By Toby Hammes
From the moment Manhattan High football fielded its first practice under the blazing summer sun, it expected to be competing for a state championship.
Four months later, the Indians are giving it their all as the sun sets on frigid fall nights — a price they’re willing to pay to be competing during the final week of high school football.
The West’s No. 2 seed Manhattan (12-0) and the East’s No. 1 seed Gardner Edgerton (11-1) are battling for it all Friday afternoon. It’s a rematch of the 2022 state title game at Emporia State’s Welch Stadium.
