If you think you've caught a dose of the "deja vu" flu when reading the following couple of paragraphs, it's probably because you read them last year.
Louisville's St Xavier are the Kentucky's boys' soccer champs; Louisville's Sacred Heart are best of the girls; and Evansville Memorial are IHSAA boys' victors.
And, like last year, I will say something about it being a shame that the Evansville Memorial Tigers and the St Xavier Tigers don't square off in an exhibition type battle of Indiana and Kentucky, seeing that both are ranked amongst the top 20 teams in the latest National Soccer Coaches' Association of America poll.
Just a thought, but with only 123 miles and two hours' drive separating two of the best high school teams in the United States, wouldn't it be a great spectacle to see a match-up between the pair?
Senior Andrew Estopinal from Jeffersonville was part of the rampant St Xavier squad (22-1) which won the Kentucky's High School State championship Saturday with a 7-2 thrashing of Highlands from Fort Thomas. St Xavier won its ninth title overall, tying Ballard for most Kentucky titles won in history.
Sacred Heart (21-1-3) regained the girls' championship crown by defeating Highlands 2-0 thanks to goals from Lucy Chauvin and Jenna Price.
Meanwhile, Evansville Memorial (23-0-2) won its 12th Indiana state title since 1979 - and second IHSAA tournament - by beating Zionsville in a thrilling penalty shootout 3-2 (5-4 PK) at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis last week.
It was a historic day for Memorial, as it became the first school to win both the boys' and girls' soccer championships in the same year. The Lady Tigers defeated Fort Wayne Snider 2-0 in the girls' final.
Spare a thought for Noblesville, which went through the entire regular and post seasons without conceding a single goal, but fell to Memorial in the semi-final on penalty kicks after a scoreless encounter.
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