While college football has Bowl Mania this week, the high school soccer landscape offers its own week of intriguing showcase events -- these two are in Southern California.
Here’s a look at Tuesday’s key results:
<strong>SoCAL SHOWCASE</strong>
This eight-team boys event features FAB 50 No. 15 Servite (Calif.) and No. 34 Bellarmine Prep (Calif.).
<strong style="font-size: 1rem;">Orange Lutheran (Calif.) 1, Cathedral (Calif.) 0:</strong> <span style="font-size: 1rem;">Sophomore Xavier Alcantar scored on a direct free kick, which was earned when sophomore Jimu Lee was fouled.</span>
<strong>Servite (Calif.) 2, St. Paul’s (La.) 1:</strong> UC Santa Barbara signee [player_tooltip player_id="7514" first="Eduardo" last="Villeda"] scored both goals as Servite improved to 7-1. St. Paul’s goal was scored by junior Brennan Leblanc, assisted by junior Kristian Ernst.
<strong>St. Augustine (Calif.) 4, De La Salle (Calif.) 2, Loyola (Calif.) 0:</strong> Anthony Torres scored both goals for De La Salle.
<strong>Bellarmine Prep (Calif.) 2, Loyola (Calif.) 0: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id="8052" first="Keagan" last="Rhodes"] and Kavi Krishnan scored for Bellarmine in a win over Loyola as the Bells remained undefeated.
<strong>Tuesday’s Standout Players</strong>
M Will Allen, St. Paul’s (La.), Sr., Christian Brothers University
D Mateo Ambriz, Orange Lutheran (Calif.), So.
M Hector Arellanes, Orange Lutheran (Calif.), So.
M Kasdan Blattman, Bellarmine Prep (Calif.)
D Juan Carlos Bermudez, Loyola (Calif.), So.
M [player_tooltip player_id="8204" first="Marco" last="Bottene"], Loyola (Calif.), So.
M [player_tooltip player_id="6909" first="Adrian" last="Camacho"], Loyola (Calif.), Sr. -- Solid defending and possession in the midfield.
D Elio Cipriano, Orange Lutheran (Calif.), Sr.
D Christian Fajardo, Bellarmine Prep (Calif.)
F Charlie Hogan, De La Salle (Calif.), Sr.
GK Mike Macias, Bellarmine (Calif.)
M Noah Schwenger, De La Salle (Calif.), Sr.
M/F Anthony Torres, De La Salle (Calif.), Sr.
M [player_tooltip player_id="7514" first="Eduardo" last="Villeda"], Servite (Calif.), Sr. UC Santa Barbara
GK Blake Weimar, St. Paul’s (La.), Sr.
<strong>26th ANNUAL SoCAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASSIC</strong>
The boys event was set up to feature 16 teams, but one dropped due to COVID issues. The eight-team national showcase features FAB 50 No. 6 Torrey Pines (Calif.) and No. 41 San Clemente (Calif.).
<strong>San Clemente 4, Long Beach Wilson 0</strong>: Meelad Ahmadi scored twice as San Clemente cruised to a first-round victory.
<strong>San Dieguito Academy 1, San Pasqual 0</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id="7769" first="Jackson" last="D’Alessandro"]’s second-half goal lifted San Dieguito to an upset victory. San Pasqual had defeated San Dieguito last week.
<strong>Torrey Pines 4, Hoover 1.</strong>
<strong>Richmond 3, Los Alamitos 0.</strong>
