Kern and his Panther teammates reached the Class 5A State Semifinals, where they lost to the eventual State Champion Salina Central Mustangs. The Great Bend linebacker finished with back-to-back-to-back (I love typing that) seasons with 100-plus tackles. During his senior campaign, he recorded 128 tackles in 12 games played. Over four seasons of varsity action he finished with a grand total of 410 total tackles. He is ranked No. 44 overall by Prep Redzone Kansas. To my knowledge, he is still an uncommitted prospect.

Kern and his Panther teammates reached the Class 5A State Semifinals, where they lost to the eventual State Champion Salina Central Mustangs. The Great Bend linebacker finished with back-to-back-to-back (I love typing that) seasons with 100-plus tackles. During his senior campaign, he recorded 128 tackles in 12 games played. Over four seasons of varsity action he finished with a grand total of 410 total tackles. He is ranked No. 44 overall by Prep Redzone Kansas. To my knowledge, he is still an uncommitted prospect.