CIK Football Rankings: Week 9
CLASS 6A
1. Lawrence (7-0) [Last week: 1]
2. Olathe North (6-1) [2]
3. Shawnee Mission Northwest (5-1) [5]
4. Derby (4-2) [3]
5. Junction City (6-1) [4]
6. Gardner-Edgerton (4-2) [8]
7. Blue Valley Northwest (4-1) [7]
8. Blue Valley (4-1) [8]
9. Olathe East (5-1) [10]
10. Wichita East (5-1) [9]
Notes: Shawnee Mission Northwest pulled off a highly impressive win against Bishop Miege, and Derby beat Maize South, 48-10, in the first-ever meeting between the schools.
CLASS 5A
1. Mill Valley (5-2) [1]
2. Wichita Northwest (6-0) [2]
3. Bishop Carroll (5-2) [4]
4. Hutchinson (7-1) [NR]
5. Maize (7-1) [3]
6. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-3) [6]
7. Topeka Seaman (7-1) [5]
8. De Soto (7-1) [7]
9. Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (6-1) [NR]
10. Andover (5-3) [NR]
Notes: A lot of changes in this week’s poll as Hutchinson defeated Maize in the final seconds to win ACVTL Division I. Kapaun earned a nice 24-6 win at Hays High, and Andover beat a quality Goddard team, 20-13, at home. Goddard was previously ranked eighth in 5A. Andover is also the only team to beat Hutchinson. Aquinas, 4-2 against Kansas schools, stays sixth mainly because of its explosive offense and running back Tank Young. Wichita Northwest remains the lone undefeated 5A team.
CLASS 4A
1. Paola (8-0) [1]
2. Tonganoxie (7-1) [2]
3. Bishop Miege (2-4) [3]
4. Andover Central (6-1) [6]
5. McPherson (7-1) [5]
6. St. James Academy (3-4) [4]
7. Fort Scott (6-0) [7]
8. Basehor-Linwood (5-3) [8]
9. Lansing (4-3) [9]
10. Rose Hill (5-3) [10)
Notes: Limited poll changes, but Rose Hill has won five in a row and is a contender for a deep playoff run in wide-open 4A West. McPherson and Andover Central lead the field, but RH has played 3A powers Clearwater and Wichita Collegiate close. Six-time Bishop Miege took another loss to 6A Shawnee Mission Northwest, though hasn’t lost to a 4A school in many years. Tonganoxie running back Tyler Bowden has cleared 2,000 rushing yards.
CLASS 3A
1. Andale (7-0) [1]
2. Topeka Hayden (6-1) [2]
3. Cheney (8-0) [3]
4. Perry-Lecompton (7-1) [4]
5. Southeast of Saline (7-0) [5]
6. Columbus (8-0) [6]
7. Holton (6-1) [7]
8. Riley County (6-1) [9]
9. Wichita Collegiate (7-1) [6]
10. Clearwater (6-2) [NR]
Notes: Andale earned a quality win by a big margin versus Wichita Collegiate, and Southeast of Saline also had a large victory versus Scott City. SES continues to rank as the No. 1 scoring defense in 3A. Class 3A is very deep and should be in line for excellent playoff rounds.
CLASS 2A
1. Rossville (8-0) [1]
2. Silver Lake (5-1) [3]
3. Hoisington (8-0) [2]
4. Maur Hill (7-0) [4]
5. Nemaha Central (5-2) [5]
6. Garden Plain (7-1) [6]
7. Hutchinson Trinity (7-1) [7]
8. Thomas More Prep-Marian (7-1) [NR]
9. Kingman (6-2) [NR]
10. St. Marys Colgan (5-2) [NR]
Notes: Unless Garden Plain gets through to state on 2A West, there’s undoubtedly going to be plenty of history made. Hoisington, Hutch Trinity, TMP, Kingman, Hillsboro (5-3) and Haven (6-2) have just two all-time state appearances between them, none since ’79. Maur Hill and Nemaha Central were in the same district but did not play each other because of a COVID-19 cancellation.
CLASS 1A
1. Centralia (7-1) [1]
2. Olpe (8-0) [2]
3. Smith Center (7-1) [3]
4. Conway Springs (7-1) [4]
5. Lyndon (6-2) [5]
6. Inman (6-2) [6]
7. Valley Heights (7-1) [8]
8. Sedgwick (7-1) [7]
9. Oakley (6-2) [9]
10. Jefferson County North (6-2) [NR]
Notes: Smith Center held off Inman, 29-22, and Conway Springs led 41-21 in the fourth quarter against Sedgwick before the Cardinals closed within a score. The top-4 teams have separated themselves in the classification.
Eight-Man, Division I
1. Canton-Galva (8-0) [1]
2. Leoti-Wichita County (8-0) [2]
3. Madison (8-0) [3]
4. Clifton-Clyde (6-1) [4]
5. Little River (6-2) [5]
6. Hoxie (6-1) [6]
7. Sedan (8-0) [8]
8. Argonia-Attica (7-1) [9]
9. Montezuma-South Gray (7-1) [7]
10. Pratt-Skyline (7-1) [10]
Notes: Wichita County defeated South Gray and is the lone team to beat SG and Hoxie. Canton-Galva and Clifton-Clyde are the lone ones to defeat Little River. C-C gave Argonia-Attica its only loss.
Eight-Man, Division II
1. St. Francis (7-0) [1]
2. Hanover (6-0) [2]
3. Victoria (8-0) [3]
4. Lebo (8-0) [4]
5. Colony-Crest (8-0) [5]
6. Frankfort (4-1) [6]
7. Axtell (6-2) [7]
8. Wheatland-Grinnell (6-2) [8]
9. Central Plains (5-1) [9]
10. Coldwater-South Central (6-2) [NR]
Notes: Limited changes in the poll. Two of the top-five teams did not play. Colony-Crest has its most victories since a 9-2 season in ’10. The last time Crest captured more than nine games was a 10-1 season in ’95. South Central, with four straight quarterfinal showings, has won six straight games and has its typical strong defense. The T-Wolves' typically strong defense has allowed just 118 points this year.
6-man
1.Bird City-Cheylin (8-0)
2. Moscow (6-1)
3. Rexford-Golden Plains (4-3)
Notes: Cheylin and Moscow will rematch in Saturday’s Wild West Bowl 6-man state championship game. Moscow won the contest last year, but Cheylin returned all but one player.
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