Kapaun Mt. Carmel remained unbeaten with a 14-6 victory over rival Bishop Carroll. The Crusaders used a strong defensive effort in winning their fourth concecutive Holy War. Quarterback Cole Rapp hit tight-end Liam Toubassi on a 28-yard touchdown pass in the opening quarter to put Kapaun up 7-0. That score remained until the third quarter when Rapp hit Axel Pondei on a 52-yard touchdown pass for a 14-0 lead. Carroll scored on a short touchdown run mid-way through the fourth quarter, but could get no closer. Kapaun's defense forced three Carroll turnovers and thwarted each Eagle scoring drive to win the Greater Wichita Athletic League title.
Next: at Liberal (3-3)
Hays High scored three early touchdowns to take a commanding 21-0 lead en route to a 35-0 shutout of Dodge City. The indians got on the board early with an Archer Amrein touchdown run followed by a pair of touchdown passes from Joey Dintino to Riley Windholz and Jaxon Prediger. Dintino connected with Windholz again before halftime for a 28-0 lead. Amrein added a second rushing score in the second half for the Indians.
Next: at 4A No. 3 Great Bend (6-0)
St. James Academy fell 49-28 at home to Class 4A No. 1 Bishop Miege. The Thunder were even with the Stags after the first quarter, but Miege scored 17 points in the second quarter to take a 31-14 lead. Quarterback John Hornback led the Thunder offense in accounting for four total touchdowns. Hornback passed for 268 yards and three scores and added 57 yards on the ground with a touchdown. Matt Wurtenberger had a big night in hauling in six catches for 177 yards and two scores. Will Buser also caught a touchdown pass. St. James has a challenging game again this week with a trip to Blue Valley Northwest.
Next: at Blue Valley Northwest (4-2)
Spring Hill built a 50-0 halftime lead in rolling past Topeka West, 57-0. Maysen Dodson rushed ten times for 140 yards and three scores to lead the Bronco offense. Blace Rodina added 72 yards passing with a touchdown going to Cameron Wells. Wells also returned a kickoff for a score. Blake Caldwell added a rushing TD for Spring Hill. The Spring Hill defense forced five turnovers and blocked a punt. The defense scored twice with Brayden Bell returning a fumble for a score and Easton Bowers getting a pick-six.
Next: vs. Topeka Seaman (4-2)
Bishop Carroll battled against top-ranked Kapaun Mt. Carmel but fell short, 14-6. The Eagles proved they could play with the 5A favorites and had opportunities much of the night. Kapaun took a 7-0 lead on a 28-yard TD pass from Cole Rapp to Liam Toubassi in the first quarter. That score stood up until Rapp added a 52-yard scoring pass to Axel Pondei in the third quarter. Carroll committed three turnovers and could not crack the Kapaun defense until the fourth quarter when Jonah Mull hit Blake Murphy on a long pass that gave the Eagles first-and-goal at the KMC 2-yard line. Mull scored a play later to pull within 14-6. Carroll got the ball back with a little more than three minutes left but threw an interception.
Next: at Wichita East (3-3)Others Considered: Andover (6-0), Basehor-Linwood (4-2), Blue Valley (4-2), Blue Valley North (3-3), De Soto (6-0), Goddard Eisenhower (4-2), KC Washington (4-2), Salina Central (4-2), Salina South (5-1)
Last updated: October 11, 2026 - 11:14 pm
