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 IDublin Jerome 3, Cincinnati Sycamore 2St. Charles 3, Olentangy Orange 2Division IINew Albany 2, Westerville North 1Division IIIWatterson 4, Bexley 0Division IVWorthington Christian 2, Findlay Liberty-Benton 1Division VXenia Legacy Christian 2, Grandview Heights 1 (5-4 on penalty kicks)Fairbanks 4, Berlin Hiland 1OHSAA boys soccer state tournament schedule(All semifinals at 7 p.m. Nov. 11; all finals at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field)Division ISEMIFINALS: 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 CentralFINAL: 7 p.m. Nov. 15Division IISEMIFINALS: 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 ClydeFINAL: 7 p.m. Nov. 16Division IIISEMIFINALS: 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 WalnutFINAL: 4 p.m. Nov. 16Division IVSEMIFINALS: 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 TBDFINAL: 1 p.m. Nov. 15Division VSEMIFINALS: Fairbanks (20-2) vs. Xenia Legacy Christian (21-1-1) at Springfield; Creston Norwayne (16-4-1) vs. Rootstown (17-2-2) at TBDFINAL: 4 p.m. Nov. 15High 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