Hermantown remained on top in Class A rankings with a 5-0 win last week over No. 16AA Centennial. St. Cloud Cathedral was equally impressive with a pair of wins over Gentry Academy and River Lakes to improve to 5-0-1. PHOTO BY JEFF ANDERSONHawks and Cathedral remain neck and neck for top spot
Hermantown solidified their top billing i9n Class A rankings with a convincing 5-0 win over No. 16AA Centennial last week. meanwhile, No. 2 St. Cloud Cathedral had a pair of wins, including a 7-4 victory over AA squad Gentry Academy to extend their win streak to five games.
Warroad defeated AA schools Rock Ridge and Grand Rapids to remain in the No. 3 spot and Orono jumped a spot despite a loss to Duluth Denfeld. Northfield jumped a pair of spots and improved to 5-1-0 while Mahtomedi maintained at No. 6 with their tough AA schedule despite a 2-4 record. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton turned some heads with a win over formerly No. 1 East Grand Forks, who fell to No. 8 and have now lost three straight.
Plenty of great match ups this week as teams now have a couple weeks under their belt and the top teams will begin to emerge from the crop.
Some top 20 match ups this week:
Tuesday, Dec. 12
#16A Proctor (5-2-0) at #7 Cloquet/Esko/Carlton (3-1-0)
#6A Mahtomedi (2-4-0) at #7AA Hill-Murray (2-1-1)
#2A St. Cloud Cathedral at #14A Alexandria (2-2-1)
#9A Monticello (4-1-0) at #5A Northfield (5-1-0)
Thursday, Dec. 14
#11A Northern Lakes (4-0-0) at #19A Southwest Christian/Richfield (2-0-0)
#13A Hibbing/Chisholm at #16A Proctor (5-2-0)
#15A Delano (2-2-0) at #17 Minneapolis (3-2-0)
Friday, Dec. 15
#6A Mahtomedi (2-4-0) at #7 Cloquet/Esko/Carlton (3-1-0)
Saturday Dec. 16
#14A Alexandria (2-2-1) at #4A Orono (4-2-0)
#6A Mahtomedi (2-4-0) at #1A Hermantown (2-0-1)
Class A Rankings – Dec. 12, 2023
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| Team | Record | Last Week | |
| 1. Hermantown | 2-0-1 | 1 | |
| 2. St. Cloud Catehdral | 5-0-1 | 2 | |
| 3. Warroad | 5-1-0 | 4 | |
| 4. Orono | 4-2-0 | 5 | |
| 5. Northfield | 5-1-0 | 7 | |
| 6. Mahtomedi | 2-4-0 | 6 | |
| 7. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton | 3-1-0 | 9 | |
| 8. East Grand Forks | 4-3-0 | 3 | |
| 9. Monticello | 4-1-0 | 10 | |
| 10. Thief River Falls | 2-2-1 | 8 | |
| 11. Northern Lakes | 4-0-0 | 12 | |
| 12. Little Falls | 4-2-0 | 13 | |
| 13. Hibbing/Chisholm | 4-4-0 | 11 | |
| 14. Alexandria | 2-2-1 | 14 | |
| 15. Delano | 2-2-0 | 15 | |
| 16. Proctor | 5-2-0 | 16 | |
| 17. Minneapolis | 3-2-0 | 19 | |
| 18. Luverne | 4-0-0 | 20 | |
| 19. Southwest Christian/Richfield | 2-0-0 | NR | |
| 20. Breck | 3-2-1 | NR | |
Other Teams receiving Votes:
Providence Academy, Dodge County, Waseca, New Ulm, Crookston, Mankato East, Fergus Falls, Ely, St. Paul/Highland Park, Minnesota River, Mound Westonka, La Crescent-Hokah, Chisago Lakes.