Dragons ranked fourth in Class 3, other area teams barely miss

By The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — 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. OHara 6-4 50

8t. St. Francis Borgia (2) 10-3 41 4

8t. Fulton 8-2 41

10. New Madrid Co. Central 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.