Preps: New Orleans Jesuit in, Berkeley Prep absent from Classic field

Jesuit has released the complete pool play schedule for the High School Soccer Classic tournament, with ESPN Rise Winter rankings preseason No.6 New Orleans Jesuit headlining the 24-team field.

A notable absence, though, is Berkeley Prep. The Buccaneers helped found the tournament, now in its 16th season, and won the Premier Division of the tournament a season ago. According to an e-mail from Jesuit coach Bob Bauman sent out, the Buccaneers absence was due to a misunderstanding.

Here is the complete schedule for pool play, with the championship bracket schedule still a work in progress.

Pool 1

Saturday, Dec. 19, 2 p.m.: Land O’ Lakes vs. Monteverde
Monday, Dec. 21, 9 a.m.: Monteverde vs. Sarasota
Monday, Dec. 21, 2 p.m.: Sarasota vs. Land O’ Lakes

Pool 2

Saturday, Dec. 19, 2 p.m.: Gaither vs. Orlando Bishop Moore
Monday, Dec. 21, 9 a.m.: Gaither vs. Tampa Prep
Monday, Dec. 21, 2 p.m.: Tampa Prep vs. Orlando Bishop Moore

Pool 3

Saturday, Dec. 19, 4 p.m.: Stanton Prep vs. Orlando Dr. Phillips
Monday, Dec. 21, 11 a.m.: Stanton Prep vs. Mitchell
Monday Dec. 21, 4 p.m.: Mitchell vs. Orlando Dr. Phillips

Pool 4

Saturday, Dec. 19, 4 p.m.: Melbourne vs. Seminole
Monday, Dec. 21, 11 a.m.: Tampa Catholic vs. Melbourne
Monday, Dec. 21, 4 p.m.: Seminole vs. Tampa Catholic

Pool 5

Saturday, Dec. 19, 6 p.m.: Countryside vs. Orangewood Christian
Monday, Dec. 21, 1 p.m.: Orangewood Christian vs. Gulf Breeze
Monday, Dec. 21, 6 p.m.: Countryside vs. Gulf Breeze

Pool 6

Saturday, Dec. 19, 6 p.m.: Palm Harbor vs. Lake Mary
Monday, Dec. 21, 1 p.m.: Palm Harbor vs. Clearwater Central Catholic
Monday, Dec. 21, 6 p.m.: Clearwater Central Catholic vs. Lake Mary

Pool 7

Saturday, Dec. 19, 8 p.m.: Jacksonville Bolles vs. Niceville
Monday, Dec. 21, 3 p.m.: Jacksonville Bolles vs. Sickles
Monday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m.: Sickles vs. Niceville

Pool 8

Saturday, Dec. 19, 8 p.m.: Jesuit vs. New Orleans Jesuit, 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21, 3 p.m.: Fort Myers Bishop Verot vs. New Orleans Jesuit, 3 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m.: Jesuit vs. Fort Myers Bishop Verot, 8 p.m.