Great year by the Jacksonville teams in States. Three teams go the the Final 4. Here is my final DD fo the season. I hope we can get more area teams to participate next year from the immediate area.
1). Mandarin (24-2-2) – Lost to Boca 2-0 in Sate Semi Finals. This is not a Homer pick, they are my number 1 team because they have earned it. Now the question is: can Cooley reload next year and make another run? He loses a lot of Seniors. Bad things happen the year after that happens.
2). Fleming Island (19-0-3) – Lost to Tallahssee Chiles in PKs. Young team that will be a front runner next year.
3). Providence – (19-2-1) Lost to Orangewood Christian. They are young as well and should be right there again next year.
4). Fletcher (19-5-1) – They lost 3 times to Mandarin, once to Providence and once to Tallahassee Lincoln (Final four team in 5A). All quality teams. On any given day, they can beat any of the top teams. They lose a lot of seniors as well
5) Episcopal (16-6-2) - My pre season prediction was right. Episcopal takes District title from Bolles. They lost to Bishop Verot in Sate semi finals. Can they keep the District title? Not if Bolles(oh yeah and Fernandina) has any say in that matter.
6). Columbia Lake City (20-6-1) - Lost in State quarterfinals to Tallhassee Lincoln. This team had a good year. They need to continue to play more Jacksonville area teams to keep their status in the DD.
7). Stanton – They make it to the 4a finals with a liltte help from O'Farrell but lost on a PK in the finals to Mitchell. Great run for Stanton only to fall short.
8). Bolles (11-5-4) – Lost to Episcopal in Regional finals 3-2. This is another young team that will be better next year and the one after that. And who knows what new surprise players will join the Bulldogs next year
9). Nease (10-11) Victims of the Stanton PK streak.
10). BK - Lost to Nease in double OT.
11). Ponte Vedra - I was a year early on this team. Their year should be next year, promise.
12. Mantanzas - Only for this year. If they don't start recording their results, I'm leaving them out next year. I may need to reconsider the geographic boundaries again.
The rest:
Wolfson
Ridgeview
Menendez
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Monday, February 22, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Commander's 5th ranking -- Dirty Dozen (Top 12) Boys teams for NE Florida (1/19/10)
Here is my new DD. The next one will be posted after this week's scores and the a final one after the playoffs. Good luck to all. I can't believe the season is already coming to an end!
1). Providence – (16-0-1) I'm putting them as number one as they have not been beaten plus they beat Fletcher. Beat Bishop Snyder 6-0, Trinity Christian 6-0, Lakeland Christian 3-2, SJCD 3-0, Montverde Academy 2-0 and tied Chiles 1-1
2). Fleming Island (14-0-2) – I'm going to keep them as #2 as they have not lost yet although I think #3 and #4 are better teams. So let them (#3 and #4) beat up on each other and FI stays #2. I don't think they (FI) wanted to come across the river to play Mandarin or Fletcher this year. Beat Bartram Trail 4-0, Lee 9-1 and Tied Buchholz 2-2, Tied Wolfson 1-1 and beat Orange Park 4-0. Beat Creekside 6-0 Menendez 4-2, Palatka 8-0 and Columbia 2-0
3). Fletcher (15-3-1) – Won the Gateway Championship by beating Lee 8-0, Wolfson 2-0 and Mandarin 3-1. Congratulations! Beat Paxon 8-1.
4). Mandarin (19-1-2) – Beat Paxon 9-0, Stanton 2-0 and lost to Fletcher in the Gateway finals 3-1. Tough loss for my boys. Beat Episcopal 1-0, Leon 4-2 and Creekside 3-0
5). Bolles (8-4-3) – Beat BK 2-0 and Bartram 5-0 Berkley Prep. Play Ed White, Fleming Island and Creekside before playoffs start.
6). Columbia Lake City (17-4-1) - They won their Christmas tournament with scores of 4-0, 2-1 (Taylor County), 7-1. Congrats! Beat Ed White 5-0 and lost to Ocala Vanguard 4-2, Buchholz 2-1 and lost to Fleming Island 2-0. They end up with Fort White and Gainesville Eastside
7) Episcopal (9-4-2) - Lost to Mandarin 1-0, Gainesville, Berkley Prep.Finish their season up with SJCD and Fletcher
8). Wolfson (11-5-5) - Results from Lake City invitational were lost to Macclay 4-2, St. Francis Catholic 4-0 ad tied Arnold 2-2. Beat Parker 2-0 and lost to Fletcher 2-0 in the Gateway. Beat Middleburg 4-0 and Sandalwood 5-0, Jackson 11-0 and tied Buchholz 1-1. Play Providence and Fernandina to finsish their regular season.
9). Menendez - Don't have much information on them but what the heck I'll put them here since they beat Nease and Bartram. They are in the Commander's DD and never heard of it! Does anyone have their results? I have their schedule but no results except what I see posted.
10). Fernandina (7-5-2) - Why not. This team started off slow but beat Stanton 2-0 Orange Park. Finishes season against Wolfson. Maybe be this team is gearing up for an upset in Districts? Look out Bolles and Episcopal.
