All four KC-area boys high school soccer teams bow out in Missouri’s state semifinals
It was a long afternoon for Kansas City-area teams in the Missouri boys high school soccer semifinals on Saturday.
Park Hill, Pembroke Hill, Pleasant Hill and Lone Jack saw their seasons come to an end in the round of four.
Class 4
A second extra session was needed to determine a winner in this one. But in the end, Jackson edged visiting Park Hill to move on.
Park’s Hill’s Benji Jobe scored right after halftime to equalize a first-half Jackson goal, and the score stayed knotted at 1-1 through the remainder of regulation and the first overtime until Wil Essner headed in the winner on a free kick by Jake Sauerbrunn in the 99th minute.
Park Hill, which beat Lee’s Summit West and Rockhurst to advance to the semifinals, finishes its season 16-10. Jackson advances to play St. Dominic, a Saturday winner over Jeff City, in next Saturday’s Class 4 final at 6 p.m. in Springfield.
Class 3
Pembroke Hill (12-7) lost 1-0 to Notre Dame of Cape Giradeau (16-1) in the semifinals Saturday at Rockhurst High. Pembroke Hill had beaten Smithville and Van Horn to advance to the final four.
Notre Dame will play Fort Zumwalt South (22-4), a 3-1 winner Saturday over Glendale (17-5), for the championship at 6 p.m. Friday in Springfield.
Class 2
MICDS proved too much to overcome, beating host Pleasant Hill (16-5-2) by a 4-0 score to advance to next Saturday’s noon championship match.
MICDS (12-3) will play Orchard Farm (13-2), which beat Bishop LeBlond on Saturday, for the Class 2 crown in Springfield.
Class 1
Lone Jack’s momentum ran out in the semifinals, and the result was an 8-0 loss to Whitfield (8-6) at Lee’s Summit North.
Lone Jack (14-5-2) had reached the round of four with a 6-0 shutout of Maryville on Tuesday.
Whitfield will play Southern Boone (19-0), a 6-0 winner over New Covenant Academy in the earlier semifinal Saturday, for the Class 1 championship at noon Friday in Springfield.
This story was originally published November 14, 2020 at 4:34 PM.