And then there were 10. Just six boys teams and four girls teams remain and have earned berths in the 2005 Ohio High School State Soccer Finals on Friday, Nov. 11, and Saturday, Nov. 12, at Columbus Crew Stadium.
In all, five champions will be determined over the two days, with the boys Division I and III titlists decided on Friday and the boys Division II final and the girls Division I and II championship matches contested on Saturday. Division I is the large-school division in Ohio.
Friday's doubleheader will be followed by a tripleheader on Saturday. On Friday, the boys Division III match kicks things off at 3 p.m. and the nightcap will feature the Division I finalists at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, the boys season concludes with the Division II title match at 11 a.m., before the girls take center stage. The girls Division II championship is at 3 p.m. and girls Division I honors will be decided at 7 p.m.
Tickets for each of the five matches are priced at $7 and are available at the Crew Stadium Box Office (614-447-2739) and all TicketMaster outlets (614-431-3600) starting on Thursday, Nov. 10.
Both the boys and girls tournaments, which began in October, are open to all schools fielding varsity soccer teams in the state of Ohio. A total of 543 boys soccer programs and 463 girls programs competed in 2005.
2005 OHSAA STATE Soccer Championship MATCHES (CREW STADIUM)
Boys Division III Final, Friday, Nov. 11, at Crew Stadium - 3 p.m.
Youngstown Cardinal Mooney vs. Jamestown Greenview
Boys Division I Final, Friday, Nov. 11, at Crew Stadium - 7 p.m.
Cincinnati St. Xavier vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius
Boys Division II Final, Saturday, Nov. 12, at Crew Stadium - 11 a.m.
Columbus Bexley vs. vs. Bay Village Bay
Girls Division II Final, Saturday, Nov. 12, at Crew Stadium - 3 p.m.
Doylestown Chippewa vs. Hamilton Badin
Girls Division I Final, Saturday, Nov. 12, at Crew Stadium - 7 p.m.
Cincinnati St. Ursula Academy vs. Strongsville
