Region 9

[Oldtimebaseball84]

Drawing is tomorrow....

 

Ryle, CCH, Dixie, NCC

 

will play :

 

St H, Boone, Highlands, Holy Cross

[Jack of all Trades]

The Girls side will have

 

Boone, St. Henry, Notre Dame and Highlands

 

playing

 

Ryle, Dixie, Beechwood and NCC

[EasyG]

The Girls side will have Boone' date=' St. Henry, Notre Dame and Highlands playing Ryle, Dixie, Beechwood and NCC[/quote']

 

Post on Ryle v Boone indicated Ryle won ... so I think Ryle and Boone get flipped.

[stinkyboy II]

The Girls side will have

 

Boone, St. Henry, Notre Dame and Highlands

 

playing

 

Ryle, Dixie, Beechwood and NCC

 

Post on Ryle v Boone indicated Ryle won ... so I think Ryle and Boone get flipped.

 

 

 

That post was for the boy's game. KHSAA has Boone girls with a 1-0 win. I think JOAT has it right.

[nkuclubbaseball19]

Girls Draw

 

Monday’s First-Round Games

Upper Bracket

Beechwood (10-8-4) vs. Highlands (6-7-5) at Tower Park, 7:30 p.m.

Ryle (13-4-1) at St. Henry (7-8-3), 7:30 p.m.

Lower Bracket

Dixie Heights (10-7-1) vs. Notre Dame (17-2-3) at Scott, 6 p.m.

Newport Central Catholic (12-3-4) at Boone County (17-5-1), 7 p.m.

 

Wednesday’s Semifinals

(at Dixie Heights High School)

Upper bracket winners, 6 p.m.

Lower bracket winners, 8 p.m.

 

Saturday’s Championship

(at Dixie Heights)

Semifinal winners, 1:30 p.m.

[nkuclubbaseball19]

Boys Draw

 

Ninth Region boys’ soccer tournament

Upper Bracket

Monday’s First-Round Game

Covington Catholic (11-6-3) vs. St. Henry (6-9-2) at Dixie 5, p.m.

Tuesday’s First-Round Game

Boone County (16-6-1) vs. NewCath (12-4-1) at Tower Park, 7 p.m.

Lower Bracket

Monday’s First-Round Game

Holy Cross (5-15-2) at Dixie Heights (12-8-2), 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s First-Round Game

Highlands (13-7-1) at Ryle (14-5-2), 7 p.m.

 

Thursday’s Semifinals

(at Ryle High School)

Upper bracket winners, 5:30 p.m.

Lower bracket winners, 7:30 p.m.

 

Saturday’s Championship

(at Ryle High School)

Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.

[Voice of Reason]

Boys Draw

 

Ninth Region boys’ soccer tournament

Upper Bracket

Monday’s First-Round Game

Covington Catholic (11-6-3) vs. St. Henry (6-9-2) at Dixie 5, p.m.

Tuesday’s First-Round Game

Boone County (16-6-1) vs. NewCath (12-4-1) at Tower Park, 7 p.m.

Lower Bracket

Monday’s First-Round Game

Holy Cross (5-15-2) at Dixie Heights (12-8-2), 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s First-Round Game

Highlands (13-7-1) at Ryle (14-5-2), 7 p.m.

 

Thursday’s Semifinals

(at Ryle High School)

Upper bracket winners, 5:30 p.m.

Lower bracket winners, 7:30 p.m.

 

Saturday’s Championship

(at Ryle High School)

Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.

 

That draw tells you why you need to win the district. Boone versus NCC in the first round.

[Oldtimebaseball84]

HC or Dixie advances.....Two of the worst teams in the tourny......

[bothways]

@ Voice of Reason. Not necessarily. Holy Cross is probably pretty happy to play Dixie given the alternatives. Not trying to knock Dixie but I think most would agree they are the underdog of the District winners.

