Henry, a forward, is coming off a strong junior season in which he scored 15 goals and assisted on seven to help lead the Tigers to their second consecutive OCC-Buckeye championship. The midfielder had 17 goals a season ago, second on the team to graduate Chase Alwood’s 20, to help lead the Indians to the program’s third Division I district championship and first since 2014.įrench, who did not score any goals as a sophomore, is one of five returning starters for Canal Winchester. The Indians went 16-5-1 last year, losing in a regional semifinal. He had 20 goals and 14 assists to lead the Bobcats and was named Super 12 Captain.ĭeVere also led his team in scoring as a sophomore with 15 goals and two assists. This midfielder/forward and the Bobcats have high hopes after winning the Division III state title last fall.Īs a junior, DeVere was first-team all-state and all-league and MSL-Ohio Player of the Year. As a sophomore, he had five goals and four assists. The midfielder/forward scored three goals in the Division III state final to help lead the Bobcats to the school’s first state team title, defeating Columbiana Crestview 4-2.Ĭlaypool had 17 goals and 10 assists to earn second-team all-league honor and helped the Bobcats win their eighth consecutive district title. With 13 goals and 13 assists, Callahan was essential in helping the Hawks capture a Division II district championship while serving as an attacking midfielder and will be the “straw the stirs the drink” on the team this fall, according to coach Justin Alexander.Ĭallahan earned first-team all-district honors as Hartley finished 12-8-1 a year after it was a district runner-up. Bonham earned OCC-Central Player of the Year, first-team all-district and second-team all-state honors as well as his first Super 12 selection. “We want a gauntlet to get these guys ready to play at the end of the went 16-2-1 and was a Division I district runner-up for the third consecutive season. Charles coach Chris Vonau, whose team finished 12-5-3 last year, losing to Canal Winchester 2-0 in a district final. Ignatius and six of the final eight,” said St. “We play three state semifinal teams in Jerome, Centerville and St. 13. The Cardinals also play Centerville on Sept. 12 at Hilliard Darby, then was scheduled to face sixof the state’s top teams – Coffman, Jerome, Olentangy Liberty, Strongsville, New Albany and Cleveland St. “We are able to play the other OCC teams that we know will be a test and play some tough teams from out of the area like Beavercreek and (Hunting Valley) University School.” “We always try to play a tough schedule because it gets us ready for the tournament,” he said. We have seven weeks to prepare for the tournament.”Ĭoach Kevin Donovan looks to do the same with Upper Arlington, which fell to Jerome 3-1 in a district final last season to finish 16-2-1. Those things are nice, but what we’re playing for is getting to and winning a district final. “We don’t care about going undefeated (in the regular season) or winning a league title. “We’ll see some of the top teams early so our kids can have an idea of the speed of play against the really good teams,” Ulry said. The experience makes you battle-hardened and gets you ready for what you may face later on.” We try to look beyond that and really challenge our players, especially at the beginning of the season. “By having a challenging schedule, maybe your record doesn’t look as good at the tournament draw as a team that doesn’t play as challenging of a schedule.
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“It’s critical (to have a difficult schedule), but it can also be a bit of a double-edged sword,” said Grandview coach James Gerdes, who is in his seventh season. Setting up a challenging schedule is the beginning of building a better postseason squad. That’s almost always part of the plan for area coaches.
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Their postseason success is due, in part, to the progress made throughout the season by scheduling top opponents. Winners of eight consecutive district titles, the Bobcats haven’t won a league championship since 2014. Grandview Heights won the Division III boys soccer state championship last season, but that’s only part of the story of the team’s success.