5A Report...
Andover High School - 4 Ranked Teams & 33 Ranked Wrestlers
Andover - 7
Arkansas City - 2
Goddard -1
Goddard-Eisenhower
Liberal
Maize-South
Wichita-Bishop Carroll
Wichita-Kapaun Mount Carmel - 6
Bonner Springs High School - 1 Ranked Team & 12 Ranked Wrestlers
Bonner Springs
Kansas City-Washington
Lansing
Leavenworth
Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights -10
Topeka-Highland Park
Topeka-Seaman
Topeka-West
Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest - 3 Ranked Teams & 23 ranked wrestlers
Kansas City-J.C. Harmon
Kansas City-F.L. Schlagle
Kansas City-Turner
Lenexa-St. James Academy - 4
Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest
Overland Park-St Thomas Aquinas
Pittsburg - 3
Shawnee-Mill Valley - 5
Valley Center High School - 2 Ranked Teams & 17 Ranked Wrestlers
Emporia
Great Bend
Maize
Newton
Salina-Central - 9
Salina-South
Valley Center - 8
Wichita-Heights
The close proximity of Bonner Springs and Blue Valley SW would have made it very easy to swap out one or two teams to balance those regional tournaments, that is if balance was a priority.
To summarize the data, it sure looks like the Wichita or the Southwestern part of the state has stronger wrestling than the eastern Kansas City/Topeka region. You look at 4A and 6A, you will see a similar pattern. The crazy part about it is it's been like that for 40 years. Of course there's a few exceptions, and KC area always puts some studs out. But team wise, its always a measurable disparity in depth. I always thought the eastern part of the state would catch up some day, but I don't see a break in the pattern in the near future.
