Hayden won, 27-14, and then went on to win its first state title since 1998 with a 31-13 victory against Rose Hill in the state championship game.

The Chieftains will have another shot at the team that many people look to win back-to-back titles. The Wildcats have won 24 straight games.

Hayden, which plays in Centennial League, a conference stacked with 5A and 6A schools, rolled through the regular season mostly against Topeka teams. The Wildcats closest games came against Washburn Rural (17-0) and Seaman (21-7).

Tonganoxie, meanwhile, has won nine straight games after losing its season opener to Lansing, a team the Chieftains led, 10-0, midway through the fourth quarter.

Here is a look at game-by-game results for both teams, which meet at 7 p.m. Saturday in regional play at Beatty Field in Tonganoxie.

Tonganoxie (9-1)
Lansing, L, 14-10
Bishop Ward, W, 7-0
Piper, W, 32-7
Mill Valley, W, 39-0
Santa Fe Trail, W, 32-7
Basehor-Linwood, W, 24-3
Bonner Springs, W, 28-12
De Soto, W, 30-22
Perry-Lecompton, W, 24-21 (OT)
Bishop Ward, W, 18-14

Hayden (10-0)
Shawnee Heights, W, 55-0
Emporia, W, 35-7
Washburn Rural, W, 17-0
Seaman, W, 21-7
Highland Park, W, 56-0
Topeka West, W, 42-0
Wamego, W, 52-0
Royal Valley, W, 52-16
Jeff West, W, 61-9
Atchison, W, 46-20