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Prep Power Index now updated with quarterfinal results

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The Prep Power Index is now updated with quarterfinal playoff results.

Find the rankings at this link (www.kansaspregame.com/content/prep-power-index) or choose a specific classification from the Prep Power Index drop down from the primary navigation bar below the website header.

The PPI ranks teams according to their PPI rating calculated using a number of factors. The PPI also includes the overall points for (PF) and points allowed (PA) and the strength of schedule rating and schedule rank.

SPFBA athletes enjoy standout seasons

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(L-R): Salina Central quarterback Parker Kavanagh, Salina South defensive lineman Kayson Dietz and Concordia running back/linebacker Keyan Miller are just a few of the Sharp Performance Football Academy athletes who have enjoyed standout performances on the gridiron this season.

Kansas Pregame now home to Prep Power Index

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For nearly 20 years, then Salina Journal sportswriter Tim Hostetter used his Prep Power Index to provide a computer based ranking of high school football teams in Kansas. This unique ranking system not only tries to establish who the top teams are in Kansas, but also considers a number of factors to determine each team's strength of schedule.

After relocating to Kansas City in 2020 Hostetter made the hard decision to take a break from the site and after a year off Kansas Pregame is picking up where Hostetter left off.

Get your copy of Kansas Pregame before heading out to the next game!

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With hard copies available from Atchison to Elkhart, Bird City to Pittsburg, and most places in between, Kansas Pregame's comprehensive football season preview is out there for everyone from die-hard fans looking to hone in on the 2021 season to alums looking to keep track of the program.

Find a free copy at one of the vendor locations in the pinned post on our Facebook page:

Friday Night Fever

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Kansas Pregame's 2021 Football Preview is now online. Hard copy deliveries begin late this week.

“I got a fever, and the only prescription, is more (football)!”

Much like Christopher Walken’s character in the legendary Saturday Night Live sketch “More Cowbell,” I’m in need of a treatment. A healing remedy of pads popping, fans screaming, linemen grunting and option QBs...well...optioning.

No, the answer is not more of Will Ferrell’s overdone cowbell in the sketch - though I’m a huge fan - the “two Tylenol and call me in the morning” for this fever is high school football.

Dubbert Completes Internship

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Nex-Generation Round-up for Youth director Jacque Beckman congratulates Lauryn Dubbert for her graduation from the program following a summer working for Kansas Pregame.

St. John’s Beloit-Tipton grad Lauryn Dubbert and a group of high school and college students from across northwest Kansas celebrated completion of the Nex-Generation Roundup for Youth internship program with graduation ceremonies earlier this week.

The Nex-Generation Roundup for Youth just finished its 10th year and has rapidly grown its reputation by continuously providing opportunities for young people across northwest and north central Kansas to gain hands-on experience in a variety of fields.

Nominations needed for Nex-Tech Wireless Fall Supporting Cast

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Kansas Pregame & Nex-Tech Wireless are joining forces to recognize the individuals behind the scenes who help area school sports teams achieve success. Administrators, team managers, assistant coaches, booster club members and more.

Please email nominations for the Nex-Tech Wireless Fall Supporting Cast to kansaspregame@gmail.com by July 23rd, 2021, and check out our Spring Supporting Cast below.

Brian Lightner

Offensive line group stands out at Top Prospect

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The offensive line group presented possibly the best group of players in attendance at Monday's Sharp Performance Top Prospect event in Salina. (Photos by Josh Warner)

The offensive line group at Monday’s Sharp Performance Top Prospect event was likely the strongest position group from top to bottom.

Several top recruits in the state stood out, displaying an impressive mix of size and athleticism, while a number of rising prospects increased their profile with strong performances in one-on-ones.

QBs spin it at SP Top Prospect

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Former NFL strength coach Russ Riederer addresses the athletes prior to Monday's Top Prospect event at KWU. (Photo by John Baetz)

While Maize quarterback Avery Johnson - one of the country's top-ranked dual-threat QBs in the class of 2023 - was unable to make it out to Monday's Sharp Performance Top Prospect event at Salina's Graves Family Sports Complex at Kansas Wesleyan University, there were plenty of live arms on display. Check out Kansas Pregame staff writer Keegan McCullick's evaluation of a few of the signal callers in attendance below:

Kansas NFF scholar-athletes announced

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Clockwise from top left: Dillon Boldt, Rhett Brown, Dakota Burritt, Samuel Butler, Wyatt Eberle, Doug Grider, Sawyer Stevens, Ty Sides, Landon O'Hare, Ethan Kremer, Seth Krehbiel, Gianni Piccini and Camden Kirmer.

Thirteen Kansas high school senior football players have been selected by the Coach Bill Snyder Family/Sunflower Chapter of the National Football Foundation as 2020-2021 scholar-athletes.

These awards recognize excellence in academics, football and community leadership as selected by the chapter board of directors. The honorees had to be nominated by their head coach. The list includes:

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