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At the beginning of the 2005-06 girls high school soccer season, Christian High coach Kevin Elwell pulled aside some of the team’s ranking players and asked them about setting goals for the season. The No. 1 goal, his players told him, was to do well in the San Diego Section playoffs.
That they certainly did after finishing runner-up by virtue of a 1-0 double overtime loss to La Jolla Country Day in this year’s Division IV championship game.
On the way to the title match, the third-seeded Patriots recorded a 6-0 victory against The Preuss School in the opening round of competition on Feb. 21, then followed that with a 2-0 quarterfinal win against sixth-seeded Marian Catholic, 2-0, on Feb. 24 and a dramatic 4-2 semifinal victory against second-seeded (and defending division champion) Francis Parker on Feb. 28 to advance to this year’s Division IV final.
Christian finished 9-1 in Western League play to conclude the regular season.
“I felt the league we played in was a good preparation for the playoffs. We got in league and sharpened our game. We wanted to maintain that form to the end of the year,” said Elwell, whose team finished to 19-4-2 overall.
La Jolla Country Day, which entered this year’s playoff tournament seeded first, finished 14-3-1.
The Patriots gave the Torreys all they could handle in the championship match March 4 at Patrick Henry High School. The teams exchanged scoring chances through 80 minutes of regulation play and 15 minutes of a first overtime period before LJCD’s Hallie Huston finally broke the scoreless deadlock between the teams in the first minute of the second overtime period.
The Torreys had made playoff exits in the semifinals three previous seasons before finally winning the title.
For Christian, it was a season of unparalleled achievement after finishing 10-10-2 last season (3-8-1 in league play) and exiting in the quarterfinals.
Just what did the Patriots accomplish in the postseason?
Francis Parker, which defeated Horizon Christian to capture last year’s Division IV title, opened the 2006 playoffs with a 12-0 win against Julian and defeated Santa Fe Christian, 8-0, in quarterfinal-round play.
However, junior forward Ashley Holton scored two goals — one in each half — and teammates Tarayna Rae and McKenna Waitley added single goals to boot Christian past the Lancers (17-6-4).
Both Patriots goals against two-time defending South Bay League champion Marian Catholic came in the opening 10 minutes of the second half. Holton got the game’s jump-goal about five minutes after the resumption of play while Waitley added an insurance marker about five minutes later. Amanda Ross, an accomplished track and field standout, made six saves to record the team’s 10th shutout this season.
The Crusaders, who whipped past Tri City Christian by a 10-1 score in opening round play, entered the game led by 45-goal scorer Nicole Myers, who entered her name in the San Diego Section record book as its third all-time scoring leader. Elwell said a key to defeating Marian Catholic was obviously shutting down the high-scoring Myers.
“If she had scored, that would have given them the momentum we didn’t want them to have,” Elwell said.
The quarterfinal game was scoreless through the first half, with the Crusaders (17-7) controlling much of the game’s flow for the opening 15 minutes. While Christian gradually began to put pressure on the Marian Catholic defense, Myers nearly got free twice for one-on-one confrontations with Ross.
“We wanted to pressure their back-line. We started with three forwards. But their midfield was out-defending us in the first half, so we reshaped,” Elwell said.
The Patriots reshaped the power structure in this year’s division playoffs.
Division I
Defending champion Granite Hills got a chance to defend its title in a rematch against Torrey Pines but the Eagles could not maintain their one-goal halftime lead in eventually falling 3-2 to the top-seeded Falcons. Top-seeded Torrey Pines scored three second-half goals to erase a 1-0 Granite Hills lead, adding the game-winning marker very late in the contest
Kelsey Lindner scored the game-wining goal off a cornerkick in the 78th minute after the Eagles’ Carrie Margulis had notched her second goal of the game in the 61st minute.
Jackie Hersh and Ali Cutting responded with goals early in the second half for the Falcons.
Last year, Granite Hills rode an upset 1-0 win to the championship. This year, the second-seeded Eagles (21-3-3) were looking to avenge two earlier regular seasons losses against Torrey Pines (20-2-2).
Margulis, who entered the game as Granite Hills’ top scorer on the season with 20 goals, scored her first goal in the championship game on a header off a cornerkick by Stacy Brown. Danielle Hewitt was credited with the assist on Margulis’ second goal.
The Eagles advanced to the championship game by defeating third-seeded La Costa Canyon, 2-1. The game was a replay of last year’s semifinal in which Granite Hills also beat the Mavericks.
Hewitt and Ashli Sandoval scored goals in the final 16 minutes to erase a 1-0 LCC lead. The Mavericks had entered the game with just one loss on the season.
The Eagles topped Patrick Henry, 3-2, in overtime in quarterfinal-round play on Feb. 24. Margulis scored two goals in that game while Sandoval scored once.
Division III
Second-seeded El Capitan (16-3-8) could not get past top-seeded Cathedral Catholic (23-3-3) in this year’s championship game, falling 5-2 to the Dons March 4 at Westview High School.
Natalie Vinti, Jenny Jarvie, Coco Goodson, Michelle Spacciapolli and Jasmine Namdar all scored goals for Cathedral Catholic.
Christina Valenzuela, who scored one of the Vaqueros’ two goals in the championship game, supplied the golden goal to push El Capitan into the finals after stopping Grossmont Conference rival Valhalla, 1-0, in the semifinals. Valenzuela’s winning goal came in the second overtime period.
