Football

Rankings after Week 5

Our apologies for the delay in this week's rankings release, work on one of our flagship products, our annual Winter Edition previewing the upcoming basketball and wrestling season, was top priority. Now, here's a look at our take on the weekly football rankings with just a few brief notes.
Southeast of Saline continues atop the 2A poll. (Photo: Danton McDiffet)

Rankings after Week 4

After a slate of thrilling games last week the regular season is now halfway over. Our Week 4 rankings are below:Class 6A1. Manhattan (4-0)2. Derby (3-1)3. Wichita Northwest (3-1)4. Blue Valley Northwest (2-2)5.
Andale continues their dominance of Class 3A under coach Dylan Schmidt. (Photo: Jim Ast)

Rankings after Week 3

Three weeks of the season completed and many of the favorites solidified their position at the top of the rankings after quality wins. For the smaller classes district play begins to heat up this week and the playoff picture begins to take shape.Class 6A1. Manhattan (3-0)2. Derby (2-1)3.
Defending 8-Man II champion Axtell looked impressive in blowing out Clifton-Clyde this week. (Photo: Everett Royer, KSportsImages.com)

Rankings after Week 2

While all-class power rankings are incredibly difficult to get right at the high school level, we decided to give it a shot just for fun.
Inman appears to have a team equipped to make a return trip to the 1A Title Game this fall. (Photo: Doug Neufeld Photography)

Rankings after Week 1

Week 1 saw several surprises and a great group of quality games to open the season. The end result is some shuffling in our first round of rankings following actual games and we're sure to see more changes as the season roars ahead.
Mill Valley looked like the state's most complete team in their dominant Week 1 victory over Olathe Northwest and together with Andale appear to be most well-equipped to win another State Title. (Photo: Lori Wood Habiger, Center Stage Photography)

Preseason football rankings

Here's our best guess at the state's top teams as we head into the 2022 season. Prep for the first week of games with our complete football preview embedded below, and find our rankings rundown for all nine classes further down the page:  6-Man1. Cunningham2. Ashland3.
Photo: Everett Royer, KSportsImages.com

A living legend retires

This column appears on page three of the 2022 Kansas Pregame Football Preview. Read the complete preview below, or the introductory column on Hamilton further down the page.
CJ Hamilton's retirement ends the most successful high school football coaching career in Kansas history.

Find a hard copy of the 2022 Football Preview near you

Distribution of the hard copies of our annual statewide Football Preview are 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.

Kansas Pregame Football Preview 2022 now online

The only statewide high school football preview magazine for Kansas is now online, check it out below. Hard copy distribution is now coplete. Find a location where you can pick up a free copy at this link.

2023 = Top Prospects

Recruiting rankings are one of the most controversial topics in the high school and college football landscape.Players tout them, or lament them. Fans debate them. College coaches claim to ignore them.
The first look at the 2022 Football Preview cover and inside cover featuring the state's top prospects and some of the state's top football families. (Cover shot: Joey Bahr; Inside Cover F.O.E. shot: Heather Kindall)
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