Scott City coach Glenn O'Neil simply sums up the Beavers' successsince 2005.

"We really feel like three out of the last six years, we were probably the second-best in 3A," O'Neil said.

However, Scott City, 49-10 in five seaons under O'Neil, has not reached a sub-state championship or state title game in that span. The Beavers have lost in the second or third round for six straight years, often to the eventual state champion and nearly always by small margins.

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Ben Johnson will be watching Rob Gronkowski and the New England Patriots offense every chance he gets this fall.

Johnson, an All-State tight end for the Basehor-Linwood Bobcats, will soon be running the same offense that has helped the Patriots tight end flourish. Johnson has verbally committed to play for the Kansas Jayhawks, who are coached by former New England offensive coordinator Charlie Weis.

"I watched almost all the Patriots' games," Johnson said. "I like how Gronkowski plays and fits into the offense."

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College football in Kansas is no longer just a blip on the national radar.

Legendary coach Bill Snyder has the Kansas State Wildcats back in the bowl picture. After a pair of subpar seasons under Turner Gill, The University of Kansas hired high-profile coach Charlie Weis to turn the Jayhawks into a winner.

Kansas also boasts the defending NCAA Division II national champion Pittsburg State Gorillas and another team that finished in the top 15 of the final 2011 Division II poll, two teams that finished in the top 10 of the final 2011 NJCAA poll and four teams ranked in the top 25 of the final NAIA poll.

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