OHSAA Central District Tournament Brackets Revealed
ZANESVILLE, OH
The first sign of the high school postseason is here, as the OHSAA has released its 2024 tournament brackets for fall sports, specifically boys soccer, girls soccer, and girls volleyball as the sectional rounds begin the week of Monday, October 14th.
The Central District teams are listed below, sorted by sport, then respective division:
BOYS SOCCER
Division I
(#24) Newark
District Semifinal: (#24) Newark vs. (#3) Olentangy – Wednesday, October 16th, 7:00 pm (@Olentangy High School)
Division III:
(#3) Granville
Sectional Final: (#3) Granville vs. (#12) Cristo Rey/(#13) Buckeye Valley winner – Saturday, October 19th, 7:00 pm (@Granville High School)
Division IV:
(#11) Lakewood
(#13) Heath
Sectional Final: (#11) Lakewood vs. (#7) Johnstown-Monroe – Saturday, October 19th, 7:00 pm (@Johnstown-Monroe High School)
Sectional Final: (#13) Heath vs. (#4) Columbus North International – Saturday, October 19th, 7:00 pm (@Columbus North International High School)
Division V:
(#11) Granville Christian Academy
Sectional Semifinal: (#11) Granville Christian Academy vs. (#5) Fisher Catholic – Tuesday, October 15th, 7:00 pm (@Fulton Field, Lancaster)
GIRLS SOCCER
Division I:
(#19) Newark
District Semifinal: (#19) Newark vs. (#12) New Albany – Thursday, October 17th, 7:00 pm (@New Albany High School)
Division III:
(#2) Granville
(#8) Licking Valley
Sectional Semifinal: (#8) Licking Valley vs. (#9) Marion Harding – Tuesday, October 15th, 7:00 pm (@Licking Valley High School)
Sectional Final: (#2) Granville vs. (#5) Jonathan Alder/(#10) Centennial winner – Thursday, October 17th, 7:00 pm (@Granville High School)
Division IV:
(#10) Lakewood
(#11) Heath
Sectional Semifinal: (#11) Heath vs. (#5) Highland – Tuesday, October 15th, 7:00 pm (@Highland High School)
Sectional Final: (#10) Lakewood vs. (#1) Worthington Christian/(#9) River Valley winner – Thursday, October 17th, 7:00 pm (@TBD)
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Division I:
(#5) Newark
District Semifinal: (#5) Newark vs. (#13) Upper Arlington – Tuesday, October 22nd, 6:00 pm (@Newark High School)
Division III:
(#10) Granville
Sectional Final: (#10) Granville vs. (#6) Bexley – Thursday, October 17th, 6:00 pm (@Bexley High School)
Division IV:
(#6) Heath
(#8) Licking Valley
(#10) Lakewood
Sectional Semifinal: (#6) Heath vs. (#4) Fredericktown – Saturday, October 19th, 2:00 pm (@Fredericktown High School)
Sectional Semifinal: (#10) Lakewood vs. (#9) Eastmoor Academy – Saturday, October 19th, 2:00 pm (@Eastmoor Academy)
Sectional Final: (#8) Licking Valley vs. (#4) Fredericktown/(#6) Heath winner – Monday, October 21st, 6:00 pm (@TBD)
Division VI:
(#2) Newark Catholic
Sectional Final: (#2) Newark Catholic vs. (#10) Cardington-Lincoln – Wednesday, October 16th, 6:00 pm (@Newark Catholic High School)
Division VII:
(#11) Granville Christian Academy
Sectional Semifinal: (#11) Granville Christian Academy vs. (#4) Madison Christian – Monday, October 14th, 6:00 pm (@Madison Christian School)
