Kiwanis Cup finals set to roll

NO. 1 FALCONS WILL TEST NO. 2 BRONCOS; NO. 4 EASTLAKE TO PLAY IN THIRD-PLACE GAME

Eastlake's Braden Mayer is chased down along the boards by a pair of Scripps Ranch Falcons during Wednesday's Kiwanis Cup semifinal playoff game. Photo by Phillip Brents

The top-seeded Scripps Ranch Falcons will meet the second-seeded Rancho Bernardo Broncos to close out the 2018-19 CIF-Metro Conference roller hockey season when they collide head on Monday, March 4, at 7 p.m. at the Escondido Sports Center to decide this season’s Kiwanis Cup/Don Cerone Memorial Tournament champion.

The Falcons roll into the final boasting an unblemished 17-0 record while the Broncos, the defending Kiwanis Cup champions, are 15-2.

Scripps Ranch has beaten Rancho Bernardo in both regular season meetings (7-4 and 12-7), and will need to defeat the Broncos a third time in order to wrestle the championship trophy from their grasp.

Monday’s game thus should be a test of wills — and the RB defense against the Scripps offense.

“They have unbelievable firepower and excellent goaltending,” RB head coach Joey Gelsomino said in previewing the finals match-up. “But we’re up for the challenge.”

Both finalists showcased their strengths in Wednesday’s semifinals (Feb. 27) at the Escondido Sports Center.

Scripps Ranch’s Cody Sherman, right, and Eastlake’s Braden Mayer draw sticks for a face-off in Wednesday’s semifinal playoff game. Photo by Phillip Brents

Flying high
Scripps Ranch spanked fourth-seeded Eastlake, 17-4, as six Falcons scored goals in the contest.

Freshman Ben Ivey led the Scripps Ranch scoring parade with eight points (five goals, three assists), followed by Cody Sherman with seven points (five goals, two assists), Cody Ayers with six points (two goals, four assists), Jack Ivey with six points (one goal, five assists), Kyle Fraser with five points (three goals, two assists) and Joon Bae with one goal.

Scripps Ranch out-shot Eastlake, this year’s Mesa League co-champion, 25-16, taking a 10-5 edge in shots in the first period while building a 7-0 lead.

The Titans mounted a comeback in the second period while finally getting a handle on the fierce Falcon offense. They were out-shot 9-6 and out-scored just 3-2. However, Eastlake trailed 10-2 on the scoreboard.

A run of six unanswered goals by Scripps Ranch finally doomed the visitors. The Falcons out-shot the Titans 9-2 in the third period and out-scored them 7-2.

Scoring sensation Braden Mayer scored all four of Eastlake’s goals, all of which were unassisted.

Braden Mayer led Eastlalke with four goals in Wednesday’s semifinal loss to the top-seeded Falcons. Photos by Phillip Brents

The Falcons won three consecutive Metro Conference championships from 2003-2005, becoming the first team to post a perfect (22-0) season in 2004. Scripps Ranch defeated Poway, 2-1, in overtime to win the Kiwanis Cup championship in 2005 and has since been shut out of the finals with five appearances in the third-place game since it was instituted.

“We worked hard for the No. 1 seed this year,” veteran Falcon coach Greg Friedman said. “Before we had been the No. 2 or No. 3 seed and lost in the semis. We were rewarded this year.”

Scripps Ranch may be fielding its most rewarding team this season in terms of a relentless offensive attack that keeps going through the lineup. When senior Cody Sherman returned from ice hockey duty with the Jr. Ducks, it completely changed how opponents looked at the Falcons.

Sherman has made an already strong Scripps Ranch team even stronger.

The return of Cody Sherman from ice hockey has helped strength an already Scripps Ranch team considerably. Photos by Phillip Brents

Friedman said team play has defined this season’s undefeated squad.

“Our guys can make four to five passes together, which makes the other team hard to stop them,” Friedman assessed. “We have much more firepower. We have so many weapons.”

Friedman said this behemoth has been in the process of building since middle school.

“This is the team I put together six years ago in our district middle school league,” Friedman said. “Cody was an eighth grader and the two Ivey boys were in the fourth grade.”

The addition of freshmen brothers Ben and Jack Ivey has help anchor the Falcons in 2018-19. Photo by Phillip Brents

Until Sherman returned to active duty, the Ivey brothers — both freshmen — had been carrying the load for the Falcons along with Fraser.

Friedman has only good remarks on the two freshmen.

“They’re easy to coach – they’re cool and calm under pressure,” the Scripps Ranch coach assessed. “They have been playing tournament roller since they were little. They play a traditional roller hockey game, the like to pass, spread the game out and attack.”

