Friday’s Wichita-area football playoff scores, stats, recaps (Nov. 15)
By Joanna Chadwick Derby beat Wichita East 63-28 to advance to the Class 6A semifinals against Manhattan and improve to 11-0. Derby took a 21-0 lead and then scored 21 more unanswered points for a 42-14 lead at the half. Sophomore running back Arieus Finley scored Derby’s first two touchdowns on runs of 27 and […]
Tonight’s Wichita-area high school playoff football scores, stats, recaps (Nov. 8)
By Joanna Chadwick Even in the cold, wet conditions, Derby’s passing game flourished. Quarterback Drew Kemp connected with Da’Saahn Brame for a 77-yard touchdown just 1:01 into its game with Junction City on Friday night. Derby scored 42 unanswered points en route to the 42-14 win over Junction to improve to 10-0. Derby hasn’t given […]
Tonight’s Wichita-area high school football playoff scores
By Joanna Chadwick Andale 74, Clay Center 0 — Andale scored 60 points in the first half en route to its playoff victory. Cooper Marx had five carries for 106 yards and two touchdowns, Landon Harp had three rushing touchdowns and Toben Easter two. Sam Harp also had a rushing touchdown and a punt return […]
Tonight’s Wichita-area high school football scores, stats and recaps (Nov. 1)
By Blake Chadwick As the playoffs start and the road to a state championship begins, it is now do or die for teams as they look to write history for their schools. Derby, which finished second in 2023 after losing to Gardner-Edgerton 22-19 in the Class 6A title game, took care of rival Campus 62-7. […]
Tonight’s Wichita-area high school football games (Oct. 25)
By Blake ChadwickOnce again, the Derby Panthers took care of business, winning 51-7 over the Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles on Friday. Thanks to talent in all three phases this year, the Panthers will go into the playoffs as a team who is probably the freshest out of any other team. The Derby defense only gave […]
Friday’s Wichita-area high school football scores, stats and recaps (Oct. 18)
By Blake Chadwick In the game of the night, the undefeated Eisenhower Tigers traveled to face Andover Central and quickly found themselves in an early 14-0 deficit. The Tigers fought back, tying the game at 14-all, setting the stage for an intense battle as both teams traded scores. Eisenhower eventually took its first lead at […]
Friday’s Wichita-area high school football scores, stats and recaps (Oct. 11)
By Blake Chadwick The Derby Panthers matched up against Valley Center for the first time since 1962 and made sure to welcome the Hornets to AVCTL Division I with a 49-6 win. Derby was led by sophomore running back Arieus Finley’s 144 yards and three touchdowns and senior Da’Saahn Brame’s two touchdowns. The Panthers are […]
Friday’s Wichita-area high school football scores, stats and recaps (Oct. 4)
By Blake Chadwick Derby domination set in once again as the Panthers traveled to Hutchinson. The Panthers won 36-3 – their fewest points scored this season – but had their fair share of “struggles” as Hutchinson stopped Derby early in the game in the red zone. But that would be it, as the Panthers led […]
Friday’s Wichita-area high school football scores (Sept. 27)
By Blake Chadwick After a 59-7 win over Maize, the Derby Panthers have now outscored their opponents 235-21 throughout their first four games. Derby’s defense has dominated, and that was no different on Friday as Dalton Hornback and Kikoa Indalecio each scored defensive touchdowns — Hornback on a 29-yard return and Indalecio on a 38-yard […]
Friday’s high school football scores (Sept. 20)
By Blake Chadwick Lightning, rain and hail wreaked havoc on high school football games across the Wichita area. Delays were common, and the Wellington-Clearwater game was called with eight minutes to go in the game, while Medicine Lodge and Moundridge was canceled. But the Derby Panthers had no problem finding a rhythm against the Salina […]