The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Interscholastic Association has moved three boys state soccer semifinal games from ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ High to different schools in the Phoenix area, citing the availability of turf fields.Â
Due to unavailable fields in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ area, 4A-5A boys & girls soccer semifinals will be played at their original championship sites in Metro Phoenix. 4A semis at Williams Field & 5A semis at Coronado. An all-Southern ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ final matchup will still be played at Marana Mtn. View.
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Top-seeded Sunnyside will take on No. 5 Glendale Independence in the Class 5A state semifinals, which will now be played at 11 a.m. Saturday at Scottsdale's Coronado High School. Second-seeded Rincon/University will take on No. 3 Gilbert Campo Verde at 1 p.m., also at Coronado.Â
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The Class 4A state semifinal between top-seeded Salpointe Catholic at and No. 4 Flagstaff, originally scheduled for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ High, will now be played at 3 p.m. at Gilbert's Williams Field High School. The other semifinal match featuring No. 7 Catalina Foothills and No. 5 Prescott will now be played at 11 a.m., also at Williams Field.Â
At issue is the availability of turf fields in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and the policy to play state semifinal games at neutral sites. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ High's field is under repair, the AIA said, making games there impossible. Salpointe has a turf field, but playing there would have given the Lancers a homefield advantage. The AIA prefers to play as many games as possible at a single site, and was unlikely to keep two games in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ while sending another one back to the Phoenix area. All-Southern ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ championship matches are possible in the Class 5A and Class 4A boys brackets and in the Class 4A girls bracket; if that occurs, the matches will be played at Mountain View on Monday.Â
The new schedule now looks like this:Â
Boys soccer
Class 5A state semifinals:
No. 1 Sunnyside vs. No. 5 Glendale Independence at Scottsdale Coronado High School, 11 a.m.
No. 2 Rincon/University at No. 3 Gilbert Campo Verde at Scottsdale Coronado High School, 1 p.m.
Class 4A state semifinals:
No. 7 Catalina Foothills vs. No. 6 Prescott at Gilbert Williams Field, 11 a.m.Â
No. 1 Salpointe Catholic vs. No. 4 Flagstaff at Gilbert Williams Field High School, 3 p.m.
Girls soccer
Class 5A state semifinals:
No. 1 Ironwood Ridge vs. No. 5 Gilbert Campo Verde at Scottsdale Coronado High School, 3 p.m.
Class 4A state semifinals:
No. 5 Catalina Foothills vs. No. 1 Phoenix Thunderbird at Gilbert Williams Field High School, 1 p.m.
No. 3 Salpointe Catholic vs. No. 2 Phoenix Arcadia at Gilbert Williams Field High School, 5 p.m.Â
