NWO Soccer Weekly Power Poll #1s headline the OHSAA State Tournament

Here are the schedule for games at the Sectional and District Tournament (All games subject to change).

NWO Soccer Weekly Power Poll #1s Sylvania Northview (13-0-1) and Clay (Oregon) (13-0-1) headline the boys' and girls' side as the number 1 seeds in the NW District.

PREP BOYS SOCCER
DIVISION I
FINDLAY DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND OCT. 13, 6 p.m.
Oregon Clay at Toledo St. Francis
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 15, 6 p.m.
UPPER BRACKET
Mansfield Senior at Toledo St. Francis-Oregon Clay winner, Oct. 16, 6
15, Toledo Start at 8, Anthony Wayne
LOWER BRACKET
15, Toledo Waite at 3, Findlay
13, Fremont Ross at 7, Springfield
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 21, 5 p.m. at Findlay
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 25, 12 noon at Findlay
SYLVANIA SOUTHVIEW DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND OCT. 13, 6 p.m.
12, Lima Senior at 10, Toledo Bowsher
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 15, 6 p.m.
UPPER BRACKET
Toledo Bowsher-Lima Senior winner at Toledo St. John’s, Oct. 16, 6
18, Toledo Whitmer at 1, Sylvania Northview
14, Mansfield Madison at 4, Ashland
9, Sylvania Southview at 5, Perrysburg
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 21, 5 p.m. at Sylvania Southview
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 25, 12 noon at Sylvania Southview
DIVISION II
TOLEDO CENTRAL CATHOLIC DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND OCT. 13, 7 p.m.
10, Wauseon at 9, Toledo Central Catholic
11, Otsego at 7, Maumee
8, Eastwood at 2, Napoleon, 6
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 16, 6 p.m.
UPPER BRACKET
Toledo Central Catholic-Wauseon winner at 1, Oak Harbor
6, Bowling Green at 3, Rossford
LOWER BRACKET
Maumee-Otsego winner at 4, Lake, Oct. 15, 7
Eastwood-Napoleon vs. Genoa
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Upper bracket final Oot. 20, 6 p.m. at Toledo Central Catholic; lower bracket final Oct. 20, 6 p.m. at Genoa
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 23, 7 p.m. at Toledo Central Catholic
ELIDA DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND OCT. 13, 7 p.m.
10, Van Wert at 5, Elida
9, Defiance at 8, Lima Bath
11, Kenton at 1, St. Marys Memorial
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 16, 6 p.m.
Elida-Van Wert winner at Wapakoneta
7, Lima Shawnee at 4, Celina
Lima Bath-Defiance winner at 3, Ottawa-Glandorf
St. Marys-Kenton winner vs. 6, Bryan
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 20, 5 p.m. at Elida
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 23, 6 p.m. at Elida
CLYDE DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND OCT. 13, 7 p.m.
12, Sandusky at 1, Lexington
8, Huron at 6, Willard
9, Ontario at 2, Clear Fork
11, Clyde at 4, Norwalk
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 16, 6 p.m.
Lexington-Sandusky winner vs. 10, Sandusky Perkins
Huron-Willard winner vs, 7, Tiffin Columbian
Clear Fork-Ontario winner vs. Port Clinton
Clyde-Norwalk winner at 3, Upper Sandusky
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 20, 5 p.m. at Clyde
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 22, 6 p.m. at Clyde
DIVISION III
KALIDA DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND OCT. 15, 6 p.m.
10, Lincolnview at 4, Fort Jennings
8, Lima Temple Christian at 7, Spencerville
9, New Knoxville at 6, Miller City
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 18, 6 p.m.
UPPER BRACKET
Fort Jennings-Lincolnview winner at 3, Lima Central Catholic
11, Allen East at 1, Continental
LOWER BRACKET
Spencerville-Lima Temple Christian winner at Kalida
Miller City-New Knoxville winner at Ottoville
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 22, 5 & 7 p.m. at Kalida
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 25, 1 p.m. at Kalida
TIFFIN COLUMBIAN DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND OCT. 15, 6 p.m.
Tiffin Calvert at Cory-Rawson
Mansfield St. Peter’s at Bluffton
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 18, 6 p.m.
UPPER BRACKET
Cory-Rawson-Tiffin Calvert winner at Mansfield Christian
