The dominant football teams across northern Missouri remain that way through eight weeks of the high school football season, with the latest state football poll keeping Hamilton ranked #1 in Class 1, with South Harrison at #6, and Milan and Lathrop seeking entry into the top ten in their respective classes, despite a combined record of 14-1 between the two teams. Click on "read more" to see the latest rankings from the Missouri Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association:

Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 14-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters:

CLASS 1
Rank, team Rec. Pts. LW
1. Hamilton (14) 8-0 140 1
2. Tipton 8-0 125 2
3. Miller 8-0 109 4
4. Wellington-Napoleon 7-1 81 5
5. Valle Catholic 6-2 70 3
6. South Harrison 7-1 69 6
T7. Westran 7-1 52 7
T7. Salisbury 7-1 52 8
9. Skyline 7-1 28 T9
10. Cass-Midway 7-1 23 T9
Also receiving votes: Drexel (7-1) 9, Milan (7-0) 7, Portageville (7-0) 5

CLASS 2
Rank, team Rec. Pts. LW
1. Lafayette County (13) 8-0 139 1
2. Maplewood-RH (1) 7-1 121 2
3. Clark County 8-0 107 3
4. Mountain Grove 8-0 89 4
5. Blair Oaks 7-1 86 5
6. Caruthersville 6-1 58 6
7. Holden 6-2 57 7
8. MV-Liberty 6-2 46 8
9. Strafford 8-0 31 9
10. South Callaway 7-1 21 10
Also receiving votes: Lamar (6-2) 7, Lathrop (7-1) 6, Herculaneum (6-2) 2

CLASS 3
Rank, team Rec. Pts. LW
1. John Burroughs (14) 7-0 140 1
2. Maryville 8-0 126 2
3. Cassville 8-0 111 3
4. Oak Grove 8-0 99 4
5. Hogan Prep 8-0 74 5
6. Ste. Genevieve 7-1 69 6
7. Centralia 7-1 54 T7
8. California 8-0 53 T7
9. Clinton 7-1 28 9
10. Park Hills Central 6-2 11 10
Also receiving votes: Soldan (5-3) 3, Duchesne (5-3) 2, O'Fallon Christian (7-1) 1

CLASS 4
Rank, team Rec. Pts. LW
1. Webb City (14) 8-0 140 1
2. Sikeston 8-0 117 3
3. Hannibal 8-0 107 4
4. Savannah 7-1 79 2
5. St. Dominic 8-0 71 5
6. Sullivan 8-0 69 6
7. Hillcrest 7-1 50 8
8. Harrisonville 6-2 47 7
9. Helias 4-4 34 9
10. Miller Career 8-0 26 10
Also receiving votes: St. Joseph Lafayette (7-1) 20, Carthage (6-2) 5, Excelsior Springs (7-1) 3, Bolivar (6-2) 1, St. Clair (7-1) 1, Priory (6-2) 1

CLASS 5
Rank, team Rec. Pts. LW
1. Lee's Summit West (8) 8-0 134 1
2. Kirkwood (6) 7-0 132 2
3. Staley 6-2 111 4
4. Fort Osage 7-1 98 5
5. Webster Groves 5-2 74 T8
6. Rockwood Summit 6-2 63 3
7. Parkway Central 7-1 62 6
8. Ozark 7-1 48 7
9. Parkview 7-1 24 --
10. Winnetonka 6-2 7 T8
Dropped out: Hazelwood East (4-4)
Also receiving votes: Jackson (5-2) 3, Hazelwood East (4-4) 3, Lebanon (7-1) 3, Fort Zumwalt East (6-2) 2, Holt (5-3) 2, McCluer (7-1) 2


CLASS 6
Rank, team Rec. Pts. LW
1. CBC (14) 8-0 140 1
2. Blue Springs 7-1 117 2
3. Lafayette 8-0 104 3
4. Rockhurst 6-2 92 4
5. Francis Howell 8-0 91 5
6. Hickman 7-0 84 6
7. Jefferson City 6-2 56 7
8. Parkway South 7-1 28 8
9. Blue Springs South 5-3 25 10
10. Raymore-Peculiar 5-3 20 9
Also receiving votes: Rock Bridge (5-3) 8, De Smet (5-3) 5, Eureka (6-2) 2, Hazelwood Central (6-2) 1