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), 5-0, 88, 1
2. CBC (2), 5-0, 79, 2
3. Blue Springs South, 5-0, 75, 3
4. Jackson, 5-0, 60, 4
5. Lee’s Summit North, 4-1, 53, 5
6. Liberty, 5-0, 45, 6
7. SLUH, 5-0, 35, 7
8. Lafayette, 5-0, 24, 9
9. North Kansas City, 4-1, 12, 8
10. St. Dominic, 5-0, 11, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Blue Springs
Also receiving votes: Jefferson City Helias (5-0), 10; Blue Springs (3-2), 2; Park Hill (3-2), 1
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Platte County (9), 5-0, 90, 1
2. Rockhurst, 5-0, 80, 2
3. Webb City, 4-1, 67, 3
4. Cardinal Ritter, 2-2, 60, 4
5. Carthage, 4-1, 52, 5
6. Republic, 4-1, 42, T6
7. Kirkwood, 4-1, 38, 8
8. Eureka, 4-1, 18, T6
9. Grain Valley, 4-1, 16, 9
10. Farmington, 4-1, 14, 10
Also receiving votes: North Point (5-0), 9; Neosho (4-1), 5; MICDS (3-2), 3; Ladue (4-1), 1
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Kearney (9), 5-0, 90, 1
2. Lutheran North, 3-1, 79, 2
3. Savannah, 5-0, 71, 3
4. Festus, 5-0, 63, 4
5. Hannibal, 4-1, 53, 5
6. Smithville, 4-1, 44, 6
7. Nevada, 4-1, 34, 7
8. Warrenton, 4-1, 21, 8
9. Odessa, 4-1, 13, 10
10. Orchard Farm, 5-0, 12, NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Mexico
Also receiving votes: Mexico (3-2), 9; Gateway STEM (5-0), 6
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Seneca (8), 5-0, 89, 1
2. Valle Catholic, 5-0, 79, 2
3. Lift for Life (1), 3-2, 70, 3
4. Dexter, 5-0, 56, T4
5. Maryville, 4-1, 53, T4
6. Osage, 4-1, 41, 8
7. Mountain Grove, 4-1, 40, 7
8. Knob Noster, 5-0, 22, 9
9. Boonville, 3-2, 19, 6
10. St. Francis Borgia, 4-1, 10, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Park Hills Central
Also receiving votes: Ste. Genevieve (5-0), 7; Richmond (4-1), 5; Cassville (2-3), 4
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Blair Oaks (9), 5-0, 90, 1
2. Warsaw, 5-0, 79, 3
3. Mid Buchanan, 5-0, 74, 4
4. Monroe City, 4-1, 53, 7
5. Centralia, 4-1, 42, 9
6. Lamar, 3-2, 41, 2
7. Mountain View-Liberty, 4-1, 29, 10
8. Brookfield, 4-1, 22, 5
9. Holden, 4-1, 19, NR
10. Caruthersville, 4-1, 13, NR
Dropped out: No. 6 Fair Grove, No. 8 Father Tolton Catholic
Also receiving votes: Palmyra (4-1), 12; Fair Grove (3-2), 8; Lawson (3-2), 6; Father Tolton Catholic (4-1), 4; Springfield Catholic (5-0), 3
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Thayer (7), 5-0, 87, 1
2. Marionville (2), 4-1, 80, 2
3. Tipton, 4-1, 74, 3
4. Salisbury, 5-0, 65, 4
5. Putnam County, 5-0, 52, 6
6. Windsor, 5-0, 42, 8
7. North Platte, 4-1, 26, 9
8. Miller, 3-2, 22, NR
9. Russellville, 4-1, 18, NR
10. Ash Grove, 4-1, 15, 5
Dropped out: No. 7 Van-Far, No. 10 Saxony Lutheran
Also receiving votes: West Platte (3-2), 6; Penney (1-4), 3; Van-Far (3-2), 3; Cass-Midway (3-2), 1; Gallatin (4-1), 1
