Soccer shootout

August 6
Soccer shootout

Two hometown teams won titles, Saturday, August 2, in the 11th annual NEPA 3v3 Soccer Shootout at Abington Heights High School.

Far right, Santos (boys team) vs. F.C. Julie Hubbard (girls team). Santos won 13-2.

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The tournament, which is sponsored by Geisinger Health Systems and PNC Bank, drew a field of 51 teams and about 230 players in nine divisions. The event is organized by and benefits Friends of Abington Heights Soccer.

Pink Flamingos defeated FC America, 6-4, in the championship game of Group G for U-15 boys’ teams. Fusion avenged an earlier loss when it beat NEPA Chill, 7-6, in the final of Group F for U-14 and U-15 girls’ teams. Other winners include:

Group A (U-9/10 boys): The Sickness, Dauphin and York Counties Austin Gilbertson, Nate Smithers, Brayden Coe, Bryce Carter, Ethan Herstek; Carbon Mayhem, Lehighton Frank Bokan, Justin Jaime, Riley McHugh, Shane Meckes, Kaitlin Higgins, Rajah Quinones.

Group B (U-11 girls): Spike Girls, Dickson City, Archbald, Peckville, Nicholson Cara Griffith, Eileen Casey, Jillian Paulus, Hannah Richner; Purple Passion, Dauphin County Jennifer McKee, Mallory Ranck, Sarah Raphael, Marissa Armolt, Meghan Williams.

Group C (U-11 boys): Carbon United Xtreme, Lehighton Zach Christoff, Daniel Baka, Joe Marks, Hunter Wolfe, Dylan Kleintop, Josh Knappenberger; Flames, Tannersville, Tobyhanna Sam Overpeck, Timothy Gaudette, Dan Lake, Noah Heller, Trey Bonifacio.

Group D (U-12/13 girls): Back Mountain Fusion, Luzerne County Emily Sutton, Nora Fazzi, Taylor Kelly, Shoshanna Mahoney, Gabrielle Termini, Olivia Termini; Rovers, York, Dauphin, Adams Counties Olivia Gilbertson, Hannah Stiles, Sarai Bowman, Jessica Getz, Savannah Schultz.

Group E (U-13/14 boys): PA Strikers, Lancaster Jared Kieffer, Zach Herstek, Sean Howells, Dylan Bleacher; Tunkhannock Tigers United, Tunkhannock, Lake Winola Dan Manglaviti, Jacob Hughes, Dean Mirabelli, Andrew Muckin.

Group F (U-14/15 girls): Fusion, Clarks Summit (Emily Sullivan, Katrina Helcoski, Lexi Thiel, Nicole Kozar); NEPA Chill, Luzerne County Antoinette Scialpi, Caitlin Wood, Wendy Greenwood, Chandler Ackers, Julianna Leco.

Group G (U-15 boys): Pink Flamingos, Clarks Summit, Ben Kalmanowicz, Zeke Larson, Nathan Engh, Brian Vietz; FC America, Scranton, Carbondale Michael Burney, Jason McGovern, Mark Monacelli, Brandon Jackson, Wyley Kolar.

Group H (U-16/17 girls): Rising Star, Lebanon County Marykate McShane, Lindsey Good, Alicia Snyder, Katlyn Soucy, Traci Mohl, Kristina Randjelovic; Wyoming Valley Soccer Club, Luzerne, Columbia and Berks Counties Ashley Pardoski, Alex Madaya, Kasey Lynn, Kristyn Lizbinski.

Group J (U-19 boys): Santos, Benton William Pasukinis, Will Sherksnas, Matt Gulliver, Brian Kulbacki; Area 5, Bloomsburg Jared Shannon, Nate Birth, Garrett Bogart, Adam Stein, Luke Klinger, Tommy Dougher.