Kansas City, Kan. ? Tonganoxie led K.C. Piper early in the second quarter, but couldn’t match the Pirates’ speed late in a 56-14 loss in Thursday’s Class 4A-I district 1 matchup.

THS (2-6, 1-1 district) got a pair of early rushing touchdowns from Jared Sommers to take a 14-13 lead.