Highland Is Ranked #1 In The First State Softball Rankings
Highland is ranked number one in the first Missouri High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association state rankings of the 2023 season for all five classes. Also, in class 2, Bowling Green is 3rd, Fayette is 4th, and North Callaway is 9th. Marceline is receiving votes. In Class 1, North Shelby is ranked 7th, Canton is 8th, and Community is 9th. Westran is receiving votes. Hallsville and Fulton are tied for 2nd in the Class 3 softball poll behind top-ranked Fatima. Tolton is ranked 6th and Southern Boone is 7th. In Class 4, Kirksville is ranked 10th, and Rock Bridge is 5th in Class 5. Here are the full set of rankings.
Class 1
1. St. Elizabeth (8-0)
2. Marion C. Early (7-3)
3. Polo (5-2)
4. Weaubleau (6-0)
5. Silex (4-3)
6. East Carter (5-0)
7. North Shelby (3-0)
8. Canton (4-3)
9. Community (6-1)
10. Montrose (6-1)
OTHERS: Wheatland, Westran, Braymer, Gallatin, Worth County
Class 2
1. Highland (9-2)
2. Sherwood (4-2)
3. Bowling Green (8-2)
4. Fayette (10-3)
5. North Platte (10-1)
6. Mid-Buchanan (9-2)
7. South Harrison (8-2)
8. Lawson (7-3)
9. North Callaway (7-3)
10. Chaffee (9-3)
OTHERS: Carrollton (7-1), Iberia (8-1), Marceline (4-3), Montgomery County (8-3), Plattsburg (8-3)
Class 3
1. Fatima (5-2)
T-2. Fulton (7-2)
T-2. Hallsville (4-0)
4. Oak Grove (6-2)
5. Holden (9-3)
6. Father Tolton (9-4)
7. Southern Boone (4-3)
8. Savannah (7-3)
9. Odessa (8-3)
10. Blair Oaks (5-4)
OTHERS: Chillicothe (7-6), Logan-Rogersville (5-1), Pleasant Hill (6-3), Sullivan (6-5), Winfield (7-5)
Class 4
1. Washington (14-1-1)
2. Camdenton (11-1)
3. Hillsboro (9-1)
4. Nevada (11-3)
5. Helias Catholic (9-3)
6. Kearney (10-4)
7. Parkway West (6-2)
8. Marshfield (9-4)
9. Platte County (7-3)
10. Kirksville (7-5)
OTHERS: North Point
Class 5
1. Blue Springs South (11-2)
2. Ray-Pec (10-0)
T3. Grain Valley (15-2)
T3. Troy (10-2)
5. Rock Bridge (12-4)
6. Jackson (17-2)
7. Francis Howell (9-5)
8. Lafayette (8-2)
9. Blue Springs (9-5)
10. Kickapoo (11-4)
OTHERS: Timberland (7-4), Nixa (8-3), Lee’s Summit West (10-4), Neosho (11-3)
