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Kansas high school football rankings: Bishop Carroll moving on up (Week 9, Oct. 26)

Bishop Carroll senior receiver Gunner Lynch has put together a strong finish to the 2018 season. He will look to keep it going against Salina Central.
Bishop Carroll senior receiver Gunner Lynch has put together a strong finish to the 2018 season. He will look to keep it going against Salina Central. Hayden Barber The Wichita Eagle

All-class rankings

1. Lawrence (7-0)

Last week: 49-20 win at Lawrence Free State (0-5). Next week: vs. Wichita North (0-6) in 6A first round. Last ranking: 1.

2. Wichita Northwest (6-0)

Last week: 63-0 win vs. Wichita South (2-4). Next week: vs. Salina Central (1-7) in 5A first round. Last ranking: 2.

3. Olathe North (6-1)

Last week: 37-0 win vs. Olathe Northwest (2-3). Next week: Bye in 6A first round. Last ranking: 3.

4. Mill Valley (5-2)

Last week: Open. Next week: Bye in 5A first round. Last ranking: 4.

5. Bishop Carroll (5-2)

Last week: 35-14 win vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-3). Next week: vs. Valley Center (5-3) in 5A first round. Last ranking: 7.

6. Derby (4-2)

Last week: 48-10 win vs. Maize South (4-3). Next week: vs. Wichita Southeast (1-5) in 6A first round. Last ranking: 10.

7. SM Northwest (5-1)

Last week: 27-24 win at Bishop Miege (2-4). Next week: Bye in 6A first round. Last ranking: 9.

8. Junction City (6-1)

Last week: Open. Next week: vs. Lawrence Free State (0-5) in 6A first round. Last ranking: 8.

9. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-3)

Last week: 35-14 loss at Bishop Carroll (5-2). Next week: Bye in 5A first round. Last ranking: 5.

10. Paola (8-0)

Last week: 49-7 win vs. Louisburg (4-4). Next week: vs. Ottawa (1-7) in 4A first round. Last ranking: 2.

Derby’s Lem Wash jukes an Olathe North defender on his way to a touchdown in the 3rd quarter of the 6A state title game in Emporia.
Derby’s Lem Wash jukes an Olathe North defender on his way to a touchdown in the 3rd quarter of the 6A state title game in Emporia. Travis Heying The Wichita Eagle

Class 6A rankings

1. Lawrence (7-0)

Last week: 49-20 win at Lawrence Free State (0-5). Next week: vs. Wichita North (0-6) in 6A first round. Last ranking: 1.

2. Olathe North (6-1)

Last week: 37-0 win vs. Olathe Northwest (2-3). Next week: Bye in 6A first round. Last ranking: 2.

3. Derby (4-2)

Last week: 48-10 win vs. Maize South (4-3). Next week: vs. Wichita Southeast (1-5) in 6A first round. Last ranking: 5.

4. SM Northwest (5-1)

Last week: 27-24 win at Bishop Miege (2-4). Next week: Bye in 6A first round. Last ranking: 4.

5. Junction City (6-1)

Last week: Open. Next week: vs. Lawrence Free State (0-5) in 6A first round. Last ranking: 3.

6. Gardner-Edgerton (4-2)

Last week: 42-7 win vs. SM West (2-4). Next week: vs. Wichita South (2-4) in 6A first round. Last ranking: 6.

7. Wichita East (5-1)

Last week: 22-8 win vs. Wichita West (3-3). Next week: vs. Campus (1-5) in 6A first round. Last ranking: 7.

8. Blue Valley (4-1)

Last week: 38-28 win vs. St. James (3-4). Next week: vs. BV West (1-4) in 6A first round. Last ranking: 9.

9. BV Northwest (4-1)

Last week: 42-21 win at BV West (1-4). Next week: vs. SM East (1-5) in 6A first round. Last ranking: 8.

10. Manhattan (5-3)

Last week: 49-7 win vs. Emporia (2-6). Next week: vs. Garden City (3-5) in 6A first round. Last ranking: 10.

Bishop Carroll’s Cade Gatschet and Wichita Northwest’s Julius Bolden
Bishop Carroll’s Cade Gatschet and Wichita Northwest’s Julius Bolden Hayden Barber The Wichita Eagle

Class 5A rankings

1. Wichita Northwest (6-0)

Last week: 63-0 win vs. Wichita South (2-4). Next week: vs. Salina Central (1-7) in 5A first round. Last ranking: 1.

