Seven area teams advanced through the first round of the KSHSAA state football playoffs on Oct. 29 and Oct. 30.
Olathe East was the only team eliminated among the eight schools covered here. No. 2-seeded Gardner Edgerton beat the No. 15 Hawks 49-28 on Oct. 29 at Gardner Edgerton High School, according to The Kansas City Star's scores roundup. Gardner Edgerton moves on at 7-2.
Three other Thursday games produced blowouts. No. 5 Olathe North blanked No. 12 Kansas City Wyandotte 56-0 in Class 6A. No. 3 Olathe Northwest shut out No. 14 Blue Valley West 40-0 in Class 6A. No. 2 Spring Hill beat No. 15 Kansas City Turner 56-7 in Class 5A, according to a Wichita Eagle scoreboard published by The Kansas City Star.
Friday night brought three more local wins. No. 8 Olathe South beat No. 9 Shawnee Mission North 38-28 in Class 6A. The Falcons entered the game at 4-4 and played at the Olathe District Activity Center, according to the Olathe Reporter.
No. 6 Olathe West topped No. 11 Shawnee Mission East 41-28 in Class 6A. The Owls carried a 5-3 regular-season record into the matchup and played at the College Boulevard Activity Center, according to the Olathe Reporter.
No. 1 De Soto beat No. 16 Topeka West 52-6 in Class 5A. De Soto stays unbeaten at 9-0.
Regional round matchups
The regional round is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6, according to The Wichita Eagle's matchup schedule published by The Kansas City Star. Kickoff times had not been finalized as of the schedule's Oct. 30 publication.
One matchup pits area teams against each other: No. 3 Olathe Northwest (7-2) faces No. 6 Olathe West (6-3) in Class 6A. No. 2 Gardner Edgerton (7-2) faces No. 10 Blue Valley Northwest (5-4). No. 8 Olathe South (5-4) faces unbeaten No. 1 Mill Valley (9-0). No. 5 Olathe North (6-3) faces No. 4 Lawrence (7-2).
In Class 5A, No. 2 Spring Hill (8-1) faces No. 10 Blue Valley North (4-5), and No. 1 De Soto (9-0) faces No. 8 St. James Academy (6-3) at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6.