11). BK - Still No results but they stay in the DD based on some of their resultsCAN SOMEONE GET THEIR RESULTS? They don't even up date their own website. Anyway they beat Stanton so they creep back into the DD. They play Suwannee, Nease and Fletcher to wrap up their regular season
12). Stanton (7-6-1) – They drop to the bottom of the DD after their loss to Fernandina. This team has been somewhat disappointing. I don't know if injuires have plagued them or not but I thought they they were pretty solid going into the season. Beat Sandalwood 2-0 and lost to Mandarin 2-0 in Gateway Tournament. Lost to Fernandina 2-0 and don't have results of their games against Clay and Chiles.
Others:
Nease (6-5-0) – Drops out of the DD. I predicted that this team was not going to as good as year's past which is due to the new schools taking away students and soccer players. No one has entered their results against Leon, Ridgeview, St, Augustine or Mantanzas so they stay out of the DD until I get results
Ponte Vedra (5-6-3) – This team is maybe a year away from stepping up and into the DD.
St. Josephs - Can't find any of their results so they stay here in the DD.
Mantanzas - I have their schedule and the results of their first 6 games where they went 5-0-1. I think this team should be in the DD but need to get their results updated.
1). Providence – (16-0-1) I'm putting them as number one as they have not been beaten plus they beat Fletcher. Beat Bishop Snyder 6-0, Trinity Christian 6-0, Lakeland Christian 3-2, SJCD 3-0, Montverde Academy 2-0 and tied Chiles 1-1
2). Fleming Island (14-0-2) – I'm going to keep them as #2 as they have not lost yet although I think #3 and #4 are better teams. So let them (#3 and #4) beat up on each other and FI stays #2. I don't think they (FI) wanted to come across the river to play Mandarin or Fletcher this year. Beat Bartram Trail 4-0, Lee 9-1 and Tied Buchholz 2-2, Tied Wolfson 1-1 and beat Orange Park 4-0. Beat Creekside 6-0 Menendez 4-2, Palatka 8-0 and Columbia 2-0
3). Fletcher (15-3-1) – Won the Gateway Championship by beating Lee 8-0, Wolfson 2-0 and Mandarin 3-1. Congratulations! Beat Paxon 8-1.
4). Mandarin (19-1-2) – Beat Paxon 9-0, Stanton 2-0 and lost to Fletcher in the Gateway finals 3-1. Tough loss for my boys. Beat Episcopal 1-0, Leon 4-2 and Creekside 3-0
5). Bolles (8-4-3) – Beat BK 2-0 and Bartram 5-0 Berkley Prep. Play Ed White, Fleming Island and Creekside before playoffs start.
6). Columbia Lake City (17-4-1) - They won their Christmas tournament with scores of 4-0, 2-1 (Taylor County), 7-1. Congrats! Beat Ed White 5-0 and lost to Ocala Vanguard 4-2, Buchholz 2-1 and lost to Fleming Island 2-0. They end up with Fort White and Gainesville Eastside
7) Episcopal (9-4-2) - Lost to Mandarin 1-0, Gainesville, Berkley Prep.Finish their season up with SJCD and Fletcher
8). Wolfson (11-5-5) - Results from Lake City invitational were lost to Macclay 4-2, St. Francis Catholic 4-0 ad tied Arnold 2-2. Beat Parker 2-0 and lost to Fletcher 2-0 in the Gateway. Beat Middleburg 4-0 and Sandalwood 5-0, Jackson 11-0 and tied Buchholz 1-1. Play Providence and Fernandina to finsish their regular season.
9). Menendez - Don't have much information on them but what the heck I'll put them here since they beat Nease and Bartram. They are in the Commander's DD and never heard of it! Does anyone have their results? I have their schedule but no results except what I see posted.
10). Fernandina (7-5-2) - Why not. This team started off slow but beat Stanton 2-0 Orange Park. Finishes season against Wolfson. Maybe be this team is gearing up for an upset in Districts? Look out Bolles and Episcopal.
11). BK - Still No results but they stay in the DD based on some of their resultsCAN SOMEONE GET THEIR RESULTS? They don't even up date their own website. Anyway they beat Stanton so they creep back into the DD. They play Suwannee, Nease and Fletcher to wrap up their regular season
12). Stanton (7-6-1) – They drop to the bottom of the DD after their loss to Fernandina. This team has been somewhat disappointing. I don't know if injuires have plagued them or not but I thought they they were pretty solid going into the season. Beat Sandalwood 2-0 and lost to Mandarin 2-0 in Gateway Tournament. Lost to Fernandina 2-0 and don't have results of their games against Clay and Chiles.
Others:
Nease (6-5-0) – Drops out of the DD. I predicted that this team was not going to as good as year's past which is due to the new schools taking away students and soccer players. No one has entered their results against Leon, Ridgeview, St, Augustine or Mantanzas so they stay out of the DD until I get results
Ponte Vedra (5-6-3) – This team is maybe a year away from stepping up and into the DD.
St. Josephs - Can't find any of their results so they stay here in the DD.
