Another great week of Kansas high school football is complete as we near closer and closer to knowing the playoff qualifiers and pairings. Visit our Rankings page and find out how the results from Week 6 impacted our statewide rankings!
Class 6A
There is more movement towards the bottom of the Class 6A poll this week. Olathe North returns to the top five at No. 4 this week. The Eagles improved to 5-1 with a 56-14 win over Shawnee Mission East. Also entering the poll is Lawrence Free State at No. 5. The Firebirds defeated Olathe South last week to move to 5-1 on the season – quite a turnaround after an 0-6 season in 2020.
Class 5A
One of the top games in the state ended with top-ranked Bishop Carroll defeating No. 2 Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 27-21. As a result, Kapaun drops one spot in this week’s poll while defending-champion Mill Valley moves up a spot after a 47-32 win over then 6A No. 5 Olathe West. Maize also returns the poll at No. 4 this week after defeating then No. 4 Maize South, 49-27.
Class 4A
We have plenty of shake up in this week’s Class 4A poll as a result of last week’s ranked showdown between Buhler and McPherson. Buhler topped McPherson, 42-30, and as a result the Crusaders move up a spot to No. 4 this week – one spot ahead of the Bullpups. Andover Central also falls a spot to No. 3 this week after the Jaguars suffered their first loss of the season at Salina Central. See the remainder of the poll and the new No. 2 team at the link below.
Class 3A
Another week passes with no change in the Class 3A poll. Top-ranked Andale put up 96 points in a win over Wichita Trinity and moved closer to the Week 8 district showdown with No. 2 Wichita Collegiate. Third-ranked Cheney passed another big test with a win over Holcomb and Holton and Frontenac each rolled to big victories. Class 3A has several impressive teams, especially Southeast of Saline (6-0) which continues to dominate its schedule by outscoring its opponents by a combined 327-12. Concordia and Riley County, both 6-0, will play each other this week, and Girard is 6-0 for the first time since 1999.
Class 2A
There is movement in this week’s Class 2A poll towards the bottom three spots. The big game last week in Class 2A featured Wellsville and Osage City. Wellsville, then ranked fifth, defeated then No. 3 Osage City, 35-12. The Indians dropped out of this week’s poll with the loss, while Wellsville climbs to No. 3 this week. Undefeated Chaparral remains at No. 4 this week, while Hoisington returns to the poll at No. 5.
Class 1A
There are no changes in this week’s Class 1A poll. Four of the five teams rolled to big victories, while No. 3 Smith Center survived a 28-25 decision over Mid-Continent League rival Plainville. Check out the remainder of the 1A poll and their recaps at the link below.
Class 8M-I
The only change we have in this week’s Eight-Man, Division I poll comes in the No. 5 spot where the Meade Buffaloes move into the poll. Meade replaces Leoti-Wichita County after defeating the Indians, 49-24 on Friday. Among the top match-ups in the state this week includes No. 4 WaKeeney-Trego hosting Hill City (5-1).
Class 8M-II
Two ranked teams lost on Friday mixing up the Eight-Man, Division II poll again this week. Defending champion Hanover dropped its third consecutive game as the Wildcats were beaten soundly by Frankfort, 48-8. Frankfort enters this week’s poll at No. 4 as a result. Osborne drops a spot this week to No. 5 after a 44-34 loss to No. 2 Thunder Ridge. Find out the remainder of this week’s poll at the link below.
Class 6-Man
Kpreps plans to rank the top three teams in 6-Man football this fall as part of the Rankings press release.
Top-ranked Cunningham continued to roll with a 46-0 shutout of Moscow. The Wildcats can wrap up the 6-Man South Division title with a win over Pawnee Heights (3-3) this week.
Natoma passed a big test on Friday with a 40-32 win over defending 6-Man champion Cheylin. The No. 2 Tigers got another huge game from senior Kayden Martinez who rushed for 399 yards and five touchdowns in the win. Martinez also passed for 70 yards and another score. Natoma will wrap up the regular season by hosting Tribune-Greeley County (2-4) this week.
Northern Valley remains in the No. 3 spot this week after Friday’s 57-12 win over Golen Plains. The Huskies are 5-1 and will close out the regular season with a trip to Bird City to take on the Cheylin Cougars.
Visit the Rankings page each week to view a complete list of the top five teams in each classification and how they performed last week.
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