U-9 Rage Grey end season undefeated
The Rage Grey U9 clinched its first-place victory in the Nor Cal Premier Bronze Girls Division with its 2-0 win on Saturday against the Montclair Soccer Club (MSC) Clippers, capping an undefeated season.
In the first half, combinations of forwards Lilly Fehrmann, Holly Judson, Karin McCarty, Leila Shafi and Kaitlyn Sweeney, pressed hard, but came up scoreless. Rage Grey midfielders Delaney Soble and Sarah Mirr supported the offensive play by keeping the ball in the Clippers’ half of the field. Goalkeeper Ellen Ebbers solidified her season record of zero goals scored against her.
Fired up from a halftime break pep talk by coaches Dan Soble and Dave Judson, Addyson Mapes, Shafi and Ebbers dribbled and passed up the field. They took a shot on goal that was blocked by the Clippers’ keeper, only for the ball to come loose in the penalty box where Fehrmann tapped it in for the game’s first goal. A few minutes later, Shafi wove in and out of the defense to score the second goal.
The team heads to Sacramento this weekend for State Cup.
PJFL Broncos take championship
The Pleasanton Junior Football League Broncos were victorious in the battle for the Intermediate Division Championship defeating the Raiders 27-6 last weekend, bringing an exciting end to the season.
The Broncos scored within five minutes of play thanks to quick footwork by Napoleon Kaufman who cut his way through the Raiders’ defense for a TD. Cory Barrios ran for the extra point and a 7-0 lead. The defense held off the Raiders through the rest of the quarter with key tackles by Luke Spiller, Jake Massie, Sam Tarasow and Nick Massie. The Raiders pushed down the field early in the second and ultimately scored, but the Broncos D-line stopped the Raiders’ PAT. The Raiders threatened to score again after a Bronco fumble on the kickoff, but tackles by Andrew Lambert and a sack by Alex Lazzereschi shut them down.
What the Broncos needed was a break out play and that’s exactly what Barrios delivered. Blocks by Alex Narvani, Ashwin Anand, Cameron Beck, Colby Gilbert, Craig Gin, Jordan Reed and Saketh Gurram gave Barrios a clear shot into the end zone. The Raiders then blasted their way toward their goal in the last minutes of the half. With just 3.3 seconds left, their hurry-up play to score was stopped by Spiller and Barrios.
The defense kept the Raiders from gaining much with their first possession due to tackles by Alex Omo and Alex Crepeau. Kaufman broke out with a 65 yard TD run thanks to excellent blocking by Barrios. Ronnie Jones’ pass to Kaufman got the PAT for a 21-6 lead. Key stops by Frankie Banks, Nick Massie and Deangelo Ty held off the Raiders for the rest of the third. With 4:17 left to play, the Raiders’ went for a long pass, but Lambert deflected the ball. A tackle by Ryan Jenkins-Wilburn and Jake Massie stopped a breakaway run, and Ty and “Lazz” halted a first down. In the final minutes, Jones’ launched a pass that landed perfectly in the hands of Bergman for a 35-yard TD.
Rage U11 Premier finish with tie against Rampage
In a game hard fought to the bitter end, the U11 Premier team played their final league game last weekend against arch rivals the Livermore Rampage. The first half, the Rage went on goal several times, but it was a beautiful corner assist from Sam Frost and a great kick in by Jo Salinas that put the Rage out in front. The defense of Ariana Nino, Amy Schoendienst, Haley Okumura and Lorna Roberts was tested more than once as Livermore tried their hardest to go on goal themselves, however thanks to goalie Juliet Allen who preformed save after save, and who played one of her best games of the season the Rampage were kept scoreless.
The second half was another great battle for the ball; the standout player was Tiara Lewis who seemed to be everywhere just at the right time. T saved a close Livermore goal and then went down field in the opposite direction just missing her own scoring opportunity. Unfortunately due to a Rage penalty Livermore was able with only minutes left on the clock to kick the ball in to even up the score, the game ended 1-1. The team finished the season with an impressive 6-1-1 record.
Rage U16AC garner first in league
The Pleasanton Rage U16AC took first place in league when they finished their season with a decisive 4-1 win over the WCC FC Eclipse Saturday. The Eclipse got on the board first, but Rage answered back when Abigail Moore drilled one through the keeper’s hands off a nice through ball delivered by Haley Paxton. The go-ahead goal was scored when Alexa Espinosa finished a corner kick with a diving header. Ashley Jenezon scored goal No. 3 when she sent a rocket into the far post from 15 yards out.
