Class 6
1. De Smet (9), 12-2, 90, 5
2. Nixa, 13-1, 81, T2
3. Lee’s Summit North, 10-1, 66, T2
4. Liberty, 9-4, 57, NR
5. Kirkwood, 9-3, 46, NR
6. C.B.C., 9-2, 41, 1
7. Lee’s Summit, 8-3, 27, 7
8. Rock Bridge, 10-2, 26, 8
9. Blue Springs South, 8-3, 22, 4
10. Park Hill, 9-3, 12, 9
Two of the top 5 weren't even ranked in the last rankings. In their defense, De Smet kinda came out of nowhere to win this one. Not a lot of people were talking about them as a true contender leading into the last few rounds of the playoffs.
Class 5
1. Platte County (9), 14-0, 90, 2
2. Helias, 12-2, 75, 4
3. Lafayette: Wildwood, 12-2, 70, NR
4. Cardinal Ritter, 9-2, 61, 1
5. MICDS, 11-3, 49 , NR
6. St. Pius X: Kansas City, 10-2, 45, 3
7. Republic, 10-3, 31, NR
8. Webb City, 6-7, 18, NR
9. Cape Girardeau Central, 10-2, 14, 8
10. Carthage, 9-2, 12, 6
I think this class ended up being much weaker than we thought outside of PC. Helias was a solid team but nothing special and you could definitely make the argument that they are truly the second best in the state.
Class 4
1. Lutheran North (9), 13-1, 90, 1
2. Kearney, 12-1, 80, 2
3. Festus, 11-3, 64, NR
4. Warrenton, 12-1, 55, 6
5. Parkway North, 9-3, 47, NR
6. Warrensburg, 11-2, 44, 7
7. Savannah, 8-4, 27, 10
8. Pleasant Hill, 8-3, 21, 8
9. West Plains, 8-4, 15, NR
10. Kirksville, 9-1, 14, 3
First one where the second best team did not make the finals. Kearney is the obvious #2 team though and if them and LN played 10 times I think it would be split pretty evenly.
Class 3
1. Blair Oaks (9), 13-1, 90, 1
2. Seneca, 13-1, 81, 2
3. Lift for Life, 8-6, 61, NR
4. Maryville, 9-5, 58, 9
5. Mount Vernon, 9-4, 52, 7
6. Odessa, 7-5, 33, NR
7. (tie) Dexter, 11-1, 30, 3
7. (tie) Strafford, 9-2, 30, 5
9. John Burroughs, 9-3, 23, 8
10. St. Francis Borgia, 9-1, 16, 4
What a championship game! Blair Oaks and their coaching staff should be proud about beating this Seneca team. Looks like the rest of Class 3 has some catching up to do in the offseason.
Class 2
1. Lamar (9), 11-4, 90, NR
2. Fair Grove, 14-1, 81, 1
3. Bowling Green, 12-2, 71, 4
4. Warsaw, 10-1, 51, 3
5. Lafayette County, 10-2, 48, 5
6. Valle Catholic, 10-2, 47, 2
7. South Shelby, 11-2, 38, NR
8. (tie) Mid-Buchanan, 12-1, 26, 6
8. (tie) Pembroke Hill, 11-1, 26, T9
10. Hermann, 8-3, 4, NR
For the state champion to be NR in the previous rankings is pretty crazy. I think we all counted them out early in the season and they continued to improve. They were battle tested and that is probably what gave them an edge in the close game they had in the finals. Poor Fair Grove just hasn't been able to get over the Lamar hump.
Class 1
1. Adrian (9), 13-1, 90, 3
2. Marionville, 11-1, 72, 2
3. (tie) Penney, 9-5, 68, NR
3. (tie) St. Vincent, 12-1, 68, 1
5. Tipton, 11-2, 55, 4
6. Ash Grove, 8-3, 40, 5
7. Van-Far, 8-3, 26, 7
8. Salisbury, 8-3, 17, 10
9. Harrisburg, 7-5, 16, NR
10. Pierce City, 7-4, 12, NR
The only other class where the second best team wasn't in the championship and the team that was, wasn't even ranked in the final rankings of the season.