Valhalla (12-10-3) earned a berth in this year’s division semifinals after defeating Our Lady of Peace Academy, 1-0, in quarterfinal-round playoff action. The Vaqueros, meanwhile, topped Steele Canyon, 1-0, in overtime, recording their 19th shutout this season in the process.
Division II
West Hills (11-9-2) shaded Point Loma, 1-0, in quarterfinal round action to advance to this year’s semifinal matchup against top-seeded Westview (16-6-5). However, the Wolverines (16-6-5) ended the Wolf Pack’ season with a 4-1 semifinal victory.
Boys soccer
West Hills (8-7-2) pulled off a dramatic 2-1 victory against second-seeded Montgomery (22-6-2) in the quarterfinal-round of the Division II playoffs on Feb. 25 to advance to this year’s semifinals against third-seeded Westview (12-6-1) on March 1. But the Wolverines emerged on top, 1-0, to earn a finals date against fourth-seeded San Pasqual, defeating the Golden Eagles by a 1-0 score to claim this year’s division title.
Granite Hills (12-5-4) ended its season with a loss to top-seeded Morse (20-2-3) in the Division I quarterfinals on Feb. 25 while El Capitan (11-8-6) and Valhalla (10-5-7) both suffered one-goal defeats in the Division III quarterfinals. El Capitan dropped a 3-2 match against top-seeded St. Augustine (15-3-4) while Valhalla was eliminated 1-0 by second-seeded University City (13-3-).
Boys division champions this year included La Costa Canyon (Division I), Westview (Division II), St. Augustine (Division III) and Francis Parker (Division IV).
Career for the ages comes to an end for Myers, Crusaders
Nicole Myers can look forward to a college career at Long Beach State University. She also can look back on a stellar high school soccer career.
Myers’ season ended last Friday (Feb. 24) on the pitch at Christian High School in El Cajon as her Crusaders lost a 2-0 quarterfinal-round match to the host Patriots in the San Diego Section Division IV playoffs. Myers was held scoreless, though not for a lack of effort, to finish the season with 45 goals and her four-year varsity career with 136 goals.
The 136 goals rank third all-time in the San Diego Section record book. The 45 goals in one season place her among the section leaders. She totaled 32 goals in each of the last two seasons after scoring 27 goals her freshman year.
“She’s a scorer and always has been regardless of where and what level she has played. She makes everyone go. She’s the sparkplug,” Marian Catholic coach Robert Blas said in describing Myers’ prolific scoring output.
Agonizingly, she finished just two goals behind Our Lady of Peace Academy’s Amy Epsten (2001-04), who continues to hold down second place in the section record book with 138 goals. Bishop’s Carmel Murphy owns the section record with 172 goals, set from 1989-1992.
Myers, however, now holds the Metro Conference record for career goals after surpassing Bonita Vista’s Laurie Christensen (1985-88) earlier this season. Bonita Vista’s Jennifer Ewert (1989-92) scored 100 goals in her career while Southwest’s Angela Guzman (1982-85) tallied 97 goals.
“I was hoping to get second in section scoring but I’m two goals away,” said Myers, brushing aside tears after last Friday’s season-ending loss. “That was one thing I was going for in this game.”
A club veteran of seven years (she currently plays for the Hotspurs), Myers said her pursuit of high school scoring records almost never happened. In fact, she wanted to quit soccer early on and become a cheerleader. “But my parents made me try it for one more year and I loved it,” she said.
Myers notched three goals in the Crusaders’ 10-1 first-round playoff win against visiting Tri-City Christian on Feb. 21. She scored a school-record five goals in a 7-0 South Bay League victory against Mar Vista on Jan. 27.
Marian Catholic, seeded sixth in this year’s Division IV playoff draw, finished 17-7 this season after finishing 16-5-3 last season, also with a quarterfinal playoff appearance. Myers can be proud to have been a major part of the team’s success.
However, it need be noted that the 2005-06 Crusaders should not be compared to many of its forebearers over the past decades.
Blas noted that of the team’s seven senior starters, five had played together for four years, and that all the team’s starters also play club soccer in the offseason. That was easily discernable in the skill level of the team both on offense and defense.
It was also discernable in the final score. Christian defeated Marian Catholic, 5-0, in tournament competition in December with the Crusaders missing three key players.
Marian Catholicmade school history with back-to-back league championship titles, earning this year’s South Bay League banner outright with a 10-0 league record after sharing last year’s title with Hilltop with an 8-2 league record.
Christian, which earned the third seed in this year’s Division IV playoff field, finished second in the City Conference Western League with a 9-1 league record and improved to 18-3-2 overall after last Friday’s quarterfinal win.
The quarterfinal-round win against Marian Catholic followed a 6-0 victory against The Preuss School in the opening round of competition on Feb. 21.
Christian advanced to Tuesday’s semifinal playoff match against second-seeded and defending Division IV champion Francis Parker (17-5-4). The division championship game is March 4 at 6 p.m. at Patrick Henry High School.
Both Patriots goals came in the opening 10 minutes of the second half. Ashley Holton got the game’s jump-goal about five minutes after the resumption of play while McKenna Waitley added an insurance marker about five minutes later. Amanda Ross, an accomplished track and field standout, made six saves to record the team’s 10th shutout this season.