Scripps Ranch and Eastlake player exchange ceremonial handshakes following Wednesday’s semifinal game. Photo by Phillip Brents

Eastlake will now set its sights on winning Monday’s third-place game against Westview. This will mark the second consecutive year the Titans have qualified for the tournament’s third-place game. Eastlake finished fourth in last year’s game after dropping a much tighter decision against Scripps Ranch.

Second-seeded Rancho Bernardo and third-seeded Westview faced in Wednesday’s semifinal for the right to advance to this year’s Kiwanis Cup championship game. Photo by Phillip Brents

Blue Man Group
Meanwhile, Rancho Bernardo overcame a late attack from third-seeded Westview to emerge with a tight 4-3 victory in Wednesday’s other semifinal game.

Ike Frankel, Colton Clapham, Alex Pang and Niklas Thomas all scored goals in support of winning goaltender Tyler Boggess, who stopped 20 of 22 shots he faced in the action-packed contest.

Frankel finished the game with three points while tacking on two assists.

Both teams scored early in the contest. Cook put the Broncos ahead 1-0 just 1:29 into the game while Westview tied the contest on a goal by Brandon Trimble 2:54 into the match-up.

Ike Frankel (above) and Nik Thomas (below) both contributed to Wednesday’s semifinal win for Rancho Bernardo. Photos by Phillip Brents

Rancho Bernardo finished the first period with a 2-1 lead after Clapham scored with six minutes remaining on the clock, assisted by Frankel.

The Broncos nursed their one-goal lead until 8:00 remained in the second period when Pang scored a power play goal to hike the lead to 3-1.

Thomas made the score 4-1 in RB’s favor with 3:20 left in the second period, assisted by Frankel, the team’s scoring leader.

The Broncos would not score again in the contest, relying on their stout defense and the sometimes heroics of Boggess to keep hold of the lead, though it was tight at the end.

Westview rallied with three goals to make it a tight ending. Photos by Phillip Brents

Westview halved the score to 4-2 when Loshak Lyusyen scored with just 33 seconds to play in the second period, assisted by Tyler Lee.

The teams remained separated by two goals until Andrew Chua brought the Wolverines (9-8) to within one goal at 4-3 with 2:56 to play in the game.

Westview pulled its goaltender with 1:04 left and the scramble was on to fire as many shots as possible in the direction of Boggess. The Broncos survived two goalmouth scrambles in the dying seconds to prevail.

The Wolverines, who will play Eastlake in next Monday’s third-place game, finished with a 22-15 edge in shots, including a 12-3 edge in the third period as they turned up the pressure.

But Boggess stood firm on his tracks.

Tyler Boggess had never played the goaltender position in roller hockey prior to this year’s playoffs. Photos by Phillip Brents

“Tyler played very well – his teammates are extremely pumped,” Gelsomino said after the frantic finish to the game.

“He stood on his head. It was indescribable. When I told him he had to jump in (to play goaltender due to an injury to the team’s starter), he said ‘OK coach.’”

Boggess let in one goal in a 10-1 win over seventh-seeded Poway in Monday’s quarterfinals, stopping eight of nine shots. He had 19 saves against Westview.

“I had never played roller goalie before this,” Boggess chimed in. “Once I found out our goalie wasn’t able to play, I kind of figured I would be the guy to come in since I was the only one on the team who had played goalie. I knew if we were going to win, it would be with me. Our coach challenges us to find new ways to win, so it was a no-brainer.”

The Wolverines, who defeated Cathedral Catholic, 13-3, to win the 2016 Kiwanis Cup, are no stranger to winning championships, having won five Kiwanis Cup titles in their history (2006, 2009, 2010, 2010 and 2016).

They nearly made a return trip to the finals this season.

Rancho Bernardo Broncos pose with the school’s athletic director following semifinal victory. Photo courtesy June Zhou

 

“We knew Westview is the type of team that doesn’t quit,” Gelsomino said. “We don’t take them lightly. We knew we had to stay hungry. These guys are dedicated. They sacrificed their body. These guys are a family and love each other, from freshmen to seniors.”

The Broncos hope to spread a little more love on the playing court in next Monday’s championship game.

Eastlake’s Braden Mayer topped all point-scorers with seven points (four goals, three assists) in Monday’s quarterfinal playoff game against Patrick Henry. Photo by Phillip Brents

Quarterfinals: Titans hold off late rush by Patriots to notch 8-7 win, advance to semis

In a quarterfinal playoff game at the Castle Park High School rink on Monday, Feb. 25, fourth-seeded Eastlake outlasted fifth-seeded Patrick Henry by a score of 8-7.

Patrick Henry took a 1-0 lead on a wrap-around goal scored by Matthew Voegel with 1:20 elapsed in the contest.

