The high school football season is upon us in the State of Kansas as it is set to kick off on Friday and multiple publications have released their preseason rankings in anticipation of the season. Three area teams are in at least one set of rankings Top five to start the season while nine others are in the others to consider/watch category to start the year. 

In Class 4A-Division II to start the season a team that has been a staple of success over the years the Holton Wildcats come into the year preseason ranked third in three different polls, the Topeka-Capital Journal, Varsity Kansas (Wichita Eagle) and Kpreps. Fellow Big Seven League team in the Jeff West Tigers are in the others to watch category in two of the three polls. 

Class 3A will start the season without an area team in the Top five of any of the preseason polls, but five area teams are garnering some attention coming into the season. Twin Valley League schools, Centralia and Washington County along with Big Seven League schools, Sabetha and Nemaha Central and Northeast Kansas League team in Maur Hill are all in at least one polls others to watch category in Class 3A.

Just like 3A, Class 2-1A will start the season without any area team in the preseason rankings but a pair of TVL teams are getting looks in the others to watch category. The Troy Trojans are in the others to watch category in all three preseason polls, while Onaga is in that category in one poll. 

In 8-Man Division I the Hanover Wildcats who have been a top team in 8-Man for years will start the season preseason ranked in two of the three polls, as they check in at fourth in the VarsityKansas poll and second in the Topeka-Capital Journal poll. 

The Axtell Eagles are starting the 2015 season preseason ranked in all three polls in 8-Man Division II as they are ranked fifth in the Kpreps and VarsityKansas polls and fourth in the Topeka-Capital Journal rankings. One other area team is receiving some preseason attention in 8-Man DII and that is Frankfort who is in the others to watch category in two polls.

The high school football season kicks off on Friday, September 4th across the State and make sure to tune into 103.9 KNZA, 92.1 KMZA and KAIR 93.7 FM for area coverage, while also checking out the Holton channel, Sabetha channel and KAIR TV channel on mscsports.net for more game coverage on Friday nights. The action starts on Fridays with Friday Night Fever starting shortly after 6:00pm on 103.9 KNZA, 92.1 KMZA and KAIR 93.7 FM previewing the nights matchups and make sure to stay tuned after the games on the radio for the Community National Bank scoreboard show, bring you all the scores from the nights action. 

Lists of Kansas High School Football Rankings:

Kansasprepfootball.com (first rankings will be released after week 1) 

VarsityKansas

Kpreps

Topeka Capital Journal