Kansas high school football preview: Player rankings, predictions for CPL, CKL, HOA teams
The Kansas high school football season begins this week and The Eagle has gathered names of 50 top players returning this season for local teams in the Central Plains, Central Kansas and Heart of America League.
Below are also predictions for how teams will finish in CPL, CKL and HOA play.
50 top Wichita-area high school football players in CPL, CKL or HOA
Eric Armour, Hutchinson Trinity senior quarterback
Jesse Ballard, Inman senior offensive lineman
Brody Bell, Kingman junior defensive lineman
Nathan Berntsen, Conway Springs senior defensive lineman
Dawson Boldt, Hillsboro senior quarterback
Josh Burdick, Cheney junior quarterback
Levi Christy, Belle Plaine senior running back
Donald Collier, Trinity Academy senior wide receiver
Braxton Creed, Halstead junior defensive back
Corey Crumrine, Sedgwick junior quarterback
Tristen Davidson, Kingman senior defensive lineman
Jaiden Diasio, Sterling senior defensive back
Seth Dugan, Garden Plain junior defensive back
Owen Farmer, Halstead senior running back
Zane Farney, Sterling sophomore running back
Jackson Fry, Hesston senior wide receiver
Carson Gray, Sterling senior offensive lineman
Carter Helm, Kingman senior defensive back
Conner Herman, Halstead junior offensive lineman
Cade Howell, Conway Springs junior linebacker
Kaeden Kasselman, Garden Plain junior offensive lineman
Kole Klaassen, Remington junior running back
Brayden Kunz, Conway Springs senior running back
Dallas Lagree, Sedgwick junior wide receiver
Jack Lanning, Marion senior quarterback
Van Loop, Haven junior running back
Zachary Martisko, Inman senior linebacker
Kason Messenger, Cheney senior defensive lineman
Dawson McConnell, Inman senior defensive lineman
Colter McDaniel, Cheney senior defensive back
Jeff Nold, Sedgwick senior wide receiver
Brian Nguyen, Marion junior offensive lineman
Aedan O’Halloran, Hesston senior offensive lineman
Blake Pauly, Conway Springs senior defensive lineman
Trey Pennington, Haven senior linebacker
Tyce Pfaff, Chaparral senior WR/DB defensive back
Jace Pichler, Douglass junior linebacker
Gabe Riffel, Sterling senior defensive lineman
Jackson Scarlett, Sedgwick senior defensive back
Trevor Schafers, Marion senior running back
Kellen Schrag, Inman senior linebacker
Collin Schreiner, Kingman junior linebacker
Aden Stuhlsatz, Garden Plain senior linebacker
Isaiah Suter-Tan, Hutchinson Trinity senior linebacker
Samuel Suter-Tan, Hutchinson Trinity senior defensive lineman
Jack Voth, Cheney senior wide receiver
Talon Welch, Inman senior running back
Koen Werner, Sedgwick senior linebacker
Gunner Williams, Cheney senior offensive lineman
Harvey Zimmerman, Trinity Academy senior quarterback
Wichita-area high school football predictions
Central Plains League
1. Cheney
2. Conway Springs
3. Kingman
4. Chaparral
5. Trinity Academy
6. Garden Plain
7. Medicine Lodge
8. Douglass
9. Belle Plaine
Central Kansas League
1. Hoisington
2. Hesston
3. Pratt
4. Haven
5. Hillsboro
6. Halstead
7. Larned
8. Smoky Valley
9. Nickerson
10. Lyons
Heart of America
1. Inman
2. Sedgwick
3. Hutchinson Trinity
4. Marion
5. Sterling
6. Remington
