The three area high school football teams remained in the polls in their respective classes in the Missouri Media Rankings released Monday night.
The Blair Oaks Falcons (4-0) are the unanimous No. 1 team in Class 3 after last Friday night’s 69-0 win at home against the California Pintos in a Tri-County Conference contest. It’s the fourth straight week Blair Oaks has topped the rankings.
Blair Oaks will travel to Boonville this Friday to take on the Pirates (1-3) in a conference game.
The Helias Crusaders (3-1) remain at No. 4 in Class 5 after falling 30-29 to Class 5 No. 1 Cardinal Ritter last Friday night in St. Louis.
Helias will resume Central Missouri Activities Conference play this Friday, going to Columbia to take on Rock Bridge (3-1).
Capital City (3-1) received two points in the Class 5 rankings after falling 38-28 to Rock Bridge at home last Friday.
The Cavaliers will head Friday to Adkins Stadium to take on Jefferson City (2-2) in a CMAC contest.
The Tipton Cardinals dropped one spot to No. 4 in Class 1 after falling 14-12 at home to Class 3 Orchard Farm.
Tipton will host Wellington-Napoleon (0-4) this Friday.
Three schools -- Blair Oaks, Cardinal Ritter and Lamar -- are unanimous No. 1 selections in their respective classes. Lamar (3-1), despite falling 28-14 to now Class 3 No. 2 Seneca, tops the Class 2 rankings with all nine first-place votes.
Liberty North (4-0) received eight-first place votes to top the Class 6 rankings, with C.B.C. (3-1) getting the other first-place nod.
Lutheran North (4-0) also got eight first-place votes in Class 4. Smithville (3-1), ranked No. 2, received the other first-place vote.
Marionville (4-0) received seven of the first-place votes to top the Class 1 poll. Portageville (3-1) got the other two first-place votes and is ranked second.
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Missouri Media Rankings
CLASS 6
Rank, team, Record, Points, LW
1. Lee’s Summit North (8), 4-0, 89, 1
2. C.B.C. (1), 3-1, 81, 2
3. Liberty North, 3-1, 73, 3
4. Nixa, 4-0, 54, 4
5. De Smet, 4-0, 52, 5
6. Rockhurst, 3-1, 49, 6
7. Oak Park, 4-0, 36, 7
8. Jackson, 3-1, 30, 8
9. Seckman, 4-0, 15, 10
10. Joplin, 3-1, 8, 9
Also receiving votes: Lee’s Summit West (4-0), 5; Francis Howell (2-2), 3.
CLASS 5
Rank, team, Record, Points, LW
1. Cardinal Ritter (9), 4-0, 90, 1
2. Webb City, 3-1, 80, 2
3. Grain Valley, 3-1, 67, 3
4. Helias, 3-1, 54, 4
5. Lebanon, 4-0, 50, 7
6. Platte County, 3-1, 43, 6
7. MICDS, 4-0, 32, 8
8. Republic, 3-1, 28, 9
9. Eureka, 2-2, 25, 5
10. Rockwood Summit, 4-0, 23, 10
Also receiving votes: Capital City (3-1), 2; St. Dominic (4-0), 1.
CLASS 4
Rank, team, Record, Points, LW
1. Lutheran North (8), 4-0, 89, 1
2. Smithville (1), 4-1, 81, 2
3. Hillsboro, 4-0, 71, 3
4. Grandview, 3-1, 60, 4
5. Kearney, 2-2, 48, 5
6. Hannibal, 3-1, 42, 6
7. Nevada, 4-0, 39, 7
8. Pleasant Hill, 4-0, 32, 9
9. Festus, 3-1, 16, 10
10. Bolivar, 3-1, 7, 8
Also receiving votes: Savannah (3-1), 5; Warrenton (4-0), 5.
CLASS 3
Rank, team, Record, Points, LW
1. Blair Oaks (9), 3-1, 90, 1
2. Seneca, 4-0, 81, 3
3. Maryville, 3-1, 71, 5
4. St. Pius X: Kansas City, 3-1, 53, 2
5. Centralia, 4-0, 51, 6
6. Park Hills Central, 3-1, 50, 4
7. Mount Vernon, 4-0, 41, 7
8. Odessa, 4-0, 24, 10
9. Ava, 4-0, 20, 9
10. Oak Grove, 3-1, 12, 8
Also receiving votes: Hallsville (3-1), 1; Moberly (4-0), 1.
CLASS 2
Rank, team, Record, Points, LW
1. Lamar (9), 3-1, 90, 1
2. East Buchanan, 4-0, 76, 2
3. Lafayette County, 4-0, 74, 3
4. Valle Catholic, 3-1, 55, 5
5. Bowling Green, 4-0, 46, 7
6. Adrian, 4-0, 41, 8
7. South Shelby, 4-0, 34, 10
8. Father Tolton, 4-0, 21, 9
9. Monroe City, 3-1, 18, 4
10. Lift for Life, 3-1, 16, 6
Also receiving votes: Fair Grove (4-0), 12; New Madrid County Central (4-0), 8; St. Michael the Archangel (3-1), 3; Butler (4-0), 1.
CLASS 1
Rank, team, Record, Points, LW
1. Marionville (7), 4-0, 43, 1
2. Portageville (2), 3-1, 38, 2
3. North Platte, 3-1, 25, 4
4. Tipton, 3-1, 18, 3
5. Westran, 3-1, 7, NR
Dropped out: No. 5 Cabool.
Also receiving votes: Cabool (3-1), 3; Crystal City (3-1), 1.
News Tribune's Ballot
CLASS 6
1. Lee’s Summit North, 2. C.B.C., 3. Liberty North, 4. De Smet, 5. Rockhurst.
6. Jackson, 7. Nixa, 8. Oak Park, 9. Seckman, 10. Joplin.
CLASS 5
1. Cardinal Ritter, 2. Webb City, 3. Grain Valley, 4. Lebanon, 5. Helias.
6. Eureka, 7. Platte County, 8. Rockwood Summit, 9. MICDS, 10. Republic.
CLASS 4
1. Lutheran North, 2. Smithville, 3. Hillsboro, 4. Grandview, 5. Kearney.
6. Hannibal, 7. Festus, 8. Nevada, 9. Pleasant Hill, 10. Warrenton.
CLASS 3
1. Blair Oaks, 2. Seneca, 3. Maryville, 4. St. Pius X: Kansas City, 5. Park Hills Central.
6. Centralia, 7. Mount Vernon, 8. Odessa, 9. Ava, 10. Oak Grove.
CLASS 2
1. Lamar, 2. Lafayette County, 3. Valle Catholic, 4. East Buchanan, 5. Bowling Green.
6. Father Tolton, 7. South Shelby, 8. Adrian, 9. Lift for Life, 10. Monroe City.
CLASS 1
1. Marionville, 2. Portageville, 3. North Platte, 4. Tipton, 5. Cabool.