Updated Iowa high school boys’ state soccer 2023 brackets, scores, schedule

Four brackets, 32 teams. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released pairings Thursday for the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state soccer tournament, an event that features four classes for the first time.

The action starts Tuesday with quarterfinal games at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines. The semifinals are two days later and the championship games are scheduled for Saturday, June 3.

How were the boys’ state soccer brackets set?

Teams earned their spots with wins in the finals of substate tournaments Wednesday night.

The IHSAA seeded teams for state with a points system that awards four points for wins over a 4A team, three for beating a 3A team, etc., and divides that number by that team’s number of regular-season games.

Class 4A boys’ state soccer bracket

Quarterfinals — POSTPONED to Wednesday, May 31

No. 8 Ankeny Centennial 2, No. 1 West Des Moines Valley 0

No. 4 Johnston 3, No. 5 Cedar Rapids Prairie 0

No. 3 Iowa City West 2, No. 6 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 0

No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling 2, No. 7 Ames 1

Semifinals — Thursday, June 1

No. 4 Johnston 3, No. 8 Ankeny Centennial 1

No. 3 Iowa City West 3, No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling 0

Final — Saturday, June 3

No. 4 Johnston 3, No. 3 Iowa City West 2 (2OT)

Class 3A boys’ state soccer bracket

Quarterfinals — Tuesday, May 30

No. 1 Des Moines Hoover 6, No. 8 Cedar Rapids Xavier 0

No. 5 Norwalk 3, No. 4 Humboldt 2

No. 6 Iowa City Liberty 4, No. 3 Dallas Center-Grimes 2

No. 2 Marion 3, No. 7 Denison-Schleswig 1

Semifinals — Thursday, June 1

No. 5 Norwalk 1, No. 1 Des Moines Hoover 0

No. 6 Iowa City Liberty 2, No. 2 Marion 0

Final — Saturday, June 3

No. 6 Iowa City Liberty 5, No. 5 Norwalk 0

Class 2A boys’ state soccer bracket

Quarterfinals — Tuesday, May 30

No. 1 Davenport Assumption 2, No. 8 Perry 0

No. 5 Nevada 1, No. 4 Webster City 0

No. 3 Gilbert 5, No. 6 Greene County 0

No. 2 Sioux City Heelan 5, No. 7 Center Point-Urbana 0

Semifinals — Thursday, June 1

No. 1 Davenport Assumption 3, No. 5 Nevada 2

No. 3 Gilbert 2, No. 2 Sioux City Heelan 1

Final — Saturday, June 3

No. 3 Gilbert 3, No. 1 Davenport Assumption 2 (8-7 PK)

Class 1A boys’ state soccer bracket

Quarterfinals — Tuesday, May 30

No. 1 Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck 4, No. 8 Waterloo Columbus 0

No. 4 Des Moines Christian 4, No. 5 West Branch 0

No. 6 Iowa City Regina 2, No. 3 West Liberty 1

No. 2 Western Christian 1, No. 7 Treynor 0

Semifinals — Thursday, June 1

No. 1 Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck 3, No. 4 Des Moines Christian 2 (4-2 PK)

No. 2 Western Christian 2, No. 6 Iowa City Regina 1 (9-8 PK)

Final — Saturday, June 3

No. 2 Western Christian 2, No. 1 Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck 0

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