Class 4
Ladue moving out of Class 4 is, of course, a major development for both Class 5 and Class 4's outlooks as the girls' team title race is now wide open. We are projecting that Ruskin will move down after a fairly significant enrollment drop this year and form up the top of Class 4 while St. Joseph Benton will form the bottom of the Class with their 497 number. There are 76 boys teams and 79 girls teams.
Other teams moving either down or up into Class 4 are: Raytown, Nerinx Hall, Webster Groves, Washington, Winnetonka, Ursuline Academy, Orchard Farm, and Southeast (Kansas City).
Private schools included in Class 4 as a result of the Championship Factor include: MICDS (boys and girls), Lutheran St. Charles (boys and girls), Cardinal Ritter (boys), Summit Christian Academy (boys and girls), Father Tolton Regional Catholic (boys and girls), John Burroughs (girls), Notre Dame Cape Girardeau (girls), and Incarnate Word Academy.
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District 1
No surprises with Class 4 District 1. It always tends to span from South St. Louis County (Affton this year), through Jefferson and St. Francois County, down through Perry and Jackson County and stopping at Sikeston. Top athletes are: Carson Driemeier, Carson Koerber, Landon Pogue, Tate Uding, Clayton Brown, Christopher Artis, Jneyvaun Lacey, Preston Brown, Jahmeshia Patterson, Anna Daughtry, Abigail Spooler, Claire Scott, Maleah Lambrich, and Emily Wright.
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District 2
Ladue moving out will make a difference in the makeup of District 2, but MICDS girls moving in to join the boys looks to fill the void. The same can be said with the Incarnate Word girls moving up after their Class 3 team victory. Webster Groves also should be moving into this district after spending time in Class 5 District 1 last year. This is a district dominated by south St. Louis County and several St. Louis City schools, as well as schools just west of the city, that found themselves in a Sectional last year that spanned a vast area of the state. We imagine they will find themselves in a double district as, historically, none of these schools have volunteered to host. Top athletes here include: Henry Rohan, Colton Richardson, Corbin Cole, Dominic Buckman, Andrew Howell, Justyce Sanders, Grace Coppel, Parker Allen, Mary McKenzie, Emma Musiek, Nicole Green, Bailey Hensgens, and Alma Thelen.
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District 3
District 3 got a facelift last year when several St. Charles County schools moved in, pushing out St. Louis County schools to Districts 2 and 5. This year, with movements in and out, we are predicting it returns to a primarily St. Louis County district with St. Charles being the lone exception. Top athletes include: Stanley Brown, Jadon Salamone, Alexander Moresi, William Poelker, Brendan Alfonso, Jon'David White, Jordan Rowe, Leo Flynn, Mark Goldman, Jordyn Buckley, Savannah Amann, Gabrielle Moresi, Sydney Lanton, Uyoyoghene Omunu, and Priya Cheatham.
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District 4
Last year, several Central Missouri schools pushed the St. Charles County schools out of District 4 and into District 3. This year, with two main ones moving out in Jefferson City and Capital City (as we predict), the St. Charles County schools should move back into this district to match up with Northeastern Missouri schools. Orchard Farm is moving up to Class 4 and plays a hand in movement in and out, as well. Top athletes here include: Jacob Fieberkorn, Tre Hoskins, Andrew Williams, Houston Morrison, Peter Cosmopoulos, Bennett Fraser, Elle North, Heidi Zeigler, Kennedy Williams, Avery Foster, Alexis Feldhake, Katelyn Diani-O'Day, Harper Karr, and Avery Shaw.
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District 5
Per our prediction, District 5 will encompass Central Missouri schools primarily after being formed up by Southwestern St. Louis County and Franklin County schools and finding themselves in a Sectional with schools like McDonald County and Carl Junction, nearly 300 miles apart. Franklin County, the Lake of the Ozarks region, and COMO/Jefferson City make up this district, along with Rockwood Summit sneaking in again by default. Top athletes here include: Noah Northrip, Ian Benne, Ty Wiethop, Landon Childs, Omar Hussein, Nolan Hendrix, Elyse Wilmes, Angelina Cottone, Makaylin Viet, Caterina Rossomanno, Jaidyn Tabony, AnnaJo Hill, Aaliyah Willary, Daelyn Crisostomo, McKenna Lay, Abigail Verslues, and Alyssa Repke.
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District 6
District 6 should be a typical Southwest Missouri district, spanning from Marshfield from McDonald County and up to Nevada, with West Plains being the lone outlier. Top athletes include: Brayden Hicks, Ryder Pyles, Maddux NeSmith, Jaxon Hunter, Aiden Myers, Grady Stewart, Samantha Dowd, Sydney Ward, Jordan Jung, Karlee McCallister, Mylea Adams, Tilly Greenfield, Gracelyn Bull, Madilyn Olds, and Bella Montez.
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District 7
There should be no surprises in District 7, though our projection of the movement of Raytown and Ruskin, the top end schools of Class 4 who each experienced large enrollment drops, back down into the fold may push at least one team into District 8. Top athletes include: Xavier Byers, Cody Cox, Ryan Munsterman, Jordin McGee, Serenity Rufus, Brooke Beck, Kayleigh Norris, Laura Irwin, Emerson Smith, Riley Hays, Sidney Koehler, Paige Cribbs, and Laney McDaniel.
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District 8
There shouldn't be any surprises in District 8, as well, with most of last year's Northwestern-corner-of-the-state teams returning for 2025. Marshall is one who we are predicting gets pushed out of District 7 and into 8. Lafayette St. Joseph dropping to Class 3 makes room for them, though. Top athletes from this district include: Kruz Bigham, Aidan Kemnitzer, Liam Adair, Roman Garcia, Harvey Sayon, Logan Hennegin, Tyrus Smith, Theodore Grace, Naomi Hunter, Aniya Byrd, Shelley Thompson, Kloey Strong, Maya Sosoatu, Kinley Rogers, Brook Paahlar, and Josie Casler.