By Blake Chadwick
With teams raring to go for the last few months, the start of the 2023 season is finally underway, and the road to leaving a legacy is here.
Andale, the nation’s leader with the longest high school football win streak at 51, pushed it to 52 with a 75-28 win over Wellington.
Owen Eck led the way for Andale with 125 rushing yards on 10 attempts and four total touchdowns.
Despite many new faces for the Indians, they are on a quest to win their fifth state championship in a row.
Wichita Northwest took care of business against their rival Bishop Carroll, winning 58-7.
The Grizzlies will take on the Heights Falcons next week to continue league play.
Maize took care of business and sent Topeka packing with a 43-0 win.
Senior defensive back CJ Felder led the defense with two interceptions.
The Salina Central Mustangs kept up their winning ways from a year ago with a 54-28 win over rival Salina South.
Central’s Elijah Wilson had four rushing touchdowns.
Maize South won against Andover on the road.
The Mavericks led 24-21 at halftime and then outscored the Trojans 24-6 for the 48-27 win.
Kapaun, with Air Force commit Omari Elias, dominated with a 72-14 win over Wichita South on Thursday.
Collegiate started the season well with a 35-0 win over Rose Hill.
Goddard beat Campus 46-8.
Cheney took care of business against Kingman 34-7.
Clearwater starts its winning ways with a 33-6 win over El Dorado.
Valley Center beat Newton 20-6 win.
Winfield took care of Ark City with a 21-13 win.
The Hoisington Cardinals kicked off their season on a positive note with a 39-6 win over Hesston. It was Hoisington’s first win over Hesston since 2006.
Eisenhower won the defensive stalemate 7-3 over the Hutchinson Salthawks.
Heights eked out a 20-19 come-from-behind win over Garden City.
Southeast dominated from start to finish in a 48-0 win over Wichita North.
Scores
Abilene 28, Marysville 14
Andale 75, Wellington 28
Andover Central 20, Buhler 14
Argonia-Attica 48, Norwich 0
Ashland 32, Cunningham 22
Belle Plaine 32, Douglass 8
Bennington 30, Goessel 22
Central-Burden 62, Sedan 16
Centre 74, Burrton 27
Chanute 42, Augusta 21
Chapman 14, Concordia 13
Cheney 34, Kingman 7
Cherryvale 12, Eureka 8
Clearwater 33, El Dorado 6
Dodge City 13, Wichita West 8
Eisenhower 7, Hutchinson
Goddard 46, Campus 8
Great Bend 29, McPherson 16
Halstead 47, Smoky Valley 8
Hillsboro 40, Haven 38
Hoisington 39, Hesston 6
Hutchinson Central Christian 44, Pretty Prairie 6
Labette County 40, Circle 28
Little River 42, Canton-Galva 40
Madison 46, Hartford 0
Maize 43, Topeka 0
Maize South 48, Andover 27
Manhattan 33, Derby 19
Marion 46, Inman 22
Medicine Lodge 20, Chaparral 6
Minneapolis 59, Republic County 0
Moundridge 32, Ell-Saline 6
Mulvane 28, Coffeyville 25
Neodesha 41, Bluestem 0
Nickerson 6, Lyons 0
Oxford 46, Flinthills 0
Pratt 48, Larned 12
Rock Hills 32, Beloit St. John’s-Tipton 30
Salina Central 54, Salina South 28
South Barber 44, Pratt Skyline 28
SE-Saline 26, Rock Creek 7
South Sumner County 50, Cedar Vale-Dexter 0
Stafford 51, Fairfield 8
Sterling 46, Remington 6
Sunrise Christian 27, Manhattan Flint Hills Christian 6
Tescott 45, Peabody-Burns 26
Trinity Academy 36, Sacred Heart 26
Valley Center 20, Newton 6
Washburn Rural 26, Wichita East 25
West Elk 70, Udall 8
Wichita Collegiate 35, Rose Hill 0
Wichita Heights 20, Garden City 19
Wichita Northwest 58, Bishop Carroll 7
Wichita Southeast 48, Wichita North 0
Winfield 21, Arkansas City 13
Thursday’s games
Garden Plain 20, Conway Springs 14
Kapaun 72, Wichita South 14
Sedgwick 42, Hutchinson Trinity 7
