Boys Soccer State Finals

All matches are at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand.  Admission is $12 on the day of the event via GoFan. Parking is free.

Class 7A 

Newsome (21-2) vs. East Ridge (18-3-1), 7:05 tonight

How they got here: Newsome d. Sarasota Riverview 4-1, d. Windermere 4-3, d. Plant 5-0, d. Miami Doral Academy; East Ridge d. St. Johns Creekside 3-0, d. Orlando Timber Creek 3-1, d. Winter Park 3-0, d. Boca Raton 1-0.

Stat Leaders

Category	Newsome	East Ridge
Goals	Stephen Gilbert and Greyson Ayer, 22	Rafael Enriquez, 15
Assists	Greyson Ayer, 13	Maxwell Kempany, 7
Goals against average	Gregory Miller 0.242	Gabriel Perez, 0

Outlook

Newsome is the only Tampa Bay area soccer team – boys or girls – to play in a state championship match this season.

For the Wolves, this is their first title match appearance. They got here with a dominating late season run and enter on a 10-match win streak.

Included in that stretch was a Western Conference title and a district title. Newsome outscored opponents by a combined 47-11 during its current streak.

That is a big reason the Wolves are ranked No. 1 in the class, No. 4 overall in the state and No. 9 nationally by MaxPreps.

Stephen Gilbert and Greyson Ayer each have 22 goals and Adam Al Sameraie has 15 to lead Newsome in scoring.

But the Wolves can play defense, too. After all, they have recorded 10 shutouts and allowed just 20 goals all season.

East Ridge, ranked No. 2 in the class by MaxPreps, made it to the state final as a district runnerup.

After losing 1-0 in overtime to West Orange in the 7A-3 district final, the Knights won four straight matches, allowing just one goal during its postseason run.

Defense has been East Ridge’s strength all season. The Knights have allowed just 11 goals.