Sunday, November 26, 2017

Tiger Football Ranked 11th Nationally by Max Preps

Worth County was ranked 11th nationally among 6, 8, and 9 man football teams by Max Preps, a website which covers high school sports at the national level. The top seven teams were all from Texas; the highest-ranked team that was not from Texas was from Laverne (OK), ranked 8th overall. Worth County was the second highest ranked team nationally among teams outside of Texas. Pattonsburg, which includes North Harrison, was ranked 10th among Missouri teams. Over 1,000 six, eight, and nine man football teams are listed.

Worth County won its seventh eight man state championship, with a 13-0 record; they beat Sacred Heart, who was ranked second among Missouri teams. Stanberry was ranked third.

By way of comparison, the 2007 team was ranked 42nd. The 2011 team was ranked 66th.

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