CatchItKansas Football Rankings

Class 3A Season Ending Rankings

  1. Rossville (14-0), W 21-14 against Scott City, (LW: 1)

  2. Scott City (13-1), L 21-14 against Rossville, (LW: 2) 

  3. Silver Lake (11-2), season complete, (LW: 3) 

  4. Halstead (10-3), season complete, (LW: 4) 

  5. Wellsville (9-3), season complete, (LW: 5)

Also considered: Collegiate (10-2), Colgan (9-3), Centralia (9-2), Norton (10-1)

Where we were right: Class 3A has long been dominated by a select few, mainly Rossville, Scott City and Silver Lake. That held true again this fall, but several contenders rose up.

Surprises: Halstead enjoyed its best season since 1980 and pushed Scott City to overtime in the Class 3A semifinals. Great credit for first-year coach Jason Grider and his run-heavy option offense behind juniors Elijah McKee and Blake Beckett. Wellsville and Norton each had great seasons.

Biggest number: 0. Before this season, Rossville had never defeated Silver Lake in the playoffs nor won a football championship. This year, the Bulldogs went 2-0 against their War on 24 rivals and won its first title.

Best Player: Tucker Horak. Rossville’s junior quarterback broke his own rushing record from 2013. He finished with 1,651 passing yards with 22 scores against eight interceptions. He also rushed 163 times for 2,089 yards and 28 rushing scores and led Kansas in yards per carry. Rossville scored 14 points in the final 7:15 and Horak rushed for the game-winning TD in the final seconds. He rushed for 212 yards in the state finale. Rossville had never trailed in the fourth quarter of a game until Saturday. Kicker Paul Steinke, a foreign exchange student, went 101 of 101 on PATs to set the state record.