Scotland County is the latest area team to get into the top ten in Class 1 in the latest statewide media rankings. Marceline remains fifth, now tied with Milan and Tipton. Van-Far remains eighth, and Salisbury is up one to ninth. Bowling Green remains third and South Shelby remains seventh in Class 2. Blair Oaks remains on top of Class 3 by one point. Southern Boone is fifth. In Class 4, Hannibal remains fourth, Kirksville remains in sixth. Helias is third in Class 5, and Capital City is up one to sixth. Rock Bridge is getting votes 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. Rockhurst (5), 3-0, 83, 1
2. DeSmet (2), 3-0, 74, 2
3. Lee’s Summit North (1), 3-0, 71, 3
4. Nixa (1), 3-0, 65, 5
5. CBC, 2-1, 62, 4
6. Liberty North, 2-1, 44, 6
7. Liberty, 2-1, 38, 8
8. Blue Springs South, 2-1, 24, 10
T9. Lee’s Summit, 2-1, 11, 7
T9. Seckman, 3-0, 11, NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Joplin
Also receiving votes: Joplin (2-1), 5; Columbia Rock Bridge (2-1), 3; Kirkwood (2-1), 2; Park Hill (2-1), 2
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Cardinal Ritter (9), 3-0, 90, 1
2. Platte County, 3-0, 79, 2
3. Jefferson City Helias, 3-0, 68, 3
4. Carthage, 3-0, 64, 4
5. St. Pius X, 2-1, 54, 5
6. Capital City, 3-0, 38, 7
7. Eureka, 3-0, 34, 8
8. Cape Central, 3-0, 26, 9
9. Branson, 3-0, 13, 10
10. Hazelwood East, 3-0, 9, NR
Dropped out: No. 6 Webb City
Also receiving votes: Grain Valley (2-1) 6; Webb City (1-2), 5; Camdenton (2-1), 4; Fort Osage (1-2), 3; Republic (2-1), 2
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Lutheran North (7), 2-1 88, 1
2. Kearney (2), 3-0, 83, 2
3. Smithville, 2-1, 68, 3
4. Hannibal, 1-2, 61, 4
5. Warrensburg, 3-0, 54, 5
6. Kirksville, 3-0, 45, 6
7. Warrenton, 3-0, 26, NR
8. Nevada, 2-1, 21, 7
9. Hillsboro, 1-2, 15, 10
10. Savannah, 1-2, 10, 9
Dropped out: No. 8 Pleasant Hill
Also receiving votes: School of the Osage (2-1), 7; Carl Junction (2-1), 5; Parkway North (2-1), 5; Pleasant Hill (1-2), 5; Ft. Zumwalt South (3-0), 1; West Plains (2-1), 1
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Blair Oaks (5), 2-1, 86, 1
2. Seneca (4), 3-0, 85, 2
3. Maryville, 2-1, 68, 3
4. Park Hills Central, 3-0, 56, T4
5. Southern Boone, 3-0, 54, T4
6. Dexter, 3-0, 42, 6
T7. Mt. Vernon, 2-1, 34, 7
T7. St. Francis Borgia, 3-0, 34, 9
9. Strafford, 3-0, 16, NR
10. Lift for Life, 1-2, 13, 8
Dropped out: No. 10 Chillicothe
Also receiving votes: Forsyth (2-1), 5; Knob Noster (2-1), 1; Oak Grove (2-1), 1
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Lamar (9), 3-0, 90, 1
2. Fair Grove, 3-0, 77, 2
3. Bowling Green, 3-0, 68, 3
4. Valle Catholic, 2-1, 58, 5
5. Ava, 3-0, 53, 6
6. Warsaw, 3-0, 44, 9
7. South Shelby, 3-0, 32, 7
8. Lafayette County, 2-1, 30, 4
9. Caruthersville, 3-0, 23, 8
10. Mid Buchanan, 3-0, 11, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 East Buchanan
Also receiving votes: East Buchanan (2-1), 5; Portageville (3-0), 4
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Marionville (6), 3-0, 87, 1
2. St. Vincent (3), 3-0, 84, 2
3. Adrian, 2-1, 72, 3
4. Windsor, 3-0, 50, 6
T5. Marceline, 2-1, 47, 5
T5. Milan, 2-1, 47, 7
T5. Tipton, 2-1, 47, 4
8. Van Far, 3-0, 30, 8
9. Salisbury, 3-0, 18, 10
10. Scotland County, 3-0, 11, NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Ash Grove
Also receiving votes: Ash Grove (2-1), 1; Pierce City (2-1), 1
