Kpreps.com, Kansas Pregame, and Mpix would like to congratulate David Jackson of Sedan, KS for submitting the winning photograph for week 4 of the Mpix Friday Night Photos Contest. Jackson will receive a photo print package courtesy of Mpix along with $50 cash.
Photographers across the state are encouraged to submit their weekly photos through our Mpix Friday Night Photos contest page. Photos should be submitted by Wednesday of the following week. The winning photo will be announced each Friday as part of the Kpreps Fan Feature.
KPOLL RESULTS
Q: Which school will have the most impact on their new classification next year?
The KSHSAA released the new classifications for next season and there are many interesting moves being made. Smith Center (moving from 3A to 2-1A) is out to an early lead with 37% of the vote. Don't count out McPherson (moving from 5A to 4A) and Hutchinson (moving back up to 6A) in this very interesting poll question. We'll leave it up for a few weeks to see if opinions change throughout the season.
Q: Which school had the most impressive win in Week 4?
We've talked a lot about how loaded last week's slate was. Garden Plain knocking off Conway Springs in OT as well as Thunder Ridge's win over Otis-Bison saw strong support in this poll. However, they were no match for the Plainville Cardinals late rally to knock of Smith Center 30-23. The Mid-Continent League game took in 57% of the vote in this question.
Last week we also asked where fans had it right over Kpreps in regards to the rankings and Plainville dominated this response as well. Almost 50% of respondents said that Plainville is on par with Meade and St. Mary's Colgan in Class 2-1A. The Cardinals definitely did a lot to help make the case.
FAN RANKINGS - WEEK 5
CLASS 6A
1. Wichita Heights (4-0, 56%)
2. Olathe North (4-0, 20%)
3. Dodge City (3-1, 9%)
4. Manhattan (4-0, 8%)
5. Olathe South (4-0, 2%)
Noteworthy: Wichita Heights is doing something right. They've jumped 10 points in the Fan Rankings and they leaped over Olathe North in this week's Kpreps rankings as well.
CLASS 5A
1. Blue Valley (4-0, 45%)
2. Hutchinson (3-1, 30%)
3. McPherson (4-0, 12%)
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (3-1, 5%)
5. Salina Central (3-1, 3%)
Noteworthy: Class 5A has suddenly become top heavy with both Blue Valley and Hutchinson gaining 16 and 8 percentage points respectively and accounting for 75% of total votes.
CLASS 4A
1. Ulysses (4-0, 24%)
2. Buhler (4-0, 19%)
3. Holton (4-0, 16%)
4. Topeka Hayden (3-1, 14%)
5. Paola (4-0, 11%)
Noteworthy: The 4A fan rankings continue to be a roller coaster ride. Ulysses is back on top in this week's poll after dropping to the fourth spot last week. The only thing that's consistent here is that the fans do not like Topeka Hayden near as much as Kpreps does.
CLASS 3A
1. Scott City (4-0, 39%)
2. Garden Plain (4-0, 36%)
3. Conway Springs (3-1, 8%)
4. Beloit (3-1, 6%)
5. Silver Lake (3-1, 3%)
5. Wellsville (3-1, 3%)
Noteworthy: Garden Plain was not ranked last week but almost vaulted to #1 after their upset of Conway Springs. The Owls gained more than 30% from their vote total in week 4.
CLASS 2-1A
1. Meade (4-0, 49%)
2. Plainville (4-0, 25%)
3. St. Mary's Colgan (4-0, 14%)
4. Herington (4-0, 4%)
4. LaCrosse (4-0, 4%)
4. Stanton County (4-0, 4%)
Noteworthy: Plainville loses 12% of the vote after their win over Smith Center?
CLASS 8M-I
1. Madison (4-0, 47%)
2. Ness City (4-0, 13%)
3. Lakeside-Downs (4-0, 11%)
4. South Gray (4-0, 7%)
5. Lebo (4-0, 6%)
CLASS 8M-II
1. Thunder Ridge (4-0, 52%)
2. Baileyville B&B (4-0, 34%)
3. Ashland (4-0, 4%)
4. South Haven (4-0, 3%)
4. Dighton (4-0, 3%)
Noteworthy: Baileyville B&B has "quietly" outscored their opponents by an average score of 62-5 but Thunder Ridge has vaulted well ahead of the Falcons with two high-profile wins over Hanover and Otis-Bison.
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