First State Football Polls Are Out

The Blair Oaks Falcons are the highest ranked area team in the first state football rankings of the season.

A quarterfinalist last season, the Falcons came out number 4 in Class 3 in the preseason poll selected by a group of sportswriters and sportscasters from around the state. The top team in the Class 3 poll is McCluer South Berkley, the team that ended the Falcons season last year. Defending state champs Monett come in ninth...with Southern Boone making it into the rankings in a tie for number 10. School of the Osage and Eldon are among teams receiving votes. Jefferson City in Class 6 and Helias in Class 4 are among area teams receiving votes. South Callaway is in the Class 2 state poll at number 8.

Here are the complete state rankings by class:

CLASS 6 Rank, team, 2016 Rec., Pts. 1. Blue Springs (15) 12-2, 150 2. CBC, 11-2, 134 3. Rockhurst, 9-3, 114 4. Kirkwood, 13-1, 111 5. Park Hill, 6-4, 81 6. Eureka, 10-2, 77 7. Hazelwood Central, 11-1, 61 8. Raymore-Peculiar, 6-5, 44 9. Blue Springs South, 4-6, 18 10. Francis Howell, 9-3, 17 Also receiving votes: Jefferson City (6-5) 10; Springfield Kickapoo (9-2), 5; Lee’s Summit West, 9-3, 3

CLASS 5 Rank, team, 2016 Rec., Pts. 1. Vianney (15), 9-5, 150 2. Fort Zumwalt North, 12-2, 128 3. Staley, 10-3, 124 4. Battle, 12-1, 106 5. Liberty, 7-4, 81 6. Chaminade, 8-3, 65 7. Carthage, 10-2, 59 8. Glendale, 11-1, 40 9. Fort Osage, 5-6, 28 10. Park Hill South, 10-2, 15 Also receiving votes: Ozark (8-3), 12; William Chrisman (8-2) 7; Jackson (8-3), 5; Lebanon (7-4), 3; Liberty North (4-7), 2

CLASS 4 Rank, team, 2016 Rec., Pts. 1. Webb City (10), 9-4, 136 2. Ladue (2), 12-2, 117 3. Parkway North, 11-3, 113 4. Carl Junction, 9-3, 108 5. Kearney (2), 14-1, 98 6. Hannibal, 10-3, 66 7. Harrisonville (1), 12-3, 64 8. MICDS, 9-3, 53 9. Camdenton, 6-4, 29 10. Raytown South, 6-5, 17 Also receiving votes: Parkway Central (9-3), 10; Jefferson City Helias (7-5), 6; Platte County (8-4), 6; Grain Valley (8-4), 2

CLASS 3 Rank, team, 2016 Rec., Pts. 1. McCluer South-Berkley (8), 12-1, 133 2. Maryville (6), 14-1, 123 3. Miller Career, 10-3, 113 4. Blair Oaks, 11-1, 94 5. Center, 13-1, 87 6. Owensville, 12-1, 84 7. Park Hills Central, 11-2, 51 8. Reeds Spring, 8-3, 41 9. Monett (1), 14-1, 22 T10. Orchard Farm, 8-3, 20 T10. Southern Boone, 9-3, 20 Also receiving votes: St. Charles West (7-5), 16; Osage (9-2), 13; Eldon (7-5), 5; Oak Grove (5-6), 2; Cassville (8-3), 1

CLASS 2 Rank, team, 2016 Rec., Pts. 1. Lamar (14), 14-0, 149 2. Trinity (1), 12-1, 135 3. Mountain Grove, 10-2, 110 4. Lutheran North, 9-3, 102 5. Ava, 8-3, 72 6. Centralia, 9-4, 66 7. Mtn. View-Liberty, 12-1, 64 8. South Callaway, 10-1, 59 9. Cardinal Ritter, 5-5, 28 10. Brentwood, 11-2, 16 Also receiving votes: Lawson (11-3), 9; Malden (11-1), 7; Macon (11-1), 4; Lexington (10-2), 2; Strafford (3-7), 2

CLASS 1 Rank, team, 2016 Rec., Pts., LW 1. Hamilton-Penney (13), 15-0, 146+ T2. Monroe City (2), 11-4, 125 T2. Valle Catholic, 11-2, 125 4. Marceline, 12-1, 108 5. Thayer, 7-6, 90 6. Lincoln, 13-1, 72 7. Westran, 8-4, 47 8. Cass-Midway, 11-2, 43 9. Pierce City, 5-4, 32 10. Lockwood, 9-3, 14 Also receiving votes: Hayti (10-2), 10; Wellington-Napoleon (10-2), 10; Plattsburg (6-7), 2; South Shelby (6-5), 1