Rage U14 place 2nd in Santa Cruz tournament
The Rage U14 Orange took second place in a Santa Cruz tournament two weeks ago.
Rage fullbacks Patricia Norcross, Katie Oross, Olivia Deutschman, Laura Morgan, Claire Hickel, and midfielders Claire Williams, Kayla Bautista, Lindsay Curlett, Rebecca Dumanski and Ariel Gershman, with goalie Nikki Costello only gave up one goal in the tournament. Kayla Bautista lead the Rage’s seven tournament goals with two goals and two assists, with other top scorers Paige Peterson getting one goal and two assists, and Vanessage Villanueva and Rebecca Dumanski with one goal and one assist each. This is the third RAGE U14 Orange Medal in three tournaments.
Level 4 and 6 gymnasts win first place at meets
The West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy’s girl’s team started their competitive season with great success. Their level 4 and 6s have won first place team at both meets attended this year so far. Sept. 26 and 27, both level 4 and 6 won individual all around titles, along with first place team awards at Technique Gymnastics located in Sacramento. Over 700 gymnasts competed. Results are as follows:
Level 4
Vault Bars Beam Floor All Around
Shayne Estill 9.5750 (1st) 9.3750 (2nd) 9.200 (1st) 9.250 (1st) 1st middle age
Alexander Kim 9.3750 (4th) 9.150 (2nd) 9.150 (1st) 9.350 (1st) 1st younger age
Chasia Wong 9.3 (3rd) 9.200 (4th) 9.250 (2nd) 9.075 (1st) 1st older age
Natalie Boyle 9.4250 (2nd) 8.850 (4th) 8.6750 (5th) 9.100 (4th) 3rd Younger
Level 5
Jaala Downes 8.6250 (4th) 9.4250 (1st) 8.3750 (8) 9.00 (6th) 4th
Level 6
Carly Isreal 9.550 (1st) 9.250 (1st) 9.150 (3rd) 9.350 (1st) 1st middle
Lauren Kobayashi 8.950 (8th) 8.625 (2nd) 9.0750 (1st) 9.150 (1st) 1st older
Anna Siebel 9.00 (6th) 8.8250 (1st) 8.9750 (5th) 8.7500 (6th) 3rd younger
Loren Couture 9.00 (7th) 8.6750 (1st) 8.6250 (3rd) 8.9250 3rd older
Divas battle it out against Dominoes
The Rage U6 Division 4 Divas left their sunglasses and necklaces at home to play a good game against the Dominoes last weekend. Ella Andrews, Kayla Galvez and Ava Ricker showed their speed up and down the field while scoring goals for their team. Laney Lopez denied the Dominoes from a score by blocking a kick at the goal box. Teammates Karla Aello, Madison Neves, Rachel Mattison and Emmy Damiani worked together to moving the ball to their opponent’s goal.
Rage U11 Premier remain undefeated
Winning their toughest game yet, the U11 Premier team kept their undefeated streak alive last weekend. It wasn’t easy, but in the end the Rage walked away with a well-deserved 4-3 win over the Antioch Dynamite. The first half was rough going when the Dynamite quickly scored two early goals, but the Rage answered with Amy Schoendienst’s well-placed assist to Ryan Murphy.
In the second half they really turned up the heat when Haley Okumura kicked a high ball towards the penalty box enabling Shanece Hunsaker to tap it in for a winner. The Dynamite came back to score their third goal putting them in the lead temporarily, suddenly with the speed of a gazelle Shanece Hunsaker took off down the field to even up the game 3-3. Sarah Broacha and Sam Frost both did an excellent job of keeping the ball forward, while Tiara Lewis kept the Dynamites main scoring threat under control, a sensational block from Haley stopped her cold in her tracks. The defense of Ariana Nino, Lorna Roberts and Juliet Allen denied the Dynamite any more scoring opportunities; a beautiful assist from Jo Salinas to Shanece Hunsaker finished the game off with the Rage winning 4-3.
Rage U16 fights off strong play for win
Rage U16 Div 3 Orange came away with a 4-2 win Sunday against a previously unbeaten U15 Div. 3 Orange team. The U16 team took an early 3-0 lead with two scores from Katie Cloonan and another from Delaney Holmes, before the U15 team netted one. Gabby Perko added a fourth goal to make it 4-1 at the half. The second half was very exciting with both teams fighting off strong advances. The U15 added one final goal off of a corner kick, to make the final score 4-2. Nicole Torquato anchored the defensive effort for the Rage U16 team.
BUSC U19 Advanced win fourth league game
As a follow up on their third-place finish in the Fall Harvest Tournment two weeks ago, BUSC U19 Advanced won game four of their league play on Saturday. The Advanced team warmed up in the first half giving false hope to the Oakland Leopards. On fire in the second half, four rapid fire goals sealed the deal for the win. The back line once again came up to the front line allowing Luis Castillo a direct cross in front of the goal for a bullet in by Michael Fontana. Second goal was a repeat and when Oakland put on some pressure leading to a corner kick, Max Delaney bent it in. The final goal came with a solid Max Delaney shot without hesitation, clinching the 4-1 victory.
Rage U9 Black put up a fight, but fall to Lightning
Rage U9 Black midfielders Regan Mah and Emily Esparza controlled the middle and supported an offense of Madeline Hildebrand and Cierra Lofthouse-Wolf last Saturday against the Livermore Lightning. Jasmine Erickson and Emily Ferrey showed excellent ball handling and speed which lead to scoring opportunites for the Rage squad. But, in the end, the team fell to Livermore Lightning 6-0.
BUSC U13 battle it out for 4-0 win against Livermore
Ballistic United U13 Division 1 defeated Livermore 4-0 in a hard fought game by both teams last weekend. Salvador Morales scored the first goal for Ballistic on a nice assist from Jared Siegel. The next goal came off a corner kick by Morales to Daniel Rodriguez for a beautiful header that found the back of the net. Ballistic’s next score came from Jared Siegel who brought the ball down the field and battled to score. Ballistic’s forth and final goal was scored by Eric Johnson. Cameron Casby, Daniel Payne, Stephen Dougherty, Matthew Powell and Morales did a great job controlling the ball in the middle. The defense of Collin Richardson, Collin Alexander, Alex Krause, Omid Eibagi, Brad Pilkington, Alex Lee, Blaz Perko and Daniel Rodriguez kept Livermore from scoring. Keeper Jordan Ott did an outstanding job stopping any scoring attempts by Livermore.
BUSC U16 Select score late for 1-0 victory
In a heavyweight battle between two talented teams, the BUSC U16 Select scored late to pull out a thrilling 1-0 victory over the Mustang Scorpions Sunday. The Scorpions used a talented pair of forwards to create numerous opportunities in the Select end of the field. In the 10th minute, GK Lukas Moses made a spectacular punch out on a dangerous cross and then cleared it himself out of danger.
The Select were on their heels a bit, but reorganized at the half. Nick Bayley stepped up to be the hero. Taking a pass with his back to the goal from Jake Lorentz, he turned on his mark and fired to the right low post. His shot curved in just inside the bar in the 74th minute. The newly energized defense, led by Randy Copeman, Frank Morley, and Yashar Benham, held off the Scorpions’ furious attempt at a rally for the 1-0 victory.
BUSC U16s dominate Alliance Tecos 6-0
On Sunday, Ballistic United U-16s hosted the once formidable Alliance Tecos from Union City at the Sports Park. They made a bright start playing with the advantage of a slight slope. After a period of concerted pressure, they finally broke through after eight minutes when Jason Chow crossed from the left wing for Colin Hartland to chest home from close range. Chow was again the provider some 10 minutes later when he drove into the penalty area and pulled the ball back for Seth Niermeyer to tap home easily. Ballistic continued to dominate play and were duly rewarded with a third goal after 34 minutes when a free-kick by Connor O’Neil found its way to Colin Hartland, who curled his shot round the diving keeper and into the net. Just before halftime Chris Franzella delighted the home crowd by wriggling free of his marker and chipping the goalkeeper to round off the first half in style. Ballistic led at halftime by 4-0. They would go on to score two more for a 6-0 victory.
