AYSO Region 120: RedWings tie Fighting Irish

COSTA MESA - The RedWings and Fighting Irish battled to a 1-1 tie

in AYSO Region 120 boys under 12 soccer action.

Off a nice pass from Kenneth Zich, Nick Ippolito ripped a shot in the

back of the net to lead the RedWings’ offense.

Taylor McClanahan scored in the third quarter to tie the game for the

Fighting Irish.

Offensive support for the RedWings came from Roger Infranca, Marlo

Osorno, Jonathan Scrantom, Josh Berry and Edward Bello, while Nick

Vinson, Nick Straubel, Brandon Esping, Josh Young, Matt Peterka and Angel

Garcia anchored the defense.

The RedWings later lost to the Hawks, 5-3, despite goals from

Ippolito, Infranca and Bello.

In boys under 10 action:

Tigers 2, Blue Jets 2 - For the Tigers, Yacet Acosta and Hector Solis

each scored goals, while Jake Ferris and Austin Berry played solid

defense to preserve the tie.

Gladiators 5, Green Galaxy 4 - The Gladiators’ defense was controlled

by David Felix and Qusai Bhaijeewala, while the Green Galaxy was led by

Adam Gardner and Anthony Lucero.

Gladiators 3, RedWings 0 - Evan Edison, Tony Flores and Rigoberto

Perez each had goals for the Gladiators, while Marc De Frenza and David

Felix anchored the defense.

In boys under 8 action:

The Black Panthers and Purple Rockets each put together an

old-fashioned shootout.

Rockets goalie William Gyorgy was solid in the first half, while C.J.

Arehart played well in the second half.

In girls under 8 action:

In the Blue Stars game last week, Amanda Wilson, Megan Crosson and

Taylor Kunst played well defensively, while Kelly Whalen, Amanda

Wisiewski, Taylor Thompson, Lauren Nieger and Alissa Schaefer led the

offensive attack.

In girls under 6 action:

The Tango Mango played a solid game against the Powderpuff Girls.

Oliva Simms, Jackie Tanner and Cadee Cheek played solid offense for

the Tango Mango, while Sara Hughes, Devon Mitchell and Irene Rico were

solid defensively.