One look at the EBAL Varsity Football standings and you quickly notice the two Pleasanton high schools at the top of the standings. Both Amador Valley and Foothill high schools are off to 3-0 starts this season. Additionally, Amador is currently ranked fourth in the MaxPreps North Coast Section High School Football Rankings with Foothill ranked right behind at fifth. Both teams have a chance to make an even greater impression on the pollsters with their games tonight. Amador hosts the third-ranked Hayward Farmers at 7 p.m. while Foothill plays host to the sixth-ranked Monte Vista Mustangs.
Last week, Amador continued its supremacy over the Irvington Vikings with a dominating 48-13 victory. Irvington, which has not beaten AVHS since 1986, came into the game ranked eighth in the MaxPreps North Coast Section Football Rankings.
Foothill comes into its fourth game after unleashing a 56-7 beating on Skyline High School in their annual meeting. Although the last four or five years the games against Skyline had been fiercely battled, this yearís matchup was in the hands of the Foothill reserves before the end of the first half.
EBAL Football Standings
TEAM
Overall
W-L-T
Pct.
League
W-L-T
Pct.
PF
PA
Amador Valley (Pleasanton, CA)
3-0-0
1.000
0-0-0
.000
120
38
Foothill (Pleasanton, CA)
3-0-0
1.000
0-0-0
.000
118
17
Monte Vista (Danville, CA)
3-0-0 >
1.000
0-0-0
.000
92
42
San Ramon Valley (Danville, CA)
3-0-0
1.000
0-0-0
.000
81
20
California (San Ramon, CA)
2-1-0
.667
0-0-0
.000
90
68
Livermore (CA)
1-2-0
.333
0-0-0
.000
39
48
Granada (Livermore, CA)
1-2-0
.333
0-0-0
.000
50
77
BUSC U17 defeats Patterson 3-2
The Pleasanton Ballistic United Soccer Club U17 Black beat the Patterson Palmeiras 3-2 in a tale of two halves. Early on, the game threatened to be a fast paced, high scoring track meet as Patterson turned a turnover into a quick 1-0 lead 90 seconds into the match. Ballistic answered 2 minutes later on a blast from Brent Cambra after Matt Carlucci had sent him down the left side where Cambra beat two defenders for the goal. Patterson went back ahead midway through the half on a corner kick, but Ballistic answered quickly before the end of the half on two goals from Kiernan McEntee.
The scoreless second half, in which both teams tightened their defense, allowed the U17 team to come away with the victory.
BUSC U11 wins Sacramento United Invitational
The U11 Ballistic United Soccer Club team beat Sacramento United 3-0 in the finals of the Sacramento United Invitational, held Sept. 23 and 24. The U11 United team was undefeated in the tournament and did not allow a goal in wins over the Eldorado Crew, East Diablo Strikers, and Elk Grove White, on its way to the finals. The top offensive players for the BUSC were Alex Valencia, Salvador Morales and Vince Naples. The defense was led by Derek Wilcox in the nets, Joey DeVivo, Brian Hsu and Sam Olson.
Phantom Softball wins fall tournament
The Phantom 12 and under traveling team took first in the NSA Fall Parade tournament in Tracy over this past weekend. Phantom beat Fire and Ice in the Championship game 11-0. Leading the team pitching was Katie Mannion, throwing a no-hitter-shutout. Catching was Kimberly Beaudin. With seven K’s and only one walk, Mannion also had good defense behind her. Phantomís offense scored more than enough with a four-run first and finished the game with 11 runs on 12 hits.
Pleasanton Phantom Girls Softball League 2007 Season Registration
Registration for all Pleasanton Phantom divisions is now open for 2007. Phantom softball is open to girls in grades K-12 living in Pleasanton, Dublin and Sunol. Registration can be made online or by mail. An in-person registration is scheduled for Sept. 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Round Table Pizza on Main Street in downtown Pleasanton. For additional information on the 2007 season as well as the Upper Team tryouts, visit the league Web site at www.pleasantonsoftball.org.
