Friday night lights become win or season’s over in Missouri, Kansas prep football playoffs

You ya got in the high school football playoffs in Missouri and Kansas? Liberty North? Center? Kearney? Olathe North? Mill Valley? All have had excellent seasons and are among the favorites in their classifications.But anything can happen in the postseason, and on today’s SportsBeat KC podcast, Dion Clisson, the managing editor of prepskc.com breaks it down.He discusses the brackets and top contenders on both sides of the state line, and gets into the changes he’d consider making to improve the competitiveness of the competition.Here are the defending state champions:MissouriClass 6: Christian Brothers CollegeClass 5: Webb CityClass 4: SmithvilleClass 3: St. Mary’sClass 2: Lutheran St. CharlesClass 1: East BuchananKansas6A: Blue Valley Northwest5A: Mill Valley4A: St. James3A: Andale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices