Club soccer: Slammers reach final of JUSA Kickoff Tournament

The Slammers boys Under-14 club soccer team impressed many at the

JUSA Tournament, reaching the championship game before falling to DBWV

Avalanche in penalty kicks.

The Slammers kicked off the tournament with wins over the Avalanche,

2-0 and the Palos Verdes Raiders, 3-2, before battling to a 0-0 tie with

Extreme NRG.

In the semifinals against Tucson TCA, the Slammers were again tied,

0-0, heading into penalty kicks. Diego Valdivia, who made several saves

as the team’s goalie, scored the winning goal in the PKs, sending the

Slammers into the title game.

Strong play was turned in by A.J. Rocha, Sammy Morales, Kyle Parton,

Marc Touchette, Efrain Galvan, Tomas Jacobo, Nathan Javadi, Kevin Geehr,

Bobby James, Tristan Bower, Yeshua Farfan, Halden Petersen, Matt

Bregozzo, Jhosimar Rivera and Jeremy Danenhauer.