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land.A06666445 5 $ t34 ts35 5 S S 0 55 06562Toby 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 Bolt League plav at Fontana Jan. 12Chaffey High School s varsity soccer team claimed third place in the* 32-team Damien Tournament completed Tuesday. T.gcr team members include (left to right!, front row: Jack Jiminez Jaime Ramirez. Juan Garcia Raul Guerra, Paul Graff. Abel yuevedoTourneygIVGSsoccerBY ADRIAN MERCADO AND WILLY KEOIf vou are a follower of the world s'r^JrT' ■ w •most heavily attended and widely played name, lt;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-dav. 32 team. 60-game shindig just over the hill in LaVerne.It s hislorv now and San (iabriel■■■'JBF'High School took home the cup for (he second straight year ... the only tow time winner to-date .. and thev(jpe-did il on the tair and square abtlitylevelThe mercurial abilities ol matador Lam ViUavicendio provided the plavmaking and inspiration (or the repeating champs and it was strange indeed that the prune mover ot the top team was not listed among the atl-toumev selections as judged by the coaches ol participating teams Villavicencio was a ‘‘hat-tnefcer and the executor ot the “picture goal ol lite tourncv when he ran past the tar post to ‘ hang high ' for a header that streaked its way completely across the goaltront andgoalie to iand unerringly in the tar corner- and well placed besides It was onlv one ol a few down pearls of play by the effective Latin whose passing and scoring abilities air second only to his tranquil and atcomplished methods which make him perhaps Uie most polished high schooler of them all It was a pleasure to see him move. San tiabe would not have done il without Lou They list him as alullback It so, he is of the ilk otDjalma Santos, or Paul Breitner. because he is a devastating scorer under the greatest pressures Villavtcensio would have to In- the “player ol the tourney.”San Gabriel was not a one-man team it you are getting that impression There was Juarez and lt;Mercado always lending a foot, or Itead, and all-tourney selects Chavez and ^uarte working oft Villavicensto s operation, and the I uie delens** held the opposition tothree goals in five games - the best detense in the competition coupled with an offensive thrust worth 15 goals Thai s how the Cup was won' Pressing San Gabriel for top honors was surprising Excelsior from Norwalk All-tournev choices Dan Servm and Pablo Tor rentes helped the Plots make the grade to the final.winning four before going down. 2-0 in the chips-down match Coach Abel Pena s boys scored seven times in five games but held theopposition to four goals — the *eclt;»nd best defense on the recordThey finished second Itsomething South Torrance, fresh off a title inits own tournev a week far her, banged in 10 goals, but halt were in consolation bracket games CoachHoger Bryant s defense held goals down to lour, but konked out of thesaystitle run in a penalty-kick loss to host Damien in third round The Spartans persevered to win the bracket A title over a beautiful Pakw Verdes team, which appeared to be the smoothest passing 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'Brien made the all-tournev eleven ( oach 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 sayPalos Verdes game vs SouthTorrance was the '‘soccer game ofthe tourney both clean and good passing teams with a strong structural st nse .. the backbone of good soccer.Tigers garner soccer honorsChaffey High School «7-41 willopen its first Citrus Belt League soccer season Friday, Jan 12. at b ontana after capturing third place honors in the third annual, 32-teamDamien TournamentCoach Seiran Steparuan * Tigers shut mil Damien, 1-0, on the strength of Frank Fernandez goal in the 50th minute of play—and strong defense He took the ball from Marvin Fernandez (no relation), dribbled past a detender and kicked the ball in the goal Frank and Marvin were honored on the 11-inan all* tournament team.‘ We coukln t convert in the first half, said Stepaman. but we switched to a more defense in the second half and held oft Uie Spartans strung attack.” Brothers Javier and Jaime Ramirez Mere singled out by Stepaman on defense Javier recorded nine saves as goalie. NickaggressiveSegwick and Raul Guerra also turned in top defensive games.Along the way. Marvin (2, Frank lt;11 and Jack Castillon (1 scored goals in an opening 4-2 win over Garey ► rank and Jaime s free luck in the final two minutes beatCorona. 