After a 41-0 win over Class 2 Trenton last week, Putnam County is sixth in this week’s Class 1 state media high school football poll. Salisbury is up one place to fourth; Van-Far is up three places to seventh; Harrisburg dropped out of the top ten, but is getting votes, as is Scotland County. In Class 2, Centralia remains fourth; Brookfield climbed one to sixth; Father Tolton is up one to ninth, and Monroe City is ranked tenth. Palmyra and Bowling Green dropped out, but Palmyra is getting votes along with North Callaway and Macon. Boonville moved from a tie for seventh into sixth place in Class 3. Hannibal is up three places to fifth in Class 4, and Mexico is getting votes after the Bulldogs’ win over Odessa. Helias and Rock Bridge are getting votes in Class 6.
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 (7), 3-0, 88, 1
2. CBC (2), 3-0, 79, 2
3. Blue Springs South, 3-0, 72, 3
4. Lee’s Summit North, 3-0, 61, 4
5. Jackson, 3-0, 53, 5
6. Liberty, 3-0, 44, 6
7. Blue Springs, 3-0, 35, 7
8. SLUH, 3-0, 31, 9
9. North Kansas City, 3-0, 12 NR
10. Lafayette, 3-0, 9, NR
Dropped out: No. 8 DeSmet, No. 10 Troy Buchanan
Also receiving votes: DeSmet (1-2), 6; Jefferson City Helias (3-0), 2; Troy Buchanan (2-1), 2; Columbia Rock Bridge (2-1), 1
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Platte County (9), 3-0, 90, 1
2. Rockhurst, 3-0, 81, 2
3. Carthage, 3-0, 66, 3
4. Webb City, 2-1, 61, 4
5. Cardinal Ritter, 1-2, 44, T6
6. Republic, 2-1, 39, 5
7. Eureka, 3-0, 36, 8
8. Farmington, 3-0, 22, T10
9. Kirkwood, 2-1, 18, T6
10. Hazelwood East, 3-0, 17, T10
Dropped out: No. T10 MICDS, No. T10 St. Pius X
Also receiving votes: MICDS (1-2), 6; St. Pius X (1-2), 6; Branson (2-1), 4; Grain Valley (2-1), 4; Neosho (3-0), 1
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Kearney (9), 3-0, 90, 1
2. Lutheran North, 1-1, 79, 2
3. Savannah, 3-0, 71, 3
4. Festus, 3-0, 61, 6
5. Hannibal, 2-1, 46, 8
6. McDonald County, 3-0, 38, 9
7. Smithville, 2-1, 27, 10
8. Odessa, 2-1, 20, 4
9. Carl Junction, 3-0, 19, NR
10. Nevada, 2-1, 15, 7
Dropped out: No. 5 Warrenton
Also receiving votes: Mexico (2-1), 12; Warrenton (2-1), 10; Gateway STEM (3-0), 4; Orchard Farm (3-0), 2; Harrisonville (3-0), 1
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Seneca (9), 3-0, 90, 1
2. Valle Catholic, 3-0, 76, 3
3. Lift for Life, 2-1, 74, 2
4. Dexter, 3-0, 53, 4
5. Maryville, 2-1, 51, T5
6. Boonville, 2-1, 38, T7
7. Mountain Grove, 2-1, 34, T7
8. Osage, 2-1, 33, T5
9. Park Hills Central, 3-0, 28, 9
10. Knob Noster, 3-0, 10, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 St. Francis Borgia
Also receiving votes: Cassville (1-2), 3; St. Francis Borgia (2-1), 3; Richmond (2-1), 1; Ste. Genevieve (3-0), 1
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Blair Oaks (9), 3-0, 90, 1
2. Lamar, 2-1, 76, 2
3. Warsaw, 3-0, 70, 3
4. Centralia, 3-0, 60, 4
5. Mid Buchanan, 3-0, 59, 5
6. Brookfield, 3-0, 39, 7
7. Fair Grove, 2-1, 29, 8
8. Holden, 3-0, 22, NR
9. Father Tolton Catholic, 3-0, 20, 10
10. Monroe City, 2-1, 11, NR
Dropped out: No. 6 Palmyra, No. 9 Bowling Green
Also receiving votes: Mountain View-Liberty (2-1), 7; North Callaway (3-0), 5; Palmyra (2-1), 5; Lawson (2-1), 1; Macon (2-1), 1
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Marionville (8), 3-0, 88, 1
2. Thayer (1), 3-0, 78, T3
3. Tipton, 2-1, 71, 2
4. Salisbury, 3-0, 64, 5
5. Ash Grove, 3-0, 51, 8
6. Putnam County, 3-0, 32, NR
7. Van-Far, 2-1, 28, 10
8. Windsor, 3-0, 21, NR
9. Penney, 1-2, 17, T3
10. North Platte, 2-1, 14, 9
Dropped out: No. 6 Adrian, No. 7 Harrisburg
Also receiving votes: Adrian (1-2), 9; Harrisburg (2-1), 8; Scotland County (3-0), 6; West Platte (2-1), 5; Saxony Lutheran (2-1), 3;
