This trickles down to the high school level also. It is a new world in athletics, compared to the old way of how things used to be.
Pitt for Jesus lead by football players
Clint Bowen on Coaching
Clint Bowen on being a high school football coach https://x.com/i/status/1972767951557447846
Rankings September 30, 2025
We are half way through the regular season and it is hard to believe that. The season just goes so fast.
Remember, that the Super 10 and each different classification rankings are two separate polls. So in the Super 10 you have Great Bend ranked higher than Hays, but in the 5A classification you have Hays ranked higher than Great Bend.
These rankings are fun to look at, but they are only some guys thoughts on who should be ranked and where. When the playoffs begin, then we will find out who really should have been ranked and where.
Enjoy the high school football season while you can, because soon and very soon it will be all over with.
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. St Thomas Aquinas
2. Maize
3. Great Bend
4. Mill Valley
5. Junction City
6. Hays
7. Wichita NW
8. Andale
9. Kapaun
10. Manhattan
11. St James
12. Gardner-Edgerton
13. Topeka-Hayden
6A
1. Maize
2. Junction City
3. Wichita NW
4. Manhattan
5. Gardner-Edgerton
Others: Washburn Rural
5A
1. Aquinas
2. Mill Valley
3. Hays
4. Great Bend
5. St James
Others: none
4A
1. Kapaun
2. Bishop Miege
3. Eudora
4. Buhler
5. Andover Central
Others: McPherson
3A
1. Andale
2. Hayden
3. Rock Creek
4. Holcomb
5. Scott City
Others: Frontenac
2A
1. SE of Saline
2. Nemaha Central
3. Hoisington
4. Osage City
5. Sabetha
Others: Ellsworth, Garden Plain
1A
1. Jackson Heights
2. St Marys Colgan
3. Sterling
4. Centralia
5. Rossville
Others: Smith Center
8-man D-I
1. South Central
2. Little River
3. Trego Co.
4. Central Plains
5. Lincoln
Others: Madison, Lyndon
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Victoria
3. Hanover
4. Hodgeman Co
5. Hutchinson Central Christian
Others: none
6-man
1. Weskan
2. Ingalls
3. Cunningham
4. Tescott
5. South Barber
Others: none
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita
Disgusting video during a game
Football is about finding the weakness of the opponent and then attacking at that point, but this video of this particular player mistreating the opponent is disgusting.
Rankings September 23, 2025
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. Manhattan
2. St Thomas Aquinas
3. Mill Valley
4. Hays
5. Great Bend
6. Derby
7. Kapaun
8. St James
9. Wichita NW
10. Andale
11. Maize
6A
1. Manhattan
2. Derby
3. Wichita NW
4. Blue Valley NW
5. Maize
Others: Olathe North
5A
1. Aquinas
2. Mill Valley
3. Hays
4. Great Bend
5. St James
Others: none
4A
1. Kapaun
2. Bishop Miege
3. Ottawa
4. Buhler
5. Wamego
Others: Andover Central, Labette Co.
3A
1. Andale
2. Hayden
3. Holcomb
4. Rock Creek
5. Wellsville
Others: Cheney, Scott City
2A
1. SE of Saline
2. Nemaha Central
3. Hoisington
4. Osage City
5. Sabetha
Others: Ellsworth
1A
1. Jackson Heights
2. Centralia
3. St Marys Colgan
4. Rossville
5. Sterling
Others: Smith Center
8-man D-I
1. South Central
2. Central Plains
3. Wichita Co-Leoti
4. Little River
5. Madison
Others: Lincoln
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Victoria
3. Hanover
4. Hodgeman Co
5. Hutchinson Central Christian
Others: Burlingame
6-man
1. Weskan
2. Cunningham
3. Tescott
4. Ingalls
5. South Barber
Others: Otis-Bison
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita
Rankings September 16, 2025
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. Manhattan
2. Blue Valley NW
3. St Thomas Aquinas
4. Great Bend
5. Hays
6. Wichita NW
7. Derby
8. Mill Valley
9. Andale
10. Kapaun
11. Bishop Miege
12. St James
6A
1. Manhattan
2. Blue Valley NW
3. Wichita NW
4. Derby
5. Junction City
Others: Gardner-Edgerton, Maize
5A
1. Aquinas
2. Mill Valley
3. Great Bend
4. Hays
5. St James
Others: none
4A
1. Kapaun
2. Bishop Miege
3. Buhler
4. Ottawa
5. Chanute
Others: Wamego
3A
1. Andale
2. Hayden
3. Wellsville
4. Holcomb
5. Rock Creek
Others: Collegiate
2A
1. SE of Saline
2. Nemaha Central
3. Osage City
4. Hoisington
5. Garden Plain
Others: none
1A
1. Rossville
2. Jackson Heights
3. St Marys Colgan
4. Centralia
5. Sterling
Others: Conway Springs
8-man D-I
1. South Central
2. Central Plains
3. Wichita Co-Leoti
4. Little River
5. Atwood
Others: Lincoln, Lyndon
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Hanover
3. Victoria
4. Burlingame
5. Osborne
Others: Hodgeman Co, Hutchinson Central Christian
6-man
1. Weskan
2. Cunningham
3. Tescott
4. Ingalls
5. South Barber
Others: Golden Plains
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita
Rankings September 9, 2025
Now that we have the first game of the season over with and hopefully all the mistakes and miscues that come with those season opening games. We can now focus on the final games of the regular season.
Enrollment numbers at each school district will be turned in to the state in a few weeks and look for a downward trend in numbers at many schools and with that many changes in classification for schools.
