By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Top Class 5A East seed Shawnee Heights opened its postseason bid with a 6-1 regional semifinal win over United Kansas Conference rival Basehor-Linwood Tuesday night at the Bettis Family Sports Complex.
Shawnee Heights senior Camden Granado (left) scored three goals in Tuesday's 6-1 regional win over Basehor-Linwood, becoming Heights' career-leading scorer. [File photo/TSN]
Senior Camden Granado scored a three-goal hat trick for the T-Birds to become Shawnee Heights' all-time career leading scorer while senior Juan Garcia added two goals and senior Wyatt Lindecrantz one.
Garcia also had an assist in the win while junior Mason Haas, senior Sheldon Pokphanh and senior Chase Tofflemire also had assists.
The T-Birds improved to 15-2-0 on the season, with their only losses coming against 6A power Washburn Rural and fellow 5A power Blue Valley Southwest.
Shawnee Heights advanced to a 6 p.m. Thursday semifinal at Bettis to face No. 9 seed St. Thomas Aquinas (8-8-1), a 3-2 winner over Kansas City-Turner.
Washburn Rural senior Dylan Willingham (middle), Rural's single-season and career scoring leader, scored three goals in Tuesday's 9-1 regional win over Wichita Northwest. [File photo/TSN]
Rural rolls to 9-1 regional win over Wichita Northwest
Washburn Rural improved to 15-1-1 with a 9-1 Class 6A regional semifinal win over 4-12-1 Wichita Northwest Tuesday night at McElroy Field.
Senior Dylan Willingham, Rural's single-season and career-leading scorer, led the Junior Blues with a three-goal hat trick while junior Brodye Kocher-Munoz and senior Brandon Hamilton scored two goals apiece and senior Brody Grogan and junior Myles Didde had one goal each.
Senior Draden Chooncharoen and Didde both had two assists apiece while Willingham, senior Everett Un and senior Drew Moore had one assist each.
Rural, the No. 2 6A West seed, advanced to a 6 p.m. home game Thursday to host No. 7 seed Wichita East (12-5-0), which moved on with a 5-0 win over Junction City.
Cair Paravel advances with 6-2 4A-1A regional romp
Cair Paravel Latin, the No. 5 West seed in Class 4A-1A, advanced to a Thursday regional final with a 6-2 Monday win over No. 12 seed Circle (5-11-1).
The Lions, now 10-6-0, advanced to a 4 p.m. Thursday game at Berean Academy (12-5-1), with Berean advancing with a 3-1 wins over El Dorado.
Trojans fall on road to Wichita North
Topeka High finished its 2025 season with a 9-6-2 record, with the Trojans, the No. 9 seed in Class 6A West, dropping a 3-1 Tuesday night road decision at No. 8 Wichita North (11-6-0).
Scots drop 2-0 decision at Pittsburg
Highland Park, the No. 15 seed in the Class 5A East bracket, dropped a 2-0 regional decision at No. 2 seed Pittsburg (14-3-0) Tuesday, ending its 2025 season with a 4-14-1 record.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel tops Seaman, 5-0
No. 5 Class 5A West seed Kapaun Mt. Carmel ended Seaman's 2025 season with a 5-0 win Tuesday night over the No. 12 Vikings at the Stryker Complex in Wichita.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel improved to 12-5-0 while Seaman finished the year 8-9-0.
Hayden drops 6-0 4A-1A regional decision at Rose Hill
Hayden, the No. 16 Class 4A-1A West seed, dropped a 6-0 regional decision at No. 1 West seed Rose Hill Tuesday, with the Wildcats ending their season with a 2-15-0 record.
Rose Hill advanced to a 4A-1A regional final with a 15-2-0 record.
