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Division II boys soccer state championship match

From Columbus Crew Stadium, Friday, November 11, 2011

Revere (18-0-4) vs. Dayton Carroll (22-0-0)

Coaches: Sandor Jakab of Revere and Scott Molfenter of Carroll.

Pregame notebook: The Minutemen and Patriots meet for the second year in a row in the final with the Patriots seeking to defend the state title they won last year 3-2. Each team enters with no losses and both squads were impressive in state semifinal matches on Tuesday. Revere defeated Lexington 5-1, and Carroll beat Columbus St. Francis DeSales 3-0. Minutemen senior Colin Romisher scored twice against Lexington and has 23 goals in 14 matches. “Colin is definitely a gamer,” Jakab said. “He has a tremendous amount of experience and he understands what the team needs and he is able to give that to us.” Freshman Luke Kasson, sophomore Nolan Dyko and junior CJ Hlay also scored a goal in that match for Revere. Junior Trae’ Collins scored two goals in Carroll’s state semifinal and senior Matthew Barnes added one goal. Barnes and Nicholas Braun are senior co-captains. Freshman Noah Kummer is Carroll’s goalkeeper. Seniors Max Palazzo and Matt Bezbatchenko are senior co-captains for Revere, and sophomore Joel Gerberich is the goalkeeper.

History: Carroll won state titles in 1980, 2008 and 2010. … The Patriots haven’t lost in 35 matches, with their last setback coming against Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller in a 3-1 match on Sept. 21, 2010. … Revere was state runner-up in 1995 and 2010. … Current Carroll junior Zach Zwiesler scored a goal in last year’s final and graduated seniors Carl Petkoff and Justin Chu also scored a goal. Revere’s goal scorers in that match were Romisher and graduated senior Ben Deighton.

Revere starting lineup

Goalkeeper: Sophomore Joel Gerberich.

Defenders: Senior Max Palazzo, senior Matt Bezbatchenko, junior Drew Kimberly, sophomore Brandon Taylor and freshman Brady Tieland.

Midfielders: Sophomore Adam Manteghi and freshman Luke Kasson.

Forwards: Senior Colin Romisher, junior Mike Santucci and sophomore Nolan Dyko.

FIRST HALF

We are underway. The match begins at 3:37 p.m.

Both teams are playing physical in the early moments.

Carroll is the No. 1 ranked team in the Division II state coaches poll and Revere is No. 2.

Sophomore midfielder Chase Somple and junior forward Hazem Najjar enter the Revere lineup in the fifth minute.

Junior forward Eric Zeno enters the Revere lineup in the seventh minute.

Senior forward Neil Taylor enters the Revere lineup in the 11th minute.

Carroll senior midfielder Austin Neumeier takes the first corner kick of the match in the 14th minute. Gerberich catches the ball on the fly in front of the goal.

Carroll sophomore forward Eric Austria takes a corner kick, but it results in nothing in the 20th minute.

Neither team has a shot on goal midway through the first half.

Kimberly kicks a shot for Revere over the top of the goal in the 21st minute.

Junior midfielder Clay Malyj enters the Revere lineup in the 27th minute.

Carroll has amped up its offensive attack. Senior Matthew Barnes takes a shot wide right in the 31st minute, junior Trae’ Collin boots a shot wide right in the 35th minute and sophomore Quincy Pope has a shot go off the right post in the 36th minute. Collins takes another shot wide left in the 37th minue.

GOAL … Carroll leads 1-0

Junior forward Trae’ Collins gives the Patriots a 1-0 lead with a goal in the 38th minute. Collins kicked the ball to the lower right of the goal from about 12 yards out. Junior midfielder Zach Zwiesler got the assist after displaying some fancy dribbling through a couple of Minutemen defenders.

HALFTIME … Carroll 1, Revere 0

SECOND HALF

The second is underway at 4:29 p.m.

Neumeier takes a corner kick in the 42nd minute and nothing comes of it.

Santucci puts a shot on goal for Revere in the 45th minute. That is the first shot on goal for the Minutemen.

Tieland take a shot on goal in the 48th minute, Revere’s second of the match.

Zwiesler puts a shot on goal in the 51st minute and senior Kyle O’Brien gets a shot on goal in the 52nd minute. Each are saved.

Patriots junior Patrick Raiff places a shot over the top of the cross bar in the 60th minute.

Senior Nicholas Braun puts a shot on goal in the 66th minute following a corner kick.

GOAL … Carroll leads 2-0

Senior defender Matthew Barnes extends the Patriots lead to 2-0 with a goal off of a penalty kick in the 68th minute. Revere was called for a hand ball inside the box.

