JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The News4JAX Super 6 boys soccer rankings will be published every Friday during the regular season — except during Thanksgiving and Christmas week. Records are through Dec. 19 games.
News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 boys soccer rankings
Rank, school, record, classification
1. (1) Mandarin (8-0-2, Class 6A)
Quality wins: Bartram Trail, Beachside, Englewood, Stanton, Wolfson.
Notable: The Mustangs enter the holiday break still unbeaten. They took down two quality teams since our last Super 6, a 5-0 win over Beachside and a 2-1 win over Bartram Trail. Daniel Moreno, David Garcia, Robert Calazans, Omar Trto, Artur DeFreitas and Emir Trto are leading Mandarin with a combined 44 goals. Moreno is up to 15 after scoring both in Thursday’s win over Bartram.
2. (2) Creekside (9-1-2, Class 7A)
Quality wins: Atlantic Coast, Englewood, Nease, Ponte Vedra, Sandalwood, St. Joseph
Notable: The Knights went 2-0 since our last Super 6, beating Nease (2-1) and Atlantic Coast (1-0). Eric Camero, Javier Aponte and Michael Donahue are leading Creekside with a combined 18 goals. The Knights’ only loss is to Spruce Creek and they’ve got ties with Mandarin and Fleming Island.
3. (4) Bartram Trail (7-2-3, Class 6A)
Quality wins: Nease, Ocoee, Spruce Creek, Tocoi Creek.
Notable: The Bears went 1-1-1 since our last Super 6, handing Ocoee (1-0) its first loss of the season, drawing with New Smyrna Beach (2-all) and losing a 2-1 game against No. 1 Mandarin. Michael Russell and Brady Bless have combined to score 20 goals. Russell found the net in the loss to Mandarin. They’re off until Jan. 8 when the visit Fleming Island.
4. (5) Fleming Island (8-1-4, Class 5A)
Quality wins: Beachside, Nease.
Notable: The Golden Eagles have had a light week. Their match against a quality Columbia team is attempting to be rescheduled. They wrap up the stretch before Christmas with a trip to Gainesville on Friday night.. Ryker Dailey and Ethan Medlock have combined to score 21 goals. Daniel Vizcarrondo and Blake Gaucher have a combined 14 scores.
5. (T6) Wolfson (11-1-2, Class 3A)
Quality wins: Atlantic Coast, Bishop Kenny, Episcopal, Matanzas.
Notable: The Wolfpack are riding a six-game unbeaten streak after tying Stanton (1-all) and beating rival Englewood (2-0) since our last Super 6. They’re off until January. James O’Neal (14 goals), Grady Lewis (9 goals) and Raphael Eccher (8 goals) lead the Wolfpack into the holiday break.
T6. (T6) Sandalwood (7-1-1, Class 7A)
Quality wins: Christ’s Church, Oakleaf
Notable: The Saints romped 6-1 over Stanton in their lone match since our last Super 6. They’re off until early January. Mohammed Jaber (7 goals) and Simon Castellanos (3 goals) continue to lead Sandalwood.
T6. (3) Ponte Vedra (7-2, Class 5A)
Quality wins: Fleming Island, Nease, Oakleaf, Tocoi Creek.
Notable: The Sharks stay in the Super 6 this week after a 3-0 loss to Clay. Considered moving a Beachside or a Matanzas in but the Sharks have a few quality Ws. They’re off until the new year.
Others
Beachside (9-3-1, Class 5A); Bishop Kenny (7-2-1, Class 4A); Bolles (3-4-3, Class 3A); Clay (10-1, Class 5A); Episcopal (10-2-1, Class 2A); Fernandina Beach (7-4, Class 3A); Flagler Palm Coast (10-1-2, Class 7A); Matanzas (8-2-1, Class 6A); Nease (3-4-2, Class 6A); St. Joseph (8-4, Class 1A).
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