MaxPreps Winter 2012 high school soccer state champions

While snow and cold are usually the stereotypical winter weather, schools in some of the nation's southern parts prefer to play soccer during the winter months. Here's a look at the state champions for the states that have completed play, and the remaining teams in the areas still playing.

BOYS

Arizona
Division 1: No. 4 Hamilton (Chandler) beat No. 6 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) 2-1 in OT. (Bracket)
Division 2: No. 5 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) beat No. 7 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) 3-0. (Bracket)
Division 3: No. 5 Cortez (Phoenix) beat No. 3 Coronado (Scottsdale) 1-0. (Bracket)

California
California does not award a state title in soccer. Schools in Southern California play in the winter while schools up north play a less-unified schedule, with a hodgepodge of setups. There is a regional title for winter soccer and that is contested between schools from the Los Angeles, Southern, San Diego and Central sections.

So-Cal Regionals (Brackets)
Division I: Paramount beat Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta), 2-1.
Division II: St. Augustine (San Diego) beat Lindsay, 2-1 in overtime.
Division III: Crossroads (Santa Monica) beat McFarland, 2-0.

Southern Section (Brackets)
Division 1: Millikan (Long Beach) beat Ventura 7-2.
Division 2: Valley View (Moreno Valley) beat Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) 1-0 in overtime.
Division 3: Paramount beat Channel Islands (Oxnard) 2-1.
Division 4: Crescenta Valley (La Crescenta) beat El Rancho (Pico Rivera) 3-0.
Division 5: Lakeside (Lake Elsinore) beat Cajon (San Bernardino) 3-1.
Division 6: Desert Mirage (Thermal) beat Crossroads (Santa Monica) 2-1.
Division 7: Cate (Carpinteria) beat University Prep (Victorville) 4-1.
Los Angeles Section (Brackets)
Large Schools: No. 5 Fremont (Los Angeles) beat No. 3 San Fernando 2-1 in overtime.
Small schools: No. 2 Sun Valley beat No. 5 East Valley (North Hollywood) 2-1.
San Diego Section (Brackets)
Division 1: No. 2 Torrey Pines (San Diego) (21-5-3) beat No. 1 San Pasqual (Escondido) (20-2-1) in penalty kicks, 3-2.
Division 2: No. 2 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (13-5-2) beat No. 1 Hilltop (Chula Vista) (20-3-3) 2-0.
Division 3: No. 6  St. Augustine (San Diego) (19-5-4) beat No. 1 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) (18-6-3) in penalty kicks, 5-4.
Division 4: No. 1 Coronado (21-2-1) beat No. 3 Parker (San Diego) (18-2-3) 2-0.
Division 5: No. 1 Pacific Ridge (Carlsbad) (17-0-3) beat No. 2 Borrego Springs (17-3-4) 4-3 in penalty kicks after a 2-2 score.
Central Section
Division I: No. 4 Buchanan (Clovis) beat No. 7 Liberty (Madera), 2-0. (Bracket)
Division II: No. 4 Clovis North (Fresno) beat No. 2 Sunnyside (Fresno), 4-3. (Bracket)
Division III: No. 1 Mt. Whitney (Visalia) beat No. 2 Dinuba, 4-0. (Bracket)
Division IV: No. 1 Lindsay beat No. 6 Delano, 2-1. (Bracket)
Division V: No. 2 Woodlake beat No. 4 Fowler, 5-2. (Bracket)
Division VI: No. 2 McFarland beat No. 4 Tranquillity, 3-1. (Bracket)
Central Coast Section
Division I: No. 3 Watsonville (18-1-2) beat No. 1 Menlo-Atherton (17-1-5) 3-1. (Bracket)
Division II: No. 3 San Mateo (18-2-3) and No. 4 Willow Glen (San Jose) (14-1-8) are co-champs after a 0-0 tie. (Bracket)
Division III: No. 3 Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) (14-6-4) beat No. 5 North Monterey County (Castroville) (20-3-1) 2-1. (Bracket)
North Coast Section
Division I: No. 1 De La Salle (Concord) (22-3-2) beat No. 6 San Ramon Valley (Danville) (17-7-4), 2-0. (Bracket)
Division II: No. 9 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (13-3-11) beat No. 7 Albany (14-5-6), 3-2. (Bracket)
Northern Section
Division I: No. 2 Las Plumas (Oroville) beat No. 1 Corning. (Bracket)
Division II: Top-seeded Orland beat No. 3 Live Oak. (Bracket)
Division III: Top-seeded Durham faced No. 2 Williams. (Bracket)

