The Neodesha Bluestreaks are looking to continue their strong start to the season as they take on rival Cherryvale on the road in a Tri-Valley League Week 2 showdown.

Neodesha is coming off a dominant Week 1 win over Galena, as the offense scored four touchdowns in the first half while the defense kept the Bulldogs out of the end zone.

Coach West says he was proud of how his team responded to adversity, not only with the recent unrelenting heat, but also on defense, as the Bluestreaks stalled out several Galena drives and kept the Bulldogs from gaining much confidence offensively. 

West knows rivalry games bring out the best in both teams and says the Bluestreaks will need to match Cherryvale’s intensity and physicality when the two teams meet Friday night. 

Neodesha snapped an eight-game losing streak to Cherryvale last year with a 33-6 win in Week 1, and the Bluestreaks will look to extend their own winning streak Friday night against a familiar opponent.

The Cherryvale Chargers are preparing for a rivalry clash with Neodesha tomorrow, with head coach Harry Hester looking to build on his team’s strong Week 1 performance.

Cherryvale is coming off a season-opening victory over Fredonia, taking control early with a bruising opening touchdown drive led by the offensive line that helped set the tone for the game.

The Chargers took a 30-0 lead into halftime, putting together a scoring drive late in the half with limited time on the clock. Hester praised his team’s adaptability and retention of the playbook in Year 2 of his second stint as the Chargers’ head coach. 

Coming into the game, Hester knows the Bluestreaks will have a strong defensive scheme in place and says his team will need good discipline and communication to break through.

After dropping their first game to Neodesha since 2015 last year, Cherryvale will look to get back on top of the rivalry and start the season 2-0 for the first time since 2016.

The K-State Wildcats are preparing for their Week 2 matchup with Washington State under first-year head coach Collin Klein after opening the season with a lopsided win over Nicholls State. 

Not much went wrong for the Wildcats in their season-opening victory, but they’ll face much stiffer competition against a Cougars team that trailed No.17 Washington by just three points with 10 minutes left in Week 1.

Klein was proud of how his players performed last Saturday, emphasizing the offense’s third-down efficiency, but says there are still a few things to clean up, especially in the secondary. 

The Cougars are coming off a 24-10 loss to the Huskies, and Klein says the toughness of Washington State’s quarterback, Caden Pinnick, will be something the Wildcats have to account for in their game plan. 

The Wildcats will look to start the year 2-0 and get off to a fast start in non-conference play before Big 12 action begins. Pregame coverage starts at 10 a.m., with kickoff set for 11 this Saturday on the Mighty 690.

Sedan looks to bounce back after a week one loss to Central 40-26.

Head Coach Mick Holt says the team faced adversity before they even kicked off the first game. The Blue Devils have a tough week two matchup taking on Cedarvale/Dexter who is coming off a week one win against West Elk 54-8.

Coach Holt says the Spartans are full of talent. The Blue Devils return home next week to face rival West Elk for Homecoming.

Labette County starts the season 1-0 with a shutout 36-0 victory over county rival Parsons.

Labette County is coming off a 9-2 season and have a target on their back for this season. The Grizzlies are replacing a lot of talent that graduated last season. Head Coach Bradley Argabright says he was impressed with how the underclassmen played on Friday night.

The Grizzlies will take on Frontenac for their Week 2 matchup at home. The Raiders also started their season 1-0 with a 15-13 win over Baxter Springs. Coach Argabright says even though Frontenac is a smaller school at 3A he knows how talented they are as a program.

Labette is looking for their 10^th straight regular season home win and they have not lost at home in the regular season under Coach Argabright. They are 10-2 in their last 12 home games with the two losses coming in the playoffs to Bishop Miege.

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The West Elk Patriots are looking ahead to their Week 2 matchup with the Udall Eagles after dropping their season opener at home to Cedar Vale, with second-year head coach Ian Denton looking to get his team back on track.

