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High school soccer: An updated look at the boys and girls district tournaments

BOYS SOCCER DISTRICT UPDATES

District 4-6A championship − Location: Jonesville Soccer Complex

No. 1 Gainesville (13-0-1) vs. No. 3 Forest (15-0-6): The top-ranked Hurricanes eased by the fourth-seeded Springstead Eagles Saturday night to punch their ticket to the district championship.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the bracket, No. 3 Forest first topped No. 6 Southlake 2-0 Thursday, followed by a 1-0 win over No. 2 Buchholz Saturday night.

The Wildcats will battle the Hurricanes Wednesday at 7 p.m.

District 2-4A championship − Location: Citizens Field

No. 1 Suwannee (7-7-3) at No. 2 Eastside (7-5-4): The Rams and Bulldogs each started their road to the district championship with an opening-round bye. Since then, the Rams topped No. 3 Santa Fe, while the Bulldogs beat the Palatka Panthers in the semifinal rounds.

Suwannee, despite its higher seed, will visit Eastside Tuesday at 6 p.m.

District 4-3A semifinals − Location: Fort White High School

No. 1 Williston (13-2-2) vs. No. 5 Fort White (11-8-2): While the top-seeded Red Devils had a first-round bye, the fifth-seeded Indians upset the No. 4 Keystone Heights Indians 2-1 on Thursday in a match that saw Fort White junior Connor Bass score a pair of goals. Now, Fort White will battle Williston on Monday at 7 p.m. Winner advances to the district championship.

No. 2 Trinity Catholic (10-4-3) vs. No. 3 P.K. Yonge (8-8-4): The Celtics and Blue Wave are both coming off massive victories from the district quarterfinal round. Trinity Catholic downed No. 7 Interlachen 8-0, while P.K. Yonge beat No. 6 Newberry 7-0. Now they will meet Monday at 5 p.m. with a trip to the district championship on the line.

District 2-2A semifinals − Location: Saint Francis Catholic

No. 1 Bell (10-2-1) vs No. 5 Jefferson County (2-11-2): While the top-ranked Bulldogs are coming off an opening-round bye, the Tigers will look to ride the momentum of Wednesday night's 3-1 upset over Saint Francis Catholic. Bell and Jefferson County will kick off on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

No. 2 Oak Hall (9-4) vs No. 3 Lafayette (11-9): The Eagles should be well-rested come Tuesday's semifinal matchup considering they opened with a first-round bye. Meanwhile, the Hornets topped the Trenton Tigers 8-0 to advance into the semifinal round. The Eagles and Hornets will kick off Tuesday at 5 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER DISTRICT UPDATES

District 4-6A championship − Location: Forest High School

No. 1 Forest (13-4-2) vs. No. 2 Buchholz (8-9): Following a 5-4 win over No. 3 Springstead, the Bobcats will play the top-seeded Wildcats Tuesday night at 7. The Wildcats are coming off 2-1 win over Gainesville to secure their spot in the title fight.

District 2-5A championship − Location: Gene Cox Stadium

No. 1 Lincoln (11-2-2) vs. No. 3 Columbia (14-4): The top-seeded Trojans earned an opening-round bye before topping No. 5 Ridgeview 2-0 in the district semifinal. Meanwhile, the Tigers have picked up back-to-back wins after beating No. 6 Middleburg 3-1 in the first round and upsetting No. 2 Clay 3-2 in the semifinal.

Now, Columbia will travel to Tallahassee's Gene Cox Stadium to take on Lincoln in the district title game on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

District 2-4A championship − Location: Santa Fe High School

No. 1 Santa Fe (5-8-2) vs. No. 2 Suwannee (6-8-1): After both the Raiders and Bulldogs started their postseason with first-round byes, they've each gone on to pick up district semifinal wins to advance to the title game. While Santa Fe beat No. 5 Palatka 5-1, Suwannee got the best of No. 3 Eastside 5-3.

Santa Fe and Suwannee will meet Monday at 7 p.m.

District 4-3A semifinals − Location: P.K. Yonge

No. 1 P.K. Yonge (10-4-1) vs. No. 5 Trinity Catholic (4-11-1): While it's been business as usual for the top-seeded Blue Wave, who earned a first-round bye, the Celtics pulled the upset on Thursday as they beat No. 4 Newberry 2-0.

Now, the Blue Wave and Celtics will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m.

No. 2 Keystone Heights (18-4) vs. No. 3 Williston (8-6-1): The Indians dismantled the Interlachen Rams 11-0 in the opening round of the district tournament as sophomore Kiersten Shaw sent five goals to the back of the net. Meanwhile, the Red Devils eased past No. 4 Fort White 3-1.

The Indians and Red Devils will meet in the semifinal round on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

District 2-2A semifinals − Location: Lafayette High School

No. 1 Lafayette (15-3-2) vs. No. 5 Oak Hall (2-10-1): While the top-seeded Hornets didn't see game action last week due to securing the top seed and a first-round bye, the Eagles returned to the pitch Wednesday and came away with a 4-1 win over No. 4 Saint Francis Catholic.

Following Oak Hall's upset victory, it will meet the Hornets on Monday at 7 p.m.

No. 2 Jefferson County (7-4-2) vs. No. 6 Bell (3-12-1): The Bulldogs stunned the third-seeded Tigers 2-0 Wednesday night to secure a spot in the district semifinal. Meanwhile, Jefferson County had a first-round bye, so it'll be appearing in its first postseason game.

The Bulldogs and Tigers will kick off on Monday at 5 p.m.

This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Alachua County HS soccer: Here are updated boys, girls district brackets