Arizona team competes in the Land of the Rising Sun

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>USE THE PROMO CODE almasin30 for a discount on your first subscription</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In this article I will be featuring the Utah Royals FC 09G ECNL team.  It's a team out of Arizona, and they compete in the ECNL Girls [highschool_tooltip highschool_id='249555' name='Southwest'] 2024-2025 league.  The Royals are in 6th place out of a total of 17 teams, with a record of (7-4-4). They recently competed in Southern [highschool_tooltip highschool_id='241429' name='California'] on March 22nd and 23rd.  They won their match against [program_tooltip program_id='278040' first='So' last='Cal Blues ECNL'] by a score of 2-1.  Tied their match against the 4th place team [program_tooltip program_id='283476' first='Slammers' last='FC'] HB Koge ECNL (1-1).  This team has had players in the same squad since 2015.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href='https://twitter.com/BayAreaSocScout/status/1908004613955137537'>https://twitter.com/BayAreaSocScout/status/1908004613955137537</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Royals FC 09G squad is also competing in the ECNL Phoenix Showcase 2025, with matches against Scorpion SC, XF Academy, and Oregon Surf. &nbsp;Some of the key players are Kate Edrington, Bella Arcadi, Raegan Pool, Reagan Rodgers, and Ashlynn Corupe. &nbsp;They all have impressive soccer resumes to boot and are outstanding student-athletes. &nbsp;The grade point average for this group of players reminds me of the CCS Division 5 champions ([highschool_tooltip highschool_id='260899' name='Sacred Heart Prep']), who also won the award for highest GPA in the section.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href='https://twitter.com/BayAreaSocScout/status/1907680018399944929'>https://twitter.com/BayAreaSocScout/status/1907680018399944929</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kate Edrington is a sophomore at Mountain Ridge High school and has a 4.2 GPA.  She wears the #19 and mainly plays outside back, but she can also be effective as a center back. Kate scored 4 goals and provided 5 assists on the season for a total of 13 points. Some of her accomplishments as a player are: 2025 Defense MVP, 2025 6A state semifinalist, 2024 Defense MVP, 2025 6A region honorable mention, 2023 Female student athlete of the year,  and participation in the 2024 ECNL playoffs.  She also played four team sports in middle school.  She is also a member of DECA, NJHS.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p class='text-gray-700'>Kate Edrington is a sophomore at Mountain Ridge High school and has a 4.2 GPA.  She wears the #19 and mainly plays outside back, but she can also be effective as a center back. Kate scored 4 goals and provided 5 assists on the season for a total of 13 points. Some of her accomplishments as a player are: 2025 Defense MVP, 2025 6A state semifinalist, 2024 Defense MVP, 2025 6A region honorable mention, 2023 Female student athlete of the year,  and participation in the 2024 ECNL playoffs.  She also played four team sports in middle school.  She is also a member of DECA, NJHS.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href='https://twitter.com/BayAreaSocScout/status/1907988462793535703'>https://twitter.com/BayAreaSocScout/status/1907988462793535703</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bella Arcadi is the sophomore class president at Sunrise Mountain high school with a GPA of 3.85.&nbsp; She wears #13 and plays mainly on offense.&nbsp; In her first 2 seasons on the varsity squad, she scored 31 goals and had 8 assists for a total of 70 points.&nbsp; Some of her accomplishments are: 2025 5A state semifinalist, 2025 5A All-region offensive player of the year - forward, 2025 5A All-Region 1st team - forward, 2025 5A All-Conference 2nd Team - forward. 2025 best goal of the year award, 2025 Sunrise Mountain Offensive MVP, 2024 All-Region 2nd Team - forward, and she was a USYNT camp invite.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p class='text-gray-700'>Bella Arcadi is the sophomore class president at Sunrise Mountain high school with a GPA of 3.85.  She wears #13 and plays mainly on offense.  In her first 2 seasons on the varsity squad, she scored 31 goals and had 8 assists for a total of 70 points.  Some of her accomplishments are: 2025 5A state semifinalist, 2025 5A All-region offensive player of the year - forward, 2025 5A All-Region 1st team - forward, 2025 5A All-Conference 2nd Team - forward. 2025 best goal of the year award, 2025 Sunrise Mountain Offensive MVP, 2024 All-Region 2nd Team - forward, and she was a USYNT camp invite.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href='https://twitter.com/BayAreaSocScout/status/1907986983051252028'>https://twitter.com/BayAreaSocScout/status/1907986983051252028</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Raegan Pool is a sophomore at Sandra Day O'Connor High School, and she has a 4.6 GPA.  She wears #9 and primarily plays as a forward.  She is ranked by Prep Soccer as the 88th ranked player in the nation for the class of 2027.    Some of her accomplishments are: 2024 ECNL All-conference SW, 2025 ECNL playoffs, 2x USYNT camp invite, Student Athlete Leadership Team - 2 years, while just coming back from an injury.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p class='text-gray-700'>Raegan Pool is a sophomore at Sandra Day O'Connor High School, and she has a 4.6 GPA.  She wears #9 and primarily plays as a forward.  She is ranked by Prep Soccer as the 88th ranked player in the nation for the class of 2027.    Some of her accomplishments are: 2024 ECNL All-conference SW, 2025 ECNL playoffs, 2x USYNT camp invite, Student Athlete Leadership Team - 2 years, while just coming back from an injury.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reagan Rodgers is a sophomore at [highschool_tooltip highschool_id='238222' name='Chaparral'] High School, and she has a 4.1 GPA.