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State Rankings: Who are the favorites heading into the postseason?

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Top 10

Derby running back Tre Washington jumped over Maize defender Jose Ledesma on his way to a 60-plus yard touchdown run. (October 19, 2018)
Derby running back Tre Washington jumped over Maize defender Jose Ledesma on his way to a 60-plus yard touchdown run. (October 19, 2018) Bo Rader The Wichita Eagle

1. Derby

2. Wichita Northwest

3. St. Thomas Aquinas

4. Bishop Miege

5. Lawrence Free State

6. Maize

7. Bishop Carroll

8. Manhattan

9. Topeka

10. Mill Valley

Class 6A

Derby defender #81 Isaac Keener brings down Maize quarterback #1 Caleb Grill for a sack.(October 19, 2018)
Derby defender #81 Isaac Keener brings down Maize quarterback #1 Caleb Grill for a sack.(October 19, 2018) Bo Rader The Wichita Eagle

1. Derby

2. Lawrence Free State

3. Manhattan

4. Topeka

5. Gardner-Edgerton

6. Blue Valley

7. Blue Valley North

8. Olathe North

9. Shawnee Mission East

10. Washburn Rural

Class 5A

Wichita Northwest’s Roy Johnson jumps over a Kapaun defender’s reach in the Grizzlies’ 55-26 win over the Crusaders on Friday. (Sept. 28, 2018)
Wichita Northwest’s Roy Johnson jumps over a Kapaun defender’s reach in the Grizzlies’ 55-26 win over the Crusaders on Friday. (Sept. 28, 2018) Hayden Barber The Wichita Eagle

1. Wichita Northwest

2. St. Thomas Aquinas

3. Maize

4. Bishop Carroll

5. Mill Valley

6. Great Bend

7. De Soto

8. Salina Central

9. Kapaun Mt. Carmel

10. Emporia

Class 4A

The Goddard Lions have won another league championship in football.
The Goddard Lions have won another league championship in football. Aliyah Funschelle Eagle correspondent

1. Bishop Miege

2. McPherson

3. Pittsburg

4. Louisburg

5. Paola

6. Basehor-Linwood

7. Goddard

8. Mulvane

9. Wellington

10. Tonganoxie

Class 3A

Pratt’s Travis Theis looks for a hole.
Pratt’s Travis Theis looks for a hole. @Travis_Theis5

1. Andale

2. Pratt

3. Sabetha

4. Scott City

5. Smoky Valley

6. Galena

7. Colby

8. Topeka-Hayden

9. Marysville

10. Perry-Lecompton

Class 2A

1. Conway Springs

2. Phillipsburg

3. Hutchinson-Trinity

4. Silver Lake

5. Humboldt

6. Chaparral

7. Southeast of Saline

8. Rossville

9. Riley County

10. Garden Plain

Class 1A

1. Smith Center

2. Ell-Saline

3. Elkhart

4. Olpe

5. Sedgwick

6. Centralia

7. Plainville

8. St. Mary’s Colgan

9. Jackson Heights

10. Hillsboro

8-Man Division I

1. Clifton-Clyde

2. Central Plains

3. Madison/Hamilton

4. St. Francis

5. Solomon

6. Hodgeman County

7. Sedan

8. South Central

9. Burlingame

10. Canton-Galva

8-Man Division II

1. Hanover

2. South Barber

3. Otis-Bison

4. Axtell

5. Rock Hills

6. Osborne

7. Frankfort

8. St. Paul

9. Waverly

10. Dighton

This story was originally published October 22, 2018 at 11:49 AM.

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