Final East Bay Boys Soccer Notes
By Matt Smith
Sunday, February 27th, 2011 at 11:01 am in Boys soccer.
My thoughts on last night’s championship games…
A few people are commenting and saying that Newark Memorial was overrated and I simply don’t think that’s true. I saw the Cougars play a few times this year, and they aren’t overrated. They just didn’t have their best game on Saturday night, and people seeing them for the first time might not think very highly of them.
I still think highly of them and I think De La Salle had a lot to do with them not playing their best game. The credit goes to Sparty.
Watching De La Salle play is incredible. They are incredibly disciplined, they never quit and I think the thing that stands out most to me is that they will out work you every single time. I was watching guys like Patrick Oswald and Dane DePolo, guys who don’t get a lot of mention, and when they are on the field, they work their very, very hard every minute they are on the field.
Newark had a great season, and congrats to them, I loved watching them play. And De La Salle just got on a roll and it couldn’t be stopped. The momentum built with each playoff win, and you could see that three-year varsity seniors like Anthony DeCosta and Michael Bernardi didn’t want to be the senior class that didn’t win a championship.
And if you think De La Salle is just used to winning soccer titles and it means nothing, then just take a look at the scene after the game. The fans rushed the field, lifting Bernardi on to their shoulders and carrying him around.
Speaking of seeing a great scene, maybe the best scene I’ve seen after any high school sporting even was after the Division II game when the Campo fans, who came out in droves, charged the field and created the biggest dog pile I’ve ever seen. Harlan Raine, who scored the game winner, looked like he might get crushed to death at the bottom of it. It was quite a thing to see. This game meant a lot to both teams. Acalanes was very gracious in defeat.
And what an entertaining game it was. There were early goals, goals on set pieces, late goals and plenty of drama. Campolindo, by the end of the game, felt like it had built up so much momentum and that it wasn’t going to be denied scoring the deciding goal.
I like how both teams were aggressive, the game was fast paced and open and the play was physical when it needed to be. It was a great game, and highly entertaining.
I was also impressed with two players in particular. Jaison Kimura from Campo was all over the place on defense, and he is lethal on free kicks. And for Acalanes, Dylan Autran was equally dangerous on free kicks, controls the ball very well and is very poised in the midfield.
I enjoyed this game very much.
Rankings
I am certain there are some people who will disagree with Campolindo ending the season atop the poll, while there will be some that agree. I would love to see De La Salle and Campo play, because I think it would be a good game, but that won’t happen, so we are left with this.
The thing is, if I didn’t rank Campolindo No. 1, that is like saying a Division II team will never be ranked No. 1. Campo was ranked ahead of De La Salle entering Saturday, and jumping DLS all the way up over them would set a precedent that I’m not willing to set.
Oh ya, and Campolindo deserves it. They lost just once this year, and avenged that one loss in Saturday’s final. They went 2-1 against Acalanes. They also started the season with 11 straight wins and didn’t lose in their first 16 matches. It was truly a great season, and they become the first D II team to end the year ranked No. 1 in the rankings.
De La Salle had an incredible run, and has an argument for the top spot. They beat two No. 1 teams along the way and another team ranked sixth. If any team could have jumped all the way up, including over a team that was ranked higher and won, it would have been DLS.
Let the debate begin!
I feel like the rest of the rankings sorted out quite nicely.
1. Campolindo (20-1-6)
2. De La Salle (18-6-3)
3. Newark Memorial (23-4-0)
4. California (18-0-6)
5. Acalanes (18-3-6)
6. Livermore (15-6-5)
7. Clayton Valley (17-3-5)
8. Berkeley (18-3-3)
9. Albany (19-3-3)
10. Deer Valley (16-3-6)
11. Dublin (15-7-3)
12. Monte Vista (12-8-5)
13. San Ramon Valley (14-9-2)
14. San Lorenzo (17-5-1)
15. Mt. Eden (14-5-4)
Others considered: Bishop O’Dowd (17-6-2), Ygnacio Valley (13-5-3), Pittsburg (12-7-4), Pinole Valley (13-8-3), Richmond (13-10-2), Hayward (11-6-4), Logan (12-8-2), Dougherty Valley (12-9-4), St. Mary’s (14-4-0), Granada (7-13-5).
Standings
ACCAL
Team Overall League Points
Berkeley (18-3-3) 10-1-1 31
Pinole Valley (13-8-3) 8-3-1 25
Richmond (13-10-2) 7-3-2 23
Hercules (6-11-0) 6-6-0 18
Alameda (6-13-3) 5-5-2 17
El Cerrito (1-16-5) 1-8-3 6
De Anza (2-18-1) 0-11-1 1
BSAL
Team Overall League Points
Albany (19-3-3) 14-2-0 42
St. Mary’s (14-4-0) 13-3-0 39
Piedmont (12-6-3) 12-2-2 38
Kennedy (13-10-1) 11-4-1 34
St. Joseph Notre Dame (6-11-3) 6-9-1 19
Salesian (6-9-2) 6-9-1 19
Encinal (3-15-1) 3-12-1 10
St. Patrick-St. Vincent (2-13-1) 2-13-1 7
Swett (1-16-1) 1-14-1 4
BVAL
Team Overall League Points
Deer Valley (16-3-6) 7-0-3 24
Pittsburg (12-7-4) 5-3-2 17
Antioch (6-9-6) 4-3-3 15
Liberty (6-9-2) 3-5-2 11
Heritage (4-10-6) 2-5-3 9
Freedom (5-13-2) 2-7-1 7
DFAL
Team Overall League Points
Acalanes (18-3-6) 8-1-3 27
Campolindo (20-1-6) 8-1-3 27
Dublin (15-7-3) 6-5-1 19
Dougherty Valley (12-9-4) 4-6-2 14
Alhambra (9-11-3) 3-5-4 13
Miramonte (4-9-4) 3-6-3 12
Las Lomas (5-11-5) 1-7-4 7
DVAL
Team Overall League Points
Clayton Valley (17-3-5) 10-0-2 32
Ygnacio Valley (13-5-3) 7-2-3 24
College Park (9-10-5) 7-3-2 23
Concord (8-4-6) 5-3-4 19
Northgate (2-15-6) 2-7-3 9
Mt. Diablo (4-10-0) 2-10-0 6
Berean Christian (2-18-3) 1-9-2 5
EBAL
Team Overall League Points
California (18-0-6) 9-0-5 32
Livermore (15-6-5) 8-3-3 27
San Ramon Valley (14-8-2) 8-5-1 25
De La Salle (18-6-3) 7-5-2 23
Granada (7-13-5) 7-6-1 22
Monte Vista (12-8-5) 5-5-4 19
Foothill (5-16-3) 1-11-2 5
Amador Valley (5-14-5) 0-10-4 4
HAAL
Team Overall League Points
San Lorenzo (17-5-1) 12-4-0 36
Mt. Eden (14-5-4) 11-3-2 35
Bishop O’Dowd (17-6-2) 11-4-1 34
Hayward (11-6-4) 10-5-1 31
Castro Valley (8-13-4) 8-6-2 26
Arroyo (7-9-7) 5-4-7 22
Tennyson (5-14-2) 3-11-1 10
San Leandro (2-16-2) 2-11-2 8
Moreau Catholic (2-17-1) 1-15-0 3
MVAL
Team Overall League Points
Newark Memorial (23-4-0) 10-0-0 30
Logan (12-8-2) 7-3-0 21
Kennedy (5-10-6) 3-5-2 11
Irvington (4-12-3) 3-7-0 9
Mission San Jose (7-11-4) 2-6-2 8
