The Blue Valley West Jaguars will take on the Shawnee Mission West Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Blue Valley West has seven straight wins, Shawnee Mission West has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Blue Valley West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: St. James Academy, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Blue Valley West was ranked third). Blue Valley West managed a 27-21 victory over St. James Academy on Friday.
Blue Valley West had a senior duo take command as Tate Nagy threw for 196 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes and Wayne Carter gained 106 total yards and a touchdown.
One reason for the win was Blue Valley West's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Jack Sells was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Shawnee Mission West's offense. They had to suffer through a 45-0 loss at the hands of Olathe Northwest.
Blue Valley West's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Shawnee Mission West, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Blue Valley West has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 207.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Shawnee Mission West, though, as they've been averaging only 84.9. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything went Blue Valley West's way against Shawnee Mission West in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as Blue Valley West made off with a 38-18 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Shawnee Mission West's Mehki I Knight, who rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 162 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.2% of his passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Blue Valley West to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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