AYSO Soccer Roundup

Eight Southern California regions, including Region 69 (Palisades/Brentwood/Topanga) participated in a two-week Area P tournament last weekend at Culver City High and John Adams Middle School in Santa Monica. The top team from every region played a round robin tournament two weeks ago to determine seeding. Last weekend, each team played again in a single-elimination tournament. Following are results from last weekend involving Palisades teams: U-10 Girls The Pali Storm thundered through the Area P playoffs last weekend in Culver City, winning all four of their games. In Saturday’s opener, Pali defeated Los Angeles Central, 1-0, on a goal off of an indirect free kick by Jenna Davis, assised by Clara Clymer. Pali edged host Culver City, 3-2, in stoppage time Saturday afternoon on a goal by Cami Chapus from 16 yards out. Davis’s throw-in to Eve Babcock set up winning goal. Arden Shore converted a penalty kick in the second when Babcock was taken down in the box. Babcock scored in the third quarter while Izzy DeSantis’ goaltending and the defense of Caroline Frost contributed to the victory. Sunday’s game between Pali and Beverly Hills pitted two undefeated teams. In the second quarter, Deborah Abber scored from the top of the penalty area. A few minutes later, Chapus scored off of an assist from Bella Hicks to give the Storm a 2-0 win. Pali shut out Hollywood-Wilshire 6-0 in its final game Sunday. Madeline Kaplan, Davis, Chapus, Abber, Clymer, and Babcock scored for the Storm. Pali, coached by Chuck Davis and Nancy Babcock, will advance to the quarterfinals against LA Central Saturday at Culver City High. U-12 Girls In a two-day soccer fest held this weekend in Burbank, the Palisades Thunder rolled to a second place finish at the Burbank Blast Tournament. The Pali Thunder (aka the Pali Tsunami) won all three of their games in pool play by 2-1, 1-0, and 3-1 scores, to finish first in their bracket. The team went on to take second place overall after a narrow penalty-kick shootout loss in the finals. Assistants Lupe Rodriguez and Terry Friedman and head coach Eric Waxman were proud of the team’s performance both offensively and defensively. Sweeper Robyn Rapaport and fellow defenders Alondra Barbosa, Erin Landau, Kate Friedman and Olivia Clifford harried the opposition at every turn, allowing only two goals the entire tournament. Barbosa and Landau showed versatility shifting to the forward position and combining to score three goals. Dylan Blakely, Lauren Rodriguez and Ashley Grossman dominated the midfield. Emma Castillo and Carlye Gordon played well at forward with multiple scores. Goalies Katie Takakjian and Alice Phillips made numerous saves.