The Star’s high school football rankings for Sept. 11
The Star’s high school football rankings were selected by the high school sports staff.
BIG-CLASS | RECORD | NEXT OPPONENT | |
1. Lee’s Summit West | 3-0 | Friday vs. Rock Bridge | Led by MU commit Ryan Williams, the Titans are averaging more than 200 rushing yards per game. |
2. Fort Osage | 3-0 | Friday at North Kansas City | Jesse McBee had three touchdowns and 300 total yards for the Indians, who knocked off a state-ranked Lee’s Summit. |
3. Shawnee Mission East | 1-0 | Friday vs. SM South | The 2013 Kansas Class 6A runners up opened the season with a blowout victory against Gardner Edgerton. |
4. Blue Springs | 2-1 | Friday vs. St. Joseph Central | The Wildcats bounced back from their first loss in two seasons with a win against rival Blue Springs South. |
5. Olathe North | 1-0 | Friday at Lawrence Free State | The Eagles returned from Arkansas with coach Gene Wier’s 200th victory in the program. |
6. Blue Valley | 1-0 | Friday vs. BV West | The Kansas Class 5A defending champions looked sharp with a shutout against SM Northwest. |
7. Rockhurst | 2-1 | Friday vs. Springdale Har-Ber (Ark.) | A week after defeating the top-ranked team in Arkansas (Bentonville), the Hawklets host another opponent from the south. |
8. Lee’s Summit | 2-1 | Friday vs. Lee’s Summit North | The Tigers couldn’t complete a late comeback in a 31-28 loss to Fort Osage, the top-ranked team in Missouri Class 5. |
9. Blue Valley West | 1-0 | Friday at Blue Valley | The Jaguars will try to avenge last year’s state semifinal loss to Eastern Kansas League foe Blue Valley. |
10. Olathe East | 1-0 | Friday at Olathe South | The Hawks enter the poll after an out-of-conference victory against Garden City. |
SMALL-CLASS | RECORD | NEXT OPPONENT | |
1. Bishop Miege | 1-0 | Friday vs. Gardner Edgerton | The defense came up big for the Stags with a safety and fumble return for a touchdown. |
2. Kearney | 3-0 | Friday vs. Raytown South | The Bulldogs upended Liberty North 9-3 on Friday and have allowed only 10 points through three weeks. |
3. Piper | 1-0 | Friday at Baldwin | Colton Beebe and the Piper defense held Lansing to 50 yards on the ground in an opening-week win. |
4. O’Hara | 3-0 | Friday at Nevada | The Celtics’ offense keeps on rolling. They are averaging 41 points per game. |
5. Center | 3-0 | Friday at Lincoln Prep | Looking for their third straight eight-win season, the Yellowjackets have outscored opponents 108-34. |
This story was originally published September 11, 2014 at 4:52 PM with the headline "The Star’s high school football rankings for Sept. 11."