Kansas High School Football News

Blinn College football coach Brad Franchione is trying to minimize the distractions as the second-ranked Buccaneers prepare to face top-ranked Fort Scott Community College in Sunday's inaugural Citizens Bank Bowl at Pittsburg, Kan.

Class 4A runner-up Hayden and 6A playoff qualifier Topeka High combined to earn seven spots on the 2009 football All-City Top 11.

OLATHE NORTH: CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Since 1996, 46 different Kansas high school football programs have won a total of 98 state championships.

In celebration of Christmas with characters from Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," Zoey Steele, 4 months, of Kansas City, North, met the Grinch on Saturday, November 28, 2009, at the River Market.

Kansas' assistant football coaches hit the recruiting trail on Monday, the first day of the all-important postseason contact period, making visits to players who have already given oral commitments to the Jayhawks.

The most important statistic from Bishop Miege's 28-6 victory over Topeka Hayden in the Class 4A title game may seem ordinary, but it may have essentially changed the whole complexion of the game.

A big day for Hutchinson Saturday as the high school football team attempted to make history.

RAYMOND HILLEGAS / Hays Daily News Smith Center senior Colt Rogers rushes towards the endzone gaining a few yards on the carry before being tackled by Centralia senior Tyler Glatczak during the fourth quarter of Saturday's Kansas Class 2-1A State Football Championship at Lewis Field Stadium in Hays.

Jamie Kostelac caught two passes for touchdowns as Bishop Miege defeated Hayden 28-6 to win the Kansas Class 4A title.

Collegiate football coach Bill Messamore didn't quite know what to do. Messamore stood on the sideline, stunned, while the Spartans celebrated their 37-30 win over Marysville on Saturday at Gowans Stadium for the Class 3A title.

It was just one play, but it may have captured the essence of Hutchinson's sixth straigth state football title perfectly.

The Centralia Panthers made it clear early they were going to be a force to be reckoned with.

Published today at 12:51 p.m. Last updated today at 3:40 p.m. Final At Yager Stadium, Topeka Wichita Heights 0 3 0 0 -- 3 Olathe North 7 7 14 9 -- 37 James Franklin scores on the third play for the 7-0 lead for Olathe North.

Published today at 3:20 a.m. Last updated today at 4:51 a.m. Wichita Collegiate's Bill Messamore never forgot his football coaching roots.

Heights High School football coach Rick Wheeler's team will be playing in the 6A title game on Saturday.

Minutes earlier, Olathe North kicker Jared Morss missed a critical extra point that left the undefeated and top-ranked Eagles staring at a loss against Blue Valley.It was a nearly identical situation to the district opener between the Eagles and Tigers 13 months ago, when Morss missed a 19-yard chip shot in the waning seconds and the Eagles lost by ...

Published Nov. 20 at 5:59 p.m. Check back throughout the night for updated scores and highlights from tonight's action.

For the Blue Valley High School football Tigers, it all came to an end Friday with the teama s 16-14 loss at home to undefeated Olathe North in the sub-state round of the Class 6A state playoffs.

Scores of football players lined up outside one of AMC Studio 30s main auditoriums Monday night and not a single one had paid for a ticket.Olathe South, Olathe East and Olathe Northwest lettermen jackets dotted the line, which wrapped around a corner and down the movie complexs massive hallways several hundred deep.

There were no words that could describe the way Quinter's Matt Bird felt. Known for his offensive prowess as a wide receiver, Bird was asked by the Bulldogs' coaching staff to use his secure hands in a different way.