BUSC U19 Select defeat Castro Valley United 4-0
Jared Chinn had a fantastic game scoring twice in leading Ballistic United’s U19s over Castro Valley Saturday. The Pleasanton boys controlled the flow of the game early with a dazzling display of possession. The central midfield combination of Jonathan Ramirez, Brodie Roberts and Jason Scott completely outclassed their opponents with precision combination plays that freed up the wingers. Chinn’s first brace came in the 17th minute courtesy of Troy Stetson’s cross from the right side. Chinn took the cross first time, putting a volley through at the back post.
Ballistic United continued to keep the pressure on with Castro Valley seeing little of the ball. The final brace of the half was a brilliant goal by Chinn setup by Albert Lin’s corner in the 45th minute with seconds remaining. Lin’s corners were dangerous all game creating some tense moments for the Castro Valley defenders.
In the second half Ballistic United continued to dominate possession while creating excellent scoring opportunities. However, it was Right Back Brian Bui striking unassisted from 35 yards out who netted the fourth and final goal.
BUSC U12 Premier top Lamorinda 5-0
On a flawless autumn day, BUSC U12 Premier’s Nathan Esparza had a flawless hat trick in BUSC’s league victory against the visiting Lamorinda team, 5-0.
The first goal was set up by Jackson Still’s shot which hit the crossbar and was volleyed into the back of the net by Nathan. Next, a perfectly placed Ryan Racer through ball to Nathan was put squarely on frame. Then, a cross by Jackson Still to Nathan completed the trick. Cameron Ritchie continued the scoring with a beautiful chip shot over the keeper from outside the top of the area. In addition to a solid defensive play to preserve the shut out, Max Gershman scored on another Jackson Still cross.
Rage Grey U9 fight close battles, go 1-1
In two closely contested match games last weekend, the Pleasanton Rage Grey U9 girls showed great poise under pressure. After Saturday’s 1-0 victory against the Livermore Lightning, where Lilly Fehrmann scored on a deflected rebound off a Sarah Mirr strike, RAGE Gray fought hard on Sunday against the Mustang Revolution. Fehrmann fired off a great cross to Leila Shafi, who drilled it in for a 1-0 Rage Gray advantage at halftime. The Revolution wouldn’t go home empty-handed, however. The final score: 1-1.
Rage U18AC step it up against a physical Livermore Arsenal
In their opening game of the weekend, the Pleasanton Rage U18AC fought hard against the very physical Livermore Arsenal for a 1-1 tie. Arsenal scored first, but Rage answered back when Breahna Berry blasted one past the keeper. Sunday, Rage battled to the end to beat Diablo FC 2-1. Berry scored both Rage goals. One goal came when Morgan Dorsey and Kim Denne put pressure on the Diablo defense, forcing the keeper out, allowing Breahna Berry to slip one past her. The other when the speedy Breahna slipped past the Diablo defense. The stingy defense of Sara Ramirez, Alyssa Malfatti, Victoria Piazza, Laura Yoshida, Jillian Johnson and keeper Megan Piper kept opposing team shots to a minimum. Forwards Danielle Paxton and Brittany, Carrolan had great shots on goal while midfielders Kira Capaccioli, Brittany Repac, Amanda Briones, Sarah May, Chrissy Waite and Paisley Miller controlled the center.
Rage U16D3 shake up Earthquakes 5-0
The Pleasanton U16D3 Orange shook the Livermore Earthquakes 5-0 on Saturday at the Sports Park. Katey Cloonan started the scoring when she got a one-on-one opportunity thanks to an excellent through-ball from Mary Gruen. Delaney Holmes doubled the lead after a strong cross from Madison Nethery in the 32nd minute. After the half, Kiley Zieker (from Cloonan), Ari Siegel (Gruen) and Sydney Okumura (free kick) all found the back of the net. Nicole Torquato and Autumn Whitney helped anchor a strong defense along with co-captain goalie Carly Boehmer who recorded her third shutout in four league games.
