The 2021 high school football season in Montana kicks off next week and MaxPreps has your look at the state's top teams. After winning its first state title since 2002 last year, Laurel owns the top spot in our preseason rankings.
The Locomotives haven't had a losing season in nearly 15 years and have reached back-to-back Class A state championship games. Running back
Beau Dantic, lineman/linebacker
Shel Osborne and defensive back
Emmet Renner are all back after earning all-state honors in 2020.
In addition to Laurel, defending 11-man state champions include Sentinel in AA and Manhattan/Manhattan Christian in B.
See the complete list below.
Montana Preseason MaxPreps Top 251.
Laurel, 8-1 record in 2020
2.
Manhattan/Manhattan Christian (Manhattan), 12-0
3.
Florence-Carlton (Florence), 8-2
4.
Hamilton, 10-1
5.
Billings West (Billings), 9-1
6.
Custer County (Miles City), 6-3
7.
Broadwater (Townsend), 7-3
8.
Billings Central Catholic (Billings), 7-1
9.
Fairfield/Augusta (Fairfield), 8-2
10.
Lincoln County (Eureka), 6-3
11.
Columbia Falls, 5-4
12.
Glasgow/Hinsdale/Nashua (Glasgow), 9-3
13.
Malta/Whitewater/Saco (Malta), 6-2
14.
Sentinel (Missoula), 10-0
15.
Beaverhead County (Dillon), 7-2
16.
Whitefish, 4-4
17.
Helena, 6-2
18.
Red Lodge/Roberts (Red Lodge), 5-3
19.
Columbus, 5-5
20.
Huntley Project (Worden), 3-2
21.
Bigfork, 6-4
22.
Whitehall/Harrison (Whitehall), 6-3
23.
Billings, 7-2
24.
Sidney, 4-4
25.
Polson, 4-5
