Player of the week — Feb. 21-26
Dylan Causey, Sr., Jesuit
Position: Goalkeeper
Season stats: 42 saves, .591 save percentage, 7.3 goals against average
The lowdown: Causey had an impressive performance two weeks ago, recording a combined 16 saves and finishing with more than a .500 save percentage in two games. Fans took notice. Causey won the player of the week poll with 344 votes.
Player of the week — Feb. 14-19
Maxwell Christopher, Jr., Sunlake
Position: Goalkeeper
Season stats: 41 saves, .650 save percentage, 6.3 goals against average
The lowdown: Christopher made a combined 19 saves and had a .791 save percentage in leading the Seahawks to wins over Lakeland and Wesley Chapel. Fans were impressed. Christopher had 38 percent of the votes (529) in the player of the week poll to beat Palm Harbor University’s Swayam Patel, who had 32 percent (453 votes).
Top 10 rankings
Rank/team | Record |
1. Jesuit | 4-1 |
2. Mitchell | 5-1 |
3. Newsome | 6-1 |
4. Plant | 6-1 |
5. East Lake | 6-1 |
6. Steinbrenner | 5-2 |
7. Berkeley Prep | 3-4 |
8. Alonso | 7-1 |
9. Calvary Christian | 3-3 |
10. Northside Christian | 4-1 |
Team of the week
Mitchell
The Mustangs were dominant, handing No. 5 East Lake its first loss and cruising to a win over Ocala Forest. Defense played a big role in Mitchell outscoring both foes by a combined 31-7. Colson Williams had a combined 10 goals, Noah Radle added nine and Jameson Clark had a combined 21 saves.
Weekend rewind
Friday — March 4
Scoreboard
Fort Myers Canterbury 16, Berkeley Prep 3
Steinbrenner 21, Freedom 0
Osceola 20, St. Petersburg 2
East Lake 13, Wharton 8
Sarasota 16, Tampa Prep 6
Alonso 11, Bradenton Manatee 5
Durant 12, Winter Haven 11
Sunlake 16, Land O’ Lakes 8
Sarasota Cardinal Mooney 7, Newsome 6 (2 OT)
Cypress Creek 14, Wiregrass Ranch 11
Jesuit 18, Wesley Chapel 1
Mitchell 16, Ocala Forest 4
Area stat leaders
Goals
28 Luke Haley, Sr., Newsome
26 Shaun Blackburn, Sr., Newsome
25 Ashton Kitchiner, Sr., Newsome
24 Sammy Hage, Sr., East Lake
23 Garrett Schwartz, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch
23 Jeremiah Loo, Sr., Wiregrass Ranch
23 Colson Willians, Sr., Mitchell
23 Chris Ferrini, Jr., Mitchell
23 Cooper Hersey, Jr., Alonso
22 Reid Mazzuco, Sr., Berkeley Prep
21 Tyler Anderson, Sr., Sunlake
21 Noah Radle, Jr., Mitchell
20 Nicholas Vreeland, Sr., Cypress Creek
20 Palmer Wood, Sr., East Lake
18 Josh Weber, So., Newsome
Assists
19 Palmer Wood, Sr., East Lake
18 Garrett Schwartz, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch
17 Chris Ferrini, Jr., Mitchell
17 Peyton Kassay, Jr., Alonso
16 Jalen Seals, Jr., Sunlake
16 Luke Haley, Sr., Newsome
14 Shaun Blackburn, Sr., Newsome
14 Colin Blocker, Sr., Alonso
12 Andrew Rintoul, Fr., Newsome
11 Nicholas Vreeland, Sr., Cypress Creek
11 Jeremiah Loo, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch
11 Owen Morini, Jr., East Lake
11 Ezra Gamson, So., Alonso
10 Colson Williams, Sr., Mitchell
9 Caden Wyatt, So., Steinbrenner
Points
44 Luke Haley, Sr., Newsome
41 Garrett Schwartz, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch
41 Peyton Kassay, Jr., Alonso
40 Chris Ferrini, Jr., Mitchell
40 Shaun Blackburn, Sr., Newsome
39 Palmer Wood, Sr., East Lake
34 Jeremiah Loo, Sr., Wiregrass Ranch
33 Colson Williams, Sr., Mitchell
33 Ashton Kitchiner, Sr., Newsome
31 Nicholas Vreeland, Sr., Cypress Creek
31 Cooper Hersey, Jr., Alonso
30 Jalen Seals, Sr., Sunlake
29 Noah Radle, Jr., Mitchell
27 Tyler Anderson, Sr., Sunlake