GOAL … Carroll leads 3-0

Senior midfielder Austin Neumeier makes the score 3-0 with a goal in the 77th minute.

FINAL … Carroll wins 3-0.

The Walsh Jesuit girls’ soccer team is ranked No. 14 nationally by the ESPN Rise Powerade Fab 50 rankings this week. Walsh had been ranked No. 19.

Medina is ranked No. 45 nationally in the poll.

In the state girls’ coaches’ poll this week, Walsh is ranked No. 2 in the Division II state poll.

In the Division III state poll, Chippewa is ranked No. 6.

In Division I, Medina is ranked No. 9.

In the boys’ soccer state coaches’ poll, Hudson is ranked No. 6. Austintown Fitch is ranked No. 9.

In Division II, Revere is No. 3. In Division III, Western Reserve Academy is No. 6 and St. Thomas Aquinas is No. 9.

Walsh Jesuit can finally compete for a league championship in every sport.

The high school, which was founded in 1965, joined the North Coast League for this school year and will take part in the Blue Division against rival Archbishop Hoban.

Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, Mentor Lake Catholic and Parma Padua are other co-ed schools in the NCL Blue Division. Cleveland Benedictine participates as an all boys school and Cleveland Heights Beaumont is a member as an all girls school.

“As far as opponents and so forth, there is really no change for us on our schedule because we generally schedule the other schools in our division,” Walsh Jesuit football coach Gerry Rardin said. “Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin is the only one we didn’t play last year that is now in our division, but we have played them in past years.”

Rardin said this will be the first school year that each Warriors team can play for a league championship.

“I am looking forward to the additional thing that a league race could bring,” Rardin said. “Whatever team wins the North Coast League football championship is a pretty good team and is going to make the state playoffs. I would assume. I cannot see a league champion from this league not make it. Making the state playoffs is the No. 1 goal for sure.

“We are new to it. The kids aren’t talking a lot about it, but I think they will get more excited about as we get closer to it.”

Rardin said the Walsh football team competed in the Inter-County Conference in the early 1980s with Canton Central Catholic, St. Vincent-St. Mary and St. Thomas Aquinas.

Warriors baseball coach Chris Kaczmar helped form the Cuyahoga River Baseball Conference in the late 1990s. The CRBC currently includes Walsh, St. V-M, Cleveland St. Ignatius, Lakewood St. Edward, Gates Mills Gilmour Academy and Hunting Valley University School.

“I think everyone is approaching the North Coast League with an open mind and I think in the long run everyone will really like it,” Rardin said.

The NCL White Division features Cleveland Central Catholic, Parma Heights Holy Name, Warren John F. Kennedy, Bedford St. Peter Chanel, Garfield Heights Trinity and Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph.

In other league news, Nordonia is a full member of the Suburban League this year. Barberton and Northwest are independent schools.

The Walsh Jesuit girls soccer team received a trophy and a banner from ESPN Rise on Tuesday night at the team’s season-ending banquet at Emidio & Sons Banquet Center in Cuyahoga Falls.

Walsh finished first in the ESPN Rise FAB 50 poll, the third time the Warriors have won a national championship in girls soccer. The 2010 team joins the 2000 and 2006 teams that won state and national titles. Walsh’s 2001 and 2004 teams also won state titles.

Walsh won the Division I state title in November with a 3-0 victory over Pickerington North, completing a 19-1-3 season.

“It was a very special evening,” Walsh coach Dino McIntyre said. “It was nice a closure to everything for this season.”

The Warriors starters were seniors Kelsey Smigel, Erin Flynn, Alexis Gable, Brianna Kanz and Elizabeth Bollinger, juniors Katie George, Kaylee Semelsberger, Alyson Smigel and Christen Westphal, sophomore Sandra Yu and freshman Maddy Anzelc.

McIntyre said the girls each received an engraved medal and t-shirts from ESPN Rise. The evening included several photo opportunities and joyous conversations.

“We had all of our girls, parents, families and coaches in attendance,” McIntyre said. “ESPN Rise gave us this huge banner with our school colors and also a plaque commemorating our third national championship.

“The trophy, it looks like one of those BCS type of trophies [you see in college football].”

Walsh outscored its final 15 opponents by a 63-1 margin, including 30-0 in seven tournament games. Strongsville (20-2-1), which lost to Walsh in the state semifinals, finished fifth in the ESPN Rise poll. Jackson (15-2-2) was No. 31 and Medina (13-3-3) was No. 34.

ESPN Rise also named Yu, Medina senior goalkeeper Taylor Burke and Strongsville junior midfielder-striker Ashley Meier to their 50-player All-America team.

