Hays Post Sports
Kpreps has released the latest high school football rankings heading into week eight games.
Hays High dropped two spots following their home loss to Great Bend and are now ranked fifth in Class 5A. The Panthers remained second.
Smith Center held on to the No. 5 spot in Class 1A.
Trego stayed second in 8-Man Division 1 but Victoria dropped a spot to No. 3 in 8-Man Division 2 where Hanover is the new No. 1 following their win over Axtell who drops to second. The Knights host Hodgeman County Friday who is ranked fourth.
TMP-Marian and Plainville continue to be in the others considered category in Class 1A. The Cardinals host the Monarchs Friday. Hill City is in the same category in 8-Man I.
Class 6A
1. Maize, 7-0 (1)
2. Wichita NW, 6-1 (2)
3. Junction City, 5-2 (3)
4. Olathe West, 6-1 (4)
5. Derby, 5-2 (NR)
Others Considered: Gardner-Edgerton (5-2), Lawrence Free State (5-2), Manhattan (5-2), Olathe Northwest (5-2), Olathe North (4-3), Shawnee Mission East (5-2), Shawnee Mission Northwest (4-3), Washburn Rural (5-2), Wichita Southeast (5-2)
Class 5A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas, 6-1 (1)
2. Great Bend, 7-0 (2)
3. St. James Academy, 6-1 (4)
4. Mill Valley, 5-2 (5)
5. Hays High, 5-2 (3)
Others Considered: Andover (5-2), Basehor-Linwood (7-0), Blue Valley (4-3), De Soto (5-2), Goddard (5-2), Hutchinson (5-2), KC Washington (7-0), Leavenworth (6-1), Salina Central (6-1), Spring Hill (6-1)
Class 4A
1. Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 6-1 (1)
2. Eudora, 6-1 (2)
3. Bishop Miege, 2-5 (3)
4. Mulvane, 6-1 (5)
5. Wamego, 5-2 (NR)
Others Considered: Abilene (5-2), Andover Central (4-3), Buhler (5-2), Labette County (5-2), McPherson (4-3), Ottawa (4-3), Rose Hill (4-3), Tonganoxie (4-3), Wellington (5-2)
Class 3A
1. Andale, 7-0 (1)
2. Topeka Hayden, 7-0 (2)
3. Holcomb, 7-0 (3)
4. Rock Creek, 7-0 (4)
5. Santa Fe Trail, 7-0 (NR)
Others Considered: Cheney (5-2), Clay Center (4-3), Frontenac (6-1), Hesston (5-2), Hugoton (6-1), Jefferson West (6-1), Prairie View (6-1), Pratt (6-1), Scott City (4-2)
Class 2A
1. Southeast of Saline, 7-0 (1)
2. Nemaha Central, 7-0 (2)
3. Hoisington, 6-0 (4)
4. Osage City, 6-1 (3)
5. Garden Plain, 6-1 (5)
Others Considered: Beloit (4-3), Caney Valley (6-1), Council Grove (6-1), Ellsworth (5-2), Haven (5-2), Hillsboro (4-3), Phillipsburg (4-3), Russell (6-1), Sabetha (6-1), Silver Lake (5-2)
Class 1A
1. Jackson Heights, 7-0 (1)
2. Sterling, 7-0 (2)
3. Rossville, 6-1 (3)
4. St. Mary's Colgan, 7-0 (4)
5. Smith Center, 7-0 (5)
Others Considered: Centralia (6-1), Hutch Trinity (6-1), Inman (6-1), Jefferson Co. North (7-0), Marion (5-2), Moundridge (6-1), Olpe (5-2), Plainville (3-3), Republic County (6-1), Riverside (6-1), Sacred Heart (5-2), Thomas More Prep (4-2)
8-Man Division I
1. South Central, 6-0 (1)
2. WaKeeney-Trego, 7-0 (2)
3. Ell-Saline, 6-1 (5)
4. Lyndon, 6-0 (4)
5. Lincoln, 7-0 (NR)
Others Considered: Cedar Vale-Dexter (6-1), Central Plains (5-2), Hill City (6-1), Kinsley (5-1), Leoti-Wichita Co. (5-2), Little River (5-1), Madison (6-1), Meade (5-2), Oberlin-Decatur Co. (6-1), Oswego (5-2), Oxford (6-0), Sylvan-Lucas Unified (6-1)
8-Man Division II
1. Hanover, 7-0 (3)
2. Axtell, 6-1 (1)
3. Victoria, 6-0 (2)
4. Hodgeman County, 7-0 (4)
5. Hutchinson-Central Christian, 7-0 (5)
Others Considered: Burlingame (5-2), Frankfort (4-3), Linn (5-2), Marmaton Valley (6-1), Rural Vista (6-1), Sharon Springs-Wallace Co. (7-0)
6-Man
1. Weskan, 6-1 (1)
2. Cunningham, 6-1 (2)
3. South Barber, 6-1 (3)
4. Ingalls, 6-1 (4)
5. Tescott, 6-1 (5)
Others Considered: Marais des Cygnes Valley (4-2), Pawnee Heights (4-3), Peabody-Burns (5-2)