Rage U12 Grey score on penalty kick for win against Blast
The Rage U12 Grey team dominated the Walnut Creek Blast the entire game, yet they scored their only goal on a penalty kick by Avery Jones. Other shots were taken by Avery, Taylor Campbell, Taylor Clopton and Kailyn Coleman. Darcy Kron and Jenna Crawford moved the ball well in the midfield, and the tough defense was controlled by Megan Shackely. Final score: 1-0.
Rage U12 Premier overpower Wildcats 4-0
The Rage U12 Premier continued to fine-tune their team performance with a 4-0 win over the Walnut Creek Wildcats Saturday. Sophie Santos began the scoring drive on a cross by Sami LaBella. Not to be outdone, Christy Jensen, also sent the ball into the net. Malissa Shadle made two goals, one with an assist by Makenna Elias. Shots on goal were made by Julia Densmore, Jensen, Carly Robertson and Shadle. Strong defensive play by Kayla Bowers, Elias, Katlyn Franciskovich and Brookey Villanueva in the midfield, Jasmine Dessouky, Eilis Hegarty and Hannah McGillivray in the back, secured by Sophia Brown in the goal resulted in the eighth shutout of the young season.
Rage U14 AC try to surprise Strikers, but drop game 1-0
Pleasanton Rage U14 AC tried to surprise Rocklin Strikers with 3-5-2 formation during last Sunday’s matchup. Defensively, it worked in the first half but offensively it resulted with only one attempt at goal by Rachel Reichenbach. Cassie Santana saved empty goal and Olivia Brown made a few very good saves. Dani Leedeman played her best game so far and, supported by reliable Paige Hughes, managed to keep the result at 0-0. In the first minute of the second half the game was decided. Rocklin forwards exchanged passes and scored for the final result of 1-0. Rage could not keep or pass the ball to carry it into the opponent’s field. Hannah Stapp managed to kick the ball towards the goal but it went over the bar. Excellent performance by Olivia and Dani and solid defense by Paige and Cassie, prevented Rocklin of scoring more times.
Rage U14AC on their best performance, but fall to Green Machine
Despite losing the game 1-0 Saturday, Pleasanton Rage U14 AC team played their best game in the league, especially in the first half. The physically bigger and stronger Castro Valley Green Machine was completely outplayed by precise passing and keeping the ball on the ground. Rage’s defense stopped every serious try by the opponent and was able to transfer the ball into the middle of the field. Kayla Cerri led the defense in the first part of the first half, very well supported by Paige Hughes, Dani Leedeman and Cassie Santana. Good passing allowed several promising opportunities for Rage’s offense. Mathea Turkalj dribbled through the middle, kicked to the goal but after a short bounce Machine’s goalie was able to catch the ball. The second half started with attacks by the Machine’s offensive line resulting in change of Rage’s game. The ball was kicked in the air and usually recovered by the Machine, creating constant pressure on the defense. Hannah Jackson made two excellent corners, but were not finalized. A difference in the size proved to be major difference towards the end. In the last five minutes, one opportunity given to the best Machine player resulted with the winning goal in the upper corner of Olivia’s Brown goal.
BUSC U13 drop one to Heritage but triumph over Mustang
The BUSC U13 Div. III Select team went 1-1 last weekend with a loss to Heritage Vipers 2-0 and a win against the Mustang Vipers 4-1. The match against the Heritage Vipers was an extremely close contest with BUSC out shooting the Vipers 18-14. There were numerous shots on goal that came extremely close to being scores for Ballistic with one shot hitting the cross bar and almost bouncing into the goal and a header barely missing at the left post. Sometimes soccer is a game of breaks where the final score doesn’t reflect the losing teams overall performance. The Ballistic boy’s played an extremely efficient technical match where the outcome could have easily been reversed. The match against the Mustang Vipers was a controlled domination from first whistle. BUSC out shot their opponent 25-6 and scored four goals to the Vipers 1. Goals were scored by Mason Picone (2), Joshua Cole (1) and Lucas Warzyniak (1) with assists from Matthew Teng (2), Piere Marie (1) and Joshua Cole (1). Both matches played over the weekend were a complete team effort from all the boys. In addition to goals and assists, outstanding performances came from Brian Kinnee, Chris Goldhawk, Chris Klahr, Sammy Hanson, Andrew Griehshammer, Dylan Tuell, Reed Marques, Roberto Beard, Ryan Vicencio and Tomas Rozsa.
