Six central Ohio high school boys soccer teams advance to state

Six central Ohio high school boys soccer teams have made the state tournament, and the area already is assured of at least one finalist.

Defending Division I state champion Dublin Jerome (18-2-1) will face St. Charles (17-3-1) in a state semifinal at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at Olentangy, giving central Ohio an automatic berth to the final Nov. 15 at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field.

St. Charles is in its fourth consecutive state tournament.

Also advancing from regional finals Nov. 8 were New Albany in Division II, two more defending state champions in Watterson (Division III) and Worthington Christian (Division IV) and Fairbanks in Division V.

All state semifinals are scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 11.

Here are regional final scores from games involving central Ohio teams, followed by the state tournament schedule:

OHSAA boys soccer regional final scores for central Ohio

(All games played Nov. 8)

Division I

Dublin Jerome 3, Cincinnati Sycamore 2

St. Charles 3, Olentangy Orange 2

Division II

New Albany 2, Westerville North 1

Division III

Watterson 4, Bexley 0

Division IV

Worthington Christian 2, Findlay Liberty-Benton 1

Division V

Xenia Legacy Christian 2, Grandview Heights 1 (5-4 on penalty kicks)

Fairbanks 4, Berlin Hiland 1

OHSAA boys soccer state tournament schedule

(All semifinals at 7 p.m. Nov. 11; all finals at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field)

Division I

SEMIFINALS: Dublin Jerome (18-2-1) vs. St. Charles (17-3-1) at Olentangy; Strongsville (17-1-2) vs. Kettering Fairmont (13-5-3) at Westerville Central

FINAL: 7 p.m. Nov. 15

Division II

SEMIFINALS: New Albany (9-4-4) vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights (15-3-2) at Bellville Clear Fork; Avon (16-1-3) vs. Toledo St. Francis (17-0-4) at Clyde

FINAL: 7 p.m. Nov. 16

Division III

SEMIFINALS: Watterson (18-3-1) vs. Avon Lake (17-2-3) at TBD; Dayton Carroll (22-0-1) vs. Richfield Revere (17-3-2) at Big Walnut

FINAL: 4 p.m. Nov. 16

Division IV

SEMIFINALS: Worthington Christian (17-3-2) vs. Zanesville West Muskingum (17-2-3) at Granville; Bay Village Bay (17-2-4) vs. Cincinnati Wyoming (16-4-2) at TBD

FINAL: 1 p.m. Nov. 15

Division V

SEMIFINALS: Fairbanks (20-2) vs. Xenia Legacy Christian (21-1-1) at Springfield; Creston Norwayne (16-4-1) vs. Rootstown (17-2-2) at TBD

FINAL: 4 p.m. Nov. 15

High school sports reporter Dave Purpura can be reached at dpurpura@dispatch.com and at @dp_dispatch on X.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Six central Ohio high school boys soccer teams advance to state