LIBERAL – No. 10 seed Great Bend stunned No. 7 seed Liberal 2-1 in Tuesday’s Class 5A soccer regional after losing to the Redskins twice during the season. The Panthers just made the 170-mile trip to Liberal last week.
Panther Erick Martinez and Dani Franco scored goals to boost Great Bend, which lost 5-2 and 4-1 to Liberal during the season. A corner kick by Mauricio Hernandez set up Martinez’s score after 10 minutes. Alonso Alonzo’s assist set up Franco for a 2-0 lead halfway through the second half.
“I was very proud that we played our best game of the year,” said Great Bend coach Jesus Loera. “It was gratifying to see our guys perform so well. We had a lot of things to overcome. It took everything we had to beat a strong Liberal team.”
Loera said the Panthers passed the ball and kept possession.
“That limited their offensive opportunities,” Loera said. “We possessed the ball much better this time.”
Great Bend goalie Daniel Cervantes shut out Liberal for more than 70 minutes. Defenders Darien Sanchez and Anthony Brown led the backline defense.
“Our two center-backs played a great game,” he said.
The Panthers (9-7-1) will play No. 2 seed Wichita-Kapaun-Mt. Carmel (13-3-1) at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
SOCCER REGIONALS
CLASS 6A
DODGE CITY—Dodge City 12, Wichita SE 0; Lawrence Free State 3, Topeka High 1; Dodge City 17-0 vs. Free State 8-7-2, 6 p.m. Thursday
TOPEKA—Washburn Rural 8, Wichita South 0; Manhattan 4, Wichita NW 1; Washburn Rural 12-1-4 vs. Manhattan 9-6-2, 6 p.m. Thursday
WICHITA—Wichita North 7, Junction City 0; Wichita East 2, Wichita West 1, OT; Wichita North 13-3-1 vs. Wichita East 10-7, 4 p.m. Thursday
GARDEN CITY—Garden City 3, Hutchinson 1; Derby 1, Campus 0; Garden City 11-6 vs. Derby 7-8-2, 6 p.m. Thursday
OLATHE—Olathe East 3, SM North 0; Lawrence 3, KC Wyandotte 1; Olathe East 16-1 vs. Lawrence 9-7-1, 7 p.m. Thursday
SHAWNEE—SM East 3, BV North 0; Blue Valley NW 4, Olathe North 3, OT; SM East 15-1-1 vs. Blue Valley NW 10-7
OLATHE—Olathe NW 5, Blue Valley 0; SM West 1, SM Northwest 0; Olathe NW 14-2-1 vs. SM West 7-9-1, 7 p.m. Thursday
OVERLAND PARK—Blue Valley West 1, Gardner-Edgerton 0; SM South 2, Olathe South 0; Blue Valley West 13-4 vs. SM South 11-6, 6 p.m. Thursday
CLASS 5A
WICHITA—Wichita Carroll 4, Topeka West 0; Maize 3, Goddard Eisenhower 0; Wichita Carroll 13-1-3 vs. Maize 9-5-3, 6 p.m. Thursday
WICHITA—Kapaun-Mt. Carmel 7, Goddard 1; Great Bend 2, Liberal 1; Kapaun-Mt. Carmel 13-3-1 vs. Great Bend 9-7-1, 6:30 p.m. Thursday
SALINA—Salina South 5, Arkansas City 0; Newton 3, Emporia 0; Salina South 13-3-1 vs. Newton 11-4-2, 6:45 p.m. Thursday
SALINA—Wichita Heights 2, Salina Central 1, 3 OT; Andover 4, Valley Center 3; Wichita Heights 8-8-1 vs. Andover 12-5, 6 p.m. Thursday
TOPEKA—Topeka Seaman 8, Highland Park 0; St. Thomas Aquinas 3, KC Turner 0; Topeka Seaman 13-1-3 vs. St. Thomas Aquinas 9-5-3, 6:30 p.m. Thursday
KANSAS CITY—KC Harmon 2, Leavenworth 1; Pittsburg 8, KC Washington 2; KC Harmon 13-3 vs. Pittsburg 10-5-1
OVERLAND PARK—Blue Valley SW 8, Lansing 0; Mill Valley 2, Shawnee Heights 0; Blue Valley SW 13-3-1 vs. Mill Valley 6-7-4, 6 p.m. Thursday
KANSAS CITY—KC Sumner 2, Lenexa St. James 0; DeSoto 7, KC Schlagle 1; DeSoto 12-5 vs. DeSoto 12-5
CLASS 4A
MCPHERSON—Hays-TMP 2, Berean 0; McPherson 6, TMP 0; Andover Central 1, Rose Hill0, 2 OT; McPherson 13-4 vs. Andover Central 8-6-3
WICHITA—Mulvane 2, Circle 1; Wichita Independent 7, Mulvane 1; Wichita Trinity 2, Maize South 1, OT; Independent 12-4-1 vs. Wichita Trinity 8-8-1
WINFIELD—Hays High 12, El Dorado 0; Winfield 2, Hays High 1; Buhler 3, Augusta 0; Winfield 10-5-2 vs. Buhler 9-7-1, 6 p.m. Thursday
SPRING HILL—Paola 3, Columbus 0; Spring Hill 8, Paola 0; Ottawa 4, Independence 0; Spring Hill 13-2-2 vs. Ottawa 9-8-1, 4:30 p.m. Thursday
COFFEYVILLE—Riverton 1, Fort Scott 0; Coffeyville Field Kindley 11-3 vs. Riverton 3-14-1, 6 p.m. Tuesday; Louisburg 11-4-1 vs. Baldwin 6-10, 6 p.m. Tuesday
BASEHOR—Shawnee Maranatha 5, KC Ward 0; Basehor-Linwood 5, Shawnee Maranatha 0; KC Piper 4, Lawrence Seabury 0; Basehor-Linwood 16-1 vs. KC Piper 10-7, 6:30 p.m. Thursday
ROELAND PARK—Bonner Springs 3, Atchison 1; SM Miege 10, Bonner Springs 0; KC Christian 3, Topeka Hayden 1; SM Miege 14-2-1 vs. KC Christian 10-6-1
ATCHISON—Eudora 4, Leavenworth Immaculata 0; Atchison-Maur Hill 2, Eudora 0; Tonganoxie 3, Olathe Heritage 0; Maur Hill 12-4-1 vs. Tonganoxie 11-6