The final goal was scored on a PK when Charlee Garcia placed the ball low and hard just out of the keeper’s reach. Rage’s forwards Erin O’Loughlin and Cassie Scroggins had great games by constantly pressuring the Eclipse defense, while midfielders Olivia Zhu, Megan Ash, Erin Schoendiesnt, Jillian Beck, and Marissa Victor did a fantastic job distributing the ball. The stout defense of Lindsay Rigel, Molly Rowse, Stephanie Little kept WCC’s offense at bay, while keeper Shannon Easley came up with some great saves for the win.
U12 Rage White ties Brentwood Impact
The U12 Rage White team tied the Brentwood Impact 1-1 last weekend. It was a hard fought game by the rage that became decided two minutes before the wistle to end the game. The Rage out played the Impact the whole game.
The lone score from the Rage came in the second half of the game as Heather Jackson made a beautiful cross from the middle to MacKenzie Bammer and she nailed it in. Two minutes to go in the game the Impact recieved an indirect kick Bryanna Schriber deflected it and an Impact player got her foot on it and scored. Ending the game in a tie
The Rage U9 Black wrapped up the regular season with their best team effort of the year. A spirited defense was lead by Regan Mah, Katy Murphy, Emily Esparza, Emma Tsztoo, Emma Monson and Mollie KcKay. The Rage offensive attack was brought on by Emily Ferrey, Madison Hildebrand, Cierra Lofthouse-wolf, Abby Smith and Maryann Spears. It was a real back and forth contest and a great way to wrap up the year.
The U14 Rage Orange beat Castro Valley Saturday 2-1. Rage scored first when midfielder Kayla Bautista won control of the ball and passed back to fullback Patti Norcross who sent a long shot from the right side that bounced in front of and over the goalie into the goal. Fullback Claire Hickel then followed with a nice defensive stop of a CV breakaway to maintain the lead. RAGE scored the second goal when Kayla Bautista beat a defender 1V1 on the right side and sent a shot that hit the cross bar, bouncing straight down, where forward Courtney Seams used her body to finish it off. This was Courtney Seams’ seventh goal and Bautista’s 13th goal assist of the season. Castro Valley bounced back with a PK goal after a RAGE fullback handball in the box. The game ended with CV attacking, but Goalie Nikki Costello blocked the shot and fullback Olivia Deutschman cleared it out to seal the win.
Ballistic United Soccer Club
Division 4 -Recreational Publicity
Game Date: 11/07/2009
Age Group: U7
Home Team Name: Fighters, Visitor Team Name: Fireballs
Top Offensive Players: Charlie Jetter, Daniel Wu, Gabe Payne
Top Defensive Players: Matthew Hong, Tyler Chen
Highlights: The Fireballs displayed great teamwork by focusing on passing to their teammates in the Saturday game against the Fighters. Charley Jetter led the Fireballs scoring with four goals. During the 2nd half, Gabe Payne, Daniel Wu and Tyler Mahoney were continually putting pressure on the Fighters and moving the ball down the field. Seconds before the end of the game, Daniel Wu scored his first goal of the season. On defense, Matthew Hong was steadfast in clearing the ball away from the goal time after time.
Home Team Name: Flash, Visitor Team Name: Flames
Highlights: A great show of team work with excellent passing skills was exhibited by the Flames. Goals were scored by Carlos Caruso and Trevor Cheng. All of the boys played an exceptionally well game.
Home Team Name: Stallions, Visitor Team Name: Stealth
Top Offensive Players: Luke Castro, Jonathon Goforth
Top Defensive Players: Dylan Easton, Austin Nicolas
Highlights: Luke Castro was the top offensive player. Outstanding defense by Dylan Easton and Austin Nicolas.
Age Group: U8
Home Team Name: Colts, Visitor Team Name: Cheetahs
Top Offensive Players: Nate McGinty, Kaleb Real, Evan Thomas
Top Defensive Players: Yezzen Alrawi,Adam Carper, Michael McMasters
Home Team Name: Minutemen, Visitor Team Name: Meteors
Top Offensive Players: Ben Schwartz; Max Buscheck; Leopold Borghese
Top Defensive Players: Timmy Gallagher; Patrick Gallagher
Highlights: This battle of two undefeated teams was an excellent match-up. Powerful defenses and impressive ball-handling made for a great show and a very tight game. The Minutemen opened the scoring with two straight goals by Max Buscheck and Leopold Borghese, but the Meteors came back with a goal of their own, and at halftime it was a close 2 – 1 game. Then the Minutemen appeared to create an insurmountable lead with 2 goals in the 3rd quarter by Joey Battilega and Max Buscheck – especially with the awesome defense being played by Timmy Gallagher and Cole Bartolo. Add to that some outstanding goalkeeping by Patrick Gallagher, Ben Schwartz and Joey Battilega and you might think the game was in the bag. But the Meteors came roaring back with 2 straight goals in the 4th quarter, and after a tense few minutes the Minutemen were able to hold them off to finish the game. Special honors for excellent passing go to Ben Schwartz, who fed 2 assists to the Minutemen goal-scorers. Overall both the Meteors and the Minutemen played a great game – full of excitement, energy and spectacular teamwork.