Mantanzas - I have their schedule and the results of their first 6 games where they went 5-0-1. I think this team should be in the DD but need to get their results updated.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Commander's 4th ranking -- Dirty Dozen (Top 12) Boys teams for NE Florida (12/29/09)
Here's my DD going into the New Year. We have a new team in the DD. Welcome the Fighting Tigers! The top six spots are still solid and any one of those teams could be at the top spot if Fleming loses. Spots 7-9 are all dangerous teams that could jump up with an upset or two. Spots 10 - 12 can be anyone between Nease, Bartram, Ponte Vedra, Ridgeview whichever of these teams can get hot.
1). Fleming Island (10-0-2) – Beat Bartram Trail 4-0, Lee 9-1 and Tied Buchholz 2-2, Tied Wolfson 1-1 and beat Orange Park 4-0. They play against Creekside next.
2). Providence – (11-0-0) Their game against SJCD and Stanton were cancelled. What's up with that? You guys going Bolles? Beat Ponte Vedra 2-0 and Episcopal game was cancelled. They play Trinity Christian and Lakeland Christian when they get back from the break.
3). Mandarin (13-0-2) – Tied Fletcher 1-1 and beat Sandalwood 8-0. Stanton game was cancelled due to field conditions. Beat Terry Parker 3-0.Gateway Conference tournament is next when they get back from the Xmas.
4). Fletcher (11-3-1) – Tied Mandarin 1-1 in a hard fought match and beat Orange Park 2-0 and Englewood 6-0. Gateway Conference tournament is next when they get back from the break.
5). Bolles (6-4-3) – Lost to Bishop Moore 1-0, Beat Bishop Snyder 4-0, Chiles and Leon. They cancelled against Providence and Stanton because they didn't want to play a good team without their football players. Child please! They beat Episcopal 2-0, Wakulla 1-0, Tied Ponte Vedra 1-1. Tied Niceville 0-0 and lost to Sickles 2-0 in Tampa tournament. They play BK and Bartram when they get back from the break.
6) Episcopal (5-2-1) - Beat Bishop Snyder 4-0 and Bishop Moore game was cancelled. Lost to Bolles 2-0 and game against Providence was cancelled. This team just can't seem to get over the Bolles hump. I still think they will prevail or Bolles in district although Fernandina believes they will be there as well.
7). Columbia Lake City (12-2-2) - Welcome to the DD! This team vaults to 7th in their first ever appearance in the DD. This team has beaten Chiles twice, Wolfson 4-1, Ridgeview 6-0, Suwannee 4-2 and Buchholz. Their losses have been to Sante Fe 1-0 and Bolles 5-2. Their schedule is not bad, have had good results as they have played and beaten teams in the DD and deserve the recognition. They play in the Columbia Christmas Tournament this week.
8). Wolfson (7-2-3) - Wolfpack Coach has this team in position to start making it's presence felt. Do I hear Gateway finals? Beat Englewood 3-0, Tied Ridgeview 2-2 and beat Gainesville 6-0, tied the DD #1 Fleming Island 1-1. Good result for them as they start to come together as a team. They play next week in the Lake City invitational the week after XMAS against Maclay, St. Francis and Arnold. Good luck to the Pack!
9). Stanton (7-5-1) – Lost to BK 1-0, Providence and Mandarin games were cancelled due to field conditions. Beat Paxon 3-1 and Jackson 8-0 and Clay. They play next in the High School Invitational in Tampa next week against Dr. Phillips (lost 1-0) and Mitchell (Lost 2-0).
10). Menendez - Don't have much information on them but what the heck I'll put them here since they beat Nease and Bartram. They are in the Commander's DD and never heard of it! Does anyone have their results? I have their schedule but no results except what I see posted.
11). Bishop Kenny - CAN SOMEONE GET THEIR RESULTS? They don't even up date their own website. Anyway they beat Stanton so they creep back into the DD.
12). Nease (6-5-0) – Beat St. Augustine 1-0 and Mantanzas game was cancelled. Beat Creekside and Bartram 4-2, Lost to Ponte Vedra 2-1 and will assume they beat Palatka.
Look Out for:
Ponte Vedra (3-5-2) – They beat #10 Nease 2-1 and lost to providence 2-0. Maybe they are coming to life and going to make some noise.
St. Josephs - Can't find any of their results so they stay here in the DD.
Mantanzas - I have their schedule. Their results have not been updated.
Others:
SJCD
Creekside
Orange Park
Fernandina
St. Augustine
Clay
1). Fleming Island (10-0-2) – Beat Bartram Trail 4-0, Lee 9-1 and Tied Buchholz 2-2, Tied Wolfson 1-1 and beat Orange Park 4-0. They play against Creekside next.
2). Providence – (11-0-0) Their game against SJCD and Stanton were cancelled. What's up with that? You guys going Bolles? Beat Ponte Vedra 2-0 and Episcopal game was cancelled. They play Trinity Christian and Lakeland Christian when they get back from the break.
3). Mandarin (13-0-2) – Tied Fletcher 1-1 and beat Sandalwood 8-0. Stanton game was cancelled due to field conditions. Beat Terry Parker 3-0.Gateway Conference tournament is next when they get back from the Xmas.
