🏈 Sterling, Inman lead area teams in latest Kpreps.com football rankings

Several area teams remain highly ranked in the latest Kpreps.com high school football poll released late Sunday night.

Sterling continues to lead Class 1A after improving to 5-0 with a 42-6 win at Halstead. The Black Bears have won 18 straight games. Inman stayed No. 2 in the class after shutting out Hillsboro 21-0 and improving to 4-1.

Hesston remains third in Class 3A following a 47-0 victory over Smoky Valley. The Swathers are 5-0, with quarterback Jerick Humphreys throwing for 1,098 yards and 17 touchdowns through five games.

Haven also stayed in the top five, holding the fifth spot in Class 2A after a 42-14 win over Marion. McPherson moved into the Class 4A rankings at No. 5 following a 48-7 victory at El Dorado.

Little River remains third in Eight-Player Division II at 5-0, while Hutchinson Central Christian is among the other teams receiving consideration in the classification. Buhler is also receiving consideration in Class 4A.

The complete Kpreps.com rankings heading into Week 6 are below.

Class 6A

1. Mill Valley (5-0)
2. Derby (5-0)
3. Manhattan (3-2)
4. Gardner-Edgerton (4-1)
5. Maize (4-1)

Others considered: Blue Valley Northwest (3-2), Garden City (3-2), Lawrence (4-1), Olathe Northwest (3-2), Olathe West (3-2), Shawnee Mission North (4-1), Shawnee Mission Northwest (3-2), Wichita Northwest (3-2).

Class 5A

1. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (5-0)
2. St. James Academy (4-1)
3. Hays (4-1)
4. Spring Hill (5-0)
5. Bishop Carroll (5-0)

Others considered: Andover (5-0), Basehor-Linwood (3-2), Blue Valley (3-2), Blue Valley North (2-3), De Soto (5-0), Goddard Eisenhower (3-2), KC Washington (4-1), Salina Central (3-2), Salina South (4-1).

Class 4A

1. Bishop Miege (5-0)
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (3-2)
3. Great Bend (5-0)
4. Louisburg (5-0)
5. McPherson (4-1)

Others considered: Buhler (3-2), Eudora (4-1), Fort Scott (4-1), Mulvane (3-2), Paola (3-2), Rock Creek (3-2), Tonganoxie (3-2), Ulysses (4-1), Wamego (3-1), Wellington (4-1).

Class 3A

1. Andale (5-0)
2. Cheney (4-1)
3. Hesston (5-0)
4. Holcomb (4-1)
5. Wellsville (5-0)

Others considered: Chapman (4-1), Frontenac (5-0), Girard (4-1), Hoisington (3-2), Jefferson West (4-1), Santa Fe Trail (4-1).

Class 2A

1. Sabetha (5-0)
2. Silver Lake (5-0)
3. Council Grove (5-0)
4. Garden Plain (4-1)
5. Haven (5-0)

Others considered: Beloit (4-1), Caney Valley (5-0), Chaparral (5-0), Kingman (5-0), Marysville (3-2), Neodesha (4-1), Osage City (4-1), Riley County (4-1), Riverside (4-1), Southeast of Saline (4-1).

Class 1A

1. Sterling (5-0)
2. Inman (4-1)
3. Smith Center (4-1)
4. Rossville (3-2)
5. Thomas More Prep-Marian (5-0)

Others considered: Centralia (3-2), Hillsboro (2-3), Jefferson County North (4-1), McLouth (5-0), Olpe (4-1).

Eight-Player Division I

1. Lincoln (5-0)
2. South Central (3-1)
3. Leoti-Wichita County (5-0)
4. Oswego (5-0)
5. Oberlin-Decatur County (4-1)

Others considered: Cair Paravel (4-1), Central Plains (4-1), Chase County (3-2), Clifton-Clyde (4-1), Ell-Saline (2-3), Hill City (4-1), Kiowa County (3-2), Oxford (4-1), South Sumner County (4-1), WaKeeney-Trego (3-2).

Eight-Player Division II

1. Hanover (5-0)
2. Axtell (5-0)
3. Little River (5-0)
4. Sylvan-Lucas Unified (5-0)
5. Hodgeman County (5-0)

Others considered: Cunningham (5-0), Dighton (4-1), Frankfort (3-2), Hutchinson Central Christian (4-1), Lebo (5-0), Marmaton Valley (4-1), Madison (4-1), Quinter (5-0), Sharon Springs-Wallace County (4-0), Troy (4-1).

Six-Man

1. Weskan (5-0)
2. Tescott (5-0)
3. Ingalls (5-0)
4. South Barber (4-1)
5. Wheatland-Grinnell (4-1)

Others considered: Cheylin (4-1), Golden Plains (4-1), Logan (4-1), Otis-Bison (4-1), Peabody-Burns (4-1).