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All-class rankings (November 9)

1. Lawrence (9-0)

Last week: Forfeit win vs. Dodge City (4-6). Next week: vs. No. 6 Derby (6-2). Last ranking: 1.

2. Wichita Northwest (8-0)

Last week: 69-0 win vs. Wichita Heights (6-2). Next week: vs. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (8-1). Last ranking: 2.

3. Olathe North (8-1)

Last week: 38-17 win vs. Olathe Northwest (3-4). Next week: vs. Blue Valley (6-1). Last ranking: 3.

4. Mill Valley (6-2)

Last week: 51-0 win vs. Spring Hill (4-4). Next week: at De Soto (9-1). Last ranking: 4.

5. Bishop Carroll (7-2)

Last week: 42-28 win at Hutchinson (9-1). Next week: at No. 10 Maize (9-1). Last ranking: 5.

6. Derby (6-2)

Last week: 48-28 win vs. Gardner-Edgerton (5-3). Next week: at No. 1 Lawrence (9-0). Last ranking: 6.

7. SM Northwest (7-1)

Last week: 26-14 win vs. Olathe West (5-4). Next week: vs. BV North (5-2). Last ranking: 7.

8. Junction City (8-1)

Last week: 70-25 win vs. Washburn Rural (4-6). Next week: vs. Wichita East (7-1). Last ranking: 8.

9. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-3)

Last week: 48-13 win vs. Pittsburg (5-5). Next week: vs. BV Southwest (3-4). Last ranking: 9.

10. Maize (9-1)

Last week: 59-27 win vs. Maize South (5-4). Next week: vs. No. 5 Bishop Carroll (7-2). Last ranking: 10.

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Class 6A rankings

1. Lawrence (9-0)

Last week: Forfeit win vs. Dodge City (4-6). Next week: vs. No. 3 Derby (6-2). Last ranking: 1.

2. Olathe North (8-1)

Last week: 38-17 win vs. Olathe Northwest (3-4). Next week: vs. No. 8 Blue Valley (6-1). Last ranking: 2.

3. Derby (6-2)

Last week: 48-28 win vs. No. 6 Gardner-Edgerton (5-3). Next week: at No. 1 Lawrence (9-0). Last ranking: 3.

4. SM Northwest (7-1)

Last week: 26-14 win vs. Olathe West (5-4). Next week: vs. No. 9 BV North (5-2). Last ranking: 4.

5. Junction City (8-1)

Last week: 70-25 win vs. Washburn Rural (4-6). Next week: vs. No. 6 Wichita East (7-1). Last ranking: 5.

6. Wichita East (7-1)

Last week: 20-7 win vs. No. 10 Manhattan (6-4). Next week: at No. 5 Junction City (8-1). Last ranking: 7.

7. Gardner Edgerton (5-3)

Last week: 48-28 loss at No. 3 Derby (6-2). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 6.

8. Blue Valley (6-1)

Last week: 24-7 win at No. 9 BV Northwest (5-2). Next week: at No. 2 Olathe North (8-1). Last ranking: 8.

9. BV North (6-1)

Last week: 31-21 win at Olathe East (6-2). Next week: at No. 4 SM Northwest (7-1). Last ranking: UR.

10. BV Northwest (5-2)

Last week: 24-7 loss vs. Blue Valley (6-1). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 9.

Bishop Carroll’s Aiden Niedens
Bishop Carroll’s Aiden Niedens Hayden Barber The Wichita Eagle

Class 5A rankings

1. Wichita Northwest (8-0)

Last week: 69-0 win vs. Wichita Heights (6-2). Next week: vs. No. 6 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (8-1). Last ranking: 1.

2. Mill Valley (6-2)

Last week: 51-0 win vs. Spring Hill (4-4). Next week: at De Soto (9-1). Last ranking: 2.

3. Bishop Carroll (7-2)

Last week: 42-28 win at No. 5 Hutchinson (9-1). Next week: at No. 5 Maize (9-1). Last ranking: 3.

4. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-3)

Last week: 48-13 win vs. Pittsburg (5-5). Next week: vs. BV Southwest (3-4). Last ranking: 4.

5. Maize (9-1)

Last week: 59-27 win vs. No. 10 Maize South (5-4). Next week: vs. No. 3 Bishop Carroll (7-2). Last ranking: 6.

6. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (8-1)

Last week: 38-15 win vs. Goddard (7-3). Next week: at No. 1 Wichita Northwest (8-0). Last ranking: 8.

7. De Soto (9-1)

Last week: 56-31 win vs. Leavenworth (4-4). Next week: vs. No. 2 Mill Valley (7-2). Last ranking: 9.

8. Hutchinson (8-2)

Last week: 42-28 loss vs. No. 3 Bishop Carroll (8-2). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 5.

9. BV Southwest (3-4)

Last week: 27-21 win at No. 7 Topeka Seaman (8-2). Next week: at No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas (5-3). Last ranking: UR.

10. Topeka Seaman (8-2)

Last week: 27-21 loss vs. BV Southwest (3-4). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 7.

Tyler Tobertson and Johnny Pascuzzi of Rockhurst (in white) take down Bishop Miege quarterback Timothy Dorsey for a sack in the first quarter of Friday night’s game at Dixon Doll Stadium. The Hawklets had a 28-7 lead at halftime.
Tyler Tobertson and Johnny Pascuzzi of Rockhurst (in white) take down Bishop Miege quarterback Timothy Dorsey for a sack in the first quarter of Friday night’s game at Dixon Doll Stadium. The Hawklets had a 28-7 lead at halftime. Ryan Weaver Special to The Star

Class 4A rankings

1. Tonganoxie (9-1)

Last week: 49-10 win vs. No. 8 Lansing (5-4). Next week: vs. No. 2 Bishop Miege (4-4). Last ranking: 2.

2. Bishop Miege (4-4)

Last week: 63-12 win at No. 9 Fort Scott (7-1). Next week: at No. 1 Tonganoxie (9-1). Last ranking: 3.

3. St. James Academy (5-4)

Last week: 45-35 win at No. 1 Paola (9-1). Next week: at No. 7 Basehor-Linwood (7-3). Last ranking: 6.

4. Paola (9-1)

Last week: 45-35 loss vs. No. 6 St. James Academy (5-4). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 1.

5. McPherson (9-1)

Last week: 52-20 win vs. Augusta (4-6). Next week: vs. No. 8 Buhler (6-3). Last ranking: 5.

6. Basehor-Linwood (7-3)

Last week: 19-12 win vs. Eudora (3-7). Next week: vs. No. 3 St. James Academy (5-4). Last ranking: 7.

7. Andover Central (7-2)

Last week: 33-28 loss vs. Arkansas City (4-6). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 4.

8. Buhler (6-3)

Last week: 42-8 win at No. 10 Rose Hill (6-4). Next week: at No. 5 McPherson (9-1). Last ranking: UR.

9. Wamego (6-4)

Last week: 21-18 win at El Dorado (5-3). Next week: vs. No. 10 Arkansas City (4-6). Last ranking: UR.

10. Arkansas City (4-6)

Last week: 33-28 win at No. 7 Andover Central. Next week: at No. 9 Wamego (6-4). Last ranking: UR.

Andale High School football players celebrate winning the 4A Kansas High School Football Championship on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006 in Hutchinson, Ks. Andale defeated Paola 35-7 to win their first ever state title and Robben finished the 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns. PHOTO BY TRAVIS HEYING, The Wichita Eagle
Andale High School football players celebrate winning the 4A Kansas High School Football Championship on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006 in Hutchinson, Ks. Andale defeated Paola 35-7 to win their first ever state title and Robben finished the 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns. PHOTO BY TRAVIS HEYING, The Wichita Eagle Travis Heying AP

Class 3A rankings

1. Andale (9-0)

Last week: 53-0 win vs. No. 9 Clearwater (7-3). Next week: at No. x Riley County (8-1). Last ranking: 1.

