After defeating Lutheran St. Charles last weekend, St. Mary’s is one of two teams St. Louis area teams ranked in the top slot of this week’s Missouri high school media poll while Cardinal Ritter moved into the No. 1 slot in Class 3. CBC remains in the second slot in the Class 6 rankings while Howell moved up to No. 2 on the Class 5 list. The Dragons stayed in the top spot in Class 4 while Lutheran St. Charles fell to the third spot in Class 3.
Here is the full list of this week’s Missouri Media football rankings.
First-place votes in parenthesis.
CLASS 6
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
- Liberty North (7), 4-0, 97, 1
- CBC (2), 3-1, 90, 2
- Lee’s Summit North, 3-1, 76, 3
- Nixa (1), 4-0, 73, 4
- DeSmet, 2-2, 62, T5
- Joplin, 4-0, 48, 8
- Troy, 3-1, 44, 9
- Blue Springs South, 3-1, 27, NR
- Raymore-Peculiar, 3-1, 20, T5
- Marquette, 3-1, 13, 7
Dropped out: No. 10 Rockhurst
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
- Carthage (9), 3-1, 99, 1
- Francis Howell (1), 4-0, 90, 3
- MICDS, 4-0, 75, 4
- Lebanon, 4-0, 68, 5
- Webb City, 2-2, 56, 2
- Holt, 3-1, 48, 8
- Camdenton, 4-0, 46, 9
- Timberland, 4-0, 26, 10
- Jefferson City Helias, 3-1, 21, 6
- Eureka, 4-0, 15, NR
Dropped out: No. 7 Fort Osage
Also receiving votes: Oak Park (4-0), 4; Glendale (3-1), 2
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
- St. Mary’s (10), 3-1, 100, 1
- Kearney, 4-0, 90, 2
- Smithville, 3-1, 78, 4
- Union, 4-0, 62, 6
- Center, 4-0, 56, T7
- Hillsboro, 4-0, 52, T7
- West Plains, 4-0, 35, 9
- Nevada, 3-1, 29, 3
- Hannibal, 2-2, 25, 10
- McDonald County, 3-1, 10, NR
Dropped out: No. 5 Vashon
Also receiving votes: Rockwood Summit (3-1), 8; Vashon (1-2), 5
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
- Cardinal Ritter (8), 4-0, 96, 2
- St. Pius X, 4-0, 87, 3
- Lutheran St. Charles (2), 3-1, 85, 1
- Pleasant Hill, 4-0, 67, 4
- Valle Catholic, 4-0, 61, 5
- Kennett, 4-0, 44, 7
- Lutheran North, 2-2, 32, 8
- Maryville, 2-2, 28, 6
- Park Hills Central, 4-0, 21, T9
- Reeds Spring, 3-1, 20, T9
Also receiving votes: Savannah (4-0), 9
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
- Blair Oaks (10), 4-0, 100, 2
- T2. Lafayette County, 4-0, 80, 3, T2. Seneca, 4-0, 80, 5
- Lamar, 3-1, 69, 1
- Richmond, 4-0, 67, 4
- Centralia, 4-0, 48, 6
- Bowling Green, 4-0, 37, 7
- Macon, 4-0, 25, 8
- MV-Liberty, 4-0, 23, 10
- Mountain Grove, 3-1, 11, 9
Also receiving votes: Lift for Life (3-1), 7; Trenton (4-0), 3
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
- Monroe City (6), 4-0, 96, 1
- East Buchanan (4), 3-1, 93, 2
- Mid Buchanan, 4-0, 78, 3
- Marionville, 4-0, 66, 4
- Adrian, 4-0, 61, 5
- Gallatin, 4-0, 54, 6
- St. Vincent, 4-0, 42, T7
- T8. Cole Camp, 4-0, 17, NR, T8. Scott City, 3-1, 17, NR
- Portageville, 3-1, 9, 9
Dropped out: No. T7 Butler, No. 10 South Shelby
Also receiving votes: South Shelby (3-1), 6; Butler (3-1), 5; Lincoln (3-1), 5; Sarcoxie (4-0), 1
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