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New Albany High School
2024 Boys Division II State Champion


Worthington Christian High School
2024 Boys Division IV State Runner-Up


St. Charles Preparatory School
2024 Boys Division I State Runner-Up

2024 Sectional and District Tournament Survey

Coaches use the button above to access the evaluation form. 
Please submit evaluations prior to November 24, 2024.

2024 SECTIONAL/DISTRICT TOURNAMENT BRACKETS

2024 CDAB TOURNAMENT INFO - ALL DIVISIONS

Tournament Manager: Kyle Hamrick,  P: 512-292-4992; Email: [email protected].
CDAB Board Member Boys Soccer Liaison: Lindsey Smith, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Athletics, Wellington School, 3650 Reed Road, Columbus 43220. P: 614-324-1649, Email: [email protected].
 
2024 CDAB Soccer Tournament Forms
Soccer Tournament Team Bench List (.docx) - to be used by all visiting teams for sectional and district semifinal tournament competition and by both home and away teams for district final tournament competition.  Right click and select "save target as" to save the file to your hard drive BEFORE completing.
2024 CDAB Fall Sport Financial Documents
2024 Sectional & District Tournament Sites and Dates
All sectional and district semifinal games will be played on the home field of the higher seeded team, unless otherwise indicated on the tournament brackets. District Final games will be played at neutral sites. All games will begin at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated on the tournament brackets due to ACT test dates or school fields with no lights. Please check the tournament brackets posted on this page for updates.
Hosting Tournament Games: The host school shall be responsible for all game arrangements, except the selection of game officials.   Game arrangements include field preparation, hiring gate help, ticket sellers, ticket takers, police, and other game preparations that are necessary.  If the higher seeded team is unable to provide adequate facilities, that team is responsible to arrange a game site with adequate facilities to host the game. The home team Athletic Director is responsible for notifying the tournament manager of any game site changes as soon as possible after alternative site arrangement have been made.

Boys Soccer Tournament Dates: 
   Division I - District Semifinals - October 16, District Finals - October 23.
Regional Tournament Qualifiers:
Division I schools will draw into one of six district tournaments (Central 1, Central 2, Central 3, Central 4, Central 5, Central 6).  The winner of each district tournament will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 2 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Pickerington HS North
     Central 6 winner (home) vs. Central 1 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Westerville Central HS
     Central 5 winner (home) vs. Central 3 winner (visitor)
  Final: Sunday, Nov. 3 at Big Walnut HS
Region 3 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Fairborn HS
     Central 4 winner (home) vs. Southwest 1 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Hilliard Bradley HS
     Central 2 winner (home) vs. Southwest 2 winner (visitor)
  Final: Sunday, Nov. 3 at Jonathan Alder HS
 
   Division II - District Semifinals - October 16,  District Finals - October 23.
Regional Tournament Qualifiers:
Division II schools will draw into one of five district tournaments (Central 1, Central 2, Central 3, Central 4, Central 5).  The winner of each district tournament will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 7 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Big Walnut HS
     Central 3 winner (home) vs. Central 2 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Heath HS
     Central 5 winner (home) vs. Central 4 winner (visitor)
  Final: Sunday, Nov. 3 at Westerville Central HS
Region 8 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Jonathan Alder HS
     Central 1 winner (home) vs. Southwest 3 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Princeton HS
     Southwest 2 winner (home) vs. Southwest 1 winner (visitor)
  Final: Sunday, Nov. 3 at Springfield HS
 
Division III - Sectionals - Oct. 16 and 19, District Semifinal - Oct. 23, District Finals - Oct. 26
Regional Tournament Qualifiers:
Division III schools will draw into one of two district tournaments (Central 1, Central 2). The winner of each district tournament will advance to the Region 11 Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 11 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Athens HS
     East 1 winner (home) vs. Southeast 1 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Wed., Oct. 30 at St. Francis DeSales HS
     Central 2 winner (home) vs. Central 1 winner (visitor)
  Final: Sunday, Nov. 3 at Lancaster HS
 
Division IV - Sectionals- Oct. 19, District Semifinal - Oct. 23, District Finals - Oct. 26
Regional Tournament Qualifiers:
Division IV schools will draw into one of two district tournaments (Central 1, Central 2). The winner of each district tournament will advance to the Regional Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 14 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Marion Harding HS
     Northwest 3 winner (home) vs. Central 1 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Tiffin Columbian HS
     Northwest 2 winner (home) vs. Northwest 1 winner (visitor)
  Final: Sunday, Nov. 3 at Lima Shawnee HS
Region 16 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Springfield HS
     Southwest 1 winner (home) vs. Central 2 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Beavercreek HS
     Southwest 3 winner (home) vs. Southwest 2 winner (visitor)
  Final: Sunday, Nov. 3 at Bellbrook HS
 
