S-C opens season as ranked team

S-C opens season as ranked team

The Smith-Cotton Tigers will begin the season state-ranked.

The Tigers were voted the No. 9 team in Class 4, according to a poll of sportswriters from across the state.

Two other local teams received state rankings in Class 1. Tipton is No. 3 and Concordia No. 10.

KANSAS CITY — The Associated Press preseason high school football poll for Missouri, voted upon by a 10-person panel of sportswriters across the state. First-place votes in parentheses, followed by 2007 record, points and last year’s final ranking.

CLASS 6
1. Rockhurst (12)     13-0     60     1
2. Blue Springs     8-3     46     4
3. DeSmet     8-3     26    —
4. Blue Springs South     9-1     24     2
5. Fort Zumwalt West     9-2     8    —
Others receiving votes: Mehlville (10-3) 7, SLUH (6-5) 4, Jefferson City (8-2) 3, McCluer North (8-3) 2.

CLASS 5
1. Lee’s Summit West (9)     14-0     54     1
2. Jackson     11-1     29     3
3. Park Hill (1)     7-3     28    —
4. Eureka (1)     9-1     22    —
5t. Fort Osage     10-2     13     5
5t. Waynesville     12-1     13     1
Others receiving votes: Hazelwood East (1) (8-2) 12, Ozark (8-5) 9.

CLASS 4
1. Kearney (6)     10-2     111     5
2. Carthage (3)     10-2     99     3
3. Harrisonville     14-0     77     1
4. Webb City (1)     10-1     75     6
5. MICDS     12-1     64     3
6. Union (2)     9-2     63     10
7. Helias     10-1     55     7
8. Gateway Tech     6-4     35    —
9. Smith-Cotton     6-4     30    —
10. Festus     10-2     25    —
Others receiving votes: Grain Valley (12-1) 17, Farmington (9-1) 6, St. Charles West (4-6) 2, Platte County (10-2) 1.

CLASS 3
1. Monett (3)     9-2     95     9
2. Pleasant Hill (3)     9-1     90     10
3. KC-St. Pius X (1)     8-3     68    —
4. Ste. Genevieve (3)     6-4     58    —
5. Mountain Grove     10-1     55    —
6. Moberly     11-1     52     6
7. O’Hara     6-4     50    —
8t. St. Francis Borgia (2)    10-3     41     4
8t. Fulton     8-2     41    —
10. New Madrid Co.     9-2     31     10
Others receiving votes: Chillicothe (6-4) 18, Cassville (9-1) 17, Miller Career (5-6) 14, Berkeley (6-3) 11, Fredericktown (9-2) 10, School of the Osage (7-4) 8, Oak Grove (7-3) 1.

CLASS 2
1. Maplewood (3)     12-1     102     4
2. Blair Oaks (3)     11-3     97     2
3. Maryville (5)     9-1     95     7
4. Clark County (1)     10-1     94     9
5. Lawson     14-0     70     1
6. Centralia     10-1     67     3
7. Hogan Prep     9-3     41     8
8. Plattsburg     7-3     32    —
9. Brookfield     8-2     28    —
10. Hermann     7-4     21    —
Others receiving votes: Trenton (11-1) 7, Fair Grove (5-5) 5, Crystal City (10-2) 1.

CLASS 1
1. Orrick (12)     14-0     120     1
2. Thayer     13-1     106     2
3. Tipton     12-1     97     3
4. Cabool     8-4     54     10
5. Miller     7-3     46    —
6. Princeton     10-3     40     5
7. Hayti     11-1     34     4
8. Adrian     8-3     33     6
9. Maysville     7-4     32     10
10. Concordia     8-2     26    —
Others receiving votes: West Platte (8-4) 21, Fayette (8-3) 20, Marceline (5-5) 17, Valle (4-6) 7, Hamilton (6-4) 3, St. Vincent (4-6) 3, Marionville (9-1) 1.