Boys Soccer celebrated a great season with their Team Banquet this past Sunday. The Boys have made it to the State Championship Tournament for the last three straight years. The Senior Players were honored at the banquet and will be greatly missed:
 
·         Sebastian Gutierrez (Co-Captain)
·         Jack Spier (Co-Captain)
·         Ben Kiggins
·         Marco Martin
·         Brandon Naranjo
·         Luis Rodriguez
·         Jacob Staudenmaier
·         Anthony Soto
·         Isaac (Twinkie) Vasquez
·         Angel Saucedo (Team Manager)
 
Thank you to our terrific coaches – Hayden Klarfeld (Head Varsity Coach), Gino Belassen (Assistant Varsity Coach) & Tom Gabriele (Head JV Coach).

• Thank you to Boys Soccer Family Sponsors this season:
  • The Barrett Family
  • The Clayton Family
  • The Kiggins Family
  • The Reyes-Pando Family
  • The Spier Family
  • The Staudenmaier Family
  • The Sweinhagen Family
  • The Teufel Family

 

• Thank you to Boys Soccer Business Sponsors:
  • Eisenberg Company
  • Arizona Industrial Properties
  • The TEAM
  • Get your Move On
  • McDonalds
  • Clayton Floor Covering
  • The Vig
  • Phoenix Children’s Hospital
  • Sushi Brokers
  • GTI Laboratories
  • Primebody
  • Stieg & Wachtel Orthodontics

 

• Special Thanks to:
  • Clayton Flooring - Game Day player shirts
  • Jon Cowan – Game announcer
  • Jacob Staudenmaier – Video/Photographer
  • Subway & Jersey Mike’s - Away Game Box Lunches
  • Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria, Olive Garden, Red Devil, Uberrito, Oregano’s, Los Cerritos – Team Dinners/Year-End Banquet
  • Pei Wei & Mod Pizza – Dining Out Fundraisers
  • Snell & Wilmer Law Firm  - Printing

 
GO TITANS!
 
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Arcadia Boys Soccer recognized the following players & their families at Senior Recognition Night last Friday:
 
·         Sebastian Gutierrez (Co-Captain)
·         Jack Spier (Co-Captain)
·         Ben Kiggins
·         Marco Martin
·         Brandon Naranjo
·         Luis Rodriguez
·         Jacob Staudenmaier
·         Anthony Soto
·         Isaac (Twinkie) Vasquez
·         Angel Saucedo (Team Manager)
 
Jack, Jacob, Luis, Ben and Anthony have played for Arcadia all four years of high school. Sebastian, Isaac and Brandon are three-year players, with Marco playing two years for the Titans. Best of luck to all our Seniors!
 
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE:

• Thursday 1/25 State Championship Playoff Game @ 6 PM – Location/Opponent will be determined Wednesday. IF THE GAME IS AT HOME, THE TITANS WOULD LOVE LOTS OF FANS TO CHEER THEM ON AT STATE!!!

 
LAST WEEK’S GAMES:

• Sierra Linda (Jan. 22) – Varsity win 2-1 in double overtime; JV win 2-1. Senior Co-Captain Sebastian Gutierrez scored early in the second half to tie up the Varsity game, and then scored the winning goal in the last 2 minutes of the second overtime. Junior Takuma Fujiya and freshman Antonio Clarke led the JV scoring effort.

 
·         Notre Dame (Jan. 17) – Varsity win 5-0; JV win 8-1. Sebastian Gutierrez and sophomore Alexis Sanchez lead the scoring spree with two goals each, and sophomore Jack Cowan sealed the game with a last second score at the buzzer. Twinkie Vasquez, Arcadia’s goalie, earned the shutout. For the JV, Antonio Clarke and sophomore Jonathan Gutierrez each contributed two goals, with additional scores coming from sophomores Jose Perez and Will Clayton, freshman Palmer Wright, and Takuma Fujiya.

• Liberty (Jan. 19) – Varsity lose in double overtime 1-0; JV lose 3-0.

 

• North Canyon (Jan 16) – Varsity lose 2-1; JV win 1-0. Sebastian Gutierrez scored Arcadia’s goal for the Varsity. Sophomore Jose Perez had the winning goal for the JV.

 
**Check out the 2018 Boys Soccer Video by Senior Jacob Staudenmaier
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HOME GAME TONIGHT VS. CHAPARRAL – Come cheer on the Titans to victory! JV Game @ 4 pm, Varsity game @ 6 pm
 
Game results over Winter Break:

• Williams Field (Jan. 4) – Varsity win 4-0; JV win 8-1. Varsity goals by Jack Spier with assist from Luis Rodriguez, Alexis Sanchez, Tony Silva and Marco Martin. Seven different JV players participated in their scoring spree: Will Clayton scored two, with goals chipped in by Jack Cowen, Jonathan Guevara, Takuma Fujiya, Brendon Criss, Roberto Reyes and Alessandro Castillo.
• Verrado (Jan. 5) – Varsity lost 1-0; JV lost 1-0.

