PREP FOOTBALL: Missouri Media rankings released following Week 8

Below are the latest Missouri Media high school football rankings, as compiled by a 10-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

Joplin is ranked fifth in Class 6, while Carthage and Webb City are ranked second and fourth, respectively, in Class 5. 

McDonald County is now ranked 10th in Class 4, while Aurora is No. 10 in Class 3. Lamar is still No. 1 in Class 2.

MISSOURI MEDIA RANKINGS

First-place votes in parenthesis.

CLASS 6

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

       T1. CBC (5), 7-1, 95, 2 

       T1. Liberty North (5), 6-1, 95, 1  

3. Lee’s Summit North, 7-1, 76, 3  
4. DeSmet, 6-2, 69, 4
5. Joplin, 7-1, 59, 5
6. Nixa, 7-1, 50, 6 
7. Park Hill South, 8-0, 36, 8 
8. Francis Howell, 7-1, 29, 9
9. Raymore-Peculiar, 6-2, 17, 10
10. Hazelwood Central, 7-1, 14, 7

Also receiving votes: Lindbergh (7-1), 7; Marquette (7-1), 2; Liberty (5-3), 1 

CLASS 5

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

1. Jackson (7), 8-0, 97, 1
2. Carthage (3), 7-0, 92, 2  
3. Holt, 8-0, 81, 3 

      T4. Platte County, 6-2, 57, 6  

      T4. Webb City, 5-3, 57, 5

6. Jefferson City Helias, 7-1, 56, 7
7. Lebanon, 7-1, 33, 4  
8. Rockwood Summit, 8-0, 32, 10
9. Fort Osage, 7-1, 28, 9
10. Ladue, 7-1, 14, NR  

Dropped out: No. 8 Raytown

Also receiving votes: Grain Valley (5-3), 3

CLASS 4

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

1. Smithville (9), 7-0, 99, 1
2. MICDS (1), 8-0, 90, 2  
3. Hannibal, 8-0, 81, 3
4. West Plains, 7-1, 67, 4
5. Union, 8-0, 59, 5
6. Lincoln College Prep, 8-0, 49, 6
7. Vashon, 7-0, 35, T7 
8. McCluer, 7-1, 33, T7
9. Hillsboro, 7-1, 18, 10
10. McDonald County, 7-1, 15, NR  

Dropped out: No. 9 Nevada

Also receiving votes: St. Dominic (4-4), 4 

CLASS 3

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

1. St. Mary’s (10), 6-1, 100, 2 
2. Valle Catholic, 8-0, 90, 3
3. Boonville, 7-1, 74, 4
4. St. Pius X, 7-1, 71, 5
5. Odessa, 7-1, 59, 1
6. Lutheran North, 5-3, 50, 6 
7. Park Hills Central, 7-1, 39, 7
8. Blair Oaks, 6-2, 29, 8
9. Center, 5-2, 22, 9  
10. Aurora, 7-1, 15, 10 

Also receiving votes: Mexico (6-2), 1 

CLASS 2

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

1. Lamar (10), 8-0, 100, 1
2. Fair Grove, 8-0, 85, 2 
3. Hallsville, 8-0, 84, 3 
4. Ava, 8-0, 59, 4  
5. Butler, 8-0, 54, 5 
6. Lutheran St. Charles, 6-2, 49, T6 
7. Lafayette County, 7-1, 47, T6

     T8. Duchesne, 6-2, 26, T8 

     T8. Richmond, 7-1, 26, T8 

10. Bowling Green, 7-0, 19, 10

Also receiving votes: New Madrid County Central (6-1), 1    

CLASS 1

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

1. Windsor (8), 8-0, 97, 1
2. Mid Buchanan (2), 8-0, 90, 2 
3. Hayti, 7-0, 79, 3 
4. Marionville, 8-0, 73, 4
5. East Buchanan, 7-1, 57, 5

     T6. Monroe City, 7-1, 39, 6  

     T6. Marceline, 7-1, 39, 9 

8. West Platte, 7-1, 34, 8
9. Fayette, 7-1, 16, NR
10. Thayer, 6-2, 9, NR  

Dropped out: No. 7 Hamilton-Penney, No. 10 Harrisburg

Also receiving votes: Hamilton-Penney (5-3), 7; Harrisburg (7-1), 7; Skyline (5-3), 3