CIK Football Rankings: Five months

Last Friday’s results gave a couple of new No. 1 teams in 5A and Six-Man. In addition, it will lay the groundwork for this week’s top races, most notably Holy War No. 1 Bishop Carroll and No. 2 Kappa Mt. Between Carmel.

6A

1. Derby (4-0) [Last weeks ranking: 1]

2. Blue Valley Northwest (5-0) [2]

3. The Blue Valley (4-1) [4]

4. Manhattan (5-0) [5]

5. Olathe West (4-1) [7]

6. Olathe North (4-1) [8]

7. Blue Valley North (3-2) [3]

8. Free State of Lawrence (4-1) [NR]

9. Garden City (4-1) [10]

10. Junction City (4-1) [6]

Notes: Blue Valley Northwest beat Blue Valley in week 1. BV beat Blue Valley North last week. Olathe West defeated Olathe North two weeks ago. Manhattan kept Junction City out early in the season. The Free State, 0-6 last season, stands 4-1 after finishing earlier in the 5A No. 1 Mill Valleys 11-match winning streak.

Dropped off: No. 9 Lawrence

5A

1. Bishop Carroll (4-1) [2]

2. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (5-0) [4]

3. Mill Valley (4-1) [1]

4. Spring Hill (5-0) [9]

5. Corn South (5-0) [5]

6. Corn (4-1) [7]

7. Wichita Northwest (3-2) [8]

8. Andover (4-1) [10]

9. St. Thomas Aquinas (2-3) [3]

10. Hays High (4-1) [NR]

Notes: As expected, Carroll and Kapaun both won their game and set up Holy War this week, perhaps the greatest Holy War game of all time. Spring Hill is a victory away from the best season since the mid-90s. Andover has put together another nice defensive season, including Friday’s key win against Wichita Heights.

Dropped off: No. 6 Topeka Sailor

4A

1. Bishop’s Sleep (2-3) [1]

2. Andover City Center (5-0) [2]

3. McPherson (5-0) [3]

4. Basehor-Linwood (5-0) [4]

5. Buhler (4-1) [5]

6. Wamego (4-1) [6]

7. Mulvane (3-2) [7]

8. KC Piper (4-1) [9]

9. Augusta (3-2) [NR]

10.James Academy (1-4) [NR]

Notes: McPherson and Buhler will face off in a big race this week. Mulvane has won three in a row. Wamego has played in three OT games this year.

Dropped off: No. 7 City of Arkansas, No. 10 Chanute

3A

1. Andale (5-0) [1]

2. Wichita Collegiate (5-0) [2]

3. Cheney (5-0) [3]

4. Holton (5-0) [5]

5. Frontenac (4-1) [4]

6. Southeast of Saline (5-0) [7]

7. Riley County (5-0) [9]

8. Concordia (5-0) [8]

9. Girard (5-0) [NR]

10. Pratt (4-1) [6]

Notes: Andale set a school record with victory No. 30 in a row. Cheney got a big win against Pratt behind his excellent passing attack. Southeast Saline is still very dominant. Girard has the best start in over 20 years. Cheney will face Holcomb 4-1 this week.

Dropped off: No. 10 Topeka Hayden

2A

1. Rossville (5-0) [1]

2. Silver Lake (4-1) [2]

3. Osage City (5-0) [3]

4. Chaparral (5-0) [NR]

5. Hoisington (4-1) [7]

6. Wellsville (5-0) [8]

7. Kingman (4-1) [5]

8. Garden Plain (3-2) [6]

9. Thomas More Prep-Marian (4-1) [9]

10. Nemaha Central (3-2) [2]

Notes: Osage City will face Wellsville this week in a probable district championship game. Chaparral, a two-win team last fall, jumped this year and is one of Kansas’s best surprises. Chaparral won the tent victory vs. Garden Plain. The GP will host Kingman this week. The TMP has shut down three direct opponents, the first time the rulers have done so for at least 51 years. 2A West is open and has six plus rivals, including Beloit, who started the year in the top-5.

Dropped off: No. 10 Atchison County

1A

1. Olpe (5-0) [1]

2. Smith Center (5-0) [2]

3. Inman (5-0) [3]

4. Sedgwick (5-0) [4]

5. Centralia (4-1) [5]

6. Conway Springs (4-1) [6]

7. Wabaunsee (4-1) [9]

8. Whitewater-Remington (3-1) [10]

9. Jackson Heights (3-2) [NR]

10. Troy (3-2) [8]

Notes: Wabaunsee is a victory far from its first season since 1997. Wabaunsee, Troy and Jackson Heights have all taken turns winning and losing against each other. The Top-5 still looks very impressive. Inman won Plainville 48-3 and gave his first points all year.

Dropped off: No. 7 in Plainville

Eight men, Division I

1. The Little River (5-0) [3]

2. Madison (5-0) [2]

Canton-Galva (4-1) [1]

4. WaKeeney-Trego (5-0) [4]

5. Leoti-Wichita County (4-1) [5]

6. Clifton-Clyde (3-1) [6]

Closed box car (5-0) [6]

8. Meade (5-0) [9]

9. Hill City (4-1) [10]

10. Chase County (5-0) [8]

Notes: Little River and Canton-Galva flip-flopped-spots. LR won a one-point race against CG last week in a game of more than 1,100 yards. LR also won one point earlier this year against Clifton-Clyde. Wichita County / Meade will play this week, as will Madison / Chase County. In addition, Sedan will face the 5-0 Yates Center. Dropped out: None.

Eight men, Division II

1. Axtell (5-0) [1]

2. Thunder Ridge (5-0) [3]

3. Osborne (4-1) [6]

4. Victoria (4-1) [4]

5. Hannover (3-2) [2]

6. Wheat Grinnell (4-1) [9]

7. Bucklin (5-0) [8]

8. Caldwell (5-0) [7]

9. Frankfort (4-1) [5]

10. Lebo (4-1) [NR]

Notes: Osborne won Hannover and will face Thunder Ridge this week. Axtell has three wins among the top nine in the class.

Dropped off: No. 10 Central Plains

Six men

1. Cunningham (5-0) [3]

2. Natoma (4-0) [2]

3. North Valley (4-1) [4]

4. Ashland (4-1) [1]

5. Weskan (3-2) [5]

Notes: For the third week in a row, 6-Man has a new number one when Cunningham beat Ashland. Natoma arrested the Northern Valley three earlier in the season, and NV defeated Weskan last week.

Dropped off: None.

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