Boys soccer playoff brackets: Farmington, Layton Christian get No. 1 seeds

BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
Fremont's Dylan Bruce (10) tries to keep the ball from Farmington's Jackson Cheney (12) on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Farmington.Two Northern Utah region champions grabbed No. 1 playoff seeds while two others secured first-round byes as the UHSAA released state tournament playoff brackets for boys soccer in the 6A, 5A and 4A classifications Wednesday morning.
Farmington (13-1), outright winners of Region 1, is the No. 1 seed in the Class 6A bracket while Layton Christian (13-1), which won Region 10 outright, is No. 1 in 4A.
Box Elder (11-3) and Roy (11-3), who shared the Region 5 crown, were placed as seeds No. 6 and No. 7 in the 5A bracket, earning first-round byes.
Bracket seeding is determined by an RPI formula that factors winning percentage and strength of schedule.
All three classifications contest their championship matches Thursday, May 23, at America First Field in Sandy. Semifinals are at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman; 5A’s semifinals are Monday, May 20, with 6A and 4A playing semifinals on Tuesday, May 21. The first three rounds are contested at home sites.
In local head-to-head rematches, Fremont hosts Davis while Syracuse draws Weber at home.
Below is a rundown of each bracket and schedule for the three classifications and where Northern Utah teams landed. Full brackets can be found at www.uhsaa.org.
6A PLAYOFFS
Of 19 teams in the bracket, 13 receive byes and seeds 14-19 contest first-round matches.
FIRST ROUND (Friday, May 10): No. 17 Westlake at No. 16 Layton
SECOND ROUND (Tuesday, May 14): Layton/Westlake at No. 1 Farmington, No. 12 Davis at No. 5 Fremont, No. 10 Weber at No. 7 Syracuse
5A PLAYOFFS
The top 24 teams make the 5A bracket, with seeds 1-8 receiving byes and 9-24 contesting first-round matches. Northridge (3-11) and Clearfield (2-12) both missed the cut to make the field.
FIRST ROUND (Friday, May 10): No. 18 Skyline at No. 15 Bonneville
SECOND ROUND (Tuesday, May 14): No. 11 Viewmont/No. 22 Woods Cross at No. 6 Box Elder, No. 10 Timpview/No. 23 West Jordan at No. 7 Roy
4A PLAYOFFS
The top 24 teams make the 5A bracket, with seeds 1-8 receiving byes and 9-24 contesting first-round matches.
FIRST ROUND (Friday, May 10): No. 21 Bear River at No. 12 Hillcrest
SECOND ROUND (Tuesday, May 14): No. 16 Tooele/No. 17 Orem at No. 1 Layton Christian