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DIVISION I Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 3, Ashland 2 St. x..lor 2, Mllfunll Cle. StiWJatiU5 4, S!DW 0 Dublin Jerome 3, Gahanna Unooln 2

DIVISION II Bay Village Bay 2, Maumee 1 Cols. Bexley 5, Dover 1 Cuyahoga Falls c:-ICA 2, ChagJin Falls 0 Day. Carroll3, Sunbury Big Walnut 2, OT

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COLUMBUS, Ohio !API- Pairings for the boys state soccer tournament DIVISION I Stm s..aHinals At Cle¥eland Stm, lunda)', 7 p.m.

Cle. St. Ignatius (21-0-0) vs. Brecl<svllle-Broadview Hts. (19-0-2).

At Cedarvlllo Unlvenity, Tueodoy, 7 p.m.

Dublin Jerome (20-0-1) vs. St. x.Mr (17·2·2)

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At Columbus Crew Stadium, Friday, 7 p.m.

DIVISION II Stm Ssmlllnols stadhllll or Ashland HS, Tuooday, 7 p.111.

Cuyahoga Falls c:-ICA(1B-1·1) vs. BayViHage Bay (16-2·2).

At Dulllln Collmaa HS, lunda)', 7 p.m.

Cols. Bexley (16-1-3) vs. Day. carroll (20-1-0).

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5-Fiaals At Columbus Crew Stadium. Saturday, 11 a.m.

DIVISION In 5-s-Hinlls

At TBA, Tunday, 7 p.m.

Youngs. Mooney (17·3·1) vs. Kidron Cent Christian ( 17 -4-0).

At Dublin Sclokl liS, T...toy, 7 p.m.

Worthington Christian (13·4·4) vs. Jamestown Greeneview (21-0).

5- Flaals

At Crew Stadium Columbus, Friday, 3 p.m.

Disbict boys' soccer semifinal: MiHord 3, Moeller 0

Eagles make the most of lesson learned in '04 /eii

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Milford entered last year's postseason ranked No. 1 in the Enquirer poll and in the top 10 in the state. But a loss to Lebanon in their first mateR ended the Eagles' season.

Senior striker Colby Ferguson said the defeat still weighed heavily on the minds of Milford's players as they prepared for district play.

"Just sitting at school today, and on the bus ride over here, we could tell everyone was ready to play," Ferguson said. "We all had it in the back of our minds that we weren't going to pull something like last year again."

Ferguson scored a goal and assisted on another as Milford, ranked No.3 in the Enquirer Ohio Division I poll, rolled to a 3-0 victory over eighth-ranked Moeller in a district semifinal match Wednesday at Amelia.

Milford (14-1-3) recorded its ninth shutout of the season. The Eagles advanced to Saturday's district championship gan1e to be played at Anderson.

"Moeller's a great team and a great program," said Milford head coach Mark Trout ."We knew we had to come out right away and score early. Ifs big in soccer to gain that psychological advantage. I'm sure it helped us to get to them right away." ¡ Moeller lost eight seniors, including its leading scorer from last season. Despite the loss Wednesday, Crusaders head coach Randy Hurley was proud of the way his team came together this season.

"Most people don't realize we were co-champs in the GCL," he said. "We flew under the radar all

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Moeller's Preston Armstead (15) tries to get to the ball ahead of Milford's Mike Perry (left). after a pass by Moeller's Jon Myers (11).

vear. We were undefeated in confer- him." ence play and played a difficult Moeller. which has only two seschedule. We just have to mature."

Milford took control early, spending the majority of the first half on Moeller's side of the field.

Meanwhile, the Crusaders were unable to challenge Eagles keeper Ryan Vonderbrink.

"Otir defense was solid tonight," said Trout "We kept them out of range and kept things from getting too dangerous."

Milford scored first when junior striker Ryan Wuest beat two Moeller defenders to record an unassisted goal, giving the Eagles a 1-0 lead with 16:16 remaining in the first half.

Ferguson scored on a free kick moments later to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead with 13:13 left in the half.

"Colby's a guy that we count on," Trout said. "He creates a lot of problems for people who are marking

niors on its roster, was playing without junior midfielder Steven Wujek, W"lo suffered a tom ACL last week.

The Crusaders also lost sophoroore defender Quinn McDowell to an apparent leg injury With less than 14 minutes remaining in the first half Wednesdiy.

