Boys soccer teams from Melbourne, Titusville, Merritt Island and West Shore advanced in regional playoff games on Wednesday, while girls basketball districts moved toward tournament finals.
Nick Burgess celebrates his second goal of the evening with teammate Sam Leighton (10) during Wednesday’s regional quarterfinal against Lake Highland Prep.
Hours after signing a letter of intent to play for the University of North Florida beginning next year, West Shore’s Nick Burgess scored a pair of goals in a 4-1 Class 2A regional quarterfinal win over Lake Highland Prep. The 16-3 Wildcats will host Bishop Moore, a 2-0 win over Melbourne Central Catholic, on Saturday at 7 p.m. in a regional semifinal.
In 4A, Melbourne defeated Lake Minneola, 4-1, as Kevin Cornell scored twice and Ben Baldwin scored one goal and assisted on another. The Bulldogs, now 20-2, on Saturday will host East Ridge Clermont, a 5-4 overtime winner over Sebastian River.
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Saturday’s other regional semifinal will be a rematch between Titusville, a 2-0 winner over Hardee, against Merritt Island, which defeated Lake Wales, 3-0. In the Terriers’ win over Hardee, Jake Geyer and David Colbert scored goals. Dallas Stover saved six Hardee shots on goal.
Brevard’s two remaining girls soccer teams, Melbourne and Merritt Island, will play regional final games Friday. Winners will advance to the state semifinal round to be played one week later at locations to be announced.
Girls district basketball titles will be determined Friday and Saturday, though two districts won’t determine finalists until Thursday night. Check the full schedule below.
Thursday night’s girls district basketball semifinals
District 6-8A at St. Cloud
No. 3 Viera vs. No. 2 Melbourne, 5 p.m.
District 14-6A at Merritt Island
No. 3 Titusville vs. No. 2 Palm Bay
No. 4 Space Coast vs. No. 1 Rockledge, 7
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District 7-5A at Holy Trinity
No. 5 Cocoa vs. No. 1 Melbourne CC, 5:30
No. 3 Holy Trinity vs. No. 2 Astronaut, 7
Friday’s girls regional final soccer
Class 4A
Melbourne at New Port Richey Mitchell, 7
Class 3A
Seminole Osceola at Merritt Island, 7
Friday’s girls basketball district finals
District 13-7A at Heritage
Sebastian River vs. Heritage, 7
District 6-8A at St. Cloud, 7
District 14-6A at Merritt Island, 6
Saturday’s boys regional soccer semifinals
Class 4A
Clermont East Ridge at Melbourne, 7
Class 3A
Merritt Island at Titusville, 7
Class 2A
Bishop Moore at West Shore, 7
Saturday’s girls district basketball final
District 7-5A at Holy Trinity
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