Year in Review: Which boys and girls programs were better than the rest?
One league is at the top of both sets of standings.
McPherson’s boys and Buhler’s girls in AVCTL III were steady and dominant throughout the 2019-20 Kansas high school sports school year. Here is a look at the rest of the gender rankings as part of the Year in Review.
Full Boys Rankings
| Rank | High School | Score | Last Year’s Ranking |
| 1 | McPherson | 243.5 | 12 |
| 2 | Derby | 240 | 2 |
| 3 | Maize South | 202 | 7 |
| 4 | Andale | 200 | 3 |
| 5 | Andover Central | 196 | 10 |
| 6 | Maize | 174.5 | 6 |
| 7 | Goddard | 174 | 4 |
| 8 | Buhler | 166 | 5 |
| 9 | Independent | 150 | 25 |
| 10 | East | 141.5 | 26 |
| 11 | Bishop Carroll | 141 | 1 |
| 12 | Kapaun Mt. Carmel | 137 | 19 |
| 13 | Andover | 116 | 21 |
| 14 | Northwest | 113.5 | 9 |
| 15 | Berean Academy | 102.5 | Not ranked |
| 16 | Arkansas City | 99 | 14 |
| 17 | Haysville Campus | 86 | 8 |
| 18 | Garden Plain | 82.5 | 18 |
| 19 | Rose Hill | 82 | 27 |
| 20 | Goddard Eisenhower | 78.5 | 37 |
| 21 | Salina Central | 76 | 15 |
| 22 | Augusta | 71.5 | 11 |
| 23 | Salina South | 66 | 28 |
| 24 | Heights | 65 | 23 |
| 25 | Trinity Academy | 64.5 | 13 |
| 26 | Collegiate | 56.5 | 33 |
| 27 | Cheney | 54.5 | 16 |
| 28 | Central Christian | 53 | Not ranked |
| 29 | Sedgwick | 52.5 | 19 |
| 30 | Winfield | 52 | 16 |
| 31 | Newton | 47 | 29 |
| 32 | Halstead | 45 | 35 |
| 33 | Inman | 43.5 | Not ranked |
| 34 | Conway Springs | 35 | 30 |
| 35 | West | 34 | 39 |
| 36 | North | 33 | 44 |
| 37 | Valley Center | 32.5 | 40 |
| 38 | Classical | 28 | Not ranked |
| 39 | Belle Plaine | 25 | 46 |
| 39 | Hesston | 25 | 38 |
| 39 | Haven | 25 | 45 |
| 42 | Mulvane | 20.5 | 22 |
| 43 | Wellington | 19.5 | 24 |
| 43 | Clearwater | 19.5 | 40 |
| 45 | Hutchinson | 19 | 32 |
| 46 | El Dorado | 16 | 33 |
| 47 | South | 15 | 42 |
| 48 | Moundridge | 10 | Not ranked |
| 48 | Southeast | 10 | 31 |
| 50 | Remington | 8 | Not ranked |
| 51 | Hutchinson Trinity | 7.5 | Not ranked |
| 52 | Douglass | 6.5 | 43 |
| 52 | Nickerson | 6.5 | Not ranked |
| 54 | Oxford | 5 | Not ranked |
| 55 | Bluestem | 2.5 | Not ranked |
55 | Norwich | 2.5 | Not ranked |
55 | Kingman | 2.5 | Not ranked |
55 | Circle | 2.5 | 36 |
| 59 | Flinthills | 0 | Not ranked |
| 59 | Burrton | 0 | Not ranked |
Full Girls Rankings
| Rank | High School | Score | Last Year’s Ranking |
| 1 | Buhler | 159 | 10 |
| 2 | Bishop Carroll | 111 | 1 |
| 3 | Nickerson | 107.5 | Not ranked |
| 4 | Derby | 106.5 | 7 |
| 5 | Maize South | 97 | 4 |
| 6 | Andale | 96.5 | 3 |
| 7 | Kapaun Mt. Carmel | 90.5 | 9 |
| 8 | Andover Central | 86.5 | 34 |
| 9 | Cheney | 86 | 5 |
| 10 | Andover | 84 | 11 |
| 11 | Collegiate | 79 | 25 |
| 12 | Salina South | 78 | 26 |
