Excelsior Springs varsity boys soccer coach Zac Ganzer and a core group of returning Tigers are eyeing a fourth straight top-four finish at state competition.The Tigers, who finished 14-7 and placed fourth in the Class 2 state tournament in 2023, return 69% of their goal-scorers, including top scorer Jake Zapata. The senior scored 29 goals last season.Other returning attackers include seniors Kolin Kincaid and Austin Collins, and junior Brady Schoonover. Kincaid scored 20 goals last season, followed by Collins with 11. Schoonover saw significant playing time as a sophomore.Excelsior Springs has experience returning in defense, too. Returning defenders include seniors Deagan Barber and Grayson Grove. In addition, the Tigers return junior goalkeeper Jaxon Hellyer.Ganzer has been impressed with how his upperclassmen have bui...