Christian coach Kevin Elwell said a key to defeating Marian Catholic was obviously shutting down the high-scoring Myers. “If she had scored, that would have given them the momentum we didn’t want them to have,” Elwell said.
The game was scoreless through the first half, with the Crusaders controlling much of the game’s flow for the opening 15 minutes. While Christian gradually began to put pressure on the Marian Catholic defense, Myers nearly got free twice for one-on-one confrontations with Ross.
“We wanted to pressure their back-line. We started with three forwards. But their midfield was out-defending us in the first half, so we reshaped,” Elwell said.
CIF notepad
Freshman Lauren Elise Judal scored four goals and junior Bianca Jimenez scored two goals in Marian Catholic’s 10-1 first-round win against Tri-City Christian (9-13-1). Jimenez amassed 26 assists this season to enter her name in the section record book.
Mesa League champion Eastlake ended its season at 12-7-3 following its 4-0 quarterfinal-round loss at top-seeded Torrey Pines (18-2-2). The Titans had advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-1 first-round win against visiting Carlsbad (10-7-3). Melanie DeSalvo had both goals for Eastlake.
2004-2005 Season Scrapbook
San Diego Section Winter Sports Parade Of Champions
South Bay/Mesa League All-League Girls Teams
Grossmont South League All-League Teams (Boys and Girls)
Grossmont North League All-League Teams (Boys and Girls)
East County players named to All-CIF teams (Grossmont Conference)
Prep
soccer playoffs
Photo: Division I champion Torrey Pines
BOYS
SOCCER
Division I: Torrey Pines 5, (4) Bonita Vista 1. Records: Torrey Pines
16-3-9; Bonita Vista 12-10-2.
Division II: (5) University City 1, (2) Scripps Ranch 0 (overtime).
Records: University City 17-4-2; Scripps Ranch 13-3-7.
Division III: (1) USDHS 1, (3) St. Augustine 0. Records: USDHS 16-5-2;
St. Augustine 14-8-5.
Division IV: (2) Marian Catholic 1, (1) Horizon 0. Records: Marian
Catholic 14-7-2; Horizon Christian 20-4-1.
GIRLS SOCCER
Division I: Granite Hills 1, (1) Torrey Pines 0. Records: Granite
Hills 15-4-3; Torrey Pines 16-4-2.
Division II: (3) Westview 3, (1) Patrick Henry 0. Records: Westview
17-2-8; Patrick Henry 19-2-3.
Division III: (1) USDHS 1, (2) Coronado 1 (double overtime), co-champions. Records: USDHS 17-4-5; Coronado 24-3-3.
Division IV: (2) Francis Parker 2, (5) Horizon 0. Records: Francis Parker
16-4-6; Horizon Christian 20-5-2.
Crusaders repeat as Division IV champions
By Phillip Brents
Posted March 5, 2005
Respect? Marian Catholic High School boys soccer coach Jorge Zavala felt his
team got too much of it this season after entering 2004-05 as defending San
Diego Section Division IV champions.
"Last year we had more offense. But this year, I think we got a little more
respect with seven and eight guys on the other team back (on defense). It made
it tougher to get our offense going," Zavala said.
The Crusaders found just enough offense — to go with some timely defense — to
capture their second consecutive division title following Saturday’s 1-0 victory
against top-seeded Horizon Christian at Torrey Pines High School.
Jordan Vital, who scored both goals in Marian Catholic’s 2-1 overtime win
against third-seeded Bishop’s in the semifinals, bent a corner kick into the net
in the 30th minute of the first half for the game-winning goal in the
championship match.
Zavala credited Ian King and Tanner Gates as the team’s defensive anchors Both
are multi-sport athletes. King has earned seven varsity letters in four years at
the school.
The Crusaders finished third in the South Bay League standings with a 5-4-1
record behind regular season champion Castle Park (5-0-5) and runner-up Hilltop
(5-2-3), last year’s league champions. Marian Catholic, second-seeded team in
its enrollment bracket, kicked off the divisional playoffs with a 2-1
quarterfinal-round victory against Santa Fe Christian (9-12-3) on Feb. 25 before
topping the Knights (14-8) in the semifinals on March 1.
The Crusaders finished with a 14-7-2 overall record. Horizon Christian, which
eliminated Francis Parker (8-11-3) in the quarterfinals and fourth-seeded La
Jolla Country Day (13-7-40 in the semifinals in its drive to the championship
game, finished 20-4-1.
"We stepped it up for the playoffs," Zavala said. "We worked hard to get back
here with a chance to win it again."
The Marian Catholic coach said the team realigned itself for the championship
game from a more traditional 4-4-2 arrangement between defenders, midfielders
and forwards to a more unconventional 3-2-3-2 alignment.
"All through league play we were searching for our style. We found it in the
playoffs," Zavala said.
The CIF title is the third in four years for the Crusaders, who defeated La
Jolla Country Day by a 4-0 score last year and topped Santa Fe Christian
by a 5-1 score in 2002.
But the Barons’ early 1-0 lead failed to hold up in an eventual 5-1 setback
against a charged-up Torrey Pines Falcons team playing on its own home pitch and
enjoying the support of the home fans.
It is time for Bonita Vista to regroup once again and point to the future.
