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All MO Sports Weekly · Week of Oct. 5 – Oct. 11, 2026

About 1,584 games were played across football, boys soccer, girls volleyball and fall softball last week. Here’s what mattered and which games to circle this week.

The big story

✏️ Write the lead story here. Suggested: Helias Catholic is unbeaten in 3 sports. Facts: Football: 7-0; Boys Soccer: 16-0; Girls Volleyball: 27-0-1.

✏️ Other options: Fall Softball: No. 1 Blue Springs South lost to Raymore-Peculiar | Football upset: Reeds Spring over Buffalo | Girls Volleyball upset: Vashon over West Plains. Delete these notes before sending.

How our picks did

Our ratings picked 348 of 420 games correctly last week (83%), including 9 of 14 games between two ranked teams. Since Oct. 8: 348 of 420 (83%).

Football: 10 of 11 (91%)
Boys Soccer: 58 of 74 (78%)
Girls Volleyball: 173 of 204 (85%)
Fall Softball: 107 of 131 (82%)

Every game between two rated Missouri teams is picked the morning of the game, using that day’s ratings. Ties and forfeits don’t count.

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Football

Full rankings

Statewide top 5

1. Jackson · Class 6 · 7-0 · OVR 74.0 · –
2. Kearney · Class 4 · 7-0 · OVR 71.7 · ▲1
3. Blue Springs · Class 6 · 5-2 · OVR 68.5 · ▲1
4. North Kansas City · Class 6 · 5-2 · OVR 65.4 · ▲4
5. Nixa · Class 6 · 6-1 · OVR 64.2 · ▲1

No. 1 in each class

Class 1: Tipton with Bunceton (7-0)
Class 2: Valle Catholic (7-0)
Class 3: St. Pius X (Kansas City) (5-2)
Class 4: Kearney (7-0)
Class 5: Carthage (6-1)
Class 6: Jackson (7-0)

Biggest movers

• Lift for Life Academy Charter ▲9 (No. 59 to No. 50) after losing to Cardinal Ritter 30–22.
• Park Hill ▲5 (No. 30 to No. 25) after beating Central (St. Joseph) 45–6.
• Lee’s Summit North ▼9 (No. 2 to No. 11) after losing to North Kansas City 49–14.
• Hannibal ▼7 (No. 50 to No. 57) after losing to Festus 21–12.

What happened

• No. 10 Rockhurst beat No. 3 Blue Springs, 21–14 (Oct. 9).
• No. 6 Liberty North beat No. 8 Lee’s Summit, 41–27 (Oct. 9).
• No. 4 North Kansas City beat No. 11 Lee’s Summit North, 49–14 (Oct. 9).
• No. 14 De Smet Jesuit beat No. 13 St. Pius X (Kansas City), 34–28 (Oct. 10).
• No. 1 Jackson beat Central (Cape Girardeau) 44–3.

Upset of the week

Reeds Spring 38, Buffalo 13 (Oct. 9). No. 232 beat No. 201; Buffalo rated about 24.3 points better going in.

By the numbers

• Highest-scoring game: Principia 70, Veritas Christian Academy 35 (105 points).
• Biggest margin: Grain Valley 85, Truman 6.
• Top-rated offense: De Smet Jesuit (OFF 39.66).
• Top-rated defense: Lee’s Summit (DEF 39.56).

Still unbeaten

Jackson (7-0), Kearney (7-0), Helias Catholic (7-0), Valle Catholic (7-0), Savannah (7-0), Lamar (7-0), Ladue Horton Watkins (7-0), Maryville (7-0), Logan-Rogersville (7-0), Tipton with Bunceton (7-0), Centralia (7-0), Mid-Buchanan (7-0), plus 7 more.

Games to watch

• No. 3 Blue Springs vs. No. 8 Lee’s Summit, Fri., Oct. 16. Our pick: Blue Springs 17–14.
• No. 9 Raymore-Peculiar vs. No. 6 Liberty North, Fri., Oct. 16. Our pick: Liberty North 35–31.
• No. 7 Blue Springs South vs. No. 10 Rockhurst, Fri., Oct. 16. Our pick: Blue Springs South 24–21.

