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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

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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.

Complete football playoff pairings

The postseason begins for 160 teams next week. Check out our printable bracket of all seven classes and the VarsityKansas Pick the Winners contest.

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.

Collegiate focus now on playoffs

It took about nine minutes Thursday night for the talk about Collegiate to shift to the Class 3A first-round game.

Croitoru, Andover end Circle's hopes

ANDOVER — The fast start he got off to on Thursday night was somewhat bittersweet for Andover running back Ben Croitoru.

CLEARWATER 15, CHENEY 13

Clearwater held on after Cheney failed on a two-point conversion with just over two minutes to play, taking the second playoff spot in Class 4A-District 13. Clearwater will travel to Hugoton for a first-round matchup.

Cohesive Maize ready for state volleyball

Betsy Martling's point of emphasis as Maize volleyball's first-year coach was establishing team chemistry.

Eickhorn faces final test

The school colors from around 20 teams will gradually blend, weaving together at the start of the Class 6A state cross country meet Saturday morning at Rim Rock Farm near Lawrence.

Thursday's Top Performers

Rushing

Rose Hill 48, Mulvane 28

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Augusta 10, El Dorado 7

Shane Smith's 3-yard touchdown run capped a 10-play, 68-yard drive midway through the fourth quarter and sent Augusta into the Class 4A playoffs.

Newton overcomes two-goal deficit, tops KMC

NEWTON — The Newton boys soccer team survived a slow start, defeating Kapaun Mount Carmel 3-2 in overtime in a Class 5A regional final.

Andale 55, Nickerson 0

Jake Hattabaugh ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries as Andale cruised to a rout of visiting Nickerson to improve to 9-0 and win the Class 4A-District 15 title.

In-game high school football scores and highlights

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Andover Central trying to recover from rough start

Since Andover Central started its football program in 2002, coach Tom Audley's teams have advanced to the playoffs each season. In that span, the Jaguars are 58-16 with two one-loss seasons and two two-loss seasons.

Coach's career winds down

There won't be a second comeback for John Cochran.

Getting to know Meshach Kennedy

Meshach Kennedy