Coming off its first final four in program history, the Santa Fe (Alachua) boys soccer team is reaping the rewards with a couple of postseason honors.

This past Friday, senior midfielder Wayne Boone finished third in the voting for the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 3A Player of the Year.

“Wayne is just a phenomenal young man,” said Santa Fe coach Morgan Dall’Acqua. “He’s excellent in the classroom, excellent in training, excellent on the surface, really a leader of our team. There’s a very, very bright future for this young man.”

Boone, who had the game-winning goal against Suwannee (Live Oak) in a 2-1 win in the Class 3A-Region 1 Quarterfinals on Feb. 3, led the Raiders (14-5-3) with 16 goals and seven assists.

He finished behind 3A POY Jadyn Senger of Cocoa Beach and runner-up Jordan Brifil of Avon Park.

“Everything that he does, he brings an intensity, and it doesn’t just elevate his performance but everyone around him,” Dall’Acqua said. “Just a wonderful guy to have in the locker room, and it’s going to be very, very difficult to replace a player like that.”

Dall’Acqua finished third in the voting for Class 3A Coach of the Year.

“The success came together this season because of the stuff that we put in place several years ago,” he said. “We work with these boys and get them in the weight room, doing our training stuff over the summer. They’re grinding when everybody else is resting. They’re putting in the work. They’re putting in the effort when other folks are not and all of that hard work culminated in a really, really solid season.”

Dall’Acqua, the 2025 and 2024 Bosshardt Realty Big School Coach of the Year, finished behind Jonathan Rosas of state champion Downtown Doral and Eric DeSousa of state runner-up Somerset Academy-Canyons (Boynton Beach), who defeated the Raiders in the Class 3A state semifinals.

Both of those programs were nationally ranked.

“Last year, it seemed like we were giving up goals the last three to five minutes of the game, or halves,” Dall’Acqua said. “This season, we were finding the back of the net in those last four to five minutes. It’s not a surprise that Wayne hits a goal to tie with just a couple seconds left and puts the game into overtime (regional semifinals). We were in really, really good shape this season, and the boys were not willing to compromise. They were going to fight for 80 minutes. If you came to Santa Fe High School, you were coming for a battle.”

Santa Fe, which defeated Pensacola Catholic in the region final to advance to its first final four, repeated as district champions and made its deepest postseason run in school history despite losing several players to graduation. Plus, goalkeeper Mayer Steen decided to focus on football and the Raiders played with a freshman goalie this year in Hunter LaLonde.

“We always did a kind of preseason look forward and how things are going to go and a lot of my questions that I think I had coming into the season is what we were going to do in our defensive third, and how we were going to come up with a way of replacing four all area players of the year,” Dall’Acqua said. “Wayne took over the center third of the field, was our leading goal scorer on the back end of the season, really picked the team up, kind of carried the program on his back, led by example, and the boys that surrounded him kind of met that effort that he was fighting with…this was a self-motivating team, and it was really a special thing to be a part of.”

The seven individual class finalists for the 2026 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Soccer and Boys’ Soccer Coach-of-the-Year were also announced following balloting by a statewide panel of high school boys’ soccer coaches and prep media representatives.

Every finalist was the leading vote-getter in their classification, making each one the Player-of-the-Year or Coach-of-the-Year in that class. The 2026 Mr. Soccer and Boys’ Soccer Coach-of-the-Year will be announced following a final round of balloting by coaches and media.

The seven finalists for the 2026 Mr. Soccer Award:

Rodrigo Castillo, Cypress Bay, Senior, Forward, Class 7A Player of the Year

Helped Cypress Bay to an 18-2 record and a spot in the regional finals by scoring 31 goals and adding 17 assists.

Robert Calazans, Mandarin (Jacksonville), Senior, Midfield, Class 6A Player of the Year

Helped Mandarin to a 16-5-2 record and a state runner-up finish by scoring 32 goals and adding 14 assists.

Alessandro Gonzalez, Mariner, Senior, Forward, Class 5A Player of the Year

Helped his squad to a 25-3-2 record and a spot in the regional finals by scoring 47 goals and adding 11 assists. 

