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FOOTBALL: Missouri Media releases final rankings of ’22

Posted on by Jason Peake

Listed below are the final statewide high school football rankings for the 2022 season. 

The rankings are compiled by a nine-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. 

Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Cole Young, PrepsKC; Dave Kvidahl, STLHighschoolsports.com; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Chris Parker, Ozone Sports; Joe Andrews, Warrensburg Star Journal; Tommy Rezac, KFEQ St. Joseph; J.B. Connoley, KRES radio; Jason Peake, Somo-Sports.com.

 

MISSOURI MEDIA FOOTBALL RANKINGS

First-place votes in parenthesis.

CLASS 6
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. CBC (9), 13-1, 90, 2
2. Lee’s Summit North, 12-2, 81, 3
3. Liberty North, 12-1, 72, 1
4. Nixa, 10-2, 58, 4
5. De Smet, 7-6, 51, 51, NR
6. Blue Springs South, 7-4, 36, 8
7. Park Hill South, 6-6, 25, NR
8. Marquette, 10-2, 23, 7
9. Troy, 8-3, 22, 5
10. Raymore-Peculiar, 6-5, 16, NR
Dropped out: No. 6 Joplin, No. 9 Staley, No. 10 Seckman
Also receiving votes: Joplin (7-3), 9; Staley (7-3), 8; Rock Bridge (10-2), 2; Seckman (9-2), 2

CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Francis Howell (9), 14-0, 90, 2
2. Carthage, 11-2, 76, 1
3. Fort Osage, 11-3, 72, 7
4. Lebanon, 11-2, 52, T5
5. Cape Girardeau Central, 10-4, 45, NR
6. Grain Valley, 9-3, 42, NR
7. MICDS, 11-2, 26, 8
8. Timberland, 9-4, 22, NR
9. Oak Park, 8-3, 17, 10
10. Camdenton, 9-2, 16, 4
Dropping out: No. 3 Holt, No. 6 Webb City, No. 9 Eureka
Also receiving votes: Holt (8-2), 11: Republic (8-4), 11; Eureka (11-2), 8; Webb City (6-4), 6; Jefferson City Helias (9-3), 1

CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. St. Mary’s (9), 12-2, 90, 2
2. Smithville, 12-2, 78, 3
3. Kearney, 10-1, 58, 1
4. St. Dominic, 8-6, 57, NR
5. Center, 11-1, 55, 4
T6. Hillsboro, 10-2, 40, T6
T6. West Plains, 9-4, 40, NR
8. Hannibal, 9-3, 28, T6
9. Rockwood Summit, 10-2, 18, 8
10. Union, 10-1, 13, 5
Dropped out: No. 9 Nevada, No. 10 Vashon
Also receiving votes: Parkway Central (9-3), 8; Nevada (9-3), 7; Hazelwood East (8-3), 3

CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Cardinal Ritter (9), 14-0, 90, 1
2. Pleasant Hill, 11-2, 78, 3
3. Reeds Spring, 11-3, 59, 10
4. Park Hills Central, 11-2, 53, 8
5. Maryville, 8-4, 49, 5
6. Valle Catholic, 10-1, 38, 2
7. Sullivan, 11-3, 29, NR
8. Savannah, 10-2, 27, 7
9. Lutheran North, 7-5, 22, 6
10. St. Charles West, 9-3, 21, NR
Dropped out: No. 4 Lutheran St. Charles, No. 9 St. Pius X
Also receiving votes: Lutheran St. Charles (6-4), 18; St. Pius X (7-4), 8; Boonville (8-5), 3

CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Blair Oaks (9), 14-0, 90, 1
2. Lamar, 12-2, 81, 3
3. Bowling Green, 12-1, 69, 6
4. Lafayette County, 11-1, 60, 2
5. Seneca, 11-2, 55, 4
6. Richmond, 10-2, 44, 5
7. MV-Liberty, 11-1, 35, 7
T8. Lift for Life, 9-4, 19, NR
T8. Macon, 9-2, 19, 8
10. Mount Vernon, 8-4, 10, NR
Dropped out: No. T9 Centralia, No. T9 New Madrid County Central
Also receiving votes: Holden (8-4), 8; Centralia (7-3), 2; New Madrid County Central (9-2), 1; St. Francis Borgia (7-5), 1; Trenton (8-2), 1

CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. East Buchanan (9), 14-1, 90, 2
2. Adrian, 12-3, 75, 8
T3. Gallatin, 11-1, 64, 4
T3. Monroe City, 13-1, 64, 1
5. Duchesne, 8-5, 51, NR
6. Marionville, 12-1, 48, 3
7. Mid Buchanan, 10-2, 36, 5
8. Lincoln, 11-2, 35, 6
9. Portageville, 10-3, 14, NR
10. Butler, 8-3, 6, NR
Dropped out: No. 7 Scott City, T9 Ash Grove, No. T9 Cole Camp
Also receiving votes: Cole Camp (9-3), 5; Scott City (9-2), 4; Putnam County (9-3), 3.

