Arcadia's luck runs out in girls soccer; La Salle, Rio Hondo Prep boys basketball ousted; Alverno, La Salle, Maranatha and La Cañada girls soccer season alive!!
By Miguel A. Melendez
Staff Writer
ARCADIA -- Sometimes all a team needs is a little luck to squeeze out a victory and make a memorable run in the playoffs.
Unfortunately for the Arcadia High School girls soccer team, it wasn't going to be them.
Harvard-Westlake's first-half luck carried over into the second and it came out on top, 2-0, over the Apaches on Tuesday night in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division II playoffs.
Arcadia (17-6-2) couldn't shake the fact that even a dominating team can come out on the losing end in soccer.
For most -- if not all -- of the match, the Apaches dominated the Wolverines (15-4-3) with consistent pressure up top, where most of the action seemed to be.
Harvard-Westlake had only four scoring chances and converted twice, albeit that Arcadia's miscommunication afforded the Wolverines a 1-0 lead in the 29th minute.
Donilynn Hunter-Sallustio stayed on top of the play and flicked the ball past Apaches keeper Dana Lockie. It wasn't clear if Lockie thought a defender would clear the ball, but by the time she realized that was not going to happen, the ball was on its way past her and into the net.
"Sometimes you have to have a little luck, and we definitely rode our luck," Harvard-Westlake coach Richard Simms said. "We rode it all the way to the second half."
Arcadia had a chance to tie the score 1-1 when it was awarded a penalty kick after Ann Marie Tangorra was taken down on a hard slide tackle inside the box.
Highly touted sophomore Vania Robles lined up to take the penalty kick, but her shot sailed over the crossbar, yet another break for the Wolverines.
"If I had a chance to do it again, I'd probably give (Tangorra) the ball," Arcadia coach Nick Tangorra said. "She's our leading scorer and she singlehandedly beat Valencia (in the first round last week).
"I didn't give it to (Tangorra) and I trusted Vania (but she missed)."
Still, the Apaches had numerous opportunities.
Chloe Torres created many of those chances, along with Tangorra and Robles.
Torres' volley off a deflection in the near post was blocked with less than 4 minutes left in the first half.
Robles' relentless effort in the mouth of the goal was evident midway through the second half, but she twice missed the back of the net on shots that went inches wide of the post.
Joleen Pimentel's precise pass to Tangorra created one of the better opportunities in the 66th minute. Tangorra successfully maneuvered past three defenders and got off a shot that was deflected to a charging Robles in the far post. But before she could get off a shot, keeper Clara Jaques grabbed the ball to stop the play.
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BOYS BASKETBALL
Tonight's Results
DIVISION IV-A
Oaks Christian 66, La Salle 52: If a basketball team can get hot in the CIF-Southern Section playoffs, it can go a long way. La Salle High School was one of those teams. At least until Tuesday night. The Lancers ran into Oaks Christian, a hotter team and was eliminated in the Division IV-A quarterfinals. The host Lions shot 58.3 percent in the second half and pulled away for a 66-52 victory and a berth in Friday's semifinals against Chaminade, which defeated Orange Lutheran, 71-70.
DIVISION VI-AA
Desert Christian 63, Rio Hondo Prep 51: Rio Hondo Prep's boy's basketball team gave top-seeded Desert Christian all they could ask for in the first half of their CIF Southern Section Division VI-AA quarterfinal game on Tuesday.
Unfortunatley for the Kares, foul trouble and an extended cold streak in the third quarter allowed Desert to pull away to a 63-51 victory. After taking a 36-34 lead on a three pointer from Ed Drain with 6:12 remaining in the third, the Kares failed to score again until the 5:50 mark of the fourth quarter. The Kares missed 14 straight field goals in the stretch. During Rio Hondo's drought, the Conquerors went on a 21-0 run to take a 55-36 lead, behind 8 points from forward Nick Law, who finished with 14 points.
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GIRLS SOCCER
Today's Results
DIVISION II
Saugus 1, Flintridge Sacred Heart 0
Harvard-Westlake 2, Arcadia 0
DIVISION IV
La Salle 2, San Gorgonio 0: Julia Barrero scored in the first four minutes and Samantha Cuerington's blistering shot from 40 yards out in the 60th minute lifted the Lancers (16-7-5) in the Division IV playoffs. La Salle will play Cathedral City on Thursday in the quarterfinals. A coin flip today will determine the home site. Barrero's goal came off a corner kick and scored from the top of the 18-yard box. Cuerington's goal sailed over the keeper and into the net to give the Lancers the cushion.
DIVISION V
Maranatha 0, Paloma Valley 0 (Maranatha advances on penalties, 4-2): Minutemen keeper Michelle Cornell blocked the Wildcats' first penalty attempt and Kimmie Sommers scored Maranatha's first PK attempt to lead the Minutemen in the Division V playoffs. The Minutemen will play against South Torrance, which defeated San Marino, 4-0. A coin flip today will determine Thursday's home site. Maranatha coach Jolie Robison said both teams attacked but neither got a shot on goal. "They dominated the middle of the field but our defense held them strong," Robison said.
La Cañada 1, Oak Park 0: Morgan Ritticher may wear Kelly Clark's shoes the remainder of the soccer season. No matter that the cleats are 2½ sizes too small. On Tuesday afternoon, the 8½-sized shoes felt just right. Perfect, actually. Ritticher, who left her shoes at La Cañada High School, used the borrowed shoes to score the lone goal and give the Spartans a surprising 1-0 victory over host Oak Park in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division V playoffs. How surprising was the win? The Eagles, the Tri-Valley League champions and the tournament's fifth seed, controlled almost the entire game. They had eight corner kicks and took 33 shots. La Cañada took two shots on goal. But Ritticher scored when the Eagles couldn't.