Barons coach Jason Murphy, who was part of the school’s last CIF championship
team, remained upbeat despite the lop-sided loss in the final.
"We got ‘em here. We need to get them back here and win," he said following the
on-field awards presentations.
It appeared as if the fourth-seeded Barons’ magical playoff run would continue
after the Mesa League co-champions dominated the opening minutes of play. If it
were not for the outstanding play of Falcons goaltender James Crawford, the game
might have taken on a different complexion with a sizable early lead for Bonita
Vista.
But Navarro’s goal only seemed to wake up Torrey Pines, which had enjoyed its
own upset run through the divisional playoff bracket. While the Barons scored
the biggest upset of the playoffs in ousting top-seeded Granite Hills, owners of
a section record 66-game unbeaten streak, the unseeded Falcons had eliminated
Fallbrook, the second-seeded team in the bracket, in advancing to the
championship game.
Torrey Pines, which improved to 16-3-9 with the finals win, topped Montgomery
1-0 in the opening round before stopping Fallbrook, 2-1, in overtime in the
quarterfinals. The Falcons slipped past sixth-seeded Carlsbad, 4-0, in the
semifinals on March 1.
Torrey Pines drew even in the championship game in the 38th minute when senior
Jose Abadi beat Bonita Vista goalkeeper Nick Ybarra while
capitalizing off a pass from Falcons junior teammate Danny Snell.
Senior Trevor May then reeled off a natural hat trick by scoring three goals in
a 28 minutes for Torrey Pines. May struck in the 42nd and 55 minutes before
adding a third unanswered goal 15 minutes from time to hike the Falcons lead to
4-1.
Abadi scored his second goal of the game in the final three minutes for Torrey
Pines’ final margin of victory.
The Barons had a chance to change the momentum in the contest when they were
awarded a penalty kick midway through the second half. Had the spot kick been
successful, Bonita Vista could have closed the Falcons lead to 3-2. However,
Crawford dove to his left and rejected the shot.
After that, it appeared as if the Barons’ defense simply collapsed, with Torrey
Pines adding two more goals to their scoreboard count.
The Falcons’ four goal-scorers in their semifinal win included sophomore A.J.
Soares, Snell and seniors C.J. Hersh and Nathan Kargman.
Bonita Vista kicked off its playoff run with a come-from-behind 4-3 victory
against unseeded San Diego on Feb. 25.
Granite
Hills Eagles soar in Division I girls final
It is not how one starts but how one finishes that counts the most. In soccer, that phrase carries double meaning. The Granite Hills Eagles took both to heart in this year’s San Diego Section Division I girls soccer playoffs.
The Eagles did the unthinkable last Saturday, March 5, at Torrey Pines High School by becoming the first East County team to win a Division I title since the new playoff alignment came into being in 1991. Granite Hills (15-5-3) did so in perfect upset fashion by eliminating, in order, the tournament’s third-, second- and first-seeded teams.
The Eagles’ culminating 1-0 victory came against top-seeded Torrey Pines (17-3-2), a team that not only enjoyed the home field advantage but had won three Division I championship game titles and made two other division title game appearances.
Torrey Pines, which was ranked 11th in the West region and 25th nationally, most recently won the 2003 title. Granite Hills was making its second consecutive trip the Division I championship game after finishing runner-up by a 3-0 score to La Costa Canyon last year.
According to Eagles coach Gil Vejar, it did not look like his team would be making a return trip this year based on early season results.
“We stepped up our play. We had trouble at the start of the season because of injuries. We were missing some kids,” Vejar said.
Two of the team’s higher profile players, Ashli Sandoval and Taryn Francel, rejoined the team at midseason after competing in a national-level tournament in Florida. Entering the championship game, Sandoval — a state qualifier in cross country — had appeared in just 12 games this season for Granite Hills while Francel had played in 13 matches. Other starters on the team had played in as many as 20 or 21 games.
Despite their limited playing time, both Francel and Sandoval clearly excelled on the pitch. Francel ranked second on the team in defensive clears with 18 (behind 24 by teammate Katie Vessel). Sandoval led the team in shots (18) and assists (8).
“Since they got back, it’s been a different team,” Vejar said.
It was Sandoval’s 50-yard free kick in the 74th minute that set up the Eagles’ championship-winning goals by sophomore Stacy Brown.
The run of play in the game had been dominated in long stretches by Torrey Pines. But the Falcons could not get a shot past Granite Hills goalkeeper Tiffany Apple despite their best opportunities. The Eagles entered the contest with 10 shutouts.
Francel was particularly busy along the defensive flank in stopping balls through to the 18-yard box.
Granite Hills, which captured this year’s Grossmont South League title, started its march to the CIF championship by defeating Sweetwater, 2-0, on Feb. 23 behind goals by Tahnee Francel and Amanda Olah. The Eagles ousted third-seeded Fallbrook (12-4-8) by a 1-0 score in the quarterfinal round on Feb. 26 (on a goal by Olah) before advancing to the championship game with a dramatic last-minute goal by Danielle Hewitt to eliminate second-seeded La Costa Canyon (17-4-1) in the semifinals on March 2.
La
Costa Canyon had
entered the game ranked 27th in the nation, 13th in the West region.
