Chase for Region III Championships kicks off with a bang

Baton Rouge, La. (June 18, 2010) – The best of the South kicked off the 2010 US Youth Soccer Region III Championships today at BREC Burbank Soccer Complex in Baton Rouge, La.  Teams from eleven states have earned their place as the state champions and have converged to determine who will represent the South at the 2010 US Youth Soccer National Championships this July, 20-25, in Overland Park, Kan.

A look at how the defending 2009 US Youth Soccer Region III Champions faired on day one of preliminary play…

Girls
U-15 (NC) *94 CASL Spartan Elite Black vs (PLC1) Gulf Coast United Futbol Club, 6-0
U-16 (TX-N) *Dallas Texans 94 Red vs (PLC1) East Ridge Express 94 Black 5-1

Boys
U-15 (NC) *94 CASL vs (LA) Louisiana Fire, 1-1
U-17 (SC) *CESA 92 Premier vs (AL) BUSA 93 Elite, 6-0
U-18 (NC) *91 TUSA Gold vs (GA) GSA 92 Phoenix Red, 1-2
U-19 (SC) *DSC 90 Green vs (TX-S) 91 Black Rebels, 2-4
*2009 Regional Champion

Defending regional champion Under-15 Boys 94 CASL Elite (NC) found themselves in a battle with hosts Louisiana Fire on day one as they look to get back to the national stage. In the 54^th minute, CASL finally broke through to take the lead from a Yousef Asad goal. The Fire were determined though as Sebastian Pereira-Pinzon leveled the game 11 minutes later as the hosts started strong with a 1-1 result against last year’s champion.

In other U-15 Boys action, Dallas Texans 95 Red (N-TX) jumped on HC United 94/95 Red in the 11^thminute with a goal from Brendan Pak. The Texans looked comfortable as they continued to pressure, but United clawed back into the game and leveled the score in the 63^rd from Adam Holdeer to finish 1-1.

Under-15 Boys Brentwood 95 Premier (TN) got a goal from Murray Chidester in the 57^th minute against OFC 95 of Oklahoma to start off the week with three points and a 1-0 victory.

Concorde Fire Elite (GA) U-15 Boys had the better of the game early against CESA 94 Premier (SC) and capitalized with a goal in the 17^th minute by Cameron Moseley. CESA would find their feet after halftime however as they equalized five minutes after the restart from William Norris. The game ended 1-1 as each team gained one point in what is looking to be a tight Under-15 division.

In Under-14 Girls action, Mikaela Harvey recorded a hat-trick for Lonestars 96 Red (S-TX) en route to a 4-0 win over FC Alliance 96 Black (TN). Harvey scored in the 9^th, 34^th and 47^th minutes before Madison Sanders capped it off, putting Lonestars in good position after day one.

East Lake Arsenal Elite of Florida also made a statement in the U-14 Girls as they defeated OFC 96 (OK) 3-0. Debra Hahn put the Florida side up five minutes before the break and after an own goal in the 65^th, Mackenzie Geier added one more with a minute left in the game.

Under-14 Girls North Carolina champion, TCYSA 95 W-S Lady Twins, took control of their game versus Columbia United 95 Elite (SC) after 17 minutes with two goals from Alison Price. Lindsay Kubrick added a third five minutes before the end as TCYSA are one of a handful of U-14 Girls teams to take a commanding position after the first day of play.

Also coming out hot, Sting 96 (N-TX) took the lead on AFC Lightning 96 Elite (GA) in the fourth minute from a Victoria Bowman strike and went on to a 3-0 shutout. McKenna Whitaker netted just before halftime and Allison Ganter finished off the scoring in the 42^nd.

