CLASS 6A STATE SOCCER CAPSULES

Nov. 5-6 

College Boulevard Activity Center, Olathe 

BLUE VALLEY NORTHWEST 



Coach: Brian Pollack

Record: 8-10-1  

Semifinal match: vs. Washburn Rural (18-0-0), 5 p.m. 

Key players: Ryan Masterson, sr., M; Yousif Radhi, D, sr.; Joseph Rahto, D, sr.; Andrew Mitchell, sr., F; Sam McIntosh, jr., M; Ricki Li, jr., M; Parker Million, jr., M.

Worth nothing: Blue Valley Northwest is making its seventh state tournament appearance. ... Northwest has three state titles (2006, 2013, 2015) ... The Huskies are experienced with 10 seniors and six juniors ... Northwest has lost only two games by more than one goal on the season ... The Huskies have played in six overtime games, including a 4-3 win over Olathe Northwest in the quarterfinals. ... Million scored the game-winning goal in the quarterfinal win. ... McIntosh leads the team with 11 goals on the season while Masterson has seven and Million six. ... McIntosh has a team-high seven assists. ... Huskies caught fire in the postseason season despite going 28 days without a win during the middle of the season. 


OLATHE WEST 

Coach: Matt Trumpp

Record: 11-7-1 

Semifinal: vs. Wichita North (17-1-1), 7 p.m. 

Key players: Elyes Ellouz, sr., M; Evan Shelkey, sr., M; Gage Daniels, jr., D; Trey Mckee, so., M. 

Worth noting: Olathe West has made the state tournament four of the five years in the existence of the school. .. They were state champions with a 20-1 record in 2019 ... West won all three playoff games on the road as the lower seed. ... They beat top-seeded Blue Valley West 2-1 in the regional final ... West started the season 7-0-1 including a tie against Blue Valley Southwest, the top seed in Class 5A . ... The Owls were hurt by injuries in the middle of the season but are now back at full strength. ... West is back-to-back Sunflower League champions  ... The Owls have gone 65-28-2 in program history. ... Ellouz has 24 goals on the season ... Shelkey has four goals and a team-best 10 assists on the season. 



Washburn Rural 

Coach: Brian Hensyel 

Record: 18-0-0

Semifinal: vs. Blue Valley Northwest (8-10-1), 5 p.m. 

Key players: Porter Schafersman, sr., F; Easton Bradstreet, junior, F; Joe Morse, sr.,, MF; Devon Rutschmann, soph., MF; Mason Grogan, sr., D: Wyatt Arnold, sr., GK. 

Worth noting: Washburn Rural is making its 14th trip to the state semifinals. ... The Junior Blues won state titles (2002, 2009, 2012). ... They earned fourth place last year. ... They were Centennial League champions for the 27th consecutive year ... Rural's biggest league win was a 5-1 road victory at Manhattan. ... Rural went 3-0 in the Great River Classic in Burlington, Iowa, beating three teams from Illinois. ... This is the first year Rural has gone into the final four undefeated. ... It's the highest-scoring team in school history with 88 goals, eclipsing the previous high of 86 in 2009. ... Rural's last state championship was won at CBAC in Olathe in 2012 ... The Junior Blues have met Blue Valley Northwest four times in the final four ... Northwest won the 2006 semifinal and 2015 state championship against Rural ... Rural beat Northwest in the 2011 third-place game and the 2014 semifinal. ... Schafersman leads the Junior Blues with 23 goals, tied for second most in school history, and has 13 assists. ... Bradstreet has 16 goals and eight assists. ... Arnold has 36 career shutouts, two away from the school and state record set by Rural's Spenser Scott from 2004-2007. 

WICHITA NORTH 

Coach: Curt Wullschleger 

Record: 17-1-1

Semifinal: vs. Olathe West (11-17-1), 7 p.m. 

Key players: Sergio Najera-Garcia, sr., M; Uriel Aguilera-Fernandez, sr., F; Emiliano Gallo, sr., M;  Arturo Veliz, sr., F; Ilian Martinez-Valenciana, sr., D; Jehovah Djimintonine, soph., D; Jesse Ortiz, sr., GK. 

Worth noting: Wichita North handed the Dodge City its first loss since the 2019 season, ousting the defending state champs with a 2-1 win in the quarterfinal. ... North will be making its first trip to the semifinals in 30 years. ... It will be aiming for its second state title in school history. North won state in 1989 ... North captured its first Wichita City League championship in school history . ... North took first place in the North Cup and second place in the Titan Classic Blue Bracket ... Uriel Aguilera Fernandez has 28 goals and seven assists on the season ... Senior goalkeeper Jesse Oritz has posted 13 shutouts.