DIVISION II
Columbus St. Francis DeSales Finishes Season Undefeated, Beat Bay Village Bay 4-0 for Seventh State Championship
Columbus, OHIO -- No. 1 Columbus St. Francis DeSales defeated Bay Village Bay 4-0, in the 2017 OHSAA Division II boys soccer state championship match Saturday at MAPFRE Stadium to finish the season undefeated, DeSales first undefeated season since 1992. With the 4-0 shutout victory, DeSales outscored their seven postseason opponents 38-0.
After a number of scoring chances early in the first half, DeSales (22-0-1) broke the 0-0 tie when junior Michael Cockerell got one passed the Bay (17-5-1) keeper, Brent Hull, from 25 yards out with 23:29 left in the half.
Over the course of the next 28 minutes of game action, DeSales added three goals, all of which were assisted by senior midfielder Hector Gomez. The three assists for Gomez is an OHSAA Division II championship game record. Nick Fuchs added two of the three goals, which ties the OHSAA record, while Christian Gomez, Hector's younger brother, had the third.
With the win, DeSales now has seven (2015, 2014, 2009, 1997, 1992, 1986) OHSAA boys soccer state championships, second behind only Cleveland St. Ignatius' eight. This was the Bay Rockets seventh trip to the OHSAA state finals, with a record of 2-5. The two teams have now met four times (2015, 2014, 2009) in the Division II title game, with DeSales coming out on top each time.
DIVISION III
Cincinnati Summit Country Day Complete The Three-Peat, Defeat Toledo Ottawa Hills 1-0
Columbus, OHIO -- No. 1 Cincinnati Summit Country Day defeated No. 3 Toledo Ottawa Hills 1-0 to win the 2017 OHSAA Division III boys soccer state championship Saturday at MAPFRE Stadium. Summit Country Day (17-3-2) has now won three consecutive state championships, five of the last six, and six overall.
It was a defensive battle from the start as the two teams combined to put only four shots on goal all game. It wasn't until the 79th minute that the Silver Knights were able to break the tie when junior forward Eli Rawlings finished a cross from Henry Schertzinger, who missed the entire regular season due to injury. Rawlings goal was all the Silver Knights needed, as the defense held firm the final ten minutes of the match.
This was the Ottawa Hills Green Bears (20-1-2) second trip to the state championship match, as they won the title in 2008.
Summit Country Day completed a sweep of the Division III championships as the girls team defeated Kirtland 4-0 on Friday to win the title.
The Summit Country Day boys program now possesses the longest active tournament win streak at 21 games, and falls behind only Columbus St. Francis DeSales (7) and Cleveland St. Ignatius (8) in number of state championships.
DIVISION I
Beavercreek Wins First State Championship, Defeats Medina 1-0 in a Double Overtime Thriller
Columbus, OHIO -- No. 2 Beavercreek defeated Medina 1-0 in double overtime to win the 2017 OHSAA Division I boys soccer state championship Saturday night at MAPFRE Stadium. The win gives Beavercreek its first boys soccer state championship, after coming up short in its two previous title game appearances (2008, 1990).
After 96 minutes of scoreless action, it was the captain-to-captain duo of Ryan Bernt and Dominic Calabrese that broke the tie and gave Beavercreek (22-0-2) its first state championship. Just one minute into the second overtime period, Calabrese sent a header down the right side of the box to Bernt who was able to beat the Medina keeper, Tyler Glasenapp, on the far side of the net. Glasenapp saved six of the seven shots he faced.
Following the game, when discussing what it took from his players, Beavercreek coach John Guiliano said, "these player just came to practice every day, and worked hard...a lot of these guys were able to put personal goals aside for the good of the team."
The last time a Division I championship game went to overtime was 2009, when Gahanna Lincoln defeated Cleveland St. Ignatius in a shootout.
This was Medina's (16-2-5) first trip to the state championship game, in just two postseason appearances.