Here's your playoff primer to get you ready for this upcoming district tournaments for the Warrenton and Wright City boys soccer teams.
Seeding: 1. Orchard Farm (13-8); 2. Veritas Christian (16-5); 3. Lutheran St. Charles (10-11-1); 4. Duchesne (7-11); 5. Winfield (12-9); 6. St. Charles West (6-14) and 7. Wright City (9-14).
Schedule: Quarterfinals are October 31; semifinals are November 3; and the championship is at 6 p.m. on November 5 at Fort Zumwalt South.
First-round game: Wright City vs. Veritas Christian, 9 a.m., October 31.
Head-to-head history: Wright City is 0-4 all-time against Veritas, including a 4-0 loss on October 7.
Common opponents: The teams have played nine teams in common. Wright City is 2-7 against Elsberry, St. Charles, Union, Valley Park, Holt, Warrenton, Winfield, Duchesne nd North Point. Veritas is 7-2 against the same teams.
Up next: The winner will play the Lutheran St. Charles/St. Charles West winner in a semifinal at 7 p.m. on November 3.
About Wright City: The Wildcats have scored an average of 1.9 goals per game and allowed 2.7 per game. … Wright City does hold a neutral site record of 2-1 after winning the consolation championship at the Warriors Classic in Winfield. … Freshman Giannie Tiscareno (12 goals) and senior Benji Rodriguez (nine) lead the way for the Wright City offense. … The Wildcats ended the team’s regular season on Wednesday in spectacular fashion. Trailing Festus 2-0 at half, the Wildcats scored twice in the second half and then won the game on Tiscareno’s overtime goal.
About Veritas: The Eagles haven't lost in 10 games since their defeat to St. Charles on October 2. … Veritas is scoring 2.6 goals per game while allowing just an average of one. … Veritas is 1-2 in neutral site games, winning once during the SCSD Tournament.
Seeding: 1. St. Dominic (13-4-2); 2. Fort Zumwalt South (12-10-1); 3. St. Charles (14-4); 4. Fort Zumwalt East (4-16); 5. Warrenton (10-6); 6. Holt (4-12); 7. Hannibal (5-15-1) and 8. McCluer North (4-12).
Schedule: Quarterfinals will be played at Fort Zumwalt East and South on November 2; semifinals are slated for November 5; and the championship is scheduled for 6 p.m. on November 9. The semifinals and the championship final will be played at Fort Zumwalt South.
First-round game: Warrenton will play Fort Zumwalt East at 5 p.m. on November 2.
Head-to-head history: Warrenton is 2-4 all-time against East, including four straight losses, including a defeat in 2017, the last time the teams met.
Common opponents: Both teams have played Duchesne and North Point. East is 2-0 against the pair while Warrenton is 0-2.
Up next: The winner will play the St. Dominic/McCluer North winner in a semifinal at 4:30 p.m. on November 5 at Fort Zumwalt South.
About Warrenton: Tyler Scruggs (18 goals, eight assists) and Gavin Thompson (11, 5) lead the way in scoring for the Warriors. … Rylee McGee (10-6, four shutouts, 1.94 goals against) leads the way for Warrenton in goal. … During the regular season, Warrenton has averaged 3.3 goals per game while surrendering 1.9. … Warrenton closed its regular season Wednesday by beating Sullivan 3-2 behind a pair of goals from Thompson.
About Fort Zumwalt East: Of the Lions’ 16 losses, 11 have come via shutout. … Tyler Baxter (three goals) leads the Lions’ offense. … East is averaging .6 goals per game while allowing 2.4 to the opposition.
