By Joanna Chadwick

The game of the night is Derby (1-1) at Bishop Carroll (2-0).

This is always an outstanding game between two of the state’s top programs.

Both teams have high caliber players in the backfield — Carroll has Aiden Niedens at quarterback and Hunter Trail at running back, while Derby has Lem Wash at QB and Dylan Edwards at running back.

This is one of those games where predictions seem pretty unnecessary — because it’s too close to call.

Tonight’s games

Arkansas City at Goddard

Augusta at Circle

Caldwell at Norwich

Canton-Galva at Washington County

Central-Burden at Sedan

Chapman at Abilene

Cheney at Garden Plain

Clearwater at Mulvane

Cunningham at Fowler

Derby at Bishop Carroll

Douglass at Trinity Academy

El Dorado at Labette County

Elkhart at Conway Springs

Fairfield at St. John

Flinthills at West Elk

Eisenhower at Andover Central

Goessel at Little River

Great Bend at McPherson

Halstead at Hoisington

Campus at Salina South

Hesston at Pratt

Hutchinson Central Christian at South Barber

Hutchinson Trinity at Belle Plaine

Inman at Salina Sacred Heart

Jefferson West at Sedgwick

Kingman at Marion

Kinsley at South Haven

Larned at Haven

Bluestem at Eureka

Madison at Southern Coffey

Maize South at Hutchinosn

Medicine Lodge at Macksville

Moundridge at Bennington

Newton at Maize

Nickerson at Maur Hill-Mount Academy

Oxford at Argonia-Attica

Pleasant Hill, Mo. at Valley Center

Pratt Skyline at Pretty Prairie

Republic County at Minneapolis

Rose Hill at Wichita Collegiate

Salina Central at Andover

Smoky Valley at Hillsboro

Stafford at Peabody-Burns

Sterling at Chaparral

Sunrise Christian at Cornerstone Christian, Mo.

Thunder Ridge at Beloit St. John’s Tipton

Udall at Cedar Vale-Dexter

Wellington at Andale

Remington at Independent

Wichita Heights at Wichita West

Wichita Homeschool at St. Marys Academy

Wichita North at Wichita South

Wichita Southeast at Wichita Northwest

Winfield at Buhler

Thursday’s result

Kapaun Mount Carmel 56, Emporia 13