Washington (4-8-7) 1-5-4 7
OAL
Team Overall League Points
Fremont (2-0-1) 2-0-1 7
Oakland Tech (2-3-2) 1-1-1 4
Oakland (0-1-1) 0-1-1 1
Skyline (0-0-1) 0-0-1 1
Statistics
Name, School Goals
Padilla, Clayton 26
Foster, Granada 23
Lima, Castro Valley 20
Pagliuca, Cal 19
Hartland, Dublin 19
Moran-Perez, Mt. Eden 19
Aguila, Richmond 18
Villa, Pitt 17
Parisi, Dougherty 16
Reshke, Campo 15
Morales, Livermore 15
Ulloa, Logan 15
Navarro, Newark 15
Mena-Lopez, Mt. Eden 15
Espinoza, St. Mary’s 14
Aguilar, YV 14
Shaiwany, Dougherty 13
Ramirez, Newark 13
Chaussy, SRV 13
Oldham, BOD 12
Scott, St. Mary’s 12
Fagenson, Cal 11
Sandoval 11
Lopez, CV 10
Texeira, Livermore 10
Urcuyo, Livermore 10
Ruiz, Newark 10
Name, School Assists
Scott, St. Mary’s 16
Gomez, Clayton 15
Chaussy, SRV 13
Navarro, Newark 12
Tavecchio, Campo 11
Bochenek, Dougherty 10
Shaiwany, Dougherty 10
Morfin, Castro Valley 9
Foster, Granada 9
Garibay, Pitt 9
Carda, Acalanes 8
Fagenson, Cal 8
Morales, Livermore 8
Ramirez, Newark 8
Vazquez, Pitt 8
Damian, YV 8
Danielson, Cal 7
Castillo, Dublin 7
Hartland, Dublin 7
Hodges, LL 7
Salimpour, MV 7
Jara, St. Mary’s 7
Aguilar, YV 7
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- East Bay Prep Corner
February 27th, 2011 at 11:12 am
I believe Cal definetely deserves the number three seed, at least. No disrespect in the rankings, they are very good, but I definetely think had Cal gotten DLS out of the way we would have beaten Newark to the title.
February 27th, 2011 at 11:23 am
Well did cal win NCS? No.. So they obviously don’t deserve a higher spot! Cal is a good team but choked under Pressure and the #1 seed, campo was number one and did excellent
February 27th, 2011 at 11:38 am
Newark Memorial did not win NCS either! I thought Cal should have been number three because Newark had a far easier side of the bracket. I don’t know which part you misread, the fact I said “number three seed” or when I said “I definetely think…we would have beaten Newark to the title” or both, and I don’t know how you could have possibly thought Campo had anything to do with the seed adjustment.
And yes, I do believe Campo is in the right spot.
February 27th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
I agree with you matt on saturday night not being Newarks best game. I mostly think their offense was not on thier game. Thier defense played well but you cant play all defense. Teams all have thier bad games and unfortuantely for Newark it was this Saturday night. DLS played a great heart filled game all around from offense to defense. They came to play that game and won it.
February 27th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Soccerfan its true we didnt make the run we wanted to but choke? i saw it as two excellent teams playing their hearts out and one team being fortunatate enough to win in penalty kicks (taking nothing away from what an awesome run they had i would have considered a victory that night for us in pks luck as well). De la Salle has an awesome group of guys and im proud and thankful to have had the chance to play with them so many times. I just think we also deserve more credit then just the good team that choked.
February 27th, 2011 at 2:01 pm
I agree with #5 and #1. I believe Cal should be ranked #3 based on their season.
Reasoning:
Cal played DLS to a tie and were taken out in pk’s. (I can hear Sweeper now!!) Arguably DLS toughest game in NCS.
Newark lost 2-0 and really was not in the game due to DLS like Matt discusses.
Newark has 4 loses.
Cal is undefeated.
Cal is also the EBAL champ.
I also agree with #5 on the word choke. Does not work in this case. Cal played the whole regular season as number one. They did not lose in regulation or ot to anyone. They did not go down easy at all as the work choke implies.
February 27th, 2011 at 2:08 pm
I definitely appreciate the feedback on the rankings. You guys don’t ever have to worry about thinking I feel disrespected if you disagree. They are definitely there for discussion.
And I agree that Cal has an argument for No. 3. That was a tough call for me.
February 27th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Watching the D1 final game, I am glad De La Salle won. Those boys wanted it more than Newark, everyone on their side of the stadium wanted it. De La Salle had arguably the hardest NCS run of all time, beating red hot Granada, taking Cal down at their place, went into Livermore and beat them, and then took Newark Down 2-0 in the final. The first time a team has consecutively won three NCS titles, and as the number 8 seed. Newark Memorial had some great players, but their offensive power was shut down by De La Salle’s gritty defense, and I believe the biggest factor in this game was Senior Anthony De Costa. Not only scoring the winning goal, but coming up with some huge defensive plays. What a way to end a 4 year varsity career. Big ups to Anthony, you lead your team to make history.
February 27th, 2011 at 2:37 pm
Cal did not choke, in fact they are the only team that did not lose a game this year in regulation play. As far as Newark, I think just about any EBAL team would have beat them on turf, a grass field may have been a different result. So DLS wins in PK’s. I watched Birmingham City beat Arsenal today, Is BC better than Arsenal? (yes for one game, but not a better team.)Thats soccer, Cal should still be the highest ranked D1 team.
February 27th, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Thanks for the great coverage all season Matt.
Now that this season is over, it no longer really matters in what order the teams are ranked here.
DLS and Campo are the NCS champs, and its time time for Cal, Newark and the rest of the ncs to start planning for next season when they get another chance to win it all.
Its time for somebody to take down DLS next year.
February 27th, 2011 at 3:54 pm
Yea matt it would be great if you would do somethingwith club teams
February 27th, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Matthew:
It seems to me that you are in denial, but that’s understandable. Comparing the BC and Arsenal game to the DLS-CAL game is terrible comparison. When seasons are on the line like the DLS-CAL game was in the quarter finals, teams play differently than they do in league. They play with more intensity and passion for the game. It is clear that DLS was the better for not just that game but for the entire season and pulled out the win when it counted most. DLS deserves the #2 ranking and CAL deserves #3 at the most.
