Missouri prep football rankings: Hannibal sits tied for seventh in Class 4, South Shelby drops to No. 9

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a nine-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis. Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Cole Young, PrepsKC; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Chris Parker, Ozone Sports; Joe Andrews, Warrensburg Star-Journal; Anthony Crane, KQ2 St. Joseph; J.B. Connoley, NEMOPressbox.com; Cole Lee, semoball.com; Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

CLASS 6

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

1. CBC (5), 6-1, 84, 1

2. Nixa (3), 7-0, 80, 2

3. Lee’s Summit North (1), 7-0, 79, 3

4. DeSmet, 6-1, 60, 4

5. Blue Springs South, 5-2, 47, 7

6. Lee’s Summit, 6-1, 46, 6

7. Rockhurst, 5-2, 36, 5

8. Seckman, 7-0, 31, 8

9. Columbia Rock Bridge, 6-1, 11, NR

10. Park Hill, 5-2, 9, NR

Dropped out: No. 9 Liberty North, No. 10 Liberty

Also receiving votes: Liberty (4-3), 6; Troy Buchanan (7-0), 4; Liberty North (4-3), 1; Lindbergh (6-1), 1

CLASS 5

Rank, team, Rec., Pts.

1. Cardinal Ritter (9), 6-0, 90, 1

2. Platte County, 7-0, 81, 2

3. St. Pius X, 6-1, 69, 3

T4. Carthage, 6-1, 57, T4

T4. Jefferson City Helias, 6-1, 57, T4

6. Eureka, 7-0, 46, 6

7. Branson, 7-0, 35, 7

8. Cape Central, 6-1, 28, 8

9. Grain Valley, 5-2, 14, 10

10. Hazelwood East, 6-1, 7, NR

Dropped out: No. 9 Republic

Also receiving votes: Capital City (5-2), 5; Ft. Zumwalt North (7-0), 5; Republic (5-2), 1

CLASS 4

Rank, team, Rec., Pts.

1. Lutheran North (7), 6-1, 88, 1

2. Kearney (2), 7-0, 83, 2

3. Kirksville, 7-0, 66, 3

4. Smithville, 5-2, 59, 4

5. Warrenton, 7-0, 46, 5

6. Nevada, 6-1, 37, 7

T7. Hannibal, 4-3, 36, 6

T7. Warrensburg, 6-1, 36, 8

9. Savannah, 5-2, 21, 9

10. School of the Osage, 6-1, 8, NR

Dropped out: No. 10 Festus

Also receiving votes: Pleasant Hill (5-2), 7; Festus (6-1), 3; Orchard Farm (7-0), 3; Parkway North (5-2), 2

CLASS 3

Rank, team, Rec., Pts.

1. Blair Oaks (7), 6-1, 88, 1

2. Seneca (2), 7-0, 83, 2

3. Dexter, 7-0, 67, 3

4. St. Francis Borgia, 7-0, 59, 5

5. Mt. Vernon, 6-1, 54, 6

6. Maryville, 4-3, 43, 4

7. Strafford, 7-0, 38, 8

8. Southern Boone, 5-2, 23, 9

9. Park Hills Central, 5-2, 15, 7

10. Lift for Life, 4-3, 8, NR

Dropped out: No. 10 Boonville

Also receiving votes: Boonville (5-2), 6; John Burroughs (5-2), 5; St. Clair (5-2), 3; Richmond (5-2), 2; Knob Noster (5-2), 1

CLASS 2

Rank, team, Rec., Pts.

1. Fair Grove (6), 7-0, 87, 1

2. Bowling Green (3), 7-0, 83, 2

3. Valle Catholic, 6-1, 68, 3

4. Warsaw, 7-0, 67, 4

5. Lafayette County, 6-1, 48, T5

6. Mid Buchanan, 7-0, 39, 7

7. Caruthersville. 6-1, 23, 9

8. Brookfield, 7-0, 18, NR

9. South Shelby, 6-1, 15, T5

10. Mountain View-Liberty, 5-2, 14, NR

Dropped out: No. 8 South Harrison, No. 10 Ava

Also receiving votes: Centralia (5-2), 11; Pembroke Hill (7-0), 10; Lamar (4-3), 6; South Harrison (6-1), 4; Ava (5-2), 2

CLASS 1

Rank, team, Rec., Pts.

1. Marionville (5), 7-0, 87, 1

2. St. Vincent (4), 7-0, 84, 2

3. Adrian, 6-1, 72, 3

4. Tipton, 6-1, 61, 4

5. Windsor, 6-1, 52, 5

6. Van Far, 6-1, 41, 6

7. Ash Grove, 6-1, 35, 7

8. Milan, 5-2, 28, 8

9. Salisbury, 6-1, 25, 9

10. Westran, 5-2, 9, 10

Also receiving votes: Marceline (3-4), 1