Salisbury had one of the biggest moves in the area in this week’s statewide media rankings. In Class 1, the Panthers climbed from ninth into a tie for seventh with Van-Far, who was sixth a week ago. Westran climbed one to ninth, and Milan dropped two to tenth. Putnam County is getting votes. Bowling Green’s loss to Valle Catholic dropped them from second to fourth in Class 2. Brookfield remains eighth. South Shelby dropped from the top ten, but are getting votes, along with Centralia. Blair Oaks remains on top of Class 3. Boonville is back in the ranking in seventh, and Southern Boone dropped out, but is getting votes. Kirksville remains in third in Class 4, and Hannibal is seventh. Helias is fourth in Class 5, and Rock Bridge is tied for eighth in Class 6.
Missouri Media football rankings
Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a nine-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. CBC (5), 7-1, 84, 1
2. Nixa (3), 8-0, 80, 2
3. Lee’s Summit North (1), 8-0, 79, 3
4. Blue Springs South, 6-2, 55, 5
5. Lee’s Summit, 7-1, 51, 6
6. DeSmet, 6-2, 49, 4
7. Seckman, 8-0, 37, 8
T8. Columbia Rock Bridge, 7-1, 20, 9
T8. Park Hill, 6-2, 20, 10
10. Troy Buchanan, 8-0, 10, NR
Dropped out: No. 7 Rockhurst
Also receiving votes: Liberty (5-3), 6; Liberty North (5-3), 3; Rockhurst (5-3), 1
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Cardinal Ritter (9), 7-0, 90, 1
2. Platte County, 8-0, 81, 2
3. St. Pius X, 7-1, 69, 3
4. Jefferson City Helias, 7-1, 60, T4
T5. Carthage, 7-1, 49, T4
T5. Eureka, 8-0, 49, 6
7. Branson, 8-0, 39, 7
8. Cape Central, 7-1, 30, 8
9. Ft. Zumwalt North, 8-0, 12, NR
10. Hazelwood East, 7-1, 9, 10
Dropped out: No. 9 Grain Valley
Also receiving votes: Fort Osage (5-3) 5; Republic (6-2), 2
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Lutheran North (7), 7-1, 88, 1
2. Kearney (2), 8-0, 83, 2
3. Kirksville, 8-0, 66, 3
4. Smithville, 6-2, 59, 4
5. Warrenton, 8-0, 48, 5
6. Nevada, 7-1, 39, 6
7. Hannibal, 5-3, 35, T7
8. Warrensburg, 7-1, 32, T7
9. Savannah, 6-2, 22, 9
10. School of the Osage, 7-1, 11, 10
Also receiving votes: Pleasant Hill (6-2), 7; Festus (7-1), 4; Parkway North (6-2), 1
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Blair Oaks (7), 7-1, 88, 1
2. Seneca (2), 8-0, 83, 2
3. Dexter, 8-0, 70, 3
4. St. Francis Borgia, 8-0, 63, 4
5. Strafford, 8-0, 52, 7
6. Mt. Vernon, 6-2, 49, 5
7. Boonville, 6-2, 28, NR
8. John Burroughs, 6-2, 18, NR
T9. Maryville, 4-4, 8, 6
T9. Park Hills Central, 5-3, 8, 9
Dropped out: No. 8 Southern Boone, No. 10 Lift for Life
Also receiving votes: Southern Boone (5-3), 7; Knob Noster (6-2), 6; Mountain Grove (5-3), 6; St. Michael (5-3), 5; Lift for Life (4-4), 4
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Fair Grove (8), 8-0, 89, 1
2. Valle Catholic (1), 7-1, 82, 3
3. Warsaw, 8-0, 72, 4
4. Bowling Green, 7-1, 61, 2
5. Lafayette County, 7-1, 49, 5
6. Mid Buchanan, 8-0, 38, 6
7. Caruthersville. 7-1, 24, 7
8. Brookfield, 8-0, 21, 8
9. Mountain View-Liberty, 6-2, 15, 10
10. Pembroke Hill, 8-0, 14, NR
Dropped out: No. 9 South Shelby
Also receiving votes: South Shelby (7-1), 13; Centralia (6-2), 11; Lamar (5-3), 6
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. St. Vincent (5), 8-0, 86, 2
2. Marionville (4), 8-0, 83, 1
3. Adrian, 7-1, 74, 3
4. Tipton, 7-1, 63, 4
5. Ash Grove, 6-2, 40, 7
6. Windsor, 6-2, 37, 5
T7. Salisbury, 7-1, 34, 9
T7. Van Far, 6-2, 34, 6
9. Westran, 6-2, 20, 10
10. Milan, 5-3, 16, 8
Also receiving votes: Cass Midway (4-4), 3; Putnam County (5-3), 3; Penney (4-4), 2
