Quarterfinal Stakes Rise in Kansas High School Football Playoff Brackets: Scores, Updated Matchups for Nov. 13-14

Quarterfinals Set Across Kansas

Undefeated contenders still in the field include Derby, Mill Valley, De Soto, Andover, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Bishop Miege, Frontenac, Andale, Silver Lake and Sterling. State championship games are planned for Hutchinson, El Dorado and Greensburg.

Regional Round Upsets

Nemaha Central, the seventh seed in Class 3A, defeated second-seeded Wellsville 22-21 in overtime. Baldwin also won in overtime, edging Topeka Hayden 29-28. In Class 2A, ninth-seeded Council Grove beat top-seeded Chaparral 28-7. St. Marys, seeded eighth in Class 1A, eliminated top-seeded Jefferson County North 24-8, while Tonganoxie beat second-seeded Louisburg 38-20 in Class 4A.

Class 6A Matchups

Derby advanced with a 56-14 win over Lawrence Free State and will host Wichita Northwest, which beat Wichita Southeast 49-6. Mill Valley stayed unbeaten with a 47-7 victory over Olathe South and will meet Olathe North, a 10-6 winner over Lawrence.

Gardner-Edgerton defeated Blue Valley Northwest 43-21 and faces Olathe Northwest, which beat Olathe West 29-6. Maize won 39-11 against Washburn Rural and will take on Manhattan, a 36-14 winner over Garden City.

Class 5A Contenders Advance

De Soto edged St. James Academy 21-17 and now faces Blue Valley, which routed Kansas City Washington 42-0. Andover held off Hutchinson 10-7 and is set to play Bishop Carroll.

Kapaun Mt. Carmel beat Salina Central 70-28 and will face Hays, a 45-14 winner over Goddard. Spring Hill defeated Blue Valley North 33-20 and will meet Basehor-Linwood.

Class 4A Close Calls

Bishop Miege survived a 31-28 game against St. Thomas Aquinas. The undefeated Stags advance to face Eudora, which eliminated Lansing 24-14. Tonganoxie’s 38-20 victory over second-seeded Louisburg was another major regional upset.