Old Fort at Ada
LOWER BRACKET
Bluffton-Mansfield St. Peter’s winner at Riverdale
Liberty-Benton at Edison
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 21, 5 p.m. at Tiffin Columbian
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 23, 6 p.m. at Tiffin Columbian
OTTAWA HILLS DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND OCT. 14, 6 p.m.
11, Cardinal Stritch at 6, Toledo Christian
9, Woodmore at 8, Swanton
10, Liberty Center at 7, Pettisville
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 18, 6 p.m.
UPPER BRACKET
Cardinal Stritch-Toledo Christian winner at 2, Maumee Valley Country Day
5, Van Buren at 4, Delta
LOWER BRACKET
Swanton-Woodmore winner at 1, Archbold
Liberty Center-Pettisville winner at 3, Ottawa Hills
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 22, 5 p.m. at Ottawa Hills
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 25, 1 p.m. at Ottawa Hills
PREP GIRLS SOCCER
DIVISION I
SYLVANIA NORTHVIEW DISTRICT
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 15, 6 p.m.
UPPER BRACKET
15, Toledo Start at 7, Findlay
4, Anthony Wayne at 11, Toledo Whitmer
LOWER BRACKET
9, Sylvania Southview at 8, Ashland
16, Toledo Waite at 2, Perrysburg
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 20, 5 p.m. at Sylvania Northview
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 23, 6 p.m. at Sylvania Northview
FINDLAY DISTRICT
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 15, 6 p.m.
UPPER BRACKET
Toledo Bowsher at Oregon Clay
Springfield at Toledo Notre Dame
LOWER BRACKET
Lima Senior at Toledo St. Ursula
Fremont Ross at Sylvania Northview
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 20, 5 p.m. at Findlay
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 23, 6 p.m. at Findlay
DIVISION II
ELIDA DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND OCT. 13, 6 p.m.
10, Van Wert at 2, Celina
9, Defiance at 8, Kenton
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 16, 6 p.m.
UPPER BRACKET
Celina-Van Wert winner vs. 5, St. Marys Memorial
6, Napoleon at 3, Wapakoneta, Oct. 15, 6
LOWER BRACKET
Kenton-Defiance winner at 1, Lima Bath
7, Lima Shawnee at 4, Elida
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 21, 5 p.m. at Elida
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 25, 12 noon at Elida
ASHLAND DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND OCT. 13, 6 p.m.
9, Sandusky at 7, Edison
11, Mansfield Senior at 2, Ontario
4, Mansfield Madison at 6, Lexington
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 16, 6 p.m.
Sandusky-Edison winner at 1, Clear Fork
8, Clyde at 5, Tiffin Columbian
Ontario-Mansfield Senior winner vs. 10, Sandusky Perkins
Mansfield Madison-Lexington winner at 3, Norwalk
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 21, 5 p.m. at Ashland
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 25, 2 p.m. at Ashland
DIVISION III
FINDLAY DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND OCT. 14, 6 p.m.
8, Cory-Rawson at 3, Allen East
10, Bluffton at 5, Riverdale
9, Mansfield Christian at 6, Mansfield St. Peter’s
7, Ashland Crestview at 4, Upper Sandusky
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 18, noon
UPPER BRACKET
Allen East-Cory-Rawson winner at 1, Van Buren
Ada at Riverdale-Bluffton winner
LOWER BRACKET
Mansfield St. Peter’s-Mansfield Christian winner at 2, Liberty-Benton
Mohawk at Upper Sandusky-Ashland Crestview winner
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 22, 5 p.m. at Findlay
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 25, 3 p.m. at Findlay
CELINA DISTRICT
FIRST ROUND OCT. 14, 6 p.m.
12, Convoy Crestview at 8, Lincolnview
9, Ottoville at 5, Delphos Jefferson
7, Fort Jennings at 11, Delphos St. John’s
10, Miller City at 6, Coldwater
DISTRICT QUARTERFINALS
HIGHEST SEED HOSTS OCT. 18, noon
UPPER BRACKET
Lincolnview-Convoy Crestview winner at 1, Ottawa-Glandorf
Delphos Jefferson-Ottoville winner at 4, Continental
LOWER BRACKET
Fort Jennings-Delphos St. John’s winner at 2, Kalida
Coldwater-Miller City winner at 3, Lima Central Catholic
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS: Oct. 22, 5 p.m. at Celina
DISTRICT FINAL: Oct. 25, 1 p.m. at Celina

