by Tracy McCue
The preseason high school football polls in the state's two major Kansas newspapers have come out this week and four Sumner County schools were mentioned.
Wellington is mentioned in the "others" in Class 4A in both the Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital Journal polls.
Conway Springs was ranked No. 3 in Class 3A in both papers.
Caldwell was ranked No. 3 in the Eagle and No. 5 in the Capital-Journal in eight-man division II.
Argonia and South Haven were mentioned in "others" in the eight-man division II poll in the Capital-Journal poll but not in the Eagle.
The preseason polls for both papers are as follows:
Wichita Eagle preseason poll:
Class 5A
1. Hutchinson (13-0)
2. Gardner-Edgerton (12-1)
3. McPherson (8-2)
4. Bishop Carroll (11-1)
5. St. Thomas Aquinas (10-2)
Others: Andover (9-2), Andover Central (4-6), Bishop Miege (12-2), Blue Valley (5-7), Emporia (8-3), Great Bend (4-5), Kapaun Mount Carmel (6-4), KC Turner (8-2), Lansing (2-7), Salina Central (6-3), Salina South (6-5), Topeka Seaman (6-5).
Class 4A
1. Andale (11-1)
2. Topeka Hayden (9-5)
3. Paola (9-4)
4. Holton (10-1)
5. Louisburg (10-2)
Others: Abilene (9-2), Basehor-Linwood (8-2), Buhler (11-2), Colby (7-3), Eudora (9-3), Hugoton (10-1), Independence (8-3), KC Piper (6-4), Rose Hill (10-2), Ulysses (5-5), Wellington (7-4).
Class 3A
1. Garden Plain (8-2)
2. Silver Lake (11-1)
3. Conway Springs (10-1)
4. Smith Center (12-1)
5. Hutchinson Trinity (11-1)
Others: Beloit (8-3), Cherryvale (10-1), Galena (12-1), Hillsboro (7-4), Hoisington (9-2), Hutchinson Trinity (11-1), Marysville (12-2), Norton (9-4), Pleasant Ridge (10-1), Riley County (5-6), Rossville (6-6), Scott City (11-1), Wichita Collegiate (14-0).
Class 2-1A
1. Pittsburg Colgan (10-2)
2. Centralia (13-1)
3. Meade (11-1)
4. Olpe (11-1)
5. Ell-Saline (8-3)
Others: Ellis (9-3), LaCrosse (7-3), Oakley (11-1), Oskaloosa (7-3), Oswego (10-1), St. Francis (7-4), St. Marys (11-2).
8-Man I
1. Pretty Prairie (11-1)
2. Clifton-Clyde (10-2)
3. Lebo (9-1)
4. Macksville (8-3)
5. Quinter (12-1)
Others: Central-Burden (7-3), Claflin (5-4), Goessel (8-3), Hill City (7-3), Lebo (9-1), Kiowa County (6-5), Madison (8-2), St. Paul (5-3), Sylvan Grove (6-3).
8-Man II
1. Hanover (12-1)
2. Baileyville (12-1)
3. Caldwell (10-1)
4. Ashland (9-1)
5. Quivira Heights (10-3)
Others: Beloit St. John's-Tipton (11-1), Centre (8-2), Cheylin (3-6), Dighton (5-4), Frankfort (8-3), Hope (8-2), Otis-Bison (10-1), Sharon Springs (7-3), South Barber (7-4), Tribune (7-3), Victoria (10-2).
Topeka Capital-Journal
Class 5A
Team2009 Record
1. Hutchinson13-0
2. Gardner-Edgerton12-1
3. McPherson8-2
4. Miege12-2
5. Aquinas10-2
Others - Andover 9-2, Andover Central 4-6, Blue Valley 5-7, Carroll 11-1, Emporia 8-3, KC Turner 8-2, Salina Central 6-3, Salina South 6-5, Seaman 6-5.
Class 4A
Team2009
1. Hayden9-5
2. Andale11-1
3. Paola9-4
4. Holton10-1
5. Buhler11-2
Others - Abilene 9-2, Basehor-Linwood 8-2, Chanute 8-2, Colby 7-3, Hugoton 10-1, Independence 8-3, Jefferson West 7-4, KC Sumner 6-4, Louisburg 10-2, Rose Hill 10-2, Ulysses 5-5, Wellington 7-4.
Class 3A
Team2009
1. Silver Lake11-1
2. Garden Plain8-2
3. Conway Springs10-1
4. Hutchinson Trinity11-1
5. Wichita Collegiate14-0
Others - Beloit 8-3, Cherryvale 10-1, Galena 12-1, Hillsboro 7-4, Hoisington 9-2, Marysville 12-2, Norton 9-4, Pleasant Ridge 10-1, Riley County 5-6, Rossville 9-3, Scott City 11-1, Smith Center 12-1.
Class 2-1A
Team2009
1. Colgan10-2
2. Centralia13-1
3. Meade11-1
4. Ell-Saline8-3
5. Oswego10-1
Others - Elkhart 6-5, Ellis 9-3, LaCrosse 7-3, Oakley 11-1, Olpe 11-1, St. Francis 7-4, St. Marys 11-2, Valley Heights 9-2, Washington County 5-5.
Eight-man I
Team2009 Record
1. Pretty Prairie11-1
2. Clifton-Clyde10-2
3. Quinter12-1
4. Hill City7-3
5. Lebo9-1
Others - Central-Burden 7-3, Claflin 5-4, Goessel 8-3, Kiowa County 6-5, Macksville 8-3, Madison 8-2, St. Paul 5-3, Sylvan-Lucas-Luray 6-3.
Eight-man II
Team2009 Record
1. Hanover12-1
2. Quivira Heights10-3
3. Otis-Bison10-1
4. Baileyville B&B12-1
5. Caldwell10-1
Others - Argonia 6-3, Beloit-St. John's 11-1, Centre 8-2, Golden Plains 7-3, Hope 8-2, Sharon Springs 7-3, South Barber 7-4, South Haven 6-4, Thunder Ridge 6-3, Tribune 7-3, Victoria 10-2, Waverly 6-4.
