Great Bend was a minute away from a tie when Manhattan High’s Hunter French broke the Panthers’ collective heart.

French’s score with 44 seconds left in overtime beat the Panthers 2-1 in Thursday’s non-league soccer game at Cavanaugh Field. Great Bend (4-3) plays at Hays High Tuesday.

Great Bend’s Francisco Garcia handed the Panthers a 1-0 lead in the first half when Manhattan tied the score with 15 minutes left in regulation. Panther goalie Daniel Cervantes worked a shutout for 65 minutes in 90-degree heat with a heat index approaching 100.

“Daniel had some great saves,” said Great Bend coach Jesus Loera. “That’s a heartbreaker. That’s definitely our toughest loss.”

The Panthers played into the south wind the first 10 minutes of overtime. Manhattan scored against the wind in the final 10 minutes.

Loera said the Panthers outshot the Indians 12-7 and had seven shots on goal behind a solid passing game.

“We played a good game. We controlled time of possession and outshot Manhattan, but they put two shots past the goalie,” Loera said. “It was a hard-fought, physical soccer game.”

Loera said the Indians played a disciplined style.

“Manhattan was the best organized team we’ve played,” Loera said. “Everyone did their job on their team and they played fast. They were a good team.”

WAC

Liberal 3-0 4-2

Dodge City 1-1 5-2

Garden City 1-1 4-2

Great Bend 1-1 4-3

Hays High 0-3 2-6

TUESDAY, 9-17

Great Bend 4, Hays 0

Liberal 3, Dodge City 1

Garden City 10, Hays-TMP 0

THURSDAY, 9-19

Manhattan 2, Great Bend 1, OT

Dodge City 4, Hays High 0

Liberal 3, Garden City 0

TUESDAY

Great Bend at Hays High

Garden City at Dodge City

THURSDAY

Liberal at Lamar, Colo.

*Dodge City at Great Bend

Hays High at Buhler

LIBERAL (4-2, 3-0)—Titan Classic (W Wichita Carroll 1-0; L Derby 2-0; L Dodge CIty 2-3, OT); *Great Bend 2-0; W Dodge City 3-1; W Garden City 3-0; 9-26—at Lamar, Colo.; 10-1—Hays-TMP; 10-3—*at Hays High; 10-8—*Garden City; 10-10—*at Hays High; 10-14-19—Wichita North Cup; 10-21—*at Great Bend; 10-24—*Dodge City 

DODGE CITY (5-2, 1-1)—Titan Classic (W Wichita East 3-1; L Wichita Heights 3-4, OT; W Liberal 3-2, OT); W Wichita South 9-1; W Lamar, Colo. 9-1; L *Liberal 1-3; W *Hays 4-0; 9-24—*Garden City; 9-26—*at Great Bend; 10-3—*at Garden City; 10-8—*Hays High; 10-12—at St. Thomas Aquinas; 10-15—*Great Bend; 10-18—SM South; 10-19—Lawrence Free State; 10-24—*at Liberal

GARDEN CITY (4-2, 1-1)—Titan Classic (L Maize 4-3; W Wichita NW 4-3; W Hays 3-1); 9-12—*W Hays 2-1; 9-17—W TMP 10-0; 9-19—*L Liberal 0-3; 9-24—*at Dodge City; 9-28—*at Hays High; 10-1—*at Great Bend; 10-3—*DODGE CITY; 10-8—*at Liberal; 10-10—*Great Bend; 10-14-17-19—at Wichita North Cup; 10-21—TMP

GREAT BEND (4-3, 1-1)—Titan Classic (L Wichita Southeast 2-3; W Wichita South 4-1; W Wichita West 6-0); W Salina Central 4-0; *Liberal, L 0-2; *Hays, W 4-0; Manhattan L 1-2, OT; 9-24—*at Hays; 9-26—*Dodge City; 10-1—*Garden City; 10-8—at Hays-TMP; 10-10—*at Garden City; 10-14—at Wichita Independent; 10-15—*at Dodge City; 10-21—*Liberal; 10-24—McPherson

HAYS HIGH—(2-6, 0-3)—W Wichita Independent 4-1; W Classical 4-2; Titan Classic (L Classical 1-2; W Circle 10-0; L Garden City 1-2); L Salina Central 0-3 L *Great Bend 0-4; L *Dodge City 0-4; 9-24—*Great Bend; 9-26—at Buhler; 9-28—*Garden City; 10-1—Junction City; 10-3—*Liberal; 10-8—*at Dodge City; 10-10—*Liberal; 10-22—Wichita Independent; 10-24—at TMP