Age Group: U9
Tyrants
Home Team Name: Tyrants, Visitor Team Name: Thrasher
Top Offensive Players: Maxwell Stubbs
Top Defensive Players: Eustyn Trinh
Highlights: Thrasher came out strong in the first half and scored goals in the 5th and 14th minute. The Tyrants goal keeper Eustyn Trinh played great goal keeping skills with 2 excellent saves as the Thrasher’s offence continued to push forward. Tryants midfield, Maxwell Stubbs, Brandon Doyle Maximilian Maratsos pushed the play in the opposite direction and referee Grace Ouyang awarded a penalty for a foul in the 6 yard box. Striker Joao Pais, opened up the scoring for the Tyrants in the 23rd minute when he took the penalty kick sweeping the ball into the corner of the goal. The first half continued with Tyrants defence, Mihir Weling, Jonathan Ouyang and Vishal Cherukuri holding Thrashers offence as Maxwell Stubbs took a shot at goal 30 yards out and hit the top left corner in the 25th minute, equalizing the score before Referee Grace Ouyang called half time. The second half opened up with Shawn Keswani taking an offence position supported by Euann Owens, and Eustyn Trinh. Rohit Jaganathan supported the left back defence with Brandon Doyle in goal and Mihir Weling in right back position. Tyrants offence played strong with 3 attempts at goal hitting the cross bar and just wide of the goal. Thrasher came back with a goal in the 36th minute but the Tyrants continued to put Thrashers defence under pressure with some superb passing of the ball and formation play. A very close match.
Age Group: U12
Home Team Name: Ravens, Score: 3, Visitor Team Name: Rockets, Score: 2
Top Offensive Players: Matthew “The Monster” Myungsub,Blake”Blazzer” Phillips, Joe “Big Game’Schafer
Top Defensive Players: Zack “Stonewall” Hartley.Bailey”The Wall” McMullen, Ahad”The Spider”Raue
Highlights: A Late season Battle Between The Ravens & Rockets Began with Both Sides Hanging Tough until Mattew”The Monster”Myungsub Struck A Laser Shot from 20 yds out to go up 1-0 at the Half. The second half began with a Nice angle Goal from Joe “Big Game ” Schafer But was soon followed as the Rockets Stuck Home a PK Then off a Corner Kick Blake “Blazzer” Phillps Drilled One Home..still the Rockets fought Back to score a Late goal But Zack “Stonewall Hartley & Ahad’The Spider” Raue played Hard to Ice The Game Ravens 3 Rockets 2
Home Team Name: Rebels, Score: 1, Visitor Team Name: Rapids, Score: 6
Highlights: The Rebels threw down the gauntlet against the Rapids from the get-go, streaking down the right sideline with the opening kick, passing across the mouth of the goal, making a short back-pass and then squirting a goal into the net in the opening seconds. But that initial salvo served to slap the Rapids awake, and they rolled to a 6-1 victory behind heavy offensive and defensive pressure that put the Rebels on their heels. The Rapids allowed only four shots on goal as midfielders Brandon Larson, Ben Foos, David Koidal and fullbacks Amit Nagdev, Zach Sonnenschein and Michael Schwanhausser clamped down and steered the Rapids back onto offense. It took the Rapids 28 minutes to even the score, but when they did it opened the floodgates. The equalizer came when left forward Damian Johnson nimbly knifed between two defenders, then chipped a pass to unguarded Tyler Kline at the mouth of the goal. A minute later, Kline wove down the middle, then flipped the ball to the right flank, where Jeffrey Deguchi lit the fuse on a cannon shot into the upper left corner of the net. Moments later, Kline fired a shot off the iron and then alertly slammed home the rebound. The Rapids opened the second half with three quick goals that put away the game. Larson corralled a corner kick that had caromed outside the box, then uncorked a skipping shot that angled into the left corner. Minutes later, Johnson split the Rebels defensive line with a pass from midfield that Kline chased down for a point-blank breakaway. Kline capped his four-goal, one-assist domination of the center by tapping in an assist from Sonnenschein.
Home Team: Revolution, Score: 4, Visitor Team Name: Renegades, Score: 3
Top Offensive Players: Nick Barnett, Angelo Abellar, Viral Shukla, Kevin Lee
Top Defensive Players: Noah Gushurst, Devin Kettell, Keody Baxter
Highlights: Renegades came out strong in the first half scoring 3 goals. Great play by all the Renegades, but especially Nick Barnett and Angelo Abellar.
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