Canton Observer for September 9, 1982 - Canton Public Library

4C* O&E Thursday, September 9, 1982
Prep soccer pre-season look
Area
By Brad Emont
and Paul King
staff writer
Prep soccer in the western suburbs
continues to grow.
Garden City High School will unveil
a varsity boys' program for the first
time this fall.
Most of the area schools will compete
in the Western Lakes Activities
Association (WLAA). It replaces the old
Western Suburban Soccer League
(WSSL).
The Lakes Division includes Livonia
Bentley, Livonia Stevenson, Farmington,
North Farmington and Plymouth
Salem. Members of the Western Division
will be Livonia Churchill, Livonia
Franklin, Farmington Harrison, Northville
and Plymouth Canton
Other varsity soccer clubs include
Catholic Central and Bishop Borgess
(Central Division), Redford Temple
Christian (Great Lakes Christian
League) and Garden City (independent).
This also the first year that the Michigan
High School Athletic Association
is sponsoring a statewide tournament.
Last season, Stevenson was runnerup
to Troy Athens in a Michigan Soccer
Coaches Association state championship.
Here is a preview of this year's area
schools.
LIVONIA STEVENSON
It's going to be tough for the Spartans
to repeat last year's performance,
but coach Pete Scerri thinks it can be
done.
Stevenson was 15-2-1 and won the
Blue Division of the WSSL
Five regulars were lost including
goalie Ken McDonald and striker Dave
Kusza, both All-Observer performers.
Returning players include striker
Gary Mexicotte, a senior co-captain
who scored 32 goals last year en route
to All-League and All-State honors.
Other returnees include junior Eric
Pence, striker, Mike Aulicno, midfielder,
junior Dan Divens, defender; Bill
Ravenna, halfback and co-captain; Ken
Burt, goalie; Louis Broccardo, midfielder,
Larry Witkowski, forward;
Mark Giordano, forward, Dan Laurie,
forward; Wes Karcyznski, defender,
Brian Stanley, defender, Dave Wiegel,
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BOYS' SOCCER
Thursday. Sept. 9
North Farmington at Canton, 4 p.m.
Bentley at Livonia Churchill, 7 p.m
Garden City at Allen Park Baptist, 4 p.m.
Catholic Central vs Dearborn Edsel Ford
(Bell Creek Park), 4 p.m
Friday, Sept. 10
Stevenson at Livonia Franklin, 4 30 p.m
Salem at Farmington Harrison, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 11
Traverse City vs Catholic Central
(Bell Creek Park), 1 p m
s take aim at Stevenson
All the other teams are always up
for us," Scerri said. "If we stay healthy,
e can go a long way."
Scerri's teams have won or shared
five of the last six league titles.
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LIVONIA CHURCHILL
The Chargers should also be a con-
tf nder after finishing 12-2-2 a year ago.
Ttieir only losses were to Troy Athens
and Stevenson.
Five starters are gone. The biggest
iss is striker Eric Van Zanten, an All-
Leaguer who returned to his native
Finland.
Coach John Neff, however, was
greeted by two new visitors from
>road — Michael Ericksson from
eden and Eric Hansen from Denark.
Both are seniors.
They n will joined by All-Leaguer Paul
Newstead, a senior striker, Dave Parr,
halfback; Doug Klucevek, midfielder,
Chris Cassar, forward; junior Phil Lussifer,
defender; junior Mike Duckworth,
forward; junior John Neff, forward;
Rick Ajluni, defender; All-Leaguer
Jbhn Lectka, defender, junior Chris
Rpse, forward
The goalies will be Sam Matovski, a
phomore, and 6-foot-7 John Merner,
•enior.
"Stevenson is the team to beat,' said
ff. "We hope to get off to a good
sttrt and win our conference.'
PLYMOUTH SALEM
^he Rocks started playing on the
jity level last season and finished
a remarkable 10-2 record under
Itch Ken Johnson.
le lost just three players, but every-
|y else back.
;ven starters return including goalie
Todd Chapman; Ashley Long, defender,
Bob Bowling, defender, Paul Weber,
midfielder; Jeff Neschich, midfielder,
tt Crook, forward; and Tom Skro-
Iki, forward.
iewcomers include Catholic Central
transfer Randy Johnson, a junior
ter, and Dave Varana, a right halffrom
Saginaw MacArthur.
)phomores Steve Moran and Mark
rers also have a good chance to
staijt, said Johnson.
LIVONIA FRANKLIN
T(iird-year coach Tom Caranicolas is
returning 10 players from a year ago.
» The best of the bunch this year are
Graham Crockford, a junior midfielder,
Dan and Dave Cummings, halfbacks;
Jim Hasson, midfielder, Greg
Makila, midfielder, Matt Kean, defender,
Dan O'Shea, midfielder (second
team All-League last year); Jim Rhoad,
defender, Tom Wagnitz, a sophomore
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midfielder; Hamzeh Makki, defender.
