We have received our first Head Football coach job opening, which we keep track of on our website. The page New Coaches
If you know of any openings email us. We like confirmation, the school board minutes, listed on educate Kansas or a coach or athletic director or superintendant notifying us directly.
The final rankings for the regular season are done. We will have one more ranking of teams, after the championship games are over. Right now we have placed a target on the back of the top teams in each classification.
I am positive that some team, that is ranked in the number one spot, right now, will not finish out the season as that classifications champion. it happens every year. Some team comes out of nowhere to win a championship. Who will it be this year? We will know in a month.
Best of luck to all the teams and may you stay healthy and play your best football now. Give it all you’ve got! Soon your time to play the game of real football will end.
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. Derby
2. St Thomas Aquinas
3. Mill Valley
4. Manhattan
5. Blue Valley West
6. Gardner-Edgerton
7. Blue Valley
8. Great Bend
9. Wichita NW
10. Andale
11. Andover Central
12. DeSoto
13. St James
6A
1. Derby
2. Manhattan
3. Blue Valley West
4. Gardner-Edgerton
5. Wichita NW
Others: none
5A
1. Aquinas
2. Mill Valley
3. Blue Valley
4. Great Bend
5. Goddard Eisenhower
Others: St James, DeSoto
4A
1. Andover Central
2. Kapaun
3. Louisburg
4. Wamego
5. Bishop Miege
Others: Buhler, Wellington, Chanute
3A
1. Andale
2. Collegiate
3. Hayden
4. Frontenac
5. Rock Creek
Others: Cheney, Scott City, Wellsville
2A
1. SE of Saline
2. Nemaha Central
3. Osage City
4. Garden Plain
5. Humboldt
Others: Norton, Silver Lake
1A
1. Conway Springs
2. Jackson Heights
3. Moundridge
4. Sedgwick
5. Rossville
Others: Centralia, St Marys Colgan
8-man D-I
1. Hoxie
2. Wichita Co-Leoti
3. South Central
4. West Elk
5. Ell-Saline
Others: none
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Victoria
3. Burlingame
4. Hanover
5. Dighton
Others: Frankfort, Osborne, Bucklin
6-man
1. Cunningham
2. Weskan
3. South Barber
4. Peabody-Burns
5. Ingalls
Others: none
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita
Big Games this weekend
St James @ BV West
McPherson @ Buhler
Lawrence @ Free State
Garden Plain @ Clearwater
BV North @ Aquinas
Wichita NW @ Goddard-E
Blue Valley @ Bishop Miege
Andover C @ Andover
Andale @ Hesston
Osage City @ Riley Co
Ell-Saline @ Central Plains
Axtell @ Frankfort
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. Derby
2. St Thomas Aquinas
3. Mill Valley
4. Manhattan
5. Blue Valley West
6. Gardner-Edgerton
7. Blue Valley
8. Great Bend
9. Wichita NW
10. Andale
11. Andover Central
12. Goddard-Eisenhower
13. St James
14. Louisburg
6A
1. Derby
2. Manhattan
3. Blue Valley West
4. Gardner-Edgerton
5. Wichita NW
Others: none
5A
1. Aquinas
2. Mill Valley
3. Blue Valley
4. Great Bend
5. Goddard Eisenhower
Others: St James
4A
1. Louisburg
2. Andover Central
3. Kapaun
4. Wamego
5. Buhler
Others: Bishop Miege, Mulvane
3A
1. Andale
2. Collegiate
3. Hayden
4. Cheney
5. Rock Creek
Others: Frontenac, Scott City, Wellsville
2A
1. SE of Saline
2. Nemaha Central
3. Osage City
4. Garden Plain
5. Silver Lake
Others: St Marys, Norton, Humboldt
1A
1. Conway Springs
2. Jackson Heights
3. Moundridge
4. Sedgwick
5. St Marys Colgan
Others: Rossville, Centralia
8-man D-I
1. Hoxie
2. Wichita Co-Leoti
3. South Central
4. West Elk
5. Ell-Saline
Others: Central Plains
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Victoria
3. Burlingame
4. Hanover
5. Dighton
Others: Frankfort
6-man
1. Cunningham
2. Weskan
3. South Barber
4. Peabody-Burns
5. Ingalls
Others: none
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita
Big Games this week:
Dighton @ Hodgeman Co.