2. Mill Valley (5-2)

Last week: Open. Next week: Bye in 5A first round. Last ranking: 2.

3. Bishop Carroll (5-2)

Last week: 35-14 win vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-3). Next week: vs. Valley Center (5-3) in 5A first round. Last ranking: 5.

4. St. Thomas Aquinas (4-3)

Last week: 35-14 loss at Bishop Carroll (5-2). Next week: Bye in 5A first round. Last ranking: 3.

5. Hutchinson (7-1)

Last week: 32-28 win vs. Maize (7-1). Next week: vs. Newton (2-6) in 5A first round. Last ranking: 7.

6. Maize (7-1)

Last week: 32-28 loss at Hutchinson (7-1). Next week: vs. Liberal (2-5) in 5A first round. Last ranking: 4.

7. Topeka Seaman (6-1)

Last week: 45-21 win vs. Washburn Rural (3-5). Next week: Bye in 5A first round. Last ranking: 6.

8. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (6-1)

Last week: 24-6 win at Hays (5-2). Next week: vs. Salina South (2-6) in 5A first round. Last ranking: 9.

9. De Soto (7-1)

Last week: 34-7 win at Shawnee Heights (1-7). Next week: Bye in 5A first round. Last ranking: NR.

10. Maize South (4-2)

Last week: 48-10 loss at Derby (4-2). Next week: at Hays (5-2) in 5A first round. Last ranking: 9.

Andover Central’s Kyle Kohman
Andover Central’s Kyle Kohman Hayden Barber The Wichita Eagle

Class 4A rankings

1. Paola (8-0)

Last week: 49-7 win vs. Louisburg (4-4). Next week: vs. Ottawa (1-7) in 4A first round. Last ranking: 2.

2. Tonganoxie (7-1)

Last week: 49-7 win at Ottawa (1-7). Next week: vs. Labette County (2-6) in 4A first round. Last ranking: 3.

3. Bishop Miege (2-4)

Last week: 27-24 loss vs. SM Northwest (5-1). Next week: at Chanute (3-3) in 4A first round. Last ranking: 1.

4. Andover Central (6-1)

Last week: 37-6 win at Arkansas City (2-6). Next week: vs. Great Bend (0-6) in 4A first round. Last ranking: 4.

5. McPherson (7-1)

Last week: 32-14 win vs. Augusta (3-5). Next week: vs. Abilene (0-5) in 4A first round. Last ranking: 5.

6. St. James Academy (3-4)

Last week: 38-28 loss at Blue Valley (4-1). Next week: at Louisburg (4-4) in 4A first round. Last ranking: 6.

7. Basehor-Linwood (5-3)

Last week: 27-10 win at Pittsburg (4-4). Next week: vs. Atchison (2-6) in 4A first round. Last ranking: 7.

8. Lansing (4-3)

Last week: 27-0 loss vs. Platte County (Mo.). Next week: vs. Coffeyville (2-5) in 4A first round. Last ranking: 8.

9. Fort Scott (6-0)

Last week: 28-0 win vs. Coffeyville. Next week: vs. Bonner Springs (1-5) in 4A first round. Last ranking: 9.

10. KC Piper (4-3)

Last week: 60-7 win at Bonner Springs (1-5). Next week: vs. Eudora (2-6) in 4A first round. Last ranking: 10.

Cheney senior receiver Logan Bartlett caught three touchdown passes, picked off three passes and kicked a field goal in Cheney’s 44-7 win over Garden Plain.
Cheney senior receiver Logan Bartlett caught three touchdown passes, picked off three passes and kicked a field goal in Cheney’s 44-7 win over Garden Plain. Jean Nance Courtesy

Class 3A rankings

1. Andale (7-0)

Last week: 43-14 win at Collegiate (7-1). Next week: vs. Larned (3-5) in 3A first round. Last ranking: 1.

2. Topeka Hayden (6-1)

Last week: Open. Next week: vs. Sabetha (4-3) in 3A first round. Last ranking: 2.

3. Perry-Lecompton (7-1)

Last week: 52-6 win at Santa Fe Trail (2-6). Next week: at Rock Creek (5-2) in 3A first round. Last ranking: 3.

