LHS a bit larger

According to figures released by the Kansas State High School Activities Association, Lawrence High has 1,267 students. That’s 179 more than Free State High’s 1,088.

Free State, in fact, is now the third smallest school in Class 6A, the highest KSHSAA classification. Among 6A schools, only Blue Valley High (1,085) and Wichita Campus (1,074) have fewer students than Free State.

Wichita East is the state’s largest school with 1,559 students, followed by Maize 1,557 and Olathe East 1,552.

Enrollments of J-W area schools are: Ottawa 499, De Soto 430, Tonganoxie 424, Baldwin 312, Eudora 301, Santa Fe Trail 288, Perry-Lecompton 268, Oskaloosa 135 and McLouth 124.

Lawrence’s Seabury Academy has 48 enrollees. Veritas Christian is not a member of the KSHSAA.

Sunflower standings

The Sunflower League football championship will be determined by the last seven games between league schools. Next year, it will be the first seven games.

In the past, the league used a six-game format, but expanded to seven games this year because all league schools are playing at least seven games against each other.

In fact, eight league teams have no one but Sunflower schools on their schedules. The exceptions are Olathe East, Olathe North, Olathe South and Shawnee Mission South, and that’s because those four teams have Blue Valley schools in their districts.

Familiar foes

Have you noticed the similarity in the Lawrence and Free State football schedules?

Both city schools have played or will play Shawnee Mission West, SM Northwest, SM East, Olathe South, Olathe North, Olathe Northwest and Leavenworth.

In one sense, both city schools seem to have caught a break because Olathe East isn’t on either schedule, and the unbeaten Hawks are the highest-ranked team in the league.

No showdown scheduled

Olathe East and SM West, the only remaining unbeaten football teams (4-0) in the Sunflower League, aren’t scheduled to meet during the regular season.

What a mouthful

Lawrence High lineman Penny Khaithianthong is believed to have the longest last name in the Lions’ storied history. “We call him Penny K,” LHS coach Dirk Wedd said.

One for the record books

Meanwhile, Gus Wigen-Toccalino definitely has the longest last name in Seabury Academy football history because this is the first year the Seahawks have fielded a team. Wigen-Toccalino scored all five TDs in the Seahawks’ 78-30 loss at Flint Hills Christian last week.