Boys Soccer
Boys soccer district tournament recap
Feb. 1
Class 6A, District 5 (quarterfinals)
Leto 3, East Lake 1
Sunlake 0, Gaither 0 (Sunlake wins in PKs)
Class 5A, District 7 (quarterfinals)
Lake Wales 6, Spoto 1
King 7, Brandon 1
Class 2A, District 4 (quarterfinals)
Mount Dora Christian 1, First Academy 1 (MDC wins in PKs)
Class 2A, District 7 (quarterfinal)
Cambridge Christian 2, Foundation Christian 0
Prime time performers
F Luis Malagon, Sr., Leto: Scored all three of the Falcons’ goals in a win over East Lake.
D/MF Jacob Rodriguez, Jr., King: Scored two goals in a win over Brandon.
Feb. 2
Class 6A, District 6 (quarterfinals)
Largo 2, East Bay 0
St. Petersburg 6, Pinellas Park 0
Class 6A, District 11 (quarterfinals)
Tampa Bay Tech 1, Armwood 1 (TBT wins in PKs)
Class 5A, District 8 (quarterfinals)
Robinson 4, Jefferson 1
Sumner 2, Middleton 2 (Sumner wins in PKs)
Class 5A, District 9 (quarterfinal)
Countryside 5, Gulf 2
Class 5A, District 10 (quarterfinals)
Bradenton Southeast 1, Boca Ciega 0
Northeast 1, Hollins 0
Class 4A, District 5 (quarterfinal)
Crystal River 10, Dunnellon 0
Class 4A, District 6 (quarterfinals)
Zephyrhills 3, Hernando 1
Wesley Chapel 9, Central 0
Class 4A, District 7 (quarterfinals)
Hudson 2, Gibbs 1
Dunedin 2, Anclote 1
Class 2A, District 9 (semifinals)
Shorecrest 10, Northside Christian 0
Keswick Christian 3, Indian Rocks Christian 0
Prime time performers
MF/F Omar Chafchouni, Jr., Northeast: Finished with three goals in a win over Hollins.
MF Alex Flores, Sr., St. Petersburg: Had two goals and an assist in a win over Pinellas Park.
F/MF George Obregon, Jr., Wesley Chapel: Led the Wildcats with five goals and two assists in a win over Central.
F Jacob Rocha, Sr., Countryside: Had two goals in a win over Gulf.
F/MF Caleb Rogers, Sr., Keswick Christian: Scored all three of the Crusaders’ goals in a win over Indian Rocks Christian.
F/MF Braeden Wright, Jr., Shorecrest: Led the Chargers with three goals in a win over Northside Christian.
Feb. 3
Class 7A, District 7 (quarterfinals)
Sickles 4, Wharton 1
Palm Harbor 5, Alonso 0
Class 7A, District 8 (quarterfinals)
Durant 3, Lennard 2
Lakewood Ranch 5, Riverview 1
Class 6A, District 5 (semifinals)
Mitchell 5, Leto 0
Wiregrass Ranch 2, Sunlake 1
Class 5A, District 6 (quarterfinals)
Springstead 1, Lecanto 0
Pasco 4, Chamberlain 0
Class 3A, District 7 (quarterfinals)
Berkeley Prep 3, Brooks DeBartolo 1
Calvary Christian 1, Clearwater Central Catholic 0
Prime time performers
F Maguire Anderson, Sr., Mitchell: Led the Mustangs with three goals and an assist in a win over Leto.
MF/F Jon Franck, Sr., Calvary Christian: Had the lone goal of the match to beat Clearwater Central Catholic.
MF Carson Judd, Fr., Berkeley Prep: Scored two goals in a win over Brooks DeBartolo.
MF Alex Lynch, Jr., Palm Harbor University: Had a goal and two assists in a win over Alonso.
MF/D Juan Sanchez, So., Pasco: Finished with three goals in a win over Chamberlain.
GK Athen Slavkin, Jr., Calvary Christian: Recorded four saves to preserve the shutout against Clearwater Central Catholic.
