Hannibal Rises and Mark Twain Falls in This Week’s Football Polls

Here are the latest Missouri high school football state rankings as determined by a vote of Missouri sportswriters and broadcasters.

CLASS 6
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. CBC (15), 6-0, 150, 1
2. Francis Howell, 6-0, 134, 2
3. Blue Springs South, 6-0, 118, 3
4. Kirkwood, 5-0, 107, 4
5. Jefferson City, 5-1, 89, 5
6. Eureka, 5-0, 76, 6
7. SLUH, 5-1, 54, 7
8. Springfield Kickapoo, 6-0, 42, 8
9. Lee’s Summit North, 5-1, 34, 9
10. Lee’s Summit West, 5-1, 16, 10
Also receiving votes: Rockhurst (2-4), 5

CLASS 5
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Fort Osage (13), 6-0, 147, 1
2. Battle (2), 6-0, 128, 2
3. Staley, 5-1, 121, 3
4. Fort Zumwalt North, 6-0, 109, 4
5. Park Hill, 5-1, 94, 5
6. Chaminade, 5-1, 73, 8
7. Carthage, 5-1, 57, 9
8. Rockwood Summit, 5-1, 29, 10
9. Liberty North, 4-2, 25, NR
10. Nixa, 3-3, 18, 6
Also receiving votes: Pattonville (4-2), 13; Parkway Central (4-2), 3; Parkway North (4-2), 3; Truman (5-1), 3; Lebanon (5-1), 1; Sedalia Smith-Cotton (6-0), 1

CLASS 4
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Webb City (15), 6-0, 150, 1
2. Carl Junction, 6-0, 133, 2
3. Westminster, 6-0, 122, 3
4. Harrisonville, 6-0, 100, 4
5. Kearney, 5-1, 86, 6
6. West Plains, 6-0, 68, 7
7. Affton, 5-1, 56, 8
8. Hannibal, 6-0, 51, 9
9. Smithville, 5-1, 25, 10
10. Platte County, 5-1, 20, 5
Also receiving votes: Mexico (5-1), 8; Hillsboro (5-1), 5; Bolivar (5-1),1

CLASS 3
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. John Burroughs (14), 6-0, 149, 1
2. Maryville (1), 6-0, 136, 2
3. Blair Oaks, 6-0, 120, 3
4. Odessa, 6-0, 104, 6
5. Oak Grove, 5-1, 76, 7
6. Monett, 5-1, 59, 8
7. Mountain Grove, 5-1, 50, 4
8. Reeds Spring, 6-0, 46, 9
9. Hogan Prep Academy, 6-0, 34, 10
10. Park Hills Central, 5-1, 22, 5
Also receiving votes: Ste. Genevieve (5-1), 18; Centralia (5-1), 11

CLASS 2
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Lamar (15), 6-0, 150, 1
2. East Buchanan, 6-0, 134, 2
3. Palmyra, 6-0, 112, 3
4. Lafayette County, 6-0, 98, 4
5. Brookfield, 5-1, 84, 5
6. Malden, 6-0, 77, 6
7. Mt. View-Liberty, 6-0, 75, 7
8. Brentwood, 6-0, 41, 8
9. Cardinal Ritter, 5-1, 35, 9
10. Lexington, 6-0, 10, NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Hermann
Also receiving votes: Lutheran St. Charles (5-1), 3; Tolton Catholic (5-1), 3; Trinity (5-1), 2; Butler (5-1), 1

CLASS 1
Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW
1. Valle Catholic (15), 6-0, 150, 1
2. Marionville, 6-0, 131, 2
3. Skyline, 6-0, 119, 3
4. Marceline, 5-1, 110, 4
5. Lockwood, 5-0, 83, 5
6. Lincoln, 6-0, 67, 7
7. Mark Twain, 6-0, 66, 6
8. Wellington-Napoleon, 5-1, 49, 8
9. Thayer, 5-1, 34, 10
10. Hamilton-Penney, 5-1, 13, NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Cass-Midway
Also receiving votes: Jasper (6-0), 3