Strikers U11 open with win over Jackson
The East Windsor Strikers, EWPAL U11 Travel Soccer Team, opened its season with a 5-2 victory against Jackson.
After observing a moment of silence honoring the events of September 11, 2001, the EW Strikers and Jackson Falcons played an exciting game. The Strikers took the lead of 1-0 early, but Jackson fought back and led shortly into the second half. However, the Strikers dug deep and leaned on their conditioning to wear their opponents out.
Striker goalie, Sean Burk saved six shots while Chase Deutsch and Matteo Gualotuna each scored two goals and Griffin Kubicki assisted on two goals. Alexis Chasi rounded out the scoring by netting a goal with an assist from center-forward, Michael Fowler.
The team will be playing this Sunday at 3 p.m. at the PAL fields on Airport Road.
Arsenal U12 girls beat Tornadoes
The East Windsor PAL U12 girls Arsenal opened up its season at home with a dominating 6-0 win over the Lakehurst-Manchester Tornados.
The offense clicked early and often as all six goals were scored in the first half of the game.
Angelina Benitez and Allie Szelag each scored two goals with two more from Charlotte Garcia and Lola Huang, making her Arsenal debut. Abby Carter had two assists and controlled the middle of the field for Arsenal.
Radha Ghate notched her first shutout of the season in goal.
Thunder U14 girls win 1-0
The East Windsor PAL U14 girls Thunder picked up a huge 1-0 victory in its home opener over the Wall Power in MOSA’s competitive Premier Division.
Karly Mckenna’s first-half goal assisted by Izzy Del Toro was enough to give Thunder the win.
The offense was strong with many scoring opportunities from Isabella Benitez, Teresa Alison and Kelsey Emslie. The defense was solid all game with spectacular play from Calleigh Kosman and Bella Cammarata in front of goalkeeper Ella Radigan, who posted her first shutout of the season making her Thunder debut.
Blue Dragons notch a win
The East Windsor Blue Dragons defeated Middletown SC Revolution 5-0 on Sunday in the season opener at home.
Last year’s division champions, the Blue Dragons were split into U9 and U10 teams after a change in statewide age divisions. The U9 team continued its strong defensive character and blended new players into a multi-player offensive mode.
The opening goal was strong team play with a pass from Alexander Garcia to Ilias Bettendorf for the first strike. The same two players repeated the play with speedy sprints downfield with a flawless pass again from Garcia to Bettendorf for goal number two. Middletown finally got a shot on goal, which was deflected by goalkeeper Zachary Banegas for the save.
Two more Blue Dragon midfielders raced downfield with Sebastian Rincon making the pass this time to new player Victor Ortiz, who blasted a shot into the net to make it 3-0 at the half. Ilias Bettendorf shared goaltending duties in the first half.
At the start of the second half, East Windsor striker Alexander Garcia took a quick high shot on the net and upped the score to 4-0. Middletown rebounded and made an attempt to score, but Zachary Banegas denied the goal for the second time. Midway through the second half Alexander Garcia broke from the pack and raced downfield going one-on-one with the goalie to score his second goal.
Dylan Stables, Jonathan Quizhpi, and William Hegarty made strong defensive plays throughout the entire game to preserve the shutout.
Warriors U10 win opener
The East Windsor Warriors defeated Old Bridge SL United on Sunday in the season opener by a score of 4-1.
Last year’s division champions, the Blue Dragons, were split into U9 and U10 teams after a change in state wide age divisions. The U10 team known as the Warriors proved to continue its strong defensive character and blended new players into a multi-player offensive mode.
James Charsky proved to be one of the new players with strong goal shots during the entire game. Old Bridge scored its only goal early on in the game on a sneaky fast one getting by goalkeeper Kyle Simels with Kyle protecting the goal for the rest of the game.
The Warriors had many shots on goal, lead by CJ Hegarty, Roger Collado, James Charsky and the speedy Jayden Baffoe-Bonnie. David Santiago, Henry Ramirez and James Hamnett were relentless in offense, fueling the attack strategy. Jace Feyas, Eydan Coronel, and Leo Aguilar made strong defensive plays throughout the entire game to preserve the lead.
