Year in Review: Let’s go sport-by-sport, ranking Wichita’s top high school teams

Derby High football, Campus basketball and Andale volleyball were among the best teams across all sports in the Wichita area this year.

The Eagle has gone through every sport from the 2019-20 Kansas school year and ranked the top teams from the area.

Moments of the Year

Athletes of the Year

Boys vs. Girls Rankings

League/Classification Rankings

Season-by-Season Rankings

Football

1. Derby Panthers (Last year’s football ranking: 1)

Score: 125

2. Andale Indians (6)

Score: 105

3. Wichita Northwest Grizzlies (2)

Score: 101

4. Andover Central Jaguars (15)

Score: 91

5. McPherson Bullpups (4)

Score: 72.5

6. Maize Eagles (5)

Score: 66.5

7. Maize South Mavericks (13)

Score: 61.5

8. Sedgwick Cardinals (9)

Score: 52.5

9. Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (7)

Score: 49.5

10. Buhler Crusaders (Not ranked)

Score: 47.5

11. Garden Plain Owls (NR)

Score: 47.5

12. Hutchinson Central Christian Cougars (NR)

Score: 45

13. Cheney Cardinals (NR)

Score: 44.5

14. Goddard Lions (3)

Score: 37

15. Arkansas City Bulldogs (11)

Score: 35

Dropped out: Conway Springs (8), Wellington (10), Campus (12), Salina Central (14)

Boys Basketball

1. Campus Colts (14)

Score: 57

2. Andover Trojans (Not ranked)

Score: 51.5

3. Collegiate Spartans (NR)

Score: 47.5

4. Berean Academy Warriors (NR)

Score: 40

5. Augusta Orioles (2)

Score: 37.5

6. Garden Plain Owls (NR)

Score: 35

7. Rose Hill Rockets (NR)

Score: 32.5

8. Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders (NR)

Score: 32.5

9. Andale Indians (7)

Score: 32

10. Andover Central Jaguars (1)

Score: 29.5

11. Haven Wildcats (NR)

Score: 25

12. Buhler Crusaders (NR)

Score: 22.5

13. Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (6)

Score: 22

14. Hesston Swathers (NR)

Score: 15

15. McPherson Bullpups (9)

Score: 12.5

Dropped out: Maize (3), Wichita Southeast (4), Trinity Academy (5), Salina Central (8), Newton (10), Maize South (11), Circle (12), Arkansas City (13)

Girls Basketball

1. Derby Panthers (Last year’s girls basketball ranking: 3)

Score: 57

2. Andover Central Jaguars (Not ranked)

Score: 56.5

3. McPherson Bullpups (4)

Score: 52.5

4. Nickerson Panthers (NR)

Score: 50

5. Cheney Cardinals (2)

Score: 47

6. Wichita Heights Falcons (8)

Score: 42

7. Halstead Dragons (13)

Score: 37.5

8. Garden Plain Owls (1)

Score: 35

9. Maize Eagles (12)

Score: 32.5

10. Maize South Mavericks (5)

Score: 25

11. Norwich Eagles (NR)

Score: 22.5

12. Buhler Crusaders (NR)

Score: 22.5

13. Andale Indians (NR)

Score: 15

14. Circle Thunderbirds (7)

Score: 5

15. Haven Wildcats (9)

Score: 5

Dropped out: Goddard (6), Rose Hill (10), Bishop Carroll (11), Hesston (14), Wichita South (15)

Volleyball

1. Andale Indians (Last year’s volleyball ranking: 2)

Score: 69.5

2. Circle Thunderbirds (Not ranked)

Score: 40

3. Garden Plain Owls (1)

Score: 39.5

4. Maize South Mavericks (6)

Score: 37

5. Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (3)

Score: 37

6. Cheney Cardinals (15)

Score: 37

7. Derby Panthers (NR)

Score: 34.5

8. Goddard Lions (NR)

Score: 30

9. Nickerson Panthers (NR)

Score: 27.5

10. Belle Plaine Dragons (10)

Score: 25

11. Andover Trojans (7)

Score: 20

12. Trinity Academy Knights (9)

Score: 15

13. Sedgwick Cardinals (12)

Score: 12.5

14. McPherson Bulldogs (11)

Score: 12.5

15. Flinthills Mustangs (NR)

Score: 10

Dropped out: Hesston (4), Rose Hill (5), Newton (8), Douglass (13), Kapaun Mt. Carmel (14)

Boys Soccer

1. Maize South Mavericks (Last year’s boys soccer ranking: 1)

Score: 71

2. Trinity Academy Knights (Not ranked)

Score: 59.5

3. Wichita East Blue Aces (11)

Score: 54.5

4. McPherson Bullpups (12)

Score: 42.5

5. Eisenhower Tigers (9)

Score: 42

6. Andover Central Jaguars (7)

Score: 41.5

7. Buhler Crusaders (2)

Score: 35

8. Wichita Heights Falcons (15)

Score: 29.5

9. Augusta Orioles (NR)

Score: 20

10. Rose Hill Rockets (10)

Score: 19.5

11. Berean Academy Warriors (NR)

Score: 17.5

12. Derby Panthers (4)

Score: 17

13. Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders (5)

Score: 17

14. Classical Saints (NR)

Score: 10

15. Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (3)

Score: 7.5

Dropped out: Winfield (6), Salina Central (8), Campus (13), Wichita North (14)

Boys Wrestling

1. Goddard Lions (Last year’s boys wrestling ranking: 1)

Score: 133

2. Maize Eagles (4)

Score: 77

3. Arkansas City Bulldogs (3)

Score: 64

4. Andale Indians (Not ranked)

Score: 63

5. Derby Panthers (2)

Score: 40

6. Newton Railroaders (7)

Score: 33

7. McPherson Bullpups (9)

Score: 27

8. Wichita West Pioneers (NR)

Score: 24

9. Valley Center Hornets (NR)

Score: 20

9. Rose Hill Rockets (10)

Score: 20

Dropped out: Winfield (5), Campus (6), Salina Central (8)

