The regular season has closed for boys and girls soccer in Florida. Keys athletes will be working through their playoff brackets, determined by the Florida High School Athletic Association’s power rankings system.
In girls action, Key West played one game in its final week of play prior to district matchups. The team lost to Palmer Trinity School, 5-0, giving it a 10-6 record heading into districts.
The Lady Fins suffered two losses in their final week of regular season play, first falling to Somerset South Homestead on Jan. 17. Sara Strama scored the lone goal for Marathon off a Rain Banks assist in the 5-1 loss. On Jan. 19, the team headed to Miami to take on SLAM, losing 3-2. Banks scored both goals in the match, giving the Dolphins a 7-6 record to start the postseason.
Coral Shores ended with an 8-4 record in regular season play after falling to LaSalle 4-1 on Jan. 19. Joey Eysenbach scored for the ’Canes off of a corner kick at the end of the first half with an assist from Natalia Hortensi.
In boys play, the Conchs were busy in their final week of regular action, playing three games in four days. They tied Coral Shores on Jan. 17 with the help of a penalty kick from Jonathan Gvili and a goal from Loubins Fleuridor. Nikola Sulak assisted on Fleuridor’s goal. The next day, they beat Florida Christian 3-1. Fleuridor had a beautiful steal to score one goal, Jonathan Bahri scored on a Charilz Torres assist and Gvili scored on another penalty kick. On Jan. 20, the Conchs celebrated Senior Night with a convincing victory over Coral Shores, winning the match 6-1. Scoring for the Conchs were Bahri with a hat trick and one assist, Gvili with one goal and an assist, Fleuridor with a goal and Ervin Ordonez with three assists. The win put Key West in good position for districts with an impressive 10-3-2 regular season record.
Marathon’s boys had a positive week in play, beating Somerset South Homestead on the road on Jan. 17, 8-3. Henry Herrera had a hat trick and 3 assists in the match, and Jay Marshall had a hat trick of his own plus an assist. Gabriel Hernandez Olivas and Fabbianho Louis Jeune each scored a goal. On Jan. 19, the Dolphins headed to Booker T., winning 6-3. Herrera scored two goals with three assists, Oscar Cardona scored two, Marshall scored a goal with two assists and eighth grader Giordani Prieto scored one. The Fins head into the playoffs with a 9-8 record.
The Hurricanes finished 4-6-1 after pulling off an upset tie against Key West on Jan. 17 at home. They did not fare so well in Conch territory, falling 6-1 three days later.
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