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Boys Soccer

Full rankings

Statewide top 5

1. Rockhurst · Class 4 · 11-0-1 · OVR 8.48 · –
2. Liberty North · Class 4 · 11-2 · OVR 6.65 · ▲4
3. SLUH · Class 4 · 13-1-4 · OVR 6.47 · ▼1
4. Chaminade College Prep · Class 3 · 15-0-2 · OVR 6.26 · –
5. Lee’s Summit · Class 4 · 7-2 · OVR 6.01 · ▼2

No. 1 in each class

Class 1: Pembroke Hill (6-4-2)
Class 2: Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) (14-2)
Class 3: Chaminade College Prep (15-0-2)
Class 4: Rockhurst (11-0-1)

Biggest movers

• Lafayette (Wildwood) ▲8 (No. 23 to No. 15) after beating Eureka 5–1.
• Blue Springs ▲6 (No. 26 to No. 20) after beating St. Michael the Archangel 4–0.
• Francis Howell ▼10 (No. 33 to No. 43) after a 1–1 tie.
• Parkway West ▼7 (No. 19 to No. 26) after losing to Parkway South 2–0.

What happened

• No. 2 Liberty North beat No. 5 Lee’s Summit, 4–1 (Oct. 8).
• No. 12 Christian Brothers College and No. 3 SLUH tied 1–1.
• No. 1 Rockhurst beat No. 17 Pembroke Hill, 7–3 (Oct. 6).
• No. 9 Marquette beat No. 14 Kirkwood, 2–1 (Oct. 8).
• No. 1 Rockhurst beat Lincoln College Prep 8–2.

Upset of the week

Boonville 1, Smith-Cotton 0 (Oct. 7). No. 143 beat No. 79; Smith-Cotton rated about 3.4 goals better going in.

By the numbers

• Highest-scoring game: New Covenant Academy 9, Crocker 1 (10 goals).
• Biggest margin: Dixon 8, Iberia 0.
• Longest active win streak: Helias Catholic (16 straight).
• Top-rated offense: Rockhurst (OFF 4.95).
• Top-rated defense: SLUH (DEF 3.62).

Still unbeaten

Rockhurst (11-0-1), Chaminade College Prep (15-0-2), Helias Catholic (16-0).

Games to watch

• No. 16 Lee’s Summit West vs. No. 2 Liberty North, Thu., Oct. 15. Favorite: Liberty North.
• No. 19 Northeast (Kansas City) vs. No. 1 Rockhurst, Tue., Oct. 13. Favorite: Rockhurst.
• No. 20 Blue Springs vs. No. 2 Liberty North, Tue., Oct. 13. Favorite: Liberty North.

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Girls Volleyball

Full rankings

Statewide top 5

1. Lafayette (Wildwood) · Class 5 · 25-3 · OVR 6.84 · –
2. Lee’s Summit West · Class 5 · 25-3 · OVR 6.51 · –
3. Jackson · Class 5 · 31-3 · OVR 6.32 · –
4. Lee’s Summit North · Class 5 · 27-4 · OVR 5.69 · –
5. Eureka · Class 5 · 22-7 · OVR 5.42 · ▲1

No. 1 in each class

Class 1: Valle Catholic (20-8-1)
Class 2: New Covenant Academy (24-1-1)
Class 3: Potosi (26-0-1)
Class 4: St. Teresa’s Academy (10-10)
Class 5: Lafayette (Wildwood) (25-3)

Biggest movers

• Liberty North ▲9 (No. 28 to No. 19) after beating Lee’s Summit 3–0.
• Westminster Christian Academy ▲6 (No. 35 to No. 29) after beating Lindbergh 3–0.
• St. Francis Borgia ▼9 (No. 22 to No. 31) after losing to Ozark 2–1.
• St. Joseph’s Academy ▼6 (No. 21 to No. 27) after losing to Ozark 2–0.

What happened

• No. 1 Lafayette (Wildwood) beat No. 5 Eureka, 3–0 (Oct. 8).
• No. 3 Jackson beat No. 7 Incarnate Word Academy, 3–0 (Oct. 7).
• No. 6 Ozark beat No. 14 Nixa, 3–0 (Oct. 6).
• No. 4 Lee’s Summit North beat No. 17 Raymore-Peculiar, 3–1 (Oct. 8).
• No. 1 Lafayette (Wildwood) beat Ft. Zumwalt West 2–0; beat St. Louis Christian Sr. 2–0.

