Tampa Bay High School Boys Soccer Regional Final Previews

By: Ross Van De Griek

We have reached the Elite Eight across the six classifications in the 2020 FHSAA Boys Soccer playoffs. A few Tampa Bay area teams will be looking to advance to their first final four appearances in school history. Below, we will have a complete breakdown of what you need to know heading into each matchup tonight.

CLASS 2A, REGION 2

#5 Pine (12-2-3) vs #3 Carrollwood Day (13-7-3), 5pm

Players to watch for Pine: Fabricio Solano (31 goals), Addi Textor (8 assists)

Players to watch for Carrollwood Day: Riah Brewer (20 goals), Jake Wass (9 assists)

Pine: Defeated St. Edward's (Vero Beach), 5-2 in the Regional Semifinals

Carrollwood Day: Defeated Foundation Academy, 1-0 in the Regional Semifinals

CLASS 3A, REGION 2

#7 Windermere Prep (17-1) vs #1 Tampa Catholic (21-1-2), 7pm

Players to watch for Windermere Prep: Gunnar Studenhofft (30 goals)

Players to watch for Tampa Catholic: Tony Watson (28 goals, 25 assists)

Windermere Prep: Defeated Lakeland Christian, 1-0 in the Regional Semifinals

Tampa Catholic: Defeated The Villages Charter, 3-0 in the Regional Semifinals

CLASS 4A, REGION 2

#7 Nature Coast Tech (19-6-2) vs #1 Mariner (23-4-1), 7pm

Players to watch for Nature Coast Tech: Jaxsen Soto (21 goals, 12 assists), Tony Howard (21 goals, 82 shots on goal), Drew Kelly (9 goals)

Players to watch for Mariner: Leonardo Perez (65 goals), Sean Paul Negron (22 goals), Esteban Orjuela (17 goals, 16 assists)

Nature Coast Tech: Defeated Cypress Creek, 3-1 in the Regional Semifinals

Mariner: Defeated LaBelle, 3-2 in the Regional Semifinals

CLASS 5A, REGION 2

#2 Lake Gibson (15-5-1) vs #1 Jesuit (21-3-2), 7pm

Players to watch for Lake Gibson: Armando Maldonado (27 goals, 12 assists)

Players to watch for Jesuit: Carson Bien (27 goals), Baylen Young (13 assists), Lucas Gobea (15 goals)

Lake Gibson: Defeated King, 2-0 in the Regional Semifinals

Jesuit: Defeated Land O'Lakes, 4-3 in the Regional Semifinals

CLASS 5A, REGION 3

#5 Lely (21-5-2) vs #2 Seminole (20-4-1), 7pm

Players to watch for Lely: David Gomez (21 goals), Johnathan Garcia (14 assists)

Players to watch for Seminole: Griffin Prestipino (19 goals, 11 assists), PJ Slaughter (18 goals) & Victor Badillo (13 goals)

Lely: Defeated Naples, 4-2 in the Regional Semifinals

Seminole: Defeated Cape Coral, 3-2 in the Regional Semifinals

CLASS 6A, REGION 2

#2 Mitchell (18-5-4) vs #1 Palmetto (18-2-1), 7pm

Players to watch for Mitchell: Aidan Meyer (16 goals), Tristan Harrigan (11 assists), Jordan Minaca (84 shots on goal)

Players to watch for Palmetto: Danny Paniagua (12 goals), Stephenson Cedor (8 goals), Luis Calvillo (11 assists)

Mitchell: Defeated Sunlake, 2-0 in the Regional Semifinals

Palmetto: Defeated Wiregrass Ranch, 3-2 in the Regional Semifinals

CLASS 6A, REGION 3

#2 Melbourne (20-3-1) vs #1 George Jenkins (18-3-1), 7pm

Players to watch for Melbourne: Aden O'Hara (19 goals, 20 assists), Osas Osaro (16 goals), Christian Watts (15 goals) & CJ DeBose (14 goals)

Players to watch for George Jenkins: Chase Moore (15 goals), Corban Little (11 goals) & CJ Conner (10 goals)

Melbourne: Defeated Bloomingdale, 2-1 in the Regional Semifinals

George Jenkins: Defeated St. Cloud, 1-0 in the Regional Semifinals

CLASS 7A, REGION 2

#7 Lakewood Ranch (18-5-1) vs #4 Steinbrenner (14-10-3), 7pm

Players to watch for Lakewood Ranch: Jacob Jordan (18 goals), Timothy Sheredy (9 goals), Gio Christiano (8 goals)

Players to watch for Steinbrenner: Arman Alideai (19 goals), Karo Gilliam (7 goals), Sebastian Hallenbeck (9 assists) & Matt Risso (5 assists)

Lakewood Ranch: Defeated East Ridge, 1-0 in the Regional Semifinals

Steinbrenner: Defeated Ridge Community, 1-0 in the Regional Semifinals