SOUTH BURLINGTON - The teams in red drew first blood in the Division I high school soccer semifinals on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

And their opponents couldn't strike back.

The Champlain Valley boys and girls stormed to two-goal halftime leads and cruised into their championship games, both aiming for repeat crowns. The third-seeded and two-time reigning champion Redhawk boys toppled No. 10 Burlington 3-0, while the No. 1 and defending champion Redhawk girls dropped fifth-seeded St. Johnsbury, also in a 3-0 result, at Munson Field.

The CVU girls will meet No. 7 Colchester in the D-I title game, and the CVU boys will take on No. 1 Burr and Burton in the other final at Virtue Field in a championship doubleheader on Saturday, Nov. 1. The girls game is set for 5 p.m., with the boys to follow at 7:

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