Prep boys soccer: players to watch, season storylines, rankings - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Prep boys soccer: players to watch, season storylines, rankings - The San Diego Union-Tribune

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Eric Allen (Eastlake), Bradley Allgood (Cathedral Catholic), Melvin Alvarado (Hoover), Jack Amos (University City), Cody Armstrong (Mission Bay), Jacob Bigwood (Guajome Park), Tobin Boshaw (Classical), Jose Berlin-Torres (Central), Ivan Carrillo (El Centro Southwest), Cesar Caro (San Pasqual), Justin Carreon (Mater Dei Catholic), Leo Castro-Guerrero (Cathedral Catholic), Sahid Curi-Rueda (St. Augustine), Zach Daudet (Clairemont), Milton Escorcia (Lincoln), Jonathan Esposito (Bonsall), Diego Esquivel (Bonita Vista), Jeremiah Frias (Helix), Jayson Galindo (Poway), Ivan Garduno (Castle Park), Rhys Gourdie (Del Norte), David Guzman (San Pasqual), Kai Haseyama (San Dieguito), Ernie Hepner (Maranatha Christian), Andrew Hutchinson (Mission Bay), Aidan Johnston (St. Augustine), Luis Lopez (San Diego Southwest), Joey Luna (Helix), Gavin Mahoney (Cathedral Catholic), Musashi Nozaki (Kearny), Carter Orchulli (West Hills), Eh Paw (Crawford), Kyler Riche (Valley Center), Jesus Saldana (Valley Center), Guillermo Santos (Madison), George Silva (Oceanside), Mike Skanra (Serra), Fernando Soto (Lincoln), Vasilios Syrengelas (Central), Isaac Tamer (St. Augustine), Joe Totoris (Carlsbad), Young Truong (West Hills), Giovanni Velazquez (Monte Vista), Elijah Willadsen (Chula Vista), Rob Webb (Granite Hills).

SEASON STORYLINES

Silly seedings: Based on last season’s playoffs, don’t trust the seedings for accuracy. Notably, 10th-seeded West Hills took the San Diego Section Division III title with a 2-1 victory over No. 8 El Centro Central. Also, No. 9 Mission Vista won the D-IV crown. Count on the wackiness of soccer and the less-than-reliable power rankings for making postseason brackets questionable.

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Fabulous Falcons: Can Torrey Pines mount another playoff run despite the graduation of nine senior starters? It helps having senior Nick Bello back in goal along with classmate Cody Black, a midfielder/defender. With 10 new starters last season, the Falcons prevailed in the Open Division for their first section crown since 2012. They subsequently reached the Southern California Regional Division I final as a follow-up to winning the D-II title the previous year.

Wonderful Wolverines: Will last season’s late surge bring momentum to Westview this year? In the process of mounting a seven-game winning streak, the Wolverines won the D-I section crown and reached the D-II regional final. Due back is senior Lorenzo Perolone, whose overtime goal decided a 2-1 section final triumph over Poway. Westview (15-9-5) earlier finished fourth in the five-team Palomar League.

Powerful Pirates: What’s next for Oceanside? The Pirates won the D-II title for their second crown in four years. Now comes a move to D-I with the Open Division a possibility. Due back is senior George Silva, whose team-high 13 goals on the season included the only score in a 1-0 final victory over Mission Hills. Also, the Pirates again rely on senior Christian Martinez in goal.

Of further note: Hoover, which suffered a 1-0 semifinal loss to Oceanside as the top-seeded team last season, also steps up to D-I this season behind junior Melvin Alvarado, an all-section second-team choice a year ago. … Reigning D-V champion Classical moves to D-IV, paced by sophomore Owen Michaels, who recorded the game-winning goal in last year’s final. … Set to assume the D-V throne could be North County High Tech, the No. 8 seed, which advanced to the final last year.

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RANKINGS

1. Torrey Pines

2. St. Augustine

3. La Costa Canyon

4. Point Loma

5. Canyon Crest

6. Cathedral Catholic

7. San Pasqual

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8. Oceanside

9. Westview

10. Scripps Ranch

Thien is a freelance writer.

2019-12-03 04:40:05Z
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/high-school-preps/story/2019-12-02/prep-boys-soccer-players-to-watch-season-storylines-rankings

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