Kpreps 2023 playoff coverage
The state championship games are set!
We will rank only the top two remaining teams heading into this week’s state title games! Our final Kpreps Top 5 Rankings will be released after the season is complete.
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Class 6A
Welch Stadium – Emporia State University
No. 1 Gardner-Edgerton (11-1) vs. No. 2 Derby (11-1)
State title game history:
Gardner-Edgerton – 3rd appearance (second straight) | seeking first state title, runner-up (’09, ’22)
Derby – 14th appearance | 7 state titles (’94, ’13, ’15, ’16, ’18, ’19, ‘20), runner-up (‘75, ‘93, ‘95, ‘02, ’17, ’21)
Class 5A
Carnie Smith Stadium – Pittsburg State University
No. 1 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (11-1) vs. No. 2 Mill Valley (10-2)
State title game history:
Kapaun Mt. Carmel – 14th appearance | 9 state titles (’70, ’72, ’74, ’75, ’76, ’77, ’81, ’82, ’87), runner-up (’71, ’83, ’84, ’85)
Mill Valley – 7th appearance (5th consecutive) | 6 state titles (‘15, ‘16, ‘19, ’20, ’21, ‘22)
Kpreps – Class 5A Rankings
Class 4A
Hummer Park – Topeka
No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas (9-3) vs. No. 2 Andover Central (9-3)
State title game history:
Aquinas – 6th appearance | 1 state title (‘18), runner-up (‘85, ‘08, ’14, ‘17)
Andover Central – 4th appearance | runner-up (’15, ’19, ‘21)
Class 3A
Gowans Stadium – Hutchinson Community College
No. 1 Cheney (12-0) vs. No. 2 Topeka Hayden (12-0)
State title game history:
Cheney – 1st ever appearance
Topeka Hayden – 8th appearance | 3 state titles (’98, ’04, ‘08), runner-up (’03, ’09, ’14, ’16)
Class 2A
Salina USD 305 District Stadium
No. 1 Nemaha Central (12-0) vs. No. 2 Hoisington (12-0)
State title game history:
Nemaha Central – 3rd appearance | state title (2019, 2022)
Hoisington – 2nd appearance | runner-up (2020)
Class 1A
Lewis Field – Fort Hays State University
No. 1 Conway Springs (10-2) vs. No. 2 Jefferson Co. North (11-1)
State title game history:
Conway Springs – 10th appearance | 7 state titles (’98, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’08, 11), runner-up (’69, ’10)
Jeff Co. North – 1st ever appearance
Class 8M-I
Fischer Field – Newton
No. 1 Leoti-Wichita County (12-0) vs. No. 2 Lyndon (12-0)
State title game history:
Leoti-Wichita County – 3rd appearance | 1 state title (2022), runner-up (2020)
Lyndon – 1st ever appearance
Kpreps – Class 8M-I Rankings
Class 8M-II
Fischer Field – Newton
No. 1 Axtell (12-0) vs. No. 2 South Central (9-3)
State title game history:
Axtell – 6th appearance | 3 state titles (’93, ’21, ‘22), runner-up (’85, ’19)
South Central – 1st ever appearance*
*South Central - consolidation of Coldwater & Protection. Coldwater (titles ’85, ’94, 95) Protection (titles ’78, ’83, runner-up ’72)
Kpreps – Class 8M-II Rankings
Class 6-Man
Dodge City High School
No. 1 Cheylin (11-0) vs. No. 2 Cunningham (10-1)
State title game history:
Cheylin – 4th appearance | state title (’20), runner-up (’17, ‘19)
Cunningham – 4th appearance | state title (’22), runner-up (’75, ‘21)
Kpreps – Class 6-Man Rankings
Visit the Rankings page each week to view a complete list of the top five teams in each classification and how they performed last week.
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