Chippewa clinched the girls soccer Wayne County Athletic League regular season title with a 3-0 victory over host Norwayne on Thursday night.

Sophomore Gabby Data, sophomore Marisa Fluharty and senior Sarah Yoho scored one goal apiece for the visiting Chipps (9-2-3, 8-0-2).

Chippewa, ranked No. 7 in the Division II state coaches poll, did not allow Norwayne (6-4-4, 5-4-2) to get a shot on goal and now has nine shutouts.

Data and sophomores Courtney Pendleton and Samantha Hardgrove each had an assist.

Chipps coach Ruth Coney also praised the defensive effort of sophomore Emily Badock along with senior Shelby Mowder, junior Courtney Fluharty and freshman Ana Hajek in front of sophomore goalkeeper Molly Zook.

The Norton boys soccer team won its first league championship by claiming the Portage Trail Conference Metro Division title with a 4-0 victory over Ravenna on Tuesday night.

Panthers senior forward Donovan Kohler scored all four goals in the win against the Ravens and leads the team with 16 goals this season.

Norton has a 7-4-1 overall record and is 5-0-1 in the PTC Metro.

The Woodridge boys soccer team clinched the PTC County with a 7-2 victory against Waterloo on Tuesday night. It was the Bulldogs’ eighth consecutive win and upped their overall record to 10-3-0 and league mark to 7-0-0.

Bulldogs senior forward Badou Drammeh scored two goals and assisted on another in the win over the Vikings.

Stow senior Vickie Havas will continue her academic and soccer careers at Northern Arizona University next season.

Havas is a four-year starter for the Bulldogs at forward and is currently leading her team in goals for the fourth consecutive season.

“Vickie is obviously one of the best female soccer players in the state of Ohio,” Stow coach Chris Tipton said. “For her to come through Stow and for me to be a part of her progression leading into her collegiate career is awesome. I am honored to be her coach. She is not only a great soccer player, but she is a wonderful person too.”

Tipton said Havas currently has 78 goals and 29 assists in her high school career. She has helped Stow post a 45-13-10 overall record and a 27-3-8 mark at home.

Havas netted nine goals as a freshman, 28 as a sophomore and 28 as a junior. She has 13 goals this season for Stow, which has an 8-2-2 record.

Havas, who has a 3.6 cumulative grade point average, said she plans to study in nursing at the school, which is located in Flagstaff.

“I went out there for a camp last year before my junior season,” Havas said. “Going out there, I did not know what to expect. I thought it might be in the dessert because it is in Arizona, but I really like it. It is up in the mountains. It is really beautiful. It is not in the dessert, it has similar weather to Ohio and I liked that.”

Havas said she also strongly considered Cleveland State and Bowling Green.

Havas said she has family connections to Arizona, with a grandma, aunt, uncle and cousins all living in the Tucson area. She said her parents plan on moving from Stow to Tucson.

Walsh Jesuit girls soccer coach Dino McIntyre said three of his seniors have committed to play college soccer.

 The three players are: forward Kelsey Smigel, forward Elizabeth Bollinger and defender Brianna Kanz.

 Smigel is headed to the University of Dayton, Bollinger is bound for Marquette University and Kanz is going to Kent State University.

 “I am very happy for all three girls,” McIntyre said. “They were recruited by a lot of schools. They really just found there best fit and they love the schools they selected. They made good decisions.

“All three of them will be successful. They are good players and good kids.’’

Report by Michael Beaven

The Columbus Crew recently signed defender Josh Williams, a former standout at Copley High School and Cleveland State University, to a Major League Soccer contract for the remainder of the season.

Williams, 6-foot-2 and 192 pounds, was invited to play in three of the Crew’s exhibition matches vs. college teams in April. He also has professional experience with the Cleveland Internationals of the USL Premier Development League.

‘‘We have had Josh on our radar since the beginning of the season and we got a look at him a a few friendlies,’’ Crew coach Robert Warzycha said. ‘‘He is a physical and versatile player who can play any position on the back line and we look forward to integrating him into the team.’’

Williams, 22, was a four-year starter at CSU as a midfielder and forward. He captained the Vikings during his junior and senior years. He was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team as a freshman, Horizon All-League Tournament Team as a junior and All-Horizon first-team as a senior.

Williams led CSU with six goals as a senior, and finished with 12 goals and eight assists in his collegiate career.

At Copley, Williams was a second-team All-Ohio Division II selection and a first-team All-Suburban League selection as a senior with 25 goals and 13 assists. He scored 49 goals and had 26 assists in three varsity seasons.

Williams also earned three letters for baseball and two letters for basketball at Copley.