Kpreps – Rankings

The high school football playoffs got underway Friday night and with that the newest set of high school football rankings have been released with six area teams named.

In Class 3A it continues to be Sabetha in the top five, as the Bluejays are No. 2 on kpreps.com.

Sabetha continued their state title defense with a solid opening round win, getting by Jeff West 32-7 despite holding just an 18-7 lead at halftime.

The 1A rankings continue to house two teams, as Centralia is No. 4 and Jackson Heights five in the kpreps rankings.

The Panthers won their seventh straight last week taking down Jeff County North 36-14 in a game where Centralia led 36-0 at halftime. As to the Cobras the snuck by Northern Heights 36-28, scoring 20 points in the second half after trailing 20-16 at halftime.

In 8-man DI Clifton-Clyde continues to hold serve in the top of the top five, as the Eagles check in at No. 2 according to kpreps. Clifton-Clyde continued their dominance Friday night with a 60-14 beat down of Trego WaKeeney, jumping out to a 24-0 lead eight minutes in.

The 8-man DII rankings remained the same, as kpreps continues to have Axtell up to No. 2 right behind Hanover. The Eagles continued to put up points in bunches last week, moving to 8-1 with a 58-12 dominant win over Pike Valley.

Hanover meanwhile continued their dominant run as the No. 1 team in the state with a 54-0 shutout of Southern Cloud, as the Wildcats picked up their 34th consecutive victory jumping out to a 32-0 lead after the first quarter.