February 27th, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Now we wait for the All League stuff and All East Bay.
POY- Well up in the air! I just know it wouldn’t be anyone from DLS.
Next year in D1
Livermore
SRV
DLS
February 27th, 2011 at 6:09 pm
BP,
nobody ever said CAL deserves the 2 ranking. The argument is for them to receive the 3. Read correctly.
February 27th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
BP Dls was not clearly the better team during the season or in the play offs in fact CAl looked like the better team 2 out of the 3 games including play-off game, DLS just happened to make 5 pk’S and CAL only made 4. Like I said “that’s soccer” I guess I am in denial, because I still think Cal is the better team.
February 27th, 2011 at 6:59 pm
http://www.youtube.com/user/bhsfutbol#p/u/1/ECnlNOqLXTE
They play pretty soccer
February 27th, 2011 at 7:24 pm
Guterbuddy
FYI
It is not the first time a team has won 3 consecutive NCS titles, that designation went to the SRV girls, which by the way went on to be the first team to win 4 in a row in 2009…
February 27th, 2011 at 7:47 pm
Ebal Fan:
Actually, if you read post #9, you’ll see the argument is clearly that “Cal should still be the highest ranked D1 team” according to Matthew. Read correctly.
And #3, our beloved Matt Smith does not rank teams according to “would have”s. Newark made it to the finals (convincingly by the way), while Cal was tripped up in the quarters. Cal had a great season, with some excellent results (amazing going undefeated considering their schedule), but their season finished 1 week before Newark, who earned their trip to the finals as well as that 3 spot. No one’s taking anything away from Cal, so don’t take anything away from Newark, the NCS finalists.
February 27th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Matt,
by the way I would be remised if I did not thank you for your great blog and commentary, I think you see the game and players very well and I agreed with most of your posts throughout the year.
Your the man!
Thanks for providing the forum and the outlet for us crazed fanatics!!
February 27th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Any EBAL/BSAL all league information?
February 27th, 2011 at 10:22 pm
To whom it may concern,
I played soccer for Berkeley High School this year and I am well aware of this website and all the critics and skeptics that are on it, especially towards teams in the ACCAL and even more to Berkeley. This last Saturday, I went to Dublin to watch the NCS Championship game between De La Salle and Newark. I came expecting to see the two “best teams” in D1. I left, out $6, amazed to see the level of soccer at what was supposed to be the BEST OF THE BEST. The quality was poor from both teams, the play was disjointed and lacked passion. It was a game of who could repetitively attack, attack and force the ball with no sense of creativity or ingenuity or patience. I am sick and tired of hearing about EBAL being the best, when it is honestly not true. De La Salle might have won the championship game, but they did NOT win it like a championship team. It sucks that we didn’t do our part to win NCS, but I guess that’s the game of soccer.
February 27th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
Love of the Game, thank you. It’s people like you and all the loyal readers that make this possible. I just provide the content. All you guys are awesome. This was an incredible season. I hope the coverage stays like this for a very long time.
I just wanted to piggyback on BP’s point about Newark. He’s exactly right in what he said, and why I ranked Newark third. No matter the draw or how things sorted out, they made the finals and do deserve to be recognized for that.
Global, I posted BSAL a couple of posts back. And I haven’t got EBAL yet. I’ll post the new ones as they come in, and then I will post them all again in one separate post titled All-League. I hope to get the rest of them soon.
February 28th, 2011 at 12:51 am
Post of the week:
“Cal Player Says:
February 27th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Soccerfan its true we didnt make the run we wanted to but choke? i saw it as two excellent teams playing their hearts out and one team being fortunatate enough to win in penalty kicks (taking nothing away from what an awesome run they had i would have considered a victory that night for us in pks luck as well). De la Salle has an awesome group of guys and im proud and thankful to have had the chance to play with them so many times. I just think we also deserve more credit then just the good team that choked.”
That my friends is a class post…..a true student athlete…straight from the heart…….what prep sports should be.
I had no horse in this race and only a casual interest in the sport itself but that post from a player in the trenches….not just another armchair fan venting, is a thing of beauty. Great job Cal Player…….you get It.
I had no horses in this race and only a mild interest in the game itself
February 28th, 2011 at 9:02 am
First off i want to thank Matt Smith for all the support youve given our team! As players we do read this. Im pretty sure every player reads it ha . Also thank everybody that believed in our team, even though we didnt win. Only two teams made it here and that was us and DLS! Congrats to DLS, long time buddy Bernardi deserved it, they wanted it more then us. We played well first half. Second half (i) was struggling, all i thought about was scoring and not possesing the ball. The pressure got to me and i ended up failing. Every player has that ONE bad game, and that was my one game & no i dont just say this cause of our lose. A game to be remembered! Once again i say, thanks Matt you’re the best! I wanted to meet you sometime but never got the chance.. hopefully in the future we can find ourselves at a NEWARK game. take care.
February 28th, 2011 at 9:03 am
Max Potter-
Unfortunately you didn’t follow the lead of other players who have eloquently posted on this blog with humility and acceptance of whatever fate their team encountered. Bitter stuff from you.
Fact of the matter is you guys had a great year. But were eliminated, by an EBAL team no less. And were scraped last year by DLS (another EBAL team) 3-0 in the semis.
It might not have been the best game ever played by two high school soccer teams but the fact of the matter was DLS and Newark made it to the championship game and gave it their best effort.
You guys will get over the hump, I’m sure, as Berkely has a great athletic tradition. But it didn’t happen this year.
February 28th, 2011 at 9:47 am
Matt:
It has been such a pleasure to participate in this blog and rub e-shoulders with others who love the beautiful game! What a season, there was so much more parity in the top teams than there has been in past seasons. I would argue that any one of the top 15 with give the other a good match. Thank you and congrats seniors on all the teams for a very entertaining season and I wish you all well in your academic and athletic endeavors. Whether you play in college or not, don’t stop playing and enjoying the game.
Keep up the great work Matt!
February 28th, 2011 at 9:58 am
I’d like to start by saying “Thank you,” to Matt Smith for starting this whole thing up. You are bringing much needed attention.
Second, though some of the comments get off of the subject of soccer, most of the posts are focused and entertaining. Glad there is a positive place to share. I WOULD like to commend the posts from some of the student/athletes, especially the Hayward GK. Very respectful and positive.
