A recap of the Southwest Ohio boys soccer district finals

The Sweet 16 of Ohio boys soccer is set after Cincinnati teams won district championships Oct. 31. Those teams will play in regional tournaments next week with the hope of advancing to the state semifinals. Here is a recap of Saturday's all-to-play-for action.All regional semifinals are 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, and the regional championship games are Nov. 8. Kickoff times for those are listed when known. Division IFive Cincinnati teams won district championships Saturday: Milford, Moeller, St. Xavier, Sycamore and Walnut Hills.Moeller beat Elder 2-1 to win a district championship in a Greater Catholic League-South rematch. Moeller (9-5-4) scored twice in the second half to take a 2-0 lead and Elder scored late. Elder (13-3-3) had won the GCL-South, beating Moeller once and drawing once during the season.Sycamore (15-4) ousted Greater Miami Conference foe Lakota West (7-8-4) to win a district title. Sycamore, enjoying its first league title in 10 years, beat the Firebirds for the second time this year.Moeller and Sycamore play in the Region 4 regional semifinal at Mason. Moeller won 1-0 on Aug. 29. The winner faces Dublin Jerome or Olentangy Berlin in the final at Beavercreek.Milford (11-7-1) beat Mason (11-6-1) for the second time this season, 2-0, in a district final. Thomas Cunningham made 12 saves in the shutout for the Eagles.St. Xavier (13-4-2) knocked off Lebanon (6-8-4) to win a title. Jack Sweeney scored two goals with an assist. He gave the Bombers a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute and scored in the 63rd to make it 4-1. Mason Chrysler and Ethan Lefker also scored for the Bombers.Walnut Hills (7-7-4) beat Centerville 2-0 in a district final.Milford and St. Xavier will play in one Region 2 semifinal at Middletown. Walnut will face Kettering Fairmont at Beavercreek. The regional final is 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at Fenwick.Division IIKings, 2025 state runner-up, continued its 2026 journey with a 4-1 win over Northmont in a district final. Loveland (11-7-2) knocked off Troy 2-0 to win its first district title in 25 years.The Eastern Cincinnati Conference rivals will play in the Region 6 semifinals at Valley View. They drew 0-0 on Oct. 1. The winner faces Toledo de Sales or Anthony Wayne in the regional final 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at Lima Shawnee.Division IIITurpin (17-0-4) edged Bellbrook (15-2-3) 2-1 to win a district championship. Badin (16-3-1) beat Tippecanoe in penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw, with Parker Young scoring the goal in regulation.Indian Hill (10-5-5) lost 2-1 to Carroll after allowing a penalty kick in overtime. Carroll, 20-0-1, is the GCL-Coed champion. Monroe (11-5-4) was shut out, 3-0, by Vandalia Butler (14-5-1) in another district final.Turpin and Badin will play in the Region 9 semifinals at Centerville, with the winner facing the Carroll/Butler winner 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at Beavercreek.Division IVFour Cincinnati teams will play for the Region 13 title next week.Summit Country Day (17-1-2) continued to rampage in its quest for another state championship, beating Milton-Union 9-1 for its 24th all-time district title.Three Cincinnati Hills League teams join the Silver Knights.Mariemont (12-3-3) cruised past Oakwood 3-0. Thomas Harp, Cole Gross and Samuel Brown scored the goals. Brown scored in the sixth minute of play to give the Warriors the lead for good, and Gross made it 2-0 at halftime. Harp scored on a penalty kick in the second half, and Dane Center posted the shutout, his second of the week.Madeira (15-2-3) and Wyoming (14-4-2), co-champions of the CHL, half a game ahead of Mariemont, will meet in the regional semis after winning.Madeira rolled past Kettering Alter 5-1. Andrew Cornejo scored two goals. Jack Harrison, Alessandro Caggioni and Jean Luc Davis had one each.Wyoming beat Miami East 4-0. Cayden Walters scored two of the goals. Miles Steininger and Nolan Franco had one each. Teddy Peterson posted the clean sheet in goal.Mariemont and Summit will meet in one regional semi at Springfield. Madeira and Wyoming will play at Monroe. The winners will face off for the title 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at Centerville.Division VFayetteville-Perry won its first ever district championship with a 4-3 overtime win over St. Joseph’s. The Rockets (18-1-1) play Berlin Hiland in the Region 20 semifinal at West Muskingum.Georgetown (14-4-1) lost 4-0 to Troy Christian. The G-Men were Southern Buckeye-National champions.Finneytown (10-7-3) lost 8-0 to Xenia Legacy Christian. Seven Hills (15-3-2) beat Botkins 1-0 and will face Legacy Christian in the Region 19 semifinals at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy. The regional final is 4 p.m. Nov. 8 at Fairborn.In the district final, Grafton Combs scored the winning goal for the Stingers, assisted by Abel Bracken.This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: A recap of the Southwest Ohio boys soccer district finals