Events & Updates

• BOYS SOCCER TUTORING PROGRAM GETS MEDIA COVERAGE
  Check out the video interview of the Boys Soccer tutoring program highlighted on AZ Prep Spotlight TV:
  Here is the link - The full episode from the show will appear on top of the page, but if you click play and then click the picture below of Jack Spier tutoring, it will jump right to the story.

 

• Mod Pizza Fundraiser TODAY – Support Boys Soccer and head for Mod Pizza – show or mention attached flyer.
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• SAVE THE DATE - Senior Night & Future Titan Night – Friday Jan. 19 vs. Liberty – come & show your support of our Seniors in their final regular season home game. See attached flyer.

 
LOOKING AHEAD:
Fri 1/12              @ Paradise Valley
Tues 1/16         (H) North Canyon
Wed 1/17         @ Notre Dame (Bus leaves at 2:40 PM)
Thurs 1/18       Team dinner @ 5 PM (all players, Arcadia cafeteria) – catered by Olive Garden
Fri 1/19             (H) Liberty - Sr. Night/Future Titan Night
Mon 1/22        @ Sierra Linda
 
GO TITANS!
 
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UPCOMING GAMES/EVENTS:
12/23-1/7            Winter Break (Classes resume 1/8/18)
Thurs 1/4            (H) Williams Field
Fri 1/5                  @ Verrado (Bus leaves at 2 PM)
Tues 1/9             Team dinner @ 5 pm (Arcadia cafeteria)
Wed 1/10          (H) Chaparral – Mod Pizza Fundraiser
Fri 1/12              @ Paradise Valley
 
SHADOW RIDGE - Varsity wins 8-1; JV wins 6-1: Senior Co-Captains Sebastian Gutierrez and Jack Spier scored 4 goals and 2 goals, respectively, to lead the Varsity victory. Senior Marco Martin and Sophomore Tony Silva each added one goal. The JV’s win was fueled by Juniors Takuma Fujiya and Blake Balzer with two goals each, additional scores by sophomore Victor Roca and freshman Antonio Clarke.
 
IRONWOOD RIDGE – Varsity wins 3-0; JV wins 5-3: Sebastian Gutierrez, sophomore Alexis Sanchez and junior Harrison scored for the Titans. Arcadia Goalie Isaac (Twinkie) Vasquezearned the shutout. For the JV, Freshman Antonio Clarke led the scoring with two goals, with other scores added by sophomores Victor Roca, Alexis Sanchez and Parley Cardon.
 
Games over Winter Break - The Titans host Williams Field on Thursday Jan. 4 and travel to Verrado on Friday Jan. 4. Come cheer on the Titans to victory! The Arcadia teams head into the Winter Break with 3-1 records, their only losses coming to in their home opener to Campo Verde, last year’s State Championship Finalist.
 
FUNDRAISERS – Thank you to everyone who supported the Pei Wei fundraiser last week. Boys Soccer will be holding another Dining Out Fundraiser at Mod Pizza on Wed. Jan 10 (after the home game against Chaparral).
 
GOOD BYE to Victor Roca - Exchange Student from Spain, who returns home later this week. Arcadia will miss his talents on the JV team and good humor.
 
CONGRATULATIONS to Junior Nick Bourgeois - Based on his play in early December at the ODP Inter-Regionals in Tampa FL, Nick was selected for the 2017 All Star ODP Inter-Regional Team. Nick played left-back for the West Team and was responsible for 2 of the team’s 5 goals scored in three games during the tournament. Nick is taking the high school season off to play in the National League for his SC Del Sol club team.
 
**PHOTOS FROM IRONWOOD RIDGE GAME SENT IN SEPARATE EMAIL….
 
GO TITANS!
 
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UPCOMING GAMES/EVENTS:
 
Tues 12/12         @ Shadow Ridge
Fri 12/15             (H) Ironwood Ridge – Team Photos & Pei Wei Fundraiser
Thurs 1/4            (H) Williams Field
Fri 1/5                  @ Verrado (Bus leaves at 2 PM)
 
Win over Deer Valley: The Boys soccer team travelled to Deer Valley last Tuesday and grabbed big wins. The Varsity earned a 3-0 shut out with goals scored by Seniors Jack Spier and Sebastian Gutierrez and sophomore Tony Silva. The JV were similarly victorious with a 6-3 win. Sophomore Will Claytonscored a hat trick with three goals. Other goals were added by Victor Roca, Jonathan Guevara, and Antonio Clarke. JV Coach Gabriele commented that his players had a “good effort against a much larger, more physical team.  Team is getting better, and working well together.”
 
Shadow Ridge & Ironwood Ridge games this week: The Titans were back in action on Tuesday at Shadow Ridge and then return home to host Ironwood Ridge of Tucson on Friday night. The Titans would love to have full home stands cheering them on to victory this Friday night!
 
PEI WEI DINING OUT FUNDRAISER FRIDAY NIGHT - Take the night off from cooking and get dinner at Pei Wei to support the Boys Soccer teams. Make sure to bring a flier (attached) or mention ARCADIA BOYS SOCCER when making your purchase – thank you for your support!
 
GO TITANS!
 
