Hide Article Text (OCR)
Chaffey High School s varsity soccer team claimed third place in the 32-team Damien Tournament completed Tuesday T.ger teammembers include (left to right. front row Jack Jiminez. JaimeHamirez, Juan Garcia, Haul Guerra, Paul Graff, Abel Quevedo,thr«-e goals in five games -the best defense in the competition coupled with an offensive thrust worth IS goals Thai's how the Cup was won'Toby Moreboli, Mike McEachron Back row: Nick Sedgwick, Jack Castillon. Frank Fernandez. Xavier Ramirez. Rick Lee. Nick Toth, Mazen Fakhouri. Jim Merritt. Marvin Fernandez The Tigers open Citrus Belt League play at Fontana Jan. 12Tonv Maggio and Bret Lee madeBY ADRIAN MERCADOAND WILLY REDIf vou are a follower of the world s■■mmmost heavily attended and widely piaved game, (you have one guess) you just had your big chance to become deliriously happy last week when the third annual Damien Invitational put on a three-day. 32 tearn. 60-game shindig just over thehill in LaVeraeIt g htstorv now and San Gabriel#'High School took home the cup tor the second straight year ... the only tow-tune winner to-date ...and they did it on the fair and square abilitylevelThe mercurial abilities ol matador Lou Vitlavicendio provided the playmaktng and inspiration for the repeating champs and it was strange indeed that the prime mover of the top team was not listed among the all-tourney selections as judged by the coaches ol participating teams Villavicencio was a hat-tncker and the executor of the ‘ picture goal ol Ute tourney when he ran past the far post to “hang high” for a header that streaked its waycompletely across the goaifront andgoalie to land unerringly in the tar cttrner-and well placed beside^It was only one of a few dozen p JPpearls of play by the effective Latin whose passing and scoring abilities arc second only to his tranquil andaccomplished methods which makehim perhaps the most polished high schooler of them all 11 was a pleasure to see him move San “Gabe would not have done il without Lou They list hun as a fullback 11 so. he is of the ilk ol Djalma Santos, or Paul Breitner, because he is a devastating scorer under the greatest pressures Villavtcensio would have to be the ‘player of the tourney ”San Gabnel was not a one-man team it you are getting that impression There was Juarez and (' Mercado always lending a foot, or liead. and all-tourney selects Chavez and ^u«rte working oft Villavicensio’s operation, and the tine defense held the opposition toATLANTA (DPI) — West Virginia was supposed to have no passing attack and little chance of conung from behind, but when quarterback Dan Kendra realized that the Peach Bowl was just another football game he laid those rumors to restDown 10-0 in a high wind on a mud dy field, the sophomore quarterback threw a 39-yard touchdown pass on the last play of the first half Then he connected on a 50-yard bomb in the fourth period to give the Mountaineers a revengeful 13-10 victory over North Carolina State Wednesday.Kendra missed his first four passes but wound up with 200 yardsPressing San Gabriel for top honors was surprising Excelsior from Norwalk All-tourney choices Dan Servm and Pablo Torrentes helped thePlots make the grade to the final.winning four before going down. 2-0, in the rhips-down match Coach Abel Pena » boys scored seven times in five games, but held the opposition to four goals — the second best defense on the record They finished second It says something South Torrance, fresh off a title in its own toumev a week earlier banged in 10 goals, but half were in consolation bracket games Coach Hoger Bryant's defense held goals down to lour, but konked out of theChaffey High School (7-4) willopen its first Citrus Belt League soccer season Friday. Jan 12. at Fontana after capturing third place honors in the third annual, 32-team Damien TournamentCoach Seiran Stepaman » Tigers shut out Damien, 1-0. on the strength of Frank Fernandez' goal in the 50th minute ot play—and st rong defense He took the ball from Marvin Fernandez (no relation), dribbled past a defender and kicked the ball in Hie goal. Frank and Marvin were honored on the 11-man all-tournament team “We coukln t convert in the first half,” said Stepaman. “but we switched to a more aggressive defense in the second half and held off the Spartans' strong attack.Brothers Javier and Jaime Kamirez were singled out byStepaman on defense Javierplay of the first half to give the Mountaineers their first score Midway through the fourth period he fired a pass from the 50 that bounc-ed off the lingers of a defender and into the hands of split end Scott MacDonald on the State 23 MacDonald, behind the State defensive backs, galloped in for the touchdownKendra completed 12 of 28 passes for 201 yardsWest Virginia missed another scoring chance in the third periodwhen Paul Lumley fumbled the ball away at the Wolfpack two, ending aHrivp thut nn Waak!title run in a penalty-kick loss to host Damien in third round The Spartans persevered to win the bracket “A” title over a beautiful Palos Verdes team, which appeared