The Kansas Helmet Project is helping to fill the "no sports" void by conducting a contest to determine the best football helmet design in Kansas! 

Vote to help your school advance in the Best Helmet in Kansas Bracket presented by the Kansas Helmet Project!

REGIONAL 1 - VOTE HERE

No. 1  - Lawrence Chesty Lions -- 43.3% (3,463)
No. 16 - Atchison County Tigers -- 56.7% (4,534)

No. 8 - Towanda-Circle Thunderbirds -- 38.2% (1,349)
No. 9 - Columbus Titans -- 61.8% (2,180)

No. 5 - Haysville Campus Colts -- 53.2% (1,941)
No. 12 - Cheney Cardinals -- 46.8% (1,707)

No. 4 - Spring Hill Broncos -- 40.6% (1,980)
No. 13 - Louisburg Wildcats -- 59.4% (2,901)

No. 6 - Labette County Grizzlies -- 54.9% (2,359)
No. 11 - Andover Central Jaguars -- 45.1% (1,935)

No. 3 - Blue Valley Northwest Huskies -- 57.6% (2,002)
No. 14 - Olathe North Eagles -- 42.4% (1,472)

No. 7 - Chapman Irish -- 47.1% (1,683)
No. 10 - St. James Academy Thunder -- 52.9% (1,894)

No. 2 - Basehor-Linwood Bobcats -- 64.7% (1,869)
No. 15 - Topeka Seaman Vikings -- 35.3% (1,021)

REGIONAL 2 - VOTE HERE

No. 1  - Lyons Lions -- 65.9% (1,908)
No. 16 - Sublette Larks -- 34.1% (987)

No. 8 - Hays Indians -- 53.7% (4,119)
No. 9 - Erie Red Devils -- 46.3% (3,557)

No. 5 - Fredonia Yellow Jackets -- 43.5% (1,821)
No. 12 - Concordia Panthers -- 56.5% (2,362)

No. 4 - Belle Plaine Dragons -- 61.5% (1,741)
No. 13 - Olathe East Hawks -- 38.5% (1,091)

No. 6 - Wellsville Eagles -- 53.3% (4,038)
No. 11 - Clifton-Clyde Eagles -- 46.7% (3,532)

No. 3 - Garden City Buffaloes -- 60.5% (1,892)
No. 14 - Olathe Northwest Ravens -- 39.5% (1,236)

No. 7 - Southeast-Cherokee Lancers -- 46.8% (1,557)
No. 10 - Sterling Black Bears -- 53.2% (1,772)

No. 2 - Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers -- 28.3% (2,414)
No. 15 - Hartford Jaguars -- 71.7% (6,106)

 

REGIONAL 3 - VOTE HERE

No. 1  - Hesston Swathers -- 54% (5,570)
No. 16 - St. Mary's Colgan Panthers -- 46% (4,740)

No. 8 - Lansing Lions -- 52% (1,437)
No. 9 - Inman Teutons -- 48% (1,325)

No. 5 - Holcomb Longhorns -- 52.7% (1,839)
No. 12 - Herington Railers -- 47.3% (1,648)

No. 4 - Beloit Trojans -- 72.7% (2,023)
No. 13 - Sedgwick Cardinals -- 27.3% (760)

No. 6 - Arkansas City Bulldogs -- 49.8% (1,533)
No. 11 - Goddard-Eisenhower Tigers -- 50.2% (1,546)

No. 3 - Prairie View Buffaloes -- 51.6% (1,492)
No. 14 - KC Sumner Academy Sabres -- 48.4% (1,399)

No. 7 - Eureka Tornadoes -- 39% (1,711)
No. 10 - Uniontown Eagles -- 61% (2,674)

No. 2 - KC Piper Pirates -- 36.6% (1,531)
No. 15 - Central Heights Vikings -- 63.4% (2,653)

 

REGIONAL 4 - VOTE HERE

No. 1  - Maize South Mavericks -- 36.9% (2,201)
No. 16 - Humboldt Cubs -- 63.1% (3,764)

No. 8 - Lyndon Tigers -- 46.3% (1,387)
No. 9 - Topeka High Trojans -- 53.7% (1,610)

No. 5 - Hutchinson Salthawks -- 50.6% (2,523)
No. 12 - Leavenworth Pioneers -- 49.4% (2,463)

No. 4 - Great Bend Panthers -- 54.7% (2,073)
No. 13 - Thunder Ridge Longhorns -- 45.3% (1,714)

No. 6 - Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves -- 48.5% (1,330)
No. 11 - Ell-Saline Cardinals -- 51.5% (1,411)

No. 3 - Pratt Greenbacks -- 56.4% (6,498)
No. 14 - Valley Heights Mustangs -- 43.6% (5,018)

No. 7 - Lawrence Free State Firebirds -- 61.8% (1,646)
No. 10 - Bishop Carroll Eagles -- 38.2% (1,018)

No. 2 - Emporia Spartans -- 67.5% (2,083)
No. 15 - Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds -- 32.5% (1,001)

 

ABOUT THE CONTEST

The Selection Committee chose 15 schools each from the following groups:

• Group 1 - 8-Man, Class 1A, Class 2A
• Group 2 - Class 3A, Class 4A
• Group 3 - Class 5A, Class 6A

Total votes then decided the seeding. In the end, there was a tie between 23 schools for the final four spots in the bracket. Those were placed in a "play-in" vote which decided the final four helmets. 

Most seeds were randomly assigned and the region in which each school was placed in was also selected at random.

The seeds are as follows:

• No. 1 Seeds: Lawrence, Maize South, Hesston, Lyons
• No. 2 Seeds: KC Piper, Basehor-Linwood, Gardner-Edgerton, Emporia
• No. 3 Seeds: Garden City, Blue Valley Northwest, Pratt, Prairie View
• No. 4 Seeds: Spring Hill, Belle Plaine, Beloit, Great Bend
• No. 5 Seeds: Haysville-Campus, Fredonia, Holcomb, Hutchinson
• No. 6 Seeds: Labette County, Wellsville, Ark City, Blue Valley Southwest
• No. 7 Seeds: Chapman, Southeast-Cherokee, Eureka, Lawrence Free State
• No. 8 Seeds: Towanda-Circle, Hays, Lansing, Lyndon
• No. 9 Seeds: Columbus, Erie, Inman, Topeka High
• No. 10 Seeds: St. James Academy, Sterling, Uniontown, Bishop Carroll
• No. 11 Seeds: Andover Central, Clifton-Clyde, Eisenhower, Ell-Saline
• No. 12 Seeds: Cheney, Concordia, Herington, Leavenworth
• No. 13 Seeds: Louisburg, Olathe East, Sedgwick, Thunder Ridge
• No. 14 Seeds: Olathe North, Olathe Northwest, KC Sumner Academy, Valley Heights
• No. 15 Seeds: Topeka Seaman, Central Heights, Hartford, Shawnee Heights
• No. 16 Seeds: Humboldt, St. Mary's Colgan, Sublette, Atchison County

 

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