August 18 is the first day of high school football practice in Kansas, and two southwest Kansas schools have agreed to a cooperative agreement for the 2025 football season. According to Kansas Pregame Magazine’s John Baetz on Friday, Bucklin and Ashland have agreed to enter a cooperative agreement for the 2025 football season. The team will play 6-Man football, as both teams played 8-Man football in 2024. As a result, the team will be ineligible for postseason competition, due to being in the second year of the football cycle.
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