ROYAL TOURNAMENT: QUARTZ HILL CONTINUES ITS DRIVE FOR PERFECTION QUARTZ HILL 2, N. HOLLY. 1.Byline: Matthew Kredell Staff Writer 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. - The Quartz Hill boys' soccer team has cleared its final pre-league hurdle HURDLE, Eng. law. A species of sledge, used to draw traitors to execution. and, apparently, the Rebels can be stopped now only if they trip over their own feet. No. 2 Quartz Hill's 2-1 victory over No. 10 North Hollywood in the final of the Royal tournament Friday gives the Rebels a 15-0 record heading into Golden League play with their sights set on a perfect season. ``That's what I've been searching for all my years playing high school,'' said four-year starter Ian McClung. ``I want that one great season.'' McClung has the Rebels in position after allowing just two goals on penalty kicks during the tournament. North Hollywood goalie Jorge Huerta was named the tournament's outstanding goaltender for single-handedly keeping the Huskies in the game with outstanding saves. His best was a lunging block of Nick Angelillo's shot far to the net's left corner in the first half. But Angelillo got his revenge in the opening minutes of the second half, scoring to the upper right side to give Quartz Hill a 2-0 lead. ``We could easily have had four or five if not for their goalkeeper For the close-in weapon system, see . In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the ,'' Quartz Hill coach Andre Matalon said. Two was enough thanks to a strong defense. Other than the penalty kick scored by Marcelo Ramos, North Hollywood (10-6-1) never got a good shot on goal. ``I didn't have to do much,'' McClung said. ``Nothing came through.'' Ian's brother, Kiel, a junior midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). , scored the first goal about 10 minutes into the game when he beat Huerta to a long pass from Parham Ostadi in front of the net. Kiel was named most valuable player of the tournament after scoring five goals in five games. ``I think our preseason was really tough and I'm just glad to get through it perfect,'' Kiel said. ``Fifteen and zero is our confidence, not beating one team.'' North Hollywood hung around against a top team, further solidifying so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. itself after a surprising championship at the Sylmar tournament in December. ``We showed it was not a fluke fluke, parasitic flatworm of the trematoda class, related to the tapeworm. Instead of the cilia, external sense organs, and epidermis of the free-living flatworms, adult flukes have sucking disks with which they cling to their hosts and an external cuticle that ,'' North Hollywood coach Oscar Ramirez said. ``It wasn't luck. We were 5-0 there and now we came out and made it to another final.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: North Hollywood's Atilo Chavez (11) and Edgardo Martinez (7) challenge Quartz Hill's David Martin David Martin may refer to: Politicians
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