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 freelancer.
First-place votes in parenthesis.
CLASS 6
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. CBC (2), 7-0, 82, 2
2. Nixa (4), 7-0, 81, 1
3. Blue Springs South (3), 7-0, 79, 3
4. Jackson, 7-0, 62, 4
5. SLUH, 7-0, 51, 6
6. Lafayette, 7-0, 40, T7
7. Lee’s Summit North, 5-2, 34, T7
8. Liberty, 6-1, 24, 5
9. St. Dominic, 7-0, 21, 9
10. North Kansas City, 6-1, 11, 10
Also receiving votes: Blue Springs (5-2), 5; Jefferson City Helias (7-0), 5
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Platte County (9), 7-0, 90, 1
2. Rockhurst, 6-1, 80, 2
3. Carthage, 6-1, 67, 4
4. Cardinal Ritter, 3-3, 61, 3
5. Webb City, 5-2, 46, 6
6. Republic, 5-2, 44, 5
7. Kirkwood, 5-1, 40, 7
8. Farmington, 6-1, 23, 9
9. Grain Valley, 5-2, 21, 10
10. Ladue, 6-1, 14, NR
Dropped out: No. 8 Eureka
Also receiving votes: Eureka (5-2), 6; North Point (6-1), 3
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Kearney (9), 7-0, 90, 1
2. Savannah, 7-0, 80, 3
3. Hannibal, 6-1, 67, 5
T4. Festus, 6-1, 50, 4
T4. Lutheran North, 4-2, 50, 2
6. Smithville, 5-2, 43, 7
7. Orchard Farm, 7-0, 31, 9
8. Odessa, 6-1, 27, 8
9. Gateway STEM, 7-0, 22, 10
10. Mexico, 5-2, 16, NR
Dropped out: No. 6 Nevada
Also receiving votes: Nevada (5-2), 10; Parkway North (6-1), 9
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Seneca (8), 7-0, 89, 1
2. Valle Catholic, 7-0, 78, 2
3. Lift for Life (1), 5-2, 71, 3
4. Dexter, 7-0, 60, 4
5. Maryville, 6-1, 55, 5
6. Mountain Grove, 6-1, 46, 6
7. Boonville, 5-2, 34, 9
8. Knob Noster, 7-0, 30, 8
9. Osage, 5-2, 18, 7
10. Ste. Genevieve, 6-1, 6, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Richmond
Also receiving votes: Clinton (6-1), 5; Clever (6-1), 2; St. Francis Borgia (5-2), 1
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Blair Oaks (9), 7-0, 90, 1
2. Warsaw, 7-0, 78, 2
3. Mid Buchanan, 7-0, 75, 3
4. Monroe City, 6-1, 61, 4
5. Centralia, 6-1, 52, 5
6. Holden, 6-1, 46, 6
7. Caruthersville, 6-1, 24, 8
8. Springfield Catholic, 7-0, 17, 10
9. Lamar, 4-3, 16, 9
10. Palmyra, 5-2, 14, NR
Dropped out: No. 7 Brookfield
Also receiving votes: Father Tolton Catholic (5-2), 10; South Harrison (6-1), 5; Mountain View-Liberty (5-2), 3; Brookfield (5-2), 2; Lawson (5-2), 2
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Thayer (8), 7-0, 88, 1
2. Marionville (1), 6-1, 80, 2
3. Tipton, 6-1, 74, 3
4. Salisbury, 7-0, 63, 4
5. Putnam County, 7-0, 54, 5
6. Windsor, 7-0, 44, 6
7. Russellville, 6-1, 37, 8
8. Ash Grove, 5-1, 21, 9
9. Grandview (Hillsboro), 5-2, 19, 10
10. North Platte, 5-2, 8, 7
Also receiving votes: Cole Camp (5-2), 4; Adrian (4-3), 3
