Times-Union girls soccer power poll: Spartans close season at No. 1

Here are this week’s final Times-Union high school girls soccer Power Rankings, highlighting the leading teams from across Northeast Florida. The rankings are released each Monday through the end of the regular season. Records are through Jan. 30 games. The boys rankings appear Tuesday.

1. St. Johns Country Day (11-0, 2A). Last week: 1.

Quality wins: Bartram Trail, Creekside, Flagler Palm Coast, Fletcher, Tallahassee Maclay, Oakleaf.

This week: Set plays, set plays, set plays. The Spartans are masters of them, and they used their set play skills once more to wrap up a perfect regular season with a 4-1 win over Oakleaf. Julia Boaventura's direct free kick was followed by headed goals from Mia Sadler, Bella Pontieri and Maddie Moody, all of them off corners, as the winning run hit 32 games. Next will come the district tournament, and the first step on the road to what could be a record 10th consecutive state championship.

2. Bartram Trail (12-2, 7A). Last week: 2.

Quality wins: Bishop Moore, Bolles, Creekside (2), Fleming Island (2), Fletcher, Middleburg, Nease, Ponte Vedra, Spruce Creek, Stanton.

This week: They're not slowing down. Bartram Trail finished the regular season with another five-goal effort against Creekside, with two goals apiece from creative midfielder Grace Ivey and center back Reese Wheeler to go with another one from striker Sophia Magdalein. Only Montverde Academy and St. Johns Country Day have defeated the defending champions so far. They enter the District 1-7A playoff as the top seed, and MaxPreps lists them at No. 2 in the nation.

3. Fleming Island (13-2-1, 6A). Last week: 3.

Quality wins: Bishop Kenny, Bolles, Gainesville Buchholz, Creekside, Fletcher, Nease (2), Oakleaf, Stanton.

This week: An impressive close to the season. The Golden Eagles wrapped up 2020-21 with a 6-0 victory against Stanton, their second consecutive win against Duval County opposition. They've now outscored their opponents 62-8 on the year. Fleming Island now enters the difficult District 3-6A tournament, with a matchup against Atlantic Coast coming up.

4. Ponte Vedra (7-3-5, 5A). Last week: 4.

Quality wins: Bishop Kenny, Bolles, Flagler Palm Coast, Spruce Creek, Stanton.

This week: Perfect for the first nine weeks, the Sharks are in a goal drought. They haven't scored in their last three games, finishing up the regular season with a 1-0 loss to powerful Bishop Moore and then a scoreless tie against Fletcher. They'll be ready to bounce back for districts, though, kicking off this week for a berth in the FHSAA regionals.

5. Fletcher (8-3-3, 6A). Last week: 5.

Quality wins: Atlantic Coast (2), Creekside, Mandarin, Middleburg.

This week: Defense remains firm for the Senators, who wrapped up their regular season with a 0-0 draw against Ponte Vedra. A planned final-week matchup against Bolles was canceled, so they now progress directly into the districts and a difficult elimination semifinal against Creekside. The Senators have some cause for confidence, defeating Creekside 3-1 in November on goals from Bowen Phillips, Kindree Sullivan and Olivia Winter, but the bracket means that one of Northeast Florida's top programs will be spending the playoffs at home.

On the bubble: Atlantic Coast (6-6-3, 6A), Bishop Kenny (10-3-1, 4A), Bolles (5-6-1, 3A), Creekside (5-6-2, 6A), Mandarin (8-4, 7A), Nease (4-5-3, 7A), Oakleaf (9-2, 7A), Yulee (10-1, 4A).