Vail Christian football ends 2026 season with 7-3 record after first-round playoff loss

No. 2 Sedgwick County defeated No. 15 Vail Christian 48-14 in the first round of the 8-man playoffs on Nov. 6. The Saints ended their 2026 season with a 7-3 record. “We wanted to go out and compete against a really good team,” head coach Tim Pierson said after guiding his squad to a winning record for the eighth time in nine years. “I’m happy with how the kids came out and battled.” Senior Owen Harris carried the ball 17 times for 131 yards and four touchdowns to guide the 8-1 Cougars, who won six-straight state titles between 2015 and 2020. Sedgwick went into the half with a 28-0 lead. In the third quarter, Jaxon Hansen caught a touchdown from Rayman Romanin to put the Saints on the board. Bode Owens scored his sixth rushing touchdown of the season in the fourth, capped by a Vail Christian 2-point conversion. Coming into the game, Pierson said he thought his offense would be able to gain ground through the air a little bit. “We had some success,” he said.

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