Palmyra’s 50-18 win over then second-ranked Bowling Green moved the Panthers into the top ten in this week’s state media football rankings. Palmyra is sixth in Class 2, and the Bobcats dropped to ninth. Centralia climbed two to fourth, and Brookfield climbed one to seventh. Father Tolton remained tenth, and Monroe City is getting votes. In Class 1, Salisbury climbed three places to fifth. Harrisburg remained seventh. Van-Far dropped four places to tenth. Putnam County is getting votes. In Class 3, Osage’s win over Moberly moved the Indians up from tenth into a tie for fifth. Boonville dropped from fourth into a tie for seventh. Hannibal remains eighth in Class 4.
Missouri Media football rankings
Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 9-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis. Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Cole Young, PrepsKC; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Chris Parker, Ozone Sports; Joe Andrews, Warrensburg Star-Journal; Anthony Crane, KQ2 St. Joseph; J.B. Connoley, NEMOPressbox.com; Cole Lee, semoball.com; Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post Dispatch
First-place votes in parenthesis.
CLASS 6
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Nixa (8), 2-0, 89, 1
2. CBC (1), 2-0, 78, 2
3. Blue Springs South, 2-0, 75, 3
4. Lee’s Summit North, 2-0, 60, 4
5. Jackson, 2-0, 52, 5
6. Liberty, 2-0, 45, 6
7. Blue Springs, 2-0, 33, 8
8. DeSmet, 1-1, 28, 7
9. SLUH, 2-0, 17, 10
10. Troy Buchanan, 2-0, 10, NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Park Hill
Also receiving votes: Lee’s Summit (0-2), 4; North Kansas City (2-0), 4
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Platte County (9), 2-0, 90, 1
2. Rockhurst, 2-0, 80, 2
3. Carthage, 2-0, 66, 5
4. Webb City, 1-1, 59, 4
5. Republic, 1-1, 45, 6
T6. Cardinal Ritter, 0-2, 35, 3
T6. Kirkwood, 2-0, 35, 8
8. Eureka, 2-0, 25, 9
9. St. Pius X, 1-1, 19, 10
T10. Hazelwood East, 2-0, 10, NR
T10. MICDS, 0-2, 10, 7
T10. Farmington, 2-0, 10, NR
Also receiving votes: Grain Valley (1-1), 5; Branson (1-1), 4; Lebanon (1-1), 2
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Kearney (9), 2-0, 90, 2
2. Lutheran North, 0-1, 76, 1
3. Savannah, 2-0, 71, 3
4. Odessa, 2-0, 61, 4
5. Warrenton, 2-0, 51, 5
6. Festus, 2-0, 47, 6
7. Nevada, 2-0, 32, 7
8. Hannibal, 1-1, 24, 8
9. McDonald County, 2-0, 23, 10
10. Smithville, 2-0, 14, NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Pleasant Hill
Also receiving votes: Carl Junction (2-0), 5; Gateway STEM (2-0), 1
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Seneca (8), 2-0, 89, 1
2. Lift for Life (1), 2-0, 80, 2
3. Valle Catholic, 2-0, 71, 3
4. Dexter, 2-0, 60, 5
T5. Maryville, 1-1, 38, 7
T5. Osage, 2-0, 38, 10
T7. Boonville, 1-1, 24, 4
T7. Mountain Grove, 1-1, 24, NR
9. Park Hills Central, 2-0, 22, NR
10. St. Francis Borgia, 2-0, 20, NR
Dropped out: No. 6 Pembroke Hill, No. 8 St. Michael, No. 9 Cassville
Also receiving votes: Knob Noster (2-0), 12; St. Michael (1-1), 10; Cassville (0-2), 3; Pembroke Hill (1-1), 2; Ste. Genevieve (2-0), 2
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Blair Oaks (9), 2-0, 90, 1
2. Lamar, 1-1, 71, 3
3. Warsaw, 2-0, 70, 5
4. Centralia, 2-0, 53, 6
5. Mid Buchanan, 2-0, 52, 7
6. Palmyra, 2-0, 37, NR
7. Brookfield, 2-0, 31, 8
8. Fair Grove, 1-1, 26, 4
9. Bowling Green, 1-1, 22, 2
10. Father Tolton Catholic, 2-0, 14, 10
Dropped out: No. 9 Lafayette County
Also receiving votes: Holden (2-0), 13; Mountain View-Liberty (2-0), 12; East Buchanan (1-1), 2; Monroe City (1-1), 2
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Marionville (8), 2-0, 88, 3
2. Tipton (1), 2-0, 75, 4
T3. Penney, 1-1, 66, 2
T3. Thayer, 2-0, 66, 5
5. Salisbury, 2-0, 44, 8
6. Adrian, 1-1, 39, 1
7. Harrisburg, 2-0, 38, 7
8. Ash Grove, 2-0, 23, NR
9. North Platte, 2-0, 16, 9
10. Van-Far, 1-1, 14, 6
Dropped out: No. 10 Windsor
Also receiving votes: Putnam County (2-0), 11; Windsor (2-0), 11; Saxony Lutheran (2-0), 4
