Missouri media rankings Oct. 7: Caruthersville reenters Class 2 picture after big win

Not much changed as we enter Week 7 in Southeast Missouri football in the Missouri media rankings, but a few teams saw some noticeable shifts after an action-packed Week 6.

Most notably, the Caruthersville Tigers recovered from a Week 5 loss to Valle Catholic by storming past Scott City and moving from unranked to No. 9 this week.

Cape Central took a crushing loss at the hands of Class 6-unranked Jackson last Friday, leading the Tigers to drop from their sixth-ranking position to a generous No. 8 in Week 7.

St. Vincent and Dexter held firm, ranking No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, in Classes 1 and 3, with the Indians continuing to receive four first-place votes, separated from No. 1 Marionville by just one point.

Portageville is still receiving votes in Class 2, after stomping all over Malden in Week 6. The Bulldogs got back on the right track after a disappointing loss against Charleston the week prior.

More regionally, Festus finally debuts at No. 10 in Class 4 after spending the first six weeks unranked, still undefeated at 6-0 entering a Week 7 matchup with Class 6 No. 4 De Smet Jesuit at home.

Park Hills Central stays firm at No. 7 in Class 3, while Valle Catholic is ranked third in Class 2, where the Warriors have spent most of the season after a Week 2 loss against St. Vincent.

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Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 9-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis. Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Cole Young, PrepsKC; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Chris Parker, Ozone Sports; Joe Andrews, Warrensburg Star-Journal; Anthony Crane, KQ2 St. Joseph; J.B. Connoley, NEMOPressbox.com; Cole Lee, semoball.com; Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Class 6

Rank, team, rec., pts., LW

1. CBC (5), 5-1, 85, 2

2. Nixa (3), 6-0, 80, 3

3. Lee’s Summit North (1), 6-0, 77, 4

4. De Smet, 5-1, 59, 5

5. Rockhurst, 5-1, 51, 1

6. Lee’s Summit, 5-1, 41, 8

7. Blue Springs South, 4-2, 40, 6

8. Seckman, 6-0, 28, 9

9. Liberty North, 4-2, 14, 10

10. Liberty, 4-2, 13, 7

Also receiving votes: Columbia Rock Bridge (5-1), 6; Park Hill (4-2), 1

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Class 5

Rank, team, rec., pts.

1. Cardinal Ritter (9), 5-0, 90, 1

2. Platte County, 6-0, 81, 2

3. St. Pius X, 5-1, 67, 3

T4. Carthage, 5-1, 58, 4

T4. Jefferson City Helias, 5-1, 58, 5

6. Eureka, 6-0, 46, T6

7. Branson, 6-0, 35, 8

8. Cape Central, 5-1, 21, T6

9. Republic, 5-1, 17, NR

10. Grain Valley, 4-2, 9 NR

Dropped out: No. 9 Capital City and No. 10 Hazelwood East

Also receiving votes: Hazelwood East (5-1), 5; Capital City (4-2), 4; Lafayette (6-0), 4

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Class 4

Rank, team, rec., pts.

1. Lutheran North (7), 5-1, 88, 1

2. Kearney (2), 6-0, 82, 2

3. Kirksville, 6-0, 67, 5

4. Smithville, 4-2, 57, 3

5. Warrenton, 6-0, 46, 6

6. Hannibal, 3-3, 38, 4

7. Nevada, 5-1, 37, 7

8. Warrensburg, 5-1, 32, 8

9. Savannah, 4-2, 24, 10

10. Festus, 6-0, 13, NR

Dropped out: No. 9 Carl Junction

Also receiving votes: Pleasant Hill (4-2), 6; School of the Osage (5-1), 3; Carl Junction (4-2), 1; Parkway North (4-2), 1

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Class 3

Rank, team, rec., pts.

1. Blair Oaks (7), 5-1, 88, 1

2. Seneca (2), 6-0, 82, 2

3. Dexter, 6-0, 65, 3

4. Maryville, 4-2, 60, 4

5. St. Francis Borgia, 6-0, 56, 6

6. Mt. Vernon, 5-1, 44, 5

7. Park Hills Central, 5-1, 31, 7

8. Strafford, 6-0, 27, 8

9. Southern Boone, 4-2, 16, 9

10. Boonville, 5-1, 13, 10

Also receiving votes: Lift for Life (3-3), 7; Knob Noster (5-1), 6

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Class 2

Rank, team, rec., pts.

1. Fair Grove (6), 6-0, 87, 1

2. Bowling Green (3), 6-0, 83, 2

3. Valle Catholic, 5-1, 68, 3

4. Warsaw, 6-0, 66, 4

T5. Lafayette County, 5-1, 43, 5

T5. South Shelby, 6-0, 43, 6

7. Mid-Buchanan, 6-0, 26, 8

8. South Harrison, 6-0, 23, 10

9. Caruthersville. 5-1, 13, NR

10. Ava, 5-1, 12, NR

Dropped out: No. 7 Lamar, No. 9 Mountain View-Liberty

Also receiving votes: Mountain View-Liberty (4-2), 10; Pembroke Hill (6-0), 9; Lamar (3-3), 7; Hermann (5-1), 2; Portageville (4-2), 2; Brookfield (6-0), 1

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Class 1

Rank, team, rec., pts.

1. Marionville (5), 6-0, 86, 1

2. St. Vincent (4), 6-0, 85, 2

3. Adrian, 5-1, 72, 3

4. Tipton, 5-1, 61, 4

5. Windsor, 5-1, 51, 6

6. Van-Far, 5-1, 42, 5

7. Ash Grove, 5-1, 34, T7

8. Milan, 4-2, 28, T7

9. Salisbury, 5-1, 25, 10

10. Westran, 4-2, 6, NR

Dropped out: No. 9 Marceline

Also receiving votes: Marceline (3-3), 2; Penney (3-3), 2; North Callaway (5-1), 1