South Torrance 4, San Marino 0
DIVISION VII
Alverno 11, St. Matthias 0: The Alverno High School girls soccer team went on the offensive Tuesday afternoon. The Jaguars led 10-0 at the half en route to an 11-0 win over St. Matthias in the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division VII playoffs at Rio De Los Angeles State Park. Junior Jessica Capra recorded a hat trick and Ameenah Issa, Marina Lasse and Celina Minissian each scored two goals to lead the Jaguars (16-1-2). Alverno will play against Saddleback Valley Christian in Thursday's quarterfinal match at Rio De Los Angeles State Park, which is about 20 minutes away from Alverno.
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Melendez worked as a correspondent for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune for three years and later landed a job as a freelance writer at the Los Angeles Times before accepting an offer at The Orange County Register covering high schools. Melendez covered Major League Soccer at The Register for three years before being promoted to report on the Lakers, Angels and Dodgers for the Web. Melendez also worked for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Fresno Bee, Oakland Tribune and The Boston Globe. E-mail opinions, suggestions and tips to miguel.melendez@sgvn.com. |
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Look for Alverno to slaughter CAMS...
12 of Alverno's 15 players are Coast Soccer League players including 1 Premier, 4 Gold, 2 Silver Elite, 1 Silver and 4 Bronze players.
CAMS roster of 12 has 4 Coast Soccer Player including 1 Gold, 2 Silver Elite and 1 Bronze.
Alverno "real truth" Good luck against the Royal Blue Princesses or the Prancing Purple Ponies....don't forget those Orange Slices and Juice Boxes
sorry, you were right.......i was SO wrong. the score was only 2 - 0. you are right.
lc is a good team :)
Interested Party: Obviously "the real truth" which is a knock off of "the truth" didn't like his/her post about Alverno's roster and thinks that "the truth" is a La Canada fan.
Everyone has been predicting La Canada's demise all year long and the Girls have gone farther than anyone thought. Oak Park certainly expected that they would finish LC off and darned near did....until LC finished them off.
The girls will settle it soon enough.
Interested Party: Obviously "the real truth" which is a knock off of "the truth" didn't like his/her post about Alverno's roster and thinks that "the truth" is a La Canada fan.
Everyone has been predicting La Canada's demise all year long and the Girls have gone farther than anyone thought. Oak Park certainly expected that they would finish LC off and darned near did....until LC finished them off.
The girls will settle it soon enough.
Prediction: El Segundo beats LC....I will be coveing La Salle tomorrow afternoon and later i'll head to the Maranatha game, slated for 5:30 pm.
I just finished covering Monrovia boys soccer and they won, 2-0. Now I await the St. Mary's-Monrovia girls basketball game.
See yall La Salle/Maranatha freaks tomorrow.
Real Truth -
What is the basis for your prediction? SWAG (Stupid Wild A__ Guess) or have you analyzed the players and tactics? Or do you have an axe to grind?
Hey Miguel, Go watch LC lose by at least 3 tomorrow.
MM : Any feedback/prediction you can provide for the upcoming quarter final soccer game that #11 La Canada has with #3 El Segundo? Does LCHS has a prayer? Will you be attending now that FSHA, Arcadia, Monrovia, So Pas and San Marino all have been eliminated?
When you look over Alverno's roster you find that a majority of the team's starters play on Coast Soccer Club teams at Silver Elite, Gold and Premier. None of this is illegal, immoral or otherwise slippery, but it is the truth. Cross reference the rest of D7's "Saint 'insert name here' schools with Coast's website and you see why Alverno won so many games. They are playing teams composed of career AYSO players.
Just like FSHA; it ain't the coachin', its the recruitin'
Hey Miguel that La Salle alum, does not speak for all Lancer fans. La Salle alum that was kind of intense, take it easy there buddy. Go Lancers.
La Salle Alum:
I got the info straight from the La Salle coach himself. If I were you I'd tone it down a bit before sending someone straight to the slammer for simply wanting to get your team some ink.
Man do they grow up fast. I remember Morgan from when she was an AYSO U-little, and it doesn't surprise me one bit. Congratulations to her and her teammates on their so called rebuilding year :-)
There is no way that we should have lost that game even though we did. We controlled all the possession and had almost all of the shots. We dominated.
I will say that it was a very good and pretty goal and that the player that scored it shut down our best midfielder so the coach moved her to the other side of the field. She shure didnt play like a freshman under such pressure.
The Oak Park coach is a real sportsman. He actually tried to have the referees retroctively disallow the goal because the player that scored had a different jersey number than his copy of the roster. Her dad said that her jerseys had been stolen from her locker at school 2 weeks ago and she has been wearing a new number ever since
Miguel you have that info incorrect about the La Salle game. Cuerington's goal came in the 66th minute. It was a lobbing shot, no where near blistering, the goalie was out of position and miss played it.
Also, Barrero's goal was on a throw in, not a corner kick.
Maybe you should send someone over to the game and cover it instead of drawing conclusions from a call in.
It was a very interesting and exciting game, although I am sure that the Oak Park players and parents are still wondering how they lost. They definitely controlled play and had the overwhelming majority of shots. They really are a talented and very athletic team. Overall, they might just win 3/4 games against LC, but today, LC was the victor.
The upperclassmen played great and really carried the team along. Kelly Clark was as tough as nails, as was Holly Shreckengast, Rachel Ragusa and Millie Beebe. It really was a great team effort
But the Frosh came throug in a big way. Their GK kept LC in the game until they got the ball to Morgan Ritticher who beat Oak Park's defense in a 1 v. 2 matchup and got a rocket off for the game winner.
The LC coaching staff of Louie, Josh and Cam deserve a tremendous amount of credit for the way that this team developed. Bravo Coaches....Bravo.