I am amazed at the number of schools playing 8-man football and I actually look for more schools to join the 8-man ranks, and for 6-man football to grow also.
Here in a few weeks the AD’s and football coaches will get together and have the next 2 years football schedules organized, and I am excited to see how that plays out also.
I keep wondering if more schools, who can’t get good numbers, to go out for football, will start playing 8-man or 6-man football, no matter what their classification is and just playing an independent schedule and then won’t be playing in the state playoffs.
Look for that to be a growing trend.
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. St Thomas Aquinas
2. Manhattan
3. Mill Valley
4. Blue Valley NW
5. Wichita NW
6. Hays
7. Derby
8. Great Bend
9. Free State
10. Gardner-Edgerton
11. Andale
12. Kapaun
6A
1. Manhattan
2. Blue Valley NW
3. Wichita NW
4. Free State
5. Derby
Others: Gardner-Edgerton
5A
1. Aquinas
2. Mill Valley
3. Great Bend
4. Hays
5. St James
Others: none
4A
1. Kapaun
2. Bishop Miege
3. Buhler
4. Wamego
5. Wellington
Others: Chanute, Ottawa, Andover Central
3A
1. Andale
2. Hayden
3. Wellsville
4. Holcomb
5. Rock Creek
Others: Cheney, Collegiate, Scott City
2A
1. SE of Saline
2. Nemaha Central
3. Beloit
4. Osage City
5. Hoisington
Others: Council Grove, Garden Plain
1A
1. Conway Springs
2. Jackson Heights
3. Rossville
4. Centralia
5. Sterling
Others: Marion, St Marys Colgan
8-man D-I
1. South Central
2. Central Plains
3. Wichita Co-Leoti
4. Little River
5. Clifton-Clyde
Others: Atwood, Lincoln
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Hanover
3. Victoria
4. Burlingame
5. Osborne
Others: Frankfort, Hodgeman Co
6-man
1. Weskan
2. Cunningham
3. Tescott
4. Golden Plains
5. Otis-Bison
Others: Marais des Cygnes, Ingalls, South Barber
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita
Who will be the State Champs in each state
Here is who Max Preps thinks will be the 2025 state champions in high school football in the state of Kansas. Online article is here.
Kansas
6A — Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner)
5A — Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park)
4A — Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission)
3A — Andale
2A — Southeast of Saline (Gypsum)
1A — Conway Springs
6-Man — Weskan
8-Man I — Hoxie
8-Man II — Axtell
KASC — Manhattan Eagles (Manhattan)
Preseason Rankings August 21, 2025
My preseason rankings are nothing more than a target to shoot at, for the rest of the teams in each classification.
I also like to call them WAG’s. In other words, a Wild Ass Guess or we could say SWAG’s, Scientific Wild Ass Guess, because I did a little studing, before putting up the rankings.
There are a few teams ranked, in the number one slot, who are a no brainer to most likely repeat as champions, Andale, SE of Saline, Axtell, Weskan. Although they must stay healthy and you must win on the field of play, not on some computer, by a guy taking SWAG’s at who will win, in the end.
After that, it looks like Derby, Aquinas (how can I not pick Mill Valley and I came so close do doing that), Bishop Miege, Conway Springs and South Central are the favorites in their respective classes.
Every year there is that team, in some classification, that just surprises everyone and is not ranked all season long and they get in the playoffs and they just keep winning. And sometimes, win the state championship or finish in second place. That underdog is who everyone falls in love with and pulls for in the playoffs, to bring home the big upset win!
That football we play with, is not round, and doesn’t ever bounce on the ground the way you think it might, which leads to upsets!
Know that I am cheering for the upset win, except for my team, which I hope wins every game.
Super Top 10 All-Classes
1. Derby
2. St Thomas Aquinas
3. Mill Valley
4. Manhattan
5. Blue Valley NW
6. Gardner-Edgerton
7. Wichita NW
8. St James
9. Bishop Miege
10. Andale
6A
1. Derby
2. Manhattan
3. Blue Valley NW
4. Gardner-Edgerton
5. Wichita NW
Others: none
5A
1. Aquinas
2. Mill Valley
3. St James
4. Great Bend
5. Hays
Others: none
4A
1. Bishop Miege
2. Kapaun
3. Chanute
4. Wamego
5. Wellington
Others: none
3A
1. Andale
2. Hayden
3. Collegiate
4. Holcomb
5. Wellsville
Others: none
2A
1. SE of Saline
2. Nemaha Central
3. Beloit
4. Osage City
5. Humboldt
Others: none
1A
1. Conway Springs
2. Rossville
3. Plainville
4. Marion
5. Jackson Heights
Others: none
8-man D-I
1. South Central
2. Wichita Co-Leoti
3. Central Plains
4. Little River
5. Ell-Saline
Others: none
8-man D-II
1. Axtell
2. Hanover
3. Victoria
4. Frankfort
5. Hodgeman Co
Others: none
6-man
1. Weskan
2. South Barber
3. Tescott
4. Cunningham
5. Marais Des Cygnes
Others: none
Long time Ranking team members
Rich Epp OpenSpacesSports Colby
Dusty Deines Ad Astra Radio Hutchinson/McPherson
Conor Nichol Sunflower Sports SolutionsHays
Jim Misunas Great Bend Tribune Great Bend
Adam Kadavy KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Brock Kappelmann KSCB Liberal
Tim McGonagle KSKL Scott City/Garden City
Rocky Downing KFRM 550 AM
Pat Strathman ESPN Wichita