FOOTBALL: Local squads ranked in latest Missouri Media polls

Posted on by Jason Peake

 

The Missouri Media state football rankings have been released following Week 2 of the 2022 season.

Joplin is now ranked eighth in Class 6. Conference rival Nixa is ranked fourth.

In Class 5, Carthage is ranked first and Webb City is second. Nevada is ranked fourth in Class 4.

In Class 2, Lamar is ranked first and Seneca is fifth.

The statewide high school football rankings are compiled by an 11-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. 

Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Cole Young, PrepsKC; Dave Kvidahl, STLHighschoolsports.com; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Chris Parker, Ozone Sports; Joe Andrews, Warrensburg Star Journal; Tommy Rezac, KFEQ St. Joseph; J.B. Connoley, KRES radio; JC Reeves, Southeast Missourian/semoball.com; Jason Peake, Somo-sports.com; Brian Rosener, Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic.

 

Missouri Media football rankings

First-place votes in parenthesis. 

CLASS 6

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

  1. Liberty North (8), 2-0, 107, 2 
  2. CBC (3), 1-1, 96, 1
  3. Lee’s Summit North, 1-1, 85, 3
  4. Nixa, 2-0, 79, T4  
  5. Raymore-Peculiar, 2-0, 62, 6
  6. De Smet, 0-2, 58, T4
  7. Marquette, 2-0, 36, 8 
  8. Joplin, 2-0, 34, 9
  9. Troy, 1-1, 28, 7
  10. Rockhurst, 1-1, 20, NR 

Dropped out: No. 10 SLUH

 

CLASS 5

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

  1. Carthage (11), 2-0, 110, 1  
  2. Webb City, 1-1, 97, T2 
  3. Francis Howell, 2-0, 88, 4
  4. MICDS, 2-0, 66, 7
  5. Lebanon, 2-0, 65, 5 
  6. Fort Osage, 1-1, 46, T2 
  7. North Kansas City, 2-0, 43, 8
  8. Jefferson City Helias, 2-0, 41, 9
  9. Holt, 1-1, 24, 10
  10. Camdenton, 2-0, 12, NR

Dropped out: No. 6 Jackson

Also receiving votes: Glendale (1-1), 4; Grain Valley (1-1), 4; Jackson (0-2), 4; Timberland (2-0), 1

 

CLASS 4

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

  1. St. Mary’s (11), 2-0, 110, 1
  2. Smithville, 2-0, 98, 2
  3. Nevada, 2-0, 82, T3
  4. Kearney, 2-0, 79, 5
  5. Vashon, 1-1, 57, T3
  6. Union, 2-0, 46, 6
  7. Hillsboro, 2-0, 42, 7
  8. Center, 2-0, 37, 8
  9. West Plains, 2-0, 25, 9
  10. Hannibal, 1-1, 22, 10

Also receiving votes: St. Dominic (2-0), 7  

 

CLASS 3

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

  1. Lutheran St. Charles (10), 2-0, 109, 1 
  2. St. Pius X, 2-0, 97, 2 
  3. Cardinal Ritter (1), 2-0, 91, 3
  4. Pleasant Hill, 2-0, 70, 5 
  5. Valle Catholic, 2-0, 59, 8
  6. Lutheran North, 1-1, 49, 4 
  7. Maryville, 1-1, 37, 10 
  8. Kennett, 2-0, 35, 9
  9. Reeds Spring, 1-1, 25, 7
  10. Park Hills Central, 2-0, 15, NR

Dropped out: No. 6 Chillicothe

Also receiving votes: Chillicothe (1-1), 9; Cassville (2-0), 4; Savannah (2-0), 4; Odessa (2-0), 1 

 

CLASS 2

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

  1. Lamar (11), 2-0, 110, 1 
  2. Blair Oaks, 2-0, 99, 2
  3. Lafayette County, 2-0, 87, 3 
  4. Richmond, 2-0, 74, 4 
  5. Seneca, 2-0, 65, 5
  6. Mountain Grove, 2-0, 47, 9 
  7. Centralia, 2-0, 41, NR 
  8. Bowling Green, 2-0, 33, 10 
  9. Hallsville, 1-1, 23, 6
  10. Macon, 2-0, 12, NR

Dropped out: No. 7 Ava, No. 8 Lift for Life

Also receiving votes: Lift for Life (1-1), 10; MV-Liberty (2-0), 3; Ava (1-1), 1

 

CLASS 1

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

       T1. East Buchanan (6), 1-1, 104, 1

      T1. Monroe City (5), 2-0, 104, 2

  1. Mid Buchanan, 2-0, 83, 4 
  2. Marionville, 2-0, 61, 5
  3. Adrian, 2-0, 59, 6
  4. Thayer, 1-1, 37, 3
  5. St. Vincent, 2-0, 36, 9 
  6. Gallatin, 1-0, 35, NR 
  7. Butler, 1-0, 29, NR
  8. Portageville, 2-0, 18, NR

Dropped out: No. 7 Harrisburg, No. 8 Lincoln, No. 10 Hayti

Also receiving votes: Duchesne (1-1), 13; South Shelby (2-0), 13; Tipton (2-0), 5; Lincoln (1-1), 4; Putnam County (2-0), 3; Harrisburg (1-1), 1

PREP FOOTBALL: Missouri Media releases first football rankings of ‘21 season

Posted on by Jason Peake

 

The Missouri Media has released its statewide high school football rankings for Aug. 30. 

