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January 16, 2015
12:06:45 PM
Entry #: 4156678
| Post all boys playoffs information here please.
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January 16, 2015
12:10:17 PM
Entry #: 4156680
| Harris Field (Homestead)
Monday, Jan. 19, 2015
Ferguson versus Killian (3:30pm)
South Dade versus Palmetto (5:30pm)
Tuesday Jan. 20, 2015
Varela versus Ferguson/Killian winner
Coral Reef Versus South Dade/Palmetto Winner
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January 19, 2015
7:11:46 PM
Entry #: 4156931
| Ferguson 5 Killian 1
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| HERALD
January 20, 2015
8:16:05 AM
Entry #: 4156969
| District 16-5A quarterfinals — Ferguson 5,
Killian 1: Holman Rios 2 goals. Allan Jarquin 2
goals. Robert Ore goal, assist. FER 11-5-5.
District 15-1A quarterfinals — Miami Country
Day 7, Greater Miami Academy 0: Agustin
Popiloff 3 goals. Julian Claramonte goal.
Sam Bensen goal. Ryan Amoils goal. Erin
Dillwrth goal. Pablo Mejia 5 assists. Blake
Thomas 4th shuout. MCD 13-7-2.
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January 20, 2015
8:21:34 AM
Entry #: 4156971
| District 12-5A opening round: Coral Glades
at West Boca Raton, 6
District 13-5A quarterfinals at St. Thomas
Aquinas: Nova vs. Piper, 5 St. Thomas vs.
Cooper City, 7
District 14-5A semifinals at Flanagan: Krop
vs. Miramar, 5 Flanagan vs. West Broward, 7
District 15-5A quarterfinal at Traz: Miami
Beach vs. South Miami, 4
District 16-5A semifinals at Harris Field:
South Dade-Palmetto winner vs. Coral Reef,
3:30 Ferguson-Killian winner vs. Varela, 5:30
District 15-3A semifinals at Archbishop
McCarthy: Hallandale vs. Archbishop
McCarthy, 4 Boynton Beach vs. American
Heritage, 6
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January 20, 2015
10:06:03 AM
Entry #: 4156980
| South Dade 3 Palmetto 2
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January 20, 2015
8:20:43 PM
Entry #: 4157054
| So Dade 1 - Coral Reef 4
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January 20, 2015
8:51:50 PM
Entry #: 4157057
| Krop 3, miramar 0
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January 20, 2015
8:53:09 PM
Entry #: 4157058
| Krop 3, miramar 0
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January 20, 2015
8:53:43 PM
Entry #: 4157059
| Krop 3, miramar 0
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| Score
January 21, 2015
9:07:02 AM
Entry #: 4157075
| 1A District 16
Slam 2 Palmer trinity 0
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January 21, 2015
12:24:41 PM
Entry #: 4157083
| District 16-2A quarterfinals — St. Brendan
3, Archbishop Carroll 0: Gaby Vazquez goal,
assist. Jorge Mahmoud goal, assist. Erick
Quinones goal. SB 6-11.
District 16-2A quarterfinals — Westminster
Christian 5, Tavernier Coral Shores 1:
Trevor Victoria, Javi Pagalday, Eli Medder
and Nick Auerbacher goal each Joey Alamo
goal, assist. WC 11-3-2.
District 15-6A semifinal —Varela 3, Ferguson
2 (OT): Luis Peralta, Gian Artuso, Mauricio
Torres one goal each.
District 16-2A quarterfinals — Westminster
Christian 5, Tavernier Coral Shores 1:
Trevor Victoria, Javi Pagalday, Eli Medder
and Nick Auerbacher goal each Joey Alamo
goal, assist. WC 11-3-2.
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January 21, 2015
8:49:55 PM
Entry #: 4157128
| Coral Gables 1-0 Columbus (2OT)
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January 21, 2015
8:53:20 PM
Entry #: 4157129
| District 15 2-A Semifinals:
Ransom Everglades 3, Mater Lakes 2
Edison 3, LaSalle 1
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January 21, 2015
10:55:43 PM
Entry #: 4157137
| 4A District 15 Pines Charter over Northeast Pks
American 3 South Broward 0
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| HERALD
January 22, 2015
8:56:04 AM
Entry #: 4157147
| Coral Gables has reestablished
itself as one of the
top boys’ soccer programs
in Miami-Dade County over
the past four seasons.
The Cavaliers scored
one of their biggest wins in
that span Wednesday
afternoon.
Santiago Perez’s golden
goal in the eighth minute of
double overtime lifted Coral
Gables to a 1-0 victory in
a District 15-5A semifinal
over Columbus — ousting
the reigning Class 5A state
champions from the
playoffs.
