@NEMama I would recommend SSAT prep and practice testing. Quite a few straight A students do not to as well as expected. You are (essentially) being scored against only straight A students applying to prep schools vs an “open” SAT high school session. My DS had “good enough” SSATs for Exeter/Andover type schools with a lot of prep. His PSAT score without prep was through the roof in comparison due to the different cohort.
I would say it also needs school leadership as it is not too late. Student Council/NJHS leadership roles if available going into G8.
With the soccer background sounding solid (my DS was in that world so I understand the DA and ECNL level of play) I’d STRONGLY recommend your daughter emails the coaches this spring (after the M10 craziness has settled) to let them know she is applying next fall with a brief outline of her resume. If she follows up again early next September, they will remember her and possibly invite her to come and catch a game during the application process. My DS did that with mixed results at these schools and one more NE BS. Two school’s coaches were very happy for the early reach out and stayed in touch off and on, another coach not so much. ALL the coaches emphasized the need for SSAT prep. That was their #1 feedback across the board.