Anthony Wayne rolls the Knights - Evan Black's 2 goals gives the Generals' the right boost

Whitehouse - In a game that was postponed for 2 weeks Anthony Wayne and St. Francis de Sales finally did battle where they ended out on the campus of Anthony Wayne.  The game resumed at 28:49 remaining in the first half and SFS drew first blood within the first 5 minutes - senior Jake Micham broke through and was clipped in the box by Generals' senior Chris Jackson giving the Knights a penalty...Micham converted and gave the Knights an early lead and that is when Anthony Wayne took over from there.  Senior Evan Black 3 minutes after Micham's goal responded with a goal of his own taking a rip from the left corner of the box putting it past SFS goalkeeper Logan McNamara off the far post to make it 1-0 assisted by Colin Mortemore - less than 3 minutes after Mortemore got free in behind the SFS defense and nicely chipped the ball to the top shelf of the goal making it 2-0 Generals.  Mortemore would take a ball down to the corner to blast a ball across the mouth of goal and senior Jared Russell would put the ball away making it 3-1 with 17 minutes remaining in the first half.  In the second half the Generals continued to press the Knights causing a lot of issues to generate anything going forward - with under 20 minutes to go a lightning delay stopped play for about 75 minutes but the Generals would not let the delay take them out of rhythm.  Evan Black would score his second goal of the match with under 15 minutes to play to seal the deal over the Knights (#2 in NWO Soccer Weekly Power Poll) 4-1.  "I was very proud of our boys' performance tonight, we came relaxed and just played to our potential" said AW head coach Brian Billings.  "If you look at our record - we have lost to the #1 and 4 ranked team in the state - I think we are a team that can play with anyone in District and State - we have to let the process work itself out and just be ready for when opportunity arises".  Anthony Wayne improves to 6-5-2 and will travel to #7 Dublin Coffman Saturday and finish the NLL regular season with Bowling Green and will host Dayton-power Bellbrook.  St. Francis de Sales falls to 8-3-1 and will end their regular season with very tough tilts including a trip to Cleveland back-to-back weekends visiting Westlake and Lakewood St. Edward and on Thursday night they will look forward to keep their TRAC title hopes alive when they host fierce rival St. John's Jesuit.  

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Deeb's first half goal keeps NDA's TRAC title hopes alive