4. Cheney (8-0)

Last week: 48-22 win vs. Larned (2-5). Next week: vs. Halstead (4-4) in 3A first round. Last ranking: 4.

5. Southeast-Saline (6-0)

Last week: 40-6 win vs. Scott City (5-3). Next week: vs. Clay Center (4-4) in 3A first round. Last ranking: 6.

6. Collegiate (7-1)

Last week: 43-14 loss vs. Andale (7-0). Next week: vs. Pratt (2-3) in 3A first round. Last ranking: 5.

7. Riley County (6-1)

Last week: 38-8 win vs. Marysville (3-4). Next week: vs. Smoky Valley (3-5) in 3A first round. Last ranking: 7.

8. Holton (6-1)

Last week: Open. Next week: vs. Santa Fe Trail (2-6) in 3A first round. Last ranking: 8.

9. Holcomb (7-1)

Last week: 42-28 win vs. Hugoton (3-5). Next week: vs. Clearwater (6-2) in 3A first round. Last ranking: 9.

10. Columbus (8-0)

Last week: 47-16 win at Caney Valley (6-2). Next week: vs. Girard (3-5) in 3A first round. Last ranking: 10.

Class 2A rankings

1. Rossville (8-0)

Last week: 53-0 win vs. Mission Valley (5-3). Next week: vs. Riverside (4-4) in 2A first round. Last ranking: 1.

2. Hoisington (8-0)

Last week: 26-20 win vs. Beloit (2-6). Next week: vs. Ellis (3-5) in 2A first round. Last ranking: 2.

3. Silver Lake (5-1)

Last week: 51-8 win vs. Pleasant Ridge (2-4). Next week: vs. Republic County (4-2) in 2A first round. Last ranking: 3.

4. Nemaha Central (5-2)

Last week: Open. Next week: vs. Pleasant Ridge (2-4) in 2A first round. Last ranking: 4.

5. Maur Hill-Mount Academy (7-0)

Last week: 28-14 win vs. Riverside (4-4). Next week: vs. Mission Valley (5-3) in 2A first round. Last ranking: 5.

6. Hutch Trinity (7-1)

Last week: 41-14 win vs. Hillsboro (5-3). Next week: vs. Chaparral (2-5) in 2A first round. Last ranking: 6.

7. Garden Plain (7-1)

Last week: 57-0 win at Bluestem (0-8). Next week: vs. Marion (2-6) in 2A first round. Last ranking: 7.

8. Osage City (7-1)

Last week: 39-8 win vs. Humboldt (4-4). Next week: vs. Neodesha (2-6) in 2A first round. Last ranking: 8.

9. Haven (6-2)

Last week: 34-7 win at Sterling (1-7). Next week: at Kingman (6-2) in 2A first round. Last ranking: 10.

10. Kingman (6-2)

Last week: 42-2 win at Chaparral (2-5). Next week: vs. Haven (6-2) in 2A first round. Last ranking: UR.

Class 1A rankings

1. Centralia (7-1)

Last week: 60-20 win vs. Wabaunsee (3-5). Next week: Bye in 1A first round. Last ranking: 1.

2. Olpe (8-0)

Last week: 59-0 win at Northeast-Arma (0-5). Next week: Bye in 1A first round. Last ranking: 2.

3. Conway Springs (7-1)

Last week: 41-35 win at Sedgwick (7-1). Next week: Bye in 1A first round. Last ranking: 3.

4. Smith Center (7-1)

Last week: 29-22 win at Inman (6-2). Next week: Bye in 1A first round. Last ranking: 4.

5. Valley Heights (7-1)

Last week: 76-0 win at Northern Heights (1-7). Next week: vs. Northeast-Arma (0-5) in 1A first round. Last ranking: 7.

6. Lyndon (6-2)

Last week: 41-0 win vs. Uniontown (4-4). Next week: vs. Horton (0-7) in 1A first round. Last ranking: 8.

7. Inman (6-2)

Last week: 29-22 loss vs. Smith Center (7-1). Next week: vs. Stanton County (0-7) in 1A first round. Last ranking: 5.

8. Sedgwick (7-1)

Last week: 41-35 loss vs. Conway Springs (7-1). Next week: vs. Ellinwood (0-8) in 1A first round. Last ranking: 6.