The Patriots and Eagles met last year in Week 3, with West Elk coming away with a comfortable 44-8 victory as the Patriots held Udall to just one touchdown while their offense found its groove.

Even with last year’s result in their favor, Denton isn’t putting much weight on the history between the two teams and says this week is about focusing on themselves.

After scoring eight points in the opener, Denton says the Patriots need to improve in the red zone and do a better job of finishing drives against Udall.

The Patriots will look to even their record in Week 2 with the district matchup coming during West Elk’s homecoming week.

The Caney Valley Bullpups are looking to start 2-0 for the second straight season, with head coach Criss Davis and his team preparing for their Week 2 matchup against Fredonia.

The Bullpups picked up a commanding road win over Eureka last week, scoring three touchdowns within the first four minutes of the game.

Caney Valley will look to keep the offense rolling in Week 2 when the Bullpups host Fredonia. Davis praised his defense but says there’s still room for improvement, particularly in the passing game and with tackling. 

The Yellowjackets and Bullpups met in Week 6 last season, with Caney Valley scoring 60 points in the first half on its way to a 66-32 victory. The Bullpups have plenty of playmakers at their disposal, and Davis says he was pleased to see his players back in action on both sides of the ball. 

Davis and the Bullpups will look to keep their momentum going in their home opener, with a chance to showcase all three phases in front of their home crowd. Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 with kickoff set for 7:00 on US 98.

The Kansas Jayhawks are two days away from a big early-season test against the 23rd-ranked Missouri Tigers in a Border War at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

Both teams are coming off season-opening victories, with the Jayhawks looking for revenge after falling to Missouri 42-31 in Columbia last season.

Leipold felt good about his team coming off the Week 1 win over Long Island, pointing to the efficiency of the offense and the consistency the Jayhawks showed throughout the game.

The Missouri-Kansas rivalry dates back to 1891 and was on a 14-year hiatus before last season’s matchup renewed the heated rivalry. Leipold says the Jayhawks will have to be at their best with a strong Missouri team coming to Lawrence.

The Jayhawks will look to start 2-0 and claim bragging rights in a Border War that’s been going on for more than a century, with Missouri leading the all-time series 59-54-9. Game coverage begins at 5:30 on Classic Hits 104.1, with kickoff set for 7 this Friday.

The Erie Red Devils played their first-ever 8-man football game Friday night against the Cair Paravel Lions, falling 46-0 as head coach David Pitts begins to adapt to a new format.

With enrollment numbers leading Erie to make the move to 8-man football this year, the Red Devils are adjusting to a game with three fewer players on the field.

The Red Devils started on solid ground, trailing just 8-0 after the first quarter, and their offense put them in position to score but missed out on finding the end zone. Pitts says he liked what he saw from his team settling in before an injury to running back Quincy Brown took some of the momentum away.

Pitts says the Red Devils showed some fight after falling behind by a few scores, but he knows they’ll need to become more aggressive moving forward.

The Red Devils will face Pleasanton this Friday, as the Blue Jays are coming off a 38-30 win over St. Paul. Pitts will look to secure his first 8-man victory in a district matchup on the road.

The Fredonia Yellowjackets opened the 2026 season Friday night with a 36-16 loss to Cherryvale, giving head coach Lucus Lanning his first game at the helm against his former team.

Lanning served as an assistant for Cherryvale in 2025 before taking over as Fredonia’s head coach this season, giving him a unique matchup in his head-coaching debut.

The Yellowjackets fell behind early after Cherryvale opened with a touchdown drive, while a combination of turnovers and penalties hurt Fredonia in the first half. After spending the offseason learning a new playbook, Lanning says he liked how well his players grasped the majority of the offense once they finally got to put the new schemes into action.

Lanning also highlighted two players who had strong games on both sides of the ball and says conditioning will be important as Fredonia’s players take on heavy workloads while playing both ways.

The Yellowjackets will face Caney Valley this Friday, with the Bullpups coming off a 58-0 win over Eureka. Lanning will look for his first win as Fredonia’s head coach on the road against another tough opponent.

The Kansas women’s soccer team is in the midst of an eight-day break after playing seven games to open the season, with the Jayhawks sitting at 5-2.

Kansas is coming off a 3-0 non-conference win over Kansas City, giving the Jayhawks some momentum as they head into the final stretch of non-conference play.

With a few key players dealing with minor injuries, head coach Nate Lie says the Jayhawks have done a good job putting themselves in position to score but need to be more decisive with their finishing, especially with Big 12 play approaching.

The Jayhawks will use the extended break to recover and prepare for the challenges ahead as they get closer to conference play. KU will return to action on the road against Saint Louis, a team that knocked Kansas out of the tournament two years ago, while also looking for its first road win against the Billikens.

The Cherryvale Chargers opened the 2026 campaign with a 36-16 road win over Fredonia, giving head coach Harry Hester a victory to start the season.

Hester faced one of his former assistants in Lucus Lanning, who took over as the Yellowjackets’ head coach this year. Lanning is also a Cherryvale alumnus who played under Hester back when he was an assistant with the Chargers. 

Cherryvale opened with a 13-play scoring drive that ended in a touchdown, using a balanced attack as both teams finally got the chance to compete against someone other than themselves. Leading up to the matchup, Hester says there was a buzz around his team as they were eager to get out on the gridiron. 

The win moves Hester to 1-0 on the season and ties him with the most coaching wins in Cherryvale history at 76. Hester will look to break that mark next week when the Chargers host Neodesha.

The Neodesha Bluestreaks opened the season with a convincing 35-0 road win over Galena, giving head coach Nathan West another opening-week victory.

The Bluestreaks scored 28 points in the first half and cruised the rest of the way, putting together a strong performance in the first action of their campaign.

Coming into the game, West saw his team was ready to go after two weeks of practices and scrimmages, and he says the Bluestreaks were excited and prepared for their first real test of the season.

Neodesha will continue its two-game road trip next week when the Bluestreaks travel to Cherryvale for a matchup with the Chargers, looking to spoil Cherryvale’s home opener and Hester’s chance to become the winningest coach in the Chargers' program history.

The Kansas State Wildcats opened the 2026 season in dominant fashion, rolling past Nicholls State 71-3 in Manhattan Friday night. It’s the most points K-State has scored in a football game since 2000.

The win gives first-year head coach Collin Klein his first victory at the helm after playing quarterback for the Wildcats from 2008 to 2012, providing K-State with strong momentum heading into Week 2.

Quarterback Avery Johnson threw three touchdown passes, while six different players added rushing scores as the Wildcats found the end zone in a variety of ways. Klein praised his team and the atmosphere surrounding his first home game as head coach. 

K-State moves to 1-0 on the season and will host Washington State this Saturday, as Klein and the Purple and White will look for win No. 2. Pregame coverage begins at 10:00 a.m., with kickoff set for 11:00 a.m. on the Mighty 690. 

The Kansas Jayhawks rolled past Long Island 51-6 at home Friday, using a 24-point second quarter to pull away and open the season with a win, continuing the Jayhawks’ streak of opening-season victories under sixth-year head coach Lance Leipold.

The Kansas defense held the Sharks to just two field goals, while quarterback Isaiah Marshall, running back Yasin Willis and receiver Nic McMillan all turned in strong performances.

Marshall, who won the quarterback role during fall camp, threw for two touchdowns, while McMillan hauled in 130 yards through the air and Willis plowed in for two rushing scores of his own.

Leipold says he was pleased with how his players competed.  

The Jayhawks will stay home this Friday for a big matchup against hated border rival Missouri, which enters the game ranked in the AP Top 25. Pregame coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. on Classic Hits 104.1.

The Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens jumped out to a 14-0 lead against No. 1 Iowa Western Saturday morning, but the Reivers rallied to force overtime before winning 27-24 on a 34-yard field goal from Ryan Bendezu.

Coffeyville opened the scoring on a 23-yard touchdown pass from John Nicholas to Tyler Jackson on fourth-and-2, then extended the lead early in the second quarter when Nicholas found Jayden Howard for a 28-yard touchdown. Iowa Western answered with 10 straight points before halftime, cutting the Ravens’ lead to 14-10.

The teams traded scores throughout the second half, with Nicholas connecting with Diesel Solari for a 29-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 24. Both offenses stalled over the final 9:41, sending the game to overtime.

Nicholas was intercepted on Coffeyville’s third play of overtime, giving Iowa Western a chance to win. After the Reivers appeared to fumble on third down, Coffeyville safety Hezekiah Jones scooped up the loose ball and returned it for what appeared to be a game-winning touchdown, but the play was reviewed and ruled a dead ball after quarterback Maealiuaki Smith gave himself up, setting up Bendezu’s game-winning field goal.

The loss drops Coffeyville to 0-2 on the season, with the Red Ravens set to travel to Independence next Saturday for a 5 p.m. kickoff. Pregame coverage begins at 4:30 on US 98.

Here are some of the scores from around the KGGF listening area from last night's Week 1 games:

Pittsburg 45, Coffeyville 7

Caney 58, Eureka 0

Independence 36, Columbus 33

Cherryvale 36, Fredonia 16

Cedar Vale 54, West Elk 8

LCHS 36, Parsons 0

Cair Paravel 46, Erie 0

Chetopa 58, Altoona-Midway 12

Oswego 56, Marmaton Valley 32

Riverton 50, Quapaw 0

Central 40, Sedan 26

Neodesha 35, Galena 0

Claremore 35, Bartlesville 32

Dewey 26, Newkirk 18

Pawhuska 53, Stroud 21

Warner 28, Nowata 24

Copan 46, Crossover Prep 12

Barnsdall 63, Allen 12

Drumright 40, Oklahoma Union 18

Chouteau 52, Caney Valley OK 8

Criss Davis started his 41st year as the head coach of the Bullpups with a dominant win Friday night, as Caney Valley cruised past Eureka 58-0 on the road in a 2A Tri-Valley showdown.

The Bullpups opened the scoring on their first defensive possession, with Drake Roberds picking off Eureka quarterback Tate Scott and returning it 60 yards for a touchdown. After a Eureka punt on the ensuing possession, Traxcyn Garton then scored on Caney Valley’s first offensive snap, taking it 42 yards to the end zone.

Garton added a 47-yard punt return later in the first quarter, giving him two touchdowns on the night and putting the Bullpups up 24-0 with 8:01 left in the opening frame. Caney Valley added four more scores before halftime, including a 12-yard fumble return by Gabe Pierce, to take a 52-0 lead into the break.

The Caney Valley defense bombarded the Tornado offense, only giving up 1 first down through the first two quarters, as they stonewalled the Eureka run and pass game, ending the game with two interceptions. 

Quarterback Layne Denny added a one-yard touchdown pass to Garton late in the fourth quarter, giving Garton his third score of the night. Davis then turned to his underclassmen with a running clock to close out the 58-0 victory.

The win moves Caney Valley to 1-0 on the season, with the Bullpups set to host Fredonia next week for their home opener.

Field Kindley falls in first game of the season 45-7 to Pittsburg.

Turnovers were too much for the Nado to overcome, with an interception and three fumbles.  The lone Nado touchdown came on a trick play and WR pass from Kobi Kirk to Carsten Voss for a 59 yard touchdown

Coffeyville heads on the road for week two taking on Chanute.

The wait is over as Week 1 of the high school football season kicks off Friday with games across the area. Here's a look at the schedule: 

Caney Valley, KS @ Eureka - KUSN 98.1

Field Kindley v. Pittsburg - Sunshine 98.9

Cherryvale @ Fredonia 

West Elk v. Cedar Vale

Neodesha @ Galena

Erie v. Cair Paravel

Independence @ Columbus

Labette County v. Parsons

Sedan @ Central

The Field Kindley Tornado will take on the Pittsburg Dragons in its home opener tonight at 7, with new head coach Mike O’Connor set for his first game at the helm.

Field Kindley is coming off a tough 2025 season, but will look to put that record in the rearview mirror with a new coach and a fresh mindset.

Many Tornado players saw varsity action as freshmen last season, and with that experience under their belts, O’Connor will look to them to take the next step. He says several of those players have also shown strong leadership.

O’Connor says Pittsburg is a disciplined team that makes very few mistakes, so he’s put an emphasis on the fundamentals, particularly blocking and tackling.

Field Kindley will look to start the season with a win, while O’Connor looks to pick up his first victory as a head coach tonight.

The Caney Valley Bullpups open the season tonight against Eureka in a Tri-Valley showdown, with head coach Criss Davis entering his 41st year at the helm. Game time has been moved back to 7:30 due to the heat.

The Bullpups went undefeated in the Tri-Valley last year, with Eureka finishing 3-1 to miss out on the league crown. The winner tonight will put themselves in a favorable position to start the season.

Davis wants his team to be able to throw the football more, and the Bullpups have worked on that throughout the offseason and during last week’s jamboree. Davis runs a wishbone offense, but he says being able to air it out will be important this season.

The track record favors Caney Valley, as the Bullpups haven’t lost to Eureka since 2002 and have won 21 straight matchups. Davis says Eureka likes to spread the field offensively, so his defense will have to be physical up front.

Heat has been a factor across Kansas to start the football season, and that will be something to watch tonight. Pregame coverage begins at 7 on US 98, with kickoff at 7:30, as high school football returns to Southeast Kansas.

The Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens will look to rebound from an opening-season road loss to border rival NEO when they take on Iowa Western in their home opener Saturday.

Running back Diesel Solari had several solid punt returns to set Coffeyville up with good field position, while quarterback John Nicholas and receiver Tyler Jackson connected for two scores against the Golden Norsemen. All three will look to make an impact against the Reivers.

Iowa Western is coming off a 71-0 victory over Highland in its season opener, and head coach Nick Dobler says limiting big plays and playing physical football will be key for the Red Ravens against the Reivers.

Dobler spent his first few years with the Red Ravens as the defensive coordinator and made it a staple of Coffeyville’s identity. The Red Ravens forced a fumble in last week’s game, and Dobler says his team is ready to get back on the field and show out in front of Red Raven Nation at home.

Saturday’s game has been moved from a 1 p.m. start to an 10 a.m. start due to the heat, with pregame coverage beginning at 9:30 on US 98 as CCC looks to defeat the reigning NJCAA champions.

Field Kindley football gets ready for their week one match with a new head coach.

The Nado are taking on Pittsburg tomorrow night with Mike O'Connor now serving as the head coach. O'Connor, who is also Coffeyville's Fire Chief, says there are some similarities in the two roles.

Coffeyville hasn't faced Pittsburg since 2015. The Dragons have won at least the 12 games in a row including the last matchup 57-14. O'Connor says he knows the rivalry well.

After finishing last season 0-8, the Nado are looking to start the season strong against Pittsburg. You can catch tomorrow's game on Sonshine 98.9, pregame at 6:30pm and kickoff at 7:00pm.

The South Coffeyville Lions already have a game in the books after opening the season with a Week 0 non-district matchup against Life Christian, as Rich Giesen leads the program in his second year. 

The Lions hit the road for their opener and found themselves down 18-8 at halftime. South Coffeyville cut the deficit to one possession in the fourth quarter at 24-16, but Life Christian pulled away late for a 38-24 victory.

Before the season, Giesen highlighted several players he expected to be key pieces for the Lions, including some in the trenches and a running back tandem.

Giesen has more than four decades of coaching experience, and he says his passion for the game remains strong, especially with the support he continues to receive from the South Coffeyville school and community.

The Lions will have this week off before returning to action next Friday, when they host Claremore Christian, looking to even their record at 1-1.