Division IV
Three East County players on Francis Parker’s Division IV championship team also
earned CIF patches at this year’s finals. Senior midfielder Courtney Rains,
sophomore midfielder Elise Crispen and sophomore forward Lizzy Bendrick all
played significant roles in the second-seeded Lancers’ 2-0 title game victory
against top-seeded Horizon Christian (20-5-2). Bendrick scored the game’s
opening goal in the 12th minute while Rains, who lives in La Mesa and serves as
the team’s captain, scored on a penalty kick in the 21st minute to seal the win
for Francis Parker (16-4-6).
Metro Conference Playoff Preview
Posted Feb. 23, 2005
Bonita Vista (10-9-2) and Hilltop (19-3-4) will kick off quarterfinal-round action in the Division I and Division II boys soccer playoffs on Friday, Feb. 25, with home matches.
Bonita Vista, which earned a share of this year’s Mesa League championship with
Sweetwater, will host San Diego (17-5-1) at 7 p.m. at Otay Ranch High School as
the fourth-seeded team in the Division I field. The Cavers defeated Rancho
Bernardo (11-5-7) by a 1-0 score in Tuesday’s opening round.
Hilltop, which finished with the best record in the section despite a second-place showing in the South Bay League standings, earned the third seed in the Division II playoff field and will host Patrick Henry (14-3-3) at 5 p.m. at Otay Ranch. The Patriots are coming off a 2-0 win against San Pasqual (10-10-2) in Tuesday’s opening round.
Bonita Vista saw its hopes of outright possession of this year’s Mesa League
title dashed after finishing in a 1-1 deadlock with visiting Eastlake on Feb.
17. That same day in the rain, Sweetwater defeated Montgomery 1-1 on a goal by
Daniel Delatorre to match the Barons’ 7-1-2 league record.
Both Sweetwater (9-4-2) and Montgomery (12-6-6) qualified for the Division I
playoffs. Sweetwater fell 2-1 at Carlsbad (14-5-5) in Tuesday’s opening round
while Montgomery drew a similar opening road assignment at Torrey Pines
(13-3-9), falling 1-0.
Granite Hills, which will be out to capture its fifth consecutive Division I
championship, enters the playoffs as the top seed with a 13-0-8 record.
Fallbrook (14-5-5) is seeded second with La Costa Canyon (15-4-2) seeded third.
The Bonita Vista-San Diego winner will meet the Granite HiIls-Calexico winner in the semifinals at a neutral site on March 1.
South Bay League champion Castle Park (5-0-5 in league play) faced Westview in Tuesday’s opening round in the Division II field. The Trojans (6-3-6) suffered elimination by a 3-0 score on the pitch at Otay Ranch while Westview (12-5-5) advances against second-seeded Scripps Ranch (11-2-7). Oceanside (13-3-4) is the top seeded team in the Division II playoffs while Grossmont (17-6-1) is seeded fourth.
The Hilltop-Patrick Henry winner
advances to the semifinals against the Westview-Scripps Ranch winner.
Marian Catholic (11-7-2) will defend its Division IV title as the second-seeded
team in this year’s playoffs. The Crusaders, who will host Santa Fe Christian
(9-11-3) in Friday’s quarterfinals, are seeded behind Horizon (18-3-1) and ahead
of Bishop’s (13-7) and La Jolla Country Day (12-6-4).
Santa Fe Christian advanced with a
2-1 victory against Vincent Memorial (8-3-4) in Tuesday’s opening round.
Semifinal games are scheduled March 1, with championship games scheduled March 5
at Patrick Henry and Torrey Pines high schools.
In the girls playoff field, Bonita Vista (14-5-5) and Eastlake (9-6-4) both
earned home field dates in Wednesday’s opening round in the Division I field
while Hilltop (7-8-4) in Division II and Otay Ranch (12-7-5) in Division III
also opened Wednesday’s first round with home matches.
Bonita Vista, which edged Eastlake 1-0 on Feb. 17 to secure sole possession of
this year’s Mesa League championship, was scheduled to kick off its playoff
fortunes against Vista (4-14-4) while Mesa League runner-up Eastlake was
scheduled to host Rancho Bernardo (2-9-10).
Sweetwater (9-8-5) also drew a first-round game in the Division I field, pairing
up against Granite Hills (11-4-3) at Grossmont High School.
Hilltop, which finished in a co-championship this season with Marian Catholic in
the South Bay League standings, was scheduled to host Scripps Ranch (8-9-8).
Hilltop entered this season as the defending South Bay League champion. The
Lancers finished this season with a 7-1-2 league record. Marian Catholic
(16-4-3) defeated Castle Park by a 6-1 score on the same day to finish with an
8-2-0 league record. Both teams tied with 16 standings points.
Marian Catholic is scheduled to host the winner between Wednesday’s first-round
pairing between River Valley (19-3) and Bishop’s (11-8-1) on Saturday.
Otay Ranch, which was scheduled to host Our Lady of Peace (6-12-5) on Tuesday,
had entered the final week of league play locked in a three-way tie with both
teams but fell out of title contention after falling 4-1 to Marian Catholic on
Feb. 15.
La Jolla Country Day (17-1-2) and Francis Parker (13-4-6) are both seeded ahead
of Marian Catholic in the Division IV field.
