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 […]
Spotlight on Derby assistant coach Eric Hendrick
By Blake Chadwick Being a Derby alum, defensive backs coach Eric Hendrick knows what it means to proudly be a Panther, while also making sure his players understand it, as well. Hendrick, who was an all-conference linebacker at Pittsburg State had some plans to coach but chose against it originally after his playing days were […]
Friday’s high school football scores (Sept. 13)
By Joanna Chadwick Wichita Northwest exacted a bit of revenge on Friday night when it edged Wichita East 14-0 at Carpenter Stadium. East had beaten Northwest twice in 2023, including in the Class 6A playoffs. Northwest scored the game’s first points late in the third quarter on a 45-yard run by Augie Fast. In the […]
Friday’s Wichita-area high school football games (Sept. 6)
By Blake Chadwick The Derby Panthers kicked off their season in dominant fashion with a 40-7 win at Hays. Da’Saahn Brame started the Panthers’ offense with two early touchdown receptions from first-year quarterback Drew Kemp, who introduced himself to the Panthers’ fans with five total touchdowns. Kemp completed 11 of 16 passes for four touchdowns and […]