Monroe City Drops To Seventh
Monroe City’s loss to Brookfield Friday caused the Panthers to slip another four places in the rankings to seventh in Class 1 this week. Four teams each moved up one, including Harrisburg, now sixth. Marceline is getting votes. Hallsville is still third and Bowling Green is still tenth in Class 2. In Class 3, Boonville climbed two spots to fourth, Blair Oaks climbed one to sixth, and Mexico climbed one to ninth. Jason Ambroson’s Smithville team remains on top of Class 4, and Hannibal is up one to third. Helias is eighth in Class 5. Curtis Jasper’s Joplin team is ranked 3rd 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
T1. CBC (4), 5-1, 94, 1
T1. Liberty North (5), 4-1, 94, 2
3. Joplin (1), 6-0, 78, 3
4. Lee’s Summit North, 6-0, 67, 4
5. DeSmet, 4-2, 63, 5
6. Nixa, 5-1, 43, 7
7. Hazelwood Central, 6-0, 32, 8
8. Park Hill South, 6-0, 30, 9
9. Francis Howell, 5-1, 29, 6
10. Raymore-Peculiar, 4-2, 14, 10
Also receiving votes: Kirkwood (5-1), 5; Liberty (4-2), 1
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Jackson (10), 6-0, 100, 1
2. Carthage, 6-0, 88, 2
3. Holt, 6-0, 82, 3
4. Webb City, 4-2, 61, 4
5. Lebanon, 6-0, 57, 6
6. Raytown, 3-1, 56, 5
7. Platte County, 4-2, 30, T8
8. Jefferson City Helias, 5-1, 28, T8
9. Fort Osage, 5-1, 22, 7
10. Rockwood Summit, 6-0, 13, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Ladue
Also receiving votes: Ladue (5-1), 12; Glendale (4-1), 1
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Smithville (9), 6-0, 99, 1
2. MICDS (1), 6-0, 90, 3
3. Hannibal, 6-0, 80, 4
4. West Plains, 5-1, 68, 2
5. Union, 6-0, 60, 5
6. Lincoln College Prep, 6-0, 49, 6
T7. McCluer, 5-1, 31, 7
T7. Vashon, 6-0, 31, 8
9. Nevada, 5-1, 25, 10
10. Hillsboro, 5-1, 9, NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Warrensburg
Also receiving votes: McDonald County (5-1), 4; St. Dominic (3-3), 4
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Odessa (10), 6-0, 100, 1
2. St. Mary’s, 4-1, 90, 2
3. Valle Catholic, 6-0, 80, 3
4. Boonville, 5-1, 58, 6
5. St. Pius X, 5-1, 54, 4
6. Blair Oaks, 5-1, 53, 7
7. Lutheran North, 3-3, 38, 5
8. Park Hills Central, 5-1, 29, 9
9. Mexico, 5-1, 25, 10
10. Cardinal Ritter, 3-3, 11, 8
Also receiving votes: Center (4-1), 8; Aurora (5-1), 3; Kennett (5-1), 1
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Lamar (10), 6-0, 100, 1
2. Fair Grove, 6-0, 87, 2
3. Hallsville, 6-0, 81, 3
4. Ava, 6-0, 58, 4
5. Butler, 6-0, 56, 5
T6. Lafayette County, 5-1, 48, T6
T6. Lutheran St. Charles, 4-2, 48, T6
8. Duchesne, 4-2, 26, 8
9. Richmond, 5-1, 23, 9
10. Bowling Green, 5-0, 20, 10
Also receiving votes: Warsaw (6-0), 2; New Madrid County Central (6-0), 1
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Windsor (9), 6-0, 98, 1
2. Mid Buchanan (1), 6-0, 88, 2
3. Hayti, 5-0, 73, 4
4. Marionville, 6-0, 67, 5
5. East Buchanan, 6-0, 63, 6
6. Harrisburg, 6-0, 40, 7
7. Monroe City, 5-1, 39, 3
8. Thayer, 5-1, 36, 8
9. Hamilton-Penney, 4-2, 18, 9
10. Skyline, 4-2, 13, 10
Also receiving votes: Marceline (5-1), 9; West Platte (5-1), 6