The Mesa League co-champion Titans responded just 22 seconds later on an unassisted goal by Braden Mayer to quickly tie the score. The speedy Mayer, however, was not done. He tacked on another unassisted goal with 5:32 to play in the opening period and set up teammate Luke Killeen’s first tally of the night with 1:58 left on the power play.

Eastlake expanded on its early 3-1 lead by scoring the first goal of the second period, as Mayer fed Killeen on a breakaway 38 seconds into the frame.

Braden Mayer heads down court on a breakaway in Monday’s quarterfinal playoff game. Photos by Phillip Brents

Ahead 4-1 on the scoreboard and bidding for more, the Patriots managed to switch the game’s momentum to their side by reeling off three unanswered goals in a span of 7:10 to tie the game.

Voegel scored an unassisted goal with 7:58 to play on the clock. Tyler Daniel then fed Dylan Montes at the side of the net with 4:42 left in the period. Voegel scored a nifty shorthanded goal with 48 seconds remaining to stun onlookers as Patrick Henry made up the difference to tie the contest at four goals apiece.

Patrick Henry’s Matthew Voegel (19) established himself as one of the conference’s premier players in 2018-19. Photo by Phillip Brents

Voegel’s goal, however, only seemed to motivate the Titans even more and Mayer scored on a breakaway 1:02 into the third period to stake Eastlake to a 5-4 lead. But no lead was safe with Voegel on the floor and the Patriot marksman tied the game just 13 seconds later after slipping the puck underneath Titan netminder Rob Hendrickson.

Daniel drew the assist on the game-tying goal.

After taking two penalties early in the game, it was time for Patrick Henry’s Brett Miller to redeem himself with a goal at the 12:57 mark to put the visitors ahead, 6-5, on the scoreboard. Matt Russell and Ruben Allen earned assists on the go-ahead goal that sparked a jubilant on-court celebration among players.

Patrick Henry rallied with five goals to take a 6-5 lead in Monday’s playoff game. Photos by Phillip Brents

But, once again, the hosts found an answer. Killeen, assisted by Mayer, scored on a wrap-around at 10:55 to tie the game, 6-6. Mayer then put the Titans in front, 7-6, with 9:20 remaining in regulation after stick-handling through traffic and winning a point-blank battle for possession of the puck with the Patriot goaltender.

Eastlake took an 8-6 lead with 3:46 to play on one of the more unusual goals scored in the game. It appeared the Patrick Henry goaltender attempted to glove a rolling puck in front of the net but somehow lifted his glove prematurely and the puck kept rolling toward the far post where Killeen was in the right spot to tap it in.

Eastlake’s Braden Mayer and Luke Killeen exchange congratulations on goal. Photo by Phillip Brents

But the game was not over by any means.

The Patriots were awarded a power play with 1:01 left in the game when Eastlake’s Kevin Eagles was penalized for hooking.

Patrick Henry made the score 8-7 on the ensuing power play goal at the 43-second mark as Russell, from Allen, placed the puck beyond the reach of Hendrickson. The Patriots scored while playing with two extra skaters after pulling their netminder to start the power play.

By this time, Mayer had begun to take brief respites behind the net in an effort to re-energize his legs. He had enough gas left in the tank to lead a defensive effort to thwart the Patriots’ final push for the equalizing goal.

Eastlake goaltender Rob Hendrickson deflects the puck during a scramble in front of the Titan net. Photo by Phillip Brents

Time appeared as if it might run out when the Titans shot the puck to center court but a Patrick Henry player somehow managed to get wood to the puck to force Hendrickson to make a last split-second deflection save with a horde of players parked in front of the net.

Mayer was the first player to embrace the Titan goaltender — both out of sheer delight and gratitude.

Mayer led the offensive charge for Eastlake with four goals and three assists while Killeen tallied four goals.

Voegel racked up four in the setback for Patrick Henry while Russell collected a goal and assist. Allen and Daniel were each credited with two assists.

Titan teammates congratulate winning goaltender Rob Hendrickson. Photo by Phillip Brents

Hendrickson proved to be the hero of the game, however.

“Rob had an amazing third period for us,” EHS head coach Rich Haislip said. “They brought it against us. They were the best team we’ve played this year.”

Haislip also dished out praise for Mayer, who may have played his best game this season.

“He likes to play against the better teams,” the Titan coach said succinctly.

“It was really hard,” Mayer admitted. “I basically played the whole game. They had active sticks. They played a tight game. It was hard to get through them.”

The fatigue factor also came into play, Mayer admitted. “We didn’t have as many players as they did, so we knew the third period would be hard,” he said.

Eastlake (21-3) advances to the semifinal round for the second consecutive year and are assured a place-finish among the top four teams, whether it be in the championship game or in the third-place game.

Killeen was all smiles after the game as well for the Titans. “It was fun to play against some of my friends from ice hockey who were on Patrick Henry,” he said. “Being a senior, it was great to get another playoff win.”

