Kansas Domination

It’s a simple question really, one that takes only a short response. The problem comes when trying to justify your short answer.

Which football program has dominated the most? Let’s start off by looking at the contenders.

Smith Center sports the nation’s longest active winning streak, currently at 71 games. The last time the Redmen lost the current group of seniors were still riding their bikes to practice, because they were in the 7^th grade. Quick, name the last team other than Smith Center to win the 2A state championship! It’s Pittsburg-Colgan in 2003, and 2002, and 2001, and 2000 (speaking of dominance!) Smith Center has simply been dominant in 2A for the better part of this decade. Pretty tough to argue with that, but let’s argue anyways!

Hutchinson has matched Smith Center every step of the way when talking about state championships. Randy Dreiling’s program also has five consecutive state titles, and they’ve done it in two different classes. The Salthawks have been so dominant in Kansas; they’ve started playing one of the powerhouses of Missouri, Rockhurst. Two years ago Hutch went undefeated before losing two games last year during the regular season. Want proof that Randy Dreiling can fire up his troops? The Salthawks lost the two games last year by a combined 10 points. In the two rematches this year, the Salthawks have outscored them by 63. The ‘Hawks know the definition of revenge! After losing their second game last year, they proceeded to outscore the rest of their opponents 462-87. THAT is dominance!

Closer to home, Wichita’s Bishop Carroll has enjoyed a recent run of success in the City League. The Golden Eagles currently hold a two game lead with only three to play in route to their sixth city league title in eight seasons. They’ve shared the title with others a few times, but its none-the-less impressive what Alan Schuckman has done on the west side of Wichita. Maybe not as impressive as 5 straight state titles, but certainly a dominating run for Carroll.

How about Garden Plain? In the eight seasons under Todd Puetz, the Owls are 90-13. Averaging 11 wins per season is dominant. If the Owls have played 103 games in eight seasons, that means they’ve averaged almost 13 games per year, which puts them on average in the state semifinals. Pretty dominant!

I could go on with more schools, but I’d put these four up against just about anyone. Who’s the most dominate? I’ll leave that to you to decide. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comment section. Just make sure you back up your argument.