During Regular Season, These Players in League of Their Own
The regular season has ended and it’s time to honor top players and teams who went beyond the call of duty.
Players who will make the biggest impact in college: Lindon Pecorelli of Crescenta Valley (Connecticut), Mike Erush of Birmingham (Loyola Marymount) and Edwin Miranda of Reseda (Cal State Northridge) among boys; Jessica Reyes of Flintridge Sacred Heart (Colorado College), Jenna Wirtz of Westlake (Washington State) and Nicole Farenbaugh of Louisville (Northridge) among girls.
Most underrated players: Josh Boys of Buena and Brian Anderson of Ventura for boys and Carrie Schuler of Louisville and Brianna Squires of Buena for girls.
Freshmen who will make the biggest impact next season: Peter Bomar of Crespi for boys and Gina Farias-Eisner of Harvard-Westlake for girls.
Hardest tacklers: Lou Fisher of St. Francis for boys and Katie McCurdy of Westlake for girls.
Most likely to be selected an All-American: Mike Enfield of Ventura for boys and Jill Oaks of Harvard-Westlake for girls.
Players most likely to be drafted into the MLS: Raul Calderon of St. Francis, Leonard Griffin of Littlerock and Pecorelli.
Players most likely to play for the U.S. women’s team: Jenna Fodor of Chatsworth, Natalie Sanderson of Buena and Julie Herrold of Crescenta Valley.
Top freshmen: Taylor Canel of Crespi for boys and Stephanie Border of Ventura, Megan Boys of Buena, Kathy Salmon of Westlake, Lindsey Kimura of Harvard-Westlake and Jordan Stanley of Crescenta Valley for girls.
Top five sophomore boys: Joe Dillon of Chaminade, William Sims of Reseda, Mike Caso of Hart, Daniel Cuello of Burbank and George Swaner of La Canada.
Top five sophomore girls: Ali Pavoni of Hart, Jaime Rendich of Canyon, Jenny Farenbaugh of Louisville, Jill Oaks of Harvard-Westlake and Jyene Mack of Ventura.
Boys who will make the biggest impact next season: Jason Lara of El Camino Real, Abraham Llamas of Santa Paula, Ryan Shaw of St. Francis and Enfield.
Girls who will make the biggest impact next season: Kim Taylor of Chaminade, Ashleigh Garmon of Buena, Sara Silver-Hill of Westlake and Sanderson.
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La Canada dominated boys’ soccer from 1995-97 when it was 50-0 while outscoring opponents, 273-13.
To Coach Louie Bilowitz’s surprise, La Canada (15-2-2) is as strong as ever. Bilowitz, who insisted this was going to be a rebuilding year, is delighted the Spartans won their 11th league title in 13 years with a 3-0 victory over San Marino last Friday.
“I’m shocked, but I’ve never had a team this coachable before,” said Bilowitz, whose team has outscored opponents, 52-12. “We don’t dominate games. The games are always close, but the guys find a way to pull it out.”
La Canada’s lone senior, Britton Cobb, leads the team with 19 goals and 13 assists, but the Spartans’ strength has been defense, led by Eric Irvine and George Swaner.
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Harvard-Westlake goalkeeper Sara Deckers has committed to American University in Washington, D.C.
Chaminade goalkeeper Sara Leibowitz, who has allowed only four goals this season, will take a recruiting trip to Washington State next week.
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The Top 10
Rankings of region soccer teams
BOYS
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RK LW School (League) Rec. 1 1 Birmingham (West Valley) 16-4-3 2 2 Ventura (Channel) 15-1-8 3 3 El Camino Real (West Vly) 18-4-4 4 4 Buena (Channel) 13-6-5 5 5 St. Francis (Mission) 20-4-3 6 7 Chaminade (Mission) 16-5-1 7 6 Thousand Oaks (Marmonte) 15-5-4 8 10 La Canada (Rio Hondo) 15-2-2 9 9 Calabasas (Frontier) 18-1-1 10 NR Kennedy (Valley Mission) 6-5-7
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GIRLS
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RK LW School (League) Rec. 1 1 Buena (Channel) 27-0 2 2 Harvard-Westlake (Mission) 16-2-4 3 3 Westlake (Marmonte) 16-2-3 4 4 Chaminade (Mission) 18-4-4 5 5 Crescenta Valley (Pacific) 15-4-3 6 6 Louisville (Mission) 12-5-9 7 7 Chatsworth (West Valley) 13-3-1 8 8 Hart (Foothill) 12-5-1 9 9 Agoura (Marmonte) 12-4-2 10 10 Quartz Hill (Golden) 17-1-2
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