Upset of the week

Vashon 3, West Plains 0 (Oct. 5). No. 427 beat No. 26; West Plains rated about 10.0 sets better going in.

By the numbers

• Longest active win streak: Helias Catholic (27 straight).

Still unbeaten

Helias Catholic (27-0-1), Potosi (26-0-1).

Games to watch

• No. 7 Incarnate Word Academy vs. No. 1 Lafayette (Wildwood), Tue., Oct. 13. Favorite: Lafayette (Wildwood).
• No. 3 Jackson vs. No. 5 Eureka, Thu., Oct. 15. Favorite: Jackson.
• No. 6 Ozark vs. No. 15 Kickapoo, Thu., Oct. 15. Favorite: Ozark.

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Fall Softball

Full rankings

Statewide top 5

1. Blue Springs South · Class 5 · 17-12 · OVR 15.49 · –
2. Grain Valley · Class 5 · 25-0 · OVR 15.45 · –
3. Troy Buchanan · Class 5 · 26-5 · OVR 13.54 · –
4. Chillicothe · Class 3 · 27-2 · OVR 13.44 · –
5. Ft. Zumwalt West · Class 5 · 26-5 · OVR 13.39 · ▲1

No. 1 in each class

Class 1: Silex (20-5)
Class 2: Chaffee (24-3)
Class 3: Chillicothe (27-2)
Class 4: Platte County (18-7)
Class 5: Blue Springs South (17-12)

Biggest movers

• St. Elizabeth ▲7 (No. 54 to No. 47) after beating Willard 3–2.
• Pleasant Hill ▲6 (No. 31 to No. 25) after beating Summit Christian Academy 5–2.
• Princeton ▼17 (No. 47 to No. 64) after beating Penney 14–3.
• South Harrison ▼10 (No. 49 to No. 59) after losing to Savannah 10–0.

What happened

• No. 1 Blue Springs South beat No. 8 Raymore-Peculiar, 12–7 (Oct. 6).
• No. 5 Ft. Zumwalt West beat No. 11 Rock Bridge, 6–0 (Oct. 8).
• No. 3 Troy Buchanan beat No. 24 Westminster Christian Academy, 7–3 (Oct. 7).
• No. 20 Washington beat No. 7 Helias Catholic, 6–5 (Oct. 9).
• No. 1 Blue Springs South beat Liberty North 15–0; lost to Raymore-Peculiar 7–9; beat Blue Springs 9–4.

Upset of the week

La Plata 17, Northeast (Cairo) 16 (Oct. 5). No. 237 beat No. 189; Northeast (Cairo) rated about 7.7 runs better going in.

By the numbers

• Highest-scoring game: Atlanta 30, Bucklin with Macon County 14 (44 runs).
• Biggest margin: Raytown South 22, Ruskin 1.
• Longest active win streak: Grain Valley (25 straight).
• Top-rated offense: Blue Springs South (OFF 8.6).
• Top-rated defense: Grain Valley (DEF 9.28).

Still unbeaten

Grain Valley (25-0), Marceline (23-0), Valley Park (16-0-1).

Games to watch

• No. 6 Platte County vs. No. 13 Liberty North, Mon., Oct. 12. Favorite: Platte County.

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This week in history

• Football: 10 years ago this week (Oct. 7, 2016), No. 1 Christian Brothers College beat No. 2 Rockhurst, 10–3. Ranks are where each team finished that season.
• Boys Soccer: 13 years ago this week (Oct. 5, 2013), No. 1 Marquette beat No. 4 Rockhurst, 1–0. Ranks are where each team finished that season.
• Girls Volleyball: 4 years ago this week (Oct. 8, 2022), No. 2 Lafayette (Wildwood) beat No. 1 Liberty North, 2–0. Ranks are where each team finished that season.
• Fall Softball: Last year this week (Oct. 9, 2025), No. 1 Raymore-Peculiar beat No. 2 Liberty North, 5–3. Ranks are where each team finished that season.

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