Twelve area teams advanced to the first round of regional soccer competition last week after the completion of district tournament play.
Wellington and Palm Beach Central will play Class 5A regional matches Thursday. The Wolverines host Spanish River, and the Broncos travel to Boca Raton. (Photo by Bruce Bennett)
Six claimed district championships, while six others finished as runners-up. All will play regional quarterfinal matches Thursday with the exception of Yeshiva Weinbaum, which forfeited its planned game against Lake Worth Christian in Class 1A. Yeshiva did not have enough players to field a team.
The winners move on to the regional semifinals round on Tuesday.
Here’s Thursday’s schedule. All games kick off at 7 p.m. unless noted:
Class 5A
Spanish River (15-8-2) at Wellington (20-1-1)
Palm Beach Central (13-2-2) at Boca Raton (21-0)
Class 4A
Olympic Heights (18-8-1) at Martin County (17-1-3)
South Fork (17-1-2) at West Boca Raton (15-4-1), 6:30 p.m.
Class 2A
Coconut Creek-North Broward Prep (12-6-1) at Oxbridge Academy (10-1-2)
American Heritage (12-3-2) at Fort Lauderdale-Cardinal Gibbons (14-3-4)
Class 1A
Jupiter Christian (11-4-1) at Saint John Paul II Academy (14-6-2)
Lake Worth Christian (16-4-1) advances automatically
