Reminder: The blog is the place for questions
Oct. 30, 2007 @ 4:57 p.m. by JoannaI’ve had a few questions on the Q&A forum, so this is just a reminder that if you’ve got a question, you can send it to joanna@varsitykansas.com or duane@varsitykansas.com or write it on the blog. That forum is on its way out because we’re trying to send all traffic this way to The Blog.
Here’s one from the forum that came today:
Is the state of high school football so bad in Wichita that none of the teams were in the top 10 at the state level? I think I saw NW at 7-1 listed in the “others” section. How will the cities basketball teams fare in the state rankings? Any top 5 teams (boys and girls) in the city?
Eddie deRoulet, Houston, TXÂ 10/30/07
 Wichita has definitely struggled on the state level in football. There have been some good teams in recent years — Heights last year, Bishop Carroll for the last few years, Northwest is up there pretty consistently, as well. But Wichita just hasn’t had those dominant teams as it had during the years when Southeast and Kapaun were ruling football.
Now on the basketball side, Wichita is usually the place for talent. Of course, Southeast and East didn’t make it to state last year — still can’t believe that! — but they’ll both be up there this year. Northwest and Heights are definitely improved, Kapaun and North will be teams to watch, as well.
October 30th, 2007 at 8:31 pm
What is the Eagle’s reasoning for ranking Bonner Springs ahead of Lansing? Lansing beat Bonner on the road and has a 7 game winning streak. I know the rankings don’t determine champions, but from year to year, it helps to give state-wide credibility to programs. Just curious, thanks.
October 30th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
The state of football in Wichita is so bad that Bishop Carroll is ranked 5th in the Eagle Top 10 and four teams are in the playoffs.
October 31st, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Football will continue to be bad in Wichita until junior high football starts. Which will be never. There are those kids that start playing when they are younger in different leagues but all that does is give a select few the opportunity to learn and get better. There are kids that come in as freshman that have never played contact football before and are superior athletes. If they had started at a younger age, Wichita would be much more dominant.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:20 am
I agree with Onlooker, here in Houston the kids are playing while in elem school i think and the jr high schools all have teams and mascots………when i lived in Wichita they had something like biddy football, (i can’t recall the name of the organization) but I don’t think that it really had an effect on the level of play as the kids graduated to high school football.
November 2nd, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Here’s 2 questions that we’d love to hear from khsaa on:
1. There are always teams that have to travel 3 or 4 hours for playoff games. This gives the home team a great advantage. Travelling on any bus - even with a ‘real’ bus- is very tiring and puts that team at a great disadvantage. Why not play at a neutral site that’s half way inbetween towns that far apart. That way both teams have travelled equally & neither one has an inherit advantage.
2. Why the strict ban on coaches and team camps / practices during the summer, and ban on early practice? Having practices 3 or 4 weeks before school starts would let everyone get acclimated to working out in the heat with pads before pratcies and games start.
Thx.