Division V - Sectionals - Oct. 15 and 19, District Semifinal - Oct. 23, District Finals - Oct. 26
Regional Tournament Qualifiers:
Division V schools will draw into one district tournament (Central 1). The winner will advance to the Region 19 Tournament.  Regional Tournament sites are subject to change.  Check the tournament brackets for updates.
Region 19 Tournament
  Semifinal #1 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Coshocton HS
     East 1 winner (home) vs. Central 1 winner (visitor) 
  Semifinal #2 - Wed., Oct. 30 at Chillicothe HS
     Southeast 2 winner (home) vs. Southeast 1 winner (visitor)
  Final: Sunday, Nov. 3 at Logan HS
 
Soccer Tournament Team Bench List (.docx)   or   Soccer Tournament Team Bench List (.pdf)
To be used by all visiting teams for sectional and district semifinal tournament competition and by both home and away teams for district final tournament competition.  Right click and select "save target as" to save the file to your hard drive BEFORE completing.
 
2024 Tournament Participating Schools
DIVISION I
Central District Schools: Central Crossing, Delaware Hayes, Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Gahanna Lincoln, Grove City, Groveport Madison, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Lancaster, Marysville, Newark, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange, Pickerington Central, Pickerington North, Reynoldsburg, St. Charles, Upper Arlington, Westerville North, Westland. (24)
DIVISION II
Central District Schools: Big Walnut, Briggs, Canal Winchester, Dublin Scioto, Franklin Heights, Licking Heights, Mifflin, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Northland, Teays Valley, Thomas Worthington, Watkins Memorial, Westerville Central, Westerville South, Whetstone, Worthington Kilbourne. (17)
Southeast District Schools: Logan. (1)
DIVISION III
REVISED
8/14/2024 - added South
9/23/2024 - removed Linden McKinley
Central District Schools:  Beechcroft, Bexley, Bishop Hartley, Bishop Watterson, Bloom-Carroll, Buckeye Valley, Centennial, Columbus Academy, Cristo Rey Columbus, Granville, Hamilton Township, Independence (Columbus), Jonathan Alder, Linden McKinley, London, Marion Harding, South (Columbus), St. Francis DeSales (Columbus), Walnut Ridge, West, Whitehall-Yearling. (20)
DIVISION IV
Central District Schools:  Amanda-Clearcreek, Bishop Ready, Columbus North International, Grove City Christian, Harvest Preparatory, Heath, Highland (Marengo), Horizon Science Academy (Columbus), Johnstown, Lakewood (Hebron), Marion-Franklin, Northridge (Johnstown), Pleasant, River Valley (Caledonia), Tree of Life Christian, Worthington Christian. (16)
DIVISION V
Central District Schools:  Delaware Christian, Fairbanks, Fisher Catholic, Grandview Heights, Granville Christian, Liberty Union, Madison Christian, Northside Christian, Patriot Preparatory, Wellington School, West Jefferson. (11)

CENTRAL DISTRICT PAST TOURNAMENT RESULTS

2024 CDAB TOURNAMENT SEEDING - OCTOBER 4-6

2024 Central District Boys Soccer Tournament Seeding Information was emailed to the Athletic Director at each participating school on September 18, 2024. The email was sent from [email protected]. Athletic Directors: please check your inbox, junk or spam folder for this important email. Contact your school's IT department to ensure delivery of emails from this email address.
Seeding: All seeding will be conducted on-line using the Central District web site (OHSAA.org/CDAB) complete instructions will be sent to the Athletic Director for distribution to the head coach the last week of September.  Click to view the CDAB Tournament Seeding Procedures
2024 Central District Soccer Coaches Informational Video - posted 10/3/2024
All coaches are required to view the Tournament Information Video prior to October 4, 2024. 
Contact Kyle Hamrick ([email protected]) with questions regarding the video.
 
2024 Central District Tournament Brackets
Division I Division II Division III
updated 9/23/2024		 Division IV Division V
 
Coaches Draw Meeting: A mandatory meeting of boys soccer coaches will be held on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 2:00 p.m., virtually using Microsoft Teams. Complete instructions to access the virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams will be available during the seeding process.  Coaches do not need a Microsoft Teams account to participate.
Virtual Coaches Meeting Information: Bob Britton ([email protected]) will email each coach the links to their specific required coaches meetings prior to those meetings.  Coaches are encouraged to print any materials provided in those emails to expedite the selection process. 

Please adhere to the seeding and meeting deadlines below as there are penalties for each missed deadline.

  • Friday, October 4, 2024 
    • 12:00 noon - Team Information Due for Seeding
    • 3:00 p.m. - Seed Voting Begins
  • Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 12:00 noon - Seed Voting Ends
  • Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 2:00 p.m. - VIRTUAL MANDATORY MEETING OF BOYS COACHES (using Microsoft Teams) to place teams on the tournament brackets.   
VIRTUAL MANDATORY COACHES MEETINGS using MICROSOFT TEAMS: 
All coaches must participate in the mandatory VIRTUAL coaches meetings. Coaches should download the free Microsoft Teams app to the device they will be using for the meetings.  Here is the link that will allow you to create a free Microsoft Teams account.  Please create your free account prior to Friday, October 4, 2024.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/free