Toledo - Notre Dame Academy has been scratching and clawing all season for their season-changing moment...key losses to Sylvania Northview, Rocky River Magnificat, Perrysburg and Clay (Oregon) made some people doubt their ability to get a big win - well on a sunny and breezy night Notre Dame's season changing moment came in the early minutes of the game. In the the 9th minute the Eagles were in transition when junior forward Dena Deeb broke through the Findlay back four and was pulled down on a clear goal-scoring opportunity - seconds later Deeb finished off a brilliantly placed indirect free kick from Emily Kozak giving the Eagles an early 1-0 lead.  "We took advantage of what we had, and we did a very good job of getting the ball in behind and pressuring them (creating unforced errors)" said Deeb after scoring the lone goal in the match.  "It's a big win for us and gives us the the right momentum going into our final games of the season". Findlay created some problems at times for the Eagles and right after Deeb's goal Findlay winger and senior Amanda Kovaleski broke through and put a quality shot on frame - testing the outstretched hands of junior NDA goalkeeper Ahalya Rai.  In the second half - NDA looked to be the aggressors and test the Findlay goalkeeper junior Marissa Wintrow, Deeb's volley chance went wide off of a set-piece and sophomore Julia Spencer saw her lofted shot hit the top bar to almost increase their lead to two. NDA head coach Chip Smith was very pleased with the result and the effort the Eagles played with "We knew it would be a tight game and we have been harping these last couple of weeks just play hard, be intense and have a good attitude, this was a great win for us and played really hard and keeps us alive for a TRAC title - we have a lot of respect for Findlay and how they play and they are a very organized and play hard" said Smith, the Eagles (7-4-2) will finish with a very tough stretch but will play local rivals at home hosting Anthony Wayne and TRAC rival St. Ursula Academy and on the road with Cincinnati power Mt. Notre Dame.  Findlay's head coach David LaRocco was impressed with their play but knows they can be better "We gotta go back to work and fix the mistakes (a couple unforced errors and one that led to their goal) - and we gotta get better in front of goal with our opportunities and finish them" said LaRocco. Findlay (6-3-3) will finish with Sylvania Southview, Maumee, a big tilt on Wednesday with Clay to keep them alive for a TRAC title, and finish with a make-up versus Lima Senior. 

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Springfield gets a late equalizer from Siers to draw Perrysburg 1-1

Holland - On a cool fall evening Springfield played host to the Yellow Jackets of Perrysburg in a battle of the second top spot in the NLL.  Sylvania Northview who wrapped up the NLL title with their 2-1 win over Bowling Green gave Springfield and Perrysburg to battle for the top second slot behind the #4 ranked Wildcats - the game started at a frantic tempo with Yellow Jackets senior Derek Zimmer getting a clear shot to goal before senior Blue Devils goalkeeper Jacob Schultz came up big with one of his many saves of the evening.  But Springfield would get good opportunities from senior winger Jerome Bernard - one scuffed to Yellow Jackets goalkeeper Kyle Rowan and another that barely went wide to give Springfield an early 1-0 lead; Perrysburg seniors Tyler Wenzelman and Kyle Wyrick saw chances get broken up once again from Schultz and in the 33rd minute Bernard once again testing Rowan and had his shot parried away by Rowan.  Controversy struck Perrysburg's way on a free kick from Wyrick that was placed brilliantly past Schultz and was called back due to an infraction before the kick in the 38th minute. Second half was set for a classic ending with Perrysburg once again coming out as aggressors with Wyrick and junior Andrew Bosworth having chances just go wide and saved by Schultz but in the 55th minute Yellow Jackets senior Tom Corcoran would score on a 35-yard half-volley blinder past Schultz to give Perrysburg a 1-0 cushion.  Springfield kept knocking at the door with chances from seniors Sean Miller, Joe Yeager and Steven Sekerek - in the 74th minute Nick Yeager delivered a free kick into the box where senior center back Josh Siers saw his header hit the bar but was called offside.  Less than 2 minutes after Siers' header off the bar the Devils were given one more opportunity and cashed it in at the right time with Siers breaking free and nicely placing a flicked header past Rowan from Nick Yeager to level the game at 1-a-piece. There were small flurries under 2 minutes to play but both teams would have to leave the field with a 1-1 draw. Springfield first-year head coach Andrew Screptock was very pleased with his boys play "We have played very quality teams at the end of the season to prepare us for a very good Perrysburg side - and we were very pleased with the competitiveness of our boys - our group is very well put together and looking forward to making a run in the tournament" said Screptock.  Springfield (10-2-2) will look to rebound after this against Central Catholic in a non-league tilt and finish off their NLL schedule with Maumee.  Perrysburg first-year head coach Brandon Decker was pleased but knows what his team is capable of doing - "It took us 40 minutes to string some things together and when you play teams that pressure you (like Springfield) it can throw you off" said Decker "looking at our schedule we have played a lot of teams in the top ten and we have to put the pieces together and we are playing with those teams, if we come out and play 80 minutes we are a tough team and we have seen some tough teams throughout the way (including Springfield)". Perrysburg (7-3-4) will close their season next Tuesday against the #4 ranked team in Division I Sylvania Northview in a highly anticipated tilt.

