Postseason changes explored for Kansas high school football
The article argues for reforming Class 3A 4A 5A 6A schedules to improve playoff quality. It compares current 32 team postseasons to proposed 16 team or eight district formats. Potential districts include Garden City with Dodge City Maize Hutchinson Wichita rivals and another western district with Topeka and Manhattan schools. It notes travel, class impact, and league schedule loss as downsides.
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Kshsaa
NFL
Garden City
Garden
Dodge City
Maize
Hutchinson
Wichita Northwest
Wichita Heights
Klein's status clouds Kansas State ahead of pivotal game
Kansas State faces a critical test with quarterback Klein questionable for the Wildcats No. 2 in the BCS standings. If he cannot start, freshman Sams steps in to handle a powerful offense as coach Snyder weighs options. Patterson notes both QBs pose scrambling threats, while Pease says the offense will stay the same.
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Eli Roberson
Michael Bishop
Snyder
Manhattan
Optimus Klein
Wildcats
BCS
Sams
Collin
Patterson
Kansas State
Angelo Pease
Loomis back with Saints amid unsettled issues in New Orleans
Metairie Louisiana AP Mickey Loomis has returned after an eight game suspension in the bounty probe era. He faces clearing Sean Payton contract extension through 2015 and potential suspensions for Will Smith and Jonathan Vilma. Team remains hopeful despite playoff odds at 3-5 and a next home game versus Atlanta. Vitt praises Payton and Loomis as leaders while acknowledging ongoing uncertainty.
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Metairie
New Orleans
Mickey Loomis
Saints
Loomis
NFL
Sean Payton
Roger Goodell
Payton
Will Smith
Jonathan Vilma
Joe Vitt
Vitt
Mickey
Sean
Superdome
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Garden City tops Tabor in balanced scoring, stays unbeaten
Garden City improves to 3-0 behind C Hall 20, King 10, Joseph 11 as the Busters spread the scoring. Tabor's Wyatt 19 leads, Nic Leppke adds 10 as Garden City overcomes foul trouble and small-ball tempo to pull away 97-65 in a Pepsi Classic tuneup with both teams pushing transition and guard play the story.
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Chappell
Hall
Busters
King
Joseph
Jay Bradley
Buster
Tabor
Bluejays
Deidrick Wyatt
Nic Leppke
Garden City
Kingdom Prep
Tabor IV
Golden
Bird
Wyatt
Bumgarner
Leppke
Money
Allen
Rice
Simmons
Lang
Agholor
C. Hall
Ebondo
Bradley
Webb
Jones
Bernbeck
K. Hall
Chandler
Indiana freshmen suspended for nine games by NCAA
No. 1 Indiana starts the season missing two key freshmen, Hanner Mosquera-Perea and Peter Jurkin, after the NCAA ruled their AAU coach Mark Adams provided them with benefits totaling 15 705 dollars. Players must repay 1 590 and 250 dollars respectively to be reinstated. Adams had booster ties and previous eligibility issues tied to Jobe.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
NCAA
Hanner Mosquera-Perea
Peter Jurkin
AAU
Mark Adams
Mosquera-Perea
Jurkin
Adams
U.S
Tijan Jobe
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Gary Patterson
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Phil Babcock
Peggy Phipps
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