Gables goalkeeper Danny
Rodriguez recorded his
ninth shutout, and Kevin
Gonzalez assisted on the
winning goal.
Columbus (17-4-3) won
its first GMAC tournament
championship last week,
yet Coral Gables (15-2-2)
will advance to the regional
playoffs for the fourth consecutive
season. The Cavaliers
first must face Reagan
in the district championship
match Friday at Traz at
7 p.m.
The top-seeded Bison
(17-4-1) beat South Miami
4-2 in the other semifinal.
“It’s not often a coach
gets to witness their kids
giving 110 percent,” Gables
coach Joey Hudak said.
“The fight and the will that
these kids have shown all
season long, is finally paying
off. It’s great to watch.”
ANDRE C.
FERNANDEZ
MORE BOYS’ SOCCER
District 16-2A semifinals:
Gulliver is headed
back to the state tournament
for a record 29th consecutive
year after beating
St. Brendan 7-1. The Raiders
(12-1-1) will play host to
Westminster Christian
(12-3-2) for the district title
on Friday.
Both teams advance to
the state playoffs, meaning
Gulliver will have a chance
to defend its Class 2A state
championship from 2014.
No school in the state
has been to more consecutive
state tournaments than
Gulliver Jacksonville
Bolles’ run of 27 straight
appearances is second.
In Thursday’s win, Alexander
Moztarzadeh scored
two goals while assisting
on another. Andy Alvarez
and Adriano Castro each
scored and had an assist.
In the other semifinal,
Westminster Chrisitan had
little problems advancing
to the final with a 4-0 victory
over Keys Gate.
The Warriors were
paced by Eli Medder with
two goals. Ransom Reed
and Joey Alamo each had
multiple points with a goal
and assist as Tomas Espinal
and Nico Lopez combined
for the shutout.
District 15-5A semifinal
— Ronald Reagan 4,
South Miami 2: Juan Lozano
scored twice, with
Owen Green and Jaime
Vargas adding a goal as the
Bison (17-4-1) moved into
Friday’s title game against
Coral Gables.
District 15-2A semifinal
— Ransom Everglades
3, Mater Lakes 2:
Michael Colonna, Eddie
Garcia-Montes, Ferris Bustamante
each scored once
for Ransom Everglades
(17-5-1).
District 15-4A semifinal
— American 3, South
Broward 0: Matthew Vargas,
Enzo Vinuesa and Diego
Arcon each scored once
with Jacob Velez recording
the shutout for American
(16-2-1).
District 15-1A semifinal
— Miami Country
Day 2, International
Studies 1 (5-4 PK): Julian
Claramonte scored the
lone goal off an assist from
Jorge Castro. Pablo Mejia
had the winning-penalty
kick with Blake Thomas
making two saves in PKs to
lift Spartans (14-7-2).
District 16-4A semifinal
— Belen 3, Terra 1:
Francisco de la Camara had
a goal and an assist with
Anthony Castro and Marcello
Hernandez scoring
for the Wolverines (17-3).
Stephen Chang scored for
Terra.
District 16-4A semifinal — Mater 1, Central
0: David Espantoso goal Esteban Chirinos
shutout. Mat 13-5-4.
District 16-3A semifinal — Jackson 4, Key
West 1: Richar Padilla two goals Nilson Hernandez
and Pablo Medina one goal each.
Jack 14-4-4.
District 15-1A semifinal — Scheck Hillel 4,
Divine Savior 0: Netty Silberman two goals
Albert Dichy, Julian Ribak goal each.
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January 24, 2015
1:16:49 AM
Entry #: 4157311
| Gables 1-0 Reagan
Gables District 15 5A Champions
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| HERALD
January 24, 2015
11:19:09 AM
Entry #: 4157327
| Plantation 4, Hallandale 3: Mikael Desilva 2
goals. Wayne Campbell goal. Sebathiot Vaval
goal. AHP 14-2-3.
District 16-4A final — Belen 4, Mater 0: Francisco
de la Camara goal, assist. Alexander Parekh
goal. Marcello Hernandez goal, assist.
Jose Maguina goal. Santiago Molero assist.
Alejandro Pujals shutout. BEL 18-3.
District 16-2A final — Gulliver 2, West Minister
0: Adriano Castro goal. Paul Bouaziz goal.
Esteban Sapetnitzky 7th shutout. GP 13-1-1.
District 15-2A final — Edison 3, Ransom Everglades
1.
