AYSO Region 97: Newport Breakers edge North Irvine

NEWPORT BEACH - The Newport Breakers, an AYSO Region 97 girls under

10 Plus team, defeated North Irvine, 2-1, Saturday.

Meghan McMahon drilled a penalty kick into the back of the net to give

the Breakers the lead for good. Newport’s first goal was scored by Sara

Gomez with an assist from Kari Erhorn and Shannon Rohan.

Erin Miller led the Breakers’ offense with numerous shots, while the

midfield was led by Alice Cope, Maggie Bernay and Kelly Heenan.

Playing a tight defense for Newport was Katy Strock and Lauren De Voy,

while Stephanie Nealy and Amy Snyder each played well in goal.

In Division 4 boys action:

Blue Devils 7, Sharks 1 - Flavio Cuevas scored two goals for the Blue

Devils, while Jonathan Gordan, Taylor Friend, Edgar Torres, Taylor

Stevenson and Preston Davey each added single goals in the win over the

Sharks on Sept. 25.

Adam Knott and Johnny Savoji each added assists for the Devils, Jordan

Hovis was strong at fullback and Ian Fowler and R.J. D’Cruz kept the

Sharks at bay in goal.

The Sharks returned the favor five days later with a 3-1 win over the

Blue Devils.

Trailing, 2-0, D’Cruz scored to cut the lead in half, while on

defense, Jonathan Sutterfield and Brandon Woods played well.

In girls under 8 action:

For the Shooting Stars, in their matchup with the Beach Bunnies,

Alexandria Chandler and Kirsten Rahan each scored two goals, while Hanna

Van Voorhis and Jamie Darling each added assists. The defensive standouts

were Rachel Wurr and Rachel Vensand.

For the White Tigers, in their contest with the Wild Things, Kiley

Johnson was solid in ball-handling, Rachel Perry was strong on defense

and Madeline Reo was great in goal. For the Wild Things, Mia Van Bergh,

Mary Yeager, Gigi Joseph and Hailey Schwartz led the offense, while

Lauren Wertheimer, Amanda Peterson, Allyson Parker and Hannah MacLeod

were strong on defense.

In the White Tigers’ match with the Dolphins on Sept. 16, Sadye Busby

kept the ball moving, Lauren Conway anchored the defense and Morgan

Williams scored a goal. A week later against the Dolphins, Marissa

Reynolds was impressive defensively, Melissa Nesheim was the playmaker on

offense and Katie Nall assisted on a goal.