AYSO Region 97: Fire consumes Rebels

The Fire burned the Rebels, 4-2, and, 4-1, in AYSO Region 97 boys

under-14 playoff soccer games to win the championship last weekend.

In Saturday’s 4-2 victory, Nick Hendricks had a pair of unassisted

goals. Donny Hunt added two goals with assists from Jake Liddicotte and

Dillon Giedt. Ian Fowler and Nick Weil shared goalkeeper duties and kept

the Rebels under control.

In Sunday’s game, Hunt had two goals with assists from Hendricks and

Chris Womble. Giedt was credited with a deflected header goal off a

corner kick while Thomas Harrington closed out the Fire’s season with a

shot into the corner of the net off of a pass from Mike Madison.

Luke Sequeira sparked the defense. Nick Normandin, Brennen

Snow-Czubek, Justin Whisler, Jacob Silverman and Will Prioleau also

contributed to the victory.

In boys under-14 action:

* Rebels 3, United Blue 2 - Alex Boullon, Jonathan Gordon and David

Garrett scored goals for the Rebels. Wesley Urtusuastegui, Renice Davis

and Phil Garrett dominated the midfield. Jeremy Lewis, Cameron Kilmer and

Ethan Bartolic were strong on defense.

In boys under-12 action:

* Cobra Lightning 5, Raiders 2 - R.J. D’Cruz broke past the Cobra

defense at midfield and scored for the Raiders. Brandon Rowley found the

net with an assist from D’Cruz for the Raiders’ second goal. Jeff Newman

and Morgan Lintz played well on offense. Jorel Porcile, Jordan Hovis and

Brett Adams contributed on defense while goalkeeper Spenser Baratto ended

many Cobra drives. Jeff Cefalia, Peter Nguyen, Mitch Bancroft and Collin

Dennis dominated the midfield.

* Forest Monkeys 3, Crimson Clowns 1 - In an elimination game, the

Forest Monkeys were led by goalkeeper Timothy Regan (4 saves). Preston

Davey, Danny Ingalls and Vinnie Finn scored goals. Offensive support came

from Christian Scott and Taylor Allee. Midfield was controlled by Nick

Verdugo, Spencer Smith and Tommy Hanrahan. Defense was dominated by

Michael Gracia, Justin Faber, Daron Arnold and Tyler Beard.

* Forest Monkeys 2, Cobras 1 - Davey scored with an assist from

Ingalls and Smith added the game-winner on a direct kick. Also strong on

offense were Hanrahan, Verdugo and Scott. Finn and Arnold played well in

midfield. Regan made three key saves in the net. He received support on

defense from Gracia, Faber, Beard and Allee.

In boys under-10 action:

* Lightning 2, Slammers 1 - Steven Miller and Colton Guylay scored

goals to spark the Lightning. Ivan Becerra and Marcos Urquiza made key

passes. Midfield support was provided by Wil Curiel and Brecht Vanthof.

Drew Diller and Matthew DiFrancesca were strong on defense. John Ryder

and Miles Flanders split goalkeeper duties. An injured Patrick Briand

provided support from the sidelines.

* X-Terminators 1, Grinder 0 - Dillan Freiberg scored in the second

quarter. Ryan Albert, Andy Mangano, Kevin Krueger, Garrett Kerr and Cody

Potter made key offensive drives. The defense was anchored by Brian Baca,

Matt Russell, Jake Black and David Martinez. Goalkeepers Will Connelly

and Simon Hedrick made key saves to earn the shutout. Contributing on

defense for the Grinders were Daniel Netzer and Sean Davis.

* Scorpions 2, Highlighters 0 - Easton Giedt and Connor Moy scored

goals. The defense was led by Aaron Fleming, Tyler Luna and Marshall

Wilkinson. Goalkeepers Michael Masarik and Slater Stanley earned the

shutout.

* Scorpions 4, Big Green 3 - The Scorpions overcame a 3-1 deficit late

in the game. Austin Deyan keyed the comeback with three goals and Jake

Manning scored the game-winner in overtime. Slater Stanley was strong in

the net. Ty Neubauer, Collin Pochirowski and Justin Craft were solid on

defense.

In girls under-10 action:

* Green Shockers 6, Roxy Kicks 4 - Kasey DeYoung had four goals and

Valentina Buonanoce had two. Sadye Busby and Sydney Clayton provided

offensive support.

* Pink Lightning 4, Green Shockers 3 - DeYoung had two goals and

Cailea Eisenberg had one. Contributing on offense were Becky Gula and

Jillian Paul. Strong defense was provided by Bonnie Sykes, Stephanie

Havens, Hannah MacLeod, Britney McIntosh and Jessica Hensley.

* Slammers 4, Red Dogs 1 - McKenna Cottam scored the Red Dogs’ only

goal on a penalty kick early in the game.

* Red Dogs 2, Solar Bears 0 - Cottam and Veronica McLean scored

goals. Chelsea Barth, Amy Kanotz, Kaitlin Kehoe and Indy Tamplin had

solid performances. Marianne Jones and Brianna Truxton anchored the

defense. Courtney Francis was strong in the net to earn the shutout.

* Bublicious Babes 6, Arsenal Chicks 3 - Brianna Swartz scored five

goals and Brooke Nelson scored one on a penalty kick for the Bublicious

Babes. Elizabeth Eddy scored three goals for the Arsenal Chicks. Lauren

Grupe created scoring opportunities while Megan Stevenson controlled the

midfield with support from Bridgette Terrebonne, Maddison Brown, Nicole

Perrault and Madeline Reo. The Babes’ defense was anchored by Natalie

Conant, Kayla Greely and Abby Michaelsen. Terrebonne and Bryn Wensley

were solid in the net.

In boys under-8 action:

* The Blue Magicians took on the Silver Surfers and were led by James

Littlefair (one goal) and Nolan Mena (three goals). Paul Tadross (two

shots), Kyle Regan, A.J. Lowder, Tyler Kiehnle, Trevor Magana and

goalkeeper Ryan Shannon also played well.