The latest Missouri Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association high school football poll has been released, with the Chillicothe Hornets and Penney Hornets keeping their positions from the week prior, after dominating conference victories on Friday night (Chillicothe at Cameron, Penney vs. Mid-Buchanan).
In Class 2, the two squads to beat the Trenton Bulldogs in non-conference play continued their climb up the state poll, as the Lathrop Mules and Lexington Minutemen continue unbeaten starts to the 2017 season.
Class 1 has a very familiar look to last week’s poll, with the Top 4 remaining as Valle Catholic, Monroe City, Marceline, and Penney. Despite a 4-0 start to the season, including a 52-32 win at Class 2 Trenton on Friday night, the Princeton Tigers remain out of the Top 10 in Class 1, unable to even break into the “receiving votes” category, a ‘group’ that currently includes only the Wellington-Napoleon Tigers.
Here is the Week 5 poll, released on Tuesday, September 12, 2017.
First-place votes in parenthesis.
CLASS 6
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Park Hill (13), 4-0, 147, 2
2. CBC (1), 3-1, 129, 4
3. Eureka (1), 4-0, 110, 5
4. Blue Springs, 2-2, 108, 3
5. Kirkwood, 3-1, 95, 1
6. Lees Summit West, 3-1, 85, 6
7. Rockhurst, 3-1, 52, 8
8. Lindbergh, 4-0, 40, 9
9. Hazelwood Central, 3-1, 18, T10
T10. Francis Howell, 3-1, 17, T10
T10. Rock Bridge, 3-1, 17, 7
Also receiving votes: Ritenour (4-0), 7
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Vianney (15), 4-0, 150, 1
2. Staley, 4-0, 130, 2
3. Fort Zumwalt North, 4-0, 125, 3
4. Liberty, 4-0, 104, 4
5. Fort Osage, 4-0, 89, 5
6. Battle, 2-2, 53, 6
7. William Chrisman, 4-0, 42, 8
8. Pattonville, 2-2, 40, NR
9. Chaminade, 2-2, 39, 7
10. Webster Groves, 3-1, 20, 9
Dropped out: No. 10 Ozark
Also receiving votes: Nixa (4-0), 18; Raytown (3-1), 12; Carthage (2-2), 3
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Webb City (15), 4-0, 150, 1
2. Carl Junction, 3-1, 132, 2
3. Kearney, 3-1, 122, 3
4. Platte County, 3-1, 95, 9
5. Parkway North, 3-1, 87, 8
6. Parkway Central, 3-1, 55, 4
7. Ladue, 2-2, 48, NR
8. West Plains, 4-0, 47, NR
9. Harrisonville, 2-2, 24, 6
10. Camdenton, 3-1, 21, NR
Dropped out: No. 5 Hannibal, No. 7 MICDS, No. 10 Raytown South
Also receiving votes: Hannibal (2-2), 19; MICDS (2-2), 17; St. Francis Borgia (4-0), 3; Raytown South (2-2), 2; St. Marys (4-0), 2; Smithville (4-0), 1
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. McCluer South-Berkeley (15), 3-0, 150, 1
2. Blair Oaks, 4-0, 130, 2
3. Park Hills Central, 4-0, 116, 3
4. Chillicothe, 4-0, 111, 4
5. Maryville, 3-1, 79, 6
6. Seneca, 4-0, 71, 9
7. Center, 3-1, 62, T7
8. Mt. Vernon, 3-1, 32, 5
9. Miller Career, 2-2, 29, 10
10. Eldon, 3-1, 27, T7
Also receiving votes: Mexico (3-1), 17; St. James (4-0), 1
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Lamar (13), 4-0, 148, 1
2. Trinity (2), 3-0, 137, 2
3. Lutheran North, 4-0, 116, 3
4. Ava, 4-0, 102, 4
5. Mountain Grove, 3-1, 88, 5
6. Centralia, 4-0, 83, 6
7. Lexington, 4-0, 51, 9
8. Lathrop, 4-0, 38, 10
9. Cardinal Ritter, 3-1, 31, NR
10. North Callaway, 3-1, 18, NR
Dropped out: No. 7 South Callaway, No. 8 Brentwood
Also receiving votes: Brentwood (3-1), 5; South Callaway (3-1), 5; Palmyra (3-1), 3
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Valle Catholic (12), 4-0, 145, 1
2. Monroe City (3), 4-0, 133, 2
3. Marceline, 4-0, 120, 3
4. Hamilton-Penney, 3-1, 97, 4
5. Lincoln, 4-0, 89, 5
6. Hayti, 4-0, 76, 6
7. Pierce City, 4-0, 61, 7
8. Westran, 4-0, 48, 8
9. Thayer, 3-1, 31, 9
10. Lockwood, 4-0, 23, 10
Also receiving votes: Wellington-Napoleon (3-1), 2
