Glacier, Polson and Bigfork in the Hunt: High School Football Playoff Picture Shaping Up

Here are your weekly football standings. Following a 34-7 victory over Great Falls, Glacier High School is sitting in the top half of the Class AA playoff race. Glacier, 5-2, is in a four-way tie for third place. The top eight teams out of 14 make the Class AA state playoff tournament. Next up, the Wolfpack face undefeated and top-ranked Helena Capital on the road on Oct. 16. Then their last two games are against Missoula Big Sky on the road and Missoula Hellgate at home. Flathead, at 1-6, is out of the playoff picture.

Polson, ranked No. 5 in the statewide Class A standings, moved to 5-1 after beating conference rival Columbia Falls 43-20 over the weekend. The Pirates are the top team in Northwestern A. Undefeated Billings Central (7-0) is the No. 1 team overall in Class A.The top three teams from each conference in Class A make it to the state tournament. In Class B, Bigfork, with a 2-1 league record, is ranked third in District 7B. The top two teams from 7B make it to the playoffs.

Here's a look at a league breakdown of Class A, Class AA and District 7B:

Class AA:

Helena Capital – 7-0
Great Falls CMR – 6-1
Missoula Big Sky – 5-2
Missoula Sentinel – 5-2
Helena – 5-2
Glacier – 5-2
Billings Skyview – 4-3
Billings West – 4-3
Bozeman – 4-3
Missoula Hellgate – 1-6
Butte – 1-6
Billings Senior – 1-6
Flathead – 1-6
Great Falls – 0-7

Northwestern A:

Polson – 5-1, 2-0
Columbia Falls – 4-3, 2-1
Ronan – 4-3, 1-1
Whitefish – 4-2, 1-1
Libby – 1-6, 0-3

Southwestern A:

Frenchtown – 6-1, 3-0
Dillon – 4-2, 2-1
Hamilton – 4-2, 2-1
Corvallis – 1-5, 1-2
Anaconda – 1-6, 1-2
Stevensville – 1-6, 0-3

Central A:

Butte Central 3-0 5-2
Havre 2-1 4-2
Lewistown 2-1 4-2
Belgrade 2-1 4-3
Livingston 0-3 1-5
Browning 0-3 0-6

Eastern A:

Billings Central – 7-0, 2-0
Laurel – 6-1, 2-1
Miles City – 6-1, 2-1
Sidney – 3-3, 2-1
Hardin – 0-6, 0-2
Glendive – 0-6, 0-3

District 7B:

Plains-Hot Springs – 5-1, 3-1
Eureka – 4-2, 3-1
Bigfork – 2-4, 2-1
Thompson Falls – 2-4, 1-2
Troy – 2-4, 1-2
St. Ignatius – 0-6, 0-3