The big upset of the week came in 3A football where Class 2A Chatfield beat the No. 1 ranked Cannon Falls Bombers 44-34. The loss dropped the Bombers from first to 8th in our weekly rankings. Litchfield makes the lkeap to No. 1 in Class 3A with fellow undefeated teams Dassel-Cokato at No. 2, Fairmont at No. 3 and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton at No. 4.
In 9-Man, No. 1 Hancock held off No. 5 Mountain Iron-Buhl 34-32 to maintain the top ranking. In Class A, Lakeview, who has hovered around No. 10 in the rankings, defeated No. 6 Dawson-Boyd 28-22, and re-entered at No. 10. Martin County West (5-0) also makes their rankings debut heading into Week 6.
In Class 2A No. 9 Redwood Valley, formerly ranked second, fell to Jackson County Central 21-18. No. 10 Royalton, who came into the week undefeated, dropped a close one to Paynesville 22-16. Osakis (5-0), Rush City (5-0), and Chatfield (4-1) who had the big win over Cannon Falls make their rankings debut.
In Class 4A the top nine teams all won their games while No. 10 SMB, coming off a 44-6 drubbing from Minneapolis North, lost to Park Center 35-14 and have now fallen out of the top 10.
In 5A, Mankato West stayed on top, No. 10 Spring lake Park beat No. 6 Mahtomedi, and Rogers upset No. 7 Elk River. Rogers jumps to No. 6 and Elk River fell to No. 10 while Mahtomedi came just short of staying in the top 10.
Centennial continues to make noise in 6A. After losing their first two games of the season, they have defeated Maple Grove, who was ranked second, and last week beat No. 3 Wayzata to improve to 3-2. They made a big leap into the 6A rankings, debuting at No. 6. Their two losses are to formerly ranked St. Michael-Albertville and No. 5 Stillwater.
Lakeville South still appears to be the best team in the state. They doubled up on No. 10 Rosemount 28-14 and will battle Prior Lake Thursday in Week 6.
Here is a look at Week 5 rankings and scores from Week 5.
9-Man
Hancock (5-0)
Verndale (5-0)
Lanesboro (5-0)
Fertile-Beltrami (5-0)
Mountain Iron-Buhl (4-1)
Hills-Beaver Creek (4-1)
NCE-UH (5-0)
Grand Meadow (4-1)
Sleepy Eye-St. Mary’s (5-0)
Wheaton-Herman-Norcross (4-1)
Scores
No. 1 Hancock 34, No. 5 Mountain Iron-Buhl 32
No. 2 Verndale 62, Sebeka 8
No. 3 Lanesboro 54, Kingsland 13
Renville County West 18, No. 4 Hills-Beaver Creek 12
No. 7 Fertile-Beltrami 49, Clearbrook-Gonvick 6
No. 8 Wheaton-Herman-Norcross 81, Bertha-Hewitt 0
No. 9 NCE-UH 34, Blackduck 20
No. 10 Grand Meadow 44, No. 6 Leroy-Ostrander 36
Class A
Minneota (5-0)
Murray County Central (5-0)
Ada Borup-West (5-0)
Rushford-Peterson (5-0)
BOLD (5-0)
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (5-0)
Ottertail Central (5-0)
Mayer Lutheran (4-1)
Martin County West (5-0)
Lakeview (4-1)
Scores for last week’s top 10
No. 1 Minneota 31, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 0
No. 2 Murray County Central 41, Sleepy Eye 0
No. 3 Ada Borup-West 12, Polk County West 7
No. 4 BOLD 56, Maple Lake 7
No. 5 Rushford-Peterson 66, Winona Cotter 12
Lakeview 28, No. 6 Dawson-Boyd 22
No. 7 Mahnomen-Waubun 46, Walker-Hackensack-Akely 7
No. 8 G-F-W 22, New Richland H-E-G 21