27 Palmer Wood, Sr., East Lake
Ground balls
101 Chase Edwards, Sr., Alonso
55 Shale Saeger, So., Steinbrenner
55 Anthony Iserino, S0., Wesley Chapel
54 Jalen Seals, Sr., Sunlake
46 Finn Hudson, Fr., Mitchell
45 Scott Moore, Jr., Jesuit
45 Palmer Wood, Sr., East Lake
41 Nicholas Vreeland, Sr., Cypress Creek
40 Tyler Anderson, Sr., Sunlake
36 Rudy Cruz, Fr., Newsome
35 Charlie Fisher, Jr., Mitchell
34 Luke Haley, Sr., Newsome
33 Jack Tyler Bono, Sr., Berkeley Prep
32 Garrett Schwartz, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch
32 Cole Hancock, Sr., Newsome
Takeaways
25 Cole Hancock, Sr., Newsome
14 Parker Fowler, So., Northeast
13 Avery Kamuf, Jr., Steinbrenner
12 Mitch Hammond, Sr., Sunlake
10 Grayson Cornwell,sR., East Lake
10 Pietro Ancona, So., Sunlake
9 Jacob Schein, So., Steinbrenner
9 Patrick McKeown, So., Alonso
9 Mac Tragakis, So., Newsome
7 Shaun Blackburn, Sr., Newsome
7 Nico Norton, Sr., Jesuit
7 Tyler McMorrow, Sr., Newsome
7 Josh Weber, So., Newsome
6 Joshua Dewese, Sr., Palm Harbor University
6 Jalen Seals, Sr., Sunlake
6 Chris Maclas, Sr., Sunlake
6 Jacob Fulk, Sr., Steinbrenner
Goals against average
0.3 Jay Turner, Sr., Newsome
1.3 Dillon Secor, Sr., Osceola
2.2 Michael Lang, So., East Lake
2.6 Dominic Goodarzi, Sr., Newsome
6.0 Cole Stapleton, Jr., Palm Harbor University
6.3 Zachary Stowe, Sr., Steinbrenner
6.3 Maxwell Christopher, Jr., Sunlake
6.3 Nolan McIntyre, Sr., Northside Christian
6.4 Sam Johnson, Jr., Sunlake
6.5 Erik Laflamme, Sr., Cypress Creek
7.1 Austin Hoelke, Sr., East Lake
7.3 Dylan Causey, Sr., Jesuit
7.7 Ben Klaus, Fr., Alonso
8.4 Ryan Costello, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch
8.8 Jameson Clark, Jr., Mitchell
12.9 Josiah Park, Sr., Wesley Chapel
17 Jackson Smith, So., Durant
Save percentage
.839 Dillon Secor, Sr., Osceola
.833 Jay Turner, Sr., Newsome
.676 Dominic Goodzarzi, Sr., Newsome
.667 Michael Lang, So., East Lake
.663 Nolan McIntyre, Sr., Northside Christian
.651 Maxwell Christopher, Jr., Sunlake
.615 Cole Stapleton, Jr., Palm Harbor University
.614 Ben Klaus, Fr., Alonso
.592 Dylan Causey, Sr., Jesuit
.583 Jameson Clark, Jr., Mitchell
.500 Ryan Costello, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch
.492 Austin Hoelke, Jr., East Lake
.490 Erik Laflamme, Sr., Cypress Creek
.488 Zachary Stowe, Sr., Steinbrenner
.437 Jackson Smith, So., Durant
.401 Josiah Park, Sr., Wesley Chapel
.360 Sam Johnson, Jr., Steinbrenner
Faceoff percentage
.897 Kaeden Tucker, Sr., Wiregrass Ranch
.894 Chase Edwards, Sr., Alonso
.879 Jack McKay, Jr., Osceola
.877 Alexander Spitzer, Sr., Newsome
.841 Rudy Cruz, Fr., Newsome
.793 Scott Moore, Jr., Jesuit
.720 Cole Cicco, Sr., Osceola
.707 Bradley Beaudoin, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch
.699 Shale Saeger, So., Steinbrenner
.697 Finn Doherty, Fr., Northside Christian
.681 Finn Hudson, Fr., Mitchell
.673 Nick Rhoades, Sr., Newsome
.641 Connor Horn, Sr., Cypress Creek
.625 Chris Granados, Sr., Palm Harbor University
.615 Dillon LaTulippe, Fr., East Lake
.565 Jalen Seals, Sr., Sunlake
.523 Anthony Iserino, So., Wesley Chapel
.462 Keith Norton, Jr., Sunlake
.440 Ethan Adair, Sr., Robinson
.253 Isaiah Isles, Jr., Wesley Chapel
Monday’s area schedule – March 7
Bloomingdale at St. Petersburg Catholic, 5
Plant at Jupiter, 5:30
Bradenton Saint Stephen’s at Osceola, 7
Northeast at Boca Ciega, 7
East Lake at St. Petersburg, 7
Bartow at Cypress Creek, 7
Wesley Chapel at Land O’ Lakes, 7
Clearwater at Northside Christian, 7