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Generals roll by Napoleon - Mortemore's hat trick gives the Generals a boost

Toledo - On senior night in Whitehouse it became a special night for senior forward Colin Mortemore. The forward registered a hat trick and had help from two other seniors Zach Harris and Jacob Bores and sophomore Tyler Mangotic to give the Generals 6-0 win over visiting Napoleon and  their 3rd straight win and momentum heading into their showdown Thursday night against St. Francis de Sales (#2 in the NWO Soccer Weekly Power Poll).  Goalkeeper Alex Parlette recorded a shutout on senior night and help the Generals improve to 5-5-2 (3-1-2 NLL) while Napoleon falls to 8-5-0 (2-4-0 NLL). The Generals travel to the Columbus area where they will tangle with the 7th-ranked team in Ohio in Division I Dublin Coffman.

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Findlay knocks off St. John's Jesuit - Thomas's first half goal seals the Titans fate

Toledo - Findlay freshman Pace Thomas took advantage of a great opportunity in front of a standing only crowd at Findlay's Graham Stadium. Thomas registered his 10th goal of the season in the 21st minute of the first half giving the young talented freshman the game-winner and head coach Bill Geaman his 100th win as the Trojans figurehead.  With this win - the Trojans can at least get a share of the TRAC title if St. John's Jesuit can take care of St. Francis de Sales who defeated Whitmer tonight 9-0.  Findlay improves to 11-2-0 (5-1-0 TRAC) while the Titans fall to 8-4-0 (5-1-0 TRAC).

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Upstart Perrysburg pays Springfield (Holland) a visit in a important NLL match

Toledo - Springfield (Holland - # 4 in NWO Soccer Weekly Power Poll) will host the Yellow Jackets of Perrysburg (#3 in NWO Soccer Weekly Power Poll) in a much important NLL tilt this evening at Springfield High School.  The Jackets, winners of their last 3 matches including wins over two traditional state powers Jackson (Massillon) and St. John's Jesuit (#5 in NWO Soccer Weekly Power Poll) are on a tear and looking to keep themselves in the discussion as one of the top teams in the area - all of their success starts up front with terrific play from senior forward Kyle Wyrick and junior Andrew Bosworth and Logan Giesige finishing chances and giving many opposing back four defenses a lot of headaches.  Anchoring the midfield is senior Tyler Wenzelman and sophomore Elion Damsi who have been very impressive as of late and senior defender Jacob Kirby and goalkeeper Kyle Rowan have come up big against quality attacks coming at them.  As for Springfield, coach Andrew Screptock has kept his Blue Devils very consistent - coming off a tough loss this past weekend Canal Winchester (1-3) the Blue Devils look to collect a signature win against a very quality side in Perrysburg. Leading the way for the Devils is senior forward Sean Miller (7g, 6a), senior midfielder pair/twins Joe and Nick Yeager and the anchoring the defense is senior center back Josh Siers.  Senior attacker Steven Sekerek and Jerome Bernard have been handfuls on the outside with their speed, size and strength on the ball - this could possibly be the best all-around side Springfield has ever had in years; tonight it is a big one over in Holland with a huge tournament resume builder on the line.

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