Girls Wrestling

1. Nickerson Panthers

Score: 30

2. Andover Central Jaguars

Score: 10

2. Mulvane Wildcats

Score: 10

4. Wichita North Redskins

Score: 9

5. Rose Hill Rockets

Score: 8

5. Wellington Crusaders

Score: 8

7. Salina Central Mustangs

Score: 4

7. Wichita South Titans

Score: 4

9. Douglass Bulldogs

Score: 2

9. Wichita Southeast Golden Buffaloes

Score: 2

9. Valley Center Hornets

Score: 2

9. Campus Colts

Score: 2

Boys Swimming and Diving

1. Independent Panthers (Last year’s boys swim ranking: 2)

Score: 150

2. McPherson Bullpups (4)

Score: 89

3. Wichita East Blue Aces (3)

Score: 53

4. Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders (Not ranked)

Score: 48

5. Andover Central Jaguars (7)

Score: 34

6. Maize South Mavericks (8)

Score: 20

7. Classical Saints (NR)

Score: 18

7. Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (NR)

Score: 18

9. Derby Panthers (5)

Score: 17

10. Salina Central Mustangs (NR)

Score: 16

10. Maize Eagles (NR)

Score: 12

Dropped out: Trinity Academy (6), Wichita North (9), Salina South (10)

Boys Cross Country

1. Buhler Crusaders (Last year’s boys cross country ranking: 1)

Score: 51

2. Berean Academy Warriors (Not ranked)

Score: 45

3. Maize South Mavericks (NR)

Score: 41

4. Andover Trojans (2)

Score: 32

5. Winfield Vikings (NR)

Score: 26

6. Wichita East Blue Aces (7)

Score: 19

7. Halstead Dragons (6)

Score: 15

8. Hutchinson Central Christian Cougars (NR)

Score: 8

8. Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (4)

Score: 8

8. Wichita North Redskins (10)

Score: 8

Dropped out: Circle (3), El Dorado (5), Maize (8), Mulvane (9)

Girls Cross Country

1. Buhler Crusaders (Last year’s girls cross country ranking: 1)

Score: 45

2. Berean Academy Warriors (Not ranked)

Score: 36

3. Maize South Mavericks (8)

Score: 33

4. Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (1)

Score: 27

5. Mulvane Wildcats (5)

Score: 15

5. Derby Panthers (9)

Score: 15

7. Remington Broncos (NR)

Score: 10

8. Douglass Bulldogs (NR)

Score: 5

9. Rose Hill Rockets (NR)

Score: 4

10. Cheney Cardinals (NR)

Score: 2

10. Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders (NR)

Score: 2

10. Maize Eagles (4)

Score: 2

Dropped out: Eisenhower (2), Trinity Academy (6), Wichita East (7), Circle (10)

Girls Tennis

1. Collegiate Spartans (Last year’s girls tennis ranking: 2)

Score: 79

2. Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders (3)

Score: 67

3. Buhler Crusaders (Not ranked)

Score: 36

4. Conway Springs Cardinals (6)

Score: 30

4. Salina South Cougars (8)

Score: 30

6. Andover Trojans (NR)

Score: 29

7. Salina Central Mustangs (7)

Score: 21

8. Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (1)

Score: 14

9. Wellington Crusaders (5)

Score: 10

9. McPherson Bullpups (9)

Score: 10

Dropped out: Hesston (3), Hutchinson (10)

Girls Golf

1. Buhler Crusaders (Last year’s girls golf ranking: 10)

Score: 53

2. Andover Trojans (1)

Score: 35

3. Winfield Vikings (5)

Score: 24

4. Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders (7)

Score: 17

5. Andale Indians (2)

Score: 12

6. Maize Eagles (8)

Score: 11

7. Andover Central Jaguars (Not ranked)

Score: 8

8. Wellington Crusaders (NR)

Score: 6

9. Maize South Mavericks (3)

Score: 2

Dropped out: Augusta (4), Trinity Academy (6), Cheney (9)

Boys Bowling

1. Salina Central Mustangs (Last year’s boys bowling ranking: Not ranked)

Score: 45

2. Derby Panthers (NR)

Score: 36

3. Salina South Cougars (4)

Score: 30

4. Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders (NR)

Score: 25

5. Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (NR)

Score: 22

6. Wichita Heights Falcons (7)

Score: 18

7. Eisenhower Tigers (NR)

Score: 15

8. Maize Eagles (8)

Score: 14

9. Campus Colts (2)

Score: 12

10. Wichita Northwest Grizzlies (1)

Score: 10

Dropped out: Hutchinson (3), Mulvane (5), Andover Central (6), Wichita East (9), El Dorado (10)

Girls Bowling

1. Campus Colts (Last year’s girls bowling ranking: 1)

Score: 63

2. Salina South Cougars (4)

Score: 48

3. Eisenhower Tigers (5)

Score: 43

4. Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (6)

Score: 33

5. Andover Central Jaguars (10)

Score: 12

6. Augusta Orioles (Not ranked)

Score: 5

7. Wichita South Titans (NR)

Score: 2

Dropped out: Buhler (2), Wichita Northwest (3), Mulvane (7), Kapaun Mt. Carmel (8), Wichita East (9)

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.

Hayden Barber

The Wichita Eagle

316-269-6760

Wichita Eagle preps reporter Hayden Barber brings the area updates on all high school sports while adding those hard-to-find human-interest stories on Wichita’s student-athletes.