All quarterfinal-round games are scheduled Saturday, Feb. 26. Semifinal games
are scheduled March 2, with championship games scheduled March 5 at Patrick
Henry and Torrey Pines high schools.
For complete playoff schedules and updates, visit the Web site at www.cifsds.org.
Soccer Fab 50
As teams entered the final week of regular season play, five section girls sides
were ranked nationally among StudentSports’ Fab 50 teams: Patrick Henry (21st),
Torrey Pines (25th), Westview (26th), La Costa Canyon (27th) and USDHS (40th).
In the West Region, Patrick Henry was ranked eighth, Torrey Pines 11th, Westview
12th, La Costa Canyon 13th and USDHS 20th.
Grossmont Conference
Playoff Preview
Granite Hills (13-0-8) will kick off the quarterfinal-round of the Division I
boys soccer playoffs on Friday, Feb. 25, with a home match against Calexico
(13-2-7). The Eagles, who drew 1-1 with Valhalla on Feb. 18 to cap an unbeaten
regular season, will be out to win a fifth consecutive section championship.
Grossmont (17-6-1) earned the fourth seed in the Division II boys playoff field
and will kick off quarterfinal-round play on Friday against University City
(14-4-2). El Capitan (13-8-2) joined the divisional field that began opening
round play on Tuesday, falling 2-0 at Escondido (9-1-3)
Valhalla (7-7-5) and Monte Vista (10-8-4) both earned berths in the Division III
boys playoff field and kicked off opening round play with home matches on
Tuesday. Valhalla defeated Crawford (9-11-1) by a 4-2 score while Monte Vista
edged La Jolla (6-9-2) by a 2-1 score.
Santana (11-5-2) drew the fourth seed in the division and will host Valhalla in a quarterfinal match on Friday at 5 p.m. Monte Vista will play at third-seeded St. Augustine (12-7-5) at 3 p.m. that same day.
Semifinal games are scheduled March 1, with championship games scheduled March 5
at Patrick Henry and Torrey Pines high schools.
In the girls playoff field, Valhalla (12-4-4) earned the third seed in the
Division III field and will open play on Saturday, Feb. 26. Granite Hills
(11-4-3) earned a spot in the Division I field that was scheduled to begin
first-round play on Wednesday while Grossmont (8-8-4), Helix (11-8-3), West
Hills (15-1-5) and El Capitan (12-1-9) all earned opening round dates in the
Division II field. Steele Canyon (11-7-4) was scheduled to host an opening-round
Division III playoff game on Wednesday.
Semifinal games are scheduled March 2, with championship games scheduled March 5
at Patrick Henry and Torrey Pines high schools.
For complete playoff schedules and updates, visit the Web site at
www.cifsds.org.
East County teams head to CIF semifinals
Hilltop Lancers start 7-0-0
With 16 new players this season, including 10 completely new to the program,
this was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Hilltop High School boys team.
However, the Lancers are off to a 7-0-0 start after defeating Santana to win the
Coronado Islanders tournament championship and kick-starting the Grossmont
holiday tournament last weekend with 2-0 and 4-0 victories against Valley Center
and Kearny, respectively.
“The big adjustment and the secret to this year’s early success is the fact that
we came together as a team early on and have found that comfort zone. These
guys have a lot of heart. They have already had three come-from-behind wins with
less then 10 minutes left in each match,” Hilltop coach John Salts said.
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Where
are they now?
San Diego Sockers
For heart, Roby Monroe is biggest man on the field
Community colleges
Jaguars face challenges in defense of PCC title
2003-2004 Season Scrapbook
01/18: Mustangs get reality check as first-year program moves forward
Metro Conference
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004
Hilltop 2
, Bonita 1
Goals: Alex Parker (Hilltop) 2
Assists: Chris Wessel (Hilltop) 1, David
Nunez 1
Summary:
In a highly anticipated grudge match, this one did not disappoint. In front of a
large crowd Wednesday night at Hilltop High School, the Lancers and Barons boys
soccer teams dueled to the end, with the Lancers squeaking out a victory off a
bounce-around ball in front of the Barons' net late in the second half.
Hilltop's Alex Parker put the Lancers ahead in the first half off a pass by David Nunez, who took on three Baron defenders before crossing a hard low liner to Parker for the goal. Midway through the second half, the Barons evened up the match when the Lancers' Parker was called for a holding call in the Lancers penalty box that resulted in a Bonita Vista penalty kick. The ensuing spot-kick was good and the game stayed even until Hilltop's Parker came through with a goal off a feed by senior Chris Wessel.
"Hilltop and Bonita have always had incredible matches and this one will
definitely go down in the books as one of the most exciting between the two
schools," Lancer coach John Salts said.
San Diego Gauchos:
Where are they now?
04/24: Gauchos top Gold, 2-0
04/17: Fuego leaves Gauchos in the cold
2002-2003 Season Scrapbook
CIF Divisional playoff results
Metro Conference all-league teams
Fallbrook gets new boys soccer coach
Where are they now?