| 13 | McPherson | 75 | 6 |
| 14 | Garden Plain | 74.5 | 2 |
| 15 | Haysville Campus | 65 | 21 |
| 16 | Circle | 53 | 13 |
| 17 | Maize | 45.5 | 15 |
| 18 | Goddard Eisenhower | 43 | 24 |
| 19 | Heights | 42 | 28 |
| 20 | Berean Academy | 38.5 | Not ranked |
| 21 | Halstead | 37.5 | 40 |
| 22 | Goddard | 35 | 17 |
| 23 | Conway Springs | 32.5 | 35 |
| 24 | Salina Central | 27.5 | 33 |
| 25 | Winfield | 26.5 | 38 |
| 25 | Wellington | 26.5 | 32 |
| 27 | Belle Plaine | 25 | 31 |
| 27 | Mulvane | 25 | 37 |
| 29 | Trinity Academy | 23.5 | 12 |
| 30 | Norwich | 22.5 | Not ranked |
| 31 | Hesston | 19 | 14 |
| 32 | Sedgwick | 12.5 | 30 |
| 32 | Flinthills | 12.5 | Not ranked |
| 34 | Rose Hill | 12 | 16 |
| 35 | Hutchinson | 10.5 | 23 |
| 36 | Remington | 10 | Not ranked |
| 37 | Independent | 9 | 43 |
| 37 | North | 9 | 29 |
| 39 | Augusta | 7.5 | 8 |
| 40 | Douglass | 7 | 42 |
| 41 | Valley Center | 6.5 | 20 |
| 42 | Arkansas City | 6 | 38 |
| 42 | South | 6 | 43 |
| 42 | Kingman | 6 | Not ranked |
| 45 | Haven | 5 | 27 |
| 46 | Central Christian | 2.5 | Not ranked |
| 46 | Newton | 2.5 | 19 |
| 46 | Clearwater | 2.5 | 41 |
| 46 | Bluestem | 2.5 | Not ranked |
| 56 | Burrton | 2.5 | Not ranked |
| 51 | Southeast | 2 | 45 |
| 52 | East | 0 | 18 |
| 52 | Northwest | 0 | 21 |
| 52 | Inman | 0 | Not ranked |
| 52 | West | 0 | 35 |
| 52 | Classical | 0 | Not ranked |
| 52 | El Dorado | 0 | 46 |
| 52 | Moundridge | 0 | Not ranked |
| 52 | Hutchinson Trinity | 0 | Not ranked |
| 52 | Oxford | 0 | Not ranked |
Every year, the Eagle and Varsity Kansas publish a multi-part series called the Year in Review. Achievements are tracked throughout the school year across all 60 Wichita-area high schools. Team and individual achievements are given point values to create a formula.
Football, basketball, boys soccer, volleyball
Team sports state championship: 50
Team sports runner-up finish: 40
Team sports top 4 finish: 30
Team sports regional/sub-state championship: 20
Team sports league championship: 10
All-State first team selections: 5
All-State second team/honorable mention selections: 2.5
Wrestling, boys swimming and diving, cross country, girls golf, girls tennis, bowling
Quasi-team sports state championship: 40
Quasi-team sports runner-up finish: 30
Quasi-team sports top 4 finish: 20
Quasi-team sports regional championship: 10
Quasi-team sports league championship: 5
Individual state championship: 10
Individual runner-up finish: 8
Individual top 4 finish: 6
Individual regional championship: 4
All-Metro selection: 2
Points for accomplishments do not build on one another, except for league championships, which add onto the highest-achieved point tier.
This story was originally published May 28, 2020 at 12:34 PM.