From left, Eastlake’s Luke Killeen, Patrick Henry’s Matt Russell and Eastlake’s Braden Mayer. Photo by Phillip Brents

Road to the semifinals
The defending Kiwanis Cup champion Rancho Bernardo Broncos defeated the seventh-seeded Poway Titans, 10-1, in Monday’s quarterfinal playoff game at the Escondido Sports Center.

Ike Frankel scored a hat trick and added one assist while Niklas Thomas and Colton Clapham each followed with two goals to lead the second-seeded Broncos (14-2) in scoring. Thomas finished the game with four points while tacking on two assists.

Miles Cook recorded four points on one goal and three assists while Alex Pang chipped in with a goal and two assists. Chris Angelo scored one goal while Kiril Yamplosky was credited with two assists.

The Broncos out-shot the Titans 28-9, including a 13-1 edge in the opening period and an 18-2 margin through two periods.

Of note, defenseman Tyler Boggess stepped up and played the goaltender position for the first time since he was a Squirt in ice hockey, stopping eight of the nine shots he faced.

Jonathan Puno scored the lone goal for Poway.

In other quarterfinal action on Monday at the Escondido Sports Center, third-seeded Westview defeated sixth-seeded Escondido Charter, 12-1, behind two goals and two assists from Brandon Trimble and two goals and one assist each from Kyle Bucholtz and Tyler Lee.

The Wolverines scored the first eight goals in the game before Charter spoiled the shutout with a goal with 4:23 to play in the third period.

Lyushen Loshak tacked on two goals for Westview while Andrew Chua and Kelso Cook each scored single goals. Tyler Wilson and Oliver Polonichko were each credited with assists.

The White Tigers out-shot the Wolverines 27-24 in the season-ending loss.

Top-seeded Scripps Ranch out-shot eighth-seeded Hilltop 11-0 in the first period in taking a 5-0 lead on the scoreboard. The Falcons continued shooting and scoring, building their lead to 12-0 after the second period and leading 19-0 until the Mesa League co-champion Lancers scored on a long shot by Isaiah Macias with 1:07 left in the game.

Scripps Ranch received points from 11 players. Ben Ivey (five goals, two assists) and Kyle Fraser (four goals, three assists) paced the Falcon with seven points each while Jack Ivey collected five points (one goal, four assists)

Other top contributors include Joon Bae with two goals and two assists, Aaron Lowry with two goals and one assist and Rudy Le and Israel Yates each with two goals.

Scripps Ranch piled up a 32-3 edge in shots.

The game’s highlight goal came from Hilltop, though, as a shot from the blue line by Isaiah Macias was initially blocked by Scripps goaltender Tori Fraser but it went up and over her to find the net. Lots of cheers from everyone.

The Hilltop-Castle Park playoff encounter was tightly played throughout. Photo by Phillip Brents

Hilltop is lone Sweetwater district team to advance past first round 

Lancers will join Mesa League rival Eastlake in quarterfinals

Five Sweetwater district teams faced off play in the opening round of the 2019 Kiwanis Cup/Don Cerone Memorial Tournament. The Mesa League co-champion Hilltop Lancers were the lone team from the group to advance.

The eighth-seeded Lancers edged ninth-seeded Castle Park, 5-3, in a game played Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the Castle Park High School outdoor rink.

Trevor Fune led Hilltop (17-4) with four goals while Kristin Lambertson chipped in with three points on a goal and two assists.

Trevor Fune once again proved to be the man with the hot stick for the Lancers. Photos by Phillip Brents

Martin Mari led the Trojans, who concluded their season with a 13-9record, with two goals.

Castle Park challenged throughout the contest. Photos by Phillip Brents

The game was tied, 1-1, early on after goals by Hilltop’s Fune and Castle Park’s Mari. Fune put the Lancers in front, 2-1, on a tip in front of the Trojan net with 2:50 left in the second period. He scored on a breakaway to start the third period to extend the Hilltop lead to 3-1.

Mari scored back-to-back goals to tie the game, 3-3, by converting a shorthanded breakaway and then putting in a backhand shot with 3:50 to play in regulation.

But Fune scored the back-breaking goal for the Lancers with 36.3 seconds to play, and teammate Kirsin Lambertson tacked on a power play goal with 14.3 seconds left to eliminate Castle Park (13-9).

Lambertson, the top scoring female player in the conference, finished the game with a goal and two assists.

The second half of the double-header pitted the fifth-seeded Patrick Henry Patriots against the 12th-seeded Sweetwater Red Devils, this year’s South Bay League champions.

The Patriots won, 6-2, to advance to the quarterfinals. Sweetwater ended an otherwise standout season with a final 15-7 record.

