SOUTHERN SECTION BOYS' SOCCER PLAYOFFS: WESTLAKE POSTS 18TH SHUTOUT.Byline: Daily News Westlake High saw its draw for the boys' soccer playoffs and knew it wasn't receiving any favors for winning the Marmonte League The Marmonte League is a high school sports league primarily made up of schools from Ventura County. The Marmonte Leauge is part of the CIF Southern Section. Click here to view the league schedule. and gaining the fourth seed in Div. II. The Warriors' reward: a first-round game against the team with the second-most victories in the division. With a fluke goal and its customary staunch defense, Westlake survived Hart of Newhall in a 1-0 victory Saturday to open the Southern Section playoffs. ``Before the game, we thought this would be a harder game than the next round,'' Westlake defender Kyle Dagan said. ``Everyone was emotional and pumped up for the game.'' The victory was part of a Marmonte League sweep over Verb 1. sweep over - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli overwhelm, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" the Foothill League, with Calabasas beating Canyon of Canyon Country 2-1 and 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. defeating Saugus 4-1. Westlake (19-3-3) will play San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. in the second round Wednesday. The goal came midway through the first half off a free kick from midfield. A Westlake player headed the ball in the air, it glanced off a Hart player and bounced in front of the goal. Westlake's Spencer Hartner and Hart goalkeeper Jose Esquivel both went for the ball, collided, and Hartner was able to punch the ball into the net. When the final whistle sounded, Westlake players shouted out, ``18,'' for their area-best 18th shutout of the season. ``We go into each game thinking about a shutout,'' Dagan said. ``If they don't score, we can't lose.'' Hart (21-4-2) applied pressure much of the second half, getting its best scoring opportunity when Eric Tanner hit the crossbar with seven minutes left. The Indians couldn't get off a shot in the final five minutes. ``We outplayed them, and they got a lucky goal,'' Hart coach Louis Romero said. ``We just couldn't put the ball in the net. I think we should have won the game, so it's pretty frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: and disappointing.'' - Matthew Kredell In other Div. II games: --Thousand Oaks 4, Saugus 1: Jesse Hoehn scored two goals as Thousand Oaks began defense of its Div. II championship with a first-round home victory. Jason Leopoldo and Chance Myers also scored for Thousand Oaks (12-10-1), which took a quick 2-0 lead and controlled the game. ``We're a strong team and played as a strong team,'' Thousand Oaks coach Mark Tietjen said. ``Sometimes we play to the level of our competition, but we played at our level today. It's good to see because we haven't done that too often this season.'' --Calabasas 2, Canyon 1: Bryan Mione scored two goals, heading home the winner from a Jason Lent corner kick with seven minutes left, as visiting Calabasas (18-4-4) topped Canyon of Canyon Country (12-4-3). Goalkeeper Josh Leon made seven saves for Calabasas, which will face Leuzinger of Lawndale in the second round. --St. Francis 2, Foothill 1: For the third time in four years, St. Francis of La Canada survived a first-round scare on its home field, pulling out a victory over Foothill of Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. (13-9). J.P. Thies gave third-seeded St. Francis (19-5-2) a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute off a Jeff Buddenbohn free kick. Buddenbohn also set up the Golden Knights' second score, heading a Clark Sanchez-Figueras free kick to Jason Castillo, who scored inside the left post in the 43rd minute. Stanley Mejia scored Foothill's goal in the 61st minute off a rebound shot from 10 yards. St. Francis faces M.L. King of Riverside in the second round. --Loyola 6, Dos Pueblos 0: Andrew Sanders scored twice and Andreas Andrews assisted two goals as top-seeded Loyola (28-3-1) routed Dos Pueblos of Goleta (6-15-1) at Harvard-Westlake High of Studio City. The Cubs, who will face Brea Olinda in the second round Wednesday, recorded its 18th shutout. --Royal 1, Santa Barbara 0: Kyle Taylor scored on Royal of Simi Valley's only shot on goal as the Highlanders upset second-seeded Santa Barbara (20-4) at Santa Barbara City College As of 2004, total enrollment of full-time and part-time students reached 17,000. It is currently led by President John Romo, who will be retiring at the end of Spring 2008 after seven years with the institution. . Taylor scored on a 20-yard free kick in the 67th minute for Royal (17-6-4), which was outshot 9-1. The Highlanders meet Chaparral of Temecula in the second round. DIV. I --Littlerock 2, Etiwanda 1: Francisco Bravo scored in the 29th minute for host Littlerock (15-2-4), knocking in a rebound of a Chris Rivas free kick. Wilzon Mancia converted a ninth-minute penalty kick for the Lobos' first goal. Littlerock will meet Edison of Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. in the second round. DIV. IV --La Canada 5, St. Bernard St. Bernard a very large (110-200 lb) dog with massive, broad head, medium-sized ears lying close to the head, and a long tail. There are two varieties, the most familiar (rough) has a long, thick coat, while the smooth variety has a shorter coat, lying close to the body. 0: Junior forward Hakop Avesyan scored three goals and assisted a fourth as host La Canada (16-6-5) matched its season high for goals in the first-round victory over St. Bernard of Playa playa or pan or flat or dry lake Flat-bottomed depression that is periodically covered by water. Playas occur in interior desert basins and adjacent to coasts in arid and semiarid regions. del Rey Del Rey may refer to:
Avesyan set up La Canada's first goal, a 14th-minute corner kick that senior Cameron Kiersch headed in. Avesyan scored in 17th, 27th and 60th minutes, one from a Kiersch assist and another from Elliot Hartley. --Rio Mesa 2, Monrovia 1: Omar Pinal scored from Jared Strubeck's feed in the 50th minute and Stephen Hirashima tallied in the 65th for Rio Mesa (15-5-5), which meets Santa Maria Santa Maria, city, Brazil Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. in the second round. Anthony Haynes scored for Monrovia (8-6-4). DIV. V --Paraclete at Granite Hills, ppd.: Paraclete of Lancaster's first-round game was postponed by wet weather and will be played at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Granite Hills of Apple Valley. |
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