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After dropping their first two East Bay Athletic League boys’ soccer matches, the Amador Valley varsity rallied for a thrilling 3-3 final against Granada.
Mateo Eichler scored a pair of goals, with Diogo Temporo scoring once.
Temporo scored the first goal for the Dons, with Eichler’s two goals securing the draw. The first came off a cross from Franklin Coleson, and the second off a corner kick by Jonas Lyions.
The losses came to Livermore (3-0) and California (1-0) to start the EBAL campaign. In a non-league game last week, the Dons went down to San Jose and tied El Primero 2-2.
The goals came from Ekansh Samanta and Franklin.
The Amador JV team started the new year with a bang on Jan. 4, beating San Marin 4-0. Taru Aware, Gullermo Galvan and Oliver Heid scored the goals. Lucas Shimy got the shutout in goal.
Next the Dons defeated California High 3-0, paced by a pair of goals from Aware. Heid added the third to complete the scoring.
Goalkeepers Tyler Causey and Zander Hoberg combined for the shutout. The next game the Dons fell 2-0 to Berkeley in a non-league game. Xander Poulios was the top player for the Dons.
On Jan. 14, the JV team won 2-0 at Livermore. Leo Wiedemeyer scored then added an assist. Causey secured the shutout in goal for the Dons.
Two days later, Amador battled to a 1-1 final against host Granada in a game that ended 1-1. The Dons scored first, with Heid scoring and earned Player of the Game honors.
Playing away from home for the week the Amador freshmen had a successful week. First, they secured a come-from-behind 2-2 draw at Freedom followed by a 2-0 win at Granada.
Against Freedom, down 0-2, Ethan Hernandez put the Dons on the board by breaking through and putting away a left-footed goal. Sawyer Willis followed moments later tying the game from the left wing, lacing a shot across the goalie into the upper right corner.
Then at Granada, Tanner Gates got Amador on the board in the early minutes with a right-footed shot in close.
The Dons found the second goal elusive until late in the game when Kingston Smith converted a break away one-on-one to close the game out.
In goal, Shimy was poised and in control, supported by a backline that stood tall throughout the game.
Amador girls’ soccer
The Dons jumped out to a 4-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 6-0 win over Livermore on Jan. 14.
Six different players scored for the Dons as they stayed unbeaten on the season. Alden Hofstede, Kaia Hoyman, Addison Stout, Mira Garuda, Hailey Couper and Kailee Walker got one goal each for the Dons.
Hayden Moe had three assists. Hailey Morec added an assist, along with Hofstede and Hoyman, each adding an assist.
Sophomore Sara Reni had the shutout in the goal for the Dons, with Livermore only getting three shots off.
The Dons offense was on fire throughout the game with 32 shots taken in the game, 15 of which 15 were on frame.
Amador boys’ basketball
The Dons rolled to three wins last week.
Amador opened with a 67-42 win over Livermore, behind 22 points from Jaylen Smith. Cade Krueger added 11 for the Dons.
Next up was a 65-57 win over Granada. Kasen Krueger had 19 points and Smith scored 12 in the win.
Finally on Saturday, Cade Krueger had 22 points in a 57-48 win over Pittsburg. Kasen Krueger had 11 points and Smith added 10 to help the Dons notch their fourth straight win.
Keep the results coming!
Props go out to Amador Valley for the results each week! The lone Amador winter sport that is not reporting is the girls’ basketball team.
Over at Foothill … crickets. Come on Falcons!
Once again, I need the results every Sunday by noon. My contact information is acesmag@aol.com and 925-200-0719.
Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer whose Pleasanton Preps column publishes weekly with Embarcadero Media Foundation’s East Bay Division.