4). Fletcher (11-3-1) – Tied Mandarin 1-1 in a hard fought match and beat Orange Park 2-0 and Englewood 6-0. Gateway Conference tournament is next when they get back from the break.
5). Bolles (6-4-3) – Lost to Bishop Moore 1-0, Beat Bishop Snyder 4-0, Chiles and Leon. They cancelled against Providence and Stanton because they didn't want to play a good team without their football players. Child please! They beat Episcopal 2-0, Wakulla 1-0, Tied Ponte Vedra 1-1. Tied Niceville 0-0 and lost to Sickles 2-0 in Tampa tournament. They play BK and Bartram when they get back from the break.
6) Episcopal (5-2-1) - Beat Bishop Snyder 4-0 and Bishop Moore game was cancelled. Lost to Bolles 2-0 and game against Providence was cancelled. This team just can't seem to get over the Bolles hump. I still think they will prevail or Bolles in district although Fernandina believes they will be there as well.
7). Columbia Lake City (12-2-2) - Welcome to the DD! This team vaults to 7th in their first ever appearance in the DD. This team has beaten Chiles twice, Wolfson 4-1, Ridgeview 6-0, Suwannee 4-2 and Buchholz. Their losses have been to Sante Fe 1-0 and Bolles 5-2. Their schedule is not bad, have had good results as they have played and beaten teams in the DD and deserve the recognition. They play in the Columbia Christmas Tournament this week.
8). Wolfson (7-2-3) - Wolfpack Coach has this team in position to start making it's presence felt. Do I hear Gateway finals? Beat Englewood 3-0, Tied Ridgeview 2-2 and beat Gainesville 6-0, tied the DD #1 Fleming Island 1-1. Good result for them as they start to come together as a team. They play next week in the Lake City invitational the week after XMAS against Maclay, St. Francis and Arnold. Good luck to the Pack!
9). Stanton (7-5-1) – Lost to BK 1-0, Providence and Mandarin games were cancelled due to field conditions. Beat Paxon 3-1 and Jackson 8-0 and Clay. They play next in the High School Invitational in Tampa next week against Dr. Phillips (lost 1-0) and Mitchell (Lost 2-0).
10). Menendez - Don't have much information on them but what the heck I'll put them here since they beat Nease and Bartram. They are in the Commander's DD and never heard of it! Does anyone have their results? I have their schedule but no results except what I see posted.
11). Bishop Kenny - CAN SOMEONE GET THEIR RESULTS? They don't even up date their own website. Anyway they beat Stanton so they creep back into the DD.
12). Nease (6-5-0) – Beat St. Augustine 1-0 and Mantanzas game was cancelled. Beat Creekside and Bartram 4-2, Lost to Ponte Vedra 2-1 and will assume they beat Palatka.
Look Out for:
Ponte Vedra (3-5-2) – They beat #10 Nease 2-1 and lost to providence 2-0. Maybe they are coming to life and going to make some noise.
St. Josephs - Can't find any of their results so they stay here in the DD.
Mantanzas - I have their schedule. Their results have not been updated.
Others:
SJCD
Creekside
Orange Park
Fernandina
St. Augustine
Clay
Monday, December 7, 2009
Commander's 3rd ranking -- Dirty Dozen (Top 12) Boys teams for NE Florida (12/7/09)
Here' s my DD for this week. Lots of movement in the ranks and Menendez joins the DD for the first time ever after victories over Nease and Bartram. The top six spots are solid and any one of those teams could be at the top spot if Fleming loses.
1). Fleming Island (8-0-0) – Beat Middleburg 8-0, Ed White 9-0, Ridgeview 6-0 and Bartram Trail 4-0. They are off to a fast start. Play Lee and Buchholz next week. I look at their schedule and this team could go undefeated in the regular season.
2). Providence – (9-0-0) Beat Clay 4-0, Wolfson 2-0 and Fletcher 2-1 in Thanksgiving tournament. Impressive showing moves them to number 2 this week. My pre season outlook on them was right with some input from WPCoach. They then go on to beat St. Joseph 4-2, Univeristy Christian 6-0 and do not have a score for them against SJCD.
3). Mandarin (12-0-1) – Beat Paxon 3-0, First Coast 10-0 and 8-0, Tied Wolfson 2-2, Beat Clay 2-0, Stanton 5-0 in Thanksgiving tournament, Beat Sandalwood 8-0 and Orange Park 1-0. They drop to third based on their result against Wolfson. Play rematch of 1st district game against Fletcher at Fletcher and Stanton this week.
4). Bolles (3-1-1) – Big drop for the Bulldogs in the DD this week. Beat Menendez 4-1, Tied Fernandina 3-3, Lost to Suwannee 2-1. No result for the Bishop Moore game. They have to show me something this week as they play Bishop Snyder, Chiles and Leon. Still do not know why they cancelled against Providence and Stanton.