Today’s scores…

GIRLS
			SCORE			SCORE
Under-14		BUSA 96			WESA Krush Academy 95
Under-14		Sting 96			AFC Lightning 96
Under-14		Columbia United 95			TCYSA 95 Lady Twins White
Under-14		FC Alliance 96 Black			Lonestars 96 Red
Under-14		GCUFC Blue			Dallas Texans Red 96
Under-14		OFC 96			East Lake Arsenal
Under-14		Carrollton SA Fury 96			Solar 96
Under-14		TNFC Impact			NWAL 96 Strikers Black
Under-15		CASL Spartan Elite Blk			Gulf Coast United Futbol Club
Under-15		BUSA 95 Elite			Hurricane 95 Rhein
Under-15		Lonestars 95 Red			CESA 94 Premier
Under-15		MS Brilla FC Juniors 95			Lakers 95
Under-15		Dallas Texans 95 Red			Challenge 95
Under-15		95 Lady Lobos Blue			Space Coast United
Under-15		Sting 95			GSA 95 Phoenix Red
Under-15		Brandon FC Flames – Blue			NWA Lightning Strikers
Under-16		Sting 94			AU Capital SC 94 Capitals
Under-16		CESA 93 Premier			93 CSA Predator
Under-16		Solar Red 94			North OKC OFC 94
Under-16		Dallas Texans 94 Red			East Ridge Express 94 Black
Under-16		Lady Renegades			NASA 12 Elite II
Under-16		MSC Lakers			BWSC 94 Premier
Under-16		ASA Xtreme 94 Elite			LRFC 94 Blue
Under-16		GCUFC 94			BUSA 94 Elite
Under-17		Brentwood 93 Premier			FC Alliance 93 Black
Under-17		93 D’Feeters			BUSA 93 Elite
Under-17		Lonestar 93 Red			GSA 93 Phoenix Red
Under-17		Hurricane FC 93 Shubert			Mandeville Lakers
Under-17		CESA 92 Premier			Dallas Texans 93 Red
Under-17		Ponte Vedra Storm			HFC Storm
Under-17		Sting 93			92 CASL Spartan Elite
Under-17		Team Boca			AR Rush Nike 93
Under-18		91 CASL Spartan Elite			BRSC Black
Under-18		RSL Florida Elite			Sting 92
Under-18		BUSA 92 Elite			Dallas Texans 92 Red
Under-18		Hurricane FC 92 Cussen			91 TFC Navy
Under-18		Brentwood 92 Premier			Challenge 92
Under-18		AHFC 92 Blue			ASC Cougars 92
Under-18		CESA 91 Premier			FC Alliance 92 Black
Under-18		AFC Lightning 92 White			Gulf Coast United
Under-19		Tophat 09 Gold			Dallas Texans 91
Under-19		Challenge 91			SCU Storm 91 Elite
Under-19		CSC Rage			Lonestars 91 Red
Under-19		SRFC Lady Strikers			Norcross 93 Fury Gold
Under-19		Mandeville Lakers			Concorde Fire South Black 93
Under-19		GSA 92 Phoenix Red			90 CASL Chelsea Ladies
			SCORE			SCORE
Under-14		TSC-96 Red			Lonestar 96 Red
Under-14		95 Charlotte SA Predator			Vestavia Steamers 96 Black
Under-14		Tennessee Rush 96 Nike			Cajun Soccer Club Fury 96
Under-14		SAA Real Madrid-Miami			MS/JFC Fire 96 Premier
Under-14		FC Dallas 96			Brentwood 96 Premier
Under-14		Concorde Fire			Solar 96
Under-14		95 CASL Elite			Arkansas Comets 96 Navy
Under-14		CESA 95 Premier			West Pines United Black
Under-15		Brentwood 95 Premier			OFC 95
Under-15		Midsouth 95			BUSA 95
Under-15		Dallas Texans 95 Red			HC United 94/95 Red
Under-15		94 CASL			Louisiana Fire
Under-15		Concorde Fire			CESA 94 Premier
Under-15		GFC Spurs			South Florida Elite FC
Under-15		Arkansas Comets FC			Mexicas 95
Under-15		GCU Blue			Solar Red 95
Under-16		HFC 94 Blue			AR Comets
Under-16		CESA 93 Premier			Clarksville Kaos Arsenal
Under-16		93 FVAA Flash Red			RSL Florida 93
Under-16		BRSC 94 Black			Solar Red 94
Under-16		Dallas Texans SA 94 Red			TSC 94 Black
Under-16		Concorde Fire Elite			Dallas Texans Red-Dallas
Under-16		GSA Phoenix Red 94			93 CUFC Charlotte United Gold
Under-16		MSC Lakers
Under-17		DFW Tejanos 93 Premier			TSC 93 Red
Under-17		Florida Rush Nike			Lakeview Thunder 93
Under-17		MS/JFC Fire 93 Premier			Texas Fire
Under-17		Alpharetta Ambush Red			LRFC 93 Blue
Under-17		KFC Crush 93 Blue			Celtic 93 Green
Under-17		Brentwood 93 Premier			92 CASL Elite
Under-17		GSA 93 Phoenix Red			92 Triangle Futbol Club
Under-17		BUSA 93 Elite			CESA 92 Premier
Under-18		FC Alliance 92 Black			Fusion Gold
Under-18		BUSA 92 Elite			Gulf Coast United Futbol Club
Under-18		92 Louisiana Fire Red			Celtic 92 Green
Under-18		OFC 92			Dallas Texans Houston 92 Red
Under-18		NWAL Strikers 92			CESA 91 Premier
Under-18		GSA 92 Phoenix Red			91 TUSA Gold
Under-18		TLSC/AYSES Gold 92			Weston FC Nike
Under-18		HFC 92 Blue			Cobb FC 92 Premier
Under-19		90 TFC Navy			Coral Springs GunStorm
Under-19		Louisiana Fire			Tulsa Soccer Club
Under-19		AFC Lightning 91 Elite			KnoxCrush 91 Blue
Under-19		Andromeda 91			United Soccer Club 91
Under-19		GCUFC			Little Rock FC 91 Blue
Under-19		DSC 90 Green			91 Black Rebels

Regional winners of the Under-14 through Under-19 age groups earn a berth to the 2010 US Youth Soccer National Championships July 20-25, at Overland Park Soccer Complex in Overland Park, Kan.

The US Youth Soccer National Championships will consist of US Youth Soccer Regional Champions in the Under-14 through Under-19 Boys and Girls age groups as well as the US Youth Soccer National League qualifiers in the Under-15 through Under-17 Boys and Girls age groups to complete the field of 60 teams. 2010 marks the 75th anniversary of the Under-19 Boys James P. McGuire Cup, the oldest trophy in youth sports dating back to 1935 with the inaugural youth championships. The Under-19 Girls National Champion will hoist the Ross Stewart Cup on its 30th anniversary.