Division III
Cincinnati Summit Country Earns Fifth Boys Soccer State Title, Defeats Kidron Central Christian 9-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cincinnati Summit Country Day defeated Kidron Central Christian 9-1 in the 2016 OHSAA Division III boys soccer state championship at MAPFRE Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Summit Country Day (21-1-1) tied its own state record for goals scored in a boys soccer state championship game with nine en route to its second-consecutive state title and its fourth in the last five years.
Central Christian (20-1-2) finished as state runner-up for the first time in its first appearance in an OHSAA boys soccer state championship.
Summit Country Day recorded 30 shots with 20 shots on goal, while Central Christian finished with four shots, all on goal.
Summit Country Day senior Sam Martin led the Silver Knights with four goals, an OHSAA boys soccer state championship record, while also recording an assist. Junior Diego Valloto finished with three assists, a new OHSAA boys soccer state championship game record. Senior Cameron Belle recorded three goals and one assist. Senior David Cook finished with one goal on six shots on goal and two assists.
Central Christian senior Elijah Steffen finished with one goal on two shots on goal, and senior goalkeeper Jeremiah Mullet finished with 11 saves for the Comets.
Summit Country Day began the scoring in the 19th minute on a goal from Cook with an assist from Martin, giving the Silver Knights a 1-0 lead over Central Christian. Martin scored two goals of his own in the 32nd and 33rd minutes to increase the Summit Country Day advantage to 3-0.
The Comets would counter in the 37th minute, as Steffen scored after his penalty kick goal was saved and deflected back to him for a shot that he put through to the back of the net, cutting the Central Christian deficit to 3-1.
But Summit Country Day scored six more goals, earning the victory, 9-1.
Division II
Kettering Archbishop Alter Defeats Richfield Revere 1-0 (2OT) To Capture Fourth Boys Soccer State Title
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A goal by Kettering Archbishop Alter junior Ty Borton on an assist from senior Scott Beinlich at the 10:24 mark of the second overtime period earned a 1-0 (2OT) victory for Archbishop Alter over Richfield Revere in the 2016 OHSAA Division II boys soccer state championship at MAPFRE Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Archbishop Alter (21-1-2) earned its fourth boys soccer state championship in school history with the victory and its first since 1998.
Revere (15-4-3) was making its fifth state championship appearance and finished as state runner-up for the fourth time in school history.
Archbishop Alter held a decisive 17-2 shot on goal advantage over Revere for the match with a 24-10 edge in shots overall. The Knights also accrued nine corner kicks compared to one for Revere.
Borton led Archbishop Alter with three shots on goal and six shots overall, finding the back of the net for the game winning goal in the second overtime. Beinlich finished with four shots on goal and one assist for the Knights. Seniors Ryan Senkiw and Parker Simms also recorded three shots on goal for Archbishop Alter.
Revere junior goalkeeper Charlie Fink recorded 16 saves to lead the Minutemen. Junior Zack Kasson and sophomore Sandor Jakab each recorded one shot on goal for Revere.
The match remained tied heading into the second overtime period, when Archbishop Alter’s Beinlich found Borton on a long pass from near midfield, who put the ball to the back of the net from the close right wing, earning the 1-0 victory and state title for the Knights.
With the victory, Archbishop Alter becomes just the fifth school since 1986 to win state championships in boys and girls soccer in the same year.
Division I
Cleveland St. Ignatius Captures Third-Straight Division I Boys Soccer State Championship
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cleveland St. Ignatius Ignatius earned its third-straight OHSAA boys soccer state title and eighth boys soccer state championship in school history by defeating Columbus St. Charles 2-1 in the 2016 OHSAA Division I boys soccer state championship at MAPFRE Stadium on Sunday night.
St. Ignatius (21-0-2) has won eight boys soccer state championships in nine trips to the state final.
St. Charles (21-1-1) was making its sixth appearance in an OHSAA boys soccer state championship and has finished as state runner-up four times.
St. Ignatius held a 23-6 shot advantage and 5-2 shot on goal advantage over St. Charles.
The Wildcats were led by senior Alexander Gotsky, who recorded one goal on seven shots, and senior Stephen Milhoan, who finished with one goal on six shots overall.
After 38 minutes of action, St. Ignatius struck first with a goal off the head of the Wildcats' leading scorer, Stephen Milhoan, on an assist from senior Thomas Hogan, giving St. Ignatius a 1-0 lead.
St. Charles tied the game in the 60th minute, when Ssenior captain Charlie Marshall was able to shoot one past the St. Ignatius keeper, knotting the game at 1-1.
But Gotsky struck in the 74th minute on a goal that struck the upper left corner of the net from 25 yards out on an assist from Milhoan, giving the Wildcats a 2-1 lead and deciding goal.