Caranicolas hopes improve on last
year's 7-6-4 record, the Patriots' best
mark in four years.
"It will be tough to catch Churchill
and Northville in our division," said the
Franklin coach, "but we're going to
give it a shot.
"We should have some close games
this year. We're balanced. We should
make a real effort out of it."
LIVONIA BENTLEY
Pete Camilleri becomes the youngest
coach in the league at 22 years. He replaces
Paul Scicluna, who retired after
four seasons.
Ten players graduated and eight return.
The biggest loss was striker Marty
Caves, who scored 20 goals for the
Bulldogs made All-League and secondteam
All-State.
Second-team All-League pick Brian
Schonfield, a midfielder, returns along
with junior midfielder Abe Yaffai; Pete
Lomas, forward; Eugene L. Pulice, defender,
Eugene R, Pulice, sophomore
forward; tyartin Clark, forward; Bill
Benson, defender, Raffi Tufenkjian,
midfielder, Dennis Patchett, forward.
The Pulice's are cousins, not brothers.
Camilleri admits his team is very
young. The Bulldogs open tonight at
Churchill. Game time is 7.
"We'll have to run and hustle," said
the rookie coach. "We could surprise a
few teams on our schedule."
PLYMOUTH CANTON
The Chiefs, coached by Tony Lonigro,
won five of nine games last season.
Four players were lost, but returning
are nine starters: Tom Wright, a junior
forward; Eddie Hintz, forward; Mike
Jennings, junior midfielder, Bob Brusa,
midfielder, John and Jim Luce, junior
forwards; Mike Funkhouser, defender,
Wade Higgason, forward; Scott Cherry,
midfielder; Tim McFarland, midfielder.
Two foreign exchange students will
also help Lonigro — Jonas Palm from
Sweden, a good dribbler, and Juha Halminen,
a forward from Finland.
Freshman Bryan Whiteley, a for-
ward, is also expected to contribute
right away.
Canton is carrying 24 players this
year. Forty-eight competed for spots.
"We believe we'll be a better and
stronger team this fall," said the second-year
coach. "Our midfield is much
improved from 1981. We were a good
first-half team, but in the second half
we went down."
CATHOLIC CENTRAL
Twelve players return from last
year's 14-5 squad.
Ten graduate^. The most notable
loss was All-Observer choice Joe
Moreau, who tied a Shamrock school
record with 28 goals.
All-Catholic League junior goaltender
Bob Sinnaeve, however, returns
along with Bob Orlowski, Steve DeMattos,
Dan Fitzpatrick, Troy Collareno,
Rick Longuski, Con Griffin, Don Guss,
Tom Cornille, Mike Pinkelman, Dan
Scharpf and Matt Dosmann.
CC, coached by Bill Thrasher, will
compete in the Central Division along
with Detroit DeLaSalle, Harper Woods
Notre Dame, Harper Woods Bishop
Gallagher, Birmingham Brother Rice
and Redford Bishop Borgess.
"We're going to be quick to the ball,"
said Thrasher. "Our shooting is much
improved from last year. We could set
another record' in goal scoring this
year."
Thrasher said Notre Dame and De-
LaSalle are the top contenders along
with his team for the league crown.
BISHOP BORGESS
First-year coach Rich Misialowski, a
1973 Borgess grad, takes over an inexperienced
varsity squad.
The Spartans are rebuilding this fall
and hope to be a contender in two
years, according to the goals of the new
mentor.
Five players figure to contribute
right away. They include Mike Forest,
a senior midfielder, Bill Brown, a senior
striker, and two freshman — Mike
Cigler and Larry Piult. Junior Joe
Burns will be the goaltender.
The Spartans will carry 18 underclassmen
along with six seniors.
Misialowski's other goal is to improve
on last year's dismal 3-7 record.
ART EMANUELE/staff photographer
Graham Crockford (right) is back this season for the Franklin Patriots.
Franklin lost its season opener Tuesday to Ann Arbor Huron, 2-
1.
GARDEN CITY
"I get an education every time I go
out for practice," said Gary Prevo, the
coach who is launching Garden City's
first varsity team.
"These guys have all played recreation
soccer, but this is a different
brand," he added. "We have excellent
talent and we'll be a well balanced
team."
Senior Cary Even is the team captain.
Juniors Scott Gromacki and Andy
Muglia serve as assistant captains.
Seniors Ron Adolf, Frank Gentile
and Sam Falk are expected to provide
added leadership. Craig Skinner is the
goaltender for the Cougars.
"Our strengths are our back positions
and also our cross halfbacks," said Prevo.
"I feel confident about our defense.
Our forward line is also coming along."
Garden City will compete as an independent
during its first year of play.
"I think we'll be competitive