District 12-5A semifinal — Monarch 1, Coral
Springs 0: Jordano Chea goal. Leo Saldarriaga
assist, 7 saves. MON 13-6-3. CS 11-9-2.
District 12-5A semifinal — Deerfield Beach
2, Douglas 1.
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January 24, 2015
1:37:45 PM
Entry #: 4157332
| Krop 3 Flanagan 1
Krop wins district championship
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January 24, 2015
1:38:00 PM
Entry #: 4157333
| Krop 3 Flanagan 1
Krop wins district championship
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| HERALD
January 25, 2015
12:35:34 PM
Entry #: 4157374
| l Late Friday — District 16-3A final: Doral
Academy 4, Jackson 0: DA 21-1-0.
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January 25, 2015
6:59:07 PM
Entry #: 4157385
| Late Friday District 15 - 4A Champions American 2-1 over Pembroke Pines Charter. Kevin Ramos scored both goals. American 17-2-1
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January 29, 2015
7:09:55 PM
Entry #: 4157672
| Varela 1 Reagan 0 (4-2 PK)
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January 30, 2015
9:04:12 AM
Entry #: 4157687
| Andre Fernandez
With the smallest bit of
momentum, Gulliver’s boys’
soccer team can put away
the outcome of a match.
Ransom Everglades
found that out Thursday
afternoon.
In a three-minute flurry
of goals led by senior forward
Andy Alvarez’s goal
and two of his three assists,
Gulliver routed rival Ransom
6-1 in a Region 4-2A
quarterfinal at its home
field.
The Raiders (14-2), the
reigning Class 2A state
champions, advanced to
play either Miami Edison or
Miami Westminster Christian
in the regional semifinals
Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at
Gulliver.
Adriano Castro scored
two goals, giving him 21 for
the season, and Caesar Roman,
Gabriel Vicente and
Paul Bouaziz all scored one
as Gulliver scored three
goals in a three-minute span
early in the second half.
The Raiders are vying for
their third consecutive
berth in the state finals, and
what would be a second
consecutive state title and
sixth overall.
“When we get into a
rhythm, we have a few guys
up top that are really hard to
stop,’’ Gulliver coach Matias
Asorey said. “[Alvarez] has
been big time for us all year
either by scoring goals or assisting
on them, and we’ll
need that from him as we go
forward.’’
Region 4-5A quarterfinal
— Aquinas 3, Krop 2
(3-1 PKs): As is usually the
case when a game goes to
penalty kicks, one of the two
goalkeepers is likely to be a
hero and that turned out to
be St. Thomas Aquinas’
keeper Trevor Walsh.
Having given up the tying
goal with 30 seconds left in
regulation when he came
out of the net and misjudged
a deep throw-in, Walsh
came though in a big way at
Traz Powell Stadium when
he made a pair of spectacular
saves to pave the way for
Aquinas’ victory over Krop
(11-6-4).
Aquinas (13-8-6) moves
on for a much-anticipated
rematch with district rival
Cypress Bay in a regional
semifinal contest next
Tuesday.
“For someone who hadn’t
played in front of the net
since he was probably 11,
Trevor did a great job out
there,” said head coach John
Walsh who wasn’t sure if
regular goalkeeper Zach Solomon
— who sustained a
concussion in the team’s
district semifinal win over
Western — will be cleared
to play by next week. “We’ll
give it another shot next
week and maybe it’s Cypress
Bay. They seem to be
the class of the area the last
couple of years so we’ll just
go out there and take our
chances.”
BILL DALEY
Region 4-5A Varela 1,
Reagan 1 (4-2 PK): Gian
Artuso’s goal in penalty
kicks at Harris Field advanced
the Vipers (13-3-3)
past the Bison to the Region
4-5A semifinal.
“I was just thinking positive
and decided to go bottom
left,’’ said Artuso of the
winning kick.
The first goal of regulation
was scored by Artuso in
the 10th minute. Minutes later,
a header goal by Gabriel
Oliveira evened the score
for the Bisons (17-6-1).
The 1-1 tie held through
regulation and two
10-minute periods of golden
goal overtime.
The Vipers will face the
winner of Coral Reef and
Coral Gables next Tuesday
in the semifinal.
DARREN COLLETTE
Region 4-4A quarterfinal:
Belen 3, Pembroke
Pines Charter 0: Junior
Francisco De La Camara
scored two goals in the first
half to lead the host Wolverines
(18-3) over the Jaguars
(12-3-3).
Senior Marcelo Hernandez
had the assist on both of
De La Camara’s goals. Hernandez
also had the final
goal, which came in the last
minute of the game.
The Jaguars’ goalie was
positioned at midfield in an
attempt to join the attack.