Florida
5A: Cypress Bay (Weston) beat Mandarin (Jacksonville) 4-1. (Bracket)
4A: Fleming Island (Orange Park) beat Seminole 2-1 in 2OT. (Bracket)
3A: American Heritage (Plantation) beat Land O'Lakes 3-1. (Bracket)
2A: West Shore (Melbourne) beat Berkeley Prep (Tampa) 3-2 in 2OT. (Bracket)
1A: Tampa Prep beat Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers) 3-0. (Bracket)

Hawaii
Division 1: No. 1 Mililani beat Kalani (Honolulu) 3-0. (Bracket)
Division 2: No. 1 Honoka'a beat No. 2 Kapa'a 1-0. (Bracket)

Louisiana
Titles have been awarded in Louisiana. (Brackets)
Division I: No. 1 Jesuit (New Orleans) beat No. 2 St. Paul (Covington), 3-2.
Division II: No. 1 St. Louis (Lake Charles) beat No. 2 Franklin (New Orleans) 1-0.
Division III: No. 1 Metairie Park Country Day beat No. 2 Northlake Christian (Covington), 1-0.

Mississippi
Titles have been awarded in Mississippi. (Brackets)
6A: Clinton beat Gulfport.
5A: Starkville beat Pascagoula.
4A: Bay (Bay St. Louis) beat Corinth.
3A/2A/1A: Sacred Heart (Hattiesburg) beat Philadelphia.

Texas
Only Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools teams play winter soccer, and not all TAPPS schools play in the winter.
Division I: Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth) beat John Paul II (Plano) 3-1. (Bracket)
Division II: Faith Christian (Grapevine) beat Patterson Institute (El Paso) 1-0. (Bracket)
Division III: Prince of Peace (Carrollton) beat Covenant Christian (Colleyville) 6-0. (Bracket)

GIRLS

Arizona
Division 1: No. 3 Highland (Gilbert) beat No. 1 Hamilton (Chandler) 4-2 in penalty kicks. (Bracket)
Division 2: No. 3 Catalina Foothills (Tucson) beat No. 1 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) 2-0. (Bracket)
Division 3: No. 7 Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) beat No. 1 Palo Verde (Tucson) 3-2 in OT. (Bracket)

California
California does not award a state title in soccer. Schools in Southern California play in the winter while schools up north play a less-unified schedule, with a hodgepodge of setups. There is a regional title for winter soccer and that is contested between schools from the Los Angeles, Southern, San Diego and Central sections.

So-Cal Regionals (Brackets)
Division I: Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) beat Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga), 3-2.
Division II: Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) beat Bishop Amat (La Puente), 2-1.
Division III: Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) beat Marymount (Los Angeles), 2-0.

