Dev. Academy Roundup: Va. Rush U-15/16s still ahead, Richmond Kickers struggle

By Jimmy LaRoue

Virginia Rush, despite a tie and a loss this weekend, remains in first place in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy's U-15/16 South Conference, Atlantic Division. In Rush's 1-1 tie against North Meck SC, the Virginia Beach side took an early lead on a 2nd minute goal from Michael Abraham. Zhuvonte Wilson tied the match for North Meck SC in the 39th minute.

Charlotte Soccer Academy moved up to third by virtue of two wins – and two goals from Khalil Abderahman – on the weekend, taking down the Richmond Kickers 3-0 Saturday, following that up with a 1-0 win over Virginia Rush Sunday. In the win over the Kickers, Charlotte Soccer Academy scored all three goals in the first half, from Tomas Hillard-Arce in the 17th minute, and then back-to-back goals a minute apart from Khalil Abderahman (42nd) and Hans Honer (43rd).

Abderahman scored Charlotte's lone goal in the win over Virginia Rush Sunday. On Sunday, North Meck SC used four second-half goals to defeat the Richmond Kickers 4-0. 

South Conference
Atlantic Division
U-15/16

Standings (top-5): 1. Virginia Rush 7-7-3 (4-1-1), 2. McLean Youth Soccer 5-7-3 (3-1-1), 3. Charlotte Soccer Academy 3-3-1 (2-0-0), 4. North Meck FC 1-3-3 (1-0-1), 5. Richmond Kickers 3-13-1 (0-5-1)

Sat. Jan. 28, 2012
North Meck SC 1, Virginia Rush 1
Charlotte Soccer Academy 3, Richmond Kickers 0

Sun. Jan. 29, 2012
North Meck SC 4, Richmond Kickers 0
Charlotte Soccer Academy 1, Virginia Rush 0


South Conference
Atlantic Division
U-17/18

Ben Burdon had quite the weekend for Charlotte Soccer Academy.

Burdon scored five goals in two matches, including a hat-trick in Charlotte's 4-0 win Sunday against Virginia Rush. He also scored twice the day before in a 5-1 win over Richmond Kickers. Travis Borkey scored the Kickers' lone goal in the 59th minute to tie the match at 1-1. The match stayed tied heading into the late stages before the first of two goals from Burdon in the 77th minute put Charlotte ahead for good. After Benjamin Kern scored in the 89th minute, Burdon followed that with his second in the waning stages of the match.

Burdon scored the first of his three goals Sunday in the 16th minute, and scored two more in the space of five minutes in the second half (47th, 52nd) before Nathaniel Goodwin scored the team's fourth in the 56th minute.

The Kickers rebounded from their loss Saturday, getting a brace from Benjamin Lewis in a 2-1 win over North Meck SC.

Standings (top-5): 1. McLean Youth Soccer 7-3-5 (5-0-0), 2. Richmond Kickers 5-12-0 (3-3-0), 3. Charlotte Soccer Academy 2-2-3 (2-0-0), 4. North Meck SC 2-4-1 (1-1-0), 5. Richmond Strikers 2-10-1 (1-2-0)

Sat. Jan. 28, 2012
North Meck SC 4, Virginia Rush 0
Charlotte Soccer Academy 5, Richmond Kickers 1

Sun. Jan. 29, 2012
North Meck SC 1, Richmond Kickers 2
Charlotte Soccer Academy 4, Virginia Rush 0


For more on this past weekend's action, see below:

West Conference, SoCal Division
U-15/16

In a match that went back and forth and saw six first half goals, Arsenal FC and the L.A. Galaxy played to a 4-4 tie.

Gabriel Salas scored in the first minute for Arsenal FC, but the Galaxy countered with two goals from Martin Arrieta in the 5th and 16th minutes. Arsenal FC tied the match at 2-2 in the 17th minute on a goal from Alejandro Sanchez and went ahead two minutes later on a Calvin Lopez goal. The Galaxy leveled the match before halftime, getting a goal from Alejandro Vergara in the 27th minute, and went ahead 4-3 in the 51st minute Rolando Munoz. Arsenal got the eventual match equalizer in the 80th minute on a goal from Carlos Chagolla.

Standings (top 5): 1. San Diego Surf 10-4-2 (4-2-1), 2. Real Salt Lake AZ 9-2-1 (4-0-0), 3. L.A. Galaxy 6-3-3 (3-1-1), 4. Chivas USA 6-5-2 (3-2-1), 5. Pateadores 5-2-5 (2-2-1)
 
Sat. Jan. 28, 2012
Real Salt Lake AZ 1, De Anza Force 0
Arsenal FC 4, L.A. Galaxy 4
Real So Cal 1, Chivas USA 1

West Conference, SoCal Division
U-17/18

Mark Verso scored an 84th minute goal to give Chivas USA a 1-0 win over Real So Cal and first place, as the L.A. Galaxy fell by a 1-0 margin to Arsenal FC, who got a 65th minute goal from Brian Benjume to provide the difference.