But Hernandez got the ball,
dribbled past the keeper and
beat a defender to wrap up
the game.
Freshman goalie Alejandro
Pujals earned the shutout,
and Belen Coach Tanger
Mendonca said the Wolverines
will host the semifinal
and — if they advance —
the regional final as well.
“It’s a great opportunity,’’
said Mendonca, whose team
advanced to the regional
semifinals for the third time
in four years.
WALTER VILLA
Region 4-2A — Westminster
Christian 5, Edison
1: Alanderson Francois
chipped the Westminster
Christian keeper to give Edison
its first goal in a 5-1 region
4-2A win Thursday at
Little Haiti Park.
Francois’ brilliant touch
was followed by Francisco
Noel’s upper-90 rip into the
far post to give the Red Raiders
a 2-0 first-half edge. Noel
would score again in the
second half.
James Barrios scored for
the Warriors in the loss. The
Red Raiders play at Gulliver
in the region 4-2A semifinal.
ALEX BUTLER
Region 4-5A quarterfinal
— Coral Gables 4, Coral
Reef 3: A late goal by Daniel
Velez helped lift the
Coral Gables Cavaliers over
Coral Reef at Milander Park.
With the score tied at 3-3
with 12 minutes remaining
in the second half, a free kick
in the box landed at the feet
of Velez, who fired a shot into
the upper-right corner of
the goal for the
game-winner.
JOEL DELGADO
Region 14-5A semifinal
— Cypress Bay 3, Flanagan
1: Nicholas Arboleda
scored two goals and added
an assist to lead Cypress Bay
past Flanagan in Weston.
Arboleda scored his first
goal five minutes into the
match. Fernando Ramirez
raced down the right wing
and centered the ball to Arboleda,
who was standing at
the top of the goal mouth
and delivered a right-footed
shot past the Flanagan goalkeeper
for an early 1-0
advantage.
“It was important that we
took control of the game
early and play aggressive,’’
Arboleda said.
“We kept the pressure on
and wanted the ball to stay
on their end of the field.’’
Said Cypress Bay coach
Colin Ilgner, “We are getting
to our peak performance at
the right time. We came
back from winter break a little
sluggish, but we are playing
much better right now.’’
The Lightning (16-1-2) will
host St. Thomas in a quarterfinal
match Tuesday
night at 7 pm. Cypress Bay
won both previous meetings
against the Raiders this
season, including the district
championship game.
Flanagan closes its season at
10-4-7.
SCOTT SALOMON
Region 4-4A quarterfinal
— American 1, Krop 0
(4-2 PKs): After 100 minutes
of scoreless soccer, who
would survive and move on
and who would go home between
American and Mater
Academy at Traz Powell
Stadium came down to penalty
kicks.
And fortunately for head
coach Richie Pelaez and his
Patriots players, their goalkeeper,
Jacob Velez was up
to the task as he made two
tremendous diving saves,
one to the right and one to
the left, as American won
the shootout.
The win advances the Patriots
(18-2-1) to next week’s
regional semifinals where
they will travel south to take
on Belen Jesuit at Belen on
Tuesday afternoon.
“Survive and advance,
that’s what playoff soccer is
all about,” said Peleaz.
“There are no guarantees,
you have to do whatever
you have to do and if it’s
PKs, then that's what you
do.
“Nothing is given to you
at this time, everybody
wants it and Mater played
well, so give credit to them.
“We were a little unlucky
with those two shots in
overtime, but Jacob came
through for us in a big way.”
The two shots Peleaz referred
to were a pair of Patriot
shots just 30 seconds
apart in the second overtime,
the first by Mathew
Vargas, the second by Enzo
Vinuesa that doinked off the
left post and crossbar, respectively,
that would’ve
won it.
“Half the battle is having a
keeper with plenty of confidence
and that’s big at this
time of year,” said Pelaez.
“We entered the shootout
with plenty of confidence.”
Mater, which was competing
in only its second-ever
regional game, finished
13-5-5.
BILL DALEY
BOYS’ SOCCER
Three-minute flurry helps Gulliver top Ransom
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February 3, 2015
8:03:39 PM
Entry #: 4158000
| Belen 2 American 1
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February 3, 2015
9:22:31 PM
Entry #: 4158005
| Varela 1 - Coral Gables 0 (OT) - Golden goal
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February 4, 2015
7:15:24 AM
Entry #: 4158019
| The Doral Academy boys’
soccer team has learned to
trust in its skill.
And why wouldn’t it?
The Firebirds rolled into
Tuesday night’s Region
4-3A semifinal clash with
Plantation American Heritage
with its best record in
school history and a top-10
national ranking — also a
first for the rising program.
