The Blair Oaks Falcons ended the football regular season as the No. 1-ranked team in Class 2.
With a perfect run through the postseason that ended with a state championship, the Falcons lived up to their ranking.
Blair Oaks held onto the top spot in Class 2 in the final poll of the Missouri Media Rankings, which were released Monday night.
Blair Oaks (14-0) began the season as the No. 2 team in Class 2. Lamar had the No. 1 ranking in the first poll of the season, but the Tigers dropped out of the top spot following a 36-33 loss in Week 4 at Seneca.
Blair Oaks took over at No. 1 following Week 4 and has been ranked there since.
Four of the Falcons’ postseason foes appeared in the Class 2 final rankings.
• Lamar (12-2), which lost 32-27 to the Falcons in the state championship game, finished at No. 2.
• Bowling Green (12-1), which lost 66-48 to the Falcons in the state semifinals, ended at No. 3.
• Lift for Life (9-4), which lost 42-0 to the Falcons in the state quarterfinals, tied Macon at No. 8.
• St. Francis Borgia (7-5), which lost 54-14 to the Falcons in the district championship, finished outside the top 10 but received a 10th-place vote.
The Helias Crusaders also received a 10th-place vote in the Class 5 final rankings.
Helias, which ended its season with a 9-3 record, lost in the district championship to Timberland (9-4). The Wolves finished at No. 8 in Class 5.
In addition to Blair Oaks, the other five state champions were all unanimous selections for the No. 1 ranking in their respective classes: C.B.C. (13-1) in Class 6, Francis Howell (14-0) in Class 5, St. Mary’s: St. Louis (12-2) in Class 4, Cardinal Ritter (14-0) in Class 3 and East Buchanan (14-1) in Class 1.
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MISSOURI MEDIA RANKINGS
Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a nine-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parentheses. The panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Cole Young, PrepsKC; Dave Kvidahl, STLHighschoolsports.com; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News Tribune; Chris Parker, Ozone Sports; Joe Andrews, Warrensburg Star Journal; Tommy Rezac, KFEQ St. Joseph; J.B. Connoley, KRES radio; and Jason Peake, SOMOSports.com.
CLASS 6
Rank, team, Record, Points, LW
1. C.B.C. (9), 13-1, 90, 2
2. Lee’s Summit North, 12-2, 81, 3
3. Liberty North, 12-1, 72, 1
4. Nixa, 10-2, 58, 4
5. De Smet, 7-6, 51, NR
6. Blue Springs South, 7-4, 36, 8
7. Park Hill South, 6-6, 25, NR
8. Marquette, 10-2, 23, 7
9. Troy-Buchanan, 8-3, 22, 5
10. Raymore-Peculiar, 6-5, 16, NR
Dropped out: No. 6 Joplin, No. 9 Staley, No. 10 Seckman.
Also receiving votes: Joplin (7-3), 9; Staley (7-3), 8; Rock Bridge (10-2), 2; Seckman (9-2), 2.
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Record, Points, LW
1. Francis Howell (9), 14-0, 90, 2
2. Carthage, 11-2, 76, 1
3. Fort Osage, 11-3, 72, 7
4. Lebanon, 11-2, 52, T5
5. Cape Girardeau Central, 10-4, 45, NR
6. Grain Valley, 9-3, 42, NR
7. MICDS, 11-2, 26, 8
8. Timberland, 9-4, 22, NR
9. Oak Park, 8-3, 17, 10
10. Camdenton, 9-2, 16, 4
Dropping out: No. 3 Holt, No. T5 Webb City, No. 9 Eureka.
Also receiving votes: Holt (8-2), 11: Republic (8-4), 11; Eureka (11-2), 8; Webb City (6-4), 6; Helias (9-3), 1.
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Record, Points, LW
1. St. Mary’s: St. Louis (9), 12-2, 90, 2
2. Smithville, 12-2, 78, 3
3. Kearney, 10-1, 58, 1
4. St. Dominic, 8-6, 57, NR
5. Kansas City Center, 11-1, 55, 4
6. (tie) Hillsboro, 10-2, 40, T6
6. (tie) West Plains, 9-4, 40, NR
8. Hannibal, 9-3, 28, T6
9. Rockwood Summit, 10-2, 18, 8
10. Union, 10-1, 13, 5
Dropped out: No. 9 Nevada, No. 10 Vashon.
