On Tuesday, November 2^nd host Friends’ Central scored a 3^rd minute goal and then held off defending champion George School for 77 minutes to win their first boys’ soccer title in 15 years and fourth overall.  Tom Vail put a wide pass to Zach Malet who beat a fullback and chipped a ball to the back post, just brushing the keeper’s hand on the way to dropping into the goal.  In a game with plenty of action in midfield, Phoenix keeper Dan Kaufman recorded 15 saves for the shutout, playing through a 65^th minute injury. 

 

In semifinal action on Saturday, October 30^th Friends’ Central beat visiting Westtown 3-1, while the host Cougars topped Germantown 2-1 in a replay of last year’s championship contest.  The Tigers had the better of the play in the first half against George, but a fine save by keeper Alex Dettmer on a shot from Mbizo Mzamane kept the game scoreless at the break.  Senior Mike Bernardini opened the scoring with a solo effort in the 55^th minute capped by a hard shot to the near post.  Ten minutes later a Tiger hand ball resulted in a penalty kick and a second goal for Bernardini.  Germantown responded with a head ball goal by senior Nick Malinowski off a throw from junior Alex Fernberger, but could not tally the equalizer.

 

In the other semifinal the Phoenix jumped ahead with a first minute goal by sophomore Josh Aichenbaum with an assist from Vail.  Westtown knotted the score just before half on a breakaway by senior Robert LaManna.  In the second half junior Galen Guindon scored in the 60^th minute off a set piece by Ben Schutzman.  Guindon added an insurance goal on a penalty kick in the 75^th minute.

 

 

Johan Steiner of ANC was named by the coaches to the all-state team and was joined on the all Southeast PA team by senior Robert LaManna of Westtown and junior Galen Guindon of Friends’ Central.  Those three and the other members of the all-league team will play in an all-star game with site, time and opponent to be announced.

 

FSL Boys' Soccer All-League Team - 2004

FINAL FSL SCORING LEADERS THROUGH 11/2

VOLUME XXII NO. 3    OCTOBER 29, 2004

 

 

  Friends' Central finished the regular season with 17 points (5-0-2) barely edging George School and Germantown Friends each with 16 points (4-1-1).  The Cougars took 2^nd place having beaten the Tigers in their regular season contest.  Westtown and ANC each had 12 points (4-3-0) but Westtown won the regular season game with the Lions and thus garnered the final playoff spot.  Friends' Central will host Westtown and George will host Germantown on Saturday, October 30^th in the semifinals.

     On Tuesday, October 19^th Westtown visited Moorestown and came home with a 1-0 win thanks to a 12^th minute goal from Robert LaManna, assisted by Wes Nutter.  Chris Sirinek made 6 saves for the shutout.  Also on the 19^th, visiting Friends' Central blanked Friends Select 4-0 with all the goals coming in the first 26 minutes of play.  Drew Erickson, Tom Vail, Sam Feldbaum and Lucas Dreksage were the goal-scorers, with Vail and Erickson also contributing assists along with Ben Schutzman.  Dan Kaufman made 4 saves to preserve the shutout for the Phoenix. 

     On Wednesday, October 20^th Germantown traveled to George School and looked like it would get revenge for last year's loss to the Cougars in the championship game.  The Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 halftime lead.  In the 10^th minute Alex Fernberger headed in a corner kick from Ben Gemberling-Johnson.  In the 35^th minute Mbizo Mzamane volleyed a cross past the keeper.  Brian Pepe-Mooney got the assist. George School, however, came roaring back with goals in the 55^th (Alex Artaki), 62^nd (Mike Bernardini), and 67^th minutes (Scot Lawrie) to take the lead and hand GFS its first FSL loss of the year.  Assists on the Cougar goals came from Patrick Rivage-Seul, Jay McDermott, John Foppert and Bernardini.

     On Friday, October 22^nd Host ANC blanked Moorestown 2-0, with both scores coming in the first half.  Jesse Brown and Ryan Cook scored for the Lions with assists from Shiloh Silverman and Jason Cooper.  Ryan Schauder made 2 saves in his first full varsity game for the shutout.  Also on the 22^nd host Germantown and Friends' Central tied 1-1 in a game the Tigers needed to win to gain 1^st place.  The Phoenix opened the scoring in the 60^th minute on an opportunistic goal by Vail with an assist from Schutzman.  Five minutes later a long ball from Jack Meigs found Mzamane on the left who lifted the ball over the keeper and off the cross bar to an onrushing Evan Cantu-Hertzler who knocked it in.  The third game on the 22^nd saw visiting George top Select 2-1 with all goals coming in the first 12 minutes of the game.  Bernardini opened the scoring in the 5^th minute with assists from McDermott and Ross Raphael.  Select senior John Noonan evened the contest in the 9^th minute from Zach Bove.  Lawrie scored the game-winner in the 12^th minute with assists from Bernardini and Dan Knaster.  In the final Friday game host Westtown needed overtime to top Abington 2-1.  Robert Armstrong opened the scoring for the 'roos just before halftime.  Max Abbott with an assist from Nutter knotted the score in the 54^th minute.  Sesooter Ikpah tallied the game-winner on a penalty kick in the 19^th of 20 OT minutes. 

