Football

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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