And lastly, just a quick comment on the D1 Boys final. Two different playing styles, with the more disciplined defense stopping the more skillfull and creative attack. Kudos to DLS. They are the last team standing, and 3 time Champions. I do have a negative comment on the game, however. It was disheartening to see the DLS keeper kick the spare ball away, to waste even more time I’m guessing, while the game was on the other end of the field. He did this more than once, and finally the Newark coaches alerted the officials who responded with a yellow card. I’m hoping this wasn’t a “coaching tactic,” to help win the game. What message is this sending to that keeper, that team, the fans (who included my young son)? Win the game ON THE FIELD. You will gain more respect that way, win or lose, than by championships.
For the record, I have no interest in either team, though I do have a young son who may play in his high school years. And I truly hope that his coaches/team teach more than just winning. I think some people forget that this is high school soccer, and it is supposed to be used to help teach and mold our young student/athletes. To become respectful young men/women, while competing at the highest levels, is what I hope is happening.
See you next season!
February 28th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Matt,Great job on your soccer coverage and the blog section. Hope you can carry this on for both HS and Club. Just my thoughts on final ranking. DLS # 1 NW # 2 Cal #3 Campo #4: Reason DLS fought through league and went into NCS with a vengeance. Newark did play other EBAL teams during season and won those games. Cal dominated season and had a national ranking. Campo is div 2 great year but gets 4th spot. Just my feelings. Basically the level of play in HS has just improved significantly over last 5 years. Pretty much the top 5 teams in each league are playing outstanding physical and creative Soccer. Also Kudos to the many coaches who are not only encourage sportsmanship & life values but have taken the players to new physical , mental and creative levels of the beautiful game.
February 28th, 2011 at 12:24 pm
Thanks again everybody. I really enjoyed this season. You guys are awesome.
NMHS #22 must be Junior. Sorry we never got a chance to talk. I wanted to say what’s up also. Let me tell you that watching you play was a joy. You are an incredible player and I hope you keep playing. Let me know what your plans were.
Newark was a fun team to watch when they had everything going. Rick Villa does a great job over there.
I love the discussion on the rankings. And I will try to familiarize myself with Club, and maybe put something together after I get through the last eight weeks of this semester.
February 28th, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Soccer Dad, the coaches rarely teach gamesmanship (cheating) tactics to the players. Rather, the boys and girls get plenty of it just by watching T.V. and then spread it amongst each other.
It also depens a LOT on the referees.Players go into each game with the intention of testing the limits of the refs, and they do it early. So…. tolerant (or unvigilant) referee, more gamesmanship.
February 28th, 2011 at 12:47 pm
when do the All East Bay teams/players come out?
February 28th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Regarding the DLS/Newark game, I agree with most posters in saying that it was not a great game, but frankly, finals rarely are. It is somewhat built-in the tournament setup. These teams play 4 hard games in a 2 week time, after an extenuating season with several weeks playing 3 games a week. This certainly does not help the quality of play. Moreover, both teams in the finals tend to think their season is on the line, hence nerves, and usually very conservative play. This is true for NCS, like it is true of other competitions: one of the worst games of the world cup is often the finals. This is really the logic of tournament play.
That is what happened in Dublin last Saturday.
Yes, championships are rarely won by talent. They are won by character. Meaning it is rare that the ‘best’ team soccer-wise wins. It happens (say NCS Div 1, 2 years ago: that DLS team was truly great) , but it’s rare.
Kudos to all teams involved in NCS, especially those that did not perform well, and were not in the finals. It takes a whole lot of work and sacrifices from players, their families and their coaches to compete in Winter soccer.
February 28th, 2011 at 3:12 pm
I am the coach of Campolindo and just wanted to thank some of the posters for supporting our #1 ranking. I understand how hard the decision must have been for Matt to put a D2 team at #1, but based on the ranking system, I believe it was the right decision. Are we a better team than DLS, NM or Cal? I can’t say either way. I wish we could have a 4-team round robin with us and those three teams, but it’s just not in the cards.
I’d like to congratulate DLS on their NCS victory. Seeing the continued success certainly gives my program something to strive for. I’d like to congratulate Newark on a great season that shouldn’t be overlooked based on their performance in the final. I expect continued success from them in seasons to come.
I am amazed at some of the comments that Cal “choked” etc. Losing in PKs to the eventual champions is not considered choking in my book. That team dominated the strongest league in the Bay Area all season long and deserve credit for what they accomplished, despite the final result.
I’d like to acknowledge the Acalanes boys and coach Paul Curtis. I only hope my success with Campolindo can reach the level of success Paul has created with that program over the last 12 years. I look forward to many more rivalry games with the Dons in the coming years.
I also want to say that it is amazing to me how far high school soccer has come in just the past 7 years (I graduated from Campolindo in 2004). The brand of soccer has vastly improved, and the class and dignity that teams carry themselves with is a great change from some of the arrogance and dirty playing that existed during my high school days. There are a lot of great coaches out there creating these changes, and it has been an honor getting to know them over these past two seasons as the Campolindo coach.
Thanks,
Shane Carney
February 28th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
In my opinion, MV is the best team around
February 28th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
I have the EBAL All-League. I will post it this evening.
February 28th, 2011 at 5:08 pm
How about BVAL all-league?
February 28th, 2011 at 5:11 pm
No BVAL yet.
February 28th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
All EBAL
MVP’s: Garret Foster, Granada, Sr & Guillermo Rivas, Cal, Sr.
First Team
Forward
Gianni Pagliuca, Cal, Sr.
Jesse Morals, Liv, Soph.
Midfield
Brandon Melara, SRV, Sr.
Ryan Fagenson, Cal, Sr.
Everardo Aguilar, Liv, Jr.
Rafael Zamora, MV, Sr.
Michael Bernardi, DLS, Sr.
Defense
Greg Ledford, SRV, Jr.
Ben Danielson, Cal, Sr.
Oscar Garcia, Liv, Jr.
Anthony DeCosta, DLS, Sr.
Keeper
Jacob Boyd, Liv, Sr.
Second Team
Forward
Alex Chaussy, SRV, Jr.
Matt Brown, MV, Sr.
Colin Barber, SRV, Jr.
Midfield
Duke Driggs, Cal, Jr.
Chris Gonzalez, Liv, Sr.
Dane Shaffar, AV, Jr.
Trevor Long, Granada, Soph.
Christian Clark, FH, Soph.
Defense
Kevin Ho, MV, Sr.
Jared Chinn, F, Sr.
Thomas Janjigian, AV, Jr.
Keeper
Derek Wicox, Cal, Frosh.
Honorable Mention
Forward
Nathan Grixti, Cal, Soph.
Jake Martellaro, DLS, Sr.
Midfield
Scott Rider, SRV, Sr.
Damian Martinez, DLS, Jr.
Daniel PIttenger, FH, Sr.
Juan Guerrero, Liv, Soph.
Joey Martinez, Granada, Sr.
Chris Henry, Granada, Jr.
Defender
Brandon Marantan, Liv, Jr.
