Blair Oaks Drops From Top of Class 3

The Blair Oaks Falcons dropped from first to seventh in Class 3 in this week’s high school football rankings, following their loss Friday to Boonville. Boonville cracks the list at Number 6. Odessa is the unanimous new Number 1, and Mexico remains eighth. In Class 1, Monroe City is still second. Harrisburg climbed one to seventh. Marceline is getting votes, and Westran dropped out of the top ten but still got a vote. In Class 2, Hallsville dropped one spot to fourth, Bowling Green made the list in tenth, and North Callaway and Palmyra each got a vote. Hannibal remained fourth in Class 4. IN Class 5, Helias climbed one to ninth, and Battle got a vote.

Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 10-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis. Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Cody Thorn, The Examiner; Dave Kvidahl, STLHighschoolsports.com; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Chris Parker, Ozone Sports; Brandon Zenner, The St. Joseph News-Press; J.B. Connoley, KRES radio; Matt King, The Daily Journal; Jason Peake, SOMOSports.com; Brian Rosener, Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic.

CLASS 6
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. CBC (5), 3-1, 95, 1
2. Liberty North (4), 2-1, 93, 2
3. Joplin (1), 4-0, 78, 3
4. DeSmet, 2-2, 66, 5
5. Lee’s Summit North, 4-0, 54, 8
6. Francis Howell, 4-0, 51, 6
7. Nixa, 3-1, 38, 7
8. Hazelwood Central, 4-0, 23, 9
9. Park Hill South, 4-0, 21, 10
10. Kirkwood, 4-0, 17, NR
Dropped out: No. 4 Raymore-Peculiar
Also receiving votes: Raymore-Peculiar (2-2), 14

CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Jackson (9), 4-0, 99, 1
2. Carthage (1), 4-0, 84, 5
3. Raytown, 2-0, 80, 3
4. Holt, 4-0, 76, 4
5. Webb City, 2-2, 57, 2
6. Lebanon, 4-0, 44, 7
7. Platte County, 3-1, 29, NR
8. Fort Osage, 3-1, 22, 9
9. Jefferson City Helias, 3-1, 21, 10
10. Ladue, 3-1, 18, 8
Dropped out: No. 6 North Kansas City
Also receiving votes: Rockwood Summit (4-0), 10; North Kansas City (2-2), 8; Battle (2-1), 1; Springfield Glendale (3-0), 1

CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Smithville (8), 4-0, 98, 1
2. West Plains (1), 4-0, 86, 2
3. MICDS (1), 4-0, 83, 3
4. Hannibal, 4-0, 73, 4
5. Union, 4-0, 53, 7
6. Harrisonville, 3-1, 41, 9
7. St. Dominic, 3-1, 29, 5
8. Lincoln College Prep, 4-0, 27, NR
9. McCluer, 3-1, 22, 8
10. Warrensburg, 3-1, 18, 6
Dropped out: No. 10 Vashon
Also receiving votes: Vashon (4-0), 13; St. Joseph Lafayette (4-0), 6; Nevada (3-1), 1

CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Odessa (10), 4-0, 100, 2
2. St. Mary’s, 2-1, 88, 3
3. Valle Catholic, 4-0, 79, 4
4. St. Pius X, 4-0, 68, 5
5. Lutheran North, 2-2, 52, 6
6. Boonville, 3-1, 48, NR
7. Blair Oaks, 3-1, 43, 1
8. Mexico, 4-0, 32, 8
9. Cardinal Ritter, 2-2, 22, 7
10. Park Hills Central, 3-1, 12, 10
Dropped out: No. 9 Summit Christian Academy
Also receiving votes: Kennett (4-0), 4; Buffalo (3-1), 1; Summit Christian (3-1), 1

CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Lamar (10), 4-0, 100, 1
2. Fair Grove, 4-0, 85, 2
3. Lutheran St. Charles, 3-1, 73, 4
4. Hallsville, 4-0, 71, 3
5. Richmond, 4-0, 57, 7
6. Butler, 4-0, 43, 9
7. Ava, 4-0, 41, 8
8. Duchesne, 2-2, 32, 5
9. Jefferson, 3-1, 21, 6
10. Bowling Green. 3-0, 13, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Maryville
Also receiving votes: Lafayette County (3-1), 10; Maryville (1-3), 2; North Callaway (3-0) 1; Palmyra (2-2), 1

CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Windsor (9), 4-0, 97, 1
2. Monroe City, 4-0, 87, 2
3. Mid Buchanan (1), 4-0, 80, 3
4. Hayti, 3-0, 65, 4
5. Marionville, 4-0, 60, 5
6. East Buchanan, 4-0, 50, 7
7. Harrisburg, 4-0, 35, 8
8. Thayer, 3-1, 30, 9
9. Hamilton-Penney, 3-1, 26, 6
10. Skyline, 2-2, 12, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Westran
Also receiving votes: Marceline (3-1), 6; Sarcoxie (4-0), 1: Westran (2-2), 1