Tonganoxie High boys soccer finishing up regular season next week
Photo by Brittany McWilliams
Some of Tonganoxie High soccer players stand during the announcement of lineups against Ottawa on Sept. 21, 2023, at Beatty Field. Chieftain players, from left, are Jackson McWilliams, Gavin Shupe, Lachlan McRae, Jameson Brietzman, and Andrea ColumbanoTonganoxie High boys soccer has just a few more matches left before the postseason starts later this month.
The Chieftains were 2-3-1 in Frontier League play and 5-7-1 overall entering play this week. Tonganoxie lost to perennial power Bishop Miege (9-4) by a 3-0 score Oct. 3. THS bounced back for a 1-0 victory against Louisburg (3-10) on Thursday and then battled Kansas City Christian on Saturday morning in a match originally scheduled for earlier in the season.
KCC won that match, 2-0, at Johnson County Community College. The Panthers currently are the top seed in the Class 4-3-2-1A East Bracket at 10-0-1.
Tonganoxie is the No. 10 seed as of Wednesday. The Chieftains played Basehor-Linwood on Tuesday and won, 4-1. THS improved to 6-7-1, while Basehor-Linwood fell to 2-12.
THS is on the road Thursday at Paola (0-13) and then home Tuesday against Seaman (5-6-1) in the regular season finale.