Last Friday’s premier showdown in the state has led to a shakeup in KSHSAA Covered’s Class 5A rankings.
Season-long No. 1 Mill Valley saw Olathe North return two interceptions for touchdowns in the second half, allowing the Eagles – No. 2 in Class 6A – to pull off a 20-16 upset of the Jaguars. With the loss, the Jaguars relinquish the No. 1 ranking 5A with Maize taking over as the only unbeaten left in 5A.
Maize avoided a letdown after its thrilling 52-51 win over Derby in Week 6, rolling past No. 5 Hutchinson 41-13. Hutchinson falls out of the top five, replaced by De Soto.
Mill Valley wasn’t the only No. 1 going down in Week 7. Previously unbeaten Class 1A Inman had no answer for Conway Springs’ Brayden Kunz, who torched the Teutons for 287 yards and 3 TDs as the Cardinals knocked off Inman 35-14.
Centralia, the lone unbeaten left in 1A, takes over at No. 1 for Inman, which falls to No. 4. Olpe and Troy move up to Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.
The only other classification that had a change in the rankings was Class 3A. No. 4 Holton handed No. 2 Hayden its first loss of the season with a convincing 37-13 win. The two switch spots with Holton leap-frogging No. 3 Wichita Collegiate to go to No. 2 and Hayden falling to No. 4.
KSHSAA COVERED’S WEEK 7 RANKINGS
CLASS 6A
Team … Record
- Manhattan (1) … 7-0
- Olathe North (2) … 7-0
- Derby (3) … 5-2
- Wichita Northwest (4) … 6-1
- Gardner-Edgerton (5) … 5-2
Others – Blue Valley Northwest 4-3, Garden City 6-1, Junction City 5-2, Olathe South 5-2, Olathe West 5-2, Washburn Rural 5-2, Wichita East 5-2.
CLASS 5A
Team … Record
- Maize (2) … 7-0
- Mill Valley (1) … 6-1
- Hays (3) … 6-1
- Bishop Carroll (4) … 4-2
- De Soto (NR) … 6-1
Others – Goddard 5-2, Great Bend 5-2, Highland Park 5-2, Hutchinson 5-2, Kapaun Mt. Carmel 3-4, Salina Central 5-2, Seaman 4-2, Shawnee Heights 4-3, Valley Center 6-1.
CLASS 4A
Team … Record
- Bishop Miege (1) … 6-1
- St. Thomas Aquinas (2) … 5-2
- Chanute (3) … 7-0
- St. James Academy (4) … 4-3
- Wamego (5) … 7-0
Others – Andover Central 4-3, Atchison 7-0, Basehor-Linwood 6-1, Circle 6-1, Coffeyville 5-2, Eudora 6-1, KC Piper 4-3, Louisburg 6-1, McPherson 6-1.
CLASS 3A
Team … Record
- Andale (1) … 7-0
- Holton (4) … 6-1
- Wichita Collegiate (3) … 6-1
- Hayden (2) … 6-1
- Girard (5) … 7-0
Others – Bishop Ward 5-2, Cheney 5-2, Frontenac 5-2, Galena 5-2, Hesston 5-2, Holcomb 6-1, Hugoton 5-2, Parsons 5-2, Pratt 6-1, Rock Creek 6-1, Scott City 6-1, Wellsville 7-0.
CLASS 2A
Team … Record
- Nemaha Central (1) … 7-0
- Southeast of Saline (2) … 7-0
- Kingman (3) … 7-0
- Ellsworth (4) … 7-0
- Sabetha (5) … 6-1
Others – Atchison County 6-1, Beloit 5-2, Caney Valley 5-2, Chaparral 5-1, Council Grove 6-1, Hoisington 5-2, Humboldt 5-2, Lakin 5-2, Norton 5-2, Osage City 6-1, Silver Lake 5-2.
CLASS 1A
Team … Record
- Centralia (2) … 7-0
- Olpe (3) … 5-2
- Troy (4) … 6-1
- Inman (1) … 6-1
- Wabaunsee (5) … 6-1
Others – Conway Springs 4-3, Hutchinson Trinity 6-1, Jayhawk-Linn 6-1, Marion 5-2, Pittsburg Colgan 6-1, Pleasanton 5-2, Smith Center 5-2, St. Marys 5-2.
EIGHT-PLAYER DIVISION I
Team … Record
- Leoti-Wichita County (1) … 7-0
- Little River (2) … 6-1
- Burlingame (3) … 7-0
- Meade (4) … 6-1
- South Sumner (5) … 7-0
Others – Central-Burden 5-2, Chase County 6-1, Clifton-Clyde 6-1, Ell-Saline 5-2, Hill City 6-1, Hoxie 6-1, Lyndon 5-2, Macksville 7-0, Madison 5-2, Oswego 5-2, West Elk 7-0, Wichita Independent 6-1.
EIGHT-PLAYER DIVISION II
Team … Record
- Axtell (1) … 7-0
- Canton-Galva (2) … 7-0
- Thunder Ridge (3) … 6-1
- Dighton (4) … 7-0
- Victoria (5) … 7-0
Others – Beloit-St. John’s 5-2, Colony-Crest 6-1, Lebo 5-2, Minneola 7-0, Osborne 6-1, Sharon Springs-Wallace County 5-2, South Barber 6-1, Stafford 7-0, Sylvan-Lucas 5-2.
SIX-PLAYER
Team … Record
- Cunningham (1) … 7-0
- Ashland (2) … 6-1
- Waverly (3) … 7-0
- Cheylin (4) … 6-1
- Tescott (5) … 6-1
Others – Burrton 4-3, Deerfield 4-2, Ingalls 4-2, Natoma 4-3, Northern Valley 5-2, Peabody 4-2, Wetmore 5-2.