Sarasota high school soccer district tournament preview

Boys and girls tournaments begin this week.

By Ryan Kohn
| 9:45 a.m. January 26, 2022

Riverview boys senior Luke Spycher kicks the ball down the field against Cardinal Mooney High. The Rams are the top seed in their district.

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The Florida High School Athletic Association soccer playoffs have arrived. Here's a breakdown of the sport's district tournaments, which begin this week, for area schools.

Riverview High

The Rams boys (10-0-4) are the top seed in the Class 7A District 8 tournament. They have a first-round bye and will play the winner of Sarasota High (3-9-2) and Venice High (7-6-3) on Feb. 1. With a win, the Rams will advance to the district final, perhaps against No. 2 seed Gulf Coast High (14-4-2).

The Rams girls (8-7-2) will host North Port High (7-10-1) in a first-round game on Wednesday. A win would pit them against top seed Venice High (8-4-3) on Friday.

Sarasota High

Sailors senior Janel Mitchell intercepts a pass against The Out-of-Door Academy. The Sailors are the No. 2 seed in their district.

Coming off a strong regular season, the Sailors girls (11-2-3) are the No. 2 seed in the Class 7A District 8 tournament behind Venice High (8-4-3). They have a first-round bye and will host the Gulf Coast High (9-8-2)/Lehigh High (4-13-2) winner on Friday. Win that game and the Sailors will play Venice or a to-be-determined opponent — perhaps rival Riverview — in the finals Feb. 2.

The Sailors boys (3-9-2) will play at Venice High (7-6-3) in a first-round match on Thursday.

Cardinal Mooney High

The Cougars boys (3-9-3) have a bye in the first round of Class 3A District 9 play and will start with a road game against Fort Meade High (7-3-3) on Friday. Mooney would play the winner of Lake Placid High (9-4-2) and a to-be-determined opponent in the district finals on Tuesday if it advances past Fort Meade.

The girls team (7-6-1) has an easier path. They, too, have a bye in the first round and await the winner of a Thursday match between Avon Park High (4-10-2) and Frostproof High (0-12-2) on Jan. 31. If the Cougars win that game, they will play the winner of Fort Meade (9-7-1) and Lake Placid (12-2-1) in the finals Feb. 3.

Booker High

The Tornadoes boys (6-7) begin their Class 4A District 11 road Thursday with a game against Parrish Community High (9-10-4). If they advance, they will play top seed DeSoto County High (12-1) on Jan. 31.

The girls team (0-9) did not qualify for the district tournament.

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Ryan Kohn

Ryan Kohn is the sports editor for Sarasota and East County and a Missouri School of Journalism graduate. He was born and raised in Olney, Maryland. His biggest inspirations are Wright Thompson and Alex Ovechkin. His strongest belief is that mint chip ice cream is unbeatable.