Westran’s 26-14 win over Salisbury show up the bottom of the Class 1 statewide media rankings. Van-Far went from a tie for seventh to seventh by themselves, Westran climbed one to eighth, Milan climbed one to ninth, and Salisbury dropped from a tie for seventh into tenth. Putnam County is getting votes. Bowling Green remains fourth in Class 2, and Brookfield remains eighth. South Shelby and Centralia are getting votes. Blair Oaks remains on top of Class 3. Boonville is up one to sixth, Kirksville remains in third in Class 4, and Hannibal climbed two to fifth. Helias is fourth in Class 5, and Rock Bridge is eighth in Class 6. This is the last ranking for the regular season, and the final poll will be released after the playoffs.
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), 8-1, 85, 1
T2. Nixa (3), 9-0, 79, 2
T2. Lee’s Summit North (1), 9-0, 79, 3
4. Blue Springs South, 7-2, 57, 4
5. DeSmet, 7-2, 54, 6
6. Seckman, 9-0, 40, 7
7. Lee’s Summit, 7-2, 37, 5
8. Columbia Rock Bridge, 8-1, 21, T8
9. Park Hill, 7-2, 18, T8
10. Troy Buchanan, 9-0, 15, 10
Also receiving votes: Liberty (6-3), 7; Jackson (7-2), 2; Rockhurst (6-3), 1
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Cardinal Ritter (8), 7-1, 88, 1
2. Platte County (1), 9-0, 83, 2
3. St. Pius X, 8-1, 70, 3
4. Jefferson City Helias, 8-1, 58, 4
5. Eureka, 9-0, 50, T5
6. Carthage, 8-1, 48, T5
7. Branson, 9-0, 39, 7
8. Cape Central, 8-1, 29, 8
9. Ft. Zumwalt North, 9-0, 15, 9
10. Hazelwood East, 8-1, 8, 10
Also receiving votes: Fort Osage (6-3) 5; Republic (7-2), 2
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Lutheran North (7), 8-1, 88, 1
2. Kearney (2), 9-0, 83, 2
3. Kirksville, 9-0, 67, 3
4. Smithville, 7-2, 56, 4
5. Hannibal, 6-3, 50, 7
6. Warrenton, 9-0, 49, 5
7. Warrensburg, 8-1, 34, 8
8. Pleasant Hill, 7-2, 27, NR
9. Nevada, 7-2, 19, 6
10. Savannah, 6-3, 17, 9
Dropped out: No. 10 School of the Osage
Also receiving votes: Parkway North (7-2), 2; School of the Osage (7-2), 2; Festus (7-2), 1
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Blair Oaks (7), 8-1, 88, 1
2. Seneca (2), 9-0, 82, 2
3. Dexter, 9-0, 69, 3
4. St. Francis Borgia, 9-0, 66, 4
5. Strafford, 8-1, 43, 5
6. Boonville, 7-2, 38, 7
7. Mt. Vernon, 6-3, 33, 6
8. John Burroughs, 7-2, 32, 8
9. Maryville, 5-4, 18, T9
10. Mountain Grove, 6-3, 14, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Park Hills Central
Also receiving votes: Park Hills Central (5-4), 4; Lift for Life (4-5), 2; St. Michael (5-4), 2; St. Clair (6-3), 2; Odessa (5-4), 1; Richmond (6-3), 1
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Fair Grove (9), 9-0, 90, 1
2. Valle Catholic, 8-1, 81, 2
3. Warsaw, 9-0, 71, 3
4. Bowling Green, 8-1, 63, 4
5. Lafayette County, 8-1, 47, 5
6. Mid Buchanan, 9-0, 41, 6
7. Caruthersville, 8-1, 28, 7
8. Brookfield, 9-0, 25, 8
T9. Mountain View-Liberty, 7-2, 16, 9
T9. Pembroke Hill, 9-0, 16, 10
Also receiving votes: South Shelby (8-1), 13; Centralia (6-3), 3; Lamar (5 4), 1
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. St. Vincent (7), 9-0, 88, 1
2. Marionville (2), 9-0, 80, 2
3. Adrian, 8-1, 74, 3
4. Tipton, 8-1, 64, 4
5. Ash Grove, 7-2, 47, 5
6. Windsor, 7-2, 41, 6
7. Van Far, 7-2, 36, T7
8. Westran, 7-2, 28, 9
9. Milan, 6-3, 17, 10
10. Salisbury, 7-2, 11, T7
Also receiving votes: Cass Midway (5-4), 5; Putnam County (5-4), 2; Penney (5-4), 2
