Smurfs come alive

Will Reichenstein tallied two goals and an assist to lead the

Slammin’ Smurfs to a four-goal win over the Beach Bums Saturday at

Kaiser School in Costa Mesa in boys under-14 soccer action.

The Smurfs used accurate passes to score goals, getting

contributions from several players, including Branden Rowley, Chris

Gutierrez, Andrew Kaban and Kyle Caldwell, who all scored one goal in

the Region 97 duel.

Caldwell and Kaban assisted on Reichenstein’s two goals.

The Smurfs used three goalkeepers, Tommy Olson, Gutierrez and Rex

Nelson, to stop Beach Bum shots and moved the ball upfield to Robert

DiFrancesco and Kyle Fults.

Sean Marshall, Edgar Torres and David Garrett played strong

defense.

In another boys 14-and-under game:

* Saints 3, The Who 2

The Who received first-half goals from Tobin Olson and Jamie

Gayley, but the Saints edged out the win.

The Who’s goaltending team of Juan Trujillo and Timothy Regan each

made four saves and were helped on defense by Brandon Parole,

Christian Harrison and Michael Perkins.

Nick Normandin, Travis Kuhns and Will Atwood had several shots on

goal and Jacob Silverman and Vinnie Finn played strong at midfield.

In Girls under-12 action:

* Blue Crush 4, Bruisers 1

Three goals from Brianna Schwartz on passes from Brittany Harris,

Kayla Greely and Olivia Drummond helped the Blue Crush knock off the

Bruisers.

The Crush jumped out to a one-goal lead in the first quarter with

a pass from Spencer Smith to Tori Browne for the goal.

Bridget Terrebonne and Laura Catron each made some diving stops in

net and Caitlin Tona, Hannah Weiner and Kaely Turney played strong

defense.

Maranda Ruiz, Kristin Burger and Jade Bird supported the team.

In Boys under-12 play:

* Blue Man Group 2, Rebels 1

The second-place Blue Man Group defeated first-place Rebels, 2-1,

Saturday at Kaiser School on single goals from forward Adrian

Rodriguez and Kody Lawton and steady goalkeeping by Kyle Evans, who

made six saves in two quarters defending the goal.

Blue Man Group members include Alex Arthur, Austin Denike, Keiffer

Edmonstron, Evans, Trevor Hensley, Taylor Hensley, Alex Hilton, E.J.

Kehoe, Lawton, Tristan Lobdell, John MacBeth, Charlie Normandin,

Rodriguez and Andrew Wilkey.

* Rebels 3, Bruins 0

Evan Call scored his first goal of the season and the Rebels added

two more to shut out the Bruins.

Call and Tim Barela both scored off corner kicks and William Munoz

scored off a kick from outside the penalty area to cap the Rebel

scoring. Forwards Eric Holland and Corey Bell-Wheelans help set up

the goals.

Rebel midfielders Nick Vlahakis, Cameron Conway, Joshua Duerhing

and Alex Allione covered the midfield and distributed the ball to

begin Rebel attacks while Rebel goalkeepers John Ryder and Levi Rowe

played solid in front of a defense of Jeff Fichtner, Munoz and Nathan

Dickey, who regained control of the ball and moved it upfield.

* Hurricanes 2, Patriots 1

Behind two goals from Easton Giedt and some fine defense, the

Hurricanes got past the Patriots.

Christian Scott and Robbie Hampton assisted on Giedt’s goals and

the Hurricane defense stopped many Patriot scoring chances.

A defensive header by Jordan McLaren in the first quarter and

hustle by J.P. Muller, Harrison Faigen, Simon Hedrick, Morgan Lintz,

Derek Boler and Justin McLaren kept the Patriots at-bay.

Jay Ordaz scored for the Patriots and Christopher Cowie, Chris O’

Campo, Jackson Carmack and Randall Hause made solid passes.

Midfielders Peter Nguyen, Tommy Freeman, Joshua Bowman, Preston

Wheeler and Jay Wilson kept the ball at their opponents’ end much of

the game.

Strong defense was provided by Wil Curiel, Daron Arnold, Irving

Torres and Spencer Baratto.

Wheeler, Wilson and Bowman shared time in goal.

* Panthers 2, Patriots 0

The Panthers scored two late goals to roll to the victory despite

strong offensive play by Nguyen, Cowie, Torres and Carmack.

Midfielders Barrato, Arnold, Freeman, Wilson and Bowman supported

the Patriots and defense by Curiel, Ordaz, O’Campo and Hause kept the

ball in play.

Wilson and Bowman shared goalkeeper duties.

Grady Kough and Mick Sheehan made some key plays.

In Girls under-11 APP Plus action:

* Newport 1, Yorba Linda 1 A goal by Newport’s Kelly Heenan in the final minute equalized the

Yorba Linda goal and the teams tied.

Newport gave up a goal in the second minute of play, but played

steady defense to hold Yorba Linda scoreless the rest of the game.

