The 2025 Langdon Area/Munich football team. (Photo via NDHSAA)
Division A football has a new No. 1.
Langdon Area/Munich, after sitting at No. 2 up to this point, slid into the top spot in the latest football polls released by the NDAPSSA on Wednesday.
LA/M received 13 of the 16 first-place votes. It led the pack with 73 overall points. The Cardinals are off to a 2-0 start, outsourcing opponents 68-6. They’re led by senior quarterback Jax Johnson.
The previous No. 1, Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison, fell to No. 4 after losing 10-8 to Harvey/Wells County. The defending-champion Aggies are 1-1, with just 24 total points scored.
H/WC, previously unranked, moved up to No. 5.
The three remaining first-place votes went to Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm, which jumped from No. 3 to No. 2 with 65 points.
In nine-man football, New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock was ranked No. 1 for the second straight week. The Rockets are off to a 2-0 start and have won 14 in a row dating back to last season. They most recently beat St. John 70-6.
NR-S/M received 12 of the 16 first-place votes and came in with 75 points. LaMoure-Litchville/Marion received three first-place votes and 61 points. The remaining first-place vote went to Linton/HMB, which took over the No. 3 spot from North Border.
North Border slid down to No. 4 despite beating Four Winds 54-14 on Friday.
The Division AA poll was released a day earlier, on Tuesday. Devils Lake remained unranked after losing 42-12 to No. 2 Kindred in its opener. In the preseason poll, Devils Lake received the most votes of any unranked team. But after getting routed by one of the better teams in the state, it didn’t receive any votes ahead of Week 2.
Division AA football
- Minot North (17) – 92 points (Previous: 1)
- Kindred (2) – 77 points (Previous: 2)
- Central Cass – 58 points (Previous: 4)
- Grand Forks Central – 30 points (Previous: NR)
- Grand Forks Red River – 11 points (Previous: 3)
Received votes: Jamestown, Fargo South, Bismarck St. Mary’s
Division A football
- Langdon Area/Munich (13) – 73 points (Previous: 2)
- Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm (3) – 65 points (Previous: 3)
- Dickinson Trinity – 44 points (Previous: 4)
- Velva-Drake-Anamoose-Garrison – 20 points (Previous: 1)
- Harvey/Wells County – 17 points (Previous: NR)
Received votes: Bishop Ryan/Our Redeemer’s, Park River Area, Central McLean
Nine-man football
- New Rockford-Sheyenne/Maddock (12) – 75 points (Previous: 1)
- LaMoure-Litchville/Marion (3) – 61 points (Previous: 2)
- Linton/HMB (1) – 39 points (Previous: 4)
- North Border – 32 points (Previous: 3)
- Grant County/Flasher – 15 points (Previous: T5)
Received votes: Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood, Hankinson, Griggs/Midkota
