The Dexter Bearcats have earned a little more respect after beating Park Hill Central on Friday night.  The Bearcats are 8-0 and have one opponent left on their regular season schedule this Friday when they take on the Scott City Rams.  It's also senior night and emotions will be high.  

Dexter is ranked No. 1 in Class 3 District 1 followed by Ste. Genevieve (5-3), Park Hills Central (5-3), Fredericktown (3-5), Potosi (2-6), Herculaneum (1-7), and Kennett )0-8).

Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 9-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis. Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Cole Young, PrepsKC; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Chris Parker, Ozone Sports; Joe Andrews, Warrensburg Star-Journal; Anthony Crane, KQ2 St. Joseph; J.B. Connoley, NEMOPressbox.com; Cole Lee, semoball.com; Paul Halfacre, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

CLASS 3

Rank, team, Rec., Pts.

1. Blair Oaks (7), 7-1, 88, 1 

2. Seneca (2), 8-0, 83, 2

3. Dexter, 8-0, 70, 3 

4. St. Francis Borgia, 8-0, 63, 4 

5. Strafford, 8-0, 52, 7 

6. Mt. Vernon, 6-2, 49, 5 

7. Boonville, 6-2, 28, NR

8. John Burroughs, 6-2, 18, NR 

T9. Maryville, 4-4, 8, 6 

T9. Park Hills Central, 5-3, 8, 9 

Dropped out: No. 8 Southern Boone, No. 10 Lift for Life

Also receiving votes: Southern Boone (5-3), 7; Knob Noster (6-2), 6; Mountain Grove (5-3), 6; St. Michael (5-3), 5; Lift for Life (4-4), 4