The Western Athletic Conference football first team consisted of six Hays High Indians.  Three on offense included tailback David Cardinal, fullback Mark Mathis, and offensive lineman Brandon Weigel.  On defense defensive linemen Cade Sharp and Zachary Binder were named first team along with linebacker Kyler Meyers.  Cardinal, Sharp, and Meyers are each juniors while Weigel Mathis and Binder are seniors.

David Cardinal was also name Player of The Year in the Western Athletic Conference.  Cardinal ran for 1464 yards and 19 touchdowns and had five catches for 66 yards.  Cardinal led the league in rushing and was the only back to cross 100o yards on the season and tied for the league lead in rushing touchdown with 18 during the nine game regular season. 

Mark Mathis ran for 533 yards and six touchdowns from his fullback position.  Mathis finished sixth in rushing and seventh in rushing touchdowns in the WAC during the regular season.

Mathis was also an intregal part of the blocking scheme for Hays High along with fellow first teamer offensive lineman Brandon Weigel who was also earned honorable mention as a junior.  The Indians rushed for 3481 yards in ten games. 

Kyler Meyers finished the season with a team high 100 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 fumble recovery.  Meyers finished third in tackles in the WAC during the regular season.  Meyers also finished in a tie for eighth in tackles for loss.  Meyers has 126 tackles through his junior year. 

Zachary Binder moved from linebacker to defensive end for his senior season and finished with 49 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries.  Binder finished first fumble recoveries and second in forced fumbles.  Binder finished his career sith 156 tackles. 

Cade Sharp finished his junior year with 51 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 1 fumble recovery and 1 forced fumble.  Sharp was part of defense that allowed 20 points per game and forced 22 turnovers. 

Several Indians were also named to the Honorable Mention team including: senior Josh Rounkles, senior Luke Madden, junior Chandler Rule, junior Adam Deterding, junior Jake Sedbrook, senior Will Staab, senior Austin Unrein, senior Dylan Scoby, junior Emilio Mitchell, and senior TJ Dreiling. 

Hays High went 8-2 on the season and made the playoffs for the first time since 1995.  The Indians shared the league title with Garden City and Great Bend each going 3-1 in league play.