By Joanna Chadwick
Here we are, living during a global pandemic, and it has affected one of the most basic joys for many people in our country — Friday Night Football.
Some districts are on hold, others are delayed, still others canceled the fall sports seasons.
But tonight, many teams across Kansas will get the chance to play although, there won’t be many fans in the stands due to Covid and social distancing.
The anticipation remains, though.
The game of the night is no doubt Derby at Mill Valley. The Panthers are the two-time defending Class 6A champions and are led by quarterback Lem Wash. Mill Valley is the defending Class 5A champion and coached by Joel Applebee, the cousin and former assistant of Derby coach Brandon Clark.
Great Bend is also at Maize South.
Maize South senior Braden Niemann is intent on enjoying every aspect of this season.
“I’m hoping we can play the full season,” he said. “I want to be able to find success with my teammates in my last year playing high school football.”
Thursday’s results
Hays 19, Eisenhower 10
Stafford 50, Fairfield 0
Friday’s games
Abilene at Clay Center
Andale at Rose Hill
Andover at Maize
Andover Central at Newton
Argonia-Attica at Norwich
Ashland at Burrton
Belle Plaine at Independent
Beloit at Republic County
Buhler at Goddard
Caldwell at Oxford
Canton-Galva at Goessel
Cedar Vale-Dexter at Flinthills
Chase County at Moundridge
Circle at CHanute
Clearwater at Wellington
Conway Springs at Garden Plain
Cunningham at Rolla
Derby at Mill Valley
Douglass at Remington
Ell-Saline at Marion
Great Bend at Maize South
Halstead at Smoky Valley
Haven at Hesston
Campus at Salina Central
Hillsboro at Nickerson
Hutchinson at Valley Center
Hutchinson Central Christian at Pretty Prairie
Independence at El Dorado
Inman at Hutchinson Trinity
Junction City at Bishop Carroll
Kapaun at Dodge City
Kingman at Cheney
Little River at Peabody-Burns
Madison at Burlingame
Minneapolis at SE-Saline
Neodesha at Eureka
Pratt at Hoisington
Sacred Heart at Kinsley
Salina South at McPherson
South Barber at Pratt Skyline
South Haven at Central-Burden
Sterling at Sedgwick
Trinity Academy at Chaparral
West Elk at Udall
Wichita Collegiate at Mulvane
Winfield at Arkansas City