2. Perry-Lecompton (9-1)

Last week: 20-7 win at No. 2 Topeka Hayden (8-2). Next week: vs. No. x Prairie View (8-1). Last ranking: 3.

3. Southeast-Saline (9-0)

Last week: 20-0 win vs. Marysville (4-5). Next week: at No. 5 Collegiate (9-1). Last ranking: 5.

4. Topeka Hayden (8-2)

Last week: 20-7 loss vs. No. 3 Perry-Lecompton (9-1). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 1.

5. Collegiate (9-1)

Last week: 35-20 win at No. 4 Cheney (9-1). Next week: at No. 4 Southeast-Saline (9-0). Last ranking: 6.

6. Riley County (8-1)

Last week: 43-14 win vs. Scott City (6-4). Next week: vs. No. 1 Andale (9-0). Last ranking: 7.

7. Holton (8-1)

Last week: 49-8 win vs. Baldwin (3-5). Next week: at No. 10 Frontenac (6-4). Last ranking: 8.

8. Cheney (9-1)

Last week: 35-20 loss vs. No. 6 Collegiate (9-1). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 4.

9. Frontenac (5-4)

Last week: 22-6 win at No. 10 Burlington (8-2). Next week: vs. No. 7 Holton (8-1). Last ranking: UR.

10. Prairie View (8-1)

Last week: 13-12 win vs. Girard (4-6). Next week: at No. 2 Perry-Lecompton (9-1). Last ranking: UR.

Class 2A rankings

1. Rossville (10-0)

Last week: 53-21 win vs. Maur Hill-Mount Academy (8-1). Next week: at No. 9 St. Mary’s-Colgan (7-2). Last ranking: 1.

2. Hoisington (10-0)

Last week: Forfeit win vs. Cimarron (6-4). Next week: vs. No. 5 Garden Plain (9-1). Last ranking: 2.

3. Nemaha Central (7-2)

Last week: 40-30 win vs. No. 3 Silver Lake (6-2). Next week: at No. 6 Osage City (9-1). Last ranking: 4.

4. Silver Lake (6-2)

Last week: 40-30 loss at No. 4 Nemaha Central (7-2). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 3.

5. Garden Plain (9-1)

Last week: 25-20 win vs. No. 10 Hillsboro (6-4). Next week: at No. 2 Hoisington (10-0). Last ranking: 7.

6. Osage City (9-1)

Last week: Forfeit win vs. Fredonia (5-4). Next week: vs. No. 3 Nemaha Central (7-2). Last ranking: 8.

7. Haven (8-2)

Last week: 26-6 win at No. 6 Hutchinson Trinity (8-2). Next week: vs. Beloit (4-6). Last ranking: 9.

8. Maur Hill-Mount Academy (8-1)

Last week: 53-21 loss at No. 1 Rossville (10-0). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 5.

9. St. Mary’s-Colgan (7-2)

Last week: 24-0 win vs. Wellsville (4-5). Next week: vs. No. 1 Rossville (10-0). Last ranking: UR.

10. Hutch Trinity (8-2)

Last week: 26-6 loss vs. No. 9 Haven (8-2). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 6.

Class 1A rankings

1. Centralia (8-1)

Last week: 52-6 win vs. Wabaunsee (4-6). Next week: vs. No. 5 Lyndon (8-2). Last ranking: 1.

2. Olpe (10-0)

Last week: 53-0 win vs. Jackson Heights (4-5). Next week: vs. Uniontown (6-4). Last ranking: 2.

3. Conway Springs (9-1)

Last week: 14-7 win vs. Plainville (5-5). Next week: vs. No. 6 Inman (8-2). Last ranking: 3.

4. Smith Center (9-1)

Last week: 34-10 win vs. Ell-Saline (4-6). Next week: vs. No. 7 Oakley (8-2). Last ranking: 4.

5. Lyndon (8-2)

Last week: 47-22 win vs. No. 8 Jefferson County North (7-3). Next week: at No. 1 Centralia (9-1). Last ranking: 5.