Newport had its chances as well. Paige Moore missed a shot and

Natalie Arguella hit the post with a shot with five minutes

remaining.

McKenna Cottam, Caroline Hardenbergh, Kasey DeYoung and Kristy

Jacobs helped hold Yorba Linda to one goal and Elizabeth Eddy,

Marianne Jones, Terra Friedman and Claire and Kimmy Ramser all played

strong defense.

In Girls under-10 action:

* Quicksilver 5, Bratz 3

The Bratz suffered their second loss of the season after a

second-half rally that came up short.

Courtney McIntosh scored two goals and Maria Swift scored one goal

for the Bratz and Milena Buonanoce had one assist.

Claire Castillo, Sophia Leveque, Madelaine Gallardo, Brenna

Landstrom, Alexandra Kehoe, Kelly Kindgren, Zoe Sanglerat and Katie

Escher contributed for the Bratz.

* Blue Angels 8, Peppermint Twist 0

Four players found the back of the net twice for the Blue Crush as

they shut out Peppermint Twist to improve to 8-0.

Madison Wooters scored her first two goals of the season and was

helped by the scoring of Blakeley Ficenec, Josie Jogwe and Beth

Barnard.

Sadie Evans, Amanda Rogers and Sarah Tegel played solid at

midfield and Biz Buckingham and Kathryn Zimmerman set up scoring

opportunities.

* Blue Blasters 1, Green Hornets 1

Natalie Swift scored the tying goal in the final minutes with help

from Stephanie Verheyen for the Blue Blasters against the Green

Hornets.

Tight defense was provided by Charlotte Skjonsby, Swift and Kate

Batstone kept the Green Hornets at one goal while Reanne Nathan

relieved Jamie Fredrickson in goal so Fredrickson could play forward.

Joanne Cornejo, Veronica Seidner and Holly Kelly plugged up the

middle and kept the ball in the Hornets’ end.

Cindy Mejia and Amanda Peterson took several shots on goal for the

Blasters.

In Boys under-10 play:

* The Dragons won their game Saturday, 4-1, with Dylan Pievac

scoring two goals and Matthew Francini and Austin Pollard each adding

one goal.

Carl Hastings, Max Weinberg and Charlie Howarth played solid

defense and Josh Harrison played steady in goal.

* Fighting Ninjas 1, Blue Blasters 0

The Fighting Ninjas made strong passes that keyed Matthew

Buchanan’s winning goal supported by Jake Turner and James Jarvis.

A stingy Ninjas’ defense held the Blasters scoreless behind Ryan

Ridley, Dustin Ayres and Zach Buie and Stevie Michaelson and Grant

Frazier made several saves in goal.

Turner, Taylor Wildman, Michaelson and Buie also had several shots

on goal and Cody Caldwell and Nathan Bryant provided midfield support

for the Ninjas.

The Blue Blasters had several players create scoring opportunities

including Misha Pakvasa, Paul Weisinger, C.J. Tona, Paul Tadross,

Caleb Candelaria, Jake Likich, Trey Franklin, Corey Fults, Ryan

Shannon and Craig McKennon. Brecht Van’t Hof and Candelaria played

sweeper and Shannon, Likich and Candelaria all made multiple saves as

goalkeeper.

* Blue Bombers 1, Galaxy 1

The Blue Bombers received a goal from Marco Urquiza and Adam

Kinder scored a goal for the Galaxy.

The Blue Bombers threatened with two shots that hit the crossbar

from Nolan Mena on a free kick and Ryan Davidson.

Ethan Murray, David Vorona and Gus Moore assisted the Blaster

offense and Kyle Regan, Slayter Stanley and Jack Murrell controlled

the midfield.

Strong defense was played by Nicolas Jaber and Brodi Beal.

In Girls under-8 play:

* Bluewater Dolphins vs. Surfer Girls

Bluewater was led offensively by Carly Christian, Vanessa Seznol,

Samantha Small and Nicolette Powell while the Surfer Girls were led

by Riley Beek and Shannon Wells.

The Dolphin defense was led by Page Keys, Maddie Collins, Konner

Speth and Keri Hancock while the Surfer Girls were led by Maddie

Fromme.

* The Zooming Zebras were led by accurate passes and the defense

of Hanna Mumm, Sally Fuller, Catherine Connelly and Catherine

Boettner.

Goalie Sara Hamilton and sweeper Sarah Daly kept the opposition

at-bay while Cinnamon Sary, Nicole Fitzsimmons and Delaney McCardle

were the top scorers.

* The Mighty Tigers and Panthers fought each other until the end

with the Tigers’ Emma Howard scoring the final goal at the buzzer.

Taylor Chapin assisted Sarah Zomaya on the Tigers’ first goal and

Ricki Archie scored the Tigers’ second goal after stealing the ball

and taking it down the field.

Alison Palaferri played solid defense and denied a last-minute

Tiger shot.