Joplin (1-0) is ranked fourth in Class 6, while Central Ozark Conference rival Nixa (1-0) is ranked sixth. The two schools will meet on Friday at Junge Field. 

In Class 5, Webb City (0-1) is ranked second and Carthage (1-0) is ranked sixth. 

Lamar (1-0) is ranked first in Class 2. 

Jason Peake of SoMo Sports is on the 10-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters who vote weekly. 

Full polls are listed below. 

 

MISSOURI MEDIA FOOTBALL RANKINGS

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

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, Somo-Sports.com; Brian Rosener, Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic.

First-place votes in parenthesis. 

 

CLASS 6

Rank, team, Rec., Pts.

  1. DeSmet (5), 1-0, 95  
  2. Raymore-Peculiar (5), 1-0, 92 
  3. CBC, 0-1, 74 
  4. Joplin, 1-0, 54
  5. Liberty North, 0-1, 53
  6. Nixa, 1-0, 45
  7. Rockhurst, 0-1, 44
  8. Francis Howell, 1-0, 36 
  9. Liberty, 1-0, 28
  10. Lee’s Summit North, 1-0, 13 

Also receiving votes: Hazelwood Central (1-0), 11; Kirkwood (1-0), 4; Marquette (1-0), 1 

 

CLASS 5

Rank, team, Rec., Pts.

  1. Jackson (10), 1-0, 100 
  2. Webb City, 0-1, 78
  3. Raytown, 1-0, 69
  4. Battle, 1-0, 67
  5. Holt, 1-0, 64
  6. Carthage, 1-0, 55  
  7. Chaminade, 1-0, 32
  8. Fort Zumwalt North, 0-1, 31 
  9. Staley, 1-0, 27
  10. North Kansas City, 0-1, 9 

Also receiving votes: Fort Osage (1-0), 8; Lebanon (1-0), 4; Ladue (1-0), 2; Platte County (0-1), 2; Jefferson City Helias (0-1), 1; Rockwood Summit (1-0), 1

 

CLASS 4

Rank, team, Rec., Pts.

  1. Smithville (7), 10, 94

T2. MICDS (1), 1-0, 84  

T2. West Plains (1), 1-0, 84

  1. Hannibal (1), 1-0, 78
  2. Harrisonville, 1-0, 59
  3. McCluer, 1-0, 44
  4. St. Dominic, 1-0, 31 
  5. Grandview, 1-0, 24
  6. Excelsior Springs, 1-0, 20
  7. Warrensburg, 1-0, 12

Also receiving votes: Union (1-0), 11; Lincoln College Prep (1-0), 5; St. Joseph Lafayette (1-0), 2; Festus (0-1), 2

 

CLASS 3

Rank, team, Rec., Pts.

  1. Blair Oaks (9), 1-0, 98

       T2. Odessa, 1-0, 86

       T2. St. Mary’s (1), 1-0, 86

  1. Lutheran North, 0-1, 63
  2. Valle Catholic, 1-0, 54 
  3. Cardinal Ritter, 0-1, 49
  4. St. Pius X, 1-0, 41
  5. Cassville, 1-0, 19

    T9. Mexico, 1-0, 16

    T9. Summit Christian, 1-0, 16

Also receiving votes: Park Hills Central (1-0), 14; Kennett (1-0), 7; Reeds Spring (1-0), 1 

 

CLASS 2

Rank, team, Rec., Pts.

  1. Lamar (10), 1-0, 100 
  2. Duchesne, 1-0, 77
  3. Fair Grove, 1-0, 68
  4. Macon, 1-0, 49
  5. Hallsville, 1-0, 48
  6. Maryville, 0-1, 43
  7. Lutheran St. Charles, 0-1, 39
  8. MV-Liberty, 1-0, 36 
  9. Jefferson, 1-0, 24
  10. Butler, 1-0, 23

Also receiving votes: Richmond (1-0), 13; Brookfield (1-0), 12; Clark County (1-0), 9; Lafayette County (0-1), 4; Lift for Life (0-1), 3; Palmyra (0-1), 2

 

CLASS 1

Rank, team, Rec., Pts.

  1. Windsor (8), 1-0, 94
  2. Monroe City (1), 1-0, 81
  3. Mid Buchanan (1), 1-0, 77
  4. Marionville, 1-0, 63
  5. Hayti, 1-0, 60
  6. Hamilton-Penney, 1-0, 59  
  7. Westran, 1-0, 36
  8. East Buchanan, 1-0, 19

   T9. Harrisburg, 1-0, 17

   T9. Skyline, 0-1, 17

Also receiving votes: Thayer (0-1), 15; Marceline (1-0), 9; Gallatin (1-0), 3. 

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