9. Jefferson County North (6-2)

Last week: 36-0 win vs. Jackson Heights (3-4). Next week: vs. Northern Heights (1-7) in 1A first round. Last ranking: 9.

10. Oakley (6-2)

Last week: 62-6 win vs. Sublette (1-4). Next week: vs. Independent (1-5) in 1A first round. Last ranking: 10.

8-man Div. I rankings

1. Canton-Galva (8-0)

Last week: 70-8 win at Lincoln (5-3). Next week: vs. Valley Falls (3-4) in 8-man Div. I first round. Last ranking: 1.

2. Wichita County (8-0)

Last week: 60-12 win at South Gray (7-1). Next week: vs. Hill City (4-3) in 8-man Div. I first round. Last ranking: 2.

3. Madison (8-0)

Last week: 62-0 win vs. Central Burden (3-5). Next week: vs. West Elk (4-3) in 8-man Div. I first round. Last ranking: 3.

4. Clifton-Clyde (6-1)

Last week: Open. Next week: vs. Bennington (2-6) in 8-man Div. I first round. Last ranking: 4.

5. Little River (6-2)

Last week: 64-0 win at Solomon (4-4). Next week: vs. Washington County (4-2) in 8-man Div. I first round. Last ranking: 5.

6. Sedan (8-0)

Last week: Forfeit win vs. Marmaton Valley (1-7). Next week: vs. Oxford (2-5) in 8-man Div. I first round. Last ranking: 6.

7. Argonia-Attica (7-1)

Last week: 77-8 win at Fairfield (0-8). Next week: vs. Macksville (3-4) in 8-man Div. I first round. Last ranking: 7.

8. Hoxie (6-1)

Last week: 36-8 win vs. Rawlins County (3-3). Next week: vs. Spearville (5-3) in 8-man Div. I first round. Last ranking: 8.

9. South Gray (7-1)

Last week: 60-12 loss vs. Wichita County (8-0). Next week: vs. Oberlin-Decatur (3-3) in 8-man Div. I first round. Last ranking: 9.

10. Chase County (6-2)

Last week: 46-0 win at Oxford (2-6). Next week: vs. Dexter-Cedar Vale (4-3) in 8-man Div. I first round. Last ranking: 10.

8-man Div. II rankings

1. St. Francis (7-0)

Last week: Open. Next week: vs. Ingalls (2-6) in 8-man Div. II first round. Last ranking: 1.

2. Hanover (6-0)

Last week: 72-6 win vs. Wetmore (1-4). Next week: vs. Osborne (4-4) in 8-man Div. II first round. Last ranking: 2.

3. Victoria (8-0)

Last week: 54-0 win vs. Otis-Bison (2-6). Next week: vs. Norwich (4-4) in 8-man Div. II first round. Last ranking: 3.

4. Lebo (8-0)

Last week: 49-0 win at Marais des Cygnes Valley (4-4). Next week: vs. Chetopa (3-5) in 8-man Div. II first round. Last ranking: 4.

5. Colony-Crest (8-0)

Last week: Forfeit win vs. Altoona-Midway (0-6). Next week: vs. Wakefield (2-6) in 8-man Div. II first round. Last ranking: 5.

6. Central Plains (5-1)

Last week: 56-20 win vs. Wilson (4-4). Next week: vs. Peabody-Burns (5-3) in 8-man Div. II first round. Last ranking: 6.

7. Frankfort (4-1)

Last week: Open. Next week: vs. Downs-Lakeside (4-3) in 8-man Div. II first round. Last ranking: 7.

8. Sylvan-Lucas (6-2)

Last week: 46-0 win vs. Tescott (0-8). Next week: at South Barber (5-3) in 8-man Div. II first round. Last ranking: 8.

9. Axtell (6-2)

Last week: 68-26 win vs. Onaga (2-5). Next week: at Thunder Ridge (5-3) in 8-man Div. II first round. Last ranking: 9.

10. Wheatland-Grinnell

Last week: 42-30 win vs. Triplains-Brewster (5-3). Next week: vs. Minneola (4-4) in 8-man Div. II first round. Last ranking: 10.

This story was originally published October 26, 2020 at 6:15 AM.

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