Devils Lake slid up to No. 4 in the Division AA football poll released Monday by the NDAPSSA.
The Firebirds beat Wahpeton 34-28 on Friday to improve to 2-1. It was their second straight win, following a season-opening loss to No. 2 Kindred.
Last week, they moved into the rankings in a tie for No. 5 with Central Cass.
Grand Forks Red River, previously ranked No. 4, fell out of the top five after a 45-14 loss to No. 1 Minot North. The Roughriders are 1-2 overall. In their place, Devils Lake moved up to No. 4 and Central Cass took sole possession of the No. 5 spot.
Devils Lake’s 29 points are only narrowly above Central Cass’s 26. In their head-to-head matchup on Sept. 5, Devils Lake won 28-21.
At the top of the poll, Minot North received its most first-place votes yet with 18. It leads the way with 98 overall points. Kindred received the only two remaining first-place votes, coming in with 82 points. Grand Forks Central remained in the No. 3 spot.
Fargo South, Devils Lake’s next opponent, received votes last week but not this week. South is off to a 1-2 start, most recently losing 28-21 to Fargo North.
Minot North is the only undefeated team in the AA West. Devils Lake is tied for the second-best record in the conference at 2-1. The AA East has two undefeated teams: Kindred and Grand Forks Central.
In Division AAA, Fargo Davies fell from the top spot to No. 3. Bismarck Legacy received all 20 of the first-place votes.
Division AA football
- Minot North (18) – 98 points (Previous: 1)
- Kindred (2) – 82 points (Previous: 2)
- Grand Forks Central – 60 points (Previous: 3)
- Devils Lake – 29 points (Previous: T5)
- Central Cass – 26 points (Previous: T5)
Received votes: Grand Forks Red River, Watford City
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