The power in high school football, as it pertains to small-school north Missouri, continues to be concentrated right along U.S. Highway 36, where ranked teams in the Week #3 media poll include Penney High of Hamilton (#3 in Class 1), Chillicothe (#10 in Class 3), Brookfield (#6 in Class 2), and Marceline (#2 in Class 1). This week, those four teams face tremendous tests, as Hamilton hosts Lathrop in the KCI opener for both 2-0 schools, Chillicothe looks to dethrone Midland Empire Conference rival and #1 ranked Maryville, while the annual Linn County football feud, known as the “Bell Game”, is played in Marceline, where the Tigers host bitter rival Brookfield.
Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 14-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis. Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Sam McDowell, The Kansas City Star; Chris Geinosky, The Liberty Tribune; Dave Kvidahl, STLHighschoolsports.com; Jim Powers, High School Sports Caravan; Larry Thornton, KSDK radio; Cameron Teague-Robinson, The Columbia Tribune; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Mike Scott, Ozone Sports; Rance Burger, The Springfield News-Leader; Cody Thorn, The St. Joseph News-Press; J.B Connoley, KRES radio; Chris Pobst, Sikeston Standard-Democrat; Matt King, The Daily Journal.
First-place votes in parenthesis.
CLASS 6
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. CBC (12), 2-0, 138, 1
2. Blue Springs (2), 2-0, 126, 2
3. Jefferson City, 2-0, 108, 3
4. Springfield Kickapoo, 2-0, 88, 4
5. Kirkwood, 1-1, 82, 6
6. SLUH, 2-0, 60, 8
7. Lees Summit West, 1-1, 54, 7
8. Hazelwood Central, 2-0, 41, 9
9. Eureka, 2-0, 31, 10
10. Rockhurst, 2-0, 20, NR
Dropped out: No. 5 Park Hill
Also receiving votes: Lees Summit (1-1), 16; Park Hill (1-1), 6
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Chaminade (11), 2-0, 136, 1
2. Staley (3), 2-0, 129, 2
3. Battle, 2-0, 113, 3
4. Liberty North, 1-1, 92, 4
5. Nixa, 2-0, 69, 6
6. Liberty, 2-0, 59, T8
7. Fort Zumwalt North, 1-1, 54, 6
8. Vianney, 1-1, 46, 5
9. Glendale, 2-0, 25, NR
10. Pattonville, 1-1, 22, 10
Dropped out: No. T8 Fort Osage
Also receiving votes: Truman (1-1), 12; Jackson (2-0), 6; Park Hill South (2-0), 3; Timberland (2-0), 2; Carthage (1-1), 1; Webster Groves (2-0), 1
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Kearney (9), 2-0, 135, 1
2. Carl Junction (5), 2-0, 131, 2
3. Harrisonville, 2-0, 110, 6
4. Parkway North, 2-0, 78, 8
5. Platte County, 2-0, 73, 9
6. St. Dominic, 2-0, 65, NR
7. Camdenton, 2-0, 60, NR
8. Hannibal, 1-1, 52, 4
9. Westminster, 1-1, 22, 5
10. Webb City, 0-2, 16, 3
Dropped out: No. 7 West Plains, No. 10 Ladue
Also receiving votes: Ladue (1-1), 14; Raytown South (1-1), 7; Hillsboro (2-0), 3; Cape Girardeau Central (1-1), 2; West Plains (1-1), 2
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Maryville (12), 2-0, 138, 1
2. Blair Oaks (2), 2-0, 126, 2
3. John Burroughs, 1-1, 112, 3
4. Monett, 2-0, 89, 4
5. Center, 2-0, 77, 6
6. McCluer South-Berkley, 2-0, 68, 5
7. Mexico, 1-1, 41, 7
8. Park Hills Central, 2-0, 37, 9
9. Richmond, 2-0, 28, NR
10. Chillicothe, 2-0, 21, NR
Dropped out: No. 8 Odessa, No. 10 Oak Grove
Also receiving votes: Osage (2-0), 14; Odessa (1-1), 11; Lutheran South (2-0), 5; St. Pius X (1-1), 2; Oak Grove (0-2), 1
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Lamar (14), 2-0, 140, 1
2. Mt. View-Liberty, 2-0, 124, 2
3. Centralia, 2-0, 112, 3
4. Mountain Grove, 2-0, 86, 5
5. Lutheran North, 2-0, 84, 4
6. Brookfield, 2-0, 57, 6
7. Malden, 2-0, 56, 8
8. Trinity, 2-0, 45, 9
9. Fair Grove, 2-0, 36, 10
10. Cardinal Ritter, 2-0, 14, NR
Dropped out: No. 7 Lafayette County
Also receiving votes: Macon (2-0), 6; Palmyra (1-1), 6; Lawson (1-1), 3; Lafayette County (1-1), 1
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Valle Catholic (14), 2-0, 140, 1
2. Marceline, 2-0, 122, 2
3. Hamilton-Penney, 2-0, 115, 3
4. Lincoln, 2-0, 96, 4
5. Lockwood, 2-0, 83, 6
6. Polo, 2-0, 66, 7
7. Cass-Midway, 2-0, 46, 9
8. Hayti, 2-0, 37, 10
9. Mark Twain, 1-1, 35, 5
10. Westran, 2-0, 20, NR
Dropped out: No. 8 East Buchanan
Also receiving votes: East Buchanan (1-1), 8; South Shelby (1-1), 2
