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Boys soccer playoffs ‘24: Top-ranked Mandarin is Friday’s lone area winner

The high school boys soccer playoffs continued on Tuesday night. (News4JAX)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Mandarin boys soccer team is one of only two local teams still standing in the state playoffs.

The Mustangs had no trouble with visiting Lake Mary, thumping the Rams 4-0 in the regional semifinals on Friday night. The win sends Mandarin (19-0-2) on to next Wednesday’s regional final against West Orange for a spot in the state final four. The Warriors blanked Creekside 2-0 to move on. The news wasn’t as good for Nease and Englewood, both of whom saw their seasons end in the second round. Nease lost to Chiles 3-0 in Region 1-6A and Englewood fellt to Arnold, 4-0 in 1-5A.

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Only Mandarin and St. Joseph in Class 2A remain in the boys playoffs.

Regional semifinals

Friday’s results

Region 1-7A

(1) Mandarin 4, (5) Lake Mary 0

(3) West Orange 2, (2) Creekside 0

Region 1-6A

(3) Chiles 3, (7) Nease 0

Region 1-5A

(1) Arnold 4, (5) Englewood 0

Regional finals

Friday’s results

Region 1-7A

(3) West Orange (19-0-2) at (1) Mandarin (19-0-2)


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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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