United knows the way
EUCLID — The United boys soccer team knows the way to the district final.
The 16th-seeded Golden Eagles advanced to their fifth straight district final Wednesday with a 3-1 win over ninth-seeded Cornerstone Christan at Euclid High School.
It was the fourth win in a row for United, which is 9-7-2 on the season.
The Eagles booted three goals against a Cornerstone team that had given up only 15 goals in its opening 17 matches.
Jude Andrea played a part in all three goals –getting one goal and two assists. RJ Salmen also had one goal and one assist and Josh Hawkins scored a goal.
Cornerstone allowed only 18 goals all season, but 10 of those came in the three losses to United, Open Door and Painesville.
United will be seeking its third regional berth in five years as the Eagles play in the Division V district final at 1 p.m. Saturday at Salem’s Sebo Stadium.
That’s where the Eagles started the season as they dropped a 4-2 decision to Salem on Aug. 15.
United will play the winner of this afternoon’s match between 13th-seeded South Range and sixth-seeded Badger.
Cornerstone finishes at 14-3-1.
In the opener, United’s girls bowed out with a 1-0 loss to 12th-seeded Cornerstone. The winner’s goal was in the first half.
United, seeded 13th, finished 9-8-2, while 12th seeded Cornerstone (12-3-3) is 6-0-1 in its last seven matches. Cornerstone has allowed 19 goals all season.
Cornerstone will play top-seed Doylestown Chippewa at 2 p.m. Saturday at Magnificat.
Oak Glen 9, Tyler 0
NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Oak Glen’s girls soccer team advanced with a 9-0 blowout win over Tyler Consolidated on Wednesday in a West Virginia Class A/AA, Region 1 opening round game.
Oak Glen (9-7-5) will travel to Weir on Saturday for the regional semifinal. The Bears are the third seed while the Red Riders are second.
Weir was a 10-0 winner over Magnolia in its opening round win on Wednesday.
During the regular season Weir tied 1-1 at Oak Glen and won 1-0 at home.
Weir 5, Oak Glen 0
WEIRTON, W.Va. — The Weir High boys soccer team topped rival Oak Glen, 5-0, Tuesday night in the opening round of the Class A/AA Region 1 tournament.
The Red Riders moved to 10-9 on the season and advance to the regional semifinals.
Weir, the No. 3 seed in the bracket, will take on No. 2 seed Williamstown on Saturday.
Oak Glen, the No. 6 seed, ends its season with a mark of 7-10-4.