Girls high school soccer playoffs ‘25: Bartram Trail, Bishop Kenny, Ponte Vedra move on

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Bartram Trail, Bishop Kenny and Ponte Vedra are heading to the girls soccer state semifinals.

The Bears, Sharks and Crusaders all took care of business in Wednesday night’s regional finals to advance to the final four in Auburndale next week.

Bartram Trail beat Niceville 2-0 in Region 1-6A to reach its fourth. The Bears won state championships in 2020, ‘21 and ‘23. Rival Creekside, which is a few miles away from Bartram, beat the Bears in the regionals en route to its own titles in 2022 and ‘24. The Bears (16-1-4) will face Sunlake (17-1-1) on Feb. 20.

In Region 1-5A, Ponte Vedra edged Chiles 1-0 to punch its ticket back to the final four. The Sharks (15-3-2), the reigning state champions, will face North Fort Myers in Auburndale on Feb. 19. Those teams met last month, a 4-0 Sharks loss. The winner will face Lourdes or Cypress Creek in the championship on Feb. 22.

Bishop Kenny beat Stanton 2-1 to win the Region 1-4A title, striking less than a minute in and taking that to the finish.

Emma Baggett found the net just 34 seconds into the game and Reilly Clarke added an insurance goal not long after to give the Crusaders all they needed.

Kenny (16-2-2) will face Orlando Bishop Moore (13-6-2) in the state semifinals. The winner will meet Plantation American Heritage or Lemon Bay for the state title.

Regional finals

Wednesday’s results

Region 1-6A

(1) Bartram Trail 2, (2) Niceville 0

Region 1-5A

(1) Ponte Vedra 1, (2) Chiles 0

Region 1-4A

(1) Bishop Kenny 2, (2) Stanton 1

Regional semifinals, Feb. 14

Region 1-3A

(7) Wolfson (10-11-2) at (6) South Walton (7-9)

Region 1-2A

(3) Episcopal (8-4-3) at (2) Providence (11-5-3)

Region 1-1A

(4) Christ’s Church (10-7-1) at (1) St. Johns Country Day (16-3-1)

(3) University Christian (10-3-1) at (2) Rocky Bayou Christian (12-2-1)

State semifinals

at Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, Auburndale

Class 6A

(2) Bartram Trail (16-1-4) vs. (3) Sunlake (17-1-1), Feb. 20, 4 p.m.

Class 5A

(2) Ponte Vedra (15-3-2) vs. (3) North Fort Myers (21-2), Feb. 19, 4 p.m.

Class 4A

(2) Bishop Kenny (16-2-2) vs. (3) Bishop Moore (13-6-2). Feb. 18, 4 p.m.