Kellen Crow, AV, Sr.
Steven Gilbert, AV, Sr.
Ricky Salazar, Granada, Sr.
Bryan Hromatko, MV, Sr.
Jake Volpe, Cal, Sr.
Matt Burke, FH, Jr.
Keeper
Andrew Konstantino, DLS, Soph.
February 28th, 2011 at 6:07 pm
I have heard M.Bernardi,O.Garcia,J.Guerrero,R.Zamora,E.Aguilar,C.Gonzalez,and J.Morales all play in the same club? Must be one solid team,but not sure if it may be true.Anybody know anything about there club teams?
February 28th, 2011 at 6:29 pm
Wow! I think the coaches got the MVP of EBAL right. The two most deserving players were recognized.
1st Team Complaints- I thought Chaussy should have been first team as he was more productive in league play than Pagliuca. Also, Wilcox should have been first team, he gave up the least goals in league but he was a freshman and the coaches want to reward a senior which I don’t agree with at all. Zamora first team? I love the kids game, but he missed more than half of the EBAL games. Hromatko not on a team as well what a shame.
However, Congratulations to everyone! You are all winners in my book.
February 28th, 2011 at 6:30 pm
39-
They play academy together.
Rivas and Foster play together along with Boyd, Danielson and Fagenson.
February 28th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Hi Matt,
just wanted to see if you can correct Michael Bernardi’s school to DLS. It’s listed as SRV now. Yes 39, they all play on the San Jose Earthquake’s Academy team. Michael has also played with Garret Foster, Guillermo Rivas, Ben Danielson, Ryan Fagenson, Jake Boyd, Scott Rider, Ricky Salazar, Kevin Ho and Bryan Hromatko on past club teams. Congratulations to all the boys who made the three teams. All are excellent players.
February 28th, 2011 at 7:01 pm
Gianni Pagliuca and Ricky Salazar also play with Rivas, Foster, Boyd, Danielson and Fagenson as well as Menezez from Dougherty Valley.
February 28th, 2011 at 7:11 pm
Matt
You have 3 of the top 10 from the EBAL. None of the other 7 would be alive if they played in the EBAL. I don’t agree that NM was that good. They struggled against the EBAL 6th place team scoring in the last minute while MV had 9 on offense. They struggled against DLS as well. It is difficult to impose one game on another, but none of the 7 would like to play 2 games each with the top 6 EBAL teams. Each year is different but this year the brackets told the true story. Can you imagine what would have happened if the brackets contained 3 each of the EBAL. We would not be having this dialog.
February 28th, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Thank you for catching my typo, Momma B.
And I forgot to answer Matt Smith For President’s question. The All-East Bay team will be out late March, or maybe early April.
February 28th, 2011 at 7:28 pm
Storm,
Looking at the season results, NM beat Livermore twice, beat SRV away, beat Granada and Monte Vista. I was at NCS game between NM and MV. Newark was up 1-0 most of game before 2nd goal when MV was pushing forward. Much like DLS second goal in final. How is this “struggling” against EBAL?
February 28th, 2011 at 7:35 pm
I am very, very glad to see Guillermo win the MVP!!! I’m quite certain that the coaches knew how much of a team anchor he was and that even though it didn’t appear like he did a lot, he was in CAL’s arsenal as much as he could be while being a team player, and that counts quite a lot. I’m confident that this was why Foster won an award too. Also I mentioned Danielson and Fagenson deserved first team, they got it too! Congrats to Pagliuca (also first team by the way), Driggs, Wilcox, Grixti, and Volpe (who seemed to represent the “feel good” portion of the team) for their spots on the list as well. They are all where they deserve to be in my opinion. Hopefully 2012 will bring luck to the Grizzly nation!
February 28th, 2011 at 7:56 pm
congrats Mamma B to Michael!
Know that you started it all by being Garret Foster, Ricky Salazar, Guilermo Rivas and Micheal Bernardi’s coach for all those early but impressionable years!! They learned the skills they have from both you and Guilio. Congrats to all the boys who made it -job well done.
February 28th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
First of all, I’d like to thank the coaches for selecting me for an all-league spot, it is a great honor to be selected in such a tough league like the EBAL. I’d also like to congratulate all the players that made it onto the list, they all deserved it.
However, I’d like to mention that two quality players were left off this list. My good friend, Steve Rector from Cal, and Tim McKee from Monte Vista. Steve was the anchor of our defense all year, communicating and organizing constantly. As for Tim, he’s a lockdown defender that played great against us both games, and I thought absolutely deserved a mention. Just my thoughts, congrats to everyone again!
February 28th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
Matt
Have you gotten the DVAL all League yet?
February 28th, 2011 at 8:18 pm
DVAL?
BVAL?
February 28th, 2011 at 8:24 pm
Huge Congratulations to the Celtic boys who received All League Honors: Sophomore, Christian Clark, Foothill High. Sophomore, Trevor Long, Granada. Junior, Brandon Marantan, Livermore.
To Johnny Marcinkowski, Junior, DeLaSalle…anchoring the DLS defense to an NCS Championship ( The Greatest Award one can ever win ).
Much Love to all the other Celtic Boys. Awesome High school year! I can’t wait to see you guys back together this weekend.
You will never walk alone!!
February 28th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
I haven’t got those all-leaguers yet. I will let you know when I do.
February 28th, 2011 at 8:42 pm
HAAL All League? Or did I miss it?
February 28th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Matt -
Again thanks for such great coverage this year. I am glad you got to see the Campolindo game – Acalanes played really well and it is wonderful to see better and better soccer in the east bay. This is also a tribute to you and this site. I am glad you put Campo First – it was a special year for these kids and they basically refuse to lose.
Now for soccer withdrawl – and no world cup!
Grazie!
Sam choi
February 28th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
No HAAL. Still haven’t got that or the BVAL or DVAL.
February 28th, 2011 at 9:28 pm
I agree with #49, Stevie was completely snubbed. He kept everyone organized, not just the defense. He also played basically the whole season with a pulled groin.
February 28th, 2011 at 9:30 pm
Ryan, I second your opinion on Steve Rector from Cal. This player was one of the Sr leaders on the best defense in the EBAL (stats wise). He was also one of the captains of the team. This was a major oversight. His solid play in the back was consistent all year, and he was a major factor in why the defense was so good. He played through pain so that he could be there for his team in some games! He definitely deserved to be on that list!
Congrats to those that made the list, and to those that did not! This was a great year of high school soccer full of surprises, passion for the game and sportsmanship!
February 28th, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Would love to see the Girls All League just for fun!
February 28th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
I believe the BVAL all league was picked already
February 28th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
Mamma B:
Just for fun, we should have Michael’s “team” play the remainder of the EBAL all leaguers in a scrimmage! It would be fun!
February 28th, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Mamma B:
Oh, and you and Guilio can coach Michael’s “team”!