So even after seeing several
scoring chances go by
the wayside, Doral knew it
was a matter of time before
it seized the advantage.
It finally did in the 49th
minute of the second half
when Lucca Barbaris angled
in a rebound off a deflection
for the eventual game-winning
goal in a 2-1 win over
Heritage at home.
“It was a good effort by
Jordy sending the ball in,
and everyone crashed the
middle [of the goal],” said
Barbaris, a junior who has 15
goals this season. “I was fortunate
to be able to put it
away.”
Doral (23-1-1), ranked
No. 9 nationally by the National
High School Soccer
Coaches Association of
America, will host Immokalee
on Friday night at 7 p.m.
in the Region 4-3A final.
With one of its most signature
wins in its program’s
history coming against fivetime
state champion American
Heritage (15-3-3), the Firebirds
clinched their first
berth in the regional final
round since 2007 and the
second in school history.
A Doral victory Friday
would secure its first trip to
the state final four.
“We created many more
chances than they did and
could have had more goals,
but we punished their defense
right away,” Doral
Academy coach Pamela
McDonald said. “These
guys have been unbelievable
all season, and we scheduled
the best teams in Dade
and Broward to prepare
them for games like this.”
Barbaris’ goal came off a
feed from senior Jordy Elera
following a scramble that
drew Heritage sophomore
keeper Jared John away
from the goal.
Heritage tied the score in
the 33rd minute when Mikael
DaSilva controlled a
high-bouncing ball and
looped it past Doral goalie
Roberto Gatica.
Gatica and John each
stopped plenty of shots and
broke up scoring chances
for their respective sides.
Doral got one past John
early when sophomore Felipe
Ospina scored in the
ninth minute, kicking home
a ball that deflected off a
Heritage defender.
l Region 4-2A semifinal
— Gulliver Prep 3, Edison
0: With its sights clearly
set on defending a state title
it captured a year ago,
host Gulliver Prep turned in
a solid performance as the
Raiders shut down a talented
and upset-minded
Edison.
Gulliver (15-1-1) will look
to punch its second ticket in
a row to the state final four
on Friday when the Raiders
play host to American Heritage-
Delray at 3:30 in a regional
final.
Having their best season
in a long time, the Red Raiders
(18-4-1) came out with
plenty of energy and had a
few early chances but
coudn’t score. Eight minutes
before halftime, Andy Alvarez
rifled a perfect free kick
from the sideline in front of
the net that Nick Megaloudis
headed in to give Gulliver
the lead at halftime.
“We knew coming in that
they [Edison] had a couple of
kids up top that could score
goals so what we wanted to
do was stay defensively
sound, try to get the first goal
and knew if we could get the
second or third goal that they
would more or less become
disorganized and that would
be our opportunity,” said
Gulliver coach Matias Asorey,
who got his wish when,
three minutes into the second
half, Alvarez headed in a perfect
corner kick from Alex
Moztarzadeh to make it 2-0.
With the game wrapped
up, Moztarzadeh scored with
less than a minute left on an
assist from Kevin Hidalgo to
complete the victory.
BILL DALEY
Region 4-1A semifinal
— SLAM Academy 1,
Scheck Hillel 1 (SLAM
wins 4-3 on PKs): In its
first season playing in a district,
SLAM Academy advanced
to its first regional final
and knocked off previously
unbeaten Scheck Hillel,
which had reached state
the past two seasons, all in
the same night.
After 100 minutes of soccer,
including two scoreless
overtime periods, SLAM
(15-5-1) downed Hillel 4-3 on
penalty kicks after playing a
1-1 game in a Region 4-1A
semifinal on Tuesday night
at North Miami Stadium.
Edwin McFarlane drilled
the match-clinching penalty
kick with a bullet to the left
of the goalkeeper to bring
his fellow Titans rushing
him on the field.
“When the athletic director
hired me, he asked, ‘Can
you compete at a district
level?’ ” SLAM coach Daniel
Chong said. “I said, We have
to be thinking higher than
that — thinking states.”
The Titans will get a
chance at exactly that on
Friday night as they host Sagemont
in a regional final at
North Miami Stadium.
Hillel (18-1-2) tied the
score when Julian Ribak
scored with 27:21 remaining
in regulation.
SLAM struck first Tuesday
with a sixth-minute goal
by Wilfredo Dilbert on an
assist from McFarlane.
DAVID FURONES
l Region 4-1A semifinal
—Sagemont 3, Westminster
Academy 2 (OT): An
overtime golden goal penalty
kick by Marco Wehrhahn
gave Sagemont a victory at
Weston Regional Park.
