Bigfork and Columbia Falls Moving up in Football Power Poll

Heading into the final weekend of regular season football for classes A through C, a statewide power poll places Columbia Falls in sixth place in Class A. The Wildcats, 4-3 (3-0), have locked up the No. 1 seed for Northwestern A with one game remaining against Ronan on Oct. 22. Win or lose, the Wildcats will have a first-round bye at the Class A tournament, which begins on Oct. 30.

Bigfork is 11th in the Class B power poll. The full power poll results are after below with team records, total points and first-place votes in parentheses.

Class AA

1. Bozeman (11) – 8-0, 110
2. Helena – 7-1, 99
3. Helena Capital – 6-2, 87
4. Billings West – 6-2, 78
5. Billings Skyview – 5-3, 42

Others receiving votes: Billings Senior 24.

Class A

1. Billings Central (10) – 7-0, 109
2. Dillon (1) – 7-0, 99
3. Miles City – 7-1, 86
4. Butte Central – 7-1, 80
5. Belgrade – 6-2, 54

Others receiving votes: Columbia Falls 6, Havre 6.

Class B

1. Baker (9) – 8-0, 106
2. Malta (2) – 7-0, 98
3. Manhattan – 7-0, 80
4. Cut Bank – 6-1, 71
5. Fairfield – 6-1, 70
6. Townsend – 6-1, 48
7. Missoula Loyola – 6-1, 45
8. Huntley Project – 5-2, 43
9. Shelby – 5-2, 17
10. Columbus – 5-2, 10

Other receiving votes: Bigfork 8, Forsyth 5, Florence 3, Choteau 1.

Class C 8-Man

1. Drummond (6) – 7-0, 96
2. Wibaux (4) – 7-0, 89
3. Twin Bridges – 7-0, 79
4. Charlo – 7-0, 68
5. Fort Benton – 7-1, 60
6. Chinook – 7-1, 53
7. Power-Dutton-Brady – 6-1, 41
8. Scobey – 6-2, 17
8. Joliet – 5-2, 17
10. Absarokee – 4-3, 10

Others receiving votes: White Sulphur Springs 8, Harlowton-Ryegate 5, Culbertson-Bainville 4, Fairview 3.

Class C 6-Man

1. Denton (9) – 7-0, 99
2. Savage (1) – 7-0, 90
3. Augusta – 6-1, 79
4. Richey-Lambert – 6-1, 66
5. Custer-Melstone – 6-1, 54
6. Terry – 6-1, 52
7. Big Sandy – 6-1, 37
8. Valier – 5-1, 36
9. Geraldine – 5-2, 22
10. Great Falls Central – 5-2, 9

Others receiving votes: Winifred-Roy 5, Hysham 1.