Lawrence Free State retains top spot in Week 4 Kansas high school football rankings

There wasn’t much movement in rankings compiled by Varsity Kansas after Week 4 of football action in Kansas high schools.

Lawrence Free State remains the top team in the state and Class 6A. Free State extended its streak to 4-0 with a 49-6 win over Shawnee Mission Northwest last week. The Firebirds have outscored opponents 175-31 this season. They will play Olathe South at the Olathe District Athletic Complex on Friday.

In Class 5A, St. James stayed put at No. 4 after narrowly beating Blue Valley Northwest 17-14. The undefeated Thunder will play Blue Valley, which dropped to fourth in Class 6A after defending Class 6A champion Derby dropped 61 points in a win over Hutchinson, on Friday at Bishop Miege.

Basehor-Linwood and De Soto, which both improved to 4-0 last week, climbed up a spot in the Class 4A-Division I rankings.

CLASS 6A

1. Lawrence Free State 4-0 (1)

2. Shawnee Mission East 3-1 (2)

3. Derby 3-1 (4)

4. Blue Valley 3-1 (3)

5. Wichita Northwest 3-1 (NR)

CLASS 5A

1. Goddard 4-0 (1)

2. Carroll 4-0 (2)

3. St. Thomas Aquinas 3-1 (3)

4. St. James 4-0 (4)

5. Shawnee Heights 4-0 (NR)

CLASS 4A-DIV. I

1. Bishop Miege 4-0 (1)

2. De Soto 4-0 (3)

3. Basehor-Linwood 4-0 (4)

4. Buhler 3-1 (NR)

5. Maize South 3-1 (2)

CLASS 4A-DIV. II

1. Pratt 4-0 (1)

2. Columbus 4-0 (2)

3. Scott City 4-0 (4)

4. Santa Fe Trail 4-0 (5)

5. Nickerson 3-1 (NR)

CLASS 3A

1. Nemaha Central 4-0 (1)

2. Phillipsburg 4-0 (2)

3. Silver Lake 4-0 (3)

4. Conway Springs 4-0 (4)

5. Garden Plain 4-0 (NR)

CLASS 2-1A

1. Lyndon 4-0 (1)

2. Jefferson North 4-0 (2)

3. Smith Center 3-1 (4)

4. Valley Heights 4-0 (3)

5. Ell-Saline 4-0 (5)

8-MAN-DIV. I

1. Burlingame 4-0 (1)

2. St. Francis 4-0 (2)

3. Spearville 4-0 (3)

4. Hoxie 4-0 (NR)

5. West Elk 4-0 (NR)

8-MAN-DIV. II

1. Hanover 4-0 (1)

2. Pike Valley 4-0 (2)

3. Hutch Central Christian 4-0 (3)

4. Dighton 4-0 (4)

5. Hodgeman County 3-1 (5)

This story was originally published September 28, 2017 at 6:23 PM with the headline "Lawrence Free State retains top spot in Week 4 Kansas high school football rankings."