High School Sports

The Star’s high school football rankings (Sept. 17)

BIG-CLASS ... RECORD ... NEXT OPPONENT

1. Fort Osage ... 4-0 ... Friday at Staley

A trip to unbeaten Staley could decide the Suburban White Conference championship.

2. Shawnee Mission East ... 2-0 ... Friday vs. SM Northwest

The Lancers have yet to give up a point, outscoring opponents 94-0 in the first two games.

3. Staley ... 4-0 ... Friday vs. Fort Osage

The last three regular-season matchups with Fort Osage have been decided by four points or fewer.

4. Blue Springs South ... 4-0 ... Friday at Rockhurst

The Jaguars have managed only 17 points in their last four meetings with Rockhurst.

5. Lawrence ... 2-0 ... Friday at Lawrence Free State

JD Woods has eight touchdowns in two weeks for the Chesty Lions.

6. Blue Valley ... 2-0 ... Friday vs. Bishop Miege

Backup quarterback Matthew Dercher answered the call last week with four touchdowns.

7. Lee’s Summit West ... 4-0 ... Friday vs. Lee’s Summit North

Despite a young offense, the Titans are still averaging 32.8 points per game.

8. Park Hill ... 3-1 ... Friday at Park Hill South

The Trojans continued their defensive dominance last week, and Devin Haney returned an interception for a touchdown.

9. Shawnee Mission West ... 2-0 ... Friday at SM North

Adam Rellihan led a comeback victory with a passing and rushing touchdown.

10. Mill Valley ... 2-0 ... Friday vs. Derby

Logan Koch is leading the Jaguars with five touchdowns through the air and two on the ground.

SMALL-CLASS ... RECORD ... NEXT OPPONENT

1. Bishop Miege ... 2-0 ... Friday at Blue Valley

Dawson Downing and Carter Putz present a balanced attack with six and eight touchdowns, respectively.

2. Oak Grove ... 4-0 ... Friday vs. Odessa

The Missouri Class 3 defending state champions have topped 50 points three times in four weeks.

3. Platte County ... 4-0 ... Friday at Winnetonka

The Pirates have formulated two second-half comebacks in three weeks to remain unbeaten.

4. Harrisonville ... 4-0 ... Friday vs. Excelsior Springs

Nobody has topped 14 points against the Wildcats through the first four weeks.

5. Kearney ... 3-1 ... Friday at Ruskin

Marcus Harris ran for three touchdowns in a comeback against Raytown South that turned into a rout.

This story was originally published September 17, 2015 at 3:45 PM with the headline "The Star’s high school football rankings (Sept. 17)."

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