Also receiving votes: Parkway Central (9-3), 8; Nevada (9-3), 7; Hazelwood East (8-3), 3.
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Record, Points, LW
1. Cardinal Ritter (9), 14-0, 90, 1
2. Pleasant Hill, 11-2, 78, 3
3. Reeds Spring, 11-3, 59, 10
4. Park Hills Central, 11-2, 53, 8
5. Maryville, 8-4, 49, 5
6. Valle Catholic, 10-1, 38, 2
7. Sullivan, 11-3, 29, NR
8. Savannah, 10-2, 27, 7
9. Lutheran North, 7-5, 22, 6
10. St. Charles West, 9-3, 21, NR
Dropped out: No. 4 Lutheran: St. Charles, No. 9 St. Pius X: Kansas City.
Also receiving votes: Lutheran: St. Charles (6-4), 18; St. Pius X: Kansas City (7-4), 8; Boonville (8-5), 3.
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Record, Points, LW
1. Blair Oaks (9), 14-0, 90, 1
2. Lamar, 12-2, 81, 3
3. Bowling Green, 12-1, 69, 6
4. Lafayette County, 11-1, 60, 2
5. Seneca, 11-2, 55, 4
6. Richmond, 10-2, 44, 5
7. Liberty: Mountain View, 11-1, 35, 7
8. (tie) Lift for Life, 9-4, 19, NR
8. (tie) Macon, 9-2, 19, 8
10. Mount Vernon, 8-4, 10, NR
Dropped out: No. T9 Centralia, No. T9 New Madrid County Central.
Also receiving votes: Holden (8-4), 8; Centralia (7-3), 2; New Madrid County Central (9-2), 1; St. Francis Borgia (7-5), 1; Trenton (8-2), 1.
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Record, Points, LW
1. East Buchanan (9), 14-1, 90, 2
2. Adrian, 12-3, 75, 8
3. (tie) Gallatin, 11-1, 64, 4
3. (tie) Monroe City, 13-1, 64, 1
5. Duchesne, 8-5, 51, NR
6. Marionville, 12-1, 48, 3
7. Mid Buchanan, 10-2, 36, 5
8. Lincoln, 11-2, 35, 6
9. Portageville, 10-3, 14, NR
10. Butler, 8-3, 6, NR
Dropped out: No. 7 Scott City, T9 Ash Grove, No. T9 Cole Camp.
Also receiving votes: Cole Camp (9-3), 5; Scott City (9-2), 4; Putnam County (9-3), 3.
NEWS TRIBUNE'S BALLOT
Class 6
1. C.B.C., 2. Lee’s Summit North, 3. Liberty North, 4. Nixa, 5. De Smet.
6. Marquette, 7. Blue Springs South, 8. Park Hill South, 9. Raymore-Peculiar, 10. Troy-Buchanan.
Class 5
1. Francis Howell, 2. Fort Osage, 3. Carthage, 4. Grain Valley, 5. Cape Girardeau Central.
6. Timberland, 7. Holt, 8. Lebanon, 9. Oak Park, 10. MICDS.
Class 4
1. St. Mary’s: St. Louis, 2. Smithville, 3. St. Dominic, 4. Hillsboro, 5. Kearney.
6. Kansas City Center, 7. West Plains, 8. Hannibal, 9. Parkway Central, 10. Rockwood Summit.
Class 3
1. Cardinal Ritter, 2. Reeds Spring, 3. Pleasant Hill, 4. Park Hills Central, 5. Valle Catholic.
6. Maryville, 7. Sullivan, 8. St. Charles West, 9. Lutheran North, 10. Savannah.
Class 2
1. Blair Oaks, 2. Lamar, 3. Bowling Green, 4. Lafayette County, 5. Seneca.
6. Richmond, 7. Lift for Life, 8. Liberty: Mountain View, 9. Macon, 10. Holden.
Class 1
1. East Buchanan, 2. Adrian, 3. Monroe City, 4. Duchesne, 5. Mid-Buchanan.
6. Gallatin, 7. Marionville, 8. Lincoln, 9. Portageville, 10. Butler.