
VYPE Kansas Pre-Season High School Football Watch List – Sponsored by Shelter Insurance
This list was compiled from Vype editors research and quotes from coaches. To nominate someone to be added to this list please email [email protected] Sam

Independence Bulldogs – Football Preview – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Angela Brunk Coach: Kendall Fiscus SCHEDULE9/5 vs Columbus9/12 vs Mulvane9/26 at Field Kindley10/3 at Chanute10/10 at Eudora10/17 vs Labette County10/24 vs Rose Hill Part

Maize’s Scotty Hadley – Poll Winner – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
After an injury cut his junior season short, Maize senior safety Scotty Hadley is ready to lead one of the toughest defenses in Class 5A.

Derby’s Kaelin Scarth – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Year in and year out, the Derby Panthers football team is state championship contenders – this year is no different. And year in and year

Canton-Galva’s Jaxon Nightingale – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Photo By Tina McMannis By Angela Brunk Canton-Galva junior Jaxon Nightingale is entering his 11th-grade year with big goals and a strong mindset. As a

Independence’s Megan Foster – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Carole King Independence High School’s senior Megan Foster, senior MVP for the 2025 Lady Bulldogs Swim Team, pulled ahead to contribute 374 points this

Independence’s Morgan McLenon – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Carole King Even as a freshman on the Lady Bulldogs Swim Team in 2025, Morgan McLenon’s fiercely competitive spirit caught coach Haley Marchant’s eye.

Maize South’s Colten Hoover – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Ken Hansard The Maize South Mavericks’ golf team finished fourth at state last year at Newton’s Sand Creek Station. Colten Hoover, a junior at

Elyria Christian’s Emelie Green – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Photo by Graedon Green By Angela Brunk Emelie Green, a dedicated senior and long-distance runner for Elyria Christian School’s track and field team, wraps up

Blue Valley North’s Jaliya Davis named VYPE Kansas Girls Basketball Player of the Year – Sponsored by Shelter Insurance and represented today by Shelter Agent Fernando Garcia
Agent Fernando Garcia Keaton Wagler and Jaliya Davis named the VYPE Kansas Boys and Girls Basketball Players of the Year sponsored by Shelter Insurance. VYPE

Shawnee Mission Northwest’s Keaton Wagler named VYPE Kansas Boys Basketball Player of the Year – Sponsored by Shelter Insurance and represented today by Shelter Agent Brad Williams
Keaton Wagler and Jaliya Davis named the VYPE Kansas Boys and Girls Basketball Players of the Year sponsored by Shelter Insurance. VYPE media and Shelter