High Schools

Kansas high school playoff football scores, schedule (Nov. 7)

Class 6A and 5A opens play with 15 games tonight. The smaller classes resume second round play on Saturday.

Panther pride: Derby regroups from loss

After Derby played one of its worst football games in last week's regular-season finale, coach Brandon Clark pushed his team. Hard.

Manhattan shuts off Maize offense

MANHATTAN — As Maize coach Craig Broadbent followed his team off the field, he sought out one of his downcast players for the last time.

New-look Heights turns on its running game

In their first meeting Oct. 9, Heights committed four turnovers and lost 20-19 to South.

Salina South halts Kapaun's season

In preparing to play Kapaun Mount Carmel in the Class 5A playoffs this week, Salina South coach Sam Sellers saw something familiar — a power running game.

Rose Hill falls short

TOWANDA — Missed opportunities plagued the Rose Hill soccer team Friday night.

In-game high school football and soccer scores and highlights

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Two Blakes at top of game

Blake Bell and Blake Jablonski have a lot in common on the football field, but their friendship was cultivated on the basketball court.

Rose Hill offense clicking at high rate

Rose Hill senior Josh Aubuchon is still stunned when he looks at the number of goals the boys soccer team has scored this season.

Robinson running for more than record

Northwest football coach Weston Schartz often talks about running back Demarcus Robinson as a good person.

Getting to know Evan Wessel

Injury ends year for Andover QB

During an interview Wednesday morning, Andover football coach Mike Lee spoke with confidence about his team's balanced offense heading into Saturday's second-round Class 4A playoff game at Topeka Hayden.

Gymnastics

Newton High will play host to the state high school girls gymnastics meet at noon Saturday. Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for students. Newton is the only south-central Kansas school with competitors.

State soccer schedule

2009 State Soccer

High school football playoff scoreboard

Class 6A

Collegiate stops Garden Plain

As Wichita Collegiate prepared to play Garden Plain in the first round of the Class 3A football playoffs, the focus was squarely on defense and stopping the Owls’ potent running game.

Dodge City tops Maize soccer once again

Fish's air raid lifts Hillsboro

Emporia ends Newton's soccer season

Rose Hill pops Augusta

Wellington rings up victory over Ulysses

WELLINGTON — Markkel Bradley felt the sting that accompanies carrying the football 28 times.

Kansas high school football playoff scores (Nov. 3)

Class 4A

In-game high school football and soccer scores and highlights

Check back throughout the night for updated scores and highlights from tonight’s playoff action.

Kansas high school football playoff scores (Nov. 3)

Playoff football starts tonight. As soon as scores roll in, we'll post them here.

Today's first-round games

Class 4A

Messamore, Puetz have long history

The respect that Collegiate football coach Bill Messamore and Garden Plain coach Todd Puetz have dates back to 1995, when Messamore was Friends University's offensive coordinator and Puetz was a linebacker.

Collegiate gets first state title

SALINA — Collegiate volleyball coach Donnie Wallace had his team pointing for a state championship all season. And it paid off.

Mulvane boys win third straight

WAMEGO — Mulvane's tent was only a quarter-mile from the finish line, but it took Nikki Trooien-Smith much longer to reach his destination than the 16 minutes, 40 seconds it took him to cover the 5-kilometer course on Saturday morning.

Carroll boys, Maki win titles

LAWRENCE — Bishop Carroll boys cross country coach Cory Swords stresses the third mile of each race.

Moundridge wins 2a volleyball

A year after finishing second in Class 2A, the Moundridge Wildcats won their eighth state title and first since 2006.

Boys Soccer

The Eagle's final high school football rankings (Oct. 31)

Carroll, Collegiate, Mulvane win state championships

Collegiate wins 3A volleyball and Mulvane boys win 4A cross country. The Bishop Carroll boys won the 5A cross country team championship.

friday's Top Performers

Rushing

Flying high again

DERBY — In Heights' season opener at Bishop Carroll, the Falcons lost four first-half fumbles and gave up 28 points.

Backfield duo lifts Maize into playoffs

MAIZE — Nothing has gone quite as planned for the Maize running game this season.

Randle's finale is too much for East

There are players in the City League that get more publicity by virtue of the position they play, the statistics they have accumulated or the wins they have racked up.

carroll 61, liberal 35

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west 53, valley center 14

West scored 33 first-half points en route to a Class 5A-District 8 victory, snapping its seven-game losing streak.

Maize South 28, Word of Life 16

Junior Aaron Wondra rushed for 195 yards and a touchdown as Maize South wrapped up its first season with a victory.

Boys Soccer

Knox overwhelms Newton

NEWTON — His walk to the postgame huddle was slow and leisurely, hindered by an ice pack strapped to his right shin.

Collegiate, Cheney advance in state volleyball

In-game high school football scores and highlights

Check back throughout the night for updated scores and highlights from tonight’s action. We will post verifiable scores from around the Wichita area including City League and AV-CTL teams.

Grizzlies use split duty

The Northwest football team was supposed to be a one-back show Thursday night. That solo performance was replaced with a quartet.

Kansas high school football district scores (Oct. 29-30)

District football scores from around the state.

TONIGHT'S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

All games 7 p.m.; Joanna Chadwick and Jonathan Long's predictions in bold

Andover Central keeps its playoff streak alive

Andover Central did just what it needed to on Thursday night to advance to the Class 4A playoffs, beating Wichita Trinity 36-14 at Cessna Stadium.

Garden Plain 49, Belle Plaine 0

Seth Klausmeyer scored two touchdowns and five teammates each added a TD as Garden Plain wrapped up a Class 3A playoff spot.