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ORANGE PARK - In a quirk of fate, Fleming Island will be the place on Monday and Tuesday for a double showdown of sorts with the Fleming Island High girls and boys soccer teams both hosting the Clay High boys and girls soccer teams in their respective district 3-5A tournaments with the boys game for a district title on Tuesday and the girls for a district finals berth on Monday.
On Saturday, both in impressive fashion, the Fleming Island boys team, with an astounding 24 corner kick opportunities, scored a 7-0 knockout semifinal win over Ridgeview to advance with scores coming in flurries for the Golden Eagles while the Clay High game against Columbia, a 3-1 final, came with a handful of second half heroics to set up a dramatic Tuesday final.

Who's Left
District 3-1A: (Boys) SJCDS 5, Harvest Community 2; University Christian 2, Christ's Church 0
Final: Thursday, January 30 SJCDS hosts University Christian 6 p.m.
(Girls) SJCDS BYE, Tuesday,January 28-Christ's Church at University Christian 6 p.
Final: at SJCDS 6 p.m.

District 2-6A: (Boys) Tuesday, January 28 Semifinals: 3. Oakleaf at 2. Fletcher 5:30 p.m., 4. First Coast at 1. Mandarin 7:20 p.m.
Final: Thursday, January 30 at higher seed
(Girls): Semifinals, Tuesday, January 28: 3. Mandarin at 2. Oakleaf, 4. First Coast at 1. Fletcher. Final (at higher seed): Thursday, January 30 6 p.m.

District 3-5A: (Boys) Final: 1. Fleming Island hosts 4. Clay, Tuesday, January 28 7 p.m.
(Girls): Semi-Finals-Monday, January 27 Clay at Fleming Island 7 p.m., 3. Columbia at 2. Orange Park 7 p.m.
Final: (at higher seed): Wednesday, Januarhy 29 7 p.m.

District 4-3A: (Boys) Semifinals at Santa Fe, Tuesday, January 28: Keystone Heights v. Eastside 5:30 p.m.; Palatka vs. Santa Fe 7:30 p.m.
Final: Thursday, January 30 at 7:30 p.m.
(Girls): Monday, January 27 at Keystone Heights: Eastside vs. Keystone Heights 7:30 p.m., Interlachen vs. Santa Fe 5:30 p.m.
Final: Thursday, January 30 at Keystone Heights 7:30 p.m.

For the Golden Eagles, still with just one loss for their season, a December 5, 3-1 game to Ponte Vedra, the onslaught against Ridgeview was a turn of strategy from a slew of ties that had befuddled coach Roger Dailey and forced strategic position changes to get the best shooters up front.
"We were a little worried about the ties, but as long as they finished as ties, they weren't losses," said Dailey, after a 2-2 tie with Bartram Trail on January 8 started a turn of four consecutive shutout wins with scores of 5-0 over Oakleaf, 4-0 over Englewood, 2-0 over Bolles, and, now, 7-0 over Ridgeview.
"We had some issues that I had three starters sit out the first half and we got three goals," said Dailey, after the Ridgeview game. "In the second half, I think, everyone got on the field and we actually played a little more aggressive to score four more. I think the young guys got their shot and made the best of it. They were hungry."
Fleming Island scored first at 25 minutes with a header from Matthew Van Hook with the Golden Eagles executing six corner kicks in a 10 minute span; with forward Brodie Hoth, a left footer, taking most of the corner shots to goal, before the first half water break at 20 minutes.
"We just have to get guys in the box taking a chance and going up for loose balls and not letting the goalie punch the ball away," said Dailey. "We got our taller guys up front; just a matter of timing."
At 9:16 to go, Cooper Stewart, who has become prolific with shots on goal, landing the second goal for Fleming Island. Jeff Lin literally walked in for the third goal of the half to put the score at 3-0.
In the second half, goals went to Ryker Dailey, Ethan Medlock, a penalty kick by Stewart and Jonathan Figueroa.
For Clay, with Gavin Tenga blasting the game's first goal and then performing a Simon Biles somersault floor routine while sticking the landind, the Blue Devils' up front five man assault strategy seemed to overwhelm the Columbia defense with the Blue Devils hammering away from the midfield stripe forward.
"Our forwards play very aggressive," said Clay coach Wale Leyumi, who now is at 14-2-1 with his losses coming to, ironically, Ridgeview, 4-3 in November, and Matanzas, 3-0 on January 10, with a string of seven shutout wins after the Ridgeview loss. Keystone Heights, in district 4-3A, scored a come from behind 3-3 tie with Clay in the rivalry season finale last week.
In quarterfinal action on Thursday, with four goals by senior Kirra Dodson, two in each half, the Clay High girls soccer team overcame a 3-2 halftime gap to Middleburg High to win a 6-4 district opener clash on a cold, wintry night at Middleburg High School.
With early goals from Middleburg's Olivia Rigazzi, Ruby Owen and Jordyn Lewis, the Lady Broncos led through the half, but Dodson answered just before halftime to close the lead to 3-2.
In the second half, Dodson found her spots to give Clay a second shot at a district title and a second region playoff run; region finals last year.
Clay advances to play against top seed Fleming Island on Monday with Orange Park, the two seed, playing Columbia, a 5-0 winner over Ridgeview in their tournament opener.
In boys soccer, Ridgeview toppled a game Orange Park team, 3-1, also on Thursday to advance to the Saturday afternoon of semifinals at Fleming Island.
More boys action will be in the upcoming week with Keystone Heights and St. Johns Country Day School in both boys and girls action.