Hayden football using 2023 state championship loss as fuel in 2024

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Hayden football's season ended in heartbreak in 2023, but that heartbreak can only last for so long before turning into motivation.

Last fall, the Wildcats' undefeated season ended with a loss to Cheney, who was also undefeated, in the 3A state title game. 2024 brings a new season with new faces, but Hayden's mission is to get back to that championship game.

"If you don't have that goal I don't know what you're doing going out there going through the motions," Hayden head coach Bill Arnold said.