AYSO 97: Zap-Dragons prevail against Blue Sharks

The Zap-Dragons earned their sixth victory of the season against

the Blue Sharks in an AYSO Region 97 boys under-6 soccer game Saturday.

Quest Truxton scored a goal in the second half and Garrett Spruth set up

a go-ahead goal by Nick Shallahamer.

Sean Cox and Chris Dinatale also made key passes. Contributing on

defense were Joey Gregory and Montgomery Faigen.

In boys under-14 action:

* Fire 4, Ice (Region 57) 4 - The Fire overcame a three-goal deficit

late in the game. Donny Hunt and Nick Hendricks each scored two goals.

Chris Womble had two assists and Nick Weil had one. Nick Normandin,

Thomas Harrington, Jake Liddicotte, Will Prioleau and Jacob Silverman

played well on defense.

* Rebels 1, Flaming Ice (Region 57) 1 - David Garrett scored for the

Rebels with an assist from Phil Garrett toward the end of the game. Alex

Boullon stood in as goalkeeper in the second half and made a key save on

a penalty kick. Nicholas Doyle and Logan Schuttenhelm held off the Ice

offense. Sergio Rodriquez and Jonathan Gordon turned in solid

performances on offense.

In boys under-12 action:

* Raiders 2, Forest Monkeys 1 - Preston Davey scored for the Forest

Monkeys. Darron Arnold took a hard shot on goal that hit the crossbar.

Christian Scott, Nick Verdugo and Danny Ingalls moved the ball well in

midfield. Justin Faber and Vinnie Finn provided offensive support.

Timothy Regan and Taylor Allee were solid in net. The defense was led by

Michael Gracia, Tommy Hanrahan and Tyler Beard.

In girls under-10 action:

* Red Dogs 3, Roxy Kicks 1 - Marianne Jones, McKenna Cottam and Amy

Kanotz scored goals. Zoie Verrall, Kaitlin Keho, Indy Tamplin, Kendra

Mann and Chelsea Barth had solid performances. The defense was anchored

by Brianna Truxton. Courtney Francis, Veronica McLean and DeAnna Patel

stood their ground in net for the Red Dogs (4-1-1).

* Green Shockers 3, Hot Shots 0 - Goals were scored by Kasey DeYoung,

Valentina Buonanoce and Cailea Eisenberg. Hannah MacLeod, Stephanie

Havens, Becky Gula and Sydney Clayton moved the ball well in midfield and

made key passes. Bonnie Sykes and Jillian Paul were strong on defense.

Goalkeepers Sadye Busby and Jessica Hensley were solid in net.

In boys under-8 action:

* The Destroyers took on the Lightning Bolts. Jack Murrell, Sean Regan

and Hamilton Randle scored for the Destroyers. Additional shots on goal

were taken by Teddy Barry and Christopher Sheppard.

* The Blue Magicians played against the Hornets and were led by Nolan

Mena (3 goals) and A.J. Lowder, who had one shot on goal. Kyle Regan,

James Littlefair and Trevor Magana also contributed on offense. Ryan

Shannon and Tyler Kiehnle made four saves. Paul Tadross was a defensive

standout.

In girls under-7 action:

* The Go-Go Girls faced the Bumble Bees. Megan Daly, Grace Busby,

Emily Nall, Isabel Leveque and Molly Manser scored goals for the Go-Go

Girls. Alice Miller and Kate Vorona contributed on defense.

In boys under-6 action:

* The Volcom Stones battled the Sharks. Chase Davis scored on a pass

from Charlie Crook. Kole Escher moved the ball across the field and

scored an unassisted goal. The defense was anchored by Henry Dodge, Will

Crook, Jack Williamson and Spencer Buchanan.

AYSO Region 120

In boys under-10 action:

* Quicksilver put together a strong performance to record a 3-1

victory over the Galaxy. Andrew Roth led Quicksilver’s offense with two

goals. The scores came as a result from solid play by Kohl Jones,

Jonathan Miranda, Rigoberto Perez and Robert Blackwell. Devin Guthrie

scored Quicksilver’s third goal and that was supported by efforts from

Scott Alvarado, Cody Childers, Jose Hidalgo, Tyler Schiltz and Scott

Wagner.

* The Wolverines and the Green Fireballs played to a 2-2 tie. The

Wolverines started the scoring early when Evan Edison finished cross

passes from Kevin Kiser and Marc DeFrenza. Marc Jones, Jose Espinoza,

Robert Rutan and Eduardo Espinoza with Tyler Suttan in goal kept the

Fireballs out of their offensive zone.

AYSO Region 120 playoffs begin Monday for divisions under-10 and up.

In girls under-12 action:

* Bad Hair Day won twice this week. In their Bad Hair Day’s

interleague game with the Highlighters of Newport Beach, Diana Gonazlez

and Bridget Gleason scored a goal each to lead BHD to a 2-0 victory.

Genesis Rivas, Olivia Drummond and Cara Holmes had strong efforts on

defense to preserve the shutout. Bad Hair Day defeated the Silver

Shooters, 3-0, Saturday. Amy Holt, Gleason and Taylor West scored one

goal each. Solid midfield play came from Lauren Kipp, Paige Wallace and

Jamie Surdyka, and Regina Sianez kept the ball on the offensive end for

Bad Hair Day.