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. Rockhurst (6), 5-0, 85, 1
2. CBC (1), 4-1, 77, 2
3. Nixa (2), 5-0, 75, T3
4. Lee’s Summit North, 5-0, 69, T3
5. DeSmet, 4-1, 48, 5
6. Blue Springs South, 4-1, 42, T6
7. Liberty, 4-1, 38, T6
8. Lee’s Summit, 4-1, 25, 8
9. Seckman, 5-0, 20, 9
10. Liberty North, 3-2, 11, 10
Also receiving votes: Columbia Rock Bridge (4-1), 5
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Cardinal Ritter (9), 5-0, 90, 1
2. Platte County, 5-0, 81, 2
3. St. Pius X, 4-1, 68, 4
4. Carthage, 4-1, 55, 5
5. Jefferson City Helias, 4-1, 45, 3
T6. Cape Central, 5-0, 42, 7
T6. Eureka, 5-0, 42, 6
8. Branson, 5-0, 23, T9
9. Capital City, 4-1, 20, 8
10. Hazelwood East, 5-0, 18, 10
Also receiving votes: Grain Valley (4-1) 10; Republic (4-1), 1
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Lutheran North (7), 4-1, 88, 1
2. Kearney (2), 5-0, 83, 2
3. Smithville, 4-1, 71, 3
4. Hannibal, 3-2, 63, 4
5. Kirksville, 5-0, 51, 6
6. Warrenton, 5-0, 38, 7
7. Nevada, 4-1, 31, 8
8. Warrensburg, 4-1, 19, 5
9. Carl Junction, 4-1, 18, NR
10. Savannah, 3-2, 13, 10
Dropped out: No. 9 Hillsboro
Also receiving votes: Parkway North (3-2), 7; Pleasant Hill (3-2), 6; Festus (5-0), 4; School of the Osage (4-1), 3
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Blair Oaks (7), 4-1, 88, 1
2. Seneca (2), 5-0, 82, 2
3. Dexter, 5-0, 63, 3
4. Maryville, 3-2, 58, 4
5. Mt. Vernon, 4-1, 52, 5
6. St. Francis Borgia, 5-0, 51, 6
7. Park Hills Central, 4-1, 34, 7
8. Strafford, 5-0, 28, 8
9. Southern Boone, 3-2, 14, 10
10. Boonville, 4-1, 10, 9
Also receiving votes: Knob Noster (4-1), 9: Lift for Life (2-3), 6
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Fair Grove (8), 5-0, 89, 1
2. Bowling Green (1), 5-0, 81, 2
3. Valle Catholic, 4-1, 67, 4
4. Warsaw, 5-0, 64, 5
5. Lafayette County, 4-1, 45, 7
6. South Shelby, 5-0, 44, 6
7. Lamar, 3-2, 38, 2
8. Mid Buchanan, 5-0, 22, 9
9. Mountain View-Liberty, 4-1, 16, 10
10. South Harrison, 5-0, 10, NR
Dropped out: No. 8 Caruthersville
Also receiving votes: Ava (4-1), 9; Caruthersville (4-1), 4; Pembroke Hill (5-0), 3; Scott City (4-1), 2; Herman (5-0), 1
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts.
1. Marionville (5), 5-0, 86, 1
2. St. Vincent (4), 5-0, 85, 2
3. Adrian, 4-1, 72, 3
4. Tipton, 4-1, 60, 5
5. Van Far, 5-0, 52, 6
6. Windsor, 4-1, 47, 7
T7. Ash Grove, 4-1, 22, 9
T7. Milan, 3-2, 22, 4
9. Marceline, 3-2, 19, 8
10. Salisbury, 4-1, 17, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Scotland County
Also receiving votes: Scotland County (3-2), 8; Penney (3-2), 3; Cass-Midway (3-2), 2