Pleasanton Rage Division 4
AGE GROUP: U14
Ariaynna Intengan scored three goals and with Kristen Scott scoring Lauren Lowler scored 1 also are midfielders Danny ,Jen and Courtney Dewilde. Brittany Cooper played an awesome game. Defenders Sarah Adamson, Catilyn Theide and Leanne Worth kept alot of goals out. Our two goalies Sarah Gieringer, Alex Gray played a lot of goals.
SCORES: Orange Socks 0, Zobomafoo 5; Tornados 0, Vortex 3; Orange Socks 2, Chaos 1;
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS: Ariaynna Intengan, Kristen Scoot, Lauren Lowler; Alexa Hansen, Zoe Zimpher, Juliet Logan, Vortex; Kelly Dixon, Hannah Kim, Orange Socks;
TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS: Sarah Adamson, Catilyn Theide, Leanne Worth; Katie Eppands, Shayna Doyle, Alex Sanchez, Vortex;
AGE GROUP: U12
Kelly O’Neil started the first goal with a gorgeous cross from Taylor McCutchins. Kelly then had an unassisted goal on the left side finishing with a strong left foot. Taylor then scored 3rd goal and 4th goal. Kelly put in her 3rd goal of the day. Hayden Harker finished with a sizzling low shot from way outside to score the 6th goal and make the final score 6 to zero.
SCORES: Barracudas 6, Bears 0; Phoenix Fireballs 0, Panthers 2;
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS: Kelly O’Neil, Taylor McCutchins, Hayden Harker, Barracudas; Cara Ingram, Brianna Sobrero, Panthers;
TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS: Katie Zieker, Natalia Christensen, Caroline Gerlach, Barracudas; Tori Garcia, Paige Ryback, Lauren Chew, Panthers;
AGE GROUP: U9
Princess Warriors continue to work well together defensively. First half goalie was able to deliver a strong drop kick out of the box, while 2nd half goalie used her legs to kick the balls from becoming Pirate scores. Forwards continued to strategically shoot which put pressure on the Pirates goalies.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS: Allyson DeFazio, Ashley Lopez, Jessica Maloney, Princess Warriors; Antonia S., Vicky L., Maddie R., Polar Bears;
TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS: Hannah Thoe, Ally Wu, Harsha Mudaliar, Princess Warriors; Bliss B., Alicia V., Alaysia S., Polar Bears;
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS: Ellas Andrews, Kayla Galvez, Ava Ricker, Divas; Olivia Martin, Amita Grewal, Marina Garcia, Diamonds; Shay,Megan, Emma, Dashers;
TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS: Laney Lopez, Madison Neves, Rachel Mattison, Divas; Olivia Soble, Sammie Manos, Kaitlyn Lemus, Diamonds; Dalynn, Ella , Julia, Dashers;
Ballistic United Soccer Club
Division 4- Recreational Publicity
October 3-4, 2009
Age Group: U6
Home Team Name: Coyotes, Visitor Team Name: Crocodiles
Top Offensive Players: Colby Wallace #6; Zachary Riley #10; Tyler Caldeira #5; Ryan Armstrong #4, Top Defensive Players: Anthony Mitine #7; Dylan Gray #8; Justin Wallace #3; Jaden Lewis #2; Kyle Franck #9
Highlights: The Coyotes played well today, taking nice, long kicks towards the ball. Ryan Armstrong #4 made a terrific shot into the Crocodile’s goal.
