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12 Friday, June 17, 2011 All-Peninsula Spring 2011 Peninsula Daily News All-Peninsula Boys Soccer Players were selected by area boys soccer coaches and the sports staff of the Peninsula Daily News. Anthony Brandon Port Angeles (Junior) Forward — MVP The two-time All-Olympic League forward was a force up front with 11 goals and nine assists for the Riders. Nick Camporini Sequim (Senior) Forward Sequim’s “grinder” had a knack for finding the back of the net, scoring an area-best 12 goals and dishing out 5 assists as a first-team All-Olympic Leaguer. Chris Pieper Chimacum (Soph.) Forward The Cowboys forward was given All-Nisqually League honorable mention after scoring a teamhigh three goals as a sophomore. Wilson Avila-Luna Forks (Senior) Midfielder Named a first-team All-SWL midfielder after scoring three goals and dishing out two assists while playing through injury. Kyle Bingham Port Angeles (Junior) Midfielder PA’s pint-sized man in the middle played big with six goals and one assist as an honorable mention All-Olympic League player. Jerry Azanza Sequim (Senior) Midfielder The second-team All-Olympic League player had three goals and three assists while guiding the Wolves attack from the midfield. Chris Shively Juan Beltran Renns Bresser Seiji Thielk Jack Doryland Chris Saari Port Townsend (Senior) Midfielder The senior captain’s play in the middle garnered him a first-team All-Olympic League selection. Forks (Senior) Forward/Defender The Spartans’ leading scorer — 7 goals and 3 assists — also put in time at sweeper, eventually earning first-team All- SWL recognition. Chimacum (Junior) Defender A newbie to the Chimacum program, Bresser was named the Nisqually League defensive player of the year for his work on the back line. Port Townsend (Senior) Defender PT’s lanky senior provided solid support on defense as an honorable mention All-Olympic League player. Port Angeles (Soph.) Goalkeeper The Rider keeper had four shutouts and came up with a critical penalty kick save in a victory against archrival Sequim. Port Angeles Coach of the Year Saari’s Riders snapped a nine-year postseason drought, submitting their first 10-win season in 10 years before falling one win shy of state. Honorable Mention: Max Gunn (Port Townsend); Max Bukovnik (Port Angeles); Byron Boots (Sequim); Irons Ring (Sequim); Gabriel Camarena (Forks); Ali El-Maallam (Port Angeles); Kobi Albright (Chimacum).
Peninsula Daily News All-Peninsula Spring 2011 Friday, June 17, 2011 13 Aiming high on the pitch PA’s Brandon becomes dangerous scoring threat By Brad LaBrie Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Anthony Brandon isn’t one to sit on his laurels. The junior forward/midfielder for the Port Angeles boys soccer team plans to repeat as an Olympic League first-teamer and repeat as the North Olympic Peninsula MVP next year, then play college soccer on his way to the professional ranks. If anything, you can’t accuse Brandon of not having lofty goals. He has already shown how quickly he can improve, going from four goals and four assists as a sophomore to team captain and a team-leading 11 goals and nine assists a year later, amassing 31 points to claim third for scoring points in league. “Anthony has been easy to coach,” Port Angeles coach Chris Saari said. “He’s selfmotivated, he’s always hustling and he has a great attitude.” A varsity starter as a freshman, Brandon showed right off the bat that he had promise, receiving the Coaches’ Award for hard work, dedication and a positive attitude. “He’s a really good kid,” Saari said. Brandon also gives back to the community, refereeing youth soccer in his free time. Athletically, Brandon has a lot of speed, a fluid shot and strong ball-handling skills. Brandon has improved every year, according to his coach. “His confidence level has gone up, his finishing shot is Soccer MVP better and his teammates around him have gotten better and have been a help,” Saari said. Brandon’s personal improvement has mirrored that of the Roughriders’ team improvement. “We had a really good team this year,” Brandon said. The Riders, who made the playoffs for the first time in nine years, came within a win of the state tournament. “We had a good season. I give thanks to my teammates and my coaches for the season I had,” Brandon said. “My coaches taught me well.” The offensive player of the year for Port Angeles is looking forward to his senior season. “We should have a great year,” he said. Sixteen players are returning, and most of them will be seniors. The Riders are losing just two seniors from this year’s team and five foreign exchange students. Brandon has lofty goals. “I hope to be the top scorer on the Peninsula, I hope to make first-team all-league, be MVP of the Peninsula again and have a great year,” he said. And then on to college. Brandon’s dream school is Colorado, one of two new additions to the Pac-12, but he has other schools in mind if his Division I dream doesn’t come true. “Seattle Pacific is a possibility, and if I stay in town, then I will play for Peninsula College,” he said. Port Angeles High School, though, gets Brandon for one more year. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles junior Anthony Brandon was the Roughriders’ top scorer this year, netting 11 goals and dishing out nine assists.
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