Rose Hill is one win from back-to-back state soccer titles.

Rose Hill advanced past Bishop Miege on Thursday, Nov. 5, winning the penalty shootout 4-3, according to KSN. Rose Hill (19-1) will face Berean Academy (15-4-1) in the championship game at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka.

For seniors Brady Liebl and Caedon Defoor, the title game will be their last match as teammates.

The two have played soccer together since they were 4 years old, when they first wore matching jerseys for games at Rose Hill Recreation, the Wichita Eagle reported in a feature published Nov. 5. They grew up in the same neighborhood, played on the same club teams, attended the same schools and even vacationed together, the Eagle reported.

Liebl, a Creighton University commit, entered the semifinals with 33 goals and 26 assists in 19 games this season, according to the Eagle. He has broken Rose Hill's career records for goals and assists.

In the state quarterfinal win over Buhler on Monday, Nov. 2, Liebl scored the game's first three goals. Coach Jerry Treat estimated both of Liebl's foot goals came from about 30 yards out, the Eagle reported. Liebl scored once with his right foot, once with his left and once with his head.

"That's about as rare as it gets," Treat told the Eagle.

Defoor, bound for Truman State University to play baseball, anchors the defense. A natural midfielder, he moved to center back this season to fill a need, according to the Eagle. Entering the semifinals, Rose Hill had recorded 12 shutouts and allowed more than one goal just once all season. The Rockets outscored opponents 122-8 during the regular season and postseason combined, including a 24-0 margin across three playoff wins before the semifinal.

Defoor comes from a Wichita soccer family. His mother, Ashley Defoor, formerly Ashley Baty, played at Friends University. His uncles, Adam and Blake Baty, played at Newman, the Eagle reported. Treat grew up in the same Wichita neighborhood as Defoor's family, a community he said produced a deep pool of soccer talent.

The semifinal was a rematch of last year's state semifinal, which Rose Hill also won. The Rockets went on to beat Baldwin 3-1 in the 2025 championship on Nov. 8, 2025, for the program's third Class 4-1A title, Catch It Kansas reported. Rose Hill's other two titles came in 2014 and 2015.

Treat deliberately scheduled games against larger programs this fall, including Goddard Eisenhower, Wichita Heights, Derby, Dodge City and Andover Central, the Eagle reported. Rose Hill's only loss came Oct. 3 against Dodge City, the top seed in the Class 6A semifinals, by a score of 2-1.

After the season, Liebl heads to Creighton to continue playing soccer. Defoor leaves for Truman State to play baseball. Their athletic paths will split for the first time since preschool.

Rose Hill faces Berean Academy for the Class 4-1A championship on Saturday in Topeka.