February 28th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
Interesting how Bernardi, Foster, Salazar and Rivas all started young, no wonder there is so much love between them.
February 28th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
EBAL All-league: B Hromatko of MV should have made first team. He was the “rock” of MV’s reputed defense. Also, Arman Salimpour of MV should be on the list. He was the catalyst to MV’s offense in many of their victories!
February 28th, 2011 at 11:06 pm
Closeup,
don’t forget McKee!
February 28th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
Thanks for all the support guys it really means a lot. Congratulations to everyone who did make teams you all deserve it and I’m fortunate to have had a chance to play both with and against you guys.
February 28th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
Rankings:
#1 Campo because they won toughest D2 league and D2 NCS
#2 DLS and Newark tied given DLS won D1 NCS but placed 4th in EBAL and Newark won MVAL and runner-up in D1 NCS
#4 Cal won tough EBAL going undefeated.
#5 Acalanes won DFAL and runner-up in D2 NCS.
#6 -#11 – a little more like a pissing contest.
February 28th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
I think there should be some sort of all star games..like every leagues first team play against eachother to see what league really is the best.
February 28th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
Matt i know its early but what teams are going to be strong next year?
February 28th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
pissing contest?
February 28th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
Thanks Bench/Ryan.#4 for Cal should have been aknowledged.Unfair.
February 28th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
In the spirit of the academy’s:
More Serious –
Best Offense: Newark Memorial
Best Defense: Acalanes
Best Balanced: Cal
Best “Samba”: Newark Memorial
Best coached: Campo and DLS
Best “Heart”: DLS
More for fun –
Best stadium to freeze over: Livermore
Best Place to Hang before the Game: Berkeley
Best Uniform: Monte Vista
Best fans: Campo
February 28th, 2011 at 11:39 pm
#69 – I meant, more of a “toss-up”.
March 1st, 2011 at 12:37 am
I have to agree with some of the comments on the two MV backs
Hrmatko and McKee are solid, seasoned, skilled defenders whom had great seasons.
Congrats to them and all the other ALL EBAL winners, your all deserving.
March 1st, 2011 at 8:00 am
Matt:
What are your thoughts on the NCS recommendations for realignment?
March 1st, 2011 at 8:21 am
SoccerBuff, I’m not crazy about the realignment ideas. I know there will always be some good and some bad, but I feel like some rivalries are getting broken up.
Arsenal, off the top of my head and from what people have told me, it looks like SRV, Dublin and Clayton Valley will be very tough next year. De La Salle was actually pretty young and will be very good again. Richmond as well.
March 1st, 2011 at 8:34 am
Soccer Dad
Regarding comment on top 10
Your observations are correct. But using the logic on NM victories against Livermore earlier in the season without the academy players could be used by other teams having their way with Livermore during that time frame. NM beat Granada and SRV for good wins, but these teams finished in the middle of the pack and were eliminated in the playoffs by league members. The div II teams could have scheduled many of the top 10 EBAL teams in the preseason. Dublin,Albany,Acalanes,Campo, chose to fight their battles with the smaller schools. I guess my concern is similar to the SEC argument, how can you rate teams that don’t join the party. Truly we will never know the results of this debate. Hopefully these smaller schools will decide to load their pre season schedule with larger schools in the future so they can come in the front door.
March 1st, 2011 at 9:27 am
All –
What a season..Guess I have to start doing some work again since I have no games to see! Thanks Matt for another year of dedication to bay area soccer. One thing I want to point out is regarding all-league selections. It seems a few people are saying how certain players were overlooked or slighted-I agree that there were a few questionable choices..BUT-the coach of each team is responsible for the nominations. So if a player isn’t selected for anything more often than not he wasn’t nominated. Especially if a team finishes towards the top of the league since they have the most selections.
Have a great off season everybody. C ya in November.
100
March 1st, 2011 at 10:25 am
Matt, Lot’s of talented freshmen will be moving up the ranks next season. on the EBAL side Team to watch is Amador Valley frosh team was undefeated and scored some 100 goals. As for others DLS frosh have some creative forwards and very solid backfield. Alhambra will have some strong sophomores. College Park will also have a strong contingent moving out of the frosh ranks.
March 1st, 2011 at 10:46 am
That’s good info, Shinguard. Thank you.
Hey Scoreboard, is the 100 thing from a Jay-Z song, by chance? I heard something in a song recently, so it made me think to ask.
March 1st, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Congrats to all the soccer players who made a team! However i completely agree with Fagenson and “Bench Warmer.” The fact that Steve Rector did not get a league spot was horrific. I feel as if Coach Faidley from cal has a personal problem with him because he was a tremendous defender against us all season! Without him back there we could’ve scored a few more goals!
On the other hand great season cal and I hope Steve Rector #4 gets the recognition he deserves!
March 1st, 2011 at 12:07 pm
I agree Ebal Soccer fan, well said! Hope the best for Rector #4 in his soccer future!
March 1st, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Livermore only graduates 5 Sr’s, with only two of them being regular starters: #10 Gonzalez in the mid-field and Boyd in Goal. LHS midfield is ridiculously deep and they have an excellent GK that will be a Sr next year. He has chosen to spend his first three years playing JV as the Captain and leader, instead of backing up Boyd. He could have been a starter on other EBAL teams this year. The future is bright for many of the teams and the Cowboys are fine being the underdog. Worked out pretty good this year.
Good luck to all the Seniors and congratulations to all the All League Selections. Rivas and Foster sharing the MVP honor is perfect. I’ll also add my two cents worth on Rector from CAL. Great kid who has played thru much pain and adversity over the past few years. The lack of recognition is only with his coach. The rest of EBAL knows how good he is. Too bad the coach could never figured it out.
March 1st, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Matt, when is this realignment supposed to take place?
March 1st, 2011 at 12:35 pm
Matt – Definition from urbandictionary.com of 100
Being real. 100 percent genuine. So you probably heard it in that Jay-Z song, its a pretty common term within the hip-hop culture these days.
100!
March 1st, 2011 at 12:59 pm
Nice! I’ve been dying to know since you started posting here.
March 1st, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Thanks Matt (re: HAAL All League and others). By the way, who puts that list together anyway? You? A committee of league intellectuals? Writer(s) (which may be just you)?
March 1st, 2011 at 2:33 pm
The coaches choose the all-league stuff. It is voted on by them at an all-league meeting.
March 1st, 2011 at 3:22 pm
BVAL all-league has been chosen.
March 1st, 2011 at 3:54 pm
I too agree about Rector, I knew after watching all the teams the defenders are the hardest to recognize with several good defenders on every team, but how could the defensive leader and captain of the best defense not even get a mention. I also think #8 Goodman should of got a mentoin also. Goodman only missed one game against Foothill 2-2 and it showed. Not a flashy player, but not one person on any team could run by him.(speed to die for) Hope coach moves him to the middle next year.