Wehrhahn also scored
the final goal of regulation
on a penalty kick when it
was ruled that a Westminster
player intentionally
used his hand to prevent a
goal.
The player was issued a
red card, and Westminster
finished the game down a
man. In overtime, Wehrhahn
was fouled inside the
penalty box.
“I had to be confident in
the side I picked and the first
one was solid in the left corner
and the second was
power top right,” said Wehrhahn
of his penalty kicks.
Westminster Academy
(18-4-1) scored minutes into
the game on a strike by Elijah
Thompson. Sagemont
evened the score on a goal
by Julian Mercado. The
teams were tied at 1 at
halftime.
Westminster Academy
went up 2-1 on a goal by
sophomore John Kelley.
That goal was followed by
the red card and first penalty
kick by Wehrhahn.
Sagemont (20-4-4) advances
to the Region 4-1A final
to face SLAM Academy
on Friday.
DARREN COLLETTE
“House money.”
That’s what Varela boys’
soccer coach Juan Monge
calls it these days when it
comes to his team.
Two weeks ago, the Vipers
were down to their last
five minutes of the season.
They trailed Ferguson by
two goals in a district semifinal
before rallying to win
in overtime, and they kept
their magical ride going on
Tuesday night.
Varela kept its season
alive after senior Alex Coira
knocked in a loose ball in
front of the net with one
minute left in the first overtime
to give the Vipers a 1-0
victory over Coral Gables in
a Region 4-5A semifinal at
Harris Field in Homestead.
With the win, Varela
(13-3-3) advanced to Friday’s
regional final, where the Vipers
will play host to Cypress
Bay at Harris Field at 7
p.m.
“This is the way we’ve
been doing it all season. It’s
almost like we’re playing on
house money right now,”
Monge said. “We were
down to our last five minutes
against Ferguson a few
weeks ago, and here we are
still playing. It was a tough,
hard physical game, and it
feels great to be moving on.
Now we want to keep it
going.”
After 80 minutes of scoreless
soccer that saw the
game get extremely chippy
with a dozen yellow cards
(six apiece) and even
prompted officials to stop
the game at one point in the
second half to talk to both
coaches and athletic directors,
Varela was awarded a
throw-in from the corner
flag two minutes before the
end of the first overtime.
Eric Viaud made a strong
toss that landed in front of
the net, and when Gables
keeper Daniel Rodriguez
couldn’t find the handle,
Coira got to it before Gables
defenders and rifled it home
for the game-winner.
“It was a great throw-in,
and we always practice one
flick and running back post
in case the defender messes
up, and that’s what happened,”
Coira said. “This
was a tough, physical game,
but it feels great that we
found a way to come out on
top.”
Gables (17-3-3) thought it
had taken the lead in the
game’s 27th minute on a Daniel
Velez goal, but a late offsides
whistle as the ball
went in the goal nullified the
score
l Region 4-4A semifinal
— Belen 2, American 1:
Belen Jesuit’s boys’ soccer
team showed its resilience
once again, outlasting
American for a home victory
in a Region 4-4A semifinal
at de la Cruz Stadium.
Francisco de la Camara
continued to produce for
the Wolverines (19-3) as he
scored another goal, and
along with Mateus Tordin’s
goal, lifted Belen to the regional
finals for only the
third time in school history.
Belen will try to clinch its
first trip to the state final
four since 2011 and second
berth when it either travels
to Port St. Lucie or hosts
Palm Beach Lakes Friday in
the regional finals.
American (18-3-1), a district
champion and GMAC
tournament runner-up this
season, made its fifth regional
semifinals appearance
in the past six seasons.
ANDRE C. FERNANDEZ
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February 7, 2015
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Freshman Mateo Pieschacon,
starting because of
an injury to a teammate,
snapped a 1-1 tie with his fifth
goal of the season, and the
Cypress Bay boys’ soccer
team went on to rout Varela
5-1 in the Class 5A regional
final.
The Lightning (14-1-2) advanced
to next week’s state
semifinals against an opponent
to be determined. This
will be Cypress Bay’s first
trip to state since the Lightning
completed a three-peat
of titles in 2013.
Colin Ilgner, who is in his
first year as Cypress Bay’s
coach, said a hamstring injury
to leading scorer Franco
Masscesni opened the way
for Pieschacon to start.
“We said, ‘Mateo, this is
your time,’ ” Ilgner said of
his only freshman starter.
“Mateo has composure, but
I have to get under his skin
sometimes to have a little
more fire. Technically, he is
very good.”
