Liberty on the rise: Here are the Missouri high school football Week 6 rankings

When Liberty travels to Platte County on Friday, it will be a meeting of two top 4-ranked high school football teams in Missouri.

After its fifth consecutive win to open the season last week, Liberty climbed to No. 4 in the latest Missouri Class 5 state media rankings. Platte County, which was unranked to open the season, sits at No. 4 in Class 4 after its 4-1 start.

The 15-member media panel includes Sam McDowell, The Kansas City Star; Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Dave Kvidahl, STLHighschoolsports.com; Jim Powers, High School Sports Caravan; Cameron Teague, The Columbia Tribune; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Mike Scott, Ozone Sports; Harrison Keegan, The Springfield News-Leader; Tim Leible, The Rolla Daily News; Thomas Huitt-Johnson, The St. Joseph News-Press; J.B Connoley, KRES radio; Chris Pobst, Sikeston Standard-Democrat; Matt King, The Daily Journal; Jason Peake, The Joplin Globe; and Josh Mlot, Southeast Missourian.

Here are the polls. First-place votes are in parenthesis.

CLASS 6

1. CBC (14), 4-1

2. Eureka (1), 5-0

3. Park Hill, 4-1

4. Blue Springs, 3-2

5. Kirkwood, 4-1

6. Lee’s Summit West, 4-1

7. Rockhurst, 4-1

8. Lindbergh, 5-0

9. Hazelwood Central, 4-1

10. Francis Howell, 4-1

Also receiving votes: Rock Bridge (4-1), Ritenour (5-0)

CLASS 5

1. Vianney (15), 5-0

2. Staley, 5-0

3. Fort Zumwalt North, 5-0

4. Liberty, 5-0

5. Fort Osage, 4-1

6. Battle, 3-2

7. Pattonville, 2-2

8. Webster Groves, 3-1

9. Nixa, 5-0

10. Carthage, 3-2

Also receiving votes: William Chrisman (4-1), Chaminade (2-3)

CLASS 4

1. Webb City (15), 5-0

2. Carl Junction, 4-1

3. Kearney, 4-1

4. Platte County, 4-1

5. Parkway North, 3-2

6. Parkway Central, 4-1

7. Ladue, 3-2

8. Harrisonville, 3-2

9. Camdenton, 4-1

10. West Plains, 4-1

Also receiving votes: MICDS (3-2), St. Francis Borgia (5-0), Smithville (5-0), Hannibal (3-2)

CLASS 3

1. McCluer South-Berkeley (15), 4-0

2. Blair Oaks, 5-0

3. Park Hills Central, 5-0

4. Chillicothe, 5-0

5. Maryville, 4-1

6. Seneca, 5-0

7. Center, 4-1

8. Mt. Vernon, 4-1

9. Miller Career, 3-2

10. Eldon, 4-1

Also receiving votes: Boonville (3-2)

CLASS 2

1. Lamar (13), 4-0

2. Trinity (2), 4-0

3. Lutheran North, 5-0

4. Ava, 5-0

5. Mountain Grove, 4-1

6. Centralia, 5-0

7. Lexington, 5-0

8. Cardinal Ritter, 4-1

9. North Callaway, 4-1

T10. Lafayette County, 5-0

T10. South Callaway, 4-1

Also receiving votes: Lathrop (4-1), Palmyra (4-1), Brentwood (3-1), Lawson (3-2)

CLASS 1

1. Valle Catholic (11), 5-0

2. Monroe City (4), 5-0

3. Marceline, 5-0

4. Hamilton-Penney, 4-1

5. Lincoln, 5-0

6. Hayti, 5-0

7. Pierce City, 5-0

8. Thayer, 4-1

9. Lockwood, 5-0

10. Fayette, 4-1

Also receiving votes: Westran (4-1), Princeton (5-0)

This story was originally published September 21, 2017 at 2:17 PM with the headline "Liberty on the rise: Here are the Missouri high school football Week 6 rankings."