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Opening round playoff picks

Here’s our best guess at the winners of this week’s playoff games. Asterisks indicate the games we believe will be the closest, thinking a touchdown or less for the final margin. Good luck to all teams in their quest for a 2023 state championship!
The quest for one of these starts tonight. (Photo: Manhattan Mercury)

KSHSAA releases 2024/2025 district assignments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The following are the district football assignments for the 2024 and 2025 football seasons. For additional information concerning scheduling, brackets, district chairpersons, etc., see pages 17-18 of the 2023 KSHSAA Football Manual.

Thoughts from a head coach's wife

My husband loves your children - truly loves them. He is with your children, arguably, more than you are during football season. He sees them at their best and worst. He supports them off and on the field, and provides them with unwavering support in all their endeavors.
Jess, Ty, and Sarah Rutledge. (Courtesy Photo)

Rankings after Week 1

Friday night left us with more questions than answers, which is the way it should be, parity is good for high school sports.
Sylvan-Lucas has nearly 40 players out for 8-Man football after gaining a number of students following the Wilson school closure and the Mustangs looks like an 8-Man II contender after a hard-fought win over a much-improved Lincoln team Friday night. (Photo: Lori Spear)

Week 1 surprises

Because I publish a preview magazine the first thing I do as the scores start rolling in is evaluate my own predictions for each game. I generally think about games with the question, “What is the most unlikely scenario to happen?
Sedgwick were in mid-season form in their Week 1 win over Hutch-Trinity. (Photo: Sarah Crumrine)

Find a copy of the 2023 FB Preview near you

Distribution of the hard copies of our annual statewide Football Preview are nearly complete. You can read our digital edition below, or pick up your free copy at the majority of the locations listed below the online edition. Feel free to message us if you are unable to find a copy near you.
Hard copy deliveries are nearly complete.
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