CLASS 3A Football Playoff Outlook according to Brent Maycock of the Capital-Journal
Championship game — Silver Lake (9-0) vs. Hoisington (9-0).
Champion — This is truly a class where any of eight or nine
teams could win and I wouldn’t bat an eye and call it an upset. Silver Lake
survived its first showdown with two-time defending champion Rossville and has
the pedigree to get back to the title game for the first time since winning in
2013. Hoisington has posted glossy records in the past, but has a pair of big
wins on its ledger this year (Wichita Collegiate, Pratt) that make the
Cardinals my pick.
Contenders — Boy, the list is long. If Rossville (8-1) is back
to full strength, the Dawgs are capable of making it a three-peat. However,
they’ve got a major challenge in the second round in Sabetha (8-1), as does Silver
Lake with Big Seven champ Nemaha Central (9-0). Both are coin flips and the
winner of the latter still may have to contend with 2015 semifinalist
Wellsville (8-1). The west is always loaded with land mines and last year’s
2-1A champ Phillipsburg (9-0) is the biggest. Garden Plain (8-1) and Chaparral
(8-1) advanced from the toughest district and ended Conway Springs’ run of
playoff appearances. Norton (6-3) was a popular preseason pick and has a big
one right away in Marysville (7-2).
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