JUMP BALL -- Eagle goalie Mark Salinas, two Jaguars, and an Eagle teammate (apparently in custody) wait for a descending ball. Carlos Paredes, Cooperative
Cooperative 3, Christian Learning 2
Jaguars stay unbeaten, but barely
The Cooperative boys varsity soccer team secured first place in the regular season, and preserved its undefeated record, with a 3-2 victory over Christian Learning on their home field Thursday.
The Jaguars scored first when Jose Manuel Vasquez brought the ball down the left side of the field and launched a perfect centering pass that was knocked into the goal by Wilson Salvatierra.
Jaguars stay unbeaten, but barely
The Cooperative boys varsity soccer team secured first place in the regular season, and preserved its undefeated record, with a 3-2 victory over Christian Learning on their home field Thursday.
The Jaguars scored first when Jose Manuel Vasquez brought the ball down the left side of the field and launched a perfect centering pass that was knocked into the goal by Wilson Salvatierra.
There were numerous near misses by both teams, including a booming shot by Eagle Danny Canaviri that dinged off the goalpost, but there was no more scoring in the first half.
Conway Janzen tied the game with a goal for the Eagles early in the second half. However, the Jaguars struck back with two goals in rapid succession, one by Federico Sauto and and the other by Vasquez, in which Cooperative took the ball right up the middle through the Eagle defense.
Josh Mojica retaliated for the Eagles to make the score 3 to 2, where it would stand at the end, though Luis Doi almost tied it up with a blast that went just wide. On the other hand, Cooperative had two shots in the second half that bounced off the goalposts.
The Eagles finish the season with a 3-3 record, in second place.
More details to come.
Griffins grind out 3-0 win over Knights
By Camilla Johnson
International School
The International boys varsity soccer team decisively defeated Cambridge 3-0 on their home field Thursday.
Johann Voss scored the first goal for International when he finished off a crisply executed series of passes with a well placed shot into the Cambridge goal. That was the only scoring in the first half.
International added two more goals in the second half. The first came when Jorge Harriague opportunistically tapped in a ball that had been fumbled by the Cambridge goalie. Then Voss scored again by heading in a crossing pass.
Both teams had numerous other chances to score as the ball shuttled back and forth across the field, but weren't able to capitalize on them.
The Griffin defense was able to contain Cambridge's main scoring threat, Junior Sanchez, and this was a major factor in changing the outcome from the 3-3 tie that had occurred when they played earlier in the season.
Cambridge finishes the year without a win, and only the tie with International to go with its five losses.
This was a comedown from last year when the Knights were the League champions. However, it is the second year in a row that the defending champion has gone winless in the following season. The winless defending champion last year was International
International finishes in third place with a record of 2-3-1.
More details to come.
Griffins grind out 3-0 win over Knights
By Camilla Johnson
International School
The International boys varsity soccer team decisively defeated Cambridge 3-0 on their home field Thursday.
Johann Voss scored the first goal for International when he finished off a crisply executed series of passes with a well placed shot into the Cambridge goal. That was the only scoring in the first half.
International added two more goals in the second half. The first came when Jorge Harriague opportunistically tapped in a ball that had been fumbled by the Cambridge goalie. Then Voss scored again by heading in a crossing pass.
Both teams had numerous other chances to score as the ball shuttled back and forth across the field, but weren't able to capitalize on them.
The Griffin defense was able to contain Cambridge's main scoring threat, Junior Sanchez, and this was a major factor in changing the outcome from the 3-3 tie that had occurred when they played earlier in the season.
Cambridge finishes the year without a win, and only the tie with International to go with its five losses.
This was a comedown from last year when the Knights were the League champions. However, it is the second year in a row that the defending champion has gone winless in the following season. The winless defending champion last year was International
International finishes in third place with a record of 2-3-1.
