Surging Wolfson moves into rankings

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. 12 games.

News4JAX Varsity 4 Super 6 boys soccer rankings

Rank, school, record, classification

1. (1) Mandarin (6-0-2, Class 6A)

Quality wins: Englewood, Stanton, Wolfson.

Notable: The Mustangs beat Fletcher (5-1) in the lone match since our last Super 6. They’ve got Beachside up next on Dec. 16. Daniel Moreno, David Garcia, Robert Calazans, Omar Trto and Emir Trto are leading Mandarin as we approach the Christmas break.

2. (2) Creekside (7-1-2, Class 7A)

Quality wins: Englewood, Ponte Vedra, Sandalwood, St. Joseph

Notable: The Knights went 1-1 since our last Super 6, beating a quality St. Joseph (2-0) and losing to Spruce Creek (3-0). Eric Camero, Javier Aponte and Michael Donahue are leading Creekside. The Knights visit Atlantic Coast (Dec. 16) and Nease (Dec. 19) next week.

3. (3) Ponte Vedra (7-1, Class 5A)

Quality wins: Fleming Island, Nease, Oakleaf, Tocoi Creek.

Notable: The Sharks stretched their winning streak to six games with a 3-2 win over Bartram Trail since our last Super 6. They have a Dec. 17 game at Clay and then wind down for Christmas break.

4. (4) Bartram Trail (6-1-2, Class 6A)

Quality wins: Nease, Spruce Creek, Tocoi Creek.

Notable: The Bears lost their first game of the season on Monday night in a 3-2 game at No. 3 Ponte Vedra. They bounced back with a 2-all tie against Beachside. Michael Russell and Brady Bless are leading the Bartram offense. The Bears visit unbeaten Ocoee on Friday and then games at New Smyrna Beach (Dec. 17) and No. 1 Mandarin (Dec. 19) before the break.

5. (5) Fleming Island (8-1-4, Class 5A)

Quality wins: Beachside, Nease.

Notable: The Golden Eagles went 1-0-1 since our last Super 6, cruising by Orange Park (3-0) and then playing Atlantic Coast to a scoreless draw. Away games at Columbia (Dec. 18) and Gainesville (Dec. 20) are up next before the break. Ryker Dailey and Ethan Medlock combined for 21 goals. Daniel Vizcarrondo and Blake Gaucher have a combined 14.

T6. (6) Sandalwood (6-1-1, Class 7A)

Quality wins: Christ’s Church, Oakleaf

Notable: Only one game since our last Super 6, a 1-all draw against Nease. The Saints visit Stanton (Dec. 17) and host Bishop Snyder (Dec. 21) before the holiday break. Mohammed Jaber (7 goals) and Simon Castellanos (3 goals) lead Sandalwood.

T6. (NR) Wolfson (10-1-1, Class 3A)

Quality wins: Atlantic Coast, Bishop Kenny, Episcopal, Matanzas.

Notable: The Wolfpack surge into the Super 6 after four straight wins. Their only loss was a 8-0 blowout against No. 1 Mandarin but they have stacked some quality Ws. Wolfson handed Matanzas its only loss and have beaten both Bishop Kenny and Episcopal in the last week. Stanton (Dec. 16) and Englewood (Dec. 19) are up next. James O’Neal (11 goals), Grady Lewis (8 goals) and Raphael Eccher (8 goals) lead the Wolfpack.

Others

Beachside (7-2-1, Class 5A); Bishop Kenny (7-2-1, Class 4A); Bolles (3-4-3, Class 3A); Episcopal (9-2-1, Class 2A); Fernandina Beach (5-3, Class 3A); Flagler Palm Coast (5-1-2, Class 7A); Matanzas (7-1-1, Class 6A); Nease (3-3-2, Class 6A); St. Joseph (8-4, Class 1A).