Friday night’s victory in Bethany for South Harrison not only gave the Bulldogs the outright lead in the Grand River Conference football race, but it also sent the 6-1 Bulldogs into the Top 10 in the Missouri media’s weekly high school football poll, with South Harrison surging to #9. The loss for Milan, the Wildcats first of the season, pushed the ‘Cats down six spots, from #4 to #10. That represented the biggest shake-up in the poll, with powerhouse KCI Conference leading Mid-Buchanan remaining the unanimous #1, while East Buchanan, the only team to beat South Harrison this season, remaining firmly entrenched in the Top 10.
Missouri Media football rankings
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. **Only teams that have played games this season are eligible for rankings.**
First-place votes in parenthesis.
CLASS 6
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. DeSmet (10), 1-0, 100, NR
2. Liberty, 7-0, 90, 1
3. CBC, 1-1, 80, 3
4. Raymore-Peculiar, 6-1, 67, 5
5. Francis Howell, 5-1, 45, 7
6. Rockhurst, 4-3, 42, 6
7. Lee’s Summit West, 5-2, 39, 4
8. Nixa, 6-1, 31, 2
9. Marquette, 2-0, 27, 9
10. Holt, 6-1, 23, 8
Dropped out: No. 10 Fox
Also receiving votes: Fox (5-1), 4; Liberty North (4-2), 2
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Carthage (8), 6-0, 97, 1
2. Webb City, 6-1, 88, 2
3. Jackson (2), 7-0, 85, 3
4. Grain Valley, 7-0, 68, 4
5. Battle, 4-1, 55, 5
6. Platte County, 6-1, 51, 6
7. Fort Zumwalt North, 6-1, 40, 7
8. Belton, 6-0, 27, T9
9. Farmington, 6-1, 18, 8
10. Chaminade, 1-0, 9, NR
Dropped out: No. T9. North Kansas City
Also receiving votes: Park Hill South (5-2), 8; North Kansas City (4-3), 2; Ozark (5-2), 2
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Jefferson City Helias (10), 7-0, 100, 1
2. West Plains, 7-0, 90, 2
3. Festus, 7-0, 70, 4
4. Moberly, 6-1, 68, 9
5. Hannibal, 5-1, 56, 3
6. Smithville, 5-2, 55, 6
7. Bolivar, 5-2, 41, T7
8. Winnetonka, 6-1, 35, T7
9. Lincoln College Prep, 4-2, 19, 5
10. Warrensburg, 5-1, 8, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 St. Dominic
Also receiving votes: Savannah (4-1), 5; Mexico (4-2), 3
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Lutheran North (10), 2-0, 100, 1
2. Valle Catholic, 7-0, 87, 2
3. Odessa, 6-0, 81, 3
4. Blair Oaks, 6-1, 72, 4
5. Centralia, 6-0, 55, 5
6. Kennett, 7-0, 45, 6
7. St. Mary’s, 1-0, 43, NR
8. Oak Grove, 5-1, 28, 7
9. Southern Boone, 4-2, 14, 8
10. Cassville, 5-2, 8, 10
Dropped out: No. 9 Mt. Vernon
Also receiving votes: Cardinal Ritter (0-1), 5; Maryville (4-3), 5; Park Hills Central (7-0), 5; Richmond (5-
1), 2
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Palmyra (6), 7-0, 96, 1
2. Lamar (3), 5-1, 91, 2
3. Lutheran St. Charles, 4-1, 78, 3
4. St. Pius X (KC) (1), 6-0, 74, 4
5. Lafayette County, 6-1, 58, 5
6. Butler, 6-0, 44, 6
7. Lexington, 7-0, 39, 7
8. Clark County, 3-3, 26, 8
9. Duchesne, 5-1, 25, 9
10. Monroe City, 5-2, 18, 10
Also receiving votes: Warsaw (3-0), 1
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Mid Buchanan (10), 7-0, 100, 1
2. Hayti, 6-0, 87, 2
3. Thayer, 5-1, 80, 3
4. Windsor, 7-0, 65, 5
5. Westran, 7-0, 56, 6
6. Marionville, 7-0, 47, 8
7. East Buchanan, 5-1, 38, 7
8. Skyline, 6-1, 21, 9
9. South Harrison, 6-1, 19, NR
10. Milan, 6-1, 15, 4
Dropped out: No. 10 Adrian
Also receiving votes: Adrian (5-1), 12; Marceline (6-1), 6; Harrisburg (5-2), 3; Lockwood (5-1), 1
8 MAN
1. North Andrew (6) 78
2. Southwest Livingston (2) 73
3. Drexel 57
4. Stanberry 52
5. South Holt / Nodaway-Holt 47
6. North Shelby 41
7. East Atchison 39
8. Archie 26
9. Mound City 15
10. Worth County 3
10. St. Paul Lutheran 3
Also Receiving Votes : Albany 2, Pattonsburg 2, King City 1, Orrick 1