2010 Recreation Soccer Tournament

The East Windsor Boys U12 team finished second at the East Brunswick 20^th Annual Soccer Tournament on Saturday June 12, 2010 under the leadership of Coach Emilio Deltoro.

First East Windsor won an impressive 2-1 victory over HSL-Team Devitt.  East Windsor dominated most of the game with several close shots on goal.  Goals were scored by Marco Sosa and Carlos Adragna.  Stephen Luhrman had several solo breakouts. The defensive line of Emilio Deltoro, Kyle Burns, Frank Roberts and Anthony Soto kept most of HSL-Team Devitt advances at bay.  Axel Forys was solid in goal.

 East Windsor came out with a 2-2 tie in a hard fought battle with HSL-Team Dorry.  East Windsor’s midfield which included Adam Serenkin, Alexander Urbina, Allan Bravo and Joseph Adragna kept constant pressure on their opponents.  Goals were scored by Antonio Montepeque and Carlos Orellana (penalty shot).  William Roberts had a near miss.  Axel Forys again did a great job in goal. 

9 rec teams from the EWPAL rec soccer program participated in 20th Annual East Brunswick 1-Day Recreational Soccer Tournament. Each team played 2 games. Teams U10 and under were not ranked and officially did not keep scores, teams U12 and U14 competed for 1st/2nd place.

 The East Windsor Boys U12 rec team, sponsored by VFW Post 5700,  finished second under the leadership of Coach Emilio Deltoro. First East Windsor won an impressive 2-1 victory over HSL-Team Devitt.  East Windsor dominated most of the game with several close shots on goal.  Goals were scored by Marco Sosa and Carlos Adragna.  Stephen Luhrman had several solo breakouts. The defensive line of Emilio Deltoro, Kyle Burns, Frank Roberts and Anthony Soto kept most of HSL-Team Devitt advances at bay.  Axel Forys was solid in goal. East Windsor came out with a 2-2 tie in a hard fought battle with HSL-Team Dorry.  East Windsor’s midfield which included Adam Serenkin, Alexander Urbina, Allan Bravo and Joseph Adragna kept constant pressure on their opponents.  Goals were scored by Antonio Montepeque and Carlos Orellana (penalty shot).  William Roberts had a near miss.  Axel Forys again did a great job in goal. 

 The U14 Girls / Tidal Waves, coached by Melodie McGrath and Jeff Killeen, played well, losing a tough game to East Brunswick Australia 0-2, then beating the North Brunswick Lady Raiders 1-0. With 2 divisions in their age group, their 1-1 record was not quite enough to get them to the championship game. Rostered for the team were Megan Benci, Jessie Blackburn, Jessie Cier, Dori Killeen, Katherine Guzman, Raakel Vuojolainen, Michelle Belansky, Amanda DeFoe, Caila Cabrera, Dulce Avila, Jocelyn Alfaro, Savannah Gilmore, Tressa Distelcamp, and Sophia Boughman.

 The Girls U7 United, coached by Sebastian Szelag, defeated the East Brunswick Thunderbirds 6-0 on goals scored by Kailyn Castro (2), Isabel Hulme (2), Lizzie LeChard, and Jessica Devlin. Sharing the shutout in goal were Morgan Koppel, Sophia Szelag, and Jessica Devlin, with Maeve McGowan leading the defensive effort for the team. The girls then finished strong, defeating the East Brunswick Oranges 4-0 on goals scored by Isabel Hulme, Sophia Szelag, Neeharika Anand, and Kailyn Castro. Maeva McGowan again spearheaded the defensive effort, with Leela Chari, Camilla Ortiz, and Kailyn Castro sharing the 2nd shutout in goal.

The Girls U7 Tigers, coached by John Gabriello and Mike Thompson, who took advantage of one of the many activities at the tournament and spray-painted their hair orange to match their shirts, defeated the East Brunswick Green Lightning 3-0, then fell behind in the closing moments of their second game, losing to the East Brunswick Thunderbirds by a score of 1-2. Rostered for the team were Megan McConnell, Frejya Quinn, Emma Cohen, Kiana Quizphi, Ava Thompson, Alexandra Weinstein, Lilly Gabriello, Grace Heilbronn, Isabella Heilbronn, Olivia Heilbronn, and Natalie Petillo.

The Boys U7 team, coached by Rob Walkley and Ken Cohen, then East Brunswick Slayers then lost a tough game to Monroe United 2-5. Rostered for the team were Antonio Camposano, Nicholas Walkley, Rob Walkley Jr, Dylan Almache, Spencer Cohen, Jason Avila, Adrian Urbina, Tyler Sweeney, Paul Santoro, Bryan Ortega, and Daniel Quezada.

The Boys U8 team, coached by Kevin McConnell, lost a close match with East Brunswick Spehalski 2-3, faced the East Brunswick Terminators to a 0-0 tie in the 1st half of their 2nd game, then fell behind 0-4 in the 2nd half. Rostered for the team were Nicholas Petruso, Mike McConnell, Yash Khangura, Brendan Coffee, Jake Salas, Aayush Gupta, Joshua Martin, Matthew Palacios, Connor Mamone, Nate Ackerman, and Allan Gomez.

The Girls U8 team, coached by Jeff Stephens and Steve Szeles, showed grit and determination, playing with only 8 players due to several last minute drop-outs, losing to the East Brunswick Stars and the East Brunswick United. Playing for the team were Amy Szeles, Elizabeth Szeles, Shannon Hauselt, CJ Frank, Kendra Stephens, Laila Aly, Mikayla Capasso, and Shivaani Bala.

 When the EWPAL U10 Boys group, who were predominately U9 players, had too many players allowed for one roster, rather than turn players away Coach Peter Lumkong worked tirelessly to recruit enough players for a second team. His U10 Team A defeated North Brunswick Team USA, then lost to East Brunswick Team 1. Rostered for Team A were Jacob Faye, Joseph Zisa, Michael Zisa, Ian Lumkong, Bryan Emery, Tristan Gayle, Matthew Michenfelder, Robbie Trainor, and Nathan Diller. The U10 Team B, coached by Mandeep Talwar, defeated the Manalapan Daemons, then fell to the East Brunswick Typhoons. Rostered for Team B were Diego Perez, Alexis Rodriguez, Byron Ruf, Kevin Luna, Robert Vanejas, Erik Fernandez, Stephen Cohen, Neil Talwar, Brandon Hernandez, and Andrew Abrego.