5). Fletcher (8-3-0) – Beat Stanton 1-0. In Thanksgiving tournament they beat Keystone 4-0 and lost to Providence and Lincoln 2-1 then beat Orange Park 7-0 and won a forfeit to First Coast 1-0 and do not have a result against Sandalwood although I assume that they won. Any of the top six teams could be #1 if they go on a roll and I think Fletcher is ready. Play Mandarin and Orange Park next week to complete district play.
6) Episcopal (5-2-1) - They did lose to Chiles 1-0 and Lincoln 2-0 2 weeks ago. They beat BK 5-2 and Creekside 7-1 and tied Stanton 0-0, Beat Bishop Snyder 4-0 and Bishop Moore game was cancelled. They don't play again until next week against Bolles.
7). Stanton (6-2-1) – Lost to Fletcher 1-0. In Thanksgiving tournament they beat Englewood 7-0 and lost to Mandarin 5-0. I don't have a result of their 2nd game. They tied Episcopal and beat Forrest 8-0. Play BK, Providence and Paxon next week.
8). Wolfson (5-1-1) - Move up four places in the DD. Tied Mandarin 2-2 (won on PKs), lost to Providence 2-0 and beat Keystone 5-2 in Thanksgiving tournament. Englewood game was cancelled and lost to Columbia 4-1. Columbia must have a decent team? Play Englewood, Ridgeview and Gainesville this week.
9). Menendez - Don't have much information on them but what the heck I'll put them here since they beat Nease and Bartram. They are in the Commander's DD and never heard of it!
10). Nease (3-2-0) – Lost to Menendez 1-0 and no result on the St. Augustine and Mantanzas games so I'll put them here pending those results
11). Ridgeview (4-2-0) - They drop down to 10th this week. Lost to Buchholz 2-0 and Fleming Island 6-0 and no result for the game with Gainesville. Play Wolfson, Columbia and Ed White next week. We'll see if they stay in the DD after next week.
12). Bartram (4-1-0) – Beat Ponte Vedra 1-0 Creekside. Beat Fernandina 5-0 and Ponte Vedra 2-1, Lost Menendez 3-2 and Fleming 4-0. Play Middleburg, Palatka and Nease next week.
Look Out for:
Ponte Vedra (0-3-1) – They have lost to Bartram twice 1-0 and 2-1 and lost to Nease 3-2. They drop out of the DD, just not mature enough. They tied Mantanzas 3-3, Palatka. Play Clay, Fernandina and St. Augustine next week.
St. Josephs - Someone said they were pretty good. Can't remember who.
Others:
SJCD
Creekside
Ed White
Englewood
Orange Park
Fernandina
St. Augustine
Clay
Mantanzas
BK
1). Fleming Island (8-0-0) – Beat Middleburg 8-0, Ed White 9-0, Ridgeview 6-0 and Bartram Trail 4-0. They are off to a fast start. Play Lee and Buchholz next week. I look at their schedule and this team could go undefeated in the regular season.
2). Providence – (9-0-0) Beat Clay 4-0, Wolfson 2-0 and Fletcher 2-1 in Thanksgiving tournament. Impressive showing moves them to number 2 this week. My pre season outlook on them was right with some input from WPCoach. They then go on to beat St. Joseph 4-2, Univeristy Christian 6-0 and do not have a score for them against SJCD.
3). Mandarin (12-0-1) – Beat Paxon 3-0, First Coast 10-0 and 8-0, Tied Wolfson 2-2, Beat Clay 2-0, Stanton 5-0 in Thanksgiving tournament, Beat Sandalwood 8-0 and Orange Park 1-0. They drop to third based on their result against Wolfson. Play rematch of 1st district game against Fletcher at Fletcher and Stanton this week.
4). Bolles (3-1-1) – Big drop for the Bulldogs in the DD this week. Beat Menendez 4-1, Tied Fernandina 3-3, Lost to Suwannee 2-1. No result for the Bishop Moore game. They have to show me something this week as they play Bishop Snyder, Chiles and Leon. Still do not know why they cancelled against Providence and Stanton.
5). Fletcher (8-3-0) – Beat Stanton 1-0. In Thanksgiving tournament they beat Keystone 4-0 and lost to Providence and Lincoln 2-1 then beat Orange Park 7-0 and won a forfeit to First Coast 1-0 and do not have a result against Sandalwood although I assume that they won. Any of the top six teams could be #1 if they go on a roll and I think Fletcher is ready. Play Mandarin and Orange Park next week to complete district play.
6) Episcopal (5-2-1) - They did lose to Chiles 1-0 and Lincoln 2-0 2 weeks ago. They beat BK 5-2 and Creekside 7-1 and tied Stanton 0-0, Beat Bishop Snyder 4-0 and Bishop Moore game was cancelled. They don't play again until next week against Bolles.
7). Stanton (6-2-1) – Lost to Fletcher 1-0. In Thanksgiving tournament they beat Englewood 7-0 and lost to Mandarin 5-0. I don't have a result of their 2nd game. They tied Episcopal and beat Forrest 8-0. Play BK, Providence and Paxon next week.
