Conrad  6-0  55  6
6. Jefferson (Boulder)  6-1  35  9
7. Forsyth  5-1  31  2
8. Bigfork  5-1  27  10
9. Baker  4-2  20  NR
10. Choteau  4-2  11  8
Others receiving votes: Deer Lodge 9, Shepherd 1, Whitehall/Harrison 1.

Class C 8-Man
1. Wibaux (5)  7-0  68  1
2. Ennis (2)  6-1  62  2
3. Flint Creek  5-0  57  3
4. Twin Bridges  6-0  47  4
5. Arlee  6-0  46  5
6. Fairview  5-1  22  NR
7. Chinook  5-2  20  6
8. Belt  5-2  19  NR
9. Power-Dutton-Brady  5-2  18  T9
10. Simms  4-2  12  NR
Others receiving votes: Great Falls Central 6, White Sulphur Springs 5, Charlo 3.

Class C 6-Man
1. Stanford Geyser Denton (5)  7-0  68  1
2. Savage (2)  7-0  65  2
3. Hot Springs  6-0  56  3
4. Geraldine Highwood  5-1  49  4
5. Westby-Grenora  6-1  42  5
6. Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap  5-2  28  8
7. Custer-Hysham  5-1  27  6
8. Lone Peak  5-1  24  7
9. Lambert-Richey  4-2  8  9
10. Roy-Winifred  4-1  7  NR
Others receiving votes: Terry 6, Ekalaka 3, North Star 2.