On another note, can anyone tell me how many games Zamora played in league?
And for next year #83 nailed it Livermore is going to be very tough to beat. Tons of talent, lets see what the coach can do with it. Srv will also be very tough, I think the rest of the Ebal will be fighting for third place. I guess I must say don’t ever count DLS out.
March 1st, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Matthew,
According to the MV web site Zamora played in
the first league game and then did not return until the last 6 league games , so 7 league games total.
March 1st, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Love The Game,
Thanks, how about Juan Guerrero. Does anyone know how many league games he played in? I thought he would get more than Honorable mention.
March 1st, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Oh yea, is seven games enough from a player on a 6th place team? No dought, he would make first team if he were healthy, but 7 games? Referring to Zamora making first team. I just kind of feel that maybe that spot should have gone to some one more deserving. Not sure who? Maybe SRV’s Chaussy?
March 1st, 2011 at 5:25 pm
Matthew,
not sure how many league games Guerrero played in, the livermore site does not have this nor does maxprep.
I defintely like Chaussy though, but he’s a forward.
March 1st, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Matt,
Why haven’t some leagues given you their all league team yet? I know that the DVAL and BVAL have already been picked.
March 1st, 2011 at 8:49 pm
I really wish that I knew. I do keep asking for them, trust me.
March 1st, 2011 at 9:41 pm
Matthew,
I agree with you, talent wise Zamora is first team material, but he missed too many games, I thought one of their defenders deserved it.
Guerrero only played 4 league games I believe.
March 1st, 2011 at 9:42 pm
Matt Smith,
What’s your opinion on All-EBAL teams?
March 1st, 2011 at 10:13 pm
In my opinion, Zamora of MV was the most overrated player given a spot on the EBAL selections. He played with no passion, had an attitude, and missed about half the year. Not too mention his team finished 5th in league. Monte Vista, although losing a lot last year, played with more passion without his presence. Matthew Bravo of De La Salle deserved his spot.
March 1st, 2011 at 10:46 pm
I think like everyone else, I’m pretty surprised Steve Rector was only honorable mention. And no Arman Salimpour was pretty surprising as well.
With that said, here is the All BVAL team.
Most Valuable – Aaron Huang, DV
Offensive MVP- Christian Villa, Pittsburg
Defensive MVP – Mike Ortlieb, DV
First Team: Christian Villa, Jaime Lopez, Pittsburg; Jeff Korthan, Alexis Orozco
Antioch; Mike Ortlieb, Travis Ake, John Quintanilla, Dani Lawore, Aaron Huang,
DV; Nico Charvet, Heritage; Julian Alcala, Eldon Roudenbaugh, Derek Bisping,
Liberty; Jorge Cendejas, Freedom
Second Team: Kevin Ramirez, Alejandro Gomez, Alejandro Gutierrez, Chris
Salazar, Ricardo Vazquez, Pittsburg; Jose Sandoval, Hector Morphin, Oscar
Cabeza, Jordan Cisneros ,Antioch; Logan Wilkins, Miguel Lemus, Marcos
Salvador, Deer Valley; Niklas Avringer, , Dylan Dutra, Liberty; David Hurtado,
Freedom
March 1st, 2011 at 11:33 pm
I’ve heard that the three MVPs for bval And most of the first team all play on the same club team. If this is correct I imagine how they play together.
March 2nd, 2011 at 7:38 am
Matt,
Re EBAL List MV Salimpour should have been 1st or 2nd team. Same with Bravo from DLS. GK Wilcox and Konstantino play on same club and split time in goal. Konstantino should have been listed better then HM.
March 2nd, 2011 at 8:59 am
Shinguard, I do agree with you about MV’s Salimpour and I do think Konstantino is a very good young keeper. However, how could you justify him ahead of Boyd or Wilcox. I think Honorable mention was the right spot for him. If anything, maybe Wilcox should have been first team and Boyd second team. Wilcox’s stats were actually better than Alex Mangles.(just comparing stats)according to Max Prep.
March 2nd, 2011 at 9:46 am
Why is campo number 1 and albany 9? Albany could have ended the game with 4 clear chances in the first half and campo just had possesion with one chance the whole game. I’m not saying albany should be ranked higher but they should be much closer?
March 2nd, 2011 at 10:33 am
I am more of a who finished on top.. DLS did & GK was solid through NCS. Salimpour..was scoring factor and quite performer and leader that helped keep MV in the game. Deserved better.
Next Season for all of the schools will be even better as more young talent appears on the pitch.
March 2nd, 2011 at 1:28 pm
EBAL all league is voted on by the coaches at the end of the regular season and prior to NCS. They just do not release it until after NCS is complete. The All League Team, EBAL at least, only looks at the regular season.
March 2nd, 2011 at 2:39 pm
That is true Just Soccer. All East Bay awards can take into account NCS games, but the EBAL awards are just supposed to for their efforts in league play, and are supposed to be voted upon by the coaches prior to the playoffs.
March 2nd, 2011 at 4:42 pm
I know everyone is free to their own opinion which is one of the beauties of this blog but when you start picking apart the all-league selections, blaming coaches and suggesting certain players do not deserve to be there you may have gone too far. I know CAL wants even more spots for their team but come on guys you got eight spots. Two more for Rector and Goodman and you have your whole starting line-up. Surely you know there is talent on the other teams too. Even a sixth place team like MV deserves a few spots… who by the way DLS never beat and CAL only did once. Fact is not everyone can make all-league which is not unlike most things in life. Great players like Zamora will make the list for more than just the sum of their high school experience. However, while you are questioning his award and others like him, keep in mind they did not ask to be all-league or expect it. They were nominated by their coaches and probably yours.
Congratulations to every player on the all-league list. It is an exceptional accomplishment regardless of where you were placed. Enjoy the moment and do not let anyone on this blog diminish it for you.
March 2nd, 2011 at 7:31 pm
#108- well stated and spot on
March 2nd, 2011 at 10:59 pm
#108 EBAL WATCHER
While I believe you have a well stated post, and I agree with your entire statement except for one clause:
you suggest that some players should make the all EBAL list for “more than just the sum of their high school experience,” and if what you suggest is true, then it’s dead wrong…period.
The ALL EBAL team should be picked on what the players did on the high school soccer field and not some “academy designation” as you suggest.
I sure hope that ALL those players were picked on that basis by these coaches
and thats theTruth #109!
March 2nd, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Hey matt,
Haven’t really had a chance to say thank you not just contacting me with a coach, but also making such a great blog that people from all over the east bay enjoyed! You really showed a different point of view in soccer. Keep up the good work!
