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GREEN -- The 10th-seeded Salem girls soccer came up short in an 8-0 loss to fifth-seeded Warren JFK in a Division IV district final at Green Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Quakers were missing four players, including three starters, because they were running on the cross country team that qualified for state at the same time.
Salem finishes the season at 13-6-1.
Warren JFK improves to 15-4. The Eagles have won 13 of their last 14 matches, giving up just four goals in the 13 victories.
Warren JFK plays 11th-seeded Youngstown Mooney in the regional semifinal at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Independence.
WEST BRANCH 1, AKRON ST. V-M 0
CHARDON -- Audrey Eaton broke her own school record with her 14th shutout of the season as the second-seeded West Branch girls soccer team blanked ninth-seeded Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 1-0, in the Division IV district championship match Saturday at Lion Stadium.
Cambrie Nezbeth scored the only goal of the match.
Eaton made one save for the Warriors, who have outscored their three tournament foes a combined 21-0.
West Branch, which captured the third district title in program history, improves to 20-0 and has given up only five goals all season.
The Warriors will play third-seeded Poland in the regional semifinal at 7 p.m. Tuesday at South Range High School.
Poland advanced with a 1-0 win over 16th-seeded Beachwood on Saturday.
West Branch defeated Poland, 3-1, on Sept. 23. The Bulldogs have won eight in a row since.
Poland is 16-4, including two losses to Niles and one to Hubbard.
The winner advances to the regional final on Saturday against the Warren JFK-Youngstown Mooney winner.
MLC 1, WEST BRANCH 0
ORRVILLE -- Third-seeded West Branch dropped a 1-0 decision to ninth-seeded Mentor Lake Catholic in a Division IV boys soccer district final at Orrville High School.
It was the second time this season the Warriors were shut out. They finished the season at 15-4-1 and gave up 17 goals all season. They outscored their four tournaments foes a combined 29-2.
The Cougars improved to 15-4-1 with seven shutouts.
Mentor Lake Catholic will play second-seeded Chagrin Falls in a regional semifinal at 7 p.m. Wednesday at a place to be announced.
OPEN DOOR 5, COLUMBIA 1
SALEM -- The trip was worth it for Elyria Open Door Christian on Saturday afternoon.
The top-seeded Patriots topped eighth-seeded Columbia Station Columbia, 5-1, in a Division V district final at Sebo Stadium.
The two schools are less than 20 miles apart, but had to make the trip to Salem.
Open Door improves to 18-0-2 and will play third-seeded Champion at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Navarre’s Brideweser Stadium. Champions lone loss was to West Branch on Oct. 5.
The winner advances to play the United-Rootstown winner at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ravenna Stadium.