By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
MONDAY'S GAME
CLASS 4A-1A
CIRCLE (5-10-1) vs. CAIR PARAVEL LATIN (9-6-0)
At Bettis Family Sports Complex
Cair Paravel Latin, the No. 5 seed in the Class 4A-1A West bracket with a 9-6-0 record, will open its postseason bid with a 6 p.m. Monday regional game against Circle (5-10-1). With a win Monday the Lions will advance to a Region 4 regional final on Thursday to face the winner of a Monday game between Berean Academy (10-5-1) and El Dorado (3-11-2).
TUESDAY'S GAMES
CLASS 6A
Dylan Willingham, Washburn Rural
WICHITA NORTHWEST (4-11-1) at WASHBURN RURAL (14-1-1)
Perennial state power Washburn Rural is the No. 2 West seed in Class 6A with a 14-1-1 record and will be at home Tuesday for a 6 p.m. regional semifinal at McElroy Field to host No. 15 seed Wichita Northwest (4-11-1). With a win Tuesday the Centennial League champs will advance to a regional final on Thursday to host the winner of Monday's game at Wichita between No. 10 Junction City (8-7-1) and No. 7 Wichita East (11-5-0).
Billy Lutz, Topeka High
TOPEKA HIGH (9-5-2) at WICHITA NORTH (10-6-0)
Topeka High is the No. 9 Class 6A West seed with a 9-5-2 record and will go on the road Tuesday to face No. 8 seed Wichita North (10-6-0) in its postseason opener. With a win Tuesday, the Trojans will move on to a regional final on Thursday to face the winner of a regional semifinal between top West seed Wichita Southeast (15-1-0) and No. 16 Derby (3-13-0).
CLASS 5A
Camden Granado, Shawnee Heights
BASEHOR-LINWOOD (3-12-1) vs. SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (14-2-0)
At Bettis Family Sports Complex
An outstanding 14-2-0 regular season earned Shawnee Heights the No. 1 East seed for the Class 5A playoffs. The T-Birds will begin postseason with a 6 p.m. regional semifinal on Tuesday against their United Kansas Conference rival, No. 16 Basehor-Linwood (3-12-1). With a win Tuesday the T-Birds will advance to a regional final on Thursday to host the winner of Tuesday's game between No. 8 seed Kansas City-Turner (6-6-4) and No. 9 St. Thomas Aquinas (7-8-1) at Turner, also a member of the UKC.
Gage Kindred-Noragon, Topeka West
HAYS (7-8-0) vs. TOPEKA WEST (12-2-2)
At Hummer Sports Park
Topeka West earned the No. 3 Class 5A West seed with a 12-2-2 regular season and will open postseason with a 6 p.m. Tuesday regional semifinal against Hays (7-8-0). With a win Tuesday the Chargers will move on to a Thursday regional final to host the winner of Tuesday's game at Salina between No. 6 seed Salina South (11-5-0) and No. 11 Andover Central (8-7-1).
SEAMAN (8-8-0) at KAPAUN MT. CARMEL (11-5-0)
Seaman, the No. 12 Class 5A West seed with an 8-8-0 record, will travel to Wichita Tuesday for a 4:30 regional semifinal against No. 5 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (11-5-0) at the Stryker Compex. The winner of the Seaman-Kapaun game will advance to a regional final on Thursday to take on the winner of Tuesday's game between No. 4 seed Valley Center (12-2-2) and No. 13 Hutchinson (7-8-1).
HIGHLAND PARK (4-13-1) at PITTSBURG (13-3-0)
The No. 15 seed in the Class 5A East bracket, Highland Park (4-13-1) will go on the road Tuesday for a 6 p.m. regional semifinal at No. 2 seed Pittsburg (13-3-0). The winner of the Highland Park-Pittsburg game will advance to a 5A regional final on Thursday to take on the winner of Tuesday's game between No. 7 seed De Soto (8-7-1) and No. 10 Kansas City-Washington (7-8-1).
CLASS 4A-1A
HAYDEN (2-14-0) at ROSE HILL (14-2-0)
Hayden is the No. 16 seed in the Class 4A-1A West regional bracket with a 2-14-0 record and will be on the road Tuesday for a 6 p.m. regional semifinal at top seed Rose Hill (14-2-0). The winner of the Hayden-Rose Hill game will advance to a Thursday regional final to face the winner of Tuesday's regional opener between No. 8 seed Wichita Trinity (7-7-1) and No. 8 Buhler (7-8-1).
