The largest 24 schools participating in soccer were placed in Class A with the remaining schools placed in Class B.
Competition in Class A and Class B was divided into six districts. The six district champions, plus two wild-card teams, qualified for the state tournament. The wild-card teams for Class A were: Boys – Lincoln East and Lincoln Southeast; Girls – Lincoln Northeast and Lincoln Southeast. In Class B the wild-card teams were: Boys – Blair and Columbus Scotus; Girls – Omaha Skutt Catholic and Platteview.
The first round
and semifinal matches of the Class A Boys State Soccer Tournament was played at
Omaha Bergquist Stadium with the finals at Omaha Bryan Stadium. The Class A Girls State Soccer Tournament
matches were played at Bryan. The
tournament matches were played on May 12-14-16, 2001. The Class B Boys State Soccer Tournament was played at Lincoln’s
Abbott Sports Complex. The first round
and semifinal matches of the Class B Girls State Soccer Tournament were played
at Lincoln’s Seacrest Field with the championship at Abbott. Paid Attendance: 13,321.
2001 STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Class A Girls
First Round
Omaha Marian 7, Grand Island 0
Lincoln East 3, Lincoln Northeast 0
Omaha Westside 11, Fremont 1
Millard North 1, Lincoln Southeast 0
Semifinals
Omaha Marian 4, Lincoln East 0
Omaha Westside 2, Millard North 0
Championship Final
Omaha Marian (22-0) 3, Omaha Westside (15-3) 2
Championship
Coach:
Ed Dudley, Omaha
Marian
Class A Boys
First Round
Lincoln Southeast 2, North Platte 0
Lincoln High 3, Omaha Creighton Prep 2 (SO)
Millard West 2, Papillion-LaVista 0
Lincoln East 2, Millard South 0
Semifinals
Lincoln Southeast 1, Lincoln High 0
Millard West 2, Lincoln East 1
Championship Final
Lincoln Southeast (16-4) 2, Millard West (16-3) 1 (SO)
Championship
Coach:
Linda Wilson,
Lincoln Southeast
Class B Girls
First Round
Omaha Duchesne Academy 2, Hastings 0
Columbus Scotus 2, Ralston 1
Blair 2, Lincoln Pius X 0
Omaha Skutt Catholic 2, Platteview 1
Semifinals
Columbus Scotus 1,
Omaha Duchesne Academy 0
Blair 1, Omaha
Skutt Catholic 0
Championship Final
Columbus Scotus (14-3) 2, Blair (17-2) 0
Championship
Coach:
Teri Schuller,
Columbus Scotus
Class B Boys
First Round
South Sioux City 3, Omaha Skutt Catholic 2 (SO)
Waverly 4, Schuyler 1
Columbus Scotus 8, Grand Island Northwest 1
Lincoln Lutheran 3, Blair 2 (SO)
Semifinals
South Sioux City 2, Waverly 1 (SO)
Columbus Scotus 3, Lincoln Lutheran 0
Columbus Scotus (15-1) 7, South Sioux City (13-6) 1
Championship
Coach:
Chris McGill,
Columbus Scotus