San Diego Sockers
Ward is center of attention with Sockers (Valhalla High School)
Sockers have the Wright stuff (Grossmont High School)
College Soccer
SDSU's Lisette Martinez (Hilltop High School)
USD's Nathan Leboffe (Monte Vista High School) and Noah Manning (Valhalla High School)
Metro Conference
Girls Soccer All-League Teams
South Bay League
First Team
Vanessa Gonzalez Castle Park 9
Nereida Aguilar Hilltop 10
Courtney Crowe Hilltop 10
Jillian Romero Hilltop 11
Elizabeth Saroki Hilltop 11
Allison White Hilltop 11
Emerald Colon Marian Catholic 11
Nicole Myers Marian Catholic 12
Lauricia Santos Marian Catholic 12
Amanda Shaw Marian Catholic 12
Alicia Garcia Southwest 10
Second Team
Jessica Renteria Castle Park 11
Crystal Felix Hilltop 10
Johanna Felix Hilltop 11
Erin Molina Hilltop 11
Viviana Zuniga Hilltop 11
Amanda Botelho Marian Catholic 9
Karla Sanchez Marian Catholic 11
Bianca Silva Marian Catholic 9
Noelle Torres Marian Catholic 9
Briana Arias Southwest 9
Teresits Patino Southwest 10
Player of the Year
Elizabeth Saroki (Hilltop)
Championship team
Hilltop
Metro Conference
Boys Soccer All-League Teams
Mesa League
First Team
Miguel Silvas Montgomery 12
Billy Wraith Bonita Vista 12
Andrew Lizarraga Bonita Vista 11
Charles Fickett Bonita Vista 12
Xavier Hernandez Montgomery 12
Jonathan Delgado Montgomery 12
Jose Alvarado Chula Vista 12
Victor Contreras Chula Vista 11
Joe Johnson Eastlake 12
Victor Trinidad Sweetwater 12
Israel Robledo Sweetwater 11
Second Team
Alex Gutierrez Bonita Vista 12
Luis Smith Bonita Vista 10
Gary Hodgson Montgomery 10
Guillermo Solorio Montgomery 11
Andrew Mercado Montgomery 10
Ricardo Alvarado Chula Vista 12
Alfonso Castellanos Chula Vista 12
Alberto Vega Eastlake 12
Daniel Ortega Eastlake 12
Tony Almzcua Sweetwater 11
Roberto Vargas Sweetwater 11
Player of the Year
Miguel Silvas (Montgomery)
Championship team
Montgomery
South Bay League
First Team
Matt Saenz Marian Catholic 12
Jorge Medina Marian Catholic 12
Oscar Espinoza Mar Vista 11
Ivan Ruiz Mar Vista 11
Arturo Hernandez Southwest 12
Danny Zendejas Southwest 12
Enrique Rojas Southwest 12
Ben Oliver Hilltop 11
Charlie Garcia Hilltop 11
Craig Reynolds Hilltop 12
Michael Farfan Castle Park 9
Second Team
Alai Olivarria Marian Catholic 11
Hector Sanchez Marian Catholic 11
Tanner Gates Marian Catholic 10
Alex Parker Hilltop 10
Chris Wessel Hilltop 11
Tim O’Neill Mar Vista 10
Sergio Hernandez Southwest 12
Ruben Arreola Southwest 11
Sergio Ceniceros Southwest 11
Gabriel Farfan Castle Park 9
Player of the Year
Arturo Hernandez (Southwest)
Championship team
Southwest
Metro Conference Honor Roll
Boys champions
Mesa League: Montgomery
South Bay League: Southwest
Girls champions
Mesa League: Bonita Vista
South Bay League: Hilltop
San
Diego Section All-Division Teams
Boys Division I
First Team
Georgie Milosevski (RBV), 12
Zach Levine (Carlsbad), 12
Miguel Silvas (Montgomery), 12
Billy Wraith (Bonita Vista), 12
Alex Yoshinaga (Granite Hills), 11
Anthony Putrus (Granite Hills), 12
Greg Dalby (Poway), 11
Ryan Guy (La Costa Canyon), 12
M.J. Sclar (Mt. Carmel), 12
Demitri Hidalgo (San Marcos), 12
Darin Devore (Granite Hills), 12
Second Team
Alex Herman (Fallbrook), 11
Dylan Staack (Vista), 12
Charles Fickett (Bonita Vista), 12
Guillermo Solorio (Montgomery), 11
Todd Seech (RBV), 12
Kraig Chiles (Poway), 12
Francisco Cabrera (Fallbrook), 11
Devon Cooks (Carlsbad), 12
Rudy Romero (Granite Hills), 12
Justin Myers (Torrey Pines), 12
Kyle Hewitt (Granite Hills), 10
Player of the Year
Anthony Putrus (Granite Hills)
Championship team
Granite Hills
Boys Division II
First Team
Arturo Hernandez (Southwest), 12
Gustavo Martinez (Escondido), 12
Sal Zizzo (Patrick Henry), 10
Josue Ramirez (Oceanside), 12
Brandon Scavia (Valhalla), 12
Ryan Kvitli (Monte Vista), 12
Dustin Fechter (Grossmont), 12
Chad Vargo (Escondido), 11
Danny Zendejas (Southwest), 12
Zach Hartnett (Patrick Henry), 12
Jair Torres (San Pasqual), 12
Second Team
Tyler Norby (Valhalla), 12