In Boys under-8 action:

* The Golden Snitches battled the Devil Rays in a defensive

battle.

Izaak Lofgren and Nicholas Justice cleared the ball on defense for

the Snitches and Peter Tadross played well at midfield with Nick

Shahidi, Steve Keenan and Pierce Ward passing well.

Chase Kapana displayed fine ball-handling skills and Craig Borth

covered in goal.

* Panthers vs. Spitfire

The Spitfire’s Ishmael Alkayali’s six goals highlighted the

Spitfire offense, who also got strong play from Ellery Sever, Theo

Boistel, Nick Vieira, Kurt Walde and Landon Gyulay, who made

effective passes and showed ball control.

Kevin Rakestraw, Parker Martinez and Eric Mejia each regained

possession for the Spitfire and James Newman made some targeted

throw-ins.

For the Panthers, Clay Smythe provided strong goaltending and R.J.

Roberts, Scott Sexton and Kyle Benter hustled on both sides of the

field. Michael Reo, Riley Peterson and Gordon Lewis pushed the ball

on offense and Tyler Schwartz, Tyler Farrell, Braden Delannoy and

Carter Yonkers stopped the Spitfire’s offense.

In Girls under-7 action:

* Red Hot Firecrackers vs. Blue Crush

Firecracker goals were scored by Katie Donald, Alana Courier and

Analysa Vivanco and Emily Conant, Cortlynn Clement, Rosalie Deliz and

Hailey Oberst contributed to the win.

Andie Strode and Savannah Gardner played strong defense. Diana

Fujii did not play.

* Carolyn Bockrath scored the first goal for the Blue Crush and

added several shots on goal and got help from Natalie Teale, Madison

Lanting, Juila Frie, Carley Searcy and Dana Jessen.

* Green Cheetahs vs. Blue Dolphins

Olivia Muscatello scored multiple goals and Megan Daly added

another goal for the Cheetahs.

Steady defense was provided by Emily Nall, Sydney Kohlenberger and

Gabriella Parisi to hold off the Blue Dolphins.

In Boys under-7 play:

* Laser Dragons vs. Blue Blasters

Rian Atherton and Joey Gregory didn’t allow a goal and got

defensive support from Grant Moore, Shaun Vetrovec and J.J. Von

Ahlefeld.

Forwards Garrett Byers, Cole Chapin, Peter Kwock and Jack

Williamson led the offensive charge.

* Blue Dragons vs. Predators

The Dragons got support from Zachary Buggelin, Ivan Dhuy, Jacob

Farwell and Samuel Jones in their game against the Predators

Saturday.

Timothy Rojas, Jackson Sanders and Marco Bruscia moved the ball

upfield and Christian Sandoval, Bryan Shollin and Derek Sweet played

steady soccer.

* The Cheetahs vs. Strikers

The Strikers got solid ball movement from Brandt Bucher and Nick

Roman and Kody Wensley and Brooks O’Hea made effective passes at

midfield enabling Mario Nark and Cameron Hall to score goals.

Marcell DeBarros and Daniel O’Toole played steady defense and Marc

Gehlke was kept busy in goal.

In Girls under-6 action:

* The Green Girlillas continued their strong play, getting goals

from three different players in their game Saturday.

Lila McElroy started the scoring in the first period and Peyton

Espley Jones added a left-footer to the back of the net in the third

quarter. Jaynie Hexberg stopped many scoring opportunities at both

ends of the field and stole the ball and ran down the field to score

the Girlillas’ final goal.

Libby Knight hustled to stop breakaways and missed several scoring

chances by inches. Ashley Ammerman and Jill Hilton played strong

defense, denying many scoring opportunities.

* The Silver Dolphins vs. Grasshoppers

Kate Pipkin, Carlee Kapana and Mackenzie Gaddis scored goals on

assists from Rowan Fredrickson, Kelley McFetters and Amanda Sheppard

for the Silver Dolphins.

Key defensive plays were made by Abbey Pickett, Alyssa Quintero,

Gabby Mangano and Rachel Whitelegge.

In Boys under-6 play:

* Shooters vs. Speedy Snakes

The Shooters came out firing against the Speedy Snakes, getting

three goals from three different players.

Davis Hanscom connected for the Shooters’ first goal in the second

period followed by John Connelly’s goal in the third quarter and

Mikey Lugo’s goal with three seconds remaining in the game.

Griffith Clawson consistently brought the ball up the field for

the Shooters.

* Shooters vs. Firestorm

Connelly continued his steady play with another goal for the

Shooters and Landon Knight and Hanscom combined for another score

against the Firestorm.

Lugo and Clawson displayed effective ball control.

* Ben Bockrath connected for three goals and Blake Jessen scored

a long-range goal on his birthday for the Green Hornets.

* The Tornados vs. The Gators

Jehu Jogwe, Kyle Moran, Peter Seidner and Tristan Manning scored

goals for the Tornados and Cooper Peters and Jack Maskrey played

solid defense throughout against the Gators.