Sunday, Apr. 20, 2008

Soccer roundup: Richland edges Eisenhower 2-1

By the Herald staff

Joe Pak assisted on goals by Nick Wood and Matt Hendricks as the Richland boys soccer team completed a Columbia Basin League 4A season sweep of Eisenhower on Saturday with a 2-1 win at Bomber Field in Richland.

"The last couple of games we've had, the confidence is telling us that we can do it," said Bombers coach Octavio DoValle. "We're learning more and more to play as a team. Sometimes it takes 10 weeks."

The Bombers, which beat the Cadets 3-2 in Yakima in April, climbed above the .500 mark (6-4) in the CBL for the first time this year and moved into a tie for second with Wenatchee and Davis.

Scoring--1, R, Nick Wood (Joe Pak), 7:00; 2, R, Matt Hendricks (J. Pak), 47:00; 3, E, John Herrera, 51:00. Shots--E 9, R 17. Saves--E, Jovanni Ramos 9. R, Matt Aldridge 4.

Pasco 4, Wenatchee 1

Antonio Barrera scored twice on assists from Marco Acevedo -- who scored two goals of his own -- and Pasco beat Wenatchee to remain undefeated (9-0) in CBL 4A play.

Scoring--1, P, Antonio Barrera (Marco Acevedo) 9:00; 2, P, Ma. Acevedo (Paul Herrera) 11:00; 3, W, Marco Martinez (Victor Navarro) 14:00; 4, P, Barrera (Jesse Macias, Ma. Acevedo) 29:00; 5, P, Ma. Acevedo (Andrew Clark) 70:00. Shots--P 12, W 5. Saves--P, Emmanuel Martinez 4. W, Angel Guerra 8.

Davis 3, Walla Walla 1

Rene Saldana scored in the 56th minute for Walla Walla, but it wasn't enough to turn the game around as host Davis claimed a CBL 4A win over the Blue Devils.

Scoring--1, D, Efren Manriquez (Jorge Sanchez) 27:00; 2, D, Rudy Sanchez (Adolfo Mora) 30:00; 3, WW, Rene Saldana 56:00; 4, D, Andres Ruiz 79:00. Shots--D 13, WW 8. Saves--D, Andres Ramos, Joel Campos 2. WW, Andrew Glaeser 6.

Moses Lake 3, Kennewick 1

Scoring--1, ML, Alex Alcantar (Isac Bergeson) 15:00; 2, K, Riley May (Julio Abarca), 50:00; 3, ML, Devin Petersen (Bergeson) 65:00; 4, ML, Petersen (Dominic Anzelini) 75:00.Shots--K 12, ML 12. Saves--K, Ben Wagar, John Gower (35:00)(combined for 6 saves). ML, Mitch Harder 8.

CBL 3A

Hanford 4, West Valley 1

YAKIMA -- Matt Smith scored twice to open and close a Hanford rout of West Valley in a CBL 3A matchup. Smith also assisted on goals scored by Austin Law and Dino Ramic for the Falcons win.

Scoring--1, H, Matt Smith 6:00; 2, H, Austin Law (Smith) 17:00;3, WV, Cristian Gonzales 27:00; 4, H, Dino Ramic (Smith) 36:00; 5, H, Smith (Stephen Exarhos) 65:00. Shots--H 19, WV 7. Saves--H, Alec Burks 4. WV, Phil Lopez 9.

Eastmont 1, Southridge 0 (SO)

Javier Tovar put the finishing touches on Eastmont's 4-3 shootout win, scoring the Wildcats' final shootout goal, to knock Southridge out of the CBL 3A lead.

Brandon Hale recorded seven saves in regulation and overtime for the Suns, who fall into third place.

Shootout goals--(Eastmont wins shootout 4-2) -- Eastmont: Juan Lopez, Kaymos Cabrera, Jonathan Rodriguez, Javier Tovar. SR: John Elliott Zoulek, Jarad Brisbin. Goalies--E, Jose Gladin. SR 4, Brandon Hale 7.

Sunnyside 3, Kamiakin 0

Luis Perez converted Sunnyside's first goal on a disputed penalty kick in the 11th minute and the Grizzlies held off Kamiakin for a key CBL 3A win.

"We'll see what our team is made of now. We need to gear up for the playoffs," said Braves coach Todd Borak. "Give credit to Sunnyside. They took advantage of opportunities. We had some opportunities but we missed them."

Scoring--1, SS, Luis Perez (PK), 11:00; 2, SS, Daniel Alvarez, 68:00; 3, SS, Humberto Bermudez, 73:00. Shots--SS 7, K 4. Saves--SS, Joaquin Perez 3. K, Abel Bautista 3.

CWAC

Toppenish 3, Prosser 1

Scoring--1, T, Luis Alcala 1:00; 2, T, Abraham Martinez (Alcala) 20:00; 3, T, Ivan Zaragoza 60:00; 4, P, Anthony Cervantes 75:00. Saves--T, Leo Fuentes 4. P, Alan Molina 10.

SCAC

Connell 1, Naches Valley 0 (SO)

Josey Garibay had nine saves for Connell and the Eagles persevered 5-4 over Naches Valley in the second shootout of an SCAC 1A matchup.

Scoring--None. Shootout goals (First SO: 3-3 tie; Second SO: C 5, NV 4)--C, Eduardo Arzarte, Jonathan Rodriguez, Raul Arias, Enrique Alvarez, Edgar Nunez. NV, Eric Vogler, Chase Thompson, Jonathan Whitmore, Mitchell Gangler. Saves--C, Jose Garibay 9. NV, Colton Taylor 12.

Wahluke 1, Ki-Be 0 (forfeit)

WAHLUKE -- Wahluke picked up a forfeit win after Kiona-Benton could not field enough players.

Royal 4, Goldendale 1

Scoring--1, R, Salvador Vega (Jesus Ceja) 1:00; 2, G, Kyle Cairnes 36:00; 3, R, Juan Ramirez (Luis De La Rosa) 37:00; 4, R, Vega 54:00; 5, R, Jesus Rodriguez 57:00. Shots--R 31, G 3.Saves--R, Benny Carmona 3. G, Dustin McGill 13.

Highland 3, Warden 0

Scoring--1, H, Juan Aguilar (Jesus Silva) 3:00; 2, H, Silva 47:00; 3, H, Silva (Aguilar) 64:00 Shots--W 8, H 18. Saves--W, Martin Aguilar 10. H, Alvaro Salcedo 5.

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