Wichita City League 2025 Stars

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is the first of two reports headlining the 2025 ranked players in the <strong>Greater Wichita Athletic League (GWAL)</strong>. Since there were a total of 12 players that made the rankings, we decided to split the coverage into two separate reports. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The report below will be an overview of the six ranked players from <strong>Wichita Northwest, Kapaun Mt. Carmel,</strong> and <strong>Wichita Southeast</strong>. Report #2 will cover the six players from <strong>Wichita West</strong> and <strong>Wichita East</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The highest ranking player in this report is <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='570157' first='Kyle' last='Keya']</strong>, 6'4, 210, DL from Kapaun who climbed the rankings to #36. He is coming off a standout junior campaign, helping the team to an 11-2 record and making 2nd Team All-Conference as a defensive lineman. He and teammate <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='716730' first='Austin' last='Howard']</strong>, 6'1, 195, LB, who is also in the rankings at #75, will be counted on to spearhead a physical KMC defense in the coming season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below is a snapshot of each of the players:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wichita Northwest</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='716836' first='Brady' last='Johnson']</strong>, 6'2, 230, DL, Northwest rises to <strong>#76</strong> in the rankings after a standout season in the trenches. He achieved Honorable Mention All-Conference for his play along the defensive line as a big-time play wrecker. He finds the ball quick, splits defenders routinely and seems to always be around the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1115090' first='Franklin' last='Ekue']</strong>, 5'10, 195, ATH, Northwest hit the rankings at <strong>#261</strong>. He is an all-around athlete who can run, catch the ball out of the backfield, return kicks, and also handle kicking duties. Made 1st-Team All-Conference last year as the City League kicker and as a runner has a quick burst. He is also elusive as a receiver and catches the ball well in traffic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1115480' first='Quavon' last='Harris']</strong>, 6'0, 190, LB, Northwest climbs into the rankings at <strong>#265</strong> after a stellar junior season in which he was a 1st Team All-Conference linebacker and Honorable Mention All-State. He is a physical presence on the field who reads the play exceptionally quick and flies to the ball. Last year piled up 82 total tackles, 14 tackles for loss, three sacks, and three fumble recoveries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kapaun Mt. Carmel</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='570157' first='Kyle' last='Keya']</strong>, 6'4, 210, DL, KMC continues to move up the rankings and is currently at <strong>#36</strong>. He is a physical force anywhere he plays on the line and is particularly explosive coming off the edge. He finds the ball quickly and delivers a blow on contact. Will be counted on to lead another strong Kapaun defense in the upcoming season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='716730' first='Austin' last='Howard']</strong>, 6'1, 190, LB, KMC is close behind his teammate at #<strong>75</strong>. As another force to be reckoned with on the KMC defensive front, made Honorable Mention All-Conference as a linebacker. He gets to the ball in a hurry and blows up the hole on running plays. Along with Keya will be making it tough on opposing offenses in 2024.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wichita Southeast</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='908623' first='Micah' last='Fiscus']</strong>, 5'10, 170, QB, Southeast - hits the rankings at <strong>#191</strong> after a solid breakthrough season. He was Honorable Mention All-Conference after passing for just under 600 yards and five touchdowns, including a long of 71 yards. He throws the football well on the run and has excellent touch on the long pass. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The next report will be Report #2 for the Wichita City League covering the remaining 2025 ranked players from <strong>Wichita West</strong> and <strong>Wichita East</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->