Standings (top 5): 1. Chivas USA 9-3-1 (4-1-1), 2. L.A. Galaxy 9-1-2 (4-1-0), 3. Pateadores 7-3-2 (3-1-1), 4. Real Salt Lake AZ 4-5-3 (2-0-2), 5. San Diego Surf 4-7-5 (1-3-3)

Sat. Jan. 28, 2012
Real Salt Lake AZ 2, De Anza Force, 2
Arsenal FC 1, L.A. Galaxy 0
Real So Cal 0, Chivas USA 1

West Conference, Northwest Division
U-15/16

Lynden Gooch scored two first half goals in leading Santa Cruz Breakers Academy to a 3-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes Sunday. Gooch scored in the 13th and 35th minutes. Elisama Padilla got a goal back for the Earthquakes in the 53rd minute before Giovanni Godoy put the match away with a goal in the 60th minute.

In the only other action, California Development Academy and Cal Odyssey played to a 1-1 tie.

Standings (top 5): 1. Seattle Sounders 10-2-2 (5-1-1), 2. De Anza Force 8-5-3 (4-2-0), 3. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7-4-2 (3-1-0), 4. San Jose Earthquakes 6-4-2 (3-1-0), 5. Cal Odyssey 4-9-1 (2-3-1)

Sat. Jan. 28, 2012
California Development Academy 1, Cal Odyssey 1

Sun. Jan. 29, 2012
Santa Cruz Breakers Academy 3, San Jose Earthquakes 1

West Conference, Northwest Division
U-17/18

Gregory Antognoll II's second goal proved to be the game-winner as Cal Odyssey beat California Development Academy 3-2. Daniel Flores got Cal Odyssey on the board in the 6th minute, and Antognoll added a goal in the 13th minute before California Development Academy got the first of two goals from Tyler Thompson in the 15th minute. Thompson scored again to level the match in the 51st minute.

Standings (top 5): 1. Seattle Sounders FC 7-4-3 (5-1-1), 2. De Anza Force 9-6-1 (4-2-0), 3. Crossfire Premier 6-3-5 (3-2-2), 4. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8-3-2 (3-0-1), 5. Cal Odyssey 4-7-3 (2-3-1)

Sat. Jan. 28, 2012
California Development Academy 2, Cal Odyssey 3


South Conference
Southeast Division
U-15/16

In the lone match in the Southeast Division, South Carolina United Battery shutout CASL Chelsea FC Academy 2-0. Daniel Zaremba scored first in the 8th minute, with Michele Bottari sealing the match with a 75th minute goal.

Standings (top-5): 1. South Carolina United Battery 15-3-3 (9-1-2), 2. Concorde Fire 12-5-4 (5-4-3), 3. Georgia United 10-5-8 (4-4-4), 4. Weston FC 7-2-4 (3-0-3), 5. Clearwater Chargers 6-2-5 (3-1-2)

Sun. Jan. 29, 2012
South Carolina United Battery 2, CASL Chelsea FC Academy 0


South Conference
Southeast Division
U-17/18

A 92nd minute goal from McAmos Paye was the difference for Atlantic Division's CASL Chelsea FC Academy in a 1-0 non-division win over Southeast Division leaders South Carolina United Battery on Sunday.

Standings: 1. South Carolina United Battery 9-4-8 (5-1-6), 2. Concorde Fire 9-6-6 (5-2-5), 3. Georgia United 9-7-7 (4-4-4), 4. Birmingham United 7-9-5 (3-5-4), 5. Kendall SC 4-4-5 (2-1-3)

Sun. Jan. 29, 2012
South Carolina United Battery 0, CASL Chelsea FC Academy 1

Central Conference
Texas Division
U-15/16

Toryima Asom's 13th minute goal stood up as Solar Chelsea SC held off Lonestar SC Academy 1-0 in a Texas Division matchup Saturday. The win puts Solar Chelsea SC in second place behind the Dallas Texans.

Andromeda FC and Texans SC Houston played to a scoreless tie Sunday.

