AYSO 120: Night Hawks squeak by Tidal Wave, 3-2

COSTA MESA - The under-12-boys Night Hawks of AYSO Region 120

defeated the Tidal Wave, 3-2, Sept. 26, in youth soccer action.

The Night Hawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Eddy Collin and

Josh Sepeda.

It remained that way until the fourth quarter when the Tidal Wave

scored back-to-back goals to tie the score.

Ernesto Castenada managed to slip a shot by the Tidal Wave goalkeeper

with the clock winding down for the win.

Offensive support was turned in by Kenneth Zich, Kevin Kane, Dylan

Vaughan and Nate Ashton.

Garrett McMasters, Westin Bruflodt, Albert Nava, Daniel Freeman,

Daniel Gomez and A.J. Grams played well on defense.

In other under-12-boys action:

Tasmanian Devils 2, Night Hawks 2 - Devils goals by Ghandy Nava and

P.J. Errington led the Devils offense.

Ernesto Castenada and Kenneth Zich scored the two goals for the Night

Hawks.

Orange Crush 1, Team USA 0 - Brian Henriquez, after a nifty move to

the inside, managed to score by the diving goaltender for the Orange

Crush.

Andy Sussman made great defensive stops for the Crush, who remain

unbeaten in regular season play.

For Team USA, defense was anchored by William Briseno, BrianPerez,

Cody Waldron, Zach Wagner, Edwin Moreno and Nick Ippolito.

In under-10 action:

Mighty Alligators 2, Red Bombers 1 - On the boys side, despite solid

defensive play from Luis Labrado, Renny Martinez, Matthew Hillberg, Juan

Soto and goalkeeper Nicholas Vinson, the Alleygators prevailed.

Adam Seagondollar managed to put one past the outstretched arms of the

Alleygators’ goalie for the Red Bombers’ lone goal.

The Bombers’ offense was led by Dontay Lessor, Gregory Vinson, Josh

Gonzales, Trevor McGuff, Francisco Moreno, Anthony Arellano and Peter

Schreyer.

Wildcats 2, Panthers 0 - On the girls side, two first-half goals by

Brook Urmson and Lauren King gave the Wildcats all the offense they would

need.

Andrea Oyos and Alexis Sellers led the offensive charge for the

Wildcats, while goalie Karissa Jones maintained the shutout with a great

save on a hard Panthers shot late in the game.

In under-8 action:

Fireballs 1, Tigers 0 - In boys action, Alex Stradwick scored the

game’s only goal for the Fireballs early in the second half, with as

assist turned in by Brandon Karr.

Excellent defense was turned in by Kevin Kiser and goalie Austin

Metzger.

Fireballs 1, Sharks 0 - Kevin Kiser was the lone goal-scorer for the

Fireballs.

Jack King and Derek Lecot kept the Sharks off the scoreboard with

solid defense.

Rockets 9, Red Scorpions 0 - Ben Nordstrom scored two goals,while

Jonathan Knauer, Andrew Roth and Matt Viles each added a goal for the

Rockets.

Alexander Allions, Preston Schow and Nordstrom were solid on defense,

keeping the Scorpions off the scoreboard.

On the girls side, The Pink Panthers won their first three games of

the season, beating the Blueberries, 11-0, the Red Foxes, 4-1, and the

Blue Dolphins, 4-2.

Britiany Grimmett is the leading scorer for the Panthers with seven

goals thus far.

Also scoring goals were Michaela Watson, Kate Lohrstorfer, Avery

Ingram, Makenna Sanislo, Natalie Seckel and Amanda Watson.

On the defensive side, Morgan Pautsch, Jenna Hurty and Annie Daw

played effectively for the Panthers.