Home Team Name: Crocodiles,Visitor Team Name: Coyotes
Top Offensive Players: Euan Houston,Top Defensive Players: Max Lee
Highlights: It was a great day for soccer yesterday. The entire team played so well together we were all so very proud of all the players. Euan had a tremendous game and spectacular goals. Max worked really hard playing defense and getting the ball away from the Coyotes. Everyone showed such wonderful team spirit and cheered each other on.
Home Team Name: Cosmos, Visitor Team Name: Comets
Top Offensive Players: Conner Perez, Jack Basseer, Top Defensive Players: Brandt Starron, Ryan Avery
Home Team Name: Cosmos, Visitor Team Name: Comets
Highlights: Goals by Charlie Buckley, Max Young and JT Brugaletta
Age Group: U7
Home Team Name: Flames, Visitor Team Name: Flash
Highlights: Goals by Aidan Roloff, Carlos Caruso, Hayden Rice and Christopher Overton
Home Team Name: Stingrays, Visitor Team Name: Stealth
Top Offensive Players: Evan McConnaughey, Brett Miller, Derek Nassar,
Top Defensive Players: Jeremy Fortner, Dillon Lambert, Owen Maratsos
Home Team Name: Serpents, Visitor Team Name: Stallions
Top Offensive Players: Liam Fournier, Jonathan Kossman.
Top Defensive Players: Chris Liu, Austin Nicolas
Highlights: Liam Fournier and Jonathon Kossman kept the game exciting with 4th quarter goals, while Chris Liu and Austin Nicolas kept the Serpents at bay with their excellent defense.
Home Team Name: Fireballs, Visitor Team Name: Fighters
Top Offensive Players: Matthew Hong, Tyler Mahoney,
Top Defensive Players: Dongkun Lee, Arun Ahuja,
Highlights: The Fireballs started the game off quickly with three quick goals. With excellent passing and maintaining positions, the Fireballs were moving the ball down the field and creating opportunities to score goals. Matthew Hong led the team on offense with one goal and one assist. Tyler Mahoney showed tenacity in moving the ball up the field against the Fighter’s determined defense. On defense, Dongkun Lee foiled multiple attempts by the Fighters to score by clearing the ball back down the field. Arun Ahuja was instrumental in moving the ball up to the forwards to create second half scoring opportunities.
Home Team Name: Mavericks, Visitor Team Name: Minutement
Top Offensive Players: Joey Battilega, Cole Bartolo, Top Defensive Players: Timmy Gallagher, Leopold Borghese
Highlights: The Minutemen had an excellent team-oriented performance with more successfully completed passes (40) and assists (7) than in any game this year. Highlights on offense included 5 goals by Joey Battilega, 2 goals by Cole Bartolo, Matthew Mackirdy scoring his first goal of the season, and outstanding passing by Tarun Prakash, Max Buscheck, Leopold Borghese and Alex Moirano. On defense Timmy Gallagher, Cole Bartolo, Marco Lazzarato and Ben Schwartz were nearly impenetrable – allowing just a few shots on goal. The game was an excellent example of an overall team effort with everyone making a strong contribution.
Age Grup: U8
Home Team Name: Mavericks. Visitor Team Name: Minutemen
Top Offensive Players: Shanth Gopalswamy, Canyon Kosch, Tristan St. John
Top Defensive Players: Arjun Mody, Vishal Palekar
Highlights: The crisp October morning was the perfect setting for a match between the Mavericks and the Minutemen. The Minutemen struck first on a terrific goal from a throw in deep in Maverick territory. The Mavericks struck back with a goal by Shanth Gopalswamy to tie the score at 1-1. Afterward the Minutemen scored a series of goals to establish a commanding lead. The Mavericks stayed focused and managed to score two goals in the second half. One by Canyon Kosch and another by Tristan St. John. The Minutemen were very gracious in victory and the Mavericks played a terrific game against a very strong team.