Cypress Bay’s Luis Perez
got the game’s first goal, and
Varela’s Gian Artuso tied
the score with 19:08 left in
the first half.
Pieschacon’s goal with
9:29 left in the first half put
Cypress Bay up for good 2-1,
and the Lightning got three
second-half goals to put the
game away.
Two of those goals were
by Nicholas Arboleda, who
has been on a roll of late
with eight markers in his
past six games.
The final goal was perhaps
the most artistic one of
the night as Adrian Perez,
with a defender in front of
him, blasted a shot to the upper-
far corner.
Varela coach Juan Monge
said his team missed an
early opportunity that he
felt could have made a difference.
He also said Varela
(10-3-3) had a speed advantage
with its forwards
against Cypress Bay’s defenders
but could not exploit
the matchup.
Still, he had praise for Cypress
Bay.
“I think the state title will
stay in South Florida,” said
Monge of Class 5A, which
was won last season by Miami
Columbus. “[The Lightning]
have a lot of skill
SLAM Charter School’s
students didn’t waste any
time getting ready to rush
the field at North Miami Stadium
to celebrate Friday
night.
Much like it hasn’t taken
the Titans’ boys’ soccer
team long to become one of
Miami-Dade County’s top
teams.
SLAM Charter, a school
in its third year of existence
located near Marlins Park,
clinched its first trip to the
state final four in any team
sport following a 4-1 win over
Weston Sagemont in the
Region 4-1A final.
“This feels amazing, and
we’re very proud of what
we’ve been able to accomplish
on this team,” Edwin
McFarland said. “We just
want to keep this up and
keep working hard.”
On the strength of four
goals combined from
McFarland, Caleb Acosta
and Wilfredo Dilbert, and
another stellar goalkeeping
performance from Jefry Padilla,
the Titans (16-5-1)
reached state in only their
second varsity season and
first year competing in a
district.
“We try to keep the game
going as fast as we can,”
Acosta said. “The coaches
always tell us to go out there
hard and make the best of
every play out there.”
Sagemont (20-5-4) lost in
the regional-final round for
the fourth consecutive season
but persevered despite
injuries to several key
players.
SLAM Charter will play
Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic
in a Class 1A state semifinal
at Eastern Florida State College
in Melbourne on
Wednesday, likely at 12:30
p.m.
The Titans, who are still
developing several of their
sports programs, won District
16-1A and rolled through
the regional playoffs with
impressive wins, including a
shootout win Tuesday
against Scheck Hillel, which
had advanced to state the
previous two seasons.
SLAM does not have a
home stadium, often playing
its games this season at Kendall
Soccer Park and usually
conducts its practices at the
fields near Marlins Park.
“This team has a great
bond,” SLAM coach Daniel
Chong said. “We’ve had
some road trips that have really
helped this team get to
know each other and really
made things a lot easier for
them this season.”
l Region 4-3A final —
Immokalee 1, Doral Academy
0: Doral Academy
coach Pamela McDonald
hoped she would be giving
her Firebirds a pump-up
speech for their first trip to
states.
Instead, she had to speak
in the past tense when telling
them how successful
their season was, consoling
her players — most of them
shedding tears — after a
goal by Ulises Soto with 3:40
remaining lifted visiting Immokalee
in a battle of nationally
ranked teams.
Doral (23-2-1) was on the
attack persistently in the
second half, but on one of
the missed opportunities,
Immokalee (20-3-3) broke
away on a counter attack
and Yves Gomez delivered a
perfect cross from deep in
the corner, allowing Soto to
one-time it off his left foot
into the net.
“They got that one strike
and put it away. I’ll give it to
them,” said senior Christian
Cervantes, who rose up and
said some encouraging
words to his teammates following
his final high school
game. “This team deserved
so much more. I had to show
my appreciation because, no
matter what, they’re a family
to me.”
Doral was ranked ninth
nationally by the National
High School Soccer Coaches
Association of America
with what McDonald called
the best team in its history.
DAVID FURONES
l Region 4-4A final —
Palm Beach Lakes 2, Belen
1 (OT): Belen was less
than four minutes away
from joyfully bouncing off
its home field and heading
to the state semifinals for
just the second time in
school history.
But instead of that, there
was only heartbreak for
Belen.
Auner Escobar scored
two goals, including the
game-winner in overtime, to
lead Palm Beach Lakes
(17-0-3) to the victory over
Belen (19-4).
Escobar’s golden goal
with 5:40 elapsed in overtime
came on a penalty kick
after referees ruled he had
been pushed in the box.
