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The state championship games are set!
We will rank only the top two remaining teams heading into this week’s state title games! Our final Kpreps Top 5 Rankings will be released after the season is complete.
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Class 6A
Welch Stadium – Emporia State University
No. 1 Manhattan (12-0) vs. No. 2 Gardner-Edgerton (9-3)
State title game history:
Manhattan – 8th appearance | 2 state titles (’74, ‘88), 5x runner-up (‘84, ‘86, ‘89, ‘00, ’01)
Gardner-Edgerton – 2nd appearance (2009) | seeking first state title
Class 5A
Carnie Smith Stadium – Pittsburg State University
No. 2 Maize (12-0) vs. No. 1 Mill Valley (11-1)
State title game history:
Maize – 2nd appearance (2021) | seeking first state title
Mill Valley – 6th appearance (4th consecutive) | 5 state titles (‘15, ‘16, ‘19, ’20, ‘21)
Kpreps – Class 5A Rankings
Class 4A
Hummer Park – Topeka
No. 1 Bishop Miege (10-2) vs. No. 2 Wamego (12-0)
State title game history:
Bishop Miege – 14th appearance | 10 titles (‘72, ‘75, ‘77, ‘09, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ’19), runner-up (‘74, ‘82, ’12)
Wamego – 1st ever appearance
Class 3A
Gowans Stadium – Hutchinson Community College
No. 1 Andale (12-0) vs. No. 2 Holton (11-1)
State title game history:
Andale – 8th appearance (4th consecutive) | 6 state titles (’06, ’07, ’14, ’19, ’20, ‘21), runner-up (’17)
Holton – 8th appearance | 3 state titles (’03, ’05, ‘12), runner-up (’98, ’99, ’10, ’15)
Class 2A
Salina USD 305 District Stadium
No. 1 Nemaha Central (12-0) vs. No. 2 Kingman (12-0)
State title game history:
Nemaha Central – 2nd appearance | state title (2019)
Kingman – 2nd appearance | runner-up (1972)
Class 1A
Lewis Field – Fort Hays State University
No. 1 St. Marys (10-2) vs. No. 2 Inman (11-1)
State title game history:
St. Marys – 4th appearance | seeking first state title, runner-up (’83, ’99, ’06)
Inman – 2nd appearance | runner-up (2021)
Class 8M-I
Fischer Field – Newton
No. 1 Leoti-Wichita County (12-0) vs. No. 2 Little River (11-1)
State title game history:
Leoti-Wichita County – 2nd appearance | runner-up (2020)
Little River – 12th appearance (3rd straight) | 6 titles (’70, ’71, ’81, ’96, ’99, ‘20), runner-up (‘82, ‘95, ‘97, ‘01, ’21)
Kpreps – Class 8M-I Rankings
Class 8M-II
Fischer Field – Newton
No. 1 Axtell (12-0) vs. No. 2 Thunder Ridge (11-1)
State title game history:
Axtell – 5th appearance | 2 state titles (’93, ‘21), runner-up (’85, ’19)
Thunder Ridge – 3rd appearance | state title (2011), runner-up (2012)
Kpreps – Class 8M-II Rankings
Class 6-Man
Dodge City High School
No. 1 Cunningham (11-0) vs. No. 2 Ashland (9-1)
State title game history:
Cunningham – 3rd appearance | seeking first state title, runner-up (’75, ‘21)
Ashland – 4th appearance | state titles (’76, ‘80), runner-up (1995)
Kpreps – Class 6-Man Rankings
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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