Scotus Girls, Schuyler Boys Win Saturday to Make State
In Saturday’s Class B soccer district finals, the Scotus girls and Schuyler boys punched their tickets to state, while the Warriors girls lost.
The Shamrocks girls rallied from a 2-0 deficit for a 4-2 victory at Blair. Emma Brezenski scored all four goals for Scotus, which won its ninth straight match to improve to 13-3. The ‘Rocks advance to next week’s state tournament for the fourth consecutive season and 26th year all-time. Scotus is seeded eighth and meets top-seeded Gretna East Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
The Schuyler boys posted a 6-0 home win over Hastings to move to 14-3. The Warriors will make their second straight trip to Omaha and 13th in history. They’re the No. 6 seed and face No. 3 seed Bennington Thursday at 2 p.m. The Schuyler girls were downed Saturday 10-0 at Norris, finishing at 10-6.
In the Class A brackets released Saturday, the Columbus girls are seeded No. 6 and play Monday at 2 p.m. against 3-seed Lincoln Pius X. The Discoverers boys are No. 8 and meet top-seeded Lincoln Southwest Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
All state soccer matches involving local and area teams will be aired on KLIR 101.