- No. 2 Trinity and No. 3 St. Xavier drew on the same side of the Seventh Region boys bracket and could meet in a semifinal
- Defending state girls champion Sacred Heart will host Presentation in a Seventh Region quarterfinal on Oct. 13.
The Trinity High School and St. Xavier boys soccer teams drew on the same side of the bracket for the Seventh Region Tournament and could meet in the semifinals.
Draws for the Seventh Region boys and girls soccer tournaments were held Friday morning.
The Seventh Region boys tournament features four teams ranked among the state’s top 25 by RundellRankings.com – No. 2 Trinity, No. 3 St. Xavier, No. 5 Collegiate and No. 21 Ballard.
Collegiate won the Seventh Region title last year on its way to finishing as the state runner-up.
The Seventh Region girls tournament will include three teams in the final top 25 coaches poll – No. 2 Sacred Heart, No. 6 Assumption and No. 19 Manual.
Sacred Heart is the defending Seventh Region and state champion.
District tournament champions will host quarterfinals of the regional tournaments. Semifinals and finals will be played at Waggener.
The Sixth Region’s super-regional tournaments will resume Saturday with boys quarterfinals and Monday with girls semifinals.
Here are the schedules for each tournament:
Sixth Region boys
Saturday, Oct. 11 (at various sites) – Butler (14-3-1) at Pleasure Ridge Park (8-4-5), 7 p.m.; Valley (6-12) at Moore (8-4-1), 6 p.m.; DeSales (7-8-4) vs. Fern Creek (9-5-2), 2 p.m. at Jeffersontown; Bullitt East (13-4-1) vs. Fairdale (14-4-1), 5 p.m. at Pleasure Ridge Park
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (at Jeffersontown) – Butler-PRP winner vs. Valley-Moore winner, 5:30 p.m.; DeSales-Fern Creek winner vs. Bullitt East-Fairdale winner, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 (at Jeffersontown) – Final, 7 p.m.
Seventh Region boys
Tuesday, Oct. 14 (at district champions) – Francis Parker (2-9) at Trinity (17-1-2), 7:30 p.m.; Christian Academy (13-5-3) at St. Xavier (16-2-3), 7:30 p.m.; Highlands Latin (11-7-1) at Manual (13-7-1), 7:30 p.m.; Collegiate (16-3) at Ballard (9-11-1), 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 16 (at Waggener) – Highlands Latin-Manual winner vs. Collegiate-Ballard winner, 5:30 p.m.; Francis Parker-Trinity winner vs. Christian Academy-St. Xavier winner, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18 (at Waggener) – Final, 7:30 p.m.
Sixth Region girls
Monday, Oct. 13 (at Pleasure Ridge Park) – Mercy (9-7-2) vs. Bullitt East (16-4-1), 5:30 p.m.; Holy Cross (10-8-1) vs. Bullitt Central (15-4-3), 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 15 (at Pleasure Ridge Park) – Final, 7 p.m.
Seventh Region girls
Monday, Oct. 13 (at district champions) – Atherton (14-6-3) at Manual (11-4-3), 7:30 p.m.; Male (11-7) at Christian Academy (12-6), 7:30 p.m.; Ballard (7-13-2) at Assumption (12-4-3), 7:30 p.m.; Presentation (4-11-1) at Sacred Heart (17-2-1), 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 15 (at Waggener) – Atherton-Manual winner vs. Male-Christian Academy winner, 5:30 p.m.; Ballard-Assumption winner vs. Presentation-Sacred Heart winner, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18 (at Waggener) – Final, 5 p.m.
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs.
