Several area teams are ranked by the Kansas Football Coaches Association in their poll released on Wednesday (Week 7).
In Class 1A, Sterling is ranked first and Inman is ranked second. Smith Center is third, followed by Rossville and Thomas More Prep-Marian.
Sterling plays at Syracuse Friday night. Kickoff is 6 p.m. Central time/5 p.m. Mountain time. Inman hosts Council Grove on Friday.
In Class 2A, Haven is ranked fourth and Garden Plain fifth. Silver Lake is ranked first, followed by Sabetha and Council Grove.
Garden Plain plays at Haven Friday night.
In Class 3A, Andale is first and Hesston is second. Holcomb is ranked third, followed by Jefferson County West and Wellsville.
Andale plays at Clearwater Friday night and Hesston plays at Marion.
In Class 4A, Great Bend is third and McPherson is fifth. Shawnee Mission Bishop Miege is first, followed by Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas. Eudora is ranked fourth.
Great Bend hosts Hays High in a Western Athletic Conference rivalry game on Friday night. McPherson hosts Tonganoxie on senior night.
In Class 5A, Wichita Kapaun-Mount Carmel is first, Hays High third and Wichita Bishop Carroll fifth. Lenexa-St. James Academy is second and Spring Hill fourth.
Kapaun plays at Liberal Friday night and Carroll plays at Wichita East.
In Class 6A, Derby is ranked second and Maize fifth. Mill Valley is ranked first, Manhattan third and Gardner-Edgerton fourth.
Derby hosts Goddard on Friday night and Maize plays at Valley Center.
