HILLSDALE COUNTY — One week remains in the Hillsdale County varsity boys soccer season. The MHSAA 2024 boys soccer playoffs are right around the corner, and schedules have been announced for every district playoff bracket.
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Hillsdale soccer, led by coach Chad Spratt, plays in the Division 3, District 41 soccer bracket hosted by Quincy. However, it's first game will be over at Three Rivers high school for the quarterfinals round.
A 6:30 p.m. start is on the books for this matchup, meaning the game will be played under-the-lights. Hillsdale's key highlight wins of the season have been a 1-0 win over Onsted and a 2-1 win over Dundee. The team also has two ties to their name. Their three remaining games feature two home games back-to-back against Ida and then Jonesville. They face Hillsdale Academy in the County Cup battle on Oct. 7 to end their regular season.
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Their quarterfinal at Three Rivers is slated to take place on Thursday, Oct. 10. Three Rivers has a 4-12 overall record as of Oct. 1. Their key wins of the season include a 6-2 win over a common opponent in Onsted and two wins over Dowagiac.
Should they win, they will face a Tuesday, Oct. 15 matchup at Quincy with the winner of Olivet or Quincy. That Quincy vs. Olivet quarterfinal, along with the semifinals and finals, will all be played at Quincy high school. We predict Olivet to be the probable opponent for the winner of Three Rivers and Hillsdale.
The opposite side of the bracket includes a quarterfinal between Constantine and Battle Creek Pennfield on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at Constantine high school. The winner faces Eaton Rapids in game two of the semifinals. That matchup will be at Eaton Rapids. The finals will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17 at Quincy. The time has yet to be determined but is listed at 4:30 p.m. at the GoFan ticketing website. Tickets are $7.
Division 4, District 56 Playoffs
Hillsdale Academy will be the hosts of the district 56 playoffs, where the semifinals and finals will be held at Hillsdale College's newly built pitch at Hayden Park.
Hillsdale Academy, after running through a gauntlet of state ranked battles, sits at 10-3-3 as of Oct. 2. The Colts will have a first-round bye and await the winner of Bronson (2-11-1) and Vermontville Maple Valley (5-10-1) in the semifinals. The Bronson vs. Maple Valley quarterfinal takes place at Bronson on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 5:30 p.m. The Colts take on the winner on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. at Hayden Park.
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On the other side of the bracket, Battle Creek Calhoun Christian (7-3) takes on Bellevue (0-9) on Thursday, Oct. 10 at Calhoun Christian. The Cougars have already defeated Bellevue in an 8-0 final in the regular season. The second game of that district quarterfinal slot will be the Will Carleton Academy Cougars (4-6) taking on Jonesville (3-12) at Jonesville high school. The game starts at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9. WCA and the Comets have already played once this season, with Jonesville winning 7-2.
The two quarterfinal winners play a nighttime semifinal game under the lights on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. in Hayden Park. The district finals will be held at Hayden Park on Friday, Oct. 19 at 6:30 p.m.
The Colts tied three of their four state ranked matchups in a recent gauntlet test of wills. The Colts are searching for their fifth straight district title. Coach Jeff Dice and the Jonesville Comets had their best season in years last fall when they played Hillsdale Academy in a district semifinal game. The Comets won their first playoff game 8-5 against Blissfield that season. Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy is making a comeback with their soccer program. The team played their first full season since 2019 after a playing a limited schedule in 2023.
Tickets for this district are $7 and can be purchased at GoFan .
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