CIK Football Rankings: Week 8

CLASS 6A

1. Lawrence (6-0) [Last week: 1]

2. Olathe North (5-1) [2]

3. Derby (3-2) [3]

4. Junction City (6-1) [4]

5. Shawnee Mission Northwest (4-1) [5]

6. Blue Valley (3-1) [9]

7. Blue Valley Northwest (3-1) [8]

8. Gardner-Edgerton (3-2) [6]

9. Wichita East (4-1) [9]

10. Olathe East (4-1) [NR]

Notes: No question that there are definite tiers in 6A. Lawrence defeated Olathe North by one point in a key Sunflower League contest and is the only undefeated team in 6A. Lawrence, Mill Valley, Wichita Northwest, Olathe North and Maize are the best teams in Kansas at this point. Derby lost by one point to Maize. Junction City’s only defeat was a one-point loss to Bishop Carroll in Week 1. SMNW’s lone loss is a one-point defeat to Aquinas. The top-5 have separated themselves from the rest of the classification after seven weeks.

CLASS 5A

1. Mill Valley (5-2) [1]

2. Wichita Northwest (5-0) [2]

3. Maize (7-0) [3]

4. Bishop Carroll (4-2) [6]

5. Topeka Seaman (6-1) [5]

6. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-2) [4]

7. De Soto (6-1) [7]

8. Goddard (6-1) [8]

9. Maize South (4-2) [NR]

10. Hays High (5-1) [9]

Notes: Bishop Carroll defeated Bishop Miege and faces St. Thomas Aquinas this week. Maize South defeated severely short-handed Hays High, 21-20. Maize earned its big win versus Derby, and Wichita Northwest beat Wichita East to capture the City League. Maize is the only 7-0 team left in 5/6A.

CLASS 4A

1. Paola (7-0) [2]

2. Bishop Miege (2-3) [1]

3. Tonganoxie (6-1) [3]

4. St. James Academy (3-3) [6]

5. McPherson (6-1) [5]

6. Andover Central (5-1) [7]

7. Fort Scott (5-0) [8]

8. Basehor-Linwood (4-3) [NR]

9. Lansing (4-2) [4]

10. Rose Hill (4-3) [NR]

Notes: Paola moves ahead of six-time defending champion Bishop Miege for the top spot in 4A. Tonganoxie lost by seven earlier this year against Paola without quarterback Blake Poje, though Poje has now returned. Tongie was very dominant against 6A Shawnee Mission East. Basehor-Linwood upset Lansing. Rose Hill has won four in a row after a Week 3 overtime loss to Wichita Collegiate, currently a 7-0 squad.

CLASS 3A

1. Andale (6-0) [1]

2. Topeka Hayden (6-1) [2]

3. Cheney (7-0) [3]

4. Perry-Lecompton (6-1) [4]

5. Southeast of Saline (6-0) [5]

6. Wichita Collegiate (7-0) [6]

7. Holton (6-1) [7]

8. Columbus (7-0) [8]

9. Riley County (5-1) [9]

10. Holcomb (6-1) [10]

Notes: No changes in the top-10 in a very deep class. Andale beat Clearwater and gets Collegiate this week. Hayden defeated Perry-Lecompton in a game that was scoreless inside the final three minutes.

CLASS 2A

1. Rossville (7-0) [1]

2. Hoisington (7-0) [3]

3. Silver Lake (4-1) [2]

4. Maur Hill (6-0) [5]

5. Nemaha Central (5-2) [6]

6. Garden Plain (6-1) [7]

7. Hutchinson Trinity (6-1) [4]

8. Hillsboro (5-2) [9]

9. Haven (5-2) [10]

10. Kingman (5-2) [NR]

Notes: Plenty of shakeup in this week’s poll. Rossville beats War on 24 rival Silver Lake. Haven upsets Hutchinson Trinity and clinches its first winning record since ’01. Hillsboro, which has defeated Haven, will play Hutchinson Trinity for the district title this week. Kingman only has losses to Cheney and Garden Plain, teams a combined 13-1. Maur Hill and Nemaha Central will not play each other after its Week 6 game was cancelled. TMP has won six in a row and its just outside the rankings at 6-1. TMP has already enjoyed its best season since ’02.

CLASS 1A

1. Centralia (6-1) [1]

2. Olpe (7-0) [2]

3. Smith Center (6-1) [3]

4. Conway Springs (6-1) [4]

5. Lyndon (5-2) [5]

6. Inman (6-1) [7]

7. Sedgwick (7-0) [8]

8. Valley Heights (6-1) [6]

9. Oakley (5-2) [9]

10. Jefferson County North (5-2) [10]

Notes: Centralia pulled away from Lyndon for another quality win. This week, Conway Springs/Sedgwick and Smith Center/Inman are two of the state’s high-profile matchups.

Eight-Man, Division I

1. Canton-Galva (7-0) [1]

2. Leoti-Wichita County (7-0) [2]

3. Madison (7-0) [3]

4. Clifton-Clyde (6-1) [4]

5. Little River (5-2) [5]

6. Hoxie (5-1) [7]

7. South Gray (7-0) [8]

8. Sedan (7-0) [9]

9. Argonia-Attica (6-1) [6]

10. Pratt-Skyline (6-1) [NR]

Notes: Wichita County is at South Gray for the District championship. Clifton-Clyde blew out Argonia-Attica in a game scheduled late last week. Hoxie has delivered three straight shutouts.

Eight-Man, Division II

1. St. Francis (7-0) [1]

2. Hanover (5-0) [2]

3. Victoria (7-0) [3]

4. Lebo (7-0) [4]

5. Colony-Crest (7-0) [5]

6. Frankfort (4-1) [6]

7. Axtell (5-2) [7]

8. Wheatland-Grinnell (5-2) [8]

9. Central Plains (4-1) [9]

10. Sylvan-Lucas (5-2) [NR]

Notes: St. Francis beat Wheatland-Grinnell for the district championship. Frankfort will not play the final three weeks of the regular season. Sylvan-Lucas is back in the rankings after a quality win versus Wilson, previously No. 10. Victoria has clinched the district that includes Central Plains, Sylvan-Lucas and Wilson.

6-Man

1. Cheylin (6-0) [1]

2. Ashland (4-0) [2]

3. Moscow (4-1) [3]

Notes: Six-man playoffs start Tuesday and continue to Saturday.