Final Regular Season Football Rankings
There are very few changes for local teams in the final high school football statewide media poll for the season. Marceline is sixth, Monroe City is seventh, and Fayette is up one to eighth in Class One. Harrisburg and Mark Twain are getting votes. Hallsville is still third and Bowling Green is still tenth in Class 2. In Class 3, Boonville dropped three to sixth, Blair Oaks remains eighth, and Mexico received votes. Jason Ambroson’s Smithville team remains on top of Class 4, and Hannibal is still third. Helias remained sixth in Class 5. Curtis Jasper’s Joplin team remains fifth in Class 6.
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 (6), 8-1, 96, T1
2. Liberty North (4), 7-1, 94, T1
3. Lee’s Summit North, 8-1, 77, 3
4. DeSmet, 7-2, 70, 4
5. Joplin, 8-1, 60, 5
6. Park Hill South, 9-0, 43, 7
T7. Francis Howell, 8-1, 33, 8
T7. Nixa, 7-2, 33, 6
9. Raymore-Peculiar, 7-2, 20, 9
10. Marquette, 8-1, 19, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Hazelwood Central
Also receiving votes: Lindbergh (8-1), 4; Liberty (6-3), 1
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Jackson (6), 9-0, 96, 1
2. Carthage (4), 9-0, 94, 2
3. Holt, 9-0, 80, 3
4. Webb City, 6-3, 59, T4
5. Platte County, 7-2, 57, T4
6. Jefferson City Helias, 8-1, 56, 6
7. Lebanon, 8-1, 37, 7
8. Rockwood Summit, 9-0, 33, 8
9. Fort Osage, 8-1, 23, 9
10. Ladue, 8-1, 12, 10
Also receiving votes: Grain Valley (6-3), 3
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Smithville (9), 8-0, 99, 1
2. MICDS (1), 9-0, 90, 2
3. Hannibal, 9-0, 81, 3
4. West Plains, 8-1, 67, 4
5. Union, 9-0, 56, 5
6. Lincoln College Prep, 9-0, 54, 6
7. Hillsboro, 8-1, 35, 9
8. McDonald County, 8-1, 29, 10
9. Vashon, 7-1, 27, 7
10. Nevada, 7-2, 11, NR
Dropped out: No. 8 McCluer
Also receiving votes: St. Dominic (5-4), 1
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. St. Mary’s (10), 7-1, 100, 1
2. Valle Catholic, 9-0, 90, 2
3. St. Pius X, 8-1, 78, 4
4. Odessa, 8-1, 68, 5
5. Lutheran North, 6-3, 52, 6
6. Boonville, 7-2, 51, 3
7. Park Hills Central, 8-1, 45, 7
8. Blair Oaks, 7-2, 32, 8
9. Center, 5-3, 14, 9
10. Aurora, 7-2, 11, 10
Also receiving votes: Mexico (7-2), 9
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Lamar (10), 9-0, 100, 1
2. Fair Grove, 9-0, 85, 2
3. Hallsville, 9-0, 84, 3
4. Ava, 9-0, 59, 4
5. Butler, 9-0, 52, 5
6. Lutheran St. Charles, 7-2, 51, 6
7. Lafayette County, 8-1, 46, 7
T8. Duchesne, 7-2, 26, T8
T8. Richmond, 8-1, 26, T8
10. Bowling Green, 8-0, 20, 10
Also receiving votes: New Madrid County Central (7-1), 1
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
T1. Mid Buchanan (6), 9-0, 92, 2
T1. Windsor (4), 9-0, 92, 1
3. Hayti, 8-0, 79, 3
4. Marionville, 9-0, 76, 4
5. East Buchanan, 8-1, 58, 5
6. Marceline, 8-1, 47, T6
7. Monroe City, 8-1, 40, T6
8. Fayette, 8-1, 23, 9
9. West Platte, 7-2, 18, 8
10. Skyline, 6-3, 11, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Thayer
Also receiving votes: Hamilton-Penney (6-3), 7; Thayer (6-3), 4; Harrisburg (7-2), 2; Mark Twain (8-1), 1