Home Team Name: Cheetahs,Visitor Team Name: Cyclones
Top Offensive Players: Tanner Fehrmann, Nate McGinty, Evan Thomas
Top Defensive Players: Will Bosse, Michael McMasters, Kaleb Real
Home Team Name: Cannonballs, Visitor Team Name: Condors
Top Offensive Players: Jake Borges, Top Defensive Players: Cody Vaeth
Highlights: Cannonballs came out firing with the first two goals of the day by Jake “The Snake” Borges, followed by a straight shot from Jaden “JJ” Cardera and finished with a blow by Tyler “Rockin” Rocha!Incredible defense by the awesome threesome of Cody “KaPOW” Vaeth, Paul “Pounder” Priess and Matthew “Red Hot” Kenning not to mention supreme goalie tending by Owen “Magic Gloves” Lahr.
Home Team Name: Colts,Visitor Team Name: Cobras
Top Offensive Players: Nolan Jetter, Connor Grimes, Tristan Scott,
Top Defensive Players: Adam Garza, Brigg Wenstrand, Owen Crosby
Highlights: The Colts scored early goals from long range shots. As the game progressed, the Cobras regrouped and attacked relentlessly and scored from a couple of nice crosses from the flanks. The game, while a bit physical at times, was played at a high level.
Home Team Name: Cannonballs, Visitor Team Name: Condors
Top Offensive Players: Nathaniel Sanchez, Aidan McIntyre, Aidan Srouji, Tomas Kersulis. Top Defensive Players: Michael O’Brien (Goalie), Aiden Mehta, Coben Emerson
Highlights: The Condors battled hard throughout this tough game with the Cannonballs. Kersulis, Sanchez, McIntyre and O’Brien anchored the offense. Srouji, Mehta and Lee were defensive machines – very similar to how jedis may play if they played soccer.
Age Group: U9
Home Team Name: Thrashers,Visitor Team Name: Tyrants
Top Offensive Players: Rohit Jaganathan, Top Defensive Players: Shawn Keswani.
Highlights: A balanced game with the Tyrants scoring in the 10th minute and the Thrashers equalizing in the 15th.Goals scored by Maxwell Stubbs and Joao Pais with 2 attempts on goal by Brandon Doyle. Good saves in goal by Vishal Cherukuri in the first half and Maximilian Maratsos in the second half. Shawn Keswani and Mihir Weling tag teamed left back and right back with strong defensive play. Eustyn Trinh and Jonathan Ouyang played midfield and pushed the ball forward with Rohit Jaganathan in offence position.Referee Grace Ouyang.
Age Group: U11
Home Team Name: Renegades, Score: 0
Visitor Team Name: Rapids, Score: 5
Top Offensive Players: Arambh Ahuja, Top Defensive Players: David Koidal
Highlights: Rapids forward Jeffrey Deguchi broke open a scoreless tie 12 minutes into the first half with the first of three unassisted goals, powering the Rapids to a 5-0 victory over the Renegades. On the first goal, Deguchi alertly darted in to pick off a goalie kick, lofting it over the out-of-position keeper before the Renegades defense could react. Two minutes later, Deguchi steered a pass in front of the goal, where forward Damian Johnson corralled a carom off teammate Tyler Kline and slapped it into the right corner of the goal. The Renegades put the game out of reach when defenseman Brandon Larson steered a long pass up the left sideline to a streaking Johnson for a breakaway. The goalie deflected his angling shot, but Deguchi pounced on the rebound for the first of two Renegade goals off shots deflected by the goalie. Meanwhile, the Rapids defense bent but allowed only six shots and refused to yield a goal. When the game was still in doubt, the Renegades right forward chased down an errant pass and broke into the open for a one-on-one shot, but goalie David Koidal stepped out to cut down the angle, then snared the unobstructed chest-high line drive.
Age Group: U12
Home Team Name: Rapids, Score: 6
Visitor Team Name: Renegades,Score: 0
Top Offensive Players: Angelo Abellar, Kevin Lee
Top Defensive Players: Nickolas Barnett, Bradley Green
Highlights: Nickolas Barnett provided critical defense at the goal.
