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Soccer playoffs begin at The Center

With nine teams in the league, the ninth seed team was destined not to make the playoffs. Last place Gulfview Windows, finishing with a record of 2-4-2, found itself out of contention with a tie against Blalock Walters last Thursday night.

The two goals by both Daniel Adan and Keith Mahoney, along with a single by Raul Loera, just was not enough for the Gulfview team.

Five points were put on the scoreboard by the Blalock offense. Matthew Plummer nailed two shots. Teammates Austin Nutting and Matthew Staggs had solo goals in the game, contributing to the team’s scoring.

Beach Bums solidified the first place seed with their 7-4 win against Moss Builders. Kevin Roman had the hot foot with five goals in the game for the winning team.

Soccer playoffs begin at The Center
Like old times, PJ Smargisso takes the soccer field at The Center for some community center adult league fun. – The Center | Submitted

Ryan Moss, Aaron Parkin and Tim Holly were the scorers for Moss Builders in their loss, putting them in the #7 position going into the quarterfinal round of the playoffs.

Leading the pack early in the season, Sato Real Estate ended the regular season in second place. Their win Thursday pushed them past the other top contenders, Ross Built Construction and Solid Rock Construction.

In another tie ballgame, Ross Built Construction and Signature Granite each snuck three soccer balls past the defending goalie. The late game included goals by Greg and Jake Ross, as well as Garrett Furman for Ross Built Construction.

Zack Lieb and Kris Yavalar scored the three points for Signature Granite.

The top scorers of the league finishing the regular season are Chris Scott and Daniel Adan with 17 goals each. Roman finished a close second. scoring 16 goals in the nine weeks of friendly competition.

Joey Hutchison’s statistics note eight assists in the season to top the charts. Hutchison is followed by Amy Ivin, Parkin, Scott and Danny Anderson with seven assists each.

The league’s goalkeepers were kept very busy in the eight games that they played in The Center’s summer league. Moss topped the charts with 63 saves. Steve Oelfke had 62 stops with Mark Long in third getting in the way of 57 shots.

The playoff season starts Thursday, Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. with Solid Rock Construction going head-to-head against Vintage Beach. The second playoff game has Moss Builders versus Ross Built Construction on The Center’s pitch.

Top-ranked Beach Bums faces former champions Blalock Walters at 8 p.m. The last game of the night puts Sato Real Estate on the field with Signature Granite vying for the last semifinal seat.

 Sun Scoreboard

 Thursday, Aug. 27
Adult Co-Ed Soccer

 

#7 Moss Builders (3-4-1) 4

#1 Beach Bums (5-3) 7

 

#2 Sato Real Estate (5-3) 5

#4 Solid Rock Construction (4-4) 4

 

#9 Gulfview Windows (2-4-2) 5

#8 Blalock Walters (2-3-3) 5

 

#3 Ross Built Construction (4-3-1) 3

#6 Signature Granite (3-4-1) 3

 

#5 Vintage Beach (3-3-2) bye week

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