Kickapoo Shootout: Kickapoo Chiefs And Eureka Wildcats Win Titles

Clearing skies Friday night (red sky at night, sailor’s delight) and into Saturday led to highs in the mid-60’s and light breezes, leading to large crowds and excellent conditions for enjoying the games.

Winner’s Bracket – Gold

Championship @ Kickapoo

Eureka Wildcats – 2 (1st OT)
Lee’s Summit West Titans – 1
The Wildcats scored 4 minutes into the game Saturday evening but the Titan’s fought back to tie the game. The final minutes of regulation saw the Titan’s make a significant push to get the winner, with a direct kick that was just tipped over the crossbar by the Eureka keeper and a corner kick that had to be cleared by the defender on the back post. The game winner happened 6 min into OT by junior Jeff Wallner, who describes the action in this video.

3rd Place @ Ozark (MOVED) 3:30 pm
Ozark Tigers – 0
Columbia Rock Bridge Bruins – 2

Eureka Wildcats – 1
Rock Bridge Bruins – 0

Ozark Tigers – 0
Lees Summit West Titans – 2

Consolation Bracket – Gold

5th Place @ Kickapoo
Parkview Vikings – 5 (PKs)
Waynesville Tigers – 4
Brian Otradovec scored 4 goals for the Vikings, bringing them back from a 2 goal deficit initially, and giving them the lead two more times. Senior Zack Moore of Waynesville scored (video) the final 3 goals for the Tigers, tying the game twice in the final 20 minutes.

Two scoreless OT periods, punctuated by sr Jonathan Malters diving save in the 1st OT (video) to preserve the tie, led to PKs. Malter saved 2, including the 4th shooter, that led to a 4-2 advantage for Parkview.

7th Place @ at Ozark HS
Pattonville Pirates – 3
Nixa Eagles – 2

Parkview Vikings – 3 (1st OT)
Nixa Eagles – 2
Sophomore Brian Otradovec scored in the first OT when a shot by teammate Jared Moore was blocked by the Nixa defense and the resulting rebound spun back towards the goal, allowing Otradovec to turn and bury the shot while the defense was reacting to the unusual bounce. The Vikings had taken a 2 goal lead on Pedro Pitonez’ 1st half efforts but Nixa got a goal in each half, including the game-tying goal by __ late, leading to OT.

Waynesville Tigers – 2 (PKs)
Pattonville Pirates – 1

Winner’s Bracket – Brown

7:00 pm – Championship @ Kickapoo (LATE)
Kickapoo Chiefs – 1
Springfield Catholic – 0
A goal in the 4th minute by senior Ian Kennedy was all that was necessary for the Chief’s in this win against the new kids on the block who hoped to crash their party. It was a tight game, with both team creating opportunities as the Irish went back to their more traditional 4-4-2 formation in this game. Strong play by the Chief’s defense and some timely saves by keeper Tyler Moses allowed them to hoist the trophy.

3rd Place @ Kickapoo
Glendale Falcons – 1
Blue Springs Wildcats – 0
Alec Martinez in the final 5 minutes of the match

Kickapoo Chiefs – 2 (PKs)
Blue Springs Wildcats – 1
Much like the weather improved on the weekend, the Chief’s have slowly but steadily prepared themselves for the upcoming playoffs. Taking on the #10th ranked Blue Springs Wildcats in the second round, winner’s bracket game, it was again a close affair that could have gone either way. When it went to PK’s, goalie Tyler Moses was able to stop 3 of the spot kicks by the Wildcats, giving the Chiefs the win and the celebration.

Springfield Catholic – 1 (1st OT)
Glendale Falcons – 0
The Irish got the game-winner from sophomore Reid Harbach from a set piece. The ball was sent in from 30 yards to the penalty spot where it was initially pushed wide by the Falcon’s defense. Harbach won a 50/50 battle for the ball, broke towards goal and buried it into the roof of the net from just outside the 6 yard box as the defense and keeper collapsed on him. The goal came following regulation that saw the Irish play a very defensive 4-5-1 system that the Falcon’s attacked relentlessly but were unable to exploit.

Consolation Bracket – Brown

14:00 – 5th Place @ Ozark HS
Francis Howell – 1 (OT)
Liberty Blue Jays – 0

13:00 – 7th Place @ Ozark (MOVED)
Sedalia Smith-Cotton – 3
Kearney Bulldogs – 2

Francis Howell Vikings – 5
Kearney Bulldogs – 3

Liberty Blue Jays – 4
Sedalia Smith-Cotton – 1