Clayton Boone, American Heritage, Senior, Forward, Class 4A Player of the Year

Helped his squad to a 17-3-1 record and a state runner-up finish by scoring 18 goals and adding 14 assists.

Jadyn Senger, Cocoa Beach, Senior, Midfield, Class 3A Player of the Year

Helped his squad to a 16-7-1 record and a spot in the state Final Four by scoring 30 goals and adding 6 assists.

Drew Monti, Episcopal (Jacksonville), Senior, Goalkeeper, Class 2A Player of the Year

Helped his team to a 22-1-3 record and a state runner-up finish, posting a 20-1-3 record with 16 shutouts and a 0.57 goals against average.

Hopeny Louis, Highlands Christian, Junior, Forward/Midfield, Class 1A Player of the Year

Helped his team to a 14-12 record and a spot in the regional finals with 33 goals and 3 assists.

The seven finalists for the 2026 Boys’ Soccer Coach of the Year Award:

Kameron Clark, Miami Columbus, Class 7A Coach of the Year

Clark led his squad to an 18-4-5 record and the Class 7A state championship.

Danielle Fotopoulos, Sunlake, Class 6A Coach of the Year

Led her squad to an 18-3-3 record and the Class 6A state title.

Mark Forrester, Beachside, Class 5A Coach of the Year

Posted an 18-2-2 record and won the Class 5A state championship.

Tom Hage, Bishop Moore, Class 4A Coach of the Year

Led his squad to a 22-3-6 record and the Class 4A state championship.

Jonathan Rosas, Downtown Doral, Class 3A Coach of the Year

Led his squad to an 18-1-3 record and the Class 3A state title.

Adrian Moreno, Holy Trinity, Class 2A Coach of the Year

Led his squad to a 17-1-1 record and the Class 2A state title.

Cam Omsberg, The Pine School, Class 1A Coach of the Year

Omsberg led his squad to a 22-0-2 record and its second straight Class 1A state title.

Final voting numbers by class (top three):

Class 7A

Player School

Rodrigo Castillo Cypress Bay 49

Jorge Gonzalez-Tello Miami Columbus 48

Nate Farrow Seminole 46

Coach School

Kameron Clark Miami Columbus 91

Thurstan Johnson, Palm Harbor University 55

Skip Gardner Seminole 27

Class 6A

Player School

Robert Calazans Mandarin 44

Asher Nelson Niceville 29

Jairo Todd Sunlake 26

Coach School

Danielle Fotopoulos Sunlake 69

Jason Cooley Mandarin 53

John Walsh St. Thomas Aquinas 29

Class 5A

Player School

Alessandro Gonzalez Mariner 62

Davi Noronha Beachside 34

Anthony Amerantes Mosley 32

Coach School

Mark Forrester Beachside 87

Marc Lue Young Pembroke Pines 42

Eric Sims Tampa Jesuit 25

Class 4A

Player School

Clayton Boone American Heritage 47

Andrew Espinosa Nava Naples 34

Dax Dichio Wakulla 26

Coach School

Tom Hage Bishop Moore 80

Todd Goodman American Heritage 49

Mario Olvera Rodriguez Fort Walton Beach 42

Class 3A

Player School

Jadyn Senger Cocoa Beach 62

Jordan Brifil Avon Park 34

Wayne Boone Santa Fe 32

Coach School

Jonathan Rosas Downtown Doral 80

Eric DeSousa Somerset Canyons 54

Morgan Dall’Acqua Santa Fe 22

Class 2A

Player School

Drew Monti Episcopal 58

Gabriel Jones Tampa Prep 35

Cooper Euziere Holy Trinity 34

Coach School

Adrian Moreno Holy Trinty 74

Eddie Ababio Tampa Prep 68

Jay Bolt Episcopal 30

Class 1A

Player School

Hopeny Louis Highlands Christian 52

Landon Blakeley Boca Raton 51

Riley Loch The Pine School 42

Coach School

Cam Omsberg The Pine School 87

Jared Rust Canterbury 62

Kevin Rios Bridge Prep Village Green 22