Feb. 4
Class 6A, District 11 (semifinals)
Plant City 5, Tampa Bay Tech 0
Bloomingdale 2, Strawberry Crest 0
Class 5A, District 8 (semifinals)
Jesuit 4, Robinson 0
Sumner 3, Hillsborough 2
Class 4A, District 6 (semifinals)
Nature Coast 5, Zephyrhills 1
Wesley Chapel 2, Cypress Creek 1
Class 4A, District 7 (semifinals)
Lakewood 5, Hudson 0
Dunedin 2, Tarpon Springs 0
Class 2A, District 10 (quarterfinal)
Admiral Farragut 2, Sarasota Out-of-Door 0
Prime time performers
D Thomas DiFrank, Jr., Nature Coast: Finished with two goals in a win over Zephyrhills.
F Daniel Gonzalez, Fr., Sumner: Had a goal and two assists in a win over Hillsborough.
F/MF Cade McMillen, Sr., Bloomingdale: Scored both of the Bulls’ goals in a win over Strawberry Crest.
MF/F Ayden Roysdon, Jr., Wesley Chapel: Had two assists in a win over Cypress Creek.
D Zach Spivey, Sr., Plant City: Finished with two goals in a win over Tampa Bay Tech.
MF Baylen Young, Jr., Jesuit: Recorded a goal and two assists in a win over Robinson.
Feb. 5
Class 7A, District 7 (semifinals)
Plant 3, Sickles 2
Class 7A, District 8 (semifinals)
Durant 3, Lennard 2
Lakewood Ranch 5, Riverview 1
Class 6A, District 5 (championship)
Wiregrass Ranch 3, Mitchell 2
Class 5A, District 6 (semifinals)
Land O’ Lakes 6, Springstead 0
Freedom 2, Pasco 1
Class 5A, District 7 (championship)
Lake Gibson 3, Auburndale 0
Class 5A, District 9 (semifinals)
Countryside 2, River Ridge 1
Clearwater 2, Fivay 1
Class 5A, District 10 (semifinals)
Osceola 1, Palmetto 0
Northeast 2, Seminole 1
Class 4A, District 5 (semifinals)
Weeki Wachee 4, Crystal River 0
South Sumter 4, Citrus 1
Class 3A, District 7 (semifinals)
Tampa Catholic 3, Berkeley Prep 1
Calvary Christian 3, Tampa Prep 0
Class 2A, District 4 (championship)
Seven Rivers Christian 2, Bishop McLaughlin 1
Class 2A, District 9 (championship)
Shorecrest 2, Keswick 2 (Shorecrest wins in PKs)
Prime time performers
F Joseph Adderley, Jr., Newsome: Tied Stephen Gilbert for the team lead in goals with two in a win over Durant.
MF Joseph Anderson, Jr., Plant: Assisted on two goals in a win over Sickles.
MF Alejandro Campuzoro, So., Land O’ Lakes: Tied Vasilios Fotopoulos for the team lead in goals with two in a win over Springstead.
MF Aiden Ettouati, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch: Had a goal and two assists in a win over Mitchell.
MF/F Kyle Johnson, Sr., Calvary Christian: Had two goals in a win over Tampa Prep.
MF Josh Pursley, So., Osceola: Scored the lone goal of the match to beat Bradenton Southeast.
F/D Seth Tarbox, Sr., Weeki Wachee: Led the Hornets with three goals in a win over Crystal River.
Feb. 8
Class 7A, District 7 (semifinal)
Steinbrenner 1, Palm Harbor University 0
Prime time performers
F/MF Sebastian Hallenbeck, Sr., Steinbrenner: Scored the lone goal of the match to beat Palm Harbor University.
GK Kyle Messina, Sr., Steinbrenner: Recorded eight saves to preserve a shutout against Palm Harbor University.
Feb. 9
Class 6A, District 6 (championship)
Palmetto 7, Bradenton Manatee 0
Class 6A, District 11 (championship)
Plant City 2, Bloomingdale 1
Class 5A, District 8 (championship)
Jesuit 7, Sumner 0
Class 5A, District 9 (championship)
Clearwater 3, Countryside 1
Class 5A, District 10 (championship)
Osceola 6, Northeast 1
Class 4A, District 5 (championship)
South Sumter 2, Weeki Wachee 1
Class 4A, District 6 (championship)
Nature Coast 2, Wesley Chapel 0
Class 4A, District 7 (championship)
Lakewood 1, Dunedin 0
Class 3A, District 7 (championship)
Tampa Catholic 2, Calvary Christian 1
Class 2A, District 7 (championship)
Carrollwood Day 1, Universal Academy 0
Class 2A, District 10 (semifinals)
Bradenton Christian 2, Admiral Farragut 1
Bradenton Saint Stephen’s 3, St. Petersburg Catholic 2
Prime time performer
F/MF Miguel Alvarez, Sr., Plant City: Had a goal and an assist in a win over Bloomingdale.