Website: http://arcadiaboyssoccer.wixsite.com/soccer
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UPCOMING GAMES/EVENTS:
 
Tues 12/12         @ Shadow Ridge (Bus leaves at 2 PM)
Fri 12/15             (H) Ironwood Ridge – Team Photos & Pei Wei Fundraiser
Thurs 1/4            (H) Williams Field
Fri 1/5                  @ Verrado (Bus leaves at 2 PM)
 
The Boys soccer team kicked off their regular season last Wednesday at home against Campo Verde, one of last year’s State Finalists. Both the Varsity and JV teams played tough, but came out on the losing end. JV Coach Gabriele had these comments on the JV’s loss: “Despite having only 3 subs (and no subs due to injury for 15 minutes of second half), JV played very well.  We fought back from being down 0-2 and tied it 2-2.  Then, our players got tired due to lack of subs and lost 2-4.  It was a hard fought game.  I am very proud of how we didn’t give up at all.  Goals were scored by freshman Antonio Clarke and our junior international exchange student, Tákuma Fujiya.
The Titans were back in action on Tuesday at Deer Valley. Results will be reported next week.
 

• Adopt A Family/Phoenix Children’s Hospital Holiday Project: The Boys Soccer team, together with the Girls team, adopted a family for the holidays whose son is fighting cancer at Phoenix Children’s hospital.  The family is faced with medical bills and hard times financially in addition to their son’s serious illness.  Adopting a PCH family was an all athletic challenge presented to the Arcadia Sports Teams. Thanks to all of the Boys Soccer players & their families who assisted with this project and helped brighten the holidays for this family in need. WAY TO GO TITANS!

 

• Thank you to Boys Soccer Family Sponsors this season:
  • The Barrett Family
  • The Clayton Family
  • The Kiggins Family
  • The Reyes-Pando Family
  • The Spier Family
  • The Staudenmaier Family
  • The Sweinhagen Family
  • The Teufel Family

 

• Thank you to Boys Soccer Business Sponsors:
  • Eisenberg Company
  • Arizona Industrial Properties
  • The TEAM
  • Get your Move On
  • McDonalds
  • Clayton Floor Covering
  • The Vig
  • Phoenix Children’s Hospital
  • Sushi Brokers
  • GTI Laboratories
  • Primebody
  • Stieg & Wachtel Orthodontics

 

• Special Thanks to:
  • Clayton Flooring for sponsoring the Game Day long-sleeved shirts for all players.
  • Smoothie King for hosting last week’s Fundraiser.
  • Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria for last week’s Team Dinner (thanks to Susan Spier & Lori Kiggins for coordinating).
  • Subway & Jersey Mike’s for the away box lunches (thanks to Esther Jimenez & Maria Devenuto for coordinating).

 
GO TITANS!
 
Website: http://arcadiaboyssoccer.wixsite.com/soccer
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Congratulations to the new and returning Arcadia Boys Soccer players – tryouts were completed on Nov. 3 and practices started Nov. 6.
 
Upcoming Games/Events:
Thurs 11/16       (H) Camelback Scrimmage 6:00 PM (Varsity only)
Tues 11/28         Team dinner @ 5 PM (all players, Arcadia cafeteria)
Wed 11/29        (H) Campo Verde – 4 pm JV, 6 pm Varsity
Wed 11/29       Smoothie King Fundraiser, 2-9 pm

• District Participation Fee – Pay at Book Store or submit Waiver Form
• Family Sponsorship Banner – Confirm participation by Nov. 17 – Contact Heidi Staudenmaier – hstaudenmaier@swlaw.com.
• Business Banners – Confirm sponsorship by Nov. 17 - Contact Becca Clayton – rebecca.clayton@russlyon.com.

 
Boys Soccer Schedule - Varsity 6:00 PM  JV 4:00 PM
Thurs 11/16       (H) Camelback Scrimmage 6:00 PM (Varsity only)
Tues 11/28         Team dinner @ 5 PM (all players, Arcadia cafeteria)
Wed 11/29        (H) Campo Verde – Smoothie King Fundraiser
Tues 12/5           @ Deer Valley
Tues 12/12         @ Shadow Ridge
Fri 12/15             (H) Ironwood Ridge – Team Photos & Pei Wei Fundraiser
WINTER BREAK – Dec. 23 - Jan. 8
Thurs 1/4            (H) Williams Field – During Winter Break
Fri 1/5                  @ Verrado – During Winter Break
Tues 1/9             Team dinner @ 5 PM (all players, Arcadia cafeteria)
Wed 1/10          (H) Chaparral – Mod Pizza Fundraiser
Fri 1/12              @ Paradise Valley
Tues 1/16         (H) North Canyon
Wed 1/17         @ Notre Dame
Thurs 1/18       Team dinner @ 5 PM (all players, Arcadia cafeteria)
Fri 1/19             (H) Liberty - Sr. Nite/Future Titan Nite
Mon 1/22         @ Sierra Linda
Thurs 1/25       State Playoffs begin
Sun 2/11          Year-end banquet @ 6 PM (all players & families, Arcadia Mt. Olympus)
 
GO TITANS!
 
Website: http://arcadiaboyssoccer.wixsite.com/soccer