Soccer: Ameba advance to championship finals

NEWPORT BEACH - Brenden Zimmer scored a goal and had two assists to

lead the Newport Beach Ameba over the Newport Beach Mod Squad, 4-1, in

AYSO Region 97 Boys U-14 soccer playoff action Saturday afternoon.

With the win, the Ameba will advance to the championship finals on

December 4.

Brandon Sowers, Edgar Zepada and Sergio Luna also scored goals for the

Ameba.

Kaiona Dutro made numerous saves in goal for the Ameba, including a

save on a Mod Squad penalty kick.

Next up for the Ameba will be Newport’s Big Red Machine Saturday at

Harper Park at 11 a.m., while the Mod Squad squares off against the

Newport Slime at 9 a.m. for the right to play the Ameba in the

championships.

In girls U-14 action:

Storm 3, Cleats & Roses 2 - Goals by Kari Truesdell, Julianne Doelz

and Kayla Shirey led the Storm to victory.

Contributing to the offense was Alyson Clark and Gemma Western, while

Elizabeth Clayton, Brittany Rausch, Kimberly Moss and goalie Sara Lambert

led the defense.

Storm 3, Navy Seals 2 - In a game decided on penalty shots, the Storm

outscored the Seals, 3-1 for the win. Kari Truesdell scored both regular

play goals.

In boys U-10 action:

Blue Vipers 2, Chargers 1 - In a game decided on a penalty kick

shootout, Henry Pyle scored on an assist from Wes Parks for the Blue

Vipers.

Timothy Regan scored the lone penalty-kick goal, while Henry Pyle shut

out the Chargers in goal to preserve the win.

Marcos Castaneda, Darren Leggett, Mark Espinoza and Max Royer

contributed to the offense, while Blake Chiapuzzo, Jason Wittman and

Santiago Castaneda led the defense.

On Sunday, the Blue Vipers lost to the Shock Waves, 2-1, with Hapke

scoring the lone goal.

In Division 4 action:

Raging Thunder 3, Beach Boys 0 - Travis Mayfield, Nathan Cramer and

Chad Stassel scored goals for the Raging Thunder.

Christian Barnett, Corbin Williamson and Kevin Eredia were solid on

defense, while Kyle Rohan, Jason Walker, Kalani Simon and Jonathan Gordan

led the midfield play.

Goalies Nick Weil and Brett Green had one save each for the Raging

Thunder.

In boys Division 5 action:

Tsunamis 4, Vipers 2 - Cameron Chase Kyle Caldwell, R.J. D’Cruz and

Cesar Amador led the Tsunamis’ offense with goals, while Hayden Navarro,

Cameron Holmes and Michael Bingham each added assists.

The defense was anchored by Rex Nelson, Eric Holland, Mitchell

Bancroft, Erik Bonn and Steven Reader, while goalie Danny Miller made the

saves to preserve the win.

In an earlier game for the Tsunamis, a 5-1 win over the Seaweeds,

Amador had three goals, while D’Cruz and Caldwell each added one goal.

Warthogs 7, Haunters 4 - Brandon Parole scored four goals to lead the

Warthogs back from a 2-0 deficit.

Chris Lewis scored two goals, while Frank Darmiento added another for

the Warthogs. Peter Nguyen and Justin Faber led the Warthogs’ defense.

Warthogs 1, Super Sonics 0 - Zach Gagnon and Chris Rizzi kept all

Super Sonics’ shots out of the goal for the shutout victory.

Chris Barnard, Sane Butera, Cody Parole, Now Gonzales and Jonathan

Summerfield led the team effort, while Brandon Parole scored the game’s

lone goal on a penalty shot for the Warthogs.

In girls division 5 action:

Blasters 3, Tidal Wave 2 - Rachel Foster scored two goals and Megan

Toman scored the game-winner for the Blasters.

Foster was assisted by Katie Lawler and Shannon Rohan, while Toman’s

goal came off a pass from Katie Kay.

Solid midfield play was turned in by Rachel Harper, Madeline Bury,

Rita Argueta, Lia Okvist, Anna Hodges and Taylor Barbara, while Amanda

Simmons and Ashley Koulouris led the defense.

Radical Rocking Raspberries 4, Red Rockets 1 - Leslie Boler and

Katrina Johnson each scored two goals to lead the Raspberries to victory.

The offensive attack was aided by Ann Darnell, Kayla Henrie and

Natalie Cedeno, while the defense was anchored by Cela O’Kieffe, Chloe

Addington-Assefi, Ashley Spaulding and goalies Abby Scheidewind and

Madison McMains.

In boys division 6 action:

In the Boomslangs’ game against Tropical Lizards, Sean Davis scored

twice, while Will Connelly added another goal. Solid midfield play was

turned in by Dom Palmer, Randall Hause and Justin Cerrato, while Andrew

Brown led the defense for the Boomslangs.

In girls division 6 action:

For the Teenie Wahines in their game against the Blue Angels, Cassie

D’Cruz was named player of the game due to her ball handling and hustle,

Blakely Ficenec and Hanna MacLeod were solid in goal and Ashley Svendsen,

Jessica Swift, Skylar Hanson each played solid team defense.