South Bay League champion Sweetwater gave a great effort in its playoff match-up against Patrick Henry. Photos by Phillip Brents

“We joined the CIF varsity roller hockey league in 2016 and it has been such a great experience to see the program grow in those three years,” commented head coach Chuck Russell, who has coached the team since its inception. “We finished our first season with a record of 1-18. This year, we finished with a winning record and the fifth seed in the playoffs.

“The 17 team league provides a great opportunity for local players to compete at the highest level. There is so much potential for other high schools to add a varsity program like Patrick Henry has.”

Sam Moorehead was credited with a hat trick in Patrick Henry’s playoff win. Ruben Allen contributed a goal and assist while Zach Thurman and Jackson Rayner each scored single goals. Brett Miller was credited with two assists while regular season scoring leaders Matthew Voegel and Matt Russell were each credited with assists.

Sweetwater’s Ceasar Salazar opened scoring in the game before the Patriots (10-8) reeled off four consecutive goals to take a 4-1 lead with four minutes remaining in the second period.

The game allowed many of the Patriots’ younger players to see playing time.

“We had three lines and I rolled them throughout the game,” the elder Russell said.

Jose Lopez also scored for the Red Devils .

Late goals helped the Patriots secure the opening-round playoff win. Photos by Phillip Brents

Rain postponed Wednesday’s double-header at the Escondido Sports Center but the opening-round games were made up on Friday, Feb. 22.

In the opener, seventh-seeded Poway (6-11) defeated 10th-seeded Otay Ranch (10-13) by a score of 15-1 while sixth-seeded Escondido Charter (7-8) blanked 11-seeded Bonita Vista (6-16) by a score of 13-0 in the second game.

Both Poway and Escondido Charter advance to the quarterfinal round on Monday, Feb. 25. Poway will play second-seeded Rancho Bernardo (13-2) while Escondido Charter will play third-seeded Westview (8-7). Both games will be played at the Escondido Sports Center.

In other quarterfinal playoff games on Monday, top-seeded Scripps Ranch (15-0) will host eighth-seeded Hilltop (16-4) in Escondido while fourth-seeded Eastlake (20-3) will host fifth-seeded Patrick Henry (10-8) at the Castle Park High School outdoor rink.

Quarterfinal-round winners advance to the semifinals on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Semifinal winners advance to the championship game on March 4 while semifinal losers will play in the third-place game, also on March 4.

Poway’s attack proved too much for Otay Ranch, which was missing star scorer Sean Devaney. Photo by Phillip Brents

Poway 15, Otay Ranch 1
Playing without star player Sean Devaney, who was missing due to an ice hockey commitment, the visiting Mustangs were at a disadvantage from the opening whistle, though they did rebound to tie the game early at 1-1.

Ben Louie scored the game’s jump goal 22 seconds into the contest, assisted by co-captain Michael Little, to give Poway a quick 1-0 lead. But Otay Ranch struck back 34 seconds later as Lino Marcelino scored an unassisted goal.

From there, however, it was all Poway. The Titans finished the opening period with an 8-1 lead and tacked on four more goals in the second period and three more tallies in the third period.

Poway finished the game with 14 unanswered goals.

Louie led the Titans with five goals and two assists while Little chalked up three goals and four assists as both players amassed seven points in the playoff win.

Jonathon Puno collected six points on four goals and two assists while Carter Schrader contributed a hat trick.

The Titans played without Ian McGrath, one of the team’s offensive dynamos.

Otay Ranch head coach Christian Welch termed his team’s 2018-19 campaign a “wonderful season” despite the disappointing ending.

“It feels great to make the playoffs – all that hard work and dedication paid off,” Welch said.

The Mustangs were able to get everyone into the game, including defensemen Juan Mancebo and Cameron Galloway.

The Bonita Vista Barons closed out the 2018-19 season with a return to playoff competition. Photo by Phillip Brents

Escondido Charter 13, Bonita Vista 0
The second game faced off with the temperature hovering at a crisp and chilly 42 degrees.

The visiting Barons had a bit of trouble adapting to the SportCourt surface and the ability of Escondido Charter players to stop on a dime allowed them to foil defenders and open up space on the floor.

The White Tigers led 6-0 at the end of the first period and 10-0 at the end of the second period.

BVHS scoring leader Nick Stark made several nice rushes at the Escondido Charter net but was held off the scoresheet. Photo by Phillip Brents

Bonita Vista started to mount more of an offensive attack in the latter stages of the game to create several good scoring opportunities. But Charter goaltender Jordan Coons proved up to the task, stopping several point-blank shots at one point, to record the shutout victory.

BV senior Ana Custodio rang one shot off the post.

Baron netminder Faith Sunga did not embarrass herself at all between the pipes by stopping many more pucks than went in, holding the White Tigers to three goals in the final period.