6. Inman (8-2)

Last week: 50-6 win vs. Remington (4-6). Next week: at No. 3 Conway Springs (9-1). Last ranking: 6.

7. Oakley (8-2)

Last week: 27-24 win at No. 7 Sedgwick (8-2). Next week: at No. 4 Smith Center (9-1). Last ranking: 9.

8. Valley Heights (7-2)

Last week: Eliminated. Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: UR.

9. Sedgwick (8-2)

Last week: 27-24 loss vs. No. 9 Oakley (8-2). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 7.

10. Jefferson County North (7-3)

Last week: 47-22 loss at No. 5 Lyndon (8-2). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 8.

8-man Div. I rankings

1. Canton-Galva (9-0)

Last week: 56-6 win vs. Burlingame (7-3). Next week: vs. No. 3 Madison (10-0). Last ranking: 1.

2. Wichita County (10-0)

Last week: 68-0 win vs. Rawlins County (4-4). Next week: vs. No. 5 Argonia-Attica (9-1). Last ranking: 2.

3. Madison (10-0)

Last week: 60-0 win vs. Oswego (8-2). Next week: at No. 1 Canton-Galva (9-0). Last ranking: 3.

4. Little River (8-2)

Last week: 46-26 win at No. 4 Clifton-Clyde (7-2). Next week: vs. No. 7 Chase County (8-2). Last ranking: 5.

5. Argonia-Attica (9-1)

Last week: 60-14 win vs. La Crosse (5-4). Next week: at No. 2 Wichita County (10-0). Last ranking: 7.

6. Hoxie (8-1)

Last week: 50-0 win vs. No. 9 South Gray (8-2). Next week: at No. 10 Goessel (5-3). Last ranking: 8.

7. Chase County (8-2)

Last week: 56-18 win at No. 6 Sedan (9-1). Next week: at No. 4 Little River (8-2). Last ranking: 10.

8. Clifton-Clyde (7-1)

Last week: 46-26 loss vs. No. 5 Little River (8-2). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 4.

9. Sedan (9-1)

Last week: 56-18 loss vs. No. 10 Chase County (8-2). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 6.

10. Goessel (5-3)

Last week: 54-28 win at Pratt Skyline (8-2). Next week: vs. No. 6 Hoxie (8-1). Last ranking: UR.

8-man Div. II rankings

1. St. Francis (9-0)

Last week: 54-0 win vs. Bucklin (6-4). Next week: vs. No. 8 Caldwell (8-2). Last ranking: 1.

2. Hanover (8-0)

Last week: 52-6 win vs. Axtell (7-3). Next week: vs. No. 5 Colony-Crest (10-0). Last ranking: 2.

3. Victoria (10-0)

Last week: 50-0 win vs. No. 8 Sylvan-Lucas (7-3). Next week: at No. 7 Wheatland-Grinnell (8-2). Last ranking: 3.

4. Lebo (10-0)

Last week: 56-8 win vs. Waverly (6-4). Next week: at No. 6 Frankfort (6-1). Last ranking: 4.

5. Colony-Crest (10-0)

Last week: 64-14 win vs. Hartford (6-4). Next week: at No. 2 Hanover (8-0). Last ranking: 5.

6. Frankfort (6-1)

Last week: 54-43 win at Beloit-St. John’s (7-3). Next week: vs. No. 4 Lebo (10-0). Last ranking: 7.

7. Wheatland-Grinnell (8-2)

Last week: 36-26 win vs. South Central (7-3). Next week: vs. No. 3 Victoria (10-0). Last ranking: 10.

8. Caldwell (8-2)

Last week: 36-34 win vs. No. 6 Central Plains (6-2). Next week: at No. 1 St. Francis (9-0). Last ranking: UR.

9. Central Plains (6-1)

Last week: 36-34 loss at Caldwell (8-2). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 6.

10. Sylvan-Lucas (7-3)

Last week: 50-0 loss at No. 3 Victoria (9-1). Next week: Eliminated. Last ranking: 8.

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