West tops Class AA

by The Daily Inter Lake
| September 10, 2008 1:00 AM

football poll

In the first high school football poll of the season, the top teams are: Billings West (2-0) in Class AA, Billings Central (2-0) in A, Huntley-Project (1-0) in B, and Centerville (1-0) in C.

Whitefish (1-1) is tied for fifth with Hamilton in A. Libby (1-1) and Columbia Falls (1-0) both received votes.

Eureka received votes in Class B.

Montana Prep Football Polls

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 1. Billings West (2) 2-0 56

2. Helena (2) 2-0 53

3. Helena Capital (2) 2-0 52

4. Great Falls 2-0 43

5. Great Falls Russell 1-1 18

Others receiving votes: Billings Skyview 6, Bozeman 6, Missoula Big Sky 6.

Class A

Record Pts 1. Billings Central (6) 2-0 60

2. Dillon 2-0 54

3. Laurel 2-0 30

4. Frenchtown 1-0 24

T5. Hamilton 1-0 14

T5. Whitefish 1-1 14

Others receiving votes: Corvallis 7, Libby 7, Miles City 6, Butte Central 6, Columbia Falls 6, Hardin 6, Havre 6.

Class B

Record Pts 1. Huntley Project (4) 1-0 58

2. Fairfield (2) 1-0 48

3. Malta 1-0 46

4. Columbus 1-0 40

5. Glasgow 1-0 35

6. Missoula Loyola 1-0 17

7. Colstrip 1-0 16

T8. Cut Bank 1-0 13

T8. Baker 0-1 13

10. Thompson Falls 1-0 9

Others receiving votes: Wolf Point 8, Fort Benton 6, Eureka 5, Conrad 5, Forsyth 4, Townsend 3, Troy 2, Shepherd 1, Choteau 1.

Class C

Record Pts 1. Centerville 1-0 47

2. Sheridan (4) 1-0 40

3. Wibaux 0-0 38

4. Twin Bridges (1) 1-0 30

5. Drummond (1) 0-1 27

6. Sunburst 1-0 26

7. Stanford 1-0 23

8. Harlowton 1-0 17

T9. Ekalaka 1-0 15

T9. Absarokee 1-0 15

T9. Scobey 1-0 15

Others receiving votes: Denton 14, Chinook 7, Culbertson-Bainville 6, Park City 4, Belt 3, Broadview-Lavina 2, Power-Dutton-Brady 1.