St James @ Kapaun
Osage City @ Silver Lake
Sedgwick @ Moundridge
Hanover @ Axtell
Hays @ Great Bend
BV West @ Blue Valley
Goddard-E @ Andover C
BV NW @ Aquinas
Cheney @ Collegiate
Columbus @ Frontenac
Pittsburg @ Chanute
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. Derby
2. St Thomas Aquinas
3. Mill Valley
4. Manhattan
5. Blue Valley West
6. Gardner-Edgerton
7. Blue Valley
8. Great Bend
9. Blue Valley NW
10. Goddard-Eisenhower
11. Kapaun
12. Andale
6A
1. Derby
2. Manhattan
3. Blue Valley West
4. Gardner-Edgerton
5. Blue Valley NW
Others: none
5A
1. Aquinas
2. Mill Valley
3. Blue Valley
4. Great Bend
5. Goddard Eisenhower
Others: Goddard
4A
1. Kapaun
2. Louisburg
3. Andover Central
4. Wamego
5. Bishop Miege
Others: Chanute, Buhler
3A
1. Andale
2. Cheney
3. Hayden
4. Rock Creek
5. Frontenac
Others: Collegiate, Marysville
2A
1. SE of Saline
2. Norton
3. Nemaha Central
4. Silver Lake
5. Osage City
Others: Council Grove
1A
1. Conway Springs
2. Jackson Heights
3. Sedgwick
4. St Marys Colgan
5. Moundridge
Others: Rossville, Centralia
8-man D-I
1. Hoxie
2. Wichita Co-Leoti
3. South Central
4. Ell-Saline
5. West Elk
Others: Little River
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Hanover
3. Victoria
4. Frankfort
5. Dighton
Others: Burlingame
6-man
1. Cunningham
2. Weskan
3. South Barber
4. Peabody-Burns
5. Ingalls
Others: none
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita
Big Games this week
Blue Valley @ Blue Valley NW
Aquinas @ Rockhurst (Mo)
Nemaha Central @ Sabetha
Scott City @ Holcomb
Wichita NW @ Manhattan
Mill Valley @ Gardner-Edgerton
Kapaun @ Bishop Carroll
Rock Creek @ Marysville
Osage City @ St Marys
Ell-Saline @ Little River
Ingalls @ South Barber
Golden Plains @ Weskan
Colby @ Goodland
October 8, 2024
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. Derby
2. Gardner-Edgerton
3. St Thomas Aquinas
4. Manhattan
5. Mill Valley
6. Blue Valley
7. Wichita NW
8. Great Bend
9. Blue Valley West
10. Goddard-Eisenhower
11. Kapaun
12. Cheney
6A
1. Derby
2. Gardner-Edgerton
3. Manhattan
4. Wichita NW
5. BV West
Others: none
5A
1. Aquinas
2. Mill Valley
3. Blue Valley
4. Great Bend
5. Goddard Eisenhower
Others: none
4A
1. Kapaun
2. Louisburg
3. Andover Central
4. Wamego
5. Bishop Miege
Others: Chanute, Goddard, Buhler
3A
1. Andale
2. Cheney
3. Hayden
4. Marysville
5. Frontenac
Others: Collegiate, Hesston, Pratt
2A
1. Norton
2. SE of Saline
3. Nemaha Central
4. Silver Lake
5. Osage City
Others: Council Grove, Riley County, Ellsworth
1A
1. Conway Springs
2. Jackson Heights
3. Sedgwick
4. St Marys Colgan
5. Moundridge
Others: Rossville, Centralia
8-man D-I
1. Hoxie
2. Wichita Co-Leoti
3. Little River
4. South Central
5. West Elk
Others: Sylvan Lucas
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Hanover
3. Victoria
4. Frankfort
5. Burlingame
Others: Dighton
6-man
1. Cunningham
2. Ingalls
3. Weskan
4. South Barber
5. Peabody-Burns
Others: Marais Des Cygnes, Golden Plains
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita
Some of the best games this coming Friday night follows:
Cunningham at Otis-Bison
Lebo at Burlingame
Norton at Beloit
Pratt at Collegiate
Wamego at Buhler
Great Bend at Dodge City
Council Grove at Osage City
St Thomas Aquinas at Bishop Miege
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. Derby
2. Gardner-Edgerton
3. St Thomas Aquinas
4. Manhattan
5. Blue Valley NW
6. Mill Valley
