Football: Columbia Falls up to No. 3 in Class A poll
Columbia Falls rose to No. 3 in Class A while Glacier dropped to No. 5 in Class AA in the Associated Press high school football poll released Wednesday.
Columbia Falls leapfrogged Belgrade after blasting Browning 58-0 in a nonconference contest. Whitefish fell out of the top five after a loss to Belgrade. Billings Central and Dillon remained first and second, respectively, while Belgrade and Anaconda rounded out the top five.
Glacier fell from No. 3 after a loss to No. 1 Bozeman. Unbeaten Helena Capital remained second and Helena High and Butte jumped up to third and fourth, respectively.
Bigfork moved up one spot to No. 4 in Class B. Missoula Loyola is first, Huntley Project is second and Baker is third. Townsend rounds out the top five.
Unbeaten Wibaux jumped Ennis for the top spot in Class C 8-man and Geraldine-Highwood moved up to No. 1 in Class C 6-man after previous No. 1 Hot Springs took a loss in its season-opener.
Montana Prep Football 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
Record Pts Prv
1. Bozeman (10) 3-0 109 1
2. Helena Capital (1) 3-0 100 2
3. Helena 3-0 88 4
4. Butte 2-1 72 5
5. Kalispell Glacier 2-1 65 3
Others receiving votes: Billings Skyview 6.
Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Billings Central (7) 2-0 106 1
2. Dillon (4) 2-0 102 2
3. Columbia Falls 3-0 83 4
4. Belgrade 2-1 51 3
5. Anaconda 2-1 45 NR
Others receiving votes: Sidney 29, Whitefish 18, Laurel 6.
Class B
Record Pts Prv
1. Missoula Loyola (7) 1-0 96 1
2. Huntley Project (1) 3-0 86 3
3. Baker (1) 2-0 81 6
4. Bigfork 2-0 64 5
5. Townsend 2-0 58 8
6. Fairfield (1) 0-1 28 4
7. Glasgow 1-1 26 2
(tie) Malta 1-1 26 9
9. Jefferson (Boulder) 2-0 22 NR
10. Shelby 2-0 13 NR
(tie) Manhattan 1-1 13 7
Others receiving votes: Conrad 12, Colstrip 10, Forsyth 10, Deer Lodge 3, Eureka 2.
Class C 8-Man
Record Pts Prv
1. Wibaux (2) 3-0 65 2
2. Ennis (5) 2-0 59 1
3. Charlo 3-0 50 3
(tie) Chester-Joplin-Inverness 3-0 50 4
5. Belt 3-0 45 5
6. Drummond 2-0 35 7
7. Superior 2-1 23 6
8. Bainville-Culbertson 3-0 17 8
(tie) Broadview-Lavina 2-0 17 9
10. Chinook 2-1 15 10
Others receiving votes: Shields Valley 6, Victor 3.
Class C 6-Man
Record Pts Prv
1. Geraldine-Highwood (6) 2-0 69 2
2. Westby-Grenora 2-0 55 3
3. Alberton-St. Regis 2-0 50 4
4. Hot Springs (1) 0-1 43 1
5. Savage 2-0 41 6
6. Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap 2-0 26 NR
7. Jordan 2-0 21 NR
8. North Star 2-0 20 NR
9. Stanford Geyser Denton 1-1 19 10
10. Winnett-Grass Range 2-0 14 NR
Others receiving votes: Big Sandy 13, Lone Peak 9, Lincoln 3, Terry 2.