March 2nd, 2011 at 11:47 pm
DVAL
MVP:Jose Aguilar (YV) Sophmore
OMVP:Elisama Padilla(CV) Sophmore
DMVP: Christian Pedraza(CV) Junior
That’s the only info I know about DVAL.
March 2nd, 2011 at 11:47 pm
Just doing my part, my man.
Definitely stay in touch.
March 3rd, 2011 at 12:11 am
#110 – Love the game… I said, “great players will make the list for more than the sum of their high school experience.” I believe that is true. It does not matter if you and I think it is fair or not. Many of these high school coaches have followed these players for years both in high school and club. When it comes time to vote I am not convinced they separate the two. Like you, I believe they should but the reality is they probably don’t.
March 3rd, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Here is the DVAL. Just waiting on HAAL.
MVP
Jose Aguilar, Ygnacio Valley
Offensive MVP- Elisama Padilla, Clayton Valley
Defensive MVP- Christian Pedraza, Clayton Valley
1st TEAM
T.J. Hogan Berean Christian HS
Joshua Gomez Clayton Valley HS
Kevin sanchez Clayton Valley HS
Yojay Basulto Clayton Valley HS
Billy Kessler College Park HS
Carlos Lopez College Park HS
Faris Rivas Concord HS
Jose Gonzalez Mt. Diablo HS
Ian Lyon Northgate HS
Phillip Wcislo Ygnacio Valley HS
Alesjandro Rios Ygnacio Valley HS
2nd TEAM
Eric Delgado Berean Christian HS
Adolfo Martinez Clayton Valley HS
Zach Jacobson Clayton Valley HS
Christian Duenas Clayton Valley HS
Julio Avalos College Park HS
Will Golubics College Park HS
Cesar Sanchez Mt. Diablo HS
Jose Navarro Concord HS
Allan Foster Northgate HS
Edgar Damian Ygnacio Valley HS
Salvador Lopez Ygnacio Valley HS
HONORABLE MENTION
Michael Carlos Berean Christian HS
Michael Pouch Berean Christian HS
Ryan Phillips Clayton Valley HS
Moises Gomez Clayton Valley HS
Scott Walker College Park HS
Tommy Seng Colege Park HS
Travis Watson Concord HS
Manvel Jimenez Concord HS
Robert Hains Northgate HS
Jake Wirfel Northgate HS
Nick Sloss Mt. Diablo HS
Edgar Velez Mt. DiabloHS
Osmar Campo Ygnacio Valley HS
Leonardo Gil Ygnacio Valley HS
March 4th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Congrats to the All EBAL players. By the way,
11 of the EBAL all league picks have played together on the same club team through out the years.. San Ramon/Tri Valley Santos! That includes both MVPs, 6 1st teamers, 2 2nd teamers, 1 honorable mention and add Stevie Rector to that list. Great group of boys!
March 6th, 2011 at 8:57 am
Just a correction on our first-team all DVAL selections. You show Alejandro Chavez, who was an All-League performer last year when he graduated, the name omitted is Yojay Basulto. I’m sure that I need to correct our commissioner. Thank you for your postings and for all the love you show East Bay soccer.
Rory Gentry
March 6th, 2011 at 2:40 pm
I saw the EBAL all eague selections in the newspaper and the BVAL twice but still no BSAL. Did I miss it? Thank you!
March 6th, 2011 at 4:13 pm
No HAAL?
March 6th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
#118 – BSAL all league selections were printed in the Feb. 25th newspaper.
March 6th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Nothing yet man. Sorry.
March 6th, 2011 at 6:07 pm
BSAL Dad,
The BSAL did already run. I believe it was the first league to run. I typed it up myself. The run date was Feb. 23.
Here it is….
Offensive Player of the Year
Gabriel Borges (Albany), Jr.
Defensive Player of the Year
Yosef Alammari (Kennedy), Sr.
First Team
Andre Alvarez (Alb). Jr.; Kian Ahmadi (Alb), Jr.; Manuel Ramirez (Alb), Sr.; Justin Scott (St. Mary’s), Sr.; Christian Hailozian (SM), Sr.; Matt Baringer (Piedmont), Fr.; Eric Huppert (SM), Jr.; Chinedu Ezeh (St. Joseph Notre Dame), Sr.; Chris MacLean (Salesian), Sr.
Second Team
Duncan Jones (SM), So.; Josh Espinoza (SM), So.; Andres Jankowski (SM), Sr.; Sergio Cortez (Ken), Sr.; Jesus Guerrero (Ken), So.; Antonio Ramriez (SJND), So.; Loren Urulta (SJND), Sr.; Oscar Escobar (Alb), Sr.; Daniel Dryburgh (Pied), Sr.; Antonio Chavarria (Sal), Jr.; Ben Stevens (St. Patrick-St. Vincent), Sr.
Honorable mention
John Miguel Jara (SM), Sr.; Anthony Blowers (SM), Sr.; Scott White (Pied), Sr.; Zack Henrikson (Pied), Jr.; Sebastian Fischer (Pied), Sr.; Juan Pulido (Ken), Sr.; Adan Alberto (Ken), Sr.; Ray Solano (SPSV), Sr.; Raphael Stroud (SPSV), Jr.; Martin Quintanilla (SPSV), Sr.; Angel Hernandez (SJND), Jr.; Ollie Cunningham (SJND), Jr.; Steven Castaneda (Sal), Sr.; Christian Castanes (Sal); Ivan Leanos (Alb), Sr.; Felix Gonzalez (Alb), So.
March 7th, 2011 at 2:06 pm
#116
Thanks for the awesome info. My life can now peacefully end because of the wonderful fact you posted.
March 8th, 2011 at 7:36 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsvDqnfQf8A
Now @028159 and anyone else, prove to me Livermore deserved to win that game.
March 8th, 2011 at 8:22 am
Max, you have all my sympathy believe me, but you are asking the wrong question. Nobody deserves to win a soccer game. Either it’s a tie or somebody wins it. No mandatory fairness there. If I may give you some advice, know what your team did, and value the time you spent together building something special; don’t let this game bother you anymore and move on.
March 8th, 2011 at 2:44 pm
Matt, if you are interested in seeing a quality and intense futbol game you might want to come to the Mustang Soccer Complex to watch the SJ Earthquakes Academy play this weekend 3/12 @ 1pm and 3/13 @ 1pm against SoCal Academy teams. Next week’s games will be in San Jose 3/19 @ 1pm and 3/20 @ 1pm at the Nutrilite field also against SoCal teams. You will have East Bay players from DLS, MV, Bishop O’Dowd, Clayton Valley, Richmond, Deer Valley and Livermore on the SJ Earthquakes. The SoCal teams are really good.
March 8th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
Albany boys stats
Andre Alvarez 20 goals 12 assists
Gabriel Borges 11 goals 19 assists
Felix Gonzalez 18 goals 6 assists
Manuel ramirez 10 goals 4 assists