Boys take soccer cup

South Coast International under-12 team wins five matches.South Coast International, a boys’ under-12 team from South Coast Soccer Club in Huntington Beach, won its fifth tournament title of the season last weekend by capturing its division at the Celtic Cup XXI in San Bernardino.

South Coast International, playing in the Shamrock Division, won five games en route to the title.

In the division final Sunday, Aldo Garasto headed a pass from Andre Parada into the corner of the net in the 42nd minute and then netted another pass from Parada with less than two minutes remaining, to give South Coast International a 2-0 victory over North Valley Cruz Azul of Northridge.

Parada, Sloan Varing, Jorge Herrera, Dillon Brown and Noel Torres controlled the midfield, and Garasto, Nick Vaglica and Blake Mooney were active up front throughout the tournament.

Austin Flood, Gustavo Segura, Blake Folkins, Austin Burke and Yuri Silva powered the defense, and goalkeeper Chris Martinez recorded three shutouts.

During the tournament, Segura scored twice, Burke, Folkins and Torres each scored once and Mooney and Herrera had key assists.

Garasto was named tournament MVP.

The team is coached by Bobby Bruch and assistant coaches Ron Varing, Ramon Martinez and Bart Mooney.

“It was a fantastic team effort to win their fifth tournament championship this season,� Bruch said. “The boys showed great heart and desire, especially in the final, maintaining their focus after playing two tough matches earlier in the day.�

South Coast International improved its season record to 46-3-3.

In youth lacrosse:

The Huntington Beach seventh- and eighth-grade boys overcame a thin lineup to defeat Hewes, 7-4.

Huntington was without the services of three players for the match.

A balanced offensive attack saw four Huntington players score. Max Devries and Brandon Cooley continued their scoring streak with two goals each, Michael Mendell also scored twice, and Ian Reilly had one goal.

Both Mendell and Reilly scored their first goals of the season.

The passing of midfielders Pat Lyons, Cole Whitaker and Wes Theobald and attackers Jonathon Lue and Matt Schwab set up the scoring opportunities.

Hard checks by defensemen Andy Nemes, Austin Gomez and Zach Gillespie kept the Hewes offense off balance. Brian Shuck, who normally plays defenseman, filled in at goal for injured starting goalie Kevin Shepley and recorded 17 saves.

The win improved Huntington’s record to 2-2.

In previous action, Huntington defeated Irvine, 3--0.

The team, in its first year of competition, has upcoming matches against Seal Beach and Newport Beach.

For information on Huntington Beach youth lacrosse, contact Brian Reilly at (714) 842-1350.

In youth football:

Huntington Beach Pop Warner Football enjoyed another accolade when its Junior Pee Wee cheer squad won a national title in Las Vegas.

The team won the Jamz national title in the Youth 1 Show Cheer Standard Large division Saturday at the New Orleans Arena, beating out other teams from around the country.

The team, coached by Amy Genelle and Britni Athey with assistance from Kim Schooler and Debbie Ransom, is composed of Annelise Siebel, Brooke Schooler, Ciera Sloate, Cynthia Douthwaite, Gloria Jaimes, Grace Plattner, Hailey McPherson, Hannah Wilson, Heather Michael, Kathleen Baca, Kennedy Lamb, Kristen Butler, Kyra Coley, McKenna Sanchez, Monique Martinez, Natalee Velasquez, Rachel Marks, Rainforest Bollero-Lamb, Saige McCluskey, Sidney Boyd, Stacie Bigos and Taryn Ransom.