Edited October 20, 2013 by bothways
Clarify

[PsalmsG]

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

The 9th Region boys and girls soccer tournaments were drawn Sunday.

Both the Highlands and Newport Central Catholic teams are considered to be region contenders. The girls semifinals and title game will take place at Dixie Heights and the boys semifinals and title game will take place at Ryle. The region let district winners host the quarterfinal round this year.

On the girls’ side, Highlands (6-7-5) plays host to Beechwood (10-8-4) at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Tower Park. The Bluebirds tied the Lady Tigers, 0-0 on Sept. 12. Highlands finished 3-2-3 against the rest of the region. The only team they did not face is Boone County. The last region title for Highlands came in 2010. The Bluebirds won back-to-back state championships in 2005 and 2006 and finished state runner-up in 2008.

Newport Central Catholic travels to Boone County for a 7 p.m. contest Monday. The Lady Breds (12-3-4) are 2-3-2 against the rest of the field and have also not faced Boone County. Their last region crown came in 2001. NewCath owns Ashland Invitational and All “A” State championships but has struggled at 0-2-2 since the calendar turned to October.

The semifinals take place Wednesday and the title game is Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Highlands will face either St. Henry or Ryle with a win and NewCath would face either Notre Dame or Dixie Heights.

The boys quarterfinals are Tuesday. Highlands returns to Ryle for a 7 p.m. contest after dropping a 1-0 decision in Union on Oct. 10 to close the regular season.

The Bluebirds are 13-7-1 overall, but just 2-5 against the 9th Region field. They did not face Dixie Heights. Highlands last won a region crown in 2010 and finished state runner-up in 2008.

Newport Central Catholic (12-4-1) plays host to defending region champion Boone County at 7 p.m. at Tower Park. The Rebels beat the Thoroughbreds, 2-0 in last year’s region title game. NewCath downed Boone County, 2-1 on Sept. 7 in Florence.

NewCath finished 5-2 against the field and did not play Ryle or Dixie Heights. The Thoroughbreds won their last region crown in 2011.

 

Fort Thomas Sports

[red card]

HC or Dixie advances.....Two of the worst teams in the tourny......

I would certainly agree with what you say. But, unless there is is some sort of realignment within districts, it will continue to play out this way to an extent. There are too many free rides into the regionals

[Jack of all Trades]

I would certainly agree with what you say. But, unless there is is some sort of realignment within districts, it will continue to play out this way to an extent. There are too many free rides into the regionals

 

Are the districts not aligned much the same as they are for basketball? Are there free rides in basketball? Remember that this is the new setup that everyone wanted so that they could have a true Sweet 16 just like basketball.

[red card]

Are the districts not aligned much the same as they are for basketball? Are there free rides in basketball? Remember that this is the new setup that everyone wanted so that they could have a true Sweet 16 just like basketball.

You would have to define " everyone ". If you have have a two team district, both teams go period, regardless of record. While Highlands and NCC are both very deserving of being in the regional tournament, there is potential for that not being the case some years. In a three team district, two teams go. Geography is geography, and there is no perfect system. The sport doesn't really matter, a two team district renders the district tournament moot in every way except seeding in the regional tournament. There are sixteen regions no matter what, so I don't really see how this makes for a more legitimate sweet sixteen.

Edited October 21, 2013 by red card

[Jack of all Trades]

The real issue is that not all schools have soccer teams whereas all have basketball programs. This is what causes the imbalance in soccer throughout the state. District 36 has only NCC and Highlands playing soccer. Newport, Bellevue and Dayton have had teams throughout the years, but not on a consistent basis and I believe there is some sort of agreement that they will not participate in the District tourney until they have played either 3 or 5 consecutive years. I believe there are some Regions that do not even have 8 teams, so that is watered down a little as well.

[Oldtimebaseball84]

I didn't know about the 3 to 5 year rule............seems to lock out some teams that may have a "Hickory" basketball moment one year over another....