High School Football state rankings after week 7 - Falcons on the rise.

With John Burroughs' loss last week to Westminster Christian Academy, another top ranked team in class 3 bites the dust for the time being. That means, of course, the teams behind move up. So...this week's new number one team in Class 3 is last week's number 2 team...Maryville. Last week's number 3 team...the Blair Oaks Falcons...is now number 2. Now, we all know that these rankings mean nothing in the great scheme of things, but they can help spur debates and pump up pride amongst the fans. So...Hey! We're Number 2!

Missouri Media football rankings

Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 15-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis.

CLASS 6

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

1. CBC (15), 7-0, 150, 1

2. Francis Howell, 7-0, 134, 2

3. Blue Springs South, 7-0, 118, 3

4. Kirkwood, 6-0, 107, 4

5. Jefferson City, 6-1, 89, 5

6. Eureka, 6-0, 76, 6

7. Springfield Kickapoo, 7-0, 54, 8

8. SLUH, 5-2, 42, 7

9. Lee’s Summit North, 5-2, 25, 9

10. Lee’s Summit West, 5-2, 20, 10

Also receiving votes: Rockhurst (3-4), 8; Lafayette (5-2), 2

CLASS 5

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

1. Fort Osage (13), 7-0, 147, 1

2. Battle (2), 7-0, 128, 2

3. Staley, 6-1, 122, 3

4. Fort Zumwalt North, 7-0, 108, 4

5. Park Hill, 6-1, 94, 5

6. Chaminade, 6-1, 73, 6

7. Carthage, 6-1, 57, 7

8. Liberty North, 5-2, 41, 9

9. Pattonville, 5-2, 22, NR

10. Nixa, 4-3, 12, 10

Dropped out: No. 8 Rockwood Summit

Also receiving votes: Truman (6-1), 9; Parkway North (5-2), 6; Sedalia Smith-Cotton (7-0), 3; Rockwood Summit (5-2), 2; Parkway Central (5-2), 1

CLASS 4

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

1. Webb City (15), 7-0, 150, 1

2. Carl Junction, 7-0, 132, 2

3. Westminster, 7-0, 123, 3

4. Harrisonville, 7-0, 101, 4

5. Kearney, 6-1, 88, 5

6. Affton, 6-1, 63, 7

7. Hannibal, 7-0, 62, 8

8. West Plains, 6-1, 55, 6

9. Mexico, 6-1, 21, NR

10. Hillsboro, 6-1, 12, NR

Dropped out: No. 9 Smithville, No. 10 Platte County

Also receiving votes: Smithville (5-2), 10; Bolivar (6-1), 8

CLASS 3

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

1. Maryville (15), 7-0, 150, 2

2. Blair Oaks, 7-0, 134, 3

3. John Burroughs, 6-1, 114, 1

4. Odessa, 7-0, 112, 4

5. Mountain Grove, 6-1, 64, 7

6. Reeds Spring, 7-0, 56, 8

7. Hogan Prep Academy, 7-0, 49, 9

8. Oak Grove, 5-2, 47, 5

9. Monett, 5-2, 31, 6

10. Ste. Genevieve, 6-1, 29, NR;

Dropped out: No. 10 Park Hills Central

Also receiving votes: Centralia (6-1), 27; Park Hills Central (6-1), 12

CLASS 2

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

1. Lamar (15), 7-0, 150, 1

2. East Buchanan, 7-0, 134, 2

3. Lafayette County, 7-0, 118, 4

4. Brookfield, 6-1, 90, 5

5. Malden, 7-0, 85, 6

6. Mt. View-Liberty, 7-0, 79, 7

7. Palmyra, 6-1, 72, 3

8. Brentwood, 7-0, 45, 8

9. Cardinal Ritter, 6-1, 30, 9

10. Lexington, 7-0, 15, 10

Also receiving votes: Trinity (6-1), 4; Tolton Catholic (6-1), 3

CLASS 1

Rank, team, Rec., Pts., LW

1. Valle Catholic (15), 7-0, 150, 1

2. Marionville, 7-0, 131, 2

3. Skyline, 7-0, 119, 3

4. Marceline, 6-1, 110, 4

5. Lincoln, 7-0, 77, 6

6. Mark Twain, 7-0, 66, 7

7. Lockwood, 6-0, 63, 5

8. Wellington-Napoleon, 6-1, 54, 8

9. Thayer, 6-1, 39, 9

10. Jasper, 7-0, 13, NR

Dropped out: No 10 Hamilton-Penney

Also receiving votes: Knox County (6-1), 2; Hamilton-Penney (5-2), 1