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High school soccer state semifinals: Four area teams headed to final

Both boys and girls from St. Johns CD will play for title; Bartram, Ponte Vedra girls advance

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It was a tough night for area soccer teams in the state playoffs.

With the exception of both the boys and girls teams at St. Johns Country Day, and a pair of St. Johns County powers, Bartram Trail and Ponte Vedra, the other four area teams bowed out in the state semifinals.

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But not the powerhouse Spartans, who punched tickets for both squads in convincing fashion. The boys team blanked St. Edward’s 4-0, and the girls dynasty routed Geneva 8-0. The girls are seeking their 10th straight title.

They face Canterbury in the 2A championship on March 3 in DeLand. The boys also face Canterbury a day later.

The Bartram girls’ quest to defend their Class 7A state title is going strong after a 3-0 win over Tampa Plant on Friday night. The Bears will face Cypress Bay for the championship on March 5.

Ponte Vedra edged Land O’Lakes, 1-0, in the Class 5A semifinal. The Sharks advanced to the March 5 final against either North Fort Myers or Archbishop McCarthy.

Bolles’ quest for a four-peat in girls soccer ended with a 5-1 loss to Lakeland Christian. Fleming Island’s girls season ended with a 1-0 loss to Venice.

On the boys side, Bolles lost 8-1 to Tampa Catholic in Class 3A, and Tampa Jesuit beat Stanton 1-0 in 5A.

Girls

State semifinals

Friday’s results

Class 7A

Bartram Trail 3, Tampa Plant 0

Class 6A

Venice 1, Fleming Island 0

Class 5A

Ponte Vedra 1, Land O’ Lakes 0

Class 3A

Lakeland Christian 5, Bolles 1

Class 2A

St. Johns Country Day 8, Geneva 0

State championship

at Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand

Girls

Wednesday, March 3

Class 2A

St. Johns Country Day (17-0) vs. Canterbury (21-2-1), 4 p.m.

Friday, March 5

Class 7A

Cypress Bay (8-0) vs. Bartram Trail (18-2), 1 p.m.

Class 5A

Ponte Vedra (13-3-5) vs. TBA, 4 p.m.

Boys

State semifinals

Friday’s games

Class 5A

Jesuit 2, Stanton 1

Class 3A

Tampa Catholic 8, Bolles 1

Class 2A

St. Johns Country Day 4, St. Edward’s 0

State championship

at Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand

Thursday, March 4

Class 2A

St. Johns Country Day (16-2-1) vs. Canterbury (20-3-1), 4 p.m.


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Justin Barney joined News4Jax in February 2019, but he’s been covering sports on the First Coast for more than 20 years.

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