In the latest Missouri Football Media Poll released this evening, the St. Louis metro area still has a pair of teams at the top of their respective classes. Despite falling on the road in Illinois this past Friday, St. Mary’s is the top team in Class 4 while Lutheran St. Charles remains in the top slot in Class 3 after defeating St. Dominic Friday.
Here is the complete list. First-place votes in parenthesis.
CLASS 6
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
- Liberty North (6), 3-0, 96, 1
- CBC (3), 2-1, 89, 2
- Lee’s Summit North, 2-1, 75, 3
- Nixa (1), 3-0, 74, 4
- T5. DeSmet, 1-2, 56, 6, T5. Raymore-Peculiar, 3-0, 56, 5
- Marquette, 3-0, 34, 7
- Joplin, 3-0, 29, 8
- Troy, 2-1, 23, 9
- Rockhurst, 1-2, 18, 10
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
- Carthage (9), 2-1, 99, 1
- Webb City (1), 2-1, 90, 2
- Francis Howell, 3-0, 81, 3
- MICDS, 3-0, 64, 4
- Lebanon, 3-0, 63, 5
- Jefferson City Helias, 3-0, 47, 8
- Fort Osage, 2-1, 38, 6
- Holt, 2-1, 31, 9
- Camdenton, 3-0, 25, 10
- Timberland, 3-0, 9, NR
Dropped out: No. 7 North Kansas City
Also receiving votes: Glendale (2-1), 3
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
- St. Mary’s (10), 2-1, 100, 1
- Kearney, 3-0, 85, 4
- Nevada, 3-0, 84, 3
- Smithville, 2-1, 62, 2
- Vashon, 1-1, 56, 5
- Union, 3-0, 47, 6
- T7. Center, 3-0, 40, 8, T7. Hillsboro, 3-0, 40, 7
- West Plains, 3-0, 19, 9
- Hannibal, 1-2, 17, 10
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
- Lutheran St. Charles (9), 3-0, 99, 1
- Cardinal Ritter (1), 3-0, 84, 3
- St. Pius X, 3-0, 81, 2
- Pleasant Hill, 3-0, 69, 4
- Valle Catholic, 3-0, 61, 5
- Maryville, 2-1, 48, 7
- Kennett, 3-0, 37, 8
- Lutheran North, 1-2, 28, 6
- T9. Park Hills Central, 3-0, 17, 10, T9. Reeds Spring, 2-1, 17, 8
Also receiving votes: Savannah (3-0), 9
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
- Lamar (10), 3-0, 100, 1
- Blair Oaks, 3-0, 90, 2
- Lafayette County, 3-0, 79, 3
- Richmond, 3-0, 68, 4
- Seneca, 3-0, 60, 5
- Centralia, 3-0, 47, 7
- Bowling Green, 3-0, 38, 8
- Macon, 3-0, 23, 10
- Mountain Grove, 2-1, 14, 6
- MV-Liberty, 2-0, 12, NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Hallsville
Also receiving votes: Lift for Life (2-1), 8; Ava (2-1), 5; Hallsville (1-2), 2; Mt. Vernon (3-0), 2; Trenton (3-0), 2
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
- Monroe City (5), 3-0, 95, T1
- East Buchanan (5), 2-1, 94, T1
- Mid Buchanan, 3-0, 77, 3
- Marionville, 3-0, 64, 4
- Adrian, 3-0, 61, 5
- Gallatin, 3-0, 42, 9
- T7. Butler, 3-0, 40, 10, T7. St. Vincent, 3-0, 40, 8
- Portageville, 3-0, 18, 10
- South Shelby, 3-0, 15, NR
Dropped out: No. 6 Thayer
Also receiving votes: Cole Camp (3-0), 3; Lincoln (2-1), 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