After Week 3 of high school football in Kansas, there was some shifting in the rankings. There’s a new #1 in 6-Man this week. Here is my look heading into Week 4.
Super 10
1. Mill Valley (3-0)
2. Gardner-Edgerton (3-0)
3. Manhattan (3-0)
4. Wichita Northwest (3-0)
5. Bishop Miege (3-0)
6. St. Thomas Aquinas (3-0)
7. Lawrence (3-0)
8. Washburn Rural (3-0)
9. Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (2-1)
10. Andale (3-0)
6A
1. Gardner-Edgerton (3-0)
2. Manhattan (3-0)
3. Wichita Northwest (3-0)
4. Lawrence (3-0)
5. Washburn Rural (3-0)
Notes: No changes this week in 6A. #1 Gardner-Edgerton rolled to another shutout, beating Olathe West 42-0. #3 Manhattan won their 16th straight, beating 5A #5 Hays 49-7. #3 Wichita Northwest beat 5A #2 Kapaun-Mt. Carmel 42-35. #4 Lawrence slipped past Shawnee Mission East 31-28. #5 Washburn Rural cruised past Kansas City-Piper 51-15.
Big game in Week 4: #1 Gardner-Edgerton is at 5A #1 Mill Valley on Friday night.
5A
1. Mill Valley (3-0)
2. Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (2-1)
3. Blue Valley Southwest (2-1)
4. Goddard-Eisenhower (3-0)
5. Hutchinson (2-1)
Notes: #1 Mill Valley had a battle, but got past Shawnee Mission Northwest 14-7. Despite a 42-35 loss to 6A #3 Wichita Northwest, I’m keeping Kapaun-Mt. Carmel at #2. #3 Blue Valley Southwest won 38-28 at Blue Valley West. #4 Goddard-Eisenhower picked up a 21-7 win at Valley Center. Hutchinson moves in at #5 with a 28-23 win at Maize South. Hays falls out after a 49-7 loss at 6A #2 Manhattan.
Big game in Week 4: I’ll keep it the same as 6A as #1 Mill Valley hosts 6A #1 Gardner-Edgerton Friday night.
4A
1. Bishop Miege (3-0)
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (3-0)
3. Andover Central (3-0)
4. Louisburg (3-0)
5. Eudora (2-1)
Notes: #1 Bishop Miege coasted to a 48-7 win over St. James. #2 St. Thomas Aquinas picked up a 41-0 shutout over Blue Valley North. #3 Andover Central beat Arkansas City 25-6. Louisburg moves in at #4 with a 62-7 win at Baldwin. Eudora drops to #5 after a 31-28 loss to Spring Hill (5A, 3-0). Chanute falls out from #5 with a 38-21 loss at Tonganoxie.
Big game in Week 4: #3 Andover Central is at 5A #4 Goddard-Eisenhower on Friday night. Also of note, #1 Bishop Miege goes across the state line to face Kansas City, MO power Rockhurst.
3A
1. Andale (3-0)
2. Cheney (3-0)
3. Wichita Collegiate (3-0)
4. Clay Center (3-0)
5. Topeka-Hayden (3-0)
Notes: No changes in 3A this week. #1 Andale picked up their 54th straight win with a 73-0 shutout at El Dorado. #2 Cheney cruised to a 41-0 shutout at Douglass. #3 Wichita Collegiate beat Wellington 56-20. #4 Clay Center won an NCKL battle 26-13 at Abilene. #5 Topeka-Hayden won 49-23 at Rossville.
Big game in Week 4: All five teams will be big favorites this week.
2A
1. Nemaha Central (3-0)
2. Sabetha (3-0)
3. Ellsworth (3-0)
4. Hoisington (3-0)
5. Southeast of Saline (3-0)
Notes: 2A stays the same this week as well. #1 Nemaha Central posted a 26-0 shutout at Perry-Lecompton. #2 Sabetha rolled to a 50-14 win at Jefferson West. #3 Ellsworth won 39-3 at Sacred Heart. #4 Hoisington crushed Lyons 60-0. #5 Southeast of Saline dominated previously unbeaten Minneapolis 60-6.
Big game in Week 4: #3 Ellsworth opens district play at Hillsboro (2-1) on Friday night.
1A
1. Pittsburg-Colgan (3-0)
2. Marion (3-0)
3. Smith Center (2-1)
4. Centralia (3-0)
5. Jefferson County North (3-0)
Notes: #1 Pittsburg-Colgan picked up a 35-0 shutout at Riverton. #2 Marion had a tough test, but won 28-21 at Hutchinson-Trinity. Smith Center moves up to #3 with a 30-6 win at previously unbeaten Russell (2A). Centralia is up to #4 with a 48-6 win at Onaga. Jefferson County North moves in for the first time after a 36-34 win at Wabaunsee. Sedgwick drops from the poll after a rough 41-6 loss at Sterling.
Big game in Week 4: #5 Jefferson County North hosts McLouth (3-0) on Friday night.
8-Man DI
1. Wichita County (3-0)
2. Lyndon (3-0)
3. Meade (3-0)
4. Moundridge (3-0)
5. Burlingame (3-0)
Notes: #1 Wichita County cruised to a 48-14 win over then unbeaten Hoxie. #2 Lyndon won 70-24 at Frankfort. #3 Meade cruised to a 69-12 victory over Satanta. Moundridge moves in at #4 with an impressive 60-0 shutout over Wichita Independent. Burlingame is in at #5 after a 51-0 shutout against Hartford. West Elk drops from #4 after a 48-28 loss at Central-Burden and Clifton-Clyde falls from #5 with a 52-6 loss to 8-Man DII #1 Axtell.
Big game in Week 4: #3 Meade travels to Sublette (3-0) on Friday night.
8-Man DII
1. Axtell (3-0)
2. Minneola (3-0)
3. Canton-Galva (2-1)
4. Kinsley (3-0)
5. Victoria (2-1)
Notes: #1 Axtell has now won 29 consecutive after a 52-6 victory over then 8M-DI #5 Clifton-Clyde. Minneola is up to #2 with a 58-12 win over South Gray. Canton-Galva moves up to #3 with a 70-24 win over Solomon. Kinsley is now #4 after a 48-0 shutout at Macksville. Victoria moves back in at #5 with a 46-0 shutout of Ness City. Osborne drops from the poll from #2 after a 28-26 home loss to Hanover.
Big game in Week 4: #4 Kinsley hosts South Barber (3-0) on Friday night.
6-Man
1. Cheylin (3-0)
2. Ashland (2-1)
3. Cunningham (2-1)
4. Waverly (3-0)
5. Northern Valley (3-0)
Notes: There’s a shift in 6-Man as then #3 Cheylin won 62-32 at then #1 Ashland on Friday night. Cheylin is now #1, Ashland moves to #2 and despite a 48-0 win at Chase, Cunningham falls to #3 with a head-to-head loss to Ashland. #4 Waverly rolled to a 61-0 shutout at Southern Cloud. #5 Northern Valley beat Ingalls 30-25.
Big game in Week 4: #1 Cheylin welcomes #5 Northern Valley to town on Friday night.
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