2-1. Frank, with help from .Marvin, defeated a powerful Palos V erdes team. 1-0 and Marvin s free kick from 30 feet out was the only Chaffey score in a 3-1 loss to San Gabriel.Other tourney results includedSan Gabriel s championship (2-0)win over Excelsior and South Torrance s 1-0 consolation victory over Palos Verdes In consolation play on the B. C and Dl) level. Dos Pueblos edged the San Gabriel JVs, 3 2; El Monte blanked I pland, 2-0, and Pasadena trimmed Huntington Beach, 5-2 Damien s Kick Davis was also an all-tourney choicePeach Bowl surpriseAverialblitzkeysMountaineerrallyATLANTA lt;UP1 - West Virginiawas supposed to have no passing attack and little chance of coming from behind, but when quarterback Dan Kendra realized that the Peach Bowl was just another football game he laid those rumors to rest.Down 10-0 in a high wind on a muddy 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 WednesdayWKendra missed his first touroassics but wound un with ft Ml vurHvKendra connected on a 39-yard scoring pass to Owens on the last play of the first half to give the Mountaineers their first score Midway through the fourth period he fired a pass from the 50 that bounced off the lingers of a defender and into the hands of split end Scott MacDonald on the State 28. MacDonald, behind the State defensive backs, galloped in for thetouchdownKendra completed 12 of 28 passes for 201 yards.West Virginia missed another scoring chance in the third period when Paul Lumley fumbled the ball away at the Wolfpack two, ending aKendra s first scoring pass waspreceded by an 18-yard pass to Scott MacDonald that brought the ball to the Wolfpack 39 Two passes fell in complete before he hit Owens for the touchdown.Brown gained 104 yards rushing in the first half and had 154 for the day lor North CarolinaThe vu-tory was revenge forCoach Bobby Bowden s Mountaineers, manhandled 49 13 by State in the 1972 Peach Bowl. It was West Virginia’s first bowl appearance since then and Mountaineer fans bedecked with straw hats were shrieking with glee at the end.The game was played on a fieldboostTony Maggio and Bret Lee made all-tourney from South Torrance Chaffey came on strong in wins over Garey. Corona and Halo Verdes, but ran into San Gabriel s power in the semi, sending Coach Serian Stepaman s boys against Damien for the third place playoft, which went to Chaffey. 1-0. on a lategoa IAll-tournev honors went to the unrelated Marvin and Frank Hernandez from Chaffey Along with Villavtcensio of San Gabeand Kick Davis of Damien. Marvin Kernandex could be headed for a college scholarship in due tune They represent a trio of all-around soccer abilities Davis made all tourney together with his middle back teammate Pat Fahey of 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 Verdes in A consolation Dos Pueblos tof Santa Barbara * in *'B over San Gabriel JV; El Monte over Upland in “C”; and Pasadena over Huntington Beach in *’D in the only overtime match final.Area teams Ganesha. Webb. On tario Christian, Fontana, Claremont JV and Damien JV went out of championship bracket early due to limited experience and the seeding system used bv most tournevs which- • ~W- T-. • --- 'W Spgives the strong teams a choice base to operate from.Meeting the big boys in the first round is the sure way keep the weak teams from gaming the experience they lack Two losses takes a team right to the soccer cemetery It was a one-dav kick-picmc tor 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 finalsSeeding is up for discussion. It nnght 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 AI Mistri « 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 finished first.Red 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 ithappen The winner was Soccer Thanks, Danncn . . . tor putting it on so properAnother local prep team Montclair, was doing itself proud in the Kennedy Invitational down Orange County way, where the Cavaliers of Coach Bruce Haines lost to Huntington Beach in the finals, 5-3. With 32 teams in the field, that was quite an accomplish11 lentFor their play, Ray Garcia and Rick Adams were selected to the all-tournament teamMontclair returns to action next Wednesday against Ganesha
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