"Wujek gives us an added dimension that we didn't have with him out," said Hurley. "But we came out flat in the first half."

Junior midfielder Matt Telting later scored off an assist from Ferguson to make the score 3-0 with 22:14 re-. maining i1 the game.

'Thaf!' a great side we just played," said Hurley. "We couldn't eApose their weaknesses, and they eAposed ours. We've shown our ycuth and inexperience at tinles.

We11 grovv up from this."

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The senior was named Division II third-team all-state. He had 26 goals and 19 assists.

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The senior was named Division Ill first-team aII-state after he scored 10 goals during the regular season.

The senior was named Division Ill second-team all-state and aii-MVC.

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The senior had 12 goals and 16 assists and was aii-Mvt.

The sophomore goalkeeper helped lead undercog Finneytown to the Di~ision II regional semifinals.

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AIMIIa - Kyle Anderson. Ct1ns Banner. Enc Schwemllart; Anderson - Bobby Brockman. car1 cooom. Ctms Heruem. Jotm SCheller: Co6tnin Mtke Cullum. Chaz MCCullah: Edpwood -Tommy Ztmmeoman; Eldw - Chns Cotbea. Ed Doerfietn.

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Man 81!tmer. Alex Sland.zlckl; La Salt - Brad Hoeweler. Michael Deyhre, Ronny Kramer; Lebanon - Seth Butler. Brent FranclS: ~­ Royal Moo."e. Andrevr Osborn. Greg Rtesenberg.

Sam Mather. David Rosborough; Mason - Anclrew Moore. Tom Burnette, Zach Parr, RJ. Winkler. r.tiddWawn - Mart Hltesha\111; llllford - Ryan Wuest. Matt Tettmg. Shawn Sm:th, Ryan Vonderbnr~k; Moeller - Jon BenUey, Jonathcm Myers. Oavtd Gault. Joe Hulln Qumn McDowell.

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Ben Jact<son, Chns Ryan: ~ - by.or Jensen. Donny Hemngton; Walnut H. . - Matt Kronr ~~.•es 1\to"'er.

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Lucas Braun. Matt Koch: Indian Ia Dav1d Krehbiel. Joel SChnner. Josh Green. Jol"n: Bud!g: LJttle ......,. - Ryan Hauser, Danrty McKeehan M8delra - Alan Themudo, Jack BIShop, Cameron Ferns, sam Huffaker, Zach Wtnters, Matt 81sworUl - T10go Bezerra, Mrtchell l'rllite - - 11ev1n Norton; 11«111 Callop 1111 • Dante! Ingle; - . , . • Nolan Phelps, Matt Wageos: -

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M1ke French: Rots- Scott Herron, Davtd Tracy; st. Bemonl - Wes Beyrer, Sown- - Dan F1lartlo, Cooper Sawyer, Coaatry Doy • Aust)n Bell'j, DaVId Koepfer. T - - Alex Jendrek. Zach Pholhps Toytor- Zach Hoffoogge, Tim Hoffman; Twpin - Ben GaJUS, N•ck RISher, Kyle Fender, Jonathan Oblat. w,o.lnc - Ross WICkslrom.

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St. Xavier holds off No. 3 Milford 2-1

By Je~ Walln~r

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St.Xavier,rankedNo.1intheEnquirer Division I area poll and No. 9 in the final Ohio Associated Press state poll, got goals from Ben Jackson and Austin Spohn and held off a second-half rally by Milford to defeat the Eagles 2-1 in a regional final match played at Lakota West.

Milford (16-2-3), ranked No.3 in the Enquirer Division I area poll, finished the season with the fewest losses in school history. It was the furthest the Eagles had ever advanced in the postseason.

"We really have to hand it to Milford," said Bombers coach Henry Ahrens. "They didn't quit. Those kids have a lot of heart. We've been tested in this region. We had to show a lot of fortitude."

St. X took the lead when senior forward Kevin Krabacher fed fellow senior Jackson, who tucked the ball into the right comer of the net, giving the Bombers a 1-0 lead with 3:24 remaining in the first half.

The Bombers began to seize the momentum late in the first half.

¡ Senior midfielder Spohn beat Milford keeper Ryan Vonderbrink for an unassisted goal to make the score 2-0 with 30:41 remaining in the second half.

"We've had some really difficult times," said Jackson. "We played our hearts out and got lucky in the end."