Standings (top-5): 1. Dallas Texans 10-0-6 (8-0-3), 2. Solar Chelsea SC 7-4-6 (5-2-5), 3. Texans SC Houston 8-4-4 (5-3-3), 4. Lonestar SC Academy 8-5-3 (5-4-2), 5. FC Dallas 5-4-5 (4-3-4)

Sat. Jan. 28, 2012
Lonestar SC Academy 0, Solar Chelsea SC 1

Sun. Jan. 29, 2012
Andromeda FC 0, Texans SC Houston 0


Central Conference
Texas Division
U-17/18   

Kekuta Manneh scored first, but he and 10-man Lonestar SC Academy couldn't overcome three second half goals from Solar Chelsea SC in a 3-1 loss. The win for Solar Chelsea FC moves it into second place behind FC Dallas, 6-0 winners against Classics Elite. Andromeda FC and Texans SC Houston played to a scoreless tie.

Manneh scored in the 57th minute for Lonestar SC Academy, but Solar Chelsea SC tied the match three minutes later on a goal from Zachary Mathers. Samuel Hayward scored what proved to be the game winner in the 67th minute, with Alfred Koroma adding another goal late for Solar Chelsea SC in the win.

Standings (top-5): 1. FC Dallas 12-1-2 (10-1-1), 2. Solar Chelsea SC 10-4-3 (6-4-2), 3. Texans SC Houston 8-2-6 (5-2-4), 4. Lonestar SC Academy 10-5-1 (5-5-1), 5. Dallas Texans 5-4-7 (3-3-5)

Sat. Jan. 28, 2012
Lonestar SC Academy 1, Solar Chelsea SC 3               

Sun, January 29, 2012     
Andromeda FC 0, Texans SC Houston 0     
Classics Elite 0, FC Dallas 6     

 
East Conference   
Liberty Division
U-15/16

Standings (top-5): 1. Players Development Academy 4-1-0, 2. FC Westchester 2-0-2, 3. Albertson 2-0-2, 4. New York Red Bulls 2-3-0, 5. NY Cosmos Academy 1-2-2 (no division games yet played)

East Conference
Liberty Division
U-17/18

Standings (top-5): 1. Players Development Academy 4-1-0, 2. FC Westchester 3-1-0, 3. Albertson 2-1-1, 4. New York Red Bulls 2-2-1, 5.  Met Oval 1-3-1 (no division games yet played)

East Conference
Mid-Atlantic Division
U-15/16

Standings (top-5): 1. D.C. United 4-0-1, 2. NJSA 04 3-0-2, 3. Baltimore Bays Chelsea 3-1-1, 4. Match Fit Chelsea 2-2-1, 5. PA Classics 2-3-0 (no division games played)

East Conference
Mid-Atlantic Division
U-17/18

Standings (top-5): 1. FC Delco 3-1-1, 2. D.C. United 2-2-1, 2. PA Classics 2-2-1, 4. NJSA 04 1-3-1, 5. Match Fit Chelsea 1-3-1 (no division games yet played)

East Conference
Northeast Division
U-15/16

Standings (top-5): 1. New England Revolution 3-2-0, 2. FC Greater Boston 2-1-2, 3. Oakwood Soccer Club 1-3-1, 4. Empire United 0-4-1, 5.  Seacoast United 0-5-0 (no division games yet played)

East Conference
Northeast Division
U-17/18

Standings (top-5): 1. New England Revolution 4-1-0, 2. FC Greater Boston 3-1-1, 3. Empire United 3-2-0, 4. South Central Premier 3-2-0, 5. Oakwood Soccer Club 1-2-2 (no division games yet played)


Central Conference
Frontier Division
U-15/16

Standings (top-5): 1. St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri 3-0-2, 1. Colorado Rapids 3-0-2, 1. Colorado Rush 3-0-2, 4. Shattuck Saint Mary's Soccer Academy 3-1-1, 5. St. Louis Scott Gallagher Metro 2-0-3 (no division games yet played)

Central Conference
Frontier Division
U-17/18

Standings (top-5): 1. Minnesota Thunder Academy 3-0-1, 2. Shattuck Saint Mary's Soccer Academy 4-1-0, 3. Colorado Rapids 3-0-2, 4. Sporting Kansas City 4-2-0, 5. St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri 3-1-1 (no division games yet played)


Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
U-15/16

Standings (top-5): 1. Crew Soccer Academy 3-0-0, 2. Crew Soccer Academy Wolves 4-0-1, 3. Chicago Fire 3-1-1, 3. Vardar SC Freiburg 3-1-1, 5. Indiana United Fire Academy 2-2-0 (no division games yet played)

Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
U-17/18

Standings (top-5): 1. Crew Soccer Academy 3-0-0, 2. Internationals 3-0-0, 3. Sockers FC 3-0-2, 4. Chicago Fire 3-2-0, 5. Indiana United Fire Academy 2-1-1 (no division games yet played)