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By RICK PETERSON

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Four Shawnee County teams earned spots in the latest Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association girls state rankings.

Washburn Rural, currently 9-2-0, is ranked No. 2 in Class 6A while Shawnee Heights, 9-1-0, is No. 8 in 5A.

Both Hayden and Cair Paravel Latin are ranked in 4A-1A, with Hayden (7-2-1) No. 3 and Cair Paravel (9-3-0) No. 5.

KHSSCA COACHES POLL

WEEK 5

Records as of April 27

CLASS 6A

1. Blue Valley West                     7-1-0

2. Washburn Rural                      9-2-0

3. Olathe West                            9-2-0

4. Olathe Northwest                    8-2-1

5. Blue Valley                              9-1-0

5 Shawnee Mission East            6-3-1

7. Manhattan                              7-3-0

8. Shawnee Mission Northwest 7-3-1

8. Blue Valley North                   3-5-0

10. Shawnee Mission West        5-6-0

Receiving votes -- Shawnee Mission South 7, Olathe East 6, Olathe North 6.

CLASS 5A

1. St. Thomas Aquinas            11-0-0

2. St. James Academy              9-1-0

3. Mill Valley                              8-1-0

4. Bishop Carroll                       8-4-0

5. Maize                                    9-2-0

6. Maize South                          9-1-2

7. Andover                               11-1-0

8. Shawnee Heights                  9-1-0

9. Blue Valley Southwest           6-3-0

10. Goddard Eisenhower           9-1-1

Receiving votes -- De Soto 8, Goddard 7, Hays 7, Spring Hill 7, Basehor-Linwood 6.

CLASS 4A-1A

1. Bishop Miege                          8-4-0

2. McPherson                              6-3-1

3. Hayden                                    7-2-1

4. Mulvane                                   7-1-1

5. Cair Paravel Latin                    9-3-0

6. Louisburg                                 7-3-0

7. Baldwin                                    6-3-1

8. Circle                                        8-2-1

9. Buhler                                       5-5-1

10. Heritage Christian                   7-4-0

Receiving votes -- Augusta 6, Trinity Academy 6.

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