Capital-Journal 2A Football Playoff Predictions
State
championship — Silver Lake (8-0) vs.
Phillipsburg (8-0).
Champion — Phillipsburg. The Panthers were upset on the way to last
year’s state title game by Marysville and that loss has stuck as a huge
motivator for this year’s Phillipsburg squad. And it’s showed as the Panthers
have run roughshod over a good schedule, including a 42-14 whipping of 1A No. 1
Smith Center. Silver Lake has only been tested once and has an easier path to
the title game and would love to add another trophy to C.J. Hamilton’s resume.
Contenders — Conway Springs has held down the No. 1 spot in the Best of
Kansas Preps rankings all year and posted impressive wins over Chaparral (6-2),
Hutchinson Trinity (7-1) and Garden Plain (5-3), all of whom could be
considered contenders in the west. Cimarron (7-1) lost the star power off last
year’s team, but is a weather-shortened loss to Elkhart away from being
undefeated. In the east, could we see another Silver Lake-Rossville (6-2)
showdown to get to the title game? Perhaps, but Humboldt (8-0) has yet to be
challenged and is looking to make a statement, while Riley County (6-2), Maur
Hill (7-1), Nemaha Central (5-3), Southeast-Saline (7-1) and Osage City (7-1)
all are capable of making a run.
