Wichita Area 2025 Rankings – Ark Valley Chisolm Trail
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This report will be the first in a series covering Wichita and the surrounding area players who were included in the most recent 2025 Prep Red Zone football rankings. This initial series will focus on the Ark Valley Chisolm Trail,…
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Continue ReadingThis report will be the first in a series covering Wichita and the surrounding area players who were included in the most recent 2025 Prep Red Zone football rankings. This initial series will focus on the Ark Valley Chisolm Trail, with separate reports for each of the four divisions.
The first report, featured below, will target the 2025 talent in Division 4 (3A-4A) . Following daily will be players in Division 3 (4A); Division 2 (5A); and Division 1 (5A-6A). Combined, the league boasts 46 total players from 18 teams who will be covered in this series.
In this initial report featuring the highly competitive division 4 of the Ark Valley Chisolm Trail, four of the six teams in the league have a total of ten players represented in the 2025 rankings. Leading the pack with five players is Wellington, closely followed by perennial power Andale with three, and Clearwater and Wichita Collegiate each with one.
Rose Hill and El Dorado, the remaining teams in the league, did not have any players in the rankings.
The featured players for this overview are listed below:
Wellington – 5 Players:
Brody Weir
Brody
Weir
6'3" | 230 lbs | ATH
Wellington | 2025
State
KS
– TE/DE, 6’3, 230, Wellington – an all-purpose athlete ranked #44. A wrecking ball off the edge on defense, he uses his size and range effectively on both sides of the ball. Led the team in sacks with four, along with 53 total tackles on defense. On offense scored five touchdowns rushing and receiving and totaled 355 all-purpose yards.
Nick Giefer
Nick
Giefer
5'10" | 170 lbs | LB
Wellington | 2025
State
KS
– RB/WR, 5’10, 170, Wellington – team leader carrying the ball and as a linebacker currently at #69 in the rankings. Carried 188 times for 862 yards for a 4.6 yard average and scored 10 touchdowns rushing and receiving. On defense intercepted a pass and ran it back for a touchdown, while adding 46 total tackles.
Axl Norris
Axl
Norris
6'0" | 165 lbs | DB
Wellington | 2025
State
KS
– DB/WR, 6’0, 165, Wellington – an active ball hawk defensive back and receiver lands at #72. On defense led the team with three interceptions, including one for a touchdown and added a fumble recovery. He also racked up 44 total tackles. On offense he caught five passes for 46 yards, for a 9.2 yard average.
Carter Burnett
Carter
Burnett
6'4" | 185 lbs | DL
Wellington | 2025
State
KS
, TE/DE, 6’4, 165, Wellington – a rangy, active force on both sides of the ball ranked at #104. He led the team in touchdowns with 11, caught 44 passes for 842 yards, averaging 19.1 yards per catch. On the other side of the ball he flew to the ball on 96 total tackles and added an interception and a sack
Dusty Bannister
Dusty
Bannister
6'1" | 190 lbs | QB
Wellington | 2025
State
KS
– QB, 6’0, 195, Wellington – the team signal caller climbed on the list at #185. Enjoying a standout junior year, he completed 147 out of 292 pass attempts for 2,616 yards, 25 touchdown passes and only nine interceptions. His quarterback rating ended up at a lofty 97.1. The athletic QB also carried the ball 73 times for 237 yards and five touchdowns, giving him 30 total TD’s for the season.
Andale – 3 Players:
Cooper Marx
Cooper
Marx
6'0" | 205 lbs | LB
Andale | 2025
State
KS
– LB, 6’0, 205, Andale – the top-ranked player for the powerful Indians at #45. Expecting to help the team bounce back from a disappointing year in which the only games they lost were to arch-rival Cheney, the defensing 3A State Champions.
Harrison Potucek
Harrison
Potucek
5'11" | 155 lbs | RB
Andale | 2025
State
KS
– RB/DB, 6’0, 165, Andale – the next highest ranking player on the talented Andale squad at #60. Spearheading play on both sides of the ball and providing leadership to get Andale back in championship play will be expected from the talented junior.
Landon Harp
Landon
Harp
5'11" | 175 lbs | ATH
Andale | 2025
State
KS
– RB/DB, 5’11, 175, Andale – rounding out the Andale squad at #183. As part of the three-headed leadership from the class of 2025 he will be counted on to deliver at both running back and in the defensive backfield.
Clearwater – 1 Player:
Cooper Williams
Cooper
Williams
6'3" | 170 lbs | WR
Clearwater | 2025
State
KS
– WR, 6’3, 175, Clearwater – a playmaking receiver who creates separation sits in the rankings at #70 after a shortened junior season of only five games. Although only catching 21 passes for 301 yards and a couple of touchdowns last year, he dazzled as a sophomore with 1,147 total yards and 7 touchdowns on 46 receptions and added 324 yards on kick returns.
Wichita Collegiate – 1 Player:
Tristan Sprole
Tristan
Sprole
6'0" | 195 lbs | DL
Wichita Collegiate | 2025
State
KS
– DL, 6’1, 220, Wichita Collegiate – a ball-buster of a player on both sides of the ball cracks the rankings at #173. He was a driver off the snap and always seems to be around the ball while leading the team in sacks with seven. He also added 42 total tackles and a fumble recovery.
Next Up: Ark Valley Chisolm Trail Division 3 players in recent 2025 rankings.