COLUMBUS — St. Ignatius senior Denio Leone’s first-half goal through a cluster of defenders stood up as the game-winner to give the Wildcats a 1-0 win over Beavercreek on Friday night in the Division I boys soccer championship game in Columbus Crew Stadium.
In winning its third state championship, top-ranked
St. Ignatius (19-1-3) went
18-0-3 in its final 21 games of the season and outscored its opponents 26-0 during its seven-game postseason run to the title. The shutout Friday night was the school-record 19th this season for junior goalkeeper Joe Kalt.
St. Ignatius’ other titles came in 2004 and 2005.
Second-ranked Beavercreek finishes the season 20-2-1.
Leone’s goal came when
St. Ignatius sophomore Ryan Ivancic lofted a corner kick into the penalty area that bounced around several Beavercreek defenders and
St. Ignatius forward Vaughn Spurrier before settling at the feet of Leone. Surrounded by defenders, Leone managed to blast a shot past them and into the back of the net.

Dayton Carroll 3, CVCA 2, SO

Junior Jon Buscher converted Dayton Carroll’s final penalty kick to give the Patriots a 3-2 shootout win over defending state champion Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in the Division II boys state final.
In a driving rain, CVCA (19-3-1) kicked first in the alternating-kick shootout format and connected on three of its five penalty kicks, while Carroll (20-1-2) connected on four, including Buscher’s dramatic game-ender, to give the Patriots their second state title, the first coming in 1980.

Ottawa Hills 1, Worthington Christian 0

Sam Kuehnle’s 30-yard strike gave Ottawa Hills a 1-0 win in the boys Division III state final.
It marks the first Toledo-area school to win a boys or girls soccer state championship.
In the 51st minute, Ottawa Hills senior Ben Bryant took a 35-yard free kick from outside the top-left corner of the 18-yard box that Worthington Christian goalkeeper Alex Scott punched out of the penalty area.
Kuehnle then rushed up on the ball, a line-drive that stunned Scott and the Worthington defense. 

SCHEDULE, RESULTS

BOYS
DIVISION I
Championship: St. Ignatius 1, Beavercreek 0
DIVISION II
Championship: Dayton Carroll 3, CVCA 2, SO
DIVISION III
Championship: Ottawa Hills 1, Worthington Christian 0
GIRLS
DIVISION I
Championship: Strongsville (21-1-1) vs. Cincinnati St. Ursula (19-0-3), today, 1:30 p.m., Columbus Crew Stadium
DIVISION II
Championship: Akron Hoban (21-1-1) vs. Middletown Fenwick
(18-4-0), today, 10 a.m., Columbus Crew Stadium

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