CLASS 6A STATE SOCCER CAPSULES
 

 
BLUE VALLEY WEST
 
Coach: Kyle Conley
 
Record: 12-4-1
 
Quarterfinal match: vs. Shawnee Mission West (14-2-2), 6 p.m.
 
How they got here: beat Blue Valley North, 2-0; beat Olathe East, 1-0.
 
Key players: Peyton Magness, sr., F; Brandon Kirk, sr., F; Colsen Odgers, jr., M; Finn Persaud, jr., D; Ben Gifford, jr., M; Luke Thomlison, sr., D; Braden Adams, sr., M; David Navas, sr., M; Joey Svoboda, sr., GK.
 
Worth Noting: Jaguars won first regional title since 2019, which is last time they reached the state semifinals as well. … Jaguars have three state titles in program history – 2017, 2010 and 2004. … Conley in third year as head coach of program after successful stint at Louisburg. … Jaguars finished runner-up in ultra-tough Eastern Kansas League to unbeaten Blue Valley Southwest. … Jaguars handed fellow 6A quarterfinalist Washburn Rural its only loss to a Kansas team (5-2) and also beat 5A quarterfinalist St. James Academy 6-1 and 4A quarterfinalist Bishop Miege 3-2. … One of losses came to quarterfinal foe Shawnee Mission West (1-0) while two others came to 5A quarterfinalists Blue Valley Southwest and St. Thomas Aquinas. … Jaguars have played four overtime games this year, going 2-1-1 in those contests. … Magness leads team with 12 goals while Kirk has 10 goals and 10 assists. … Navas has 4 goals. … Svoboda has 7 shutouts in goal with 58 saves.
 

 
DODGE CITY
 
Coach: Saul Hernandez
 
Record: 18-0-0
 
Quarterfinal match: vs. Wichita East (11-7-0), 6:30 p.m.
 
How they got here: beat Manhattan, 5-0; beat Wichita North, 2-1.
 
Key players: Mario Olivares, sr., M; Zahit Garibay, sr., F; Eduardo Solis, sr., GK.
 
Worth Noting: Dodge City returns to state semifinals for third straight year after missing out in 2021. … Red Demons finished fourth last year, falling in semifinals to eventual champion Olathe East in overtime, 3-2, and then to Washburn Rural 2-0 in third-place match. … Red Demons were undefeated state champions in 2016 and 2020 – one of only two programs in state history with two undefeated championship seasons along with St. Thomas Aquinas. … Program has 10 quarterfinal appearances overall, and has reached the semifinals 7 of the last 9 years… Dodge City has finished third three times. … Red Demons were Western Athletic Conference champions for 10th time in last 11 years and regional championship is 10^th straight. … Hernandez is 182-18-1 in his nine years as head coach. … Garibay has 20 goals and 7 assists to lead Red Demons. … Olivares has 5 goals and 5 assists. … Solis has 11 shutouts and has allowed just 9 goals all season. … Red Demons swept quarterfinalists and league rivals Liberal and Hays. … Closest games were 1-0 wins over Liberal and Olathe East and 2-1 wins over Garden City (twice), Hays, and Wichita North. … Red Demons have six wins over quarterfinal teams.
 

 
LIBERAL
 
Coach: Carlos Ruiz
 
Record: 13-4-1
 
Quarterfinal match: vs. Washburn Rural (13-2-3), 6 p.m.
 
How they got here: beat Campus/Clearwater, 7-0; beat Wichita Northwest, 2-0.
 
Key players: Suain Moncayo, sr., F; Giezi Gonzalez, sr., CM; Joshua Garcia, jr., CB; Gael Ruvalcaba, sr., GK.
 
Worth Noting: Redskins are back-to-back regional champions for first time since moving up to 6A and first time in eight years. … Liberal won the 5A state title in 2011 and have nine semifinal appearances, four straight from 2003-06 and five straight from 2008-12. … Two of four losses came to undefeated Western Athletic Conference rival Dodge City while others came to 6A Blue Valley and Olathe East, the latter the 2023 6A state champion. … Tie came against Garden City. … Moncayo broke two school records on the same night, setting a single-game scoring record with 7 goals and also becoming Liberal’s career goals leader. … He has 70 career goals, 26 this season, breaking the old Liberal record of 58. … Moncayo also has 6 assists. … Gonzalez has 9 goals and 11 assists. … Ruvalcaba has 10 shutouts. … Garcia has 13 assists.
 

 
MILL VALLEY
 
Coach: Carlos Olivas
 
Record: 9-8-0
 
Quarterfinal match: vs. Shawnee Mission East (16-1-1), 6 p.m.
 
How they got here: beat Gardner-Edgerton, 2-1; beat Olathe North, 2-1 2OT.
 
Key players: Brady Robins, sr., F; Nic Schrag, sr., MF; Joel Hayes, sr., F; Landon Vincent, jr., D/M; Alex Grace, sr., GK.
 
Worth Noting: Mill Valley making second quarterfinal appearance in three years and first under Olivas, who replaced Jamie Pendleton as coach this season. … Jaguars won 2022 Class 6A state championship, beating defending state champion Olathe West 1-0 in the title game. … Jaguars lost four of last five games in regular season before pulling off pair of upsets in regionals, though they had beaten both Gardner and Olathe North in regular season. … Three losses came to teams in state quarterfinals.
 

 
SHAWNEE MISSION EAST
 
Coach: James Kelly
 
Record: 16-1-1
 
Quarterfinal match: vs. Mill Valley (9-8-0), 6 p.m.
 