8). Wolfson (5-1-1) - Move up four places in the DD. Tied Mandarin 2-2 (won on PKs), lost to Providence 2-0 and beat Keystone 5-2 in Thanksgiving tournament. Englewood game was cancelled and lost to Columbia 4-1. Columbia must have a decent team? Play Englewood, Ridgeview and Gainesville this week.
9). Menendez - Don't have much information on them but what the heck I'll put them here since they beat Nease and Bartram. They are in the Commander's DD and never heard of it!
10). Nease (3-2-0) – Lost to Menendez 1-0 and no result on the St. Augustine and Mantanzas games so I'll put them here pending those results
11). Ridgeview (4-2-0) - They drop down to 10th this week. Lost to Buchholz 2-0 and Fleming Island 6-0 and no result for the game with Gainesville. Play Wolfson, Columbia and Ed White next week. We'll see if they stay in the DD after next week.
12). Bartram (4-1-0) – Beat Ponte Vedra 1-0 Creekside. Beat Fernandina 5-0 and Ponte Vedra 2-1, Lost Menendez 3-2 and Fleming 4-0. Play Middleburg, Palatka and Nease next week.
Look Out for:
Ponte Vedra (0-3-1) – They have lost to Bartram twice 1-0 and 2-1 and lost to Nease 3-2. They drop out of the DD, just not mature enough. They tied Mantanzas 3-3, Palatka. Play Clay, Fernandina and St. Augustine next week.
St. Josephs - Someone said they were pretty good. Can't remember who.
Others:
SJCD
Creekside
Ed White
Englewood
Orange Park
Fernandina
St. Augustine
Clay
Mantanzas
BK
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Commander's 2nd ranking -- Dirty Dozen (Top 12) Boys teams for NE Florida (11/24/09)
Here are my rankings based on last week's results. Still need help in getting schedules and scores from several teams as I mentioned before. I won't be putting anything out until the first full week of December. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
1). (last week: #1) Bolles (2-0-0) – Beat Yulee 8-0, Columbia 5-2 and cancelled game with Stanton. They have cancelled a couple of games already according to eurosport. Whats up with that? Barely holding onto the Commander's #1 spot They play Menendez this week. Anyone know anything about Menendez?
2). (LW: #3) Mandarin (5-0-0) – Beat Bartram 4-2, BK 5-0, OP 4-0, Fletcher 3-0 and Mandarin Christian 5-0. They move a notch up to number 2 this week. They get a good win against Fletcher for the first of maybe a few meetings those teams will have this year. Play Paxon and First Coast next week and open against Wolfson in Thanksgiving tournament
3). (LW: #2) Fleming Island (4-0-0) – Beat BK 3-0, Chiles 2-1, OP 4-0 and Gainesville 1-0. They move to 3rd despite winning all their games. They are off to a fast start. Play Middleburg and Ed White this week.
4) (LW: #5) Episcopal (4-2-0) - They jump to 4th over Fletcher this week. Beat Yulee 7-0, Nease 4-0 Menendez 2-0. I believe they lost to Chiles and Lincoln. If anyone knows please verify. Play BK and Creekside this week
5). (LW: #4) Fletcher (4-1-0) – Beat First Coast 11-0, Fernandina 2-0, Terry Parker 6-0, Sandalwood 5-1 and lost to Mandarin 3-0. The rematch with Mandarin will be December 8th. Play Stanton and open up against Keystone in Thanksgiving tournament this week.
6). (LW: #7) Providence – They move to number 6 this week. Beat Fernandina 1-0, Mandarin Christian 8-0 and St Francis Catholic 5-0. Their early schedule hasn't been much of a test but we'll see what they're made of when the opponents become tougher. I think they will be up for the challenge. Open up against Clay in Thanksgiving tournament.
7). (LW: #8) Ridgeview (4-0-0) - Beat Middleurg 3-0, Interlachen 4-1, Lee 5-3 and Clay 3-0. Not the toughest of schedules so far but we'll see how they do. I hear that they have a new coach that is pretty good.
8). (LW: #6) Nease (3-2-0) – Beat Creekside 3-0, Clay 2-0, Lost to Episcopal 4-0, Lost to Chiles 2-1 and beat Ponte Vedra 3-2. After 3 straight years in the State championship game they drop to 8th on my DD. I don't think they will be down here for long. They don't play until the week of December 1st against Menendez, St. Augustine and Mantanzas
9). (LW: #9) Stanton – Beat Terry Parker 2-0 and Englewood 4-0. Bolles game was cancelled. Play Fletcher and open up against Englewood in Thanksgiving tournament this week.
10). (LW: #10) Bartram – Lost 4-2 to Mandarin, Beat Ponte Vedra 1-0 Creekside. Play Fernandina and Ponte Vedra next week
11). (LW: #11) Ponte Vedra – I think this team should be here but don't have their record, schedule etc. Can someone help otherwise they get taken off the DD not matter how good they are.
12). Wolfson (4-0-0) - Beat Ed White 8-0, Paxson 8-0, SJCD 4-1 and Lee 8-0. They haven't played much of a schedule yet but they are unbeaten going into the Thanksgiving tournament which they open up against Mandarin. They're schedule gets tougher as they get deeper into the season.
