CESA Premier 92 Boys defeated Lakeview (LA Champ) this afternoon 3-1 and earned a place vs Eclipse at 11:30 tomorrow in the Semifinals.
Goals: #1 First Half: Own Goal Lakeview
#2 First Half: Garbonzo / Birkholder This goal was identical to the one Garbonzo hit for NW vs IRMO in the finals but he was 12 to 15 years out as Brandon Birkholder served the ball in from the right side of the pitch. A fantastic finish.
#3 Second Half: Lunceford / Burnikel Near the end of the second half, Alex Burnikel made a great run into the final third from his right back position which signaled Lunceford to make a run splitting the defenders as Burnikel played the perfect ball to his feet. The keeper came off his line and Lunceford tucked the ball away to the near side kissing it off of the post for the goal.
Congrats on advancing to the semis and earning a place in the National League.
Great job by all the teams. South Carolina seems to do better every year. I predict even more teams in the semis next year as soccer in South Carolina continues to get better.
Eclipse(whom we later clarified is S. Texas PL champion) was runner up to the South Texas state championship team that mutiny defeated earlier 7-2. However, watching them today they are quick and appear to be a more superior team than the previous TX team.
Congrats also to the the CESA 92 team who have had to play at the hottest part of the day this whole tournament.
Some interesting facts from regionals. I am getting this second hand, so correct me if I am wrong.
The number of SC teams that went to regionals: 11 The number of SC teams that made it to quarterfinals: 7 The number of SC teams that are in the semis tomorrow: 2 CUFC teams in Dallas: 1 Number of CUFC wins: 2 Number of CUFC ejections: 2 Number of goals scored by DSC U-18 boys so far: 18 Number of CESA teams in Dallas: 8 Number of CESA teams in quarterfinals: 5 Number of CESA teams in semifinals: 1
Don't want to get ahead of myself here...but has any SC team won a national championship in the past? I know the Aiken Fire lost in the final one year. Wasn't there a girls team that won it all?
