Football Game Preview: Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers vs. Shawnee Mission West Vikings + How To Watch

For the second straight game, Gardner-Edgerton will face off against Shawnee Mission West. The Trailblazers will host the Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Gardner-Edgerton's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Shawnee Mission West has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

On Friday, Gardner-Edgerton was fully in charge, breezing past Shawnee Mission West 48-7. The result was nothing new for the Trailblazers, who have now won five games by 20 points or more so far this season.

Syre Padilla

Rushing Yards

10/24/25 @ Shawnee Mission West	212
10/17/25 vs Olathe South	351
10/02/25 @ Olathe West	168
09/19/25 vs Shawnee Mission South	222
09/12/25 vs St. Pius X	215
+ 3 more games

Syre Padilla had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 212 yards and four scores on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 141 rushing yards dating back to last season.

Padilla was just one part of a punishing run game: Gardner-Edgerton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shawnee Mission West only rushed for 66.

Gardner-Edgerton's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Shawnee Mission West, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.