2018 championships

Michigan High School Athletic Association
2019 Boys Soccer Championships

 

Division 1

 

2019 MHSAA Division 1 champion: Troy Athens

 

Championship

Saturday, November 2, 2019

At Comstock Park

 

No. 2 Troy Athens (23-2-1) 4, Traverse City West (18-5-2) 1 (OT)

Scoring:

Troy Athens: Andri Myftari (Second half: 52.33)

Traverse City West: Colin Blackport (Second half: 66:09)

Troy Athens: Ryan Gruca (Overtime: 92.06)

Troy Athens: Rishi Kalyan (Overtime: 94.42)

Troy Athens: Ryan Gruca (Overtime: 96.53)

Winning goalie: Jason Kemp

 

> Athens Ends Inspired Run with OT Surge

> Three-goal overtime gives Troy Athens its first soccer state title since 1997

> West falls short in state final

> Troy Athens boys soccer wins Division 1 state championship

> Preview: Pursuing the Ultimate Prize

 

Semifinals

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

 

At Troy

No. 2 Troy Athens 5, Salem 2

Senior Davis DiGiovanni scored two goals for the Red Hawks. Anthony Kapala, Austin Looser and Rishi Kalyan also scored for the Red Hawks. Luke Benford scored both goals for the Rocks.

 

> Losing final 2 regular-season games was a good thing for team headed to state final

> Troy Athens ‘rock stars’ are one win away from another state soccer championship

> Troy Athens rides five-goal outburst past Salem, into Division 1 boys soccer state final

> Scoring surge lifts Troy Athens over Salem in Division 1 semifinal

 

At Holt

Traverse City West 3, No. 3 Novi 2 (OT)

Down 2-0, the Titans scored the final three goals to upset the Wildcats in a driving rain. Senior Bruce Turner scored two goals to give the Wildcats the 2-0 lead. Sophomore midfielder Colin Blackport scored to close the game to 2-1. Junior midfield Kaden Ales tied the game at 2-2 with 16 minutes left in regulation. Junior forward Tony Gallegos scored the game-winner in overtime.

 

> Traverse City West soccer weathers the storm, knocks off No. 3 Novi in D1 semifinals

> TC West rallies to stun Novi in OT of D1 soccer semifinal

 

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Division 2

 

2019 MHSAA Division 2 champion: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern

 

Championship

Saturday, November 2, 2019

At Novi

No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern (23-0-1) 2, Melvindale (16-4-2) 0

Scoring:

Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern: Aiden O'Connor (First half: 19.27)

Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern: Ludwing Tilly (Second half: 29:54)

Winning goalies: Carter Clark (first half), Jonathan Kliewer (second half)

 

> Forest Hills Northern Caps Title Climb

> Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern stops Melvindale for boys soccer state title, 2-0

> Melvindale sees magical run end in state D2 final

 

Semifinals

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

 

At Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory

Melvindale 4, Fenton 1 (OT)

Carlos Huerta scored for the Cardinals  and Jimmy Myer scored for the Tigers in regulation.  Huerta, Abdul Hafedh Omer and Alhusain Yahya scored in overtime for the Cardinals

 

> ‘State finals, baby’: Melvindale tops Fenton, 4-1, for first title berth

> Melvindale boys' soccer advances to state championship game

 

At Holland

No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 1, No. 4 Mattawan 0

Senior goalkeepers Carter Clark and Jonathan Kliewer shared the victory in goal for the Huskies. Ali Mustapha provided the deciding goal at the 36-minute mark for the Huskies.

 

> Forest Hills Northern’s two-goalie scheme pays off in semifinal win over Mattawan

 

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Division 3

 

2019 MHSAA Division 3 champion: Grosse Ile

 

Championship

Saturday, November 2, 2019

At Comstock Park

No. 3 Grosse Ile (24-0-3) 2, No. 4 Grand Rapids South Christian (21-5-3) 1 (SO)

Scoring:

Grosse Ile: Bosh Tanyi (First half: 14:00)

Grand Rapids South Christian (Second half: 89.00)

Grosse Ile wins shootout 3-2

Winning goalie: Adam Skehan

 

> Grosse Ile Finishes Finals Return on Top

> Grosse Ile boys' soccer wins 2019 Division 3 state championship

> Grosse Ile beats South Christian in shootout thriller to claim state title

 

Semifinals

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

 

At Howell Parker Middle School

No. 3 Grosse Ile 1, No. 8 Macomb Lutheran North 0

Junior Miklos Tanyi scored with 27.50 left in the second half to lift the Red Devils to a 1-0 victory and a second-straight appearance in the final. The Red Devils have outscored opponents 28-0 so far in the postseason.

 

> Lutheran North falls to Grosse Ile in state soccer semifinal

> Grosse Ile boys soccer outguns Lutheran North, heads back to D3 final

> Grosse Ile boys soccer gets chance at redemption after D3 semifinal win over Lutheran North

> Grosse Ile boys' soccer holds off Lutheran North for return trip to state finals

 

At Cedar Springs

No. 4 Grand Rapids South Christian 2, Ludington 1 (SO)

The Sailors won the shootout, 4-2. Junior Nik Schepers earned the victory in goal.

 

> Grand Rapids South Christian advance to finals after beating Ludington in shootout

 

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Division 4

 

2019 MHSAA Division 4 champion: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian

 

Championship

Saturday, November 2, 2019

At Novi

No. 4 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian (19-2-3) 1, No. 2 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (18-3-1) 0 (SO)

Scoring:

Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett: Matthew Summers (Shootout)

Muskegon Western Michigan Christian: Brandon Fles (Shootout)

Muskegon Western Michigan Christian: Isaac VanHoeven (Shootout)

Winning goalie: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian: Jameson Goorman

 

> WMC Locks Up D4 with Shootout Shutdown

> Liggett falls in penalty kicks in D-4 state soccer final

 > Western Michigan Christian’s South African sparkplug sees beyond the pitch

 

Semifinals

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

 

At Troy Athens

No. 2 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 5, Clarkston Everest Collegiate 0

Junior Sheikh Manneh scored two goals for the Knights.

 

> Everest Collegiate falls to University Liggett in Division 4 semifinal

 

At East Kentwood Crestwood Middle School

No. 4 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian 2, No. 5 Dansville 0

The Warriors seek their first title since 2010. After more than 37 scoreless minutes, the Warriors tallied twice within about a 7 ½-minute span of the second half. Senior Brevin Byrne and senior Sandi Masumpa earned the goals.

 

> Western Michigan Christian wins Division 4 boys soccer state semifinal

> Emotional Western Michigan Christian soccer coach on cusp of another state title

 

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