Look Out for: Menendez - What does this team have this year? They play Bolles this week.
Others:
SJCD
Creekside
Ed White
Englewood
Orange Park
Fernandina
St. Augustine
Clay
Mantanzas
1). (last week: #1) Bolles (2-0-0) – Beat Yulee 8-0, Columbia 5-2 and cancelled game with Stanton. They have cancelled a couple of games already according to eurosport. Whats up with that? Barely holding onto the Commander's #1 spot They play Menendez this week. Anyone know anything about Menendez?
2). (LW: #3) Mandarin (5-0-0) – Beat Bartram 4-2, BK 5-0, OP 4-0, Fletcher 3-0 and Mandarin Christian 5-0. They move a notch up to number 2 this week. They get a good win against Fletcher for the first of maybe a few meetings those teams will have this year. Play Paxon and First Coast next week and open against Wolfson in Thanksgiving tournament
3). (LW: #2) Fleming Island (4-0-0) – Beat BK 3-0, Chiles 2-1, OP 4-0 and Gainesville 1-0. They move to 3rd despite winning all their games. They are off to a fast start. Play Middleburg and Ed White this week.
4) (LW: #5) Episcopal (4-2-0) - They jump to 4th over Fletcher this week. Beat Yulee 7-0, Nease 4-0 Menendez 2-0. I believe they lost to Chiles and Lincoln. If anyone knows please verify. Play BK and Creekside this week
5). (LW: #4) Fletcher (4-1-0) – Beat First Coast 11-0, Fernandina 2-0, Terry Parker 6-0, Sandalwood 5-1 and lost to Mandarin 3-0. The rematch with Mandarin will be December 8th. Play Stanton and open up against Keystone in Thanksgiving tournament this week.
6). (LW: #7) Providence – They move to number 6 this week. Beat Fernandina 1-0, Mandarin Christian 8-0 and St Francis Catholic 5-0. Their early schedule hasn't been much of a test but we'll see what they're made of when the opponents become tougher. I think they will be up for the challenge. Open up against Clay in Thanksgiving tournament.
7). (LW: #8) Ridgeview (4-0-0) - Beat Middleurg 3-0, Interlachen 4-1, Lee 5-3 and Clay 3-0. Not the toughest of schedules so far but we'll see how they do. I hear that they have a new coach that is pretty good.
8). (LW: #6) Nease (3-2-0) – Beat Creekside 3-0, Clay 2-0, Lost to Episcopal 4-0, Lost to Chiles 2-1 and beat Ponte Vedra 3-2. After 3 straight years in the State championship game they drop to 8th on my DD. I don't think they will be down here for long. They don't play until the week of December 1st against Menendez, St. Augustine and Mantanzas
9). (LW: #9) Stanton – Beat Terry Parker 2-0 and Englewood 4-0. Bolles game was cancelled. Play Fletcher and open up against Englewood in Thanksgiving tournament this week.
10). (LW: #10) Bartram – Lost 4-2 to Mandarin, Beat Ponte Vedra 1-0 Creekside. Play Fernandina and Ponte Vedra next week
11). (LW: #11) Ponte Vedra – I think this team should be here but don't have their record, schedule etc. Can someone help otherwise they get taken off the DD not matter how good they are.
12). Wolfson (4-0-0) - Beat Ed White 8-0, Paxson 8-0, SJCD 4-1 and Lee 8-0. They haven't played much of a schedule yet but they are unbeaten going into the Thanksgiving tournament which they open up against Mandarin. They're schedule gets tougher as they get deeper into the season.
Look Out for: Menendez - What does this team have this year? They play Bolles this week.
Others:
SJCD
Creekside
Ed White
Englewood
Orange Park
Fernandina
St. Augustine
Clay
Mantanzas
Monday, November 16, 2009
Commander's Dirty Dozen (Top 12) Boys teams for NE Florida - as of 11/6/09
Here is my pre-season rankings based on last year’s results, this year’s returnees and any other bit of information I can get on the area teams. If I miss any teams in the NE Florida area that want to be included, let me know Also, don’t forget to update your schedules at http://www.eurosportscoreboard.com/
Ok now the rankings……….
1). Bolles – Gotta go with the State Champs who return a lot of key players with some key additions transferred in and some talented incoming freshmen.
2). Fleming Island – Frank and the boys will continue the legacy of FI soccer. Tough, skilled and hard nosed. I look for this team to win their district and beyond.
3). Mandarin – This team returns an experienced team loaded with Seniors from a team that went far into the playoffs last year. Look for the Vega brothers and company to pick up where they left off last year.
4). Fletcher – Same as Mandarin. They return a lot of Seniors and experience. Look for Tony K to make a strong comeback this year and challenge Mandarin in their District. Look for 3-4 hard fought battles between those two teams this year.
5) Episcopal - They have the talent and are well coached. They will challenge Bolles in the District. In fact, you heard it here, they will upset Bolles to win the District
6). Nease – After 3 straight years in the State championship game I look for Ponte Vedra and Creekside to challenge them. Nease is rebuilding and only time will tell the impacts.
