Football Game Preview: Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers vs. Shawnee Mission West Vikings + Official Tickets

Gardner-Edgerton is a perfect 4-0 against Shawnee Mission West since October of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Trailblazers will take on the Vikings. Gardner-Edgerton has given up an average of 25.9 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Gardner-Edgerton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Olathe South on Friday as they made off with a 55-35 win. The Trailblazers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Syre Padilla

Rushing Yards

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
11/29/24 vs Manhattan	181
+ 2 more games

Syre Padilla was his usual excellent self, rushing for 351 yards and five scores while picking up 12.5 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 141 rushing yards dating back to last season.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Gardner-Edgerton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 433 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2024.

Meanwhile, Shawnee Mission West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost to Olathe East on the road by a 41-22 margin.

Gardner-Edgerton will have to contain Mason Vonfeldt as he made an impact in Shawnee Mission West's last game. He rushed for 112 yards, and also threw for 225 yards and one TD. DeAndre Simms helped out on the ground, rushing for 106 yards.

Gardner-Edgerton pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 46.1 points this season. As for Shawnee Mission West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.

Gardner-Edgerton took their victory against Shawnee Mission West in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 27-6 score. In that contest, the Trailblazers amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.