Win, lose or draw, it doesn’t matter to me. … So, to me, this is the caliber we need to see to be ready for January and February. “There’s some teams from Texas and California playing in it as well. “This is an opportunity that these guys haven’t had yet, to really go challenge ourselves with south Florida and central Florida teams,” King said. Playing out of the “Showcase” division, Gulf Breeze faces Mitchell at 7 p.m. The three-day tournament is hosted by national powerhouse Tampa Jesuit. The Aggies improved to 10-0-1 on Tuesday following a shutout win against Navarre.Īs for the Dolphins (8-1-2), they'll head south for a seven-hour bus ride Wednesday to compete in the Tampa Bay Invitational. With a 7-5-2 mark, the West Florida boys team is host unbeaten Tate at 7 p.m. The match was originally rescheduled for Tuesday - at the same time of the boys contest in Gulf Breeze - but that was canceled due to a positive COVID test within the Crusaders program. On Monday, the Lady Jaguars had their match against Pensacola Catholic postponed due to freezing temperatures. Jaguars head coach Mason Clarke talks with his players in a timeout during the West Florida vs Gulf Breeze boys soccer game at Gulf Breeze High School on Tuesday, Jan. However, the nearest conflict came on Tuesday. I call him and say, ‘Hey, here’s what we need to work on.’ He runs sessions for that and then I do the games.”Ĭlarke has pulled off the feat with the programs scheduling matches at different times. “(Logan) is a great guy and I’ve worked with him on teams before. “So I knew if we could get past this year, we can look towards a long-term solution for next year. I was going to be at the games anyways,” Clarke said. “My daughter is on the team and she’s a senior this year. Logan runs the practices on the girls side while Clarke coaches the matches. Former Pensacola Catholic head coach Del Greatwood along with Ryan Carty and Bedo Elbaioumy serve as assistant coaches for the boys team while Gulf Coast Texans coach Dean Logan contributes to the girls team. Without the adequate time to find a replacement, Clarke took on the responsibility of coaching both squads. Keith Little resigned as the Jaguars girls head coach just prior to the start of the season. That stretch is even more impressive considering that Clarke is splitting his time guiding the school’s boys and girls soccer teams. Held scoreless in the second half, West Florida fell for just the second time in its last eight matches. Jesus Barajas (7) celebrates scoring a goal to take a 2-1 Jaguars lead during the West Florida vs Gulf Breeze boys soccer game at Gulf Breeze High School on Tuesday, Jan. Relying on long balls for the majority of the opening half, the home team advanced up field more consistently with shorter, combination plays. While the Dolphins’ victory came due to a late flurry, the hosts created more scoring opportunities thanks to a tactical change made at halftime. So he recognized that I was from Gulf Breeze, from this area and I guess he wanted to give a player from here a chance.” “Their associate head coach (Sheldon Cipriani) used to live in Destin. “I just went to a camp, really liked the coaches and kept in contact,” he said. After receiving interest from the University of West Florida, Ciccarello committed to Division I Florida Gulf Coast University just prior to the Christmas break. “I just took a touch, took a breath and slot it in the goal.”Ĭiccarello’s clutch performance comes on the heels of deciding where he’ll be taking his talents to next season. “One of our players, Peyton Tatro, shot it and it ricocheted to me,” the senior midfielder said. After watching the ball hit the back of the net, Woodward sprinted toward the sideline and enjoyed a celebratory face-first slide before being swarmed by his teammates. PNJ All-Area Football: The best the Pensacola-area had to offer for 2021 season The comebackįreshman forward Will Woodward was credited with the game-winner after burying a pass from senior midfielder Luke Jacobi in the 77th minute. PNJ's Games to Watch: The top high school events for the first week of 2022 To me, West Florida is a playoff-caliber team, so for us to be able to continue to battle, have a little bit of self-belief and get it done, hopefully that’ll bode well as we enter the latter stage of the season.” It took a while for that to come through, but I can’t complain about it. … I’ve talked to my guys a lot about showing heart and showing a little bit of class and character. “Mason has done a wonderful job with them. “First, West Florida, hats off to them, They’re a great team” Gulf Breeze head coach Austin King said.
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