7). Providence – This team should mature more this year and continue to develop. Talented team that should challenge for supremacy in their district.
8). Ridgeview- I am going to give this team some pre-season love. Urbano will lead them again? They made a strong finish last year.
9). Stanton – Made a good run last year but fell short. They should have a good nucleus of returning players led by their tall mid fielder.
10). Bartram – They deserve to be here based on their showing from last year. Let’s see if they can build on last season’s success We will see how long they can stay in the DD.
11). Ponte Vedra – This team will surprise…I think. They were young and scrappy last year with no Seniors and they competed. Look for them to take over where Nease left off.
12).BK – Once a mainstay in the top 5 in the area, they have gone through 4 coaches in 4 years. Maybe this will be their year to get back to area dominance. They have a good base of talent returning. With some good coaching this could be their return
Look Out for:.Wolfson - The had somewhat of a rebuilding year last year but stayed competitive. Look for WPCoach to bring this team back in contention for the Gateway. They are in a very tough district this year and will contend there as well.
Others:
SJCD
Creekside
Ed White
Englewood
Orange Park
Fernandina
Menendez
St. Augustine
Clay
Ridgeview
Mantanzas
Ok now the rankings……….
1). Bolles – Gotta go with the State Champs who return a lot of key players with some key additions transferred in and some talented incoming freshmen.
2). Fleming Island – Frank and the boys will continue the legacy of FI soccer. Tough, skilled and hard nosed. I look for this team to win their district and beyond.
3). Mandarin – This team returns an experienced team loaded with Seniors from a team that went far into the playoffs last year. Look for the Vega brothers and company to pick up where they left off last year.
4). Fletcher – Same as Mandarin. They return a lot of Seniors and experience. Look for Tony K to make a strong comeback this year and challenge Mandarin in their District. Look for 3-4 hard fought battles between those two teams this year.
5) Episcopal - They have the talent and are well coached. They will challenge Bolles in the District. In fact, you heard it here, they will upset Bolles to win the District
6). Nease – After 3 straight years in the State championship game I look for Ponte Vedra and Creekside to challenge them. Nease is rebuilding and only time will tell the impacts.
7). Providence – This team should mature more this year and continue to develop. Talented team that should challenge for supremacy in their district.
8). Ridgeview- I am going to give this team some pre-season love. Urbano will lead them again? They made a strong finish last year.
9). Stanton – Made a good run last year but fell short. They should have a good nucleus of returning players led by their tall mid fielder.
10). Bartram – They deserve to be here based on their showing from last year. Let’s see if they can build on last season’s success We will see how long they can stay in the DD.
11). Ponte Vedra – This team will surprise…I think. They were young and scrappy last year with no Seniors and they competed. Look for them to take over where Nease left off.
12).BK – Once a mainstay in the top 5 in the area, they have gone through 4 coaches in 4 years. Maybe this will be their year to get back to area dominance. They have a good base of talent returning. With some good coaching this could be their return
Look Out for:.Wolfson - The had somewhat of a rebuilding year last year but stayed competitive. Look for WPCoach to bring this team back in contention for the Gateway. They are in a very tough district this year and will contend there as well.
Others:
SJCD
Creekside
Ed White
Englewood
Orange Park
Fernandina
Menendez
St. Augustine
Clay
Ridgeview
Mantanzas
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Notice to all visitors of DownSouthRankings.com
To all my loyal visitors and those new to this site, I wanted to take a moment to let you know the latest news regarding DownSouthRankings.com.
This is my fifth year uniting the High School soccer community in the State of Florida by offering an unbiased state ranking for all 950 boys and girls HS soccer teams. Each year the site has grown and has seen its reach expand further throughout the state including credit given in many newspapers around Florida. This site has become much bigger than I expected and am very proud of the success it has enjoyed.
It is with this excitement that I tried to do it all again for another year. Unfortunately, with the increased responsibilities in my real world (full-time) profession and life, I am unable to devote the time necessary to have this site offer what I expect of it. I just cannot put a half-effort into this project. Therefore, I must discontinue the state rankings service from the DownSouthRankings.com website.
I will leave the site up and running for score postings and message board discussions. At a later date, I may try to incorporate another feature to the website.
Thanks to all who have helped out over the years with scores and good message board material....as well as all the emails.
Take care,
DownSouth
This is my fifth year uniting the High School soccer community in the State of Florida by offering an unbiased state ranking for all 950 boys and girls HS soccer teams. Each year the site has grown and has seen its reach expand further throughout the state including credit given in many newspapers around Florida. This site has become much bigger than I expected and am very proud of the success it has enjoyed.
It is with this excitement that I tried to do it all again for another year. Unfortunately, with the increased responsibilities in my real world (full-time) profession and life, I am unable to devote the time necessary to have this site offer what I expect of it. I just cannot put a half-effort into this project. Therefore, I must discontinue the state rankings service from the DownSouthRankings.com website.
I will leave the site up and running for score postings and message board discussions. At a later date, I may try to incorporate another feature to the website.
Thanks to all who have helped out over the years with scores and good message board material....as well as all the emails.
Take care,
DownSouth
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