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6A
No big shake up of the Class 6A girls rankings this week. All five teams in the top five remained exactly the same, except for Olathe South (2) and Maize (3) switching spots. Garden City makes its debut in the top 10 this week at the eight spot.
5A
Top five this week remains exactly the same in 5A girls. Kapaun (9-0) remains at the top spot and is coming off a solid victory over Wichita Heights on Friday. They are paced by junior Sam Bachrodt and senior Notre Dame volleyball signee Sydney Kuhn who combine for 35 points per contest. Andover (9) and Newton (10) are two new teams to this week’s top 10.
4A-I
A little bit of movement in this week’s top 10 of 4A-I, but the defending 4A champion Red Raiders of Wamego remain at the top spot. The all-state Page sisters have led Wamego all season, but it was younger sister, Lanie, who put up 40 points on Friday. Older sister, Kaylee, has signed to play at Nebraska next season. Coffeyville-Field Kindley (9) cracks the top 10 this week after beating a ranked opponent in Independence (10) by 13 on Friday. Devin Cosper of Coffeyville-Field Kindley is averaging 26.3 points per game on the season.
4A-II
The top three remain exactly the same in this week’s 4A-II girls with Santa Fe Trail (1), Hugoton (2), and Burlington (3) hanging on to their spots. Clearwater (5) breaks the top five this week behind the play of Bryna Vogel (22.0 PPG, 13.6 RPG). Vogel, who scores 60 percent of her team’s points, is one of the top multi-sport athletes in Kansas and will play volleyball at Kansas State University next season. No new teams made this week’s Top 10.
3A
3A girls top three remain the same with Hesston (1), Riley County (2), and Holcomb (3) remaining atop of this classification. Hesston, who is 9-0, is beating opponents by an average of 29.6 points per game on the season. The Swathers have kept opponents under 25 points in five of their games this season. Cimmaron (5) cracks the top five and moves up one spot from last week. Marysville (10) is the only new team this week to break into the top 10.
2A
For this first time all season Jeff County North goes to the top spot in Class 2A. The Chargers have been blowing people away all season, winning by an average margin of 35.1 points per game. JC North’s closest contest was a 14 point win against 4A-I Baldwin to start the season. Hillsboro went from the top spot to the six spot this week after their loss to Sterling on Tuesday. Sterling (9-0) moved up a spot this week to number three and feature three players who average at least 10 points per game.
1A-I
A little bit of movement in this week’s top five of 1A-I, with MDCV cracking the top five. Defending state champion, Hoxie, remains at the top spot in this division and are dominating opponents by winning with an average margin of 34.8 points per contest.
1A-II
Baileyville B&B remains at the top spot of 1A-II this week and is coming off a big win on Thursday over 1A-I #2 Valley Heights (33-32). The Falcons, who won the 1A-II volleyball title this fall, are playing in their last season ever, as the school will close to consolidate with Nemaha Valley next season to form the new Nemaha Central. Golden Plains (5) is the only new team to crack this week’s top five.
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