Rancho Bernardo Game Update 1-28-2011

Wow, where do we start. How do you stop a team that scored 6 goals in their last league game.
Defense...that's how.....Our defense was spectacular. We held UCLA bound Reed McKenna and B.Y.U. bound Dallin Cutler to zero points and not to many good scoring opportunities. When they did have a shot on goal, Zach McDonnell was there to make the save. Zach recorded his league leading 7th shutout of the year. Our defense is anchored by junior center back Sean Gallagher and is backed up by junior stopper Ben Faller. Also pitching in along the back line were senior defenders Nick Custis, Zach Lentz and Freshman Ernie Reyes. A job well done by the boys....

We still need some offense to win games and tonights scoring leader was Senior Luke Flud. After a scoreless and tightly contested 1st half Luke got us on the board early in the 2nd half by converting a nice crossing pass from Darien Naraghi. Shortly after that goal it was Freshman Ernie Reyes rising up above all the players to head a ball into the back of the net on a nice corner from Eric Budniewski. Luke Flud finished out the scoring when Eric Budniewski finished off a nice run by crossing the ball into the box where Luke re-directed it into the net for his 9th goal of the season.

The game was very physical and two Rancho Bernardo players were shown the bench when each of them received their 2nd yellow. The crowd and players celebrated as the final whistle blew and we extracted a little revenge for our loss to R.B. in last years CIF semi-finals. I can't ever remember seeing as many fans to a soccer game as tonight...Lets hope we can get this much support for our next game....oh yeah, by the way...that was our 19th straight win.....Go Titans!!

Ramona Game Update 1-26-2011

Win # 19 was a little more difficult than usual. Ramona came out and played us pretty tight. We were able to break through for a goal in the 1st half when Luke Flud re-directed a corner kick and Evan Myers finished it off for a 1-0 lead. The score stayed that way until late in the game when Eric Budniewski was able to create some space along the side and push a pass through the middle that Evan Myers buried into the back of the net for his league leading 20th goal of the season. Evan has now registered a goal in 7 of his last 8 games. Our defense, led by our middle back, Sean Gallagher, held the Ramona Bulldogs without a shot and Philip Bru recorded his 4th shutout of the year.

Things don't get any easier for the 4th ranked team in the nation. We host top 20 team Rancho Bernardo on Friday @ 5:00pm in Poway. R.B. comes into town with a 11-1-1 record. Our last loss was to R.B. in last years C.I.F. Semi Finals, so we will be looking to dish out some payback. Let's see if we can get a football size crowd for the game and help support the team.
Go Titans!!!!!

Torrey Pines Game Update 1-21-2011

What a game!!! We fell behind 1-0 at halftime when Torrey Pines scored on a 55 yard free kick that sailed over the outstretched hands of our goalie Zach McDonnell as he was being hit by a Torrey defender. Another inspirational halftime speach by Coach Gene worked to perfection. Our boys kept the pressure on and it paid off when Luke Flud sent a cross into the box that Evan Myers headed into the back of the goal for his team leading 18th goal of the season. The goal came with 18 min. left.

We kept the pressure on and with 7 minutes to go Kevin Meyer sent a crossing pass into the box that Eric Budniewski was able to track down before the goalie got to it and lift it over his outstetched arms for the game winner as he was falling to the ground.

Our defense and Zach McDonnell were able to keep Torrey off the boards the rest of the way. The boys celebrated as the final whistle sounded. Zach finished with 8 saves.

It was a very physical game with Torrey receiving 4 yellow cards and 1 for us. Our boys were the game of the week on Prep Pigskin report on KUSI tonight. The win pushes our winning streak to 17 games in a row. Our next game will be Wed. @ Ramona.

Mt. Carmel Game Update 1-19-2011

We jumped out to a 4-0 halftime lead and put it in cruise control from there. Evan Myers got us off to a quick 2-0 lead with two goals on assists from Eric Budniewski. Adding to the goal total was Darien Naraghi (two goals), Luke Flud and Eric Budniewski. Zach Lentz finished the scoring with his 1st goal of the season on a brilliant header in the 2nd half. Eric Budniewski finished with a team high 4 assists. Also adding assists were Ben Faller, Alejandro Berry and Eric Thimes.

Our defense pitched their 9th shut-out of the season. Zach McDonnell and Philip Bru each played a half. The defense doesn't usually get in the stat box but they keep a lot of the teams off the scoreboard. Our defense is led by sweeper Sean Gallagher, stopper Ben Faller and defenders Nick Custis and freshman Ernie Reyes. Next up is a tough road game against Torrey Pines.

The win was our 16th in a row and pushes our overall record to 17-0-1 and 1-0 in league play. We are now ranked # 5 in the ESPN Rise Powerade 50 rankings for high school winter teams.

Mission Hills Game Update 1-14-2011

Heber Torres got us off to a quick 1-0 lead on a pass from Jeff Meyer, 40 seconds later Kevin Meyer scored on a blast from 40 yards out into the upper corner. Ben Faller gave us a 3-0 halftime lead on a nice pass from Kevin Meyer. We kept up the pressure in the 2nd half and our hard work paid off when Darien Naraghi placed a perfect pass across the crease that Luke Flud finished off. Luke returned the favor to Darien with an almost identical pass to finish off the scoring. The win finishes off a perfect non league record for us. League play now starts on Wednesday with a game at home vs Mt. Carmel.

Escondido Game Update - 1-12-2011

We took a 1-0 lead in the 1st half on a nice pass from Kevin Meyer to his brother Jeff Meyer. Escondido was able to tie it up before the end of the half. We came out strong in the 2nd half and our hard work paid off. Jeff Meyer was again involved in the scoring. Jeff was able to get the ball to Luke Flud who finished it off to give us a 2-1 lead. Luke Flud added another goal on a nice play with Sean Gallagher gathering the assist. Evan Myers finished the scoring on a feed from Luke Flud. We are now 15-0-1 and have moved into 10th place on the ESPN Rise Fab50..

Fallbrook Game Update 1-6-2011

The 1st half ended in a 1-1 tie. Evan Myers goal got Poway on the board early on an assist from Darien Naraghi. Poway came out strong in the 2nd half and put up two scores in the 1st 2 minutes.
Evan Myers put in a nice header on a cross from Eric Budniewski. Less than 1 minute later Eric Budniewski was taken down in the box. He converted the PK for a 3-1 lead. Evan Myers completed his hat trick on strong header in the box on a cross from Budniewski. Nick Custis registered his 1st goal of the season, on his birthday, later in the half with Evan Myers picking up the assist. Fallbrook finished the scoring with a couple of late goals. Zach McDonnell picked up the win in relief of Philip Bru.

Carlsbad Game Update - 1-04-2011

We looked like we were still on our holiday vacation in the 1st half. That's what 10 days in between games will do to you. Inspired by a brilliant halftime speech from Coach Gene Morris the boy's were able to overcome a 2-1 halftime deficit.

Evan Myers started the comeback with a nice goal after we were awarded a penalty kick.
Luke Flud then followed up his 1st half goal with a some nice hustle and determination. After stealing the ball from the Carlsbad defender he put a shot into the corner of the net to put us ahead 3-2. Eric Budniewski finished off the scoring with a nice blast from just outside the 18 yard box. Kevin Meyer pitched in with an assist and played a nice game at center mid. Philip Bru, who started the 2nd half, picked up the win.
Poway has now won 12 straight games....Next game is Thursday, Jan. 6th @ 5:00pm in Fallbrook.