Area teams earn spots in high school football rankings

December 11, 2014 at 12:01 a.m. | Updated December 11, 2014 at 12:01 a.m.

The Tri-County Conference claimed three spots in the final state football rankings by the media released this morning.

California, School of the Osage and Blair Oaks are in the Class 3 rankings in voting by 15 media outlets from around the state.

California (13-1) finished fourth in the poll, while School of the Osage (10-3) was seventh and Blair Oaks (9-3) was eighth.

The South Callaway Bulldogs (14-1) are the highest ranked team among area schools, finishing second in Class 2.

The Helias Crusaders (11-2) finished fourth in Class 4.

The Jefferson City Jays (8-4) finished seventh in the final Class 6 rankings.

Here are the final high school football rankings of the season as voted on by 15 media members from around Missouri. First-place votes are in parentheses:

CLASS 6

Rank, team - Rec. - Pts. - LW

  1. C.B.C. (15) 13-0 150 4
  2. Rockhurst 12-2 135 2
  3. Francis Howell 11-1 115 3
  4. Blue Springs 8-4 103 5
  5. Kirkwood 11-2 84 8
  6. Hazelwood Central 11-1 69 1
  7. Jefferson City 8-4 62 NR
  8. Raymore-Peculiar 8-3 47 6
  9. Lafayette 6-6 19 NR
  10. Eureka 8-2 12 7

Dropped out: No. 9 Fort Zumwalt West and No. 10 Lee's Summit West.

Also receiving votes: Fort Zumwalt West (7-4), 11; Lee's Summit West (6-4), 9; St. Louis University High (7-3), 8; Lee's Summit (4-6), 1.

CLASS 5

Rank, team Rec. Pts. LW

  1. Battle (15) 11-4 150 NR
  2. Nixa 10-5 131 NR
  3. Park Hill 12-1 122 6
  4. Fort Osage 11-1 105 1
  5. Ladue 12-2 77 10
  6. Winnetonka 8-3 46 4
  7. Fort Zumwalt North 10-2 45 9
  8. Carthage 8-4 42 NR
  9. Liberty North 8-4 35 7
  10. Jackson 10-2 27 8

Dropped out: No. 2 Webster Grove, No. 3 Staley and No. 5 Willard.

Also receiving votes: Staley (8-3), 20; Webster Groves (7-3), 16; Willard (9-2) 8 ; Camdenton (8-3), 1.

CLASS 4

Rank, team Rec. Pts. LW

  1. Webb City (15) 15-0 150 1
  2. Kearney 12-2 127 4
  3. Cape Girardeau Central 12-3 124 8
  4. Helias 11-2 105 2
  5. Carl Junction 12-1 74 3
  6. St. Charles West 11-3 73 10
  7. Affton 12-1 49 5
  8. Westminster Christian 11-2 47 6
  9. Harrisonville 11-2 43 NR
  10. Smithville 9-3 16 NR

Dropped out: No. 7 Miller Career Academy and No. 9 Platte County.

Also receiving votes: Platte County (9-2), 6; Hillsboro (9-3), 4; Miller Career (9-2), 3; St. Francis Borgia (10-2), 2; West Plains (8-3), 2.

CLASS 3

Rank, team Rec. Pts. LW

  1. Oak Grove (15) 13-2 150 10
  2. John Burroughs 13-2 129 4
  3. Maryville 12-1 119 1
  4. California 13-1 104 2
  5. Monett 11-3 91 9
  6. Park Hills Central 12-1 56 3
  7. School of the Osage 10-3 50 NR
  8. Blair Oaks 9-3 41 8
  9. O'Hara 10-2 31 6
  10. Mountain Grove 11-2 20 5

Dropped out: No. 7 Ava.

Also receiving votes: Orchard Farm (10-3), 16; Hogan Prep Academy (10-1), 12; Reeds Spring (10-2), 4; Ava (9-2), 2

CLASS 2

Rank, team Rec. Pts. LW

  1. Lamar (15) 14-1 150 1
  2. South Callaway 14-1 135 3
  3. Strafford 12-1 106 2
  4. Malden 13-1 100 8
  5. East Buchanan 12-1 82 4
  6. Palmyra 9-5 79 NR
  7. Mountain View-Liberty 10-2 63 5
  8. Lutheran North 11-2 48 6
  9. Brookfield 11-1 27 9
  10. Lafayette County 11-1 27 7

Dropped out: No. 10 Brentwood.

Also receiving votes: Cardinal Ritter (6-7), 6; Hermann (9-3), 4; Caruthersville (7-5), 2; Brentwood (10-1), 1; Stockton (7-5), 1.

CLASS 1

Rank, team Rec. Pts. LW

  1. Valle Catholic (15) 15-0 150 1
  2. Westran 14-1 135 3
  3. Hamilton-Penney 11-3 119 6
  4. Skyline 10-4 102 NR
  5. Cass-Midway 12-1 80 2
  6. South Shelby 10-3 68 NR
  7. Marionville 9-4 51 NR
  8. Osceola 10-2 38 4
  9. Marceline 9-3 37 5
  10. Plattsburg 9-4 15 NR

Dropped out: No. 7 Jasper, No. 8 Miller, No. 9 Milan and No. 10 Lockwood

Also receiving votes: Jasper (10-2), 13; Polo (10-2), 7; Milan (11-1), 6; Cabool (6-6), 2; Miller (9-2), 1; West Platte (8-4), 1.

News Tribune's Ballot

The News Tribune is one of the 15 voting members in the rankings. Here is our ballot:

CLASS 6

  1. C.B.C.; 2. Rockhurst; 3. Francis Howell; 4. Blue Springs; 5. Kirkwood; 6. Jefferson City; 7. Hazelwood Central; 8. Lafayette; 9. Raymore-Peculiar; 10. Eureka.

CLASS 5

  1. Battle; 2. Nixa; 3. Park Hill; 4. Fort Osage; 5. Ladue; 6. Fort Zumwalt North; 7. Carthage; 8. Jackson; 9. Liberty North; 10. Winnetonka.

CLASS 4

  1. Webb City; 2. Kearney; 3. Helias; 4. Cape Girardeau Central; 5. St. Charles West; 6. Carl Junction; 7. Harrisonville; 8. Westminster Christian; 9. Affton; 10. Smithville.

CLASS 3

  1. Oak Grove; 2. John Burroughs; 3. Monett; 4. Maryville; 5. California; 6. Blair Oaks; 7. Park Hills Central; 8. School of the Osage; 9. Mountain Grove; 10. O'Hara.

CLASS 2

  1. Lamar; 2. South Callaway; 3. Malden; 4. Palmyra; 5. East Buchanan; 6. Lutheran North; 7. Strafford; 8. Brookfield; 9. Lafayette County; 10. Mountain View-Liberty.

CLASS 1

  1. Ste. Genevieve Valle; 2. Westran; 3. Hamilton; 4. South Shelby; 5. Marionville; 6. Skyline; 7. Cass-Midway; 8. Marceline; 9. Osceola; 10. Polo.

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