Barret Baumgart (Patrick Henry), 10
Jon Hori (Escondido), 11
Omar Diaz (Mt. Miguel), 12
Sergio Gijon (Oceanside), 12
Richard Ramirez (Orange Glen), 11
Chris Wessel (Hilltop), 12
Francisco Valenzuela (San Pasqual), 12
Rafael Trujillo (Grossmont), 11
Dustin Tannenhaus (Monte Vista), 12
Ruben Arreola (Southwest), 11
Player of the Year
Arturo Hernandez (Southwest)
Championship team
Southwest
Girls Division I
First Team
Rachel Cohen (Torrey Pines), 12
Megan Dickey (Torrey Pines), 12
Haley Scott (Torrey Pines), 12
Danielle Quinn (Rancho Bernardo), 12
Rachel Cresap (Granite Hills), 12
Jessica Munoz (Bonita Vista), 10
Briana Buffington (Mt. Carmel), 11
Shannon Sullivan (Poway), 12
Shellie DeMaria (Poway), 12
Courtney Young (La Costa Canyon), 11
Alise Malley (Carlsbad), 12
Second Team
Jennifer Case (Torrey Pines), 11
Heather Young (Torrey Pines), 11
Chrissy Michel (Bonita Vista), 12
Kristy Landry (Granite Hills), 12
Jessica O’Mahoney (Mt. Carmel), 12
Claire Thomas (Poway), 12
Tracy Wooster (Poway), 12
Carrie Drew (La Costa Canyon), 10
Megan Marasco (La Costa Canyon), 12
Leslie Munoz (Fallbrook), 12
Megan Fielden (Carlsbad), 11
Player of the Year
Megan Dickey (Torrey Pines)
Championship team
Torrey Pines
Girls Division II
First Team
Carrie Schmitt (Grossmont), 12
Megan Rickey (Patrick Henry), 12
Elizabeth Saroki (Hilltop), 12
Samantha Saptter (Monte Vista), 11
Marissa Malkiewicz (San Pasqual), 12
Leslie Rychel (Valhalla), 11
Katie McCoy (Grossmont), 11
Ali Loknac (Partrick Henry), 12
Katie McIntosh (Patrick Henry), 12
Hayley Hamada (San Pasqual), 11
Brigette Fox (Grossmont), 11
Second Team
Allison White (Hilltop), 12
Kristi Erney (San Pasqual), 11
Julie Withers (West Hills), 11
Becky Willis (San Pasqual), 10
Kim Sacher (Patrick Henry), 10
Jessica Horris (Patrick Henry), 11
Angie Goulding (Valhalla), 11
Janelle Demchak (West Hills), 12
Jenna Winslow (El Cajon Valley), 12
Brie Kuhne (Helix), 11
Jillian Romero (Hilltop), 11
Player of the Year
Carrie Schmitt (Grossmont)
Championship team
Grossmont
Girls Division III
Player of the Year
Angie Woznuk (USDHS)
Championship team
(co-champions)
USDHS
University City
Girls Division IV
Player of the Year
Sam Hire (Christian)
Championship team
Christian
2001-2002 Season Scrapbook
Crusaders win Division IV championship
All-San Diego Section
Boys Soccer Teams
First Team
Chad Williams (Granite Hills), 11
Juan Guerrero (Vista), 12
Justin Gilmore (Valhalla), 11
Manuel Sosa (Carlsbad), 12
J. J. Young (La Costa Canyon), 12
Scott Martin (USDHS), 12
Eric Wohl (Rancho Bernardo), 12
Blake Wilshusen (Ramona), 11
Curtis Flowers (San Pasqual), 12
Ash Hicks (Poway), 12
Scott Feighner (Bishop’s), 11 (goalkeeper)
Second Team
Ryan Plackemeier (Fallbrook), 11 (goalkeeper)
James Ellison (San Pasqual), 12
Sean Kelleher (Granite Hills), 12
Cruz Caudillo (Oceanside), 12
Niko Mejia (Montgomery), 12
Henry Sepulveda (San Marcos), 12
Dustin McBride (Santa Fe Christian), 10
Greg Kaplan (Santana), 12
Grag Dalby (Poway), 9
Matt Langworth (St. Augustine), 12
Matt Rhea (Valhalla), 12
Athlete of the Year
Chad Williams (Granite Hills)
All-San Diego Section
Girls Soccer Teams
First Team
Megan Kakadelas (La Costa Canyon), 12
Natalie Bobbitt (Rancho Bernardo), 12 (goalkeeper)
Megan Briscoe (Poway), 12
Marissa Malkiewicz (San Pasqual), 12
Kristen Rogers (Santa Fe Christian), 12
Kara Koehrn (Francis Parker), 11
Rachel Buehler (Torrey Pines), 10
Kaitlyn Pruett (La Costa Canyon), 12
Kelly Schweighert (Torrey Pines), 12
Megan Woods (La Costa Canyon), 11
Jamie Considine (Coronado), 11
Second Team
Katie Hess (USDHS), 12 (goalkeeper)
Jessie Willis (San Pasqual), 12
Becky Noeliet (Granite Hills), 12
Vanessa Valentine (La Costa Canyon), 12
Andreo Pino (Bonita Vista), 11
Whitney Felix (Escondido), 12
Stephanie Gray (USDHS), 11
Corinna Romera (Ramona), 12
Tara Lokanc (Patrick Henry), 12
Jamie Clark (Torrey Pines), 12
Natalie Dew (La Costa Canyon), 12
Athlete of the Year
Megan Kakadelas (La Costa Canyon)