to be the smoothestpassing club of the tourney The core of the Palos Verdes entry was midfielder Greg Range.who showed exceptional cood and was the most effective plaver on the team throughout the three days. Sea King teammate Mike O’Bnen made the all-toumev eleven: XT' ITltr?''TCoach Alan King can be proud of this team., both fair and effective players and the squad with the best positional sense of the 32 we say Palos Verdes game vs SouthTorrance was the soccer game of the tourney both clean and goodpassing teams with a strongturned in top defensive gamesAlong the way, Marvin (2», Frank il) and Jack CastiUon (1) scored goals in an opening 4-2 win over liarev; Frank and Jaime's free luck in the final two minutes beat Corona, 2 1, Frank, with help from Marvin, detected a powerful Palos Verdes team, 1-0, and Marvin s free kick from 30 feet out was the only Chaffey score in a 3-1 loss to San GabrielOther tourney results includedSan Gabriel s championship (2-0) win over Excelsior and South Torrance * 1-0 consolation victory over Palos VerdesIn consolation play on the B. C and DD level. Dos Pueblos edged the San Gabriel JVs, 3 2 El Monte blanked Upland. 2-0. and PasadenaKendra s tirst scoring pass waspreceded by an 18-yard pass to Scott MacDonald that brought the ball to the Wolfpack 39 Two passes fell incomplete before he hit Owens for the touchdownBrown gained 104 yards rushing in the first half and had 154 for the day lor North CarolinaThe victory was revenge for* Coach Bobby Bowden's Mountaineers, manhandled 49-13 by State in the 1972 Peach Bowl. It was West Virginia's first bow! appearance since then and Mountaineer fans bedecked with straw hats were shrieking with glee at the end.The game was played on a fieldstiHkPfl hv A '24-hmir ruin thatall-tourney from South Torrance( hatfey came on strong in winsover Garey, Corona and Palo Verdes, but ran into San Gabriel s power in the semi, sending Coach Serian Stepaman s boys against Damien for the third place playoff, which went to Chaffey. 1-0. on a late goalAll-tournev honors went to the unrelated Marvin and Frank Fernandez from Chaffey Along with Villavtcensio of San Gabe and Hick Davis of Damien. Marvin Fernandex could be headed for a college scholarship in due timeThey represent a trio of all-around soccer abilities Davis made alltourney together with his middle back teammate Pat Fahey ol DamienLest we fail to list them ... here ishow they finished in all brackets San Gabriel top dog over Excelsior in championship flight, South Torrance over Palos V erdes in A” consolation Dos Pueblos (of Santa Barbara) in “B” over San Gabriel JV, El Monte over Upland in C”; and Pasadena over Huntington Beach in “O” in the only overtime match final.Area teams Ganesha. Webb. Ontario Christian. Fontana, Claremont JV and Damien JV went out of championship bracket early due to limited experience and the seeding system used by most tourneys which gives the strong teams a choice base to operate fromMeeting the big boys in the first round is the sure way keep the weakteams from gaining the experiencethey lack Two losses takes a team right to the soccer cemeteryIt was a one-day kick-picnic lor them The seeding process kept world powerhouses like England. Czechoslovakia. Hungary and Portugal trom making the final 16, while Zaire and Haiti floated into the finals.Seeding is up for discussion It might make sense for a pro tourney, where the final needs to be assured but the reasons seem groundless in amateur, and especially school or youth soccer Chance would be better than planning ...Wrapup on Coach A! Mistris Damien 75 Of 60 games, six were decided by penalty-kickoffs . . one ot which required 11 penalties to decide Pasadena led with 18 goals, but not all in top bracket. San Gabe s 15-3 goals for - goals against was the shining light and the reason why they tmished firstRed cards were rarely flashed and the general run of play was fair and hard and emblematic of the advance soccer is making in the United States It s thrilling to watch ithappenThe winner was SoccerThanks. Damien . . . lor putting it on “so proper.”Another local prep team, Montclair, was doing itself proud in the Kennedy Invitational down Orange County way, where the Cavaliers of Coach Bruce Haineslost to Huntington Beach in thefinals, 5-3 With 32 teams in the field, that was quite an accomplish mentFor their play, Ray Garcia and Rick Adams were selected to theall-tournament teamMontclair returns to action next Wednesday against Ganesha.trimmed Huntington Beach, 5-2Damien s Hut Davis was also anrecorded nine saves as goalie Nick all-tourney choicePeach Bowl surpriseAverial blitz keysMountaineerKendra connected on a 39-yard scoring pass to Owens on the laststructural sense the backbone of good soccerSegwick and Raul Guerra also
Newspaper Details
Ontario Daily Report
Ontario, California, US
Thu, Jan 01, 1976
Page 30
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
CA, USA 14 Mar 2020
Other Publications Near Ontario, California
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Ontario Daily Report
