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KFBCA Top 11: Eli Johnson

The Kansas Football Coaches Association picked their All-State teams in early December, including the All-Class Top 11. Kansas Pregame is providing capsules for each of the Top 11 selections. Check out Beloit offensive and defensive lineman Eli Johnson's capsule below.
KFBCA Top 11, Eli Johnson, Beloit (Left photo by Jaci Carter; Right photo by Cyndy Fulhage)

KFBCA Top 11: Drayton Knoll

The Kansas Football Coaches Association picked their All-State teams in early December, including the All-Class Top 11. Kansas Pregame is providing capsules for each of the Top 11 selections.
KFBCA Top 11: Drayton Knoll, Holcomb (Left photo by Heather Kindall Photography; Right photo by Brad Nadig, Garden City Telegram)

KFBCA announces 2024 All-State selections

Members of the Kansas Football Coaches Association gathered this weekend to choose their All-State teams.The All-State teams are organized by position. Each classification also includes an overall Coach of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year for that class.
Among those athletes featured in Kansas Pregame in August that also earned some level of KFBCA All-State recognition are (clockwise from top left) Lakin's Colter Oldham, Andover Central's Jace Adler, De Soto's Jayden Lang, Council Grove's Holden Ziegler, Cheney's Josh Burdick and Wellington's Brody Weir. (File Photos)

KFBCA Week 12 rankings

Below are the Kansas Football Coaches Association Week 12 rankings voted on by the coaches. 6A 1. Derby2. Manhattan3. Gardner Edgerton4. Blue Valley West5. Wichita Northwest5A1. St. Thomas Aquinas2. Eisenhower3. St. James Academy4. Hays5. Mill Valley4A1. Andover Central2. Bishop Miege3. Buhler4.

Sub-State playoff picks

We're down to just four teams left in each classification and here’s our predictions for the winners of this week’s Sub-State playoff games with notes. Asterisks indicate the games we believe will be the closest. We also included an updated top five for each classification.Class 6A1. Derby2.
Gardner Edgerton's Bravin Powell and Isaiah Williams earned cover nods as two of a select few back from the Blazers' 6A title a year ago. Now they have GEHS on the verge of their third straight title game appearance. (Photo: Heather Kindall)

KFBCA Week 11 rankings

Below are the Kansas Football Coaches Association Week 11 rankings voted on by the coaches.  6A 1. Derby2. Manhattan3. Gardner Edgerton4. Blue Valley West5. Wichita Northwest5A1. St. Thomas Aquinas2.Mill Valley3. St. James Academy4. Hutchinson5. Eisenhower4A1. Andover Central2. Bishop Miege3.

Sectional playoff picks

**Updated with results, original article below, update in parentheses**We're down to just eight teams left in each classification and here’s our predictions for the winners of this week’s Sectionals playoff games. Asterisks indicate the games we believe will be the closest.
Mill Valley lost to Aquinas by one-point seeing the end to their 5A championship streak. (File Photo by Habiger)

KFBCA Week 10 rankings

Below are the Kansas Football Coaches Association Week 10 rankings voted on by the coaches. 6A 1. Derby2. Manhattan3. Gardner Edgerton4. Blue Valley West5. Wichita Northwest5A1. St. Thomas Aquinas2. Mill Valley3. Great Bend4. Eisenhower5. St. James Academy4A1. Andover Central2. Kapaun Mt. Carmel3.

Regional playoff picks

Here’s our predictions for the winners of this week’s Regional playoff games. Asterisks indicate the games we believe will be the closest.Remember, these are predictions, the games will still be played on the field and some of our predictions will be wrong.
Wellington used late-game heroics to edge Kapaun Thursday night. (Photo: Wellington FB X)
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