There are still 10 days until the Michigan High School Girls Soccer State Playoffs begin. But we now know what the first-round brackets will be.
The MHSAA finalized the postseason district round brackets on Sunday. With the help of Michigan Power Ratings (MPR), the top two teams from each of the 64 districts were placed on opposite sides of the bracket, and the rest were filled in with a random formula.
The MHSAA recently announced some major changes in the future for high school mitten competition. That included using MPR to seed overall district tournaments in sports that use measurable tools to evaluate teams. This change will also apply to men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, and women's basketball starting next year.
With that in mind, here are the upcoming playoff matchups for the Downriver Area and Dearborn Area girls soccer teams. Unless otherwise noted, all games in the district round will be played at the host school. Some start times and locations have not yet been determined and are subject to change.
(Participating teams bold Some of the areas covered by the News-Herald/Press & Guide):
Division 1, District 11 (hosted by Dearborn High School)
Wednesday, May 22nd –
3:30 p.m. | Quarterfinal No. 1 — Westland John Glenn vs. Wayne Memorial
5:30pm | Quarterfinals 2nd place — dearborn high versus taylor high
7:30pm | Quarterfinal No.3 — brownstown woodhaven versus Dearborn Heights Crestwood
Wednesday, May 29th –
5:00 p.m. | Semifinal #1 — Glenn/Wayne vs. Belleville
7:00 p.m. | Semifinal No. 2 — Dearborn/Taylor vs. Woodhaven/Crestwood
Friday, May 31st –
7pm | Championship Game
Division 1, District 12 (hosted by Wyandotte Roosevelt)
Wednesday, May 22nd –
Time TBA | Quarterfinals No. 1 — Wyandotte Roosevelt versus lincoln park
Time TBA | Quarterfinal 2nd Place — Detroit Western vs. Detroit Cass Tech
Time TBA | Quarterfinals No.3 — dearborn fordson versus dearborn edsel ford
Tuesday, May 28th –
5:00 p.m. | Semifinal No. 1 — Roosevelt/Lincoln Park vs. Grosse Pointe South
7:00 p.m. | Semifinal #2 — Western/Cass vs. Fordson/Edsel
Thursday, May 30th
6pm | Championship Game
Division 2, District 29 (hosted by Trenton)
Wednesday, May 22nd –
Time TBA | Quarterfinals No. 1 — southgate anderson versus river view
Time undetermined | 2nd place in the quarterfinals — trenton vs Monroe Jefferson
Time TBA | Quarterfinals No.3 — Gibraltar Carlson vs Carlton Airport
Wednesday, May 29th –
4:00 p.m. | Semifinal No. 1 — Anderson/Riverview vs. new boston huron
6:00 PM | Trenton/Jefferson vs. Carlson/Airport
Saturday June 1st –
12pm | Championship Game
Division 2, District 30 (Sponsored by Dearborn Divine Child)
Wednesday, May 22nd –
Time TBA | Quarterfinals No. 1 — river rouge vs Redford Thurston
Time undetermined | 2nd place in the quarterfinals — dear child of god vs Melvindale
Time TBA | Quarterfinal No. 3 — Detroit Cesar Chavez Academy vs. allen park
Wednesday, May 29th –
5:00 p.m. | Semifinal #1 — Rouge/Thurston vs. Garden City
7:00 p.m. | Semifinal No. 2 — Divine Child/Melvindale vs. Chavez/Allen Park
Friday, May 31st –
6pm | Championship Game
Division 3, District 44 (sponsored by Grosse Ile)
Wednesday, May 22nd –
Time TBA | Quarterfinals No. 1 — taylor prep versus Romulus Summit Academy North
Time undetermined | 2nd place in the quarterfinals — flat lock vs Aida
Time TBA | Quarterfinal No. 3 — Dundee vs. Canton Prep
Friday, May 24th –
Time TBA | Semifinal No. 1 — Taylor Prep/Summit vs. grosse island
Time TBA | Semifinal No. 2 — Flat Rock/Ida vs. Dundee/Canton Prep
Wednesday, May 29th –
5:30pm | Championship Game
Division 4, District 59 (sponsored by Plymouth Christian Academy)
Wednesday, May 22nd –
Time TBA | Quarterfinals No. 1 — riverview gabriel richard vs Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central
Time undetermined | 2nd place in the quarterfinals — allen park cabrini vs Lutheran Westland
Time TBA | Quarterfinal No. 3 — Detroit Cristo Rey vs. Allen Park Intercity Baptist
Tuesday, May 28th –
4:30 p.m. | Semifinal No. 1 — Richard/Catholic Central vs. Plymouth Christian Academy
Time TBA | Semi-final 2nd Place — Cabrini/Lutheran vs Cristo/Intercity
Saturday June 1st –
10:00a | Championship Game