ES wins third straight district boys soccer title

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ES wins third straight district boys soccer title

Thu, 11/02/2023 - 17:07
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Excelsior Springs varsity boys soccer coach Zac Ganzer and his Tigers are Class 2 District 8 champions again. With their 2-0 victory Wednesday night over visiting, St. Joseph-based Bishop LeBlond, the Tigers (13-5) won their third straight district title. The victory followed a semifinal win over Chillicothe Monday (see The Standard’s Nov. 10 issue for additional district coverage). Excelsior Springs will play the District 7 champion in the Class 2 state quarterfinals Nov. 11. The District 7 title game is slated for Saturday night at Harrisonville. The Tigers’ latest district title run followed a run of seven straight victories to cap the regular season. Those wins included a 12-0 Oct. 23 road rout of Kansas City-based Ruskin and a 5-4 Oct. 25 edging of another Kansas City-based school, Oak Park. Junior Jake Zapata paced Excelsior Springs against Ruskin with four goals. He scored his first goal in the opening minute by finishing a pass from junior Kolin Kincaid. Senior Mason…

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