Larned High School football coach Brady Keith said he has been asked to resign as Indians’ head football coach.
Keith made the announcement in a letter to the “town of Larned.”
“Although I am stepping away, I want to thank everyone who invested in us over the past three years,” Keith said in his letter. “I am proud of the work that we did here, including posting one of the only three winning seasons in the past 25 years, renovating the locker room, winning a four-overtime game and aligning the youth programs with the high school.
“As someone who has cared about Larned football since he was 11 years old, this isn’t an easy thing, but I respect the decision to go another direction. I also want to be clear that I want this program to be successful whether I am the head coach or not.
“I truly love the kids in this town and I ask that the community support the next chapter of the program wholeheartedly, as that is what it always takes to be successful in high school sports. When things are good, stick together. And when things are tough, stick together.”
Larned finished the 2025 season with an 0-9 overall record and an 0-5 record in the Central Kansas League. Larned was outscored 385-74. Prior to joining the CKL, Larned was a member of the Mid-State Activities Association
Keith coached Larned to a 2-7 record in 2024 with victories over Smoky Valley and Southwestern Heights.
The Indians, with Keith as coach, posted a 5-3 record in 2023. Larned defeated Lyons, Smoky Valley, Nickerson, Southwestern Heights and Lakin (46-40 in four overtimes).
With A.B. Stokes as coach, Larned posted a 7-3 records in 2013 and a 6-5 record in 2017.
Larned posted several winning seasons in the 1950s-1970s, according to kansasfootballhostory.com. Larned won-loss records from 1976-1995 were not available on the website.
Larned is 12-1 against Lyons, 3-1 against Haven, 2-1 against Halstead, 7-9 against Nickerson and 0-2 against Buhler.
John Matous coached Larned for three seasons from 1961-63. After a 1-7-1 record in 1961, Larned went 7-2 in 1962 and 8-1 in 1963.
Matous was the Hutchinson Community College head football coach from 1964-1978. The Blue Dragons posted a record of 97-49-6. His 97 wins rank third in HutchCC football history.
Matous died on Nov. 24, 2023, at the age of 91.
