All three Columbus-area guys soccer teams in each of the three divisions won their respective state games on Friday. Worthington Christian won 2-1 in overtime. St. Francis DeSales beat their opponent 1-0 in regulation. The third game, Gahanna Lincoln vs. St. Ignatius, remained scoreless after two overtimes, so they went to a shootout. The Lions won the shootout 4-3 to claim the state title.

Shooting three consecutive soccer games in the same day proved to be physically exhausting. I was in quite a daze through most of the two overtime periods in the third game. Thankfully the excitement of the shootout gave me a jolt of adrenaline that woke me up a bit.