Varsity Football

VK Top 25: Ranking Wichita’s best high school football teams through Week 3

Kapaun’s Cale Curtis
Kapaun’s Cale Curtis The Wichita Eagle

Some of the Wichita area’s big boys came back to the forefront in Week 3.

Here are the updated high school football top 25 rankings in the Wichita area.

1. Wichita Northwest Grizzlies

Record: 2-0

Week 3 Result: 73-0 win vs. Wichita Southeast (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 1 (no change)

2. Andale Indians

Record: 3-0

Week 3 Result: 63-7 win vs. Wellington (3-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 2 (no change)

3. Derby Panthers

Record: 2-1

Week 3 Result: 35-21 win at Bishop Carroll (2-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 4 (up 1)

4. Maize Eagles

Record: 3-0

Week 3 Result: 34-27 win vs. Newton (0-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 6 (up 2)

5. Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles

Record: 2-1

Week 3 Result: 35-21 loss vs. Derby (2-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 3 (down 2)

6. Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders

Record: 2-1

Week 3 Result: 56-13 win vs. Emporia (1-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 8 (up 2)

7. Maize South Mavericks

Record: 2-1

Week 3 Result: 34-33 loss at Hutchinson (3-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 5 (down 2)

8. Goddard Lions

Record: 3-0

Week 3 Result: 46-13 win vs. Arkansas City (1-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 9 (up 1)

9. Wichita East Blue Aces

Record: 1-0

Week 3 Result: Did not play

Last Week’s Ranking: 7 (down 2)

10. Andover Trojans

Record: 2-1

Week 3 Result: 35-6 win vs. Salina Central (0-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 10 (no change)

11. McPherson Bullpups

Record: 3-0

Week 3 Result: 31-13 win vs. Great Bend (0-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 11 (no change)

12. Collegiate Spartans

Record: 3-0

Week 3 Result: 34-31 overtime win vs. Rose Hill (0-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 12 (no change)

13. Andover Central Jaguars

Record: 2-0

Week 3 Result: 45-31 win vs. Eisenhower (1-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 13 (no change)

14. Cheney Cardinals

Record: 3-0

Week 3 Result: 44-7 win at Garden Plain (2-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 17 (up 3)

15. Eisenhower Tigers

Record: 1-2

Week 3 Result: 45-31 loss at Andover Central (2-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 14 (down 1)

16. Newton Railroaders

Record: 0-3

Week 3 Result: 34-27 loss at Maize (3-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 19 (up 3)

17. Wichita Heights Falcons

Record: 1-0

Week 3 Result: 17-7 win at Wichita West (0-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: 15 (down 2)

18. Buhler Crusaders

Record: 1-1

Week 3 Result: 21-9 win vs. Winfield (1-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 16 (down 2)

19. Sedgwick Cardinals

Record: 3-0

Week 3 Result: 35-7 win vs. Jefferson West (0-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 24 (up 5)

20. Hutchinson Salthawks

Record: 3-0

Week 3 Result: 34-33 win vs. Maize South (2-1)

Last Week’s Ranking: Not ranked

21. Garden Plain Owls

Record: 2-1

Week 3 Result: 44-7 loss vs. Cheney (3-0)

Last Week’s Ranking: 18 (down 3)

22. Conway Springs Cardinals

Record: 2-1

Week 3 Result: 58-13 vs. Elkhart (0-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 20 (down 2)

23. Wichita South Titans

Record: 2-0

Week 3 Result: 56-0 win vs. Wichita North (0-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 23 (no change)

24. Clearwater Indians

Record: 3-0

Week 3 Result: 61-14 win at Mulvane (0-3)

Last Week’s Ranking: 25 (up 1)

25. Hesston Swathers

Record: 3-0

Week 3 Result: 24-15 win at Pratt (1-2)

Last Week’s Ranking: 22 (down 3)

Dropped Out

21. Halstead Dragons

Highest Risers

19. Sedgwick Cardinals (up 5)

14. Cheney Cardinals (up 3)

16. Newton Railroaders (up 3)

Farthest Fallers

21. Garden Plain Owls (down 3)

25. Hesston Swathers (down 3)

5. Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles (down 2)

Related Stories from Wichita Eagle
Hayden Barber
The Wichita Eagle
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.
Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER