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Thornton Academy received all of the first-place votes and Bonny Eagle every second-place votes to again garner the top two spots in the Varsity Maine 11-man football poll, which is largely the same as it was last week.

There’s a couple games in Week 7 that could shake up the rankings. First, No. 7 hosts No. 5 Portland on Saturday in what will likely determine the top seed in Class A North. Second is the Class C clash in Cumberland between Greely and 10th-ranked Hermon. It’s likely that Class C’s defining game came in Week 2 when Leavitt took down Greely 30-12. However, Hermon has two chances to make a play for the classification’s top seed. First is this week against the Rangers, and the second is next week when the Hawks host No. 6 Leavitt.

A team that might benefit indirectly from the results of any of those games is eight-ranked South Portland. The Red Riots have played Thornton and Bonny Eagle better than anyone else this fall, and last week they beat then-No. 8 Massabesic. A win over Noble on Friday likely seals the Class A South’s third seed for South Portland.

In the eight-man poll, Spruce Mountain is back in after upending last week’s fifth-ranked team, Cape Elizabeth.

The Varsity Maine football polls are based on Week 6 games played through Oct. 10. The top 10 11-man and top 5 eight-man teams are voted on by the Varsity Maine staff, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points.

1. Thornton Academy (9) 90
2. Bonny Eagle 81
3. Lawrence 68
4. Marshwood 63
5. Portland 49
6. Leavitt 45
7. Oxford Hills 31
8. South Portland 21
9. Cony 19
10. Hermon 12

Others receiving votes: Massabesic 7, Kennebunk 6, Greely 3.

1. Yarmouth (9) 90
2. Old Orchard Beach 78
3. Stearns/Schenck 73
4. Old Town 61
5. Spruce Mountain 32

Others receiving votes: Cape Elizabeth 14, Orono 12.