     On Monday, October 25^th Friends' Central scored in the 69^th and 73^rd minutes to overcome an 8^th minute goal by ANC, knocking the Lions out of the playoffs and assuring a 1^st place finish for themselves.  Blake Synnestvedt scored for the Lions with an assist from Cooper.  Sam Feldbaum and Alex McElroy (head ball) tallied for the winners.  On Tuesday, October 26^th host Germantown blanked Friends Select   5-0.  The Tigers expanded on a 2-0 halftime lead with 3 goals in the first 18 minutes of the second period.  Mzamane scored twice and had an assist.  Teo Zuares also scored twice, with Nick Malinowski picked up the fifth goal.  Cantu-Hertzler, Fernberger, Pepe-Mooney and Marek Loder each had an assist.  John Barstow and Phil Jones shared the shutout in goal.  The final regular-season game had visiting ANC top Abington 1-0.  Ivan Asplundh scored in the 31^st minute with an assist from Travis Hyatt.  Tony Griffin and Ryan Schauder shared the shutout for the Lions.

FSL SCORING LEADERS THROUGH 10/27

 

 

FSL SOCCER NEWSLETTER

VOLUME XXII NO. 2    OCTOBER 18, 2004

 

GERMANTOWN STILL UNBLEMISHED AT 4-0

 

 

  On Tuesday, October 12^th George traveled to Friends' Central for a make up game and played to a 2-2 overtime tie.  Galen Guindon opened the scoring for the hosts in the 46^th minute.  That score held up until 2 minutes before the end of regulation when Scot Lawrie headed in a ball off the crossbar with an assist to Sam Berenstein.  On the play Phoenix keeper Zach Weimar sustained a broken leg.  George went up 2-1 in the 5^th minute of the first OT on a goal by Mike Bernardini with an assist from Dan Knaster.  Five minutes into the second OT Friends' Central drew even on a PK by Drew Erickson.

  On Wednesday the 13^th Germantown visited Abington and jumped out to an early 3-0 lead before hanging on for a 3-2 win.  David Robb chipped the keeper in the 5^th minute with an assist from Zach Barrett.  Robb was credited with a second goal in the 8^th minute when his cross was inadvertently headed in by an Abington defender.  The Tigers went up 3-0 in he 18^th minute when Mbizo Mzamane heaed in a corner kick off the foot of Ben Gemberling-Johnson.  Kyle Roller scored for the 'roos in the 27^th minute and Ari Gelman brought them to within one in the 63^rd minute. 

  A full slate of league games was played in damp weather on Friday, October 15^th.  GFS blanked visiting Westtown 2-0.  Robb scored in the 26^th minute with an assist from Phil Jones and Mzamane tallied on a bullet in the 39^th minute with an assist from Brian Pepe-Mooney.  John Barstow made 9 saves to preserve the shutout and the Tiger defenders worked hard to contain Westtown's dangerous Robert LaManna.  Visiting Friends' Central used a hat trick from Freshman Dan Fedder (11^th, 37^th and 75^th minutes) to top Abington.  Tom Vail, Sam Feldbaum and Josh Aichenbaum had the assists.  Senior Dan Kaufman covered the goal and made six saves for the shutout.  ANC needed a 97^th minute goal from senior Jason Cooper (his second of the game) to top visiting Friends Select 4-3.  Classmate Ryan Cook went on a breakaway, drew the keeper out and passed to Cooper for the game-winner.  Cooper had opened the scoring in the 5^th minute with an assist from Jesse Brown. Blake Synnestvedt made it 2-0 in the 12^th minute with an assist from Shiloh Silverman.  Brown's PK in the 19^th minute put the hosts up 3-0 before the Falcons stormed back with three goals between the 50^th and 55^th minutes (two from freshman Zach Bove and one from senior Will Tobias&endash;Gapp) to set up the OT excitement.  Senior John Noonan assisted on two of the goals.   The final game on the 15^th  saw host George top Moorestown 4-1.  Senior Mike Bernardini opened the scoring for the Cougars in the 2^nd minute and closed it in the 55^th minute.  Assists came from classmates Dan Knaster, Alex Artaki and Jay McDermott.  Moorestown had an own goal in the 6^th minute and Artaki scored in the 38^th minute.  Billy Martin scored for Moorestown in the 9^th minute with an assist from Luke Vizi.

  

 

 

FSL SCORING LEADERS THROUGH 10/15