Goaltender Faith Sunga played a strong game for the Barons despite allowing 13 goals. Photo by Phillip Brents

Jaime Ormeno led the victorious White Tigers with seven points on three goals and four assists while teammates Bryce Mendoza and Ashton Domi – both four-year players — each collected six points on three goals and three assists.

Emily Elliot bagged two goals and one assist while Josh Aldridge was credited with three assists.

Escondido Charter coach Jake Pribble said he was pleased with the program’s development over the past four years.

“It’s been improving every year,” he said. “We’re getting more and more students involved. Next year we’re trying to get a new group of players to have a JV team.”

The Escondido White Tigers featured a pair of four-year players in their line-up — Ashton Domi and Bryce Mendoza. Photos by Phillip Brents

 

2019 KIWANIS CUP PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD

FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Castle Park High School

(8) Hilltop 5, (9) Castle Park 3
(5) Patrick Henry 6, (12) Sweetwater 2

Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Escondido Sports Center
(7) Poway 15, (10) Otay Ranch 1
(6) Escondido Charter 13, (11) Bonita Vista 0

QUARTERFINAL ROUND
Monday, Feb. 25, at Escondido Sports Center
(1) Scripps Ranch 19, (8) Hilltop 1
(2) Rancho Bernardo 10, (7) Poway 1
(3) Westview 12, (6) Escondido Charter 1

Monday, Feb. 25, at Castle Park High School
(4) Eastlake 8, (5) Patrick Henry 7

SEMIFINAL ROUND
Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Escondido Sports Center
(1) Scripps Ranch 17, (4) Eastlake 4
(2) Rancho Bernardo 4, (3) Westview 3

CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
Monday, March 4, at Escondido Sports Center
Third place game:
(3) Westview (9-8) vs. (4) Eastlake (21-4), 6 p.m.
Championship game: (1) Scripps Ranch vs. (2) Rancho Bernardo (15-2), 7 p.m.

 

KIWANIS CUP PLAYOFF SCORING
(Through Feb. 27)

Ben Ivey (Scripps Ranch) 10 goals, 5 assists – 15 points
Kyle Fraser (Scripps Ranch) 7 goals, 5 assists – 12 points
Braden Mayer (Eastlake) 8 goals, 3 assists – 11 points
Jack Ivey (Scripps Ranch) 2 goals, 9 assists – 11 points
Michael Little (Poway) 3 goals, 5 assists – 8 points
Cody Sherman (Scripps Ranch) 5 goals, 2 assists – 7 points
Ben Louie (Poway) 5 goals, 2 assists – 7 points
Jonathon Puno (Poway) 5 goals, 2 assists – 7 points
Ike Frankel (Rancho Bernardo) 4 goals, 3 assists – 7 points
Brandon Trimble (Westview) 3 goals, 4 assists – 7 points
Jaime Ormeno (Escondido Charter) 3 goals, 4 assists – 7 points
Bryce Mendoza (Escondido Charter) 3 goals, 3 assists – 6 points
Ashton Domi (Escondido Charter) 3 goals, 3 assists – 6 points
Cody Ayers (Scripps Ranch) 2 goals, 4 assists – 6 points
Matthew Voegel (Patrick Henry) 4 goals, 1 assists – 5 points
Nik Thomas (Rancho Bernardo) 3 goals, 2 assists – 5 points
Carter Schrader (Poway) 3 goals, 2 assists – 5 points
Joon Bae (Scripps Ranch) 3 goals, 2 assists – 5 points
Lyushen Loshak (Westview) 4 goals, 0 assists – 4 points
Luke Killeen (Eastlake) 4 goals, 0 assists – 4 points
Trevor Fune (Hilltop) 4 goals, 0 assists – 4 points
Alex Pang (Rancho Bernardo) 2 goal, 2 assists – 4 points
Miles Cook (Rancho Bernardo) 1 goal, 3 assists – 4 points
Ruben Allen (Patrick Henry) 1 goal, 3 assists – 4 points
Colton Clapham (Rancho Bernardo) 3 goals, 0 assists – 3 points
Martin Mari (Castle Park) 3 goals, 0 assists – 3 points
Sam Moorehead (Patrick Henry) 3 goals, 0 assists – 3 points
Tyler Lee (WesTview) 2 goals, 1 assist – 3 points
Emily Elliot (Escondido Charter) 2 goals, 1 assist – 3 points
Kyle Bucholtz (Westview) 2 goals, 1 assist – 3 points
Aaron Lowry (Scripps Ranch) 2 goals, 1 assist – 3 points
Kristin Lambertson (Hilltop) 1 goal, 2 assist – 3 points
Matt Russell (Patrick Henry) 1 goal, 2 assists – 3 points
Brett Miller (Patrick Henry) 1 goal, 2 assists – 3 points
Josh Aldridge (Escondido Charter) 0 goals, 3 assists – 3 points
Andrew Chua (Westview) 2 goals, 0 assists -2 points
Israel Yates (Scripps Ranch) 2 goals, 0 assists – 2 points
Rudy Lee (Scripps Ranch) 2 goals, 0 assists – 2 points
Kiril Yamplosky (Rancho Bernardo) 0 goals, 2 assists – 2 points
Tyler Daniel (Patrick Henry) 0 goals, 2 assists – 2 points

