PRESS RELEASE – After nine weeks of match play in the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League, teams in four age divisions will engage in the season-ending Grassroots Jamboree, complete with back-to-back fun matches and activity stations.
“The Jamboree is a lot of fun,” said Zaven Piolo, who plays for Community First Dededo Soccer Club in the U10 division. “I like the Jamboree because I get to play a lot of matches with my teammates. I get tired, but it’s fun. I like scoring goals and helping my teammates score goals.”
The Grassroots Jamboree will feature shortened, back-to-back matches for teams in the U6, U8, U10, and U12B divisions, as well as an activity station in the rotation. Many youth clubs also will celebrate the end of the season with player awards in a fiesta-like atmosphere. The Jamboree schedule will be available online at www.GuamFA.com.
The Strykers Red’s Xavier Naputi makes his way to the goal against the Islanders in a U14 division Week 9 match of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center. (courtesy photo)
For the U12A, U14 and U17 divisions, it will be business as usual with regularly scheduled matches.
In the U12A division, the No. 1 Wings will play the No. 2 ASC Trust Islanders for the division championship at 10:15 a.m. The Wings defeated the Guam Shipyard Wolverines 4-1 to earn a spot in the final. Mark Iseke scored twice and teammates Matthew Iseke and Niclas Vavra also scored. Shaun Paul Martinez scored the lone Wolverines goal off a corner kick.
The Wolverines drop down to the third-place match against the Tigers. The Tigers moved on to the third-place match after defeating the Orange Crushers 5-2 with goals from James Lee and Jacob Lee. Samuel Sorto and Hayden Morgan scored for the Crushers.
In the U14 division, the Strykers Blue defeated Dededo 4-1 with a hat trick from Joshua Calvo and one from Lily Franklin. Isaiah Hilliard scored for Dededo.
The Strykers Red blanked the Islanders with goals from Xavier Naputi, Rhys Paynter, Luke Reeder, Vincent Cruz, Jacob Herring, and Ricky Macias.
The Tigers defeated the Sidekick SC 5-2. Seung Min Kim and Yu Chan Lee each scored twice and Robert De Lodge once for the Tigers. Giancarlo Abril and Andrew Unpingco scored for the Sidekick SC.
Quality Distributors picked up a win over the Lil’ Bombers with goals from Jacob Fejeran, Tiffani Lopez, William Fejeran, Kamela Johnson, Alan Thomas, Ronald Fuellas, Camden Camacho, Micah Hennegan, and Samuel Larkin. Isaac Whitaker scored twice and Jackson Blackburn once for the Lil’ Bombers.
The Sidekick SC and the MWR Barracudas play in a U10 division Week 9 match of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center.(courtesy photo)
The Wings’ Tyler Presto scored four and teammates Takumi Ito and Konosuke Yoshida contributed two each in the team’s win over the Southern Cobras.
The Wolverines defeated Tumon Typhoons Soccer Club 3-0 with a pair of goals from Brianne Leon Guerrero and one from Chloe Salas.
In the U17 division, the Wings Black defeated the Wolverines 5-3 with goals from Jordan Jasmin, Thomas Park and Inochi Recella. Napu Mesa and Jay Cruz scored for the Wolverines.
The Southern Heat defeated the Sidekick SC 6-4. Donovan Reyes scored four for the winning team and Devin Quinata contributed two. Deams Fitzgerald scored twice for the Sidekick SC and teammates Arvin Ramachandran and Dante Asprec also scored.
The Islanders Betde defeated Dededo with goals from Phillip Ogo, Sora Recella, Nick Cabuhat, Mike Mira and Leon Bamba. Arnold Torres, Jr. scored for Dededo.
Quality Red defeated Islanders Apaka 8-2 with a hat trick from Andrew Baldwin and goals from Ben Mills, Ryan Ledger, Seo Hyun Kim, Jason Kim and Eric Kim. Tristin Guile and Devan Mendiola scored for the Islanders.
The Wings Red defeated Quality Blue with goals from Agustin Choi, Daniel Kim, Shane Healy and Kaito Inoue.
Youth league action continues Saturday.
PHOTO GALLERY:
The Community First Dededo Soccer Club and the Southern Cobras play in a U10 division Week 9 match of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center.(courtesy photo)
The Southern Cobras and Tumon Typhoons Soccer Club play in a U8 division Week 9 match of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center.(courtesy photo)
The ASC Trust Islanders Apaka’s Brittany Meno keeps back Quality Distributors Red’s Hopemary Calip to clear the ball in a U17 division Week 9 match of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center.(courtesy photo)
The Guam Shipyard Wolverines’ Brianne Leon Guerrero breaks away from a Tumon Typhoons Soccer Club defender to find space to pass the ball in a U14 division Week 9 match of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center.(courtesy photo)
The Wings’ Mark Iseke stays close on defense as Guam Shipyard Wolverines’ Shaun Paul Martinez controls the ball in the midfield during a U12A division semifinal match of the Triple J Auto Group Robbie Webber Youth Soccer League at the Guam Football Association National Training Center.(courtesy photo)
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