Friday’s high school football semifinals (Nov. 21)

By Blake Chadwick In a big-time battle of undefeated teams in Class 3A, Andale did what it does best – win easily. Andale beat Rock Creek 41-7 to advance to yet another state championship game.  Andale was led by Sam Harp with 124 rushing yards and four touchdowns.  In the Class 5A quarterfinals, the Salina […]

Friday’s high school football playoffs (Nov. 14)

By Joanna Chadwick So many questions were raised about Derby after the 24-20 loss to Bishop Carroll on Oct. 24. The loss dropped Derby to 5-3. But the last time Derby lost three games, the Panthers went to the semifinals in 2011. Tonight they secured that same spot in the playoffs with a 63-21 win […]

Maize football more than one player

By Joanna Chadwick Of course the focus from high school football fans has been on Maize senior quarterback Brayden Myovela. He’s an incredible story. An outstanding basketball player, Myovela didn’t start at quarterback until Game 5 as a junior. When Maize was 0-4. The Eagles went on a five-game winning streak before losing in regionals […]

Derby football peaking at the right time

By Joanna Chadwick The way Derby football coach Brandon Clark sees it, adversity can go one of two ways — tear a team apart or make that team better. “Our kids used it as an opportunity to make them better,” he said. “I’m really proud of the kids of how they handled the adversity, and […]

Tonight’s high school football playoff scores (Nov. 7)

By Blake Chadwick Maize continued its unbeaten season with a 58-34 win over Wichita East.  Senior quarterback Brayden Myovela led the way with five rushing touchdowns to add to his stellar season for the Eagles.  Wichita Northwest moved to 9-1 after a win over Washburn Rural 52-28.  Kapaun dominated in a 62-0 win, knocking off […]

Friday’s high school football scores

By Joanna Chadwick After falling to 4-4 by losing to in-town rival Andover in Week 8, defending Class 4A champion Andover Central opened the playoffs with a 35-7 win over Abilene. Maize’s record remains unblemished with a 76-0 win over Wichita North. Kapaun beat El Dorado 63-0 and is 8-1 on the season. Wichita Northwest […]

Thursday’s high school football games (Oct. 30)

By Joanna Chadwick Andale scored 53 first-half points en route to the 69-0 win over Chapman. Sam Harp had five carries for 71 yards and a touchdown, and also completed 2 of 3 passes for 83 yards and two touchdowns. Bishop Carroll won its third straight game, opening the playoffs with a 14-0 win over […]

Friday’s high school football scores, stats and recaps (Oct. 24)

By Blake Chadwick The Maize Eagles finished the regular season with an undefeated 8-0 record as they beat Salina South 50-0 and clinched the AVCTL I league championship.  The Eagles are currently on a 13-game regular season game win streak as they are one of the hottest teams in the state, led by quarterback Brayden […]