 

Eastlake’s Luke Killeen successfully defended his Sweetwater district regular season scoring title. Photos by Phillip Brents

SWEETWATER DISTRICT SCORING LEADERS
Final Regular Season
Luke Killeen (Eastlake) 72 goals, 40 assists – 112 points
Braden Mayer (Eastlake) 63 goals, 48 assists – 111 points
Sean Devaney (Otay Ranch) 86 goals, 22 assists – 108 points
Trevor Fune (Hilltop) 63 goals, 18 assists – 81 points
Martin Mari (Castle Park) 57 goals, 10 assists – 67 points
Nick Stark (Bonita Vista) 49 goals, 14 assists – 63 points
Lucio Gutierrez (Chula Vista) 36 goals, 19 assists – 55 points
Cesar Salazar (Sweetwater) 41 goals, 12 assists – 53 points
Kristin Lambertson (Hilltop) 34 goals, 19 assists – 53 points
Adrian Ontiveros (Chula Vista) 34 goals, 13 assists – 47 points
Jose Lopez (Sweetwater) 31 goals, 14 assists – 45 points
Ana Custodio (Bonita Vista) 30 goals, 14 assists – 44 points
Kevin Eagles (Eastlake) 24 goals, 20 assists – 44 points
Jared Fuentes (Castle Park) 28 goals, 12 assists – 40 points
Jovan Macias (Castle Park) 22 goals, 16 assists – 38 points
Isaac Suarez (Mar Vista) 30 goals, 5 assists – 35 points
David Segura (Sweetwater) 18 goals, 10 assists – 28 points
Isaiah Macias (Hilltop) 15 goals, 12 assists – 27 points
Karla Navarette (Eastlake) 9 goals, 18 assists – 27 points
Bryan Mendez (Castle Park 11 goals, 10 assists – 21 points
Justin Sanchez (Hilltop) 13 goals, 5 assists – 18 points
Nathan Castro (Otay Ranch) 10 goals, 4 assist – 14 points
Gabby Sanchez (Southwest) 11 goals, 2 assists – 13 points
Lino Mercelino (Otay Ranch) 6 goals, 6 assists – 12 points
Sylvia Barba (Chula Vista) 5 goals, 6 assists – 11 points

TEAM STATISTICS
Hilltop Lancers Scoring Leaders
(Through Feb. 12)
#5 Trevor Fune (Hilltop) 63 goals, 18 assists – 81 points
#12 Kristin Lambertson (Hilltop) 34 goals, 19 assists – 53 points
#9 Isaiah Macias (Hilltop) 15 goals, 12 assists – 27 points
#10 Justin Sanchez (Hilltop) 13 goals, 5 assists – 18 points
#6 Niko Sandoval 5 goals, 1 assist – 6 points
#15 Gabe Love 3 goals, 0 assists – 3 points
#22 Cadence Babiarz 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#11 Andrea Chavera 0 goals, 1 assists – 1 point
#7 Alexis Samanian 1 goal, 2 assists – 3 points
#4 – 3 goals, 0 assists – 2 points
#8 – 0 goals, 2 assists – 2 points
#2 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#11 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
G – Victor Guzman 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point

Eastlake Titans Scoring Leaders
(Through Feb. 12)
#10 Luke Killeen (Eastlake) 72 goals, 40 assists – 112 points
#9 Braden Mayer (Eastlake) 63 goals, 48 assists – 111 points
#12 Kevin Eagles (Eastlake) 24 goals, 20 assists – 44 points
#2 Karla Navarette (Eastlake) 9 goals, 18 assists – 27 points
#8 Mason Sedlacek 4 goals, 3 assists – 7 points
#20 Xavier Baluis 5 goals, 2 assists – 7 points
#14 Jacob Flores 6 goals, 3 assists – 9 points
#7 Ricardo Otanez 5 goals, 0 assists – 5 points
#5 Blanca McCormick 2 goals, 1 assist – 3 points
#21 Joshua Pratt 5 goals, 0 assists – 5 points
#4 Mia Mae Dacasin 1 goal, 2 assists – 3 points
#1 Rob Hendrickson 0 goals, 2 assists – 2 points
#23 – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point
#31 – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point

