The Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazers will take on the Olathe East Hawks on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Gardner-Edgerton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Olathe West, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Gardner-Edgerton was ranked ninth). The Trailblazers were beaten by the Owls 49-21 on Thursday. The contest marked the Trailblazers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Syre Padilla
| 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 |
| 11/22/24 vs Blue Valley West | 146 |
| 11/15/24 vs Blue Valley Northwest | 141 |
Gardner-Edgerton might have lost, but man, Syre Padilla was a machine: he rushed for 168 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Padilla's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 141 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Olathe East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 29-28 heartbreaker at the hands of Shawnee Mission South.
Olathe East's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Gardner-Edgerton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Things could have been worse for Gardner-Edgerton, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 21-7 loss to Olathe East when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can the Trailblazers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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