Week 3 helped to clear up the rankings picture a little bit with a couple notable surprises and otherwise as anticipated performances. Here’s a look at our best guess at the Top 5 in each class after three weeks.
Class 6A
1. Gardner-Edgerton (3-0)
2. Wichita Northwest (3-0)
3. Manhattan (3-0)
4. Olathe North (3-0)
5. Blue Valley Northwest (2-1)
Below are the Kansas Football Coaches Association Week 3 rankings voted on by the coaches:
6A
#1- Gardner Edgerton
#2- Manhattan
#3- Wichita Northwest
#4- Derby
#5- Olathe North
5A
#1- Mill Valley
#2- Kapaun Mt. Carmel
#3- Maize
#4- Bishop Carroll
#5- Hays
4A
#1- Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege
#2- Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas
#3- Lenexa-St. James Academy
#4- Andover Central
#5- Eudora
Week 2 helped clear some things up for us in our personal Top 5 for each classification. The returning champs in each classification continue to look the part of title defenders in spite of our concerns entering the season, and a few new contenders are starting to make some noise. Let’s take a closer look.
Class 6A
1. Gardner-Edgerton (2-0)
2. Wichita Northwest (2-0)
3. Manhattan (2-0)
4. Olathe North (2-0)
5. Blue Valley Northwest (1-1)
Below are the Kansas Football Coaches Association Week 2 rankings voted on by the coaches:
6A
#1-Manhattan
#2- Wichita Northwest
#3- Olathe North
#4- Blue Valley Northwest
#5-Lawrence Free State
5A
#1- Mill Valley
#2- Maize
#3- Kapaun Mt. Carmel
#4- Blue Valley Southwest
#5- Maize South
4A
#1- Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege
#2- Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas
#3- Lenexa-St. James Academy
#4- Eudora
Friday night left us with more questions than answers, which is the way it should be, parity is good for high school sports. It’s great for kids across the state to truly believe they have a chance to help their team win a state title, and in our estimation more teams than ever have a legitimate shot to challenge for the top spot in their respective classifications, however, the defending champions in most classifications appear more well-equipped to repeat than we originally thought.
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?” Below, find a few of the most surprising games to me from Week 1 and look for our updated rankings by the end of the weekend.
Sedgwick over Hutch-Trinity, 42-7
