
Friday’s high school football scores, stats and recaps (Sept. 12)
By Blake Chadwick In Week 2, the City League saw two of its top teams go head-to-head in a great game between Wichita Northwest and

Valley Center’s Roman Gage – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Shari Lewis Shelter Insurance
Looking to have a successful senior year, Valley Center’s Roman Gage has been grinding this offseason to improve and make his town proud. Gage plays

Maize’s Landon Johnson – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Angela Brunk As a senior at Maize High School, Landon Johnson is stepping onto the soccer field with high hopes for both personal growth

Wichita North’s Jairo Manudjano-Lopez – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Photo by Javier Jimenez By Angela Brunk As a senior at Wichita North High School, Jairo Mandujano-Lopez is stepping into his final soccer season with

Maize South’s Brynn Sutton – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Photo by Jennifer Reed By Angela Brunk As a senior outside hitter at Maize South High School, Brynn Sutton is embracing her final volleyball season

Eisenhower’s Jayden Eckerman – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Angela Brunk Jayden Eckerman, a senior at Eisenhower High School in Goddard, is entering his final soccer season with a decade-plus of experience and

Haven’s Grant Patry – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Wheat State Auto Sales
By Cooper Chadwick After finishing last year 8-2 and losing to Hoisington, senior Grant Patry and the rest of the Haven Wildcats are bringing a

Garden Plain’s Emrick Hays – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Garden Plain Booster Club
By Cooper Chadwick As one of the very few returning two-way starters for Garden Plain, senior Emrick Hays is ready to get back on the

Newton’s Jonathan Hill – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Dustin Remme State Farm
By Matt Browning The Newton football team struggled to a two-win season in 2024, so Jonathan Hill and his fellow Railers made it a priority

Eisenhower’s Brayden Pappas – Running Back Poll Winner – Presented by WSU Tech
By Matt Browning It’s difficult to imagine Eisenhower running back Brayden Pappas being much better than he was last season when he rushed for 1,215

Circle’s Franklin Ekue – Specialist Poll Winner – Presented by Salina Tech
For the longest time in Circle High School’s senior leader Franklin Ekue’s life he was a dedicated soccer player. That all changed in seventh grade

Clearwater’s Garrison Wells – Running Back Poll Winner – Presented by WSU Tech
By Matt Browning With many younger players joining the roster, Clearwater running back Garrison Wells is looking forward to seeing how they blend with the