Play continued in the WIAA state boys soccer tournament on Thursday night, and now regional finals match-ups are set for Saturday across Wisconsin. Check out some of southern Wisconsin's final scores here as well as the pairings for Saturday's regional finals.
In Divisions 1 and 2, the first round of regional games were held on Tuesday. Saturday's match-ups in Division 1, Sectional 3 include #8 Madison Memorial at #1 Verona, #5 Middleton at #4 Oconomowoc, #6 Kettle Moraine at #3 Madison East, and #7 Waunakee at #2 Madison West. In Division 2, Sectional 2, #9 Beaver Dam heads to #1 Brookfield East. In Division 3, Sectional 3, #8 Stoughton gets #1 Elkhorn, #5 Baraboo heads to #4 Sauk Prairie, #6 Union Grove takes on #3 Monona Grove, and #7 DeForest gets defending state champ #2 Oregon.
Division 3, Sectional 3 is where the action started Thursday night. Top-seeded McFarland blew past fellow Rock Valley Conference member #8 Edgerton 10-0, while #8 Sugar River downed #9 Cambridge/Deerfield 2-0. Those teams will meet Saturday. In the next pod, #5 Evansville got by #12 La Crosse Logan 4-3, while #4 Platteville/Lancaster edged #13 Dodgeville/Mineral Point 2-1. Those two winners see each other Saturday. #3 Mount Horeb trounced #14 Monroe 11-1, and they will see #11 Whitewater, upset winners over #6 Jefferson 2-2 (5-4) on Thursday. Lastly in the sectional, #7 Edgewood got a 1-nil win over #10 West Salem, and they will get #2 Delavan-Darien on Saturday, after their 20-0 win over #15 Mauston.
Local winners in Division 4 include Wisconsin Dells, Lodi, Wayland Academy, Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld, and Lake Mills.
You can see the full brackets by clicking here.
Top-seeded McFarland soccer opens playoffs on Thursday night
By Jimmie Kaska