Mandarin opens in familiar spot at No. 1

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 Nov. 21 games.

News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 boys soccer rankings

Rank, school, record, classification

1. Mandarin (3-0-1, Class 6A)

Quality win: Englewood.

Notable: The Mustangs have gone unbeaten in the regular season the last two years (17-0-2 in 2024 and 18-0-1 in 2023). They’ve been No. 1 in the Super 6 for that entire duration. And that’s where they open this season. They had a 2-all tie with an excellent Creekside team on Tuesday night and face unbeaten Fleming Island on Saturday. Robert Calazans and Emir Trto have three goals apiece for Mandarin.

2. Creekside (4-0-2, Class 7A)

Quality wins: Englewood, Ponte Vedra, Sandalwood.

Notable: The Knights have draws against Fleming Island (0-0) and No. 1 Mandarin (2-2) in their unbeaten start this season. They’ve got Stanton on Friday before Thanksgiving break. Eric Camero and Javier Aponte have scored 13 goals for Creekside.

3. Fleming Island (6-0-1, Class 5A)

Quality win: Beachside.

Notable: The Golden Eagles are halfway to their win total from last season, lighting up opponents for an average of five goals per game. The schedule picks up quickly in the next couple weeks beginning with a game at No. 1 Mandarin on Saturday. Ryker Dailey, Ethan Medlock, Daniel Vizcarrondo and Blake Gaucher have combined to score 26 of Fleming’s 35 goals.

4. Bartram Trail (4-0, Class 6A)

Quality wins: Nease, Tocoi Creek.

Notable: The Bears have outscored teams 12-1 in their unbeaten start. The more difficult games haven’t kicked in yet but they’re coming in December. Brady Bless and Michael Russell have scored four goals each for Bartram.

5. Ponte Vedra (4-1, Class 5A)

Quality wins: Nease, Oakleaf.

Notable: The Sharks have won three straight since a loss to No. 2 Creekside. They’ve got Tocoi Creek, Fleming Island and Bartram Trail over a six-day stretch in early December that will test them.

6. St. Joseph (7-1, Class 1A)

Quality wins: Bishop Kenny, Flagler Palm Coast.

Notable: The Flashes went to the state semifinals last year before losing to eventual state champ Carrollwood Day. They’ve started on a tear this season, with one loss to Beachside and quality Ws over Kenny and FPC. St. Joseph makes it in ahead of Beachside and Sandalwood in our first Super 6.

Others

Beachside (4-2, Class 5A); Bishop Kenny (3-1-1, Class 4A); Bolles (1-1-3, Class 3A); Episcopal (6-1-1, Class 2A); Flagler Palm Coast (4-1-1, Class 7A); Nease (1-2-1, Class 6A); Sandalwood (3-1, Class 7A); Wolfson (7-0-1, Class 3A).