Southern Section (Brackets)
Division 1: Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) beat San Clemente 2-1.
Division 2: Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga) beat Sunny Hills (Fullerton) 1-0.
Division 3: Claremont beat Bishop Amat (La Puente) 2-0.
Division 4: Oaks Christian (Westlake Village) beat Marymount (Los Angeles) 2-1.
Division 5: Downey beat La Serna (Whittier) 2-1 in overtime.
Division 6: St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) beat Hemet 6-5 in penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie.
Division 7: Citrus Valley (Redlands) beat Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) 2-0.
Los Angeles Section (Brackets)
Divisional: No. 1 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills) beat No. 2 Palisades (Pacific Palisades) 6-0.
Invitational: No. 1 Arleta beat No. 11 Manual Arts (Los Angeles) 3-0.
Small Schools: No. 3 LACES (Los Angeles) beat No. 1 Port of Los Angeles (San Pedro) 2-1.
San Diego Section (Brackets)
Division 1: No. 2 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (20-3-2) beat No. 1 Westview (San Diego) (24-2-2) 2-0.
Division 2: No. 2 Carlsbad (18-4-1) beat No. 4 San Pasqual (Escondido) (12-6-5) 2-1 in overtime.
Division 3: No. 1 Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) (17-6-5) beat No. 2 Del Norte (San Diego) (23-4) 3-0.
Division 4: No. 1 Coronado (14-5-6) beat No. 3 Parker (San Diego) (16-7-3) 3-1.
Division 5: No. 1 Horizon (San Diego) (20-4-3) beat No. 2 Christian (El Cajon) (14-10-2) 2-0.
Central Section
Division I:  No. 2 Buchanan (Clovis) beat No. 1 Stockdale (Bakersfield) 3-2. (Bracket)
Division II: No. 1 Clovis North (Fresno) beat No. 2 Garces (Bakersfield), 2-0. (Bracket)
Division III: No. 2 Highland (Bakersfield) beat No. 5 Porterville, 5-1.(Bracket)
Division IV: No. 1 Liberty (Madera) beat No. 2 Central Valley Christian (Visalia), 1-0. (Bracket)
Division V: No. 1 Strathmore beat Caruthers 3-1. (Bracket)
Division VI: No. 1 Orange Cove beat No. 2 Sierra Pacific (Hanford), 1-0. (Bracket)
Central Coast Section
Division I: No. 3 Mountain View (17-2-3) beat No. 1 Los Gatos (18-2-2) 1-0. (Bracket)
Division II: No. 6 Aragon (San Mateo) (15-3-6) and No. 1 Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) (20-1-4) are co-champs after a 1-1 tie in regulation and a 2-2 tie after overtime. (Bracket)
Division III: No. 4 Menlo (Atherton) (16-4-2) beat No. 2 Santa Cruz (14-5-3) 2-0. (Bracket)
North Coast Section
Division I: No. 2 Monte Vista (Danville) (16-1-8) beat No. 1 San Ramon Valley (Danville) (19-2-4), 1-0. (Bracket)
Division II: No. 1 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (21-3-2) beat No. 2 Dublin (17-6-3), 1-0. (Bracket)
Northern Section
Division I: No. 1 West Valley (Cottonwood) beat No. 2 Corning. (Bracket)
Division II: No. 1 Sutter beat No. 2 Orland. (Bracket)
Division III: No. 1 Colusa beat No. 3 Williams. (Bracket)

Florida
5A: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) beat Hagerty (Oviedo) 3-2 in OT. (Bracket)
4A: Ida Baker (Cape Coral) beat Jenkins (Lakeland) 1-0. (Bracket)
3A: Ponte Vedra beat American Heritage (Plantation) 2-1 (4-1 in PKs). (Bracket)
2A: American Heritage (Delray Beach) beat Bolles (Jacksonville) 5-0. (Bracket)
1A: St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) beat Palmer Trinity (Miami) 7-1. (Bracket)

Hawaii
Division 1: No. 1 Kamehameha (Honolulu) beat 'Iolani (Honolulu) 1-0. (Bracket)
Division 2: No. 1 Mid-Pacific Institute (Honolulu) beat No. 3 Hawaii Prep (Kamuela) 1-0. (Bracket)

Louisiana
State titles have been awarded in Louisiana. (Brackets)
Division I: No. 4 Mt. Carmel (New Orleans) beat No. 2 St. Scholastica (Covington), 2-1.
Division II: No. 2 Teurlings Catholic (Lafayette) beat No. 1 Vandebilt Catholic (Houma) 2-1.
Division III: No. 5 Academy of the Sacred Heart (New Orleans) beat No. 2 Episcopal (Baton Rouge), 2-0.

Mississippi
6A: Brandon beat Tupelo.
5A: Ridgeland beat West Jones (Laurel).
4A: Florence beat Bay (Bay St. Louis)
3A/2A/1A: Our Lady Academy (Bay St. Louis) beat Clarkdale (Meridian).

Texas
Only Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools teams play winter soccer, and not all TAPPS schools play int the winter.
Division I: Ursuline Academy (Dallas) beat St. Agnes Academy (Houston) 2-0. (Bracket)
Division II: Parish Episcopal (Dallas) beat Northland Christian (Houston) 6-0. (Bracket)
Division III: Covenant Christian (Colleyville, Texas) beat Prince of Peace (Carrollton, Texas) 3-2. (Bracket)