By Blake Chadwick
With Friday Night Lights back again for Kansas, teams across the state squared off with a chance to go 1-0 and start on the right track in the same quest for a state championship.
One of those teams that started on the right foot was Andale, which has won four of the last five Class 3A state championships.
Andale played the El Dorado Wildcats and executed in impressive fashion in about every way possible. The Indians started fast – and finished even better as they went on to win 104-0.
Andale’s Sam Harp scored four touchdowns, including a 36-yard passing touchdown and three rushing TDs.
Seventeen other Andale players had at least one carry and combined for eight touchdowns, and Andale never punted.
Defensively, 18 Andale players had tackles, and they combined for five fumble recoveries.
The Indians play Wellington (1-0) next Friday.
Wellington got a 32-13 victory over Wichita Collegiate.
The Wichita Northwest Grizzlies also started their season on the right foot with a 42-21 win over their rivals from down the road, the Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles.
Hutchinson knocked off defending Class 4A state champion Andover Central 34-0.
Derby gave up a touchdown and two-point conversion to Hays with five seconds remaining, falling 22-21 at home. Derby quarterback Krystian Dorsey had 93 rushing yards with a touchdown, as well as 102 passing yards and two touchdowns.
Three-time defending state champion, the Conway Springs Cardinals, won a close one over Nickerson, 28-20.
Moundridge started its season off with a dominating 52-0 win over Bennington.
Maize South took care of business over Newton 37-0.
The Maize Eagles picked back up where they left off after ending the season on five straight regular-season wins before the playoffs, getting a 55-28 win over Goddard.
Valley Center beat Eisenhower 38-28.
Wichita East beat Heights 23-14 to start their season.
Rose Hill beat Clearwater 23-0.
Scores
Andale 104, El Dorado 0
Argonia-Attica 60, West Elk 12
Arkansas City 7, Winfield 6
Beloit 52, Lyons 8
Beloit St. John’s-Tipton 58, Rock Hills 8
Bluestem 30, Uniontown 24
Buhler 34, Mulvane 27
Canton-Galva 48, Centre 0
Chanute 22, Augusta 6
Chaparral 23, Kingman 7
Circle 55, Coffeyville 8
Clay Center 14, Abilene 7
Conway Springs 28, Nickerson 20
Cunningham 66, South Barber 18
Douglass 18, Remington 0
Ellsworth 49, Salina Sacred Heart 8
Eureka 36, Erie 0
Garden Plain 34, Trinity Academy 15
Goessel 50, Wakefield 30
Great Bend 42, McPherson 7
Hanover 32, Ell-Saline 8
Haven 26, Hillsboro 12
Hays 22, Derby 21
Hesston 27, Halstead 7
Hoisington 34, Pratt 8
Holcomb 15, Cheney 13
Hutchinson 34, Andover Central 0
Hutchinson Central Christian 62, Sunrise 14
Inman 24, Hutchinson Trinity 6
Junction City 41, Campus 3
Kapaun 27, Andover 14
Liberal 64, Wichita North 6
Little River 50, Chase County 0
Madison 51, Lebo 20
Maize 55, Goddard 28
Maize South 37, Newton 0
Marion 62, Herington 14
Medicine Lodge 36, Belle Plaine 14
Moundridge 52, Bennington 0
Rose Hill 23, Clearwater 0
Salina Central 31, Salina South 21
Smith Center 16, Chapman 6
Smoky Valley 8, Larned 6
Southeast-Saline 60, Minneapolis 21
Sterling 47, Sedgwick 6
Tescott 39, Peabody-Burns 8
Valley Center 38, Eisenhower 28
Waverly 90, Life Prep 44
Wellington 32, Wichita Collegiate 13
Wichita East 23, Wichita Heights 14
Wichita Northwest 42, Bishop Carroll 21
Wichita Southeast 22, Wichita South 20
Thursday’s game
Topeka 40, Wichita West 14
