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# Hack and Scratch Episode 3
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/hack-and-scratch-episode-3/
- Published: 2026-09-03T00:21:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-03T00:26:45.000Z
- Description: Area Football Preview
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: mcj, #news

00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro  
00:51 – Welcome: Kansas heat, rescheduled games, and today's topic — Kansas high school and college football  
01:44 – Class 4A shake-up — Kapaun Mt. Carmel and Andover Central up to 5A, Aquinas and Great Bend down; Bullpups' outlook (Augusta opener, Great Bend week two)  
04:36 – Andale Indians — 110-4 over eight seasons, six of the last seven 3A titles, Coach Dylan Schmidt (and his golf-prodigy son)  
08:53 – Class 1A — Sterling Black Bears' first title in 43 years, the Schneider brothers, Inman Teutons, Moundridge under Tyler O'Connor  
12:19 – Eight-man shake-up — eight schools drop from 1A, Canton-Galva's new opponents, Elyria Christian starts six-man, Little River to 8-Man Division II  
14:53 – KSHSAA sanctions girls flag football — about 30 schools, 7-on-7  
16:52 – McPherson County predictions — which of the seven local teams play 10-plus games  
20:10 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief  
20:41 – K-State — the Collin Klein era begins, Avery Johnson, a favorable Big 12 draw, opener vs. Nicholls  
24:28 – KU — life after Jalen Daniels, Andy Kotelnicki returns as OC, Isaiah Marshall at QB, Dylan Edwards, the Arizona State trip to Europe  
28:45 – Introducing the Hack and Scratch Back Nine — seven picks against the spread plus two best bets each week, with Myron  
29:55 – Week 1 picks: KU–Long Island, K-State–Nicholls, Nebraska–Ohio, Baylor–Auburn, Oregon–Boise State, Clemson–LSU, Louisville–Ole Miss  
34:30 – Best bets: KU over 48.5, K-State over 47.5  
35:19 – Farmers State Bank sign-off

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