Bruins chew ‘em up

The Bruins received a total team effort to beat the Panthers, 5-2,

in its final regular season game in Boys under-12 AYSO Region 97

soccer.

Taylor Allee scored three goals off crossing passes from Bryan

Rhodes, Blake Kelly and Trevor Noon and the defense was anchored by

Brian Kekemeyer, Daniel Netzer, Max Van Berg, Christian Taggert and

Andy Brown.

Bruin midfielders Luc Heasley, Sean Mueller, Jake Caughill and

Ricky Sullivan provided defensive support and started Bruins’

attacks.

* Hurricanes 4, Panthers 1

The Hurricanes ended the regular season on a strong note with a

win over the Panthers keyed by two goals from Simon Hedrick and

single goals from Grady Kough and Easton Giedt.

Midfielders Derek Boler and Jordan and Justin McLaren ignited a

second-quarter attack and Giedt, Kough and Robbie Hampton all added

assists for the Hurricanes, who received strong defensive support

from J. P. Muller, Harrison Faigen, Mick Sheehan, Max Collins and

Christian Scott helped to stop Panther offensive attacks.

The Panthers got on the board in the final minutes when Spencer

Joyce scored. Panther goalkeeper Gavin Arblaster held steady.

* Rebels 2, Blue Men 2

The Blue Men scored a last-second goal to secure the tie.

A header by Evan Call off a corner kick and a centering pass by

William Munoz to Eric Holland set up the Rebels’ two scores and Munoz

and Corey Bell-Whelans had several shots denied by Blue Men

goalkeepers.

Rebel goalkeepers John Ryder and Tim Barela held strong.

* Patriots 2, Rebels 0

The Patriots beat the first-place Rebels behind goals from Wil

Curiel and Jackson Carmack. Jay Ordaz assisted on both goals.

Chris O’Campo, Peter Nguyen and Preston Wheeler ignited Patriots’

scoring drives and midfielders Randall Hause, Jay Wilson, Daron

Arnold, Tommy Freeman and Joshua Bowman added strong play along with

defenders Spencer Baratto, Irving Torres and Curiel. Hause and

Wheeler tended the net.

In Boys under-14 play:

* The Who 6, Strikers 1

Two goals from Will Atwood off assists from Travis Kuhns and Jon

Gordon and single goals from Jacob Silverman, Gordon, Jamie Gayley

and Nick Normandin keyed the win.

Vinnie Finn and Michael Perkins played strong at midfield and the

defense was led by sweeper Brandon Parole with help from Christian

Harrison and Tobin Olson.

Goalkeeper Timothy Regan made four saves.

* Slammin’ Smurfs 2, Saints 2

A late goal from Smurf Ben Swift allowed the third-place Smurfs to

tie the second-place Saints.

The Smurfs played with nine players for most of the game against

the Saints, who had 11 players.

The first Smurf goal came when Will Reichenstein booted a rebound

into the upper-right corner of the net off a shot originally taken by

Rex Nelson.

Chris Gutierrez made accurate passes and took a shot on goal

before leaving the game in the third quarter with an injury and Sean

Marshall stopped many balls in the air.

The Saints scored twice before Swift scored his goal, but the

Smurf defense tightened with Andrew Kaban, Kyle Caldwell, Robert

DiFrancesco and Branden Rowley playing aggressive soccer, tackling

the ball and passing forward.

Smurf goalkeeper Tommy Olson made nine saves, including one shot

blocked up and over the goal.

Jordan Harris and Phil Garrett are both out of the Smurf lineup

with broken arms, but hope to return soon.

In Boys under-10 action:

* Blue Blasters 5, Galaxy 3

The Blue Blasters responded from a 3-2 deficit in the third

quarter to end the regular season with a victory.

Two players scored two goals apiece for the victors including

Craig McKennon and Misha Pakvasa, who scored on two breakaway shots.

Caleb Candelaria added a goal and tallied an assist while helping an

offense also made up of Trey Franklin and Paul Weisinger.

Franklin, Weisinger, Candelaria, Jake Likich, Ryan Shannon and

C.J. Tona shared midfield duties and Brecht Van’t Hof held back the

Galaxy while playing sweeper.