After Escobar scored, a
half-dozen Palm Beach
Lakes players sprinted toward
a small but loud group
of Belen fans. The players
defiantly yelled at the Belen
fans, who were separated
from the field behind a
fence.
Coaches quickly pulled
the players away, and there
were no further incidents.
Belen players, meanwhile,
remained on the turf
in dismay, many of them
weeping.
“I was convinced we were
going to state — I was already
thinking about packing
our bags for the hotel,”
Belen coach Tanger Mendonca
said in Portuguese.
“But we mishit our clearing
attempt on the tying goal.
“On the winning goal, in
my opinion, [Escobar] was
fouled outside the area, and
it should not have been a
penalty kick. We also had an
early goal wiped out by an
off-sides call that I do not
believe was just.”
WALTER VILLA
l Region 4-2A final —
Gulliver 6, Delray American
Heritage 1: Four firsthalf
goals helped power the
Raiders to an impressive
victory over the Stallions
(21-2-3) at Sean Taylor Memorial
Field.
Gulliver (16-1-1) will go to
Melbourne looking to defend
last season’s state
championship and make it
to the state final for a third
year in a row.
“We know the formula to
get to where we are, finish it
off and repeat a state championship,”
senior Alberto
Poleo said.
The first Gulliver goal
came a breakaway by Andy
Alvarez. Alexander Moztarzadeh
scored the second
goal.
A blasted kick from just
over 60 yards by Poleo that
sailed over the keeper found
the back of the net for the
third Raiders goal.
“That’s a shot I have been
working on all season,” said
Poleo of the long-distance
goal.
Adriano Castro scored
the fourth goal of the first
half.
Poleo scored again in the
second half to put Gulliver
up 5-0, and multiple substitutes
entered the game.
The final Raiders goal
came when Lucas Massolo
put in a loose ball. The Stallions
avoided a shutout
thanks to a late goal by Frederick
Gil.
Gulliver will face the winner
of LaBelle and St. Petersburg
Catholic in the
state 2A semifinal next
Wednesday.
DARREN COLLETTE
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February 12, 2015
7:15:28 AM
Entry #: 4158617
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MELBOURNE — Looking
to repeat as state champions,
the Gulliver Prep
boys soccer team did exactly
what you’re supposed to
do when taking on an inferior
opponent. Score early
and often and take them
right out of the game.
Such was the case for the
Raiders on Wednesday
night when they wasted little
time flexing their superiority
over an outsized
and outgunned LaBelle
team, scoring five first half
goals and cruising to an 8-0
victory in a Class 2A state
semifinal at Eastern Florida
State College.
The match came to an
early finish when freshman
Truman Gelnovatch scored
with 8:10 left, ending it on
the eight-goal mercy rule.
And with that, Gulliver
(18-2) is in its third consecutive
state championship
game, where the Raiders
will be looking to repeatwhen
they take on a familiar
foe, Jacksonville
Bolles, at 6 p.m. Thursday.
The game will be a rematch
from the title game
two years ago when Bolles
won 1-0. Gulliver will be
looking for its sixth state title
overall and second
back-to-back championships
since 1999-2000.
Bolles (20-7-1) knocked
off Melbourne West Shore
on penalty kicks in its state
semifinal game earlier.
“The game plan from the
beginning was to try and
jump on them early,” said
Gulliver coach Matias Asorey,
whose team has now
outscored its last four playoff
opponents play by a
combined 23-2. “Even
though it took us a little
longer than expected, once
we got that second goal,
things really started to get
easier for us as we started
spreading them out, and
once we popped the third
one in, we cruised from
there.”
Despite putting major
heat on LaBelle goalkeeper
Josue Orduna from the
opening whistle, it took the
Raiders 13 minutes to score
their first goal, coming
when the Cowboys (23-5-1)
fouled Adriano Castro in
the box. Castro rifled the
ensuing penalty kick into
the bottom left corner of
the net.
Four minutes later it was
2-0 when Paul Bouaziz
took a perfect pass down
low from Andy Alvarez and
popped it home.
Just over 17 minutes before
halftime, Alvarez was
in on the assist again when
he fed Alberto Kike Poleo a
perfect through ball and
Kike Poleo beat a pair of defenders
with two great
moves to score. Nine minutes
later, the favor was returned
when Kike Poleo
fed one to Alvarez down
the left side where he
knocked another goal past
Orduna for a 4-0 lead.
“We really didn’t know
too much about this team
going in so we just wanted
to do what we know how to
do, come out strong, put
the ball in the net and not
let them think they have a
chance,” Alvarez said.
“We’re playing as well as
we’ve played all year right
now so that’s big and now
we need one more.”
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