F/MF Riah Brewer, Jr., Carrollwood Day: Scored the lone goal of the match off an assist from Neel Shah to beat Universal Academy.
F/MF Salvador Jean, So., Lakewood: Scored the lone goal of the match off an assist from George Nikolaev to beat Dunedin.
MF Hyatt Sbar, Sr., Jesuit: Finished with two goals and an assist in a win over Sumner.
F David Ruiz, Sr., Plant City: His lone goal proved to be the winner against Bloomingdale.
MF Jayden Walsh, Sr., Osceola: Assisted on four goals in a win over Northeast.
MF/F Owen Williams, Sr., Clearwater: Recorded a goal and an assist in a win over Countryside.
Feb. 10
Class 7A, District 7 (championship)
Plant 2, Steinbrenner 1
Class 7A, District 8 (championship)
Newsome 3, Sarasota Riverview 0
Class 5A, District 6 (championship)
Land O’ Lakes 2, Freedom 1
Prime time performers
F/MF Tommy Holden, Sr., Newsome: Scored a goal and had an assist in a win over Sarasota Riverview.
Tampa Catholic’s Marcello Valbuena and Plant’s Quinn Ryan were named Alvarez award winners as the top boys and girls soccer players, respectively, in Hillsborough County.
The award presentation, now in its 37th year, was held during a dinner ceremony on Tuesday.
Valbuena became the first player from Tampa Catholic to win the Jose A. Alvarez award as the top boys player.
The University of Tampa signee, who decided to play high school soccer for the first time after spending years at the club level, took top honors after finishing the season with 36 goals and five assists. In the 3A state title match, the senior forward connected on two goals within an eight-minute span to give Tampa Catholic its first lead, one that would last the rest of the match to secure the Crusaders’ first state title in boys soccer.
“Marcello is the type of person who makes players around him better and the type of player coaches dream about coaching,” Tampa Catholic coach Kevin McCarron said. “Prior to this year he had always been a center back in a defensive role. But our team needed someone to step up and play forward this year, and he did without hesitation.”
Valbuena has already been named the 3A player of the year and Mr. Soccer, the two awards given to the top boys player in each class and the overall winner in the sport by the Florida Dairy Farmers. He also was selected as the Gatorade state player of the year.
Ryan won the Janet Alvarez award as the top girls player. It is the first time a player from Plant took top honors since Caroline Bado won the award in 2013.
As a senior midfielder, Ryan led the Panthers to an 18-2 record and a state semifinal appearance. The USF signee scored a team-high 33 goals, including six in the region finals, and had nine assists.
“Quinn has vision of play like no other,” Plant coach Alex Venegas said. “She has plenty of anticipation and is quick to the ball. As a striker and forward she has proven that once she has the ball on her feet it’s a sure score and why also name top scorer for two years in the county.”
Ryan’s performance helped her receive plenty of recognition. She was selected to the Western Conference team and was named the Class 7A state player of the year by the Florida Dairy Farmers.
The Florida High School Athletic Association released the classifications, districts and regions for boys soccer this coming season. The assignments are based on student enrollment numbers from October 2020. This is a one-year cycle that the FHSAA board of directors voted on. There likely will be a two-year cycle starting with the 2022-23 calendar year. The classifications and districts for the other sports will be released at a later date. Below is the list for area teams. For the full boy soccer list click here.
