BOYS' SOCCER: ROYAL, ECR REACH TOURNAMENT FINAL.Byline: Aaron Levine Special to the Daily News There's nothing like good-natured heckling to influence a player's performance. Throughout Royal of Simi Valley's 2-0 semifinal victory against Dos Pueblos at the Royal boys' soccer tournament Friday, senior Jario Quintero was constantly reminded by a friend in the stands that he'd earn a free dinner if he scored a goal. Three failed breakway attempts later - with no goals - Quintero won't be treated to dinner. But he and the host Highlanders (11-1-1) will be treated to a championship game against top-seeded El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
``I should've had at least one of them,'' said Quintero, whose wide-open shots in the 36th, 64th and 66th minutes were saved by Chargers goalie Porfereo Rojas. ``I was thinking, 'I got to score to make my friend in the stands be quiet.' '' Quintero did get an assist, however, when Chris Noah knocked in a Quintero corner kick in the 17th minute to give Royal a 1-0 lead. David Duncan David Duncan (born 1960), is the United States government's star witness in the Arthur Andersen trial. He has said fears over interpretation prompted him to order the shredding of documents relating to Enron. scored the final Highlander goal in the 43rd minute when he knocked a shot from the left side of the penalty box into the upper right corner of the net. --El Camino Real 1, Oxnard 0: Yan Falkinstein scored the lone goal for the Conquistadores (11-0) in a semifinal victory against Oxnard. Falkinstein dribbled around two defenders and beat goalie Jose Ochoa in the far corner of the net to end a scoring drought in the 59th minute for El Camino, who played without starters Gianni Facio, Zack Greenberg and Tony Sangari. Those three are out of town. --El Camino Real 2, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. 0: Second-half goals by El Camino Real forwards Jason Lara and George Cardenas George A. Cardenas (born October 9, 1964) is alderman of the 12th Ward (map) in Chicago. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to his first term on the Chicago City Council in 2003, with the backing of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. proved to be the difference in a quarterfinal victory against the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. at Rancho Santa Susana Santa Susana can refer to several places:
Lara broke a scoreless tie in the 39th minute when he deflected a cross by Shawn Simon past Lancers goalie Kevin Alarcon. --Royal 1, Claremont 0: An early goal by senior striker David Duncan was all the Highlanders needed in a quarterfinal victory over Claremont at Royal High. Duncan's shot, a line drive from just outside the penalty box, found the top left corner of the net in the 15th minute. --Buena 1, Saugus 0: Buena of Ventura forward Devin Toohey headed a David Fuentes corner kick into the net early in the second half to give his team a consolation bracket semifinal victory. --Hart 2, Garey 2 (Hart wins shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. 4-2): Goalkeeper Kyle Renish stopped two shots for the Indians (4-4-2) in the shootout in a consolation-bracket semifinal game. --Quartz Hill 2, Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. 1: Paul Carter and Taylor Sheldrick both scored for the Rebels (9-1) in the runnerup bracket. --Reseda 3, Camarillo 0: Willy Sims, Luis Hernandez and Freddy Ayala scored for the Regents (5-1-1). |
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