Via penalty kicks, Barstow wins battle of KC-vs.-St. Louis soccer teams for state title

Missouri’s smallest high school soccer classification produced a classic Kansas City-vs.-St. Louis showdown on Saturday in Fenton.

When it was over, Barstow had beaten Principia via penalty kicks to be crowned state champion for 2018 at Worldwide Technology Soccer Park.

Eighty minutes of regulation plus a full overtime period wasn’t enough to decide a winner Saturday. Not even a second overtime, utilizing the “golden goal” format — wherein the first team to score would win — could finish it. The teams were still tied 2-2.

So nearly three hours after the game began, they went to penalty kicks.

Principia missed its second and fourth attempts. Barstow (11-7) made all four, with Quinn VanDyke hitting the winner. Barstow last won the state title four years ago.

Principia scored first in regulation, but the Knights tied it on a goal from Demir Capan before the break. Cayden Williams scored after intermission to put Barstow ahead 2-1, but Principia equalized with 21 minutes remaining in the game.

And that’s where things stood entering overtime.

In the Class 2 championship game, John Burroughs beat St. Charles West 3-0. Pembroke Hill, which lost to St. Charles West in Friday’s semifinals, lost 3-0 to Monett in the third-place game Saturday.

The Class 3 and Class 4 semifinals and finals will be played in Fenton next weekend.

This story was originally published November 10, 2018 at 7:11 PM.