Class 7A, District 6
Alonso
East Lake
Palm Harbor University
Plant
Sickles
Steinbrenner
Class 7A, District 7
Durant
Lakewood Ranch
Newsome
Plant City
Riverview
Class 6A, District 9
Gaither
Land O’ Lakes
Largo
Leto
Mitchell
Pinellas Park
Sunlake
Class 6A, District 10
Armwood
Hillsborough
Strawberry Crest
Tampa Bay Tech
Wharton
Wiregrass Ranch
Class 6A, District 11
Bloomingdale
Bradenton Manatee
East Bay
Lennard
Palmetto
Sumner
Class 5A, District 5
Belleview
Citrus
Gainesville
Lecanto
Ocala Vanguard
Springstead
Class 5A, District 6
Cypress Creek
Fivay
Gulf
Pasco
River Ridge
Wesley Chapel
Zephyrhills
Class 5A, District 8
Blake
Brandon
Freedom
King
Middleton
Class 5A, District 9
Clearwater
Countryside
Jefferson
Jesuit
Osceola
Seminole
Class 5A, District 10
Boca Ciega
Bradenton Bayshore
Bradenton Southeast
Hollins
Northeast
St. Petersburg
Class 4A, District 9
Central
Hernando
Hudson
Nature Coast
South Sumter
Weeki Wachee
Class 4A, District 10
Anclote
Chamberlain
Dunedin
Gibbs
Lakewood
Robinson
Tarpon Springs
Class 3A, District 5
Bell Creek
Brooks DeBartolo
Carrollwood Day
Lakeland Christian
Tampa Catholic
Tampa Prep
Class 3A, District 6
Berkeley Prep
Bishop McLaughlin
Calvary Christian
Clearwater Central Catholic
St. Petersburg Catholic
Class 2A, District 9
Academy at the Lakes
Bayshore Christian
Cambridge Christian
Canterbury
Seven Rivers Christian
Shorecrest
Class 2A, District 10
Admiral Farragut
Bradenton Christian
Bradenton St. Stephens
Indian Rocks Christian
Keswick Christian
Here are the Pinellas County Athletic Conference boys soccer teams. The players are from public schools in the county. The selections were made by the coaches.
North division
First team
GK Shane Dever, Sr., Seminole
F Fernando Vargas-Reyes, Sr., Clearwater
F Jacob Rocha, Sr., Countryside
F Feliks Muka, Sr., Palm Harbor University
MF Brennan Ortega, Sr., Clearwater
MF Michael Gomes, Sr., Seminole
MF Logan Koster, Sr., Palm Harbor University
MF Vikrame Karkare, Sr., Largo
D Jose Pena, So., Clearwater
D Peter Michael, Sr., Countryside
D Julian Zeqiri, Sr., Countryside
D Andrew Ovalle, Sr., Seminole
Second team
GK Aheron Hirsch, Sr., Palm Harbor University
F Trevor Armstrong, Largo
F PJ Slaughter, Seminole
F Emone Barazza, Countryside
MF Danylo Akymenko, Countryside
MF Junior Maye-Ocana, Sr., Clearwater
MF Rennie Crookston, Sr., Palm Harbor University
MF Adam Lim, Largo
D Sebastian Vivanco, So., Clearwater
D Ty Lim, Sr., Largo
D Luke Kennedy, Sr., Palm Harbor University
D Mihailo Poljcic, Jr., Palm Harbor University
South division
First team
GK Colin Roberts, Sr., Osceola
F Omar Chafchaouni, Jr., Northeast
F Jayden Walsh, Sr., Osceola
F Gavin Swartzwelder, Jr., Lakewood
MF Syed Haddak, Jr., Northeast
MF Riley Pinney, Sr., Northeast
MF Alex Flores, Sr., St. Petersburg
MF Owen Noyes, Sr., St. Petersburg
D George Nikolaev, Sr., Lakewood
D Landon Levering, Sr., Osceola
D Max Bernhart, Sr., Lakewood
D Tom Precious, Sr., Northeast
Second team
GK Aidan Barnes, Jr., Lakewood
F Braden Harris, Sr., Boca Ciega
F Riley Duebel, Jr., Osceola
F Jornell Channer, Sr., St. Petersburg
MF Jake Beresford, Jr., Osceola
MF Kyle Conde, So., Lakewood
MF David Silvers, Sr., Lakewood
D Luka Savic, Sr., St. Petersburg
D Javier Santander, Jr., Northeast
D Aiden Beresford, Jr., Osceola
D Caleb Fruland, Sr., St. Petersburg
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Volleyball: District breakdown
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