Home Team Name: Rebels, Score: 0
Visitor Team Name: Rays,Score: 6
Highlights: Early Saturday the match between the Rays and the Rebels began quickly. THe Rays were fortunate and Jordan Singh executed a long throwin to assist Ryan Gin’s strong score entering just under the crossbar. The Rays were lucky again as Jordan again crossed the ball again and the Rebel defender acidentally kicked in an own goal. Shortly thereafter Andrew Bailey the crossed the ball to Singh and Jordan scored making the score 3-0 Rays. The Ray’s defense aquitted itself well through the actions of Tyler Winnegar, Jose Brasil, Kevin Yang, Innes McEntee and Goalie Troy Bachand. The Rays were able to put two more in the net before half with Jove Rogers assisting Shaun Keinhofer and Jordan Singh assisting Max Kim. The second half was well played and the Rebels held the Rays to one final goal with Timmy Wu assisting Kegan Locher leaving the Rays with a 6-0 win.
Home Team Name: Raiders,Score: 0
Visitor Team Name: Rockets, Score: 4
Top Offensive Players: Graham Catudal, Joshua Cho, Stan Luo,
Top Defensive Players: Gabe Hencker, Jordan Reni, Chris Bayley
Highlights: Raiders played well in both offense and defense in this fast-paced soccer mimicking a English Premier League match but just couldn’t convert numerous scoring opportunities to goals. In the first half, Chris Bayley and Jordan Reni shielded Raiders from Rockets’ thrusting attacks and only allowed two goals. In the second half, Graham’s close-range shot was blocked by the goalie. Another shot by Stan Luo deflected off of the goalie and Joshua slammed it in but was nullified by an offside call. Gabe Hencker dominated the midfield play throughout the second half with tenacious tackles to break Rockets’ offense and contributed to opportunistic offense with a perfect cross and a long shot attempt missed on the right side. Raiders allowed two additional goals in the last five minutes to end the game at 4-0.
PJFL Broncos charge into 1st place
The Pleasanton Junior Football League Intermediate division Broncos were victorious Saturday afternoon in the battle for first place against the Colts, winning 12-0 with their third consecutive shutout.
The Broncos defense came on strong holding the Colts’ first possession to four plays with Ryan Jenkins-Wilburn making the first big tackle of the game. Other big tackles by Alex Lazzereschi, Sam Tarasow, Deangelo Ty and Nick Massie kept the Colts from gaining significant yardage.
The offense came alive in the second period when Napoleon Kaufman broke through the Colts’ defense, thanks to blocks by Alex Narvani, Cameron Beck, Colby Gilbert, Craig Gin, Jordan Reed, Alex Omo and Ashwin Anand, and ran 55 yards for the first TD. Cory Barrios drove up the middle for the extra point but hit a wall of Colts that stopped him in his tracks. The defense played most of the remaining time in the half with Jake Massie, Alex Crepeau, Frankie Banks, Barrios and Kaufman each making multiple tackles. Barrios came up with an interception just as the first half ended.
It was all defense in the third quarter as neither team scored. The Colts’ offense began making strides, but Andrew Lambert, in a key defensive play, broke up the Colts fourth down pass attempt halting a second first down conversion. The Broncos took over at their 26 and Brian Bergman dove up the middle to gain six yards. On third down, Barrios busted though the Colts’ with a huge 35 yard run, and two plays later, dashed toward the end zone only to be pushed out at the corner marker as the third period ended.
It was first and goal at the start of the fourth and Barrios punched through for the score. The Colts’ pressure upset an extra point pass attempt by Ronnie Jones to Bergman in the end zone. The Colts’ offense then turned up the heat, making the Broncos’ defense work hard to keep them scoreless. Crepeau, Lambert, Lazzereschi, Banks, and the Massie twins stayed in the fight with several tackles each. With the Colts inside the Broncos’ 10, they threatened to score with a pass play, but Jenkins-Wilburn broke up the fourth down attempt in the end zone with just 2:14 remaining in the game. The Broncos answered back with Barrios’ 48 yard sideline dash. Jones finished out the game with two big running plays into Colt territory.
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