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 (6), 6-0, 85, 1
2. CBC (2), 6-0, 80, 2
3. Blue Springs South (1), 6-0, 77, 3
4. Jackson, 6-0, 63, 4
5. Liberty, 6-0, 54, 6
6. SLUH, 6-0, 40, 7
T7. Lafayette, 6-0, 29, 8
T7. Lee’s Summit North, 4-2, 29, 5
9. St. Dominic, 6-0, 15, 10
10. North Kansas City, 5-1, 13, 9
Also receiving votes: Blue Springs (4-2), 6; Jefferson City Helias (6-0), 3; Troy Buchanan (5-1), 1
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Platte County (9), 6-0, 90, 1
2. Rockhurst, 5-1, 80, 2
3. Cardinal Ritter, 2-3, 58, 4
4. Carthage, 5-1, 57, 5
5. Republic, 5-1, 55, 6
6. Webb City, 4-2, 42, 3
7. Kirkwood, 4-1, 35, 7
8. Eureka, 5-1, 27, 8
9. Farmington, 5-1, 20, 10
10. Grain Valley, 4-2, 17, 9
Also receiving votes: Neosho (5-1), 10; Ladue (5-1), 4
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Kearney (9), 6-0, 90, 1
2. Lutheran North, 4-1, 79, 2
3. Savannah, 6-0, 72, 3
4. Festus, 6-0, 62, 4
5. Hannibal, 5-1, 53, 5
6. Nevada, 5-1, 46, 7
7. Smithville, 4-2, 27, 6
8. Odessa, 5-1, 21, 9
9. Orchard Farm, 6-0, 18, 10
10. Gateway STEM, 6-0, 15, NR
Dropped out: No. 8 Warrenton
Also receiving votes: Mexico (4-2), 10; Warrenton (4-2), 2
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Seneca (8), 6-0, 89, 1
2. Valle Catholic, 6-0, 78, 2
3. Lift for Life (1), 4-2, 72, 3
4. Dexter, 6-0, 59, 4
5. Maryville, 5-1, 50, 5
6. Mountain Grove, 5-1, 44, 7
7. Osage, 5-1, 43, 6
8. Knob Noster, 6-0, 23, 8
9. Boonville, 4-2, 22, 9
10. Richmond, 5-1, 11, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 St. Francis Borgia
Also receiving votes: Ste. Genevieve (5-1), 3; University Academy (5-1), 1
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Blair Oaks (9), 6-0, 90, 1
2. Warsaw, 6-0, 79, 2
3. Mid Buchanan, 6-0, 74, 3
4. Monroe City, 5-1, 60, 4
5. Centralia, 5-1, 50, 5
6. Holden, 5-1, 37, 9
7. Brookfield, 5-1, 32, 8
8. Caruthersville, 5-1, 22, 10
9. Lamar, 3-3, 12, 6
10. Springfield Catholic, 6-0, 11, NR
Dropped out: No. 7 Mountain View-Liberty
Also receiving votes: Palmyra (4-2), 10; Father Tolton Catholic (5-1), 8; Mountain View-Liberty (4-2), 7; Lawson (4-2), 3
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Thayer (8), 6-0, 88, 1
2. Marionville (1), 5-1, 80, 2
3. Tipton, 5-1, 73, 3
4. Salisbury, 6-0, 63, 4
5. Putnam County, 6-0, 55, 5
6. Windsor, 6-0, 44, 7
7. North Platte, 5-1, 31, 8
8. Russellville, 5-1, 29, 9
9. Ash Grove, 5-1, 14, 10
10. Grandview (Hillsboro), 4-2, 7, NR
Dropped out: No. 8 Miller
Also receiving votes: Miller (3-3), 5; Cass-Midway (3-3), 2; Scotland County (4-2), 2; Adrian (3-3), 1; Van-Far (4-2), 1