7. Blue Valley
8. Great Bend
9. Wichita NW
10. Andover Central
11. Kapaun
12. St James
13. Goddard-Eisenhower
14. Cheney
6A
1. Derby
2. Gardner-Edgerton
3. Blue Valley NW
4. Manhattan
5. Wichita NW
Others: none
5A
1. Aquinas
2. Mill Valley
3. Blue Valley
4. Great Bend
5. Goddard Eisenhower
Others: St James
4A
1. Andover Central
2. Kapaun
3. Louisburg
4. Buhler
5. Bishop Miege
Others: Chanute, Wellington, Wamego
3A
1. Andale
2. Cheney
3. Marysville
4. Hayden
5. Pratt
Others: Frontenac, Collegiate
2A
1. Norton
2. SE of Saline
3. Nemaha Central
4. Silver Lake
5. Osage City
Others: St Marys, Council Grove
1A
1. Conway Springs
2. Sedgwick
3. Jackson Heights
4. Medicine Lodge
5. Moundridge
Others: Rossville, St Marys Colgan
8-man D-I
1. Hoxie
2. Wichita Co-Leoti
3. Little River
4. West Elk
5. South Central
Others: Sylvan Lucas
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Victoria
3. Hanover
4. Frankfort
5. Burlingame
Others: Dighton
6-man
1. Cunningham
2. Ingalls
3. Weskan
4. South Barber
5. Marais Des Cygnes
Others: Otis-Bison
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita
After Fridays games, we will be half way through the regular season! That is a crazy feeling. We wait all year long, it seems like, for the football season to begin and then it seems like in the blink of an eye it is over.
Last week, during our broadcast of another high school game on the radio, during our ‘keys to the game’ I said this: “Both teams lost last Friday night, so there won’t be a problem with over confidence. What both teams need is some confidence. How do you get that back? You win one play at a time. Don’t worry about who is going to win the game or if you get behind, just win one play at a time and do that all game long.”
May you all, get your confidence back, one play at a time. Whether in the game of football or the game of life.
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. Derby
2. Gardner-Edgerton
3. St Thomas Aquinas
4. Mill Valley
5. Blue Valley
6. Manhattan
7. Blue Valley NW
8. Great Bend
9. Andover Central
10. Wichita NW
11. Kapaun
6A
1. Derby
2. Gardner-Edgerton
3. Blue Valley NW
4. Manhattan
5. Wichita NW
Others: Olathe North
5A
1. Aquinas
2. Mill Valley
3. Blue Valley
4. Great Bend
5. Goddard Eisenhower
Others: St James
4A
1. Andover Central
2. Kapaun
3. Louisburg
4. Buhler
5. Chanute
Others: Bishop Miege
3A
1. Andale
2. Cheney
3. Hayden
4. Collegiate
5. Marysville
Others: Frontenac, Pratt
2A
1. Norton
2. SE of Saline
3. St Marys
4. Nemaha Central
5. Silver Lake
Others: Osage City
1A
1. Conway Springs
2. Medicine Lodge
3. Sedgwick
4. Jackson Heights
5. Moundridge
Others: Marion
8-man D-I
1. Hoxie
2. Wichita Co-Leoti
3. Little River
4. West Elk
5. South Central
Others: none
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Frankfort
3. Victoria
4. Dighton
5. Burlingame
Others: Hanover
6-man
1. Cunningham
2. Ingalls
3. Weskan
4. South Barber
5. Marais Des Cygnes
Others: Otis-Bison
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita
This weeks rankings have three teams that every ranking team member voted then to be number one, Conway Springs, Axtell and Cunningham.
In class 5A Mill Valley, Blue Valley and St Thomas Aquinas each have received number one votes and it is the tightest race amongst all classes.
The next closest race is in 8-man I where Hoxie, Little River and Leoti have also each received number one votes.
