Northeast Florida boys soccer district wrap: Oakleaf, Bolles, Stanton among champions

Clayton Freeman, Florida Times-Union

February 4, 2022 at 12:24 PM·4 min read

The attacking trio of Akindele May-Parker, Khiende May-Parker and center forward Drew Ammon each found the net Wednesday night, firing host Oakleaf past Bartram Trail 3-0 for the Florida High School Athletic Association District 1-7A boys soccer championship.

Payton Gbelayan earned the shutout in the net for Oakleaf (15-1), whose only loss came to Fleming Island.

Both Oakleaf and Bartram Trail endured draining rides to the final: Oakleaf needed penalty kicks to overcome Creekside, while Bartram Trail (7-5-4) needed a Joseph Gilyana goal in overtime to upset No. 1 seed Mandarin.

Among the district's non-qualifiers, as elsewhere in the state, the FHSAA will use its ranking system to designate four at-large qualifiers per class per region.

Creekside defender Devin Cook (5) and Oakleaf forward Daniel Jean-Francois (15) challenge for a high ball during a District 1-7A high school boys soccer semifinal.

DISTRICT 2-6A

Tallahassee Chiles shut out Gainesville Buchholz 3-0 Monday. Columbia, the lone area team in the district, lost in the preliminary round.

DISTRICT 3-6A

Weathering chills in the preliminary round and Fleming Island's defense in the final, Ponte Vedra continued its unbeaten season with a 3-0 shutout Wednesday night against the Golden Eagles.

Cade Greenwald scored two first-half goals off assists by Jonathan Luce, and midfielder Andres Villasana netted an insurance goal for the Sharks (13-0-3). Ponte Vedra enters the postseason as the lone unbeaten team in Northeast Florida.

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DISTRICT 3-5A

It took a full half of soccer, but Stanton finally broke through Orange Park's defense for a 2-0 district-clinching win.

Kristian Fischer and Preston Skinner scored for the Blue Devils (17-5-2), who have reached back-to-back state semifinals.

Orange Park (6-6-1) entered the district tournament 11th in the FHSAA rankings for Region 1-5A.

DISTRICT 4-5A

Nick Ferrer netted the deciding goal in overtime for Matanzas, which survived a Menendez comeback to defeat the Falcons 3-2 Wednesday night.

Ferrer and Fuji Powell scored in the opening half for the Pirates (10-4-1) before Menendez struck back to force overtime on a 78th-minute strike by Alan Kudukhov.

DISTRICT 2-4A

Wakulla defeated Suwannee 2-0 in Thursday night's final, winning a three-team district. The Bulldogs end the districts at 9-8-5.

DISTRICT 3-4A

A second-half goal from Gainesville Eastside denied Bishop Kenny a district title on Thursday night, defeating the Crusaders 1-0 at William H. Johnston Stadium.

The Crusaders (13-8-1), ranked second in the region, should safely qualify for the regional playoffs but must begin their journey on the road.

DISTRICT 4-4A

On goals from Keith Heidinger, Chad Jaynes and Tyler Owen, the Hornets of Yulee buzzed past Nassau County rival Fernandina Beach 3-1 on Wednesday.

Andrew Moriconi added an assist for Yulee (13-3-1), playoff-bound for the fifth consecutive year. The Pirates end at 11-7-3.

DISTRICT 3-3A

This week will go down as one to remember for Sean Breuer.

One day, a college signee. The next, a district champion.

The senior fullback, one day after signing with Bryant University, set up the opening goal for Ashton Ashchi after only two minutes to start Bolles on the way to a 3-1 victory over Wolfson at Skinner-Barco Stadium.

Wolfson (7-13) equalized briefly on Lian Bawi's breakaway goal in the 20th minute, before center forward Jack Leake raced on to Jacob Christy's long ball and restored the Bolles edge three minutes later. Gabe Coleman added an insurance score after halftime, putting away a rebound off Leake's shot.

The Bulldogs (12-2), who have limited opponents to seven goals on the season, will open the regionals at home on Wednesday.

DISTRICT 4-3A

P.K. Yonge cruised to an 8-0 shutout of Ocala Trinity Catholic in Thursday night's title game. Northeast Florida representatives Fort White and Keystone Heights were eliminated in the opening round.

DISTRICT 3-2A

Bryce Foti and Mylan Powers scored two goals apiece and Harvest Community came out on top of a wild Tuesday night district final, winning 5-3 against Christ's Church (7-6-1).

Ethan McCardle also scored for the Warriors (5-8), who sealed an automatic bid despite entering as the No. 10 team in the region.

DISTRICT 4-2A

State runner-up a year ago, St. Johns Country Day charged onward with a 3-1 district championship win over St. Joseph.

Christopher Mouhourtis scored twice, Dru Detlefsen also got on the board and the defense did the rest for the Spartans (8-1-1), who have allowed only four goals all season. The visiting Flashes (8-5-2) are expected to be safe for an at-large berth.

Clayton Freeman covers high school sports and more for the Florida Times-Union. Follow him on Twitter at @CFreemanJAX.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: 2022 Jacksonville-area high school boys soccer district tournament recap

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