No. 9 Mayer Lutheran 43, Alden-Conger/G-E 8
No. 10 Ottertail Central 32, Pelican Rapids 8
Class 2A
Blue Earth Area (5-0)
Eden Valley-Watkins (5-0)
Blooming Prairie (5-0)
Minneapolis North (4-1)
Pipestone Area (5-0)
West Central Area/Ashby (5-0)
Kimball Area (5-0)
Moose Lake-Willow River (4-0)
Osakis (5-0)
T – Rush City (5-0)/Chatfield (4-1)
Scores for last week’s top 10
No. 1 Blue Earth Area 35, Sibley East 7
No. 2 Eden Valley-Watkins 48, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 32
No. 3 Blooming Prairie 42, St. Clair/Mankato Loyola 0
No. 4 Minneapolis North 42, DeLaSalle 7
No. 5 Pipestone Area 33, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 6
No. 6 West Central Area/Ashby 45, Crookston 6
No. 7 Kimball Area 50, Browerville/Eagle Valley 7
No. 8 Moose Lake-Willow River 64, Mesabi East 0
No. 9 Osakis 39, Parkers Prairie 9
No. 10 Rush City 58, Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin 30
No. 10 Chatfield 44, Cannon Falls 34
Class 3A
Litchfield (5-0)
Dassel-Cokato (5-0)
Fairmont (5-0)
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (5-0)
Waseca (4-1)
Providence Academy (5-0)
Lake City (5-0)
Cannon Falls (4-1)
Aitkin (5-0)
Rockford (4-1)
Scores for last week’s top 10
Chatfield 44, No. 1 Cannon Falls 34
No. 2 Litchfield 35, New London-Spicer 9
No. 3 Dassel-Cokato 48, Holy Family 0
No. 4 Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 34, Park Rapids 7
No. 5 Fairmont 35, New Ulm 6
No. 6 Providence Academy 42, Breck 14
No. 7 Waseca 44, Jordan 34
No. 8 Lake city 27, Pine Island 14
No. 9 Aitkin 46, Duluth Denfeld 0
No. 10 Pierz 25, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 22
Class 4A
Becker (5-0)
Stewartville (5-0)
Hutchinson (4-1)
4.Kasson-Mantorville (4-1)
Mound Westonka (5-0)
Willmar (4-1)
Rocori (4-2)
North Branch (5-0)
Holy Angels (4-1)
Zimmerman (4-1)
Scores from last week’s Top 10
No. 1 Becker 58, Big Lake 0
No. 2 Stewartville 42, Red Wing 0
No. 3 Hutchinson 26, No. 5 Rocori 8
No. 4 Kasson-Mantorville 42, Faribault 41
No. 6 Mound Westonka 28, Fridley 21
No. 7 Willmar 32, Delano 21
No. 9 North Branch 21, Grand Rapids 20
Park Center 35, No. 10 SMB 14
Class 5A
Mankato West (5-0)
Andover (5-0)
St. Thomas Academy (5-0)
Moorhead (4-0)
Chaska (5-0)
Sauk Rapids-Rice (5-0)
Rogers (4-1)
Spring Lake Park (4-1)
Rochester Mayo (4-0)
Elk river (3-2)
Scores from last week’s Top 10
No. 1 Mankato West 30, No. 8 Rochester Mayo 6
No. 2 Andover 24, Buffalo 18
No. 3 St. Thomas Academy 28, Irondale 14
No. 4 Moorhead 36, Sartell-St. Stephen 8
No. 5 Chaska 58, Cretin-Derham Hall 7
Rogers 30, No. 7 Elk River 7
No. 9 Sauk Rapids-Rice 21, Bemidji 6
No. 10 Spring Lake Park 35, No. 6 Mahtomedi 7
Class 6A
Lakeville South (5-0)
Shakopee (5-0)
Wayzata (4-1)
Eden Prairie (4-1)
Stillwater (5-0)
Centennial (3-2)
Maple Grove (4-1)
Minnetonka (4-1)
Woodbury (4-1)
Rosemount (3-2)
Scores from last week’s Top 10
No. 1 Lakeville South 28, No. 5 Rosemount 14
No. 2 Shakopee 9, Lakeville North 0
Centennial 6, No. 3 Wayzata 0
No. 4 Eden Prairie 52, No. 10 Prior Lake 17
No. 7 Maple Grove 48, Champlin Park 15
No. 8 Stillwater 35, White Bear Lake 28
East Ridge 15, No. 9 Woodbury 14
Minnetonka 23, No. 7 St. Michael Albertville 20