We're three weeks away from the beginning of the 2023 high school football season in Missouri and it's time to label expectations and write down some predictions.
Here are the teams we think are the favorites to win each area conference, the dark horses to win each league and our projected order of finish entering the 2023 season.
Reeds Spring - Big 8 East
It's difficult to argue against a team that finished second in Class 3 last year and returns a few of its stars. The quarterback-receiver duo of Blandy Burral and James Dowdy is one of the best in the state while the Wolves also return standouts at different positions on the field.