Boys soccer: District tourmament pairings

photo  by Timothy R. Wolfrum

Palmetto and Saint Stephen's are the two area teams that earned top seeds for next week's boys district soccer tournaments.
Listed below are the pairings featuring area schools with each team's seed in parentheses.
The champion and runner-up from each district qualify for the regional tournaments that get underway Thursday, Jan. 30.


CLASS 5A-DISTRICT 8
SEMIFINALS - WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22
(3) Manatee at (2) St. Petersburg, 7 p.m.
(4) Largo Pinellas Park at (1) Riverview, 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP - FRIDAY, JAN. 24
7 p.m. at highest remaining seed

CLASS 4A-DISTRICT 10
QUARTERFINALS - TUESDAY, JAN. 21
(1) Palmetto, bye
(2) St. Petersburg Northeast, bye
(5) Osceola at (4) Clearwater, 7 p.m.
(6) St. Peterburg Dixie Hollins at (3) Seminole, 7 p.m.
SEMIFINALS - WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22
Clearwater/Osceola at Palmetto, 7 p.m.
Seminole/Dixie Hollins at St. Petersburg Northeast, 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP - FRIDAY, JAN. 24
 7 p,m. at highest remaining seed

CLASS 4A-DISTRICT 11
QUARTERFINALS - MONDAY, JAN. 20
(1) Venice, bye
(5) Port Charlotte at (4) Lakewood Ranch, 7 p.m.
(6) Sarasota at (3) Braden River, 7 p.m.
(7) Punta Gorda Charlotte at (2) North Port, 7 p.m.
SEMIFINALS - TUESDAY, JAN. 21
Lakewood Ranch/Port Charlotte at Venice, 7 p.m.
Braden River/Sarasota vs. Charlotte/North Port, 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP - THURSDAY, JAN. 23
 7 p.m. at highest remaining seed
NOTE: Braden River and Sarasota play a make-up game Thursday. If the Pirates win, they become the second seed and North Port drops to No.3; if they lose, the seeding stays as is.

CLASS 3A-DISTRICT 9 at TAMPA JESUIT
QUARTERFINALS - TUESDAY, JAN. 21
(1) Tampa Jesuit, bye
(7) Tampa Middleton vs. (2) Tampa Robinson, 4 p.m.
(5) Tampa Jefferson vs. (4) Riverview Spoto, 6 p.m.
(6) Bayshore vs. (3) Southeast, 8 p.m.
SEMIFINALS - WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22
Middleton/Robinson vs. Southeast/Bayshore, 6 p.m.
Jesuit vs. Jefferson/Spoto, 8 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP - FRIDAY, JAN. 24
7 p.m.

CLASS 2A-DISTRICT 11 at BOOKER
SEMIFINALS - TUESDAY, JAN. 21
(3) Booker vs. (2) Cardinal Mooney, 5 p.m.
(4) Sarasota Military Academy vs. (1) Arcadia DeSoto, 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP - THURSDAY, JAN. 23
6 p.m.

CLASS 1A-DISTRICT 7 at SAINT STEPHEN'S
QUARTERFINALS - TUESDAY, JAN. 21
(5) Imagine School of North Port vs. (4) Bradenton Christian, 6 p.m.
SEMIFINALS - THURSDAY, JAN. 23
(3) Out-of-Door Academy vs. (2) Sarasota Christian, 5 p.m.
Imagine School of North Port/BCS vs. (1) Saint Stephen's, 7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP - FRIDAY, JAN. 24
7 p.m.