St. X (16-2-2), which had notallowed a goal in 14 of its 20 matches this season, lost its shutout when Eagles junior striker Ryan Wuest scored an unassisted goal to make the score 2-1 with 13 minutes remaining.

The Bombers finished with 16 shots on goal. Milford had 14.

"Our kids play hard no matter what," Milford coach Mark Trout said. "We came out hard and had plenty of opportunities. St. X is a good team. We didn't take advantage of our chances."

St. X advances to face Dublin Jerome (20-0-1) in a state semifinal at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Cedarville University.

Div. I state soccer final! St. Ignatius 3, St. Xavier 1

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St. Xavier's Bryan Kanu (right) races a St. Ignatius player to the ball during Friday night's Division I state soccer final in Columbus.

Nation's best stops St. X Bombers unable to derail Wildcats' unbeaten season

By John Erardi Enquirer staff writer

COLUMBUS- When St. Xavier scored on a textbook, two-pass exchange that hit Bryan Kanu in stride 90 seconds into the second half of the state title game here Friday night, all 3,039 soccer fans in Crew Stadium thought, "Uh-oh, here come the Bombers."

Everybody, that is, except St. Ignatius.

'They started the game with three guys forward and three guys back," said St. X coach Henry Ahrens, "and after we scored, they still had three up, three back. A different team might have shut it down, -·-"-£ ____ !_ LL- 1..-.-.1- "---- - · - L-.-L

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They don't rattle."

The St. Ignatius Wildcats won 3-1 for their second straight state title, 30th straight victory overall and a 23-0 mark this season. They are ranked No. 1 in the country.

St. X finished 18-3-2.

St. Ignatius' first goal came at 11:58 of the first half by senior Jeremy Deighton at point-blank range.

It was set up in pinball fashion, when senior Mark Blades' shot had deflected off a St. X defender's foot, straight to Deighton, about 7 yards from the goal.

St. Ignatius' second goal came a minute before halftime and was even more of a gift than the first.

St. X defender Ben Jackson (right) collides with

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Soccer: St. X falls in title game From PageCl

Juruor Audric ~oy hustled the ball down the left flank to the t'"1d line. cr-ossed it left-footed to the roiJc.le of the box and someho"' split two St X defenders.

--v..·~ had a chance to clear it <-.""ld j~st missed it, Ahrens said.

Senior Stephen Szendrey ~'l:ashed it by St X goalie Ryan Dahon from about 16 yards out .. They (St. U got a lot more pt'ople into their attack Oate in the s~C•)nd half)," said St X senior Casey Logan.

Fans barely had settled back mtc the seats for the second half when St. X scored on a two-pass

exchange :hat looked as though it came out :>f a clinic.

St X's Logan played a through ball into :he box, where senior Steven Tmmbetta flicked it to senior forward Kanu, who was streaking to the box.

"I ~low ~d it down just enough so he could get on the end of it," Trom)etb said.

Kanu, -.vho finished strong to make it 2-1 said: "I saw a defender gcing toward the ball, so I made a ron to his right side and Casey and Steven got me the ball.

I first·tim:!d it to the keeper's left side."

Trombe:ta: "We've played 23

games, and what stts (St. U apart is they have three studs going (to) Division I (universities)."

St. Ignatius madt• it 3-1 at 21:28. ~oy played a qui:ck restart into the right si~e of tht• box, where Deightun chested in downward and thtn one-kicked it past Ualton's le1.

"Eve.-y second. just like that," said Dalton, snapping his fingers, "they v.ere on the .:ounter-attack, breathbg down our throats. 1bey work the ball around well."

Dalton had nine saves, two absolute gems.

"He kept us L'l the game the second half.~ Ahrens said.

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It ended a heck of season by St. X: 175 Ohio Division I boys' teams started the season; St X fini~hed No. 2. It's the first time a Division I boys' team from Cincinnati had made it to the final game since Turpin in 1986.

St. X won the state title in 1983.

It was the Bombers' first time in the final four since 2002.

St. X was first in the Enquirer coaches' poll, ninth in the finalAP poll last month. "'It was a great season, incredible workir!{ with this group of 1-,ruys," Kanu said. "We're going to have this memory forever. making it here to the state finals."

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Sl Xavier defenders are unable to stop a St. Ignatius goal Friday night in Colurrbus. St. X lost the Division I state title game 3-1.