How they got here: beat Blue Valley, 1-0; beat Shawnee Mission South, 3-0.
 
Key players: George Hartman, sr., M; Quinn McCarthy, sr., M; Brady Neuman, sr., F; Ben Perkins, sr., F; Chris Hastert, sr., D/CB; Cooper Brende, sr., D/CB; Miles Kroening, sr., D/OB; Lukas Lowry, sr., GK.
 
Worth Noting: Lancers won third straight regional title and have reached the state quarterfinals 11 times since 2007. … East has four trips to state semifinals, the last coming in 2018 when Lancers finished third. … That tied a program-best state finish, matching a third-place finish in 1995. … East finished fourth in 2012 and 2016. … Lancers won the Sunflower League title for the second straight year, going 12-0-1 in league play. … Tie came against fellow 6A quarterfinalist Shawnee Mission West in the season opener. … Only loss came to Missouri power Rockhurst. … Kelly is 228-86-20 in 18 years as Lancer coach. … Hartman’s 24 goals broke program single-season record of 23 and he also added 12 assists. … McCarthy leads in assists with 13. … Neuman had 12 goals and 9 assists. … Perkins has 9 goals and 6 assists. … Hastert, Brende and Kroening have keyed defense that’s helped Lowry set school record for shutouts with 12. … Lancers have given up just 8 goals all season, two coming on penalty kicks, and Rockhurst scoring three of those. … In each of last two seasons, Lancers have lost in quarterfinals to eventual state champion, falling to Mill Valley on penalty kicks in 2022 quarterfinals and to Olathe East in four overtimes last fall. … Lancers have 20 seniors.
 

 
SHAWNEE MISSION WEST
 
Coach: Trevor Rosewicz
 
Record: 14-2-2
 
Quarterfinal match: vs. Blue Valley West (12-4-1), 6 p.m.
 
How they got here: beat Blue Valley Northwest, 1-0; beat Lawrence, 5-0.
 
Key players: Sergio Hernandez, sr., F; Kevin DeAndrade, sr., F; Brian Andrades, sr., MID; Manny Hernandez, so., D.
 
Worth Noting: Vikings coming off runner-up finish in Class 6A a year ago, falling 1-0 to Sunflower League rival Olathe East and returned eight of their 11 starters from the runner-up team. … Quarterfinal appearance is fifth straight for the Vikings. … Only state title for program came in 1991. … Only losses this year came to Olathe West (2-1 in OT) and Shawnee Mission South (1-0) and ties came against East top seed Shawnee Mission East (0-0) and Free State (1-1). … Vikings have a goal differential of +41 and have allowed just 13 goals, posting 11 shutout wins. … Sergio Hernandez has 14 goals and 15 assists to lead team and is four-year starter along with DeAndrade and Andrades. … Vikings won Fat Cat Tournament title, beating quarterfinal foe Blue Valley West 1-0 in finals.
 

 
WASHBURN RURAL
 
Coach: Brian Hensyel
 
Record: 13-2-3
 
Quarterfinal match: vs. Liberal (13-4-1), 6 p.m.
 
How they got here: beat Maize, 8-0; beat Free State, 3-0.
 
Key players: Dylan Willingham, jr., F/M; Liam Morrison, jr., D; Brandon Hamilton, jr., M/D; Draden Chooncharoen, jr., M; Pierce Cannon, sr., F; Ryder Nikkel, sr., D; Matthew Houser, sr., M; Miles Cook, jr., GK; Drew Morre, jr., M; Ben Buesing, sr., D; Brody Kocher-Munoz, so., F.
 
Worth Noting: Junior Blues finished third at state last year, falling to Shawnee Mission West 2-0 in semifinals before beating Dodge City 2-1 in third-place match. … Junior Blues have 16 semifinal appearances in program history and 23 quarterfinal appearances, including 18 of last 20 seasons. … Rural claimed state titles in 2002, 2009 and 2012 and also have three runner-up finishes, the last coming in 2021. … Junior Blues won their 30^thconsecutive Centennial League title this season, and shut out every league foe, outscoring them 29-0. … One loss and two of three ties came at Great River Classic in Quad Cities, Iowa against out-of-state competition. … Only loss to Kansas school was 5-2 to fellow 6A quarterfinalist Blue Valley West. … Rural also tied Blue Valley North 0-0. … Willingham has 12 goals and 15 assists to lead Rural in both categories. … Hamilton has 10 hoals 9 assists. … Cannon has 11 goals and 5 assists. … Houser scored two goals in regional finals. … Cook has 12 shutouts. … Hensyel is 329-55-17 in his 19-year tenure. … Rural and Liberal have never played each other.
 

 
WICHITA EAST
 
Coach: Fred Koepp
 
Record: 11-7-0
 
Quarterfinal match: vs. Dodge City (18-0-0), 6:30 p.m.
 
How they got here: beat Wichita West, 2-1; beat Wichita Southeast, 2-1 2OT.
 
Key players: David Savinon, sr., M; Carlos Luna-Reyes, sr., D; Alejandro Valenzuela, jr., D.
 
Worth Noting: East’s quarterfinal appearance is just third in program history and the Blue Aces have advanced to state semifinals just once. … Blue Aces finished just fifth in the Greater Wichita Athletic League. … East started the season 1-4 and sat 3-6 midway through the season before winning six straight until falling 1-0 in overtime to Wichita Northwest. … After losing 3-0 to Wichita Southeast in regular season, Blue Aces upset the undefeated Buffaloes 2-1 in double overtime in regional finals. … Savinon has 4 goals this season and Luna-Reyes has 3 goals and 4 assists.