The whole idea that Goddard needs to be defended on this forum is Rtardid. Goddard has nothing to prove, they already have proved it. They easily bested Oklahoma 6A top 5 powers Stillwater and Yukon at the Ark City tournament. They were 6th at the Nationally recognized KC National Classic barely finishing behind top Oklahoma team Ponca City. Although they did place behind Missouri power Blue Springs at KC, they did best them the previous week in a dual. They are obviously not scared of high quality competition. If they were trying to "protect their ranking" they would not have gone to KC. They also attend Basehor which is no slouch and has Iowa and Missouri teams. Noone needs to call AWN, as Bob is always watching. This is not the first time that Goddard has been nationally ranked either and it should be no suprise that they are ranked now inspite of there absence at Garden City. I can guarantee one thing for sure and that is that Goddard is not concerned with national rankings. They are only concerned with high quality competition that gets them ready for the 6A state tournament. That is why they have one of the toughest schedules in the state, inspite of the fact that they do not go to Garden City.