Otay Ranch Mustangs Scoring Leaders
(Through Feb. 12)
Sean Devaney (Otay Ranch) 86 goals, 22 assists – 108 points
#4 Nathan Castro – 10 goals, 4 assist – 14 points
#3 Lino Mercelino – 6 goals, 6 assists – 12 points
#2 – 3 goals, 3 assists – 6 points
#9 Giovanni Rice 4 goals, 1 assist – 5 points
#7 – 3 goals, 0 assists – 3 points
#10 – 3 goals, 1 assist – 4 points
#6 1 goal, 2 assists – 3 points
#8 – 1 goal, 1 assist – 2 point
#58 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#15 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 pints
#10 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#9 – 1goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#12 – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point
#7 – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point
# Joel (goalie) – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point

Castle Park Trojans Scoring Leaders
(Through Feb. 12)
#1 Martin Mari 57 goals, 10 assists – 67 points
#13 Jared Fuentes (Castle Park) 28 goals, 12 assists – 40 points
#4 Jovan Macias (Castle Park) 22 goals, 16 assists – 38 points
#8 Bryan Mendez (Castle Park 11 goals, 10 assists – 21 points
#3 Juan Carlos Galindo 4 goals, 4 assists – 8 points
#11 Breana Mireles 4 goals, 1 assist – 5 points
#2 Josh Barreto 0 goals, 3 assists – 3 points
#9 Stephen Bucher 2 goals, 2 assists – 4 points
#10 Josie Tapia 1 goals, 2 assists – 3 points
#6 – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point

Chula Vista Spartans Scoring Leaders
(Through Feb. 11)
#12 Lucio Gutierrez (Chula Vista) 36 goals, 19 assists – 55 points
#14 Adrian Ontiveros (Chula Vista) 34 goals, 13 assists – 47 points
#17 Sylvia Barba 5 goals, 6 assists – 11 points
#10 Carlo Espino – 4 goals, 6 assists – 10 points
#16 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#11 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point

Sweetwater Red Devils Scoring Leaders
(Through Feb. 11)
#97 Cesar Salazar (Sweetwater) 41 goals, 12 assists – 53 points
#44 Jose Lopez (Sweetwater) 31 goals, 14 assists – 45 points
#11 David Segura (Sweetwater) 18 goals, 10 assists – 28 points
Isabel #78 – 6 goals, 4 assists – 10 points
#40 (Brizeth Barajas?) – 3 goals, 7 assists – 10 points
#16 Irma Victoria 5 goals, 3 assists – 8 points
#33 – 2 goals, 2 assists – 4 points
#19 – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point
#21 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#9 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#1 – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1point

Mar Vista Mariners Scoring Leaders
(Through Feb. 8)
#96 Isaac Suarez (Mar Vista) 30 goals, 5 assists – 35 points
#97 Diana Gass 5 goals, 4 assists – 9 points
#98 Valeria ?- 3 goals, 0 assists – 3 points
#68 – 2 goals, 2 assists – 4 points
Tiffany O’Neil 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#13 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point

Bonita Vista Barons Scoring Leaders
(Through Feb. 12)
Nick Stark (Bonita Vista) 49 goals, 14 assists – 63 points
Ana Custodio (Bonita Vista) 30 goals, 14 assists – 44 points
#17 Alvaro Ruiz 4 goals, 4 assist – 8 points
#9 Ayden Mudd 3 goals, 3 assists – 6 points
#5 Isabelle King 0 goals, 6 assist – 6 points
#7 Keala Nunes 1 goal, 1 assist – 2 points
#8 Gloria Ing 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#14 Diego Nunes 0 goals, 2 assists – 2 points
#7 Keala Nunes 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#26 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#10 Niklas Massarene 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point
#13 Molly Murphy 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point
#16 – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point

Southwest Raiders Scoring Leaders
(Through Feb. 12)
#2 Gabby Sanchez 11 goals, 2 assists – 13 points
Leilani #3 – 5 goals, 3 assist – 8 points
#9 Edward Arsman 7 goals, 0 assists – 7 points
#5 Katie George 4 goals, 2 assists – 6 points
#1 – 3 goals, 4 assists – 7 points
Max (#7) – 0 goals, 2 assists – 2 points
#11 – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point
#12 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#6 – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point

San Ysidro Cougars Scoring Leaders
(Through Feb. 7)
#4 Nathan Oliver 6 goals., 1 assist – 7 points
#14 Gonzalo Morales 5 goals, 1 assist – 6 points
#7 – 1 goal, 1 assist – 2 points
#8 David Alatorre 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#35 – 1 goal, 0 assists – 1 point
#12 – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point
#9 Araceli Marquez 0 goals, 2 assists – 2 points
#5 – 0 goals, 1 assist – 1 point

 

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