&nbsp; She wears the #11 and plays in the midfield. She was previously evaluated by JR ESkilson.&nbsp; He noted: 'She can play either as an attacking midfielder or a box-to-box midfielder. One of her best attributes is her ability in dead ball situations. She sends a perfect service from corner kicks. Rodgers also takes the penalty kicks for her side. From the run of play, she is smooth on the ball and quick to make decisions. Some of her accomplishments are: 2025 5A state champion, 2025 5A region 2nd team, and participation in the 2024 ECNL playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p class='text-gray-700'>Reagan Rodgers is a sophomore at Chaparral High School, and she has a 4.1 GPA.  She wears the #11 and plays in the midfield. She was previously evaluated by JR ESkilson.  He noted: 'She can play either as an attacking midfielder or a box-to-box midfielder. One of her best attributes is her ability in dead ball situations. She sends a perfect service from corner kicks. Rodgers also takes the penalty kicks for her side. From the run of play, she is smooth on the ball and quick to make decisions. Some of her accomplishments are: 2025 5A state champion, 2025 5A region 2nd team, and participation in the 2024 ECNL playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed --> <figure class='wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter'><div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper'> https://twitter.com/BayAreaSocScout/status/1907990155950174390 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ashlynn Corupe is a sophomore at Pinnacle High School, and she has a 3.8 GPA.  She is part of the Fellowship of [highschool_tooltip highschool_id='249753' name='Christian'] Athletes.  She wears the #5 and plays the mid-center position.  In her first 2 years on the varsity squad, she has scored 8 goals and tallied 8 assists for 24 points.  She was previously evaluated by JR ESkilson.  He stated: 'She is a strong player in the center of the field. Corupe impressed me with her tackling. She gets stuck into challenges and regularly wins duels. She is good on the ball and makes clean passes. When she has time on the ball, she can pick out passes to split the opposition. She does not shy away from touches on the ball even when crowded and can play quickly away from pressure. Corupe could have some potential in a center-back role in the future as well.' Some of her accomplishments are: 2025 all region 1st team defense, 2025 6A state finalist, 2024 6A region honorable mention, and USYNT camp invite.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p class='text-gray-700'>Ashlynn Corupe is a sophomore at Pinnacle High School, and she has a 3.8 GPA.  She is part of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.  She wears the #5 and plays the mid-center position.  In her first 2 years on the varsity squad, she has scored 8 goals and tallied 8 assists for 24 points.  She was previously evaluated by JR ESkilson.  He stated: 'She is a strong player in the center of the field. Corupe impressed me with her tackling. She gets stuck into challenges and regularly wins duels. She is good on the ball and makes clean passes. When she has time on the ball, she can pick out passes to split the opposition. She does not shy away from touches on the ball even when crowded and can play quickly away from pressure. Corupe could have some potential in a center-back role in the future as well.' Some of her accomplishments are: 2025 all region 1st team defense, 2025 6A state finalist, 2024 6A region honorable mention, and USYNT camp invite.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Now, back to the story of their trip to Japan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Royals FC AZ participated in a cross-cultural networking event with Matsumoto Yamaga FC.  Three friendly matches took place in Japan during the past summer.  A squad of 12 Royals FC AZ players and coaches competed in the friendly matches and experienced cultural exchange.  A few of the highlights were Royals ladies participating in a yukata dressing experience.  They wore lightweight kimonos and posed for pictures.  The team even got a chance to tour Matsumoto city, while visiting Matsumoto Castle with students from the Green Forest international school.  For some players, the highlight of the trip might be swimming in a river in Matsumoto City.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Royals team with the Matsumoto Women's team - Summer 2024 - Matsumoto, Japan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed --> <figure class='wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter'><div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper'> https://twitter.com/BayAreaSocScout/status/1907681234978820463 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team Spotlight: Utah Royals AZ 09G ECNL Team </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed --> <figure class='wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter'><div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper'> https://twitter.com/BayAreaSocScout/status/1908007532024705259 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I really enjoyed working on this project. Much thanks to Kate Edrington for her time, patience, and enthusiasm in getting this article published. Wishing you and your Utah Royals AZ team the best of luck in the Phoenix ECNL Showcase. Lastly, I look forward to seeing your team in live action soon.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>USE THE PROMO CODE almasin30 for a discount on your first subscription</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed --> <figure class='wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter'><div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper'> https://twitter.com/BayAreaSocScout/status/1904420929935171997 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->