Did you hear about the man arrested at the Mulvane vs Salina South football game last Friday night? Here is the story here. We pray for the safety of all officials at all games and that includes Athletic Directors, Principals, Police Officers, Coaches, Referees, EMS, Chain Gangs, PA announcers, Clock Operators and Radio Play by Play folks.
Emotions can get out of hand at ball games. Many a time, over my lifetime of watching games, have I seen everyone on that list above get yelled at by someone at a ball game.
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. Derby
2. Gardner-Edgerton
3. Blue Valley
4. St Thomas Aquinas
5. Lawrence
6. Mill Valley
7. Manhattan
8. Blue Valley NW
9. Kapaun
10. Wichita NW
11. Andover Central
12. Cheney
13. Great Bend
6A
1. Derby
2. Gardner-Edgerton
3. Lawrence
4. Blue Valley NW
5. Manhattan
Others: Wichita NW
5A
1. Blue Valley
2. Aquinas
3. Mill Valley
4. Great Bend
5. Goddard Eisenhower
Others: St James
4A
1. Andover Central
2. Kapaun
3. Wamego
4. Bishop Miege
5. Buhler
Others: Louisburg
3A
1. Andale
2. Cheney
3. Hayden
4. Collegiate
5. Marysville
Others: Frontenac, Pratt
2A
1. Norton
2. SE of Saline
3. St Marys
4. Nemaha Central
5. Beloit
Others: Silver Lake
1A
1. Conway Springs
2. Medicine Lodge
3. Sedgwick
4. Jackson Heights
5. Rossville
Others: Marion
8-man D-I
1. Hoxie
2. Wichita Co-Leoti
3. Little River
4. West Elk
5. South Central
Others: none
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Frankfort
3. Victoria
4. Dighton
5. Burlingame
Others: Hanover
6-man
1. Cunningham
2. Ingalls
3. Weskan
4. South Barber
5. Cheylin
Others: Marais Des Cygnes
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita
The first rankings after the first game of the season are out. These are always fun to watch, but we all know the real rankings will be at the conclusion of the season.
Norton, Axtell and Cunningham are the only teams that received all number one votes from the ranking team.
The closest voting between number one and number two teams was Hoxie and Leoti, followed by Andale and Cheney. The ranking team is pretty much split in half trying to decide who should be number one and who should be number two.
Let me encourage all of you to get to your local high school football game this week or at least a couple games this fall. High school football, my guess, sells more tickets and has more fans at their games than KU or K-State combined, when you consider there are at least 350 high school teams in our state.
Go to the high school game and check the score of the college game on your phone.
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. Derby
2. Mill Valley
3. Gardner-Edgerton
4. Blue Valley
5. Lawrence
6. St Thomas Aquinas
7. St James
8. Free State
9. Kapaun
10. Wichita NW
11. Bishop Miege
12. Blue Valley NW
13. Andover Central
14. Cheney
6A
1. Derby
2. Gardner-Edgerton
3. Lawrence
4. Manhattan
5. Free State
Others: Blue Valley NW, Wichita NW
5A
1. Mill Valley
2. Blue Valley
3. Aquinas
4. St James
5. Great Bend
Others: Goddard Eisenhower
4A
1. Andover Central
2. Bishop Miege
3. Kapaun
4. Louisburg
5. Wamego
Others: Buhler
3A
1. Andale
2. Cheney
3. Hayden
4. Collegiate
5. Scott City
Others: Rock Creek, Marysville
2A
1. Norton
2. SE of SAline
3. St Marys
4. Silver Lake
5. Nemaha Central
Others: none
1A
1. Conway Springs
2. Rossville
3. Medicine Lodge
4. Sedgwick
5. Jackson Heights
Others: Pittsburg Colgan
8-man D-I
1. Hoxie
2. Wichita Co-Leoti
3. Little River
4. West Elk
5. South Central
Others: Hill City
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Frankfort
3. Victoria
4. Dighton
5. Hanover
Others: Burlingame, Osborne
6-man
1. Cunningham
2. Ingalls
3. Cheylin
4. Weskan
5. Otis-Bison
Others: Northern Valley, South Barber
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita
Osawatomie forfeits all varsity games this season. They will play 5 Junior Varsity games. Story here.