The East game is going to be a big game. It could be an echo. Or it could be that you can't praise one Olathe school without the rest. North and South are expected to contend for the 6A title and East should recover from a disappointing season, making Olathe one of the strongest football cities in the area. With Sunflower and Eastern Kansas Leagues somewhat down this season, the three Olathe schools, along with Washington, just might very well be the class of the Kansas side.
North is always one of the best teams in the state.
East struggled last year, but they have great coaches and good athletes over there. Among the returnees are seniors, quarterback Travis Jackson, receiver Jason Santifer and linebacker Adam Jensen. Only three key players were lost to graduation, and Darren Sproles is back. Sproles, The Star's All-Metro player of the year last season, rushed for an 2,031 yards in nine games. His running mate, junior Maurice Mack, gives Olathe North one of the better backfields in the state.