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Unbeatens Bozeman, Bigfork among No. 1s in MontanaSports.com football polls

Posted at 1:16 PM, Sep 16, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-16 15:16:38-04

Four weeks into the season only Bozeman remains undefeated on the Class AA football fields. The Hawks handled Butte 48-16 on Friday to move to 4-0, while previously unbeaten Helena High (3-1) lost at Kalispell Glacier (1-3) and Great Falls High (3-1) fell at Billings West (3-1). Bozeman debuts at No. 1 in the 2018 MontanaSports.com football polls.

The Hawks, the unanimous No. 1, travel to two-time defending state champion Billings Senior (3-1) on Thursday night. The Broncs are ranked fifth after their 27-game win streak was snapped Sept. 7 against Helena High.

Billings Central remains a Class A favorite after a 4-0 start. The No. 1 Rams have given up only 14 points this season, while scoring 171 on offense. Hamilton, meanwhile, is No. 2 after the defending runner-up Broncs defeated Columbia Falls earlier this season in a rematch of last year’s state title game. The Wildcats are third in the MontanaSports.com polls.

Bigfork’s 37-0 drubbing of defending Class B champion Eureka launched the Vikings at No. 1 ahead of Fairfield, Roundup and the Lions. Big Timber rounds out the Class B polls.

Defending 8-Man state champion Drummond-Philipsburg tops the polls, while Wibaux is No. 1 on the 6-Man fields.

The MontanaSports.com high school football polls, as voted by MTN Sports members across the state, are below. Team records are through Sept. 16.

Class AA

  1. Bozeman (4-0)
  2. Billings West (3-1)
  3. Great Falls High (3-1)
  4. Helena High (3-1)
  5. Billings Senior (3-1)

Receiving votes: Kalispell Flathead (3-1)

Class A

  1. Billings Central (4-0)
  2. Hamilton (4-0)
  3. Columbia Falls (2-1)
  4. Frenchtown (4-0)
  5. Belgrade (4-0)

Receiving votes: Dillon (2-1)

Class B

  1. Bigfork (4-0)
  2. Fairfield (3-0)
  3. Roundup (3-0)
  4. Eureka (3-1)
  5. Big Timber (3-0)

Receiving votes: Colstrip (3-1), Missoula Loyola (3-1), Huntley Project (3-1).

8-Man

  1. Drummond-Philipsburg (4-0)
  2. Fairview (4-0)
  3. Great Falls Central (4-0)
  4. Joliet (4-0)
  5. Culbertson (4-0)

Receiving votes: Charlo (3-1), Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap (4-0).

6-Man

  1. Wibaux (4-0)
  2. Geraldine-Highwood (3-1)
  3. Richey-Lambert (4-0)
  4. Grass Range-Winnett (4-0)
  5. Westby-Grenora (3-1)

Receiving votes: White Sulphur Springs (4-0), Hot Springs (3-1), Big Sandy (2-2).