Fort Zumwalt West and John Burroughs remain the highest-ranked teams in the latest Missouri Baseball Coaches Association Top 10 poll released Wednesday morning. The Jaguars lead a group of five local squads in the Class 6 rankings and are in the middle of a huge two-game series with Howell this week. John Burroughs is also slotted in at the No. 2 slot in Class 4 with Fort Zumwalt South leading the charge for the local teams in Class 5.
Below are the complete top 10 polls with the local teams marked in bold.
Class 6:
- Blue Springs South 22-3
- Ft. Zumwalt West 22-6
- Rock Bridge 23-4
- Liberty North 22-6
- Francis Howell 23-6
- Eureka 25-2
- Vianney 23-4
- Nixa 22-5
- Jackson 22-6
- Marquette 15-6
Receiving Votes: CBC 19-11
Class 5:
- Glendale 19-3
- Willard 20-8
- Camdenton 24-4
- Ft. Zumwalt South 15-5-1
- Helias Catholic 15-6
- Kearney 18-9
- Washington 18-7
- Ft. Zumwalt East 14-9
- Platte County 14-15
- St. Francis Borgia 15-5
Receiving Votes: Jefferson City 15-7, Festus 15-6, Pacific 15-8
Class 4:
- Logan-Rogersville 19-2
- John Burroughs 18-3
- Springfield Catholic 12-5
- Central (Park Hills) 14-2
- Kennett 16-8
- Excelsior Springs 20-10
- Southern Boone 21-8
- Blair Oaks 16-13
- Pleasant Hill 18-4
- Hallsville 15-4
Receiving votes: St. Pius X (KC) 10-5, Father Tolton Catholic 10-6
Class 3
- Valle Catholic 23-3
- Portageville 25-2
- Lawson 13-4
- Clever 21-3
- Stockton 16-4
- East Buchanan 13-4
- 7T. Licking 16-5, 7T. West County 14-2
- Valley Park 13-2
- Kelly 17-6
Receiving Votes: Scott City 13-7, South Callaway 16-6, Holden 12-7, Barstow 16-5, Lafayette County 13-3, Duchesne 14-14, Dixon 16-4
Class 2:
- Ash Grove 15-0
- Russellville 20-6
- Purdy 21-5
- Iberia 17-4
- Greenville 17-2
- Gainesville 16-4
- Salisbury 15-1
- Seymour 14-5
- Marion C. Early 18-5
- Concordia 15-4
Receiving Votes: Galena 16-4, Eugene 11-5, New Franklin 16-5, Harrisburg 13-5
Class 1:
- Cooter 17-2
- 2T. Oran 10-4, 2T. Northwest (Hughesville) 18-2
- St. Elizabeth 13-5
- South Nodaway (Platte Valley) 13-1
- Leeton 13-5
- Green City 12-4
- Wheatland 15-10
- Sacred Heart 13-6
- Liberal 13-7
Receiving Votes: Weaubleau 14-7, Gilman City 10-3, Community 11-4
Jim Powers has been covering prep sports in the St. Louis area for 15+ years and a part of the Missouri State High School Activities Association Championship Broadcasts for the past 11 years. Powers is also a part of the Fox 2 Verlo Mattress Prep Zone Friday nights at 10:10 during the football and basketball seasons. If you have a prep sports story, please contact Jim at japowers2421@yahoo.com. Follow Jim at @hssportscaravan