Tona, Shannon, McKennon, Likich and Franklin played strong on

defense and Likich, Candelaria and Shannon shared goaltending duties

and made some key saves.

* Surf Monkeys 2, Volcano 0

Forwards Sean Regan and Scott Mack each scored goals and Wyeth

Rietveld provided assists.

The Monkey attack also included Casey Bushong, Willie Pyle and

Michael Shaw and goalkeeper Garrett Kerr maintained a shutout with

strong play and key saves outside the goalie box.

Strong defensive play for the Monkeys was provided by Dylan

Goodman, Trevor Magana, and Tyler Smyth and Patrick Conway at

midfield.

* Soccer Freaks 4, Blue Bombers 2

The Blue Bombers received goals from Nolan Mena and Marco Urquiza

and displayed strong offense from David Vorona, Brodi Beal and Ethan

Murray.

The defense was helped by Slater Stanley, Kyle Regan, Ryan

Davidson and Jack Murrel and midfield play was controlled by Gus

Moore and Nicholas Jaber. Marco Piazza played strong in goal.

* Cheetahs 4, Team #6 0

Austin Mchaffey scored two goals and Cheetah forwards Matt Mello

and Troy Arnold each scored one goal to lead the Cheetahs in the

shutout.

Luke Dawson had assists and Charlie Massingill and Taylor Sims

controlled the midfield with help from Stephen Pratty.

Center defender Matt DiFrancesco made some solid kicks to stave

off Team #6 shots and defensive backup came from Wade Kubat, Ross

Schwartz and Zack Tofoya.

Goalkeeper Jacob Hirsch made to crucial saves in the fourth

quarter to secure the game.

In Boys under-8 action:

* Heavy Metal vs. Golden Snitches

Two goals each from Joshua Munoz and Robert Wilson and one goal

from Alon Anish led the Heavy Metal.

Robert Boullon, Ryan Murphy and Ryan Fowler provided midfield

strength, and defenders Max Meisenheimer, Blake Pender, Bayley

Pierson and Spencer Keith contained the counterattacks from the

Snitches, who played a strong game with solid defense from all

players.

* Panthers vs. Devil Rays

Clay Smythe scored the Panthers’ goal after passes from Riley

Peterson and Tyler Schwartz and Scott Sexton kept the game tied with

several stops in goal on point-blank shots in the final minutes.

Michael Reo, Kyle Benter and Tyler Farrell played solid against

the Devil Ray forwards and Carter Yonkers, Braden Delannoy and R.J.

Roberts kept the midfield under control.

In Boys under-7 action:

* The Lasers vs. Blue Dragons

The Lasers and Blue Dragons battled with the Lasers receiving

tough defense from Rian Atherton, Jack Williamson and Joey Gregory.

Forwards Ian MacInnis, J.J. Von Ahlefeld and Grant Moore attacked

for most of the game and strong goaltending was provided by Garrett

Byers, Brandon Beck, Cole Chapin and Shaun Vetrovec.

The Blue Dragons received a strong effort from Zachary Buggelin,

Samuel Jones and Bryan Shollin. Timothy Rojas, Marco Bruscia and

Christian Sandoval made some key passes and Ivan Dhuy, Jacob Farwell,

Jackson Sanders and Derek Sweet all played strong.

* Fireballs vs. Black Hawks

Mario Nark scored twice on assists from Cameron Hall and Nick

Roman and attackers Daniel O’Toole, Mitch Mendoza and Brooks O’Hea

joined forces with midfielders Nick Huntley and Marcell DeBarros to

keep the pressure on.

Goalies Kody Wensley and Brandt Bucher stopped many goal attempts

by the Hawks and Marc Gehlke stopped many shots in the fourth

quarter.

In Boys under-6 play:

* Green Hornets vs. Dragons

Ben Bockrath scored three goals and Blake Jessen and Luke Shea

added single goals for the Green Hornets.

The goalkeeping tandem of Duke Danell-Walker and Brian Shaw kept

the Dragons out of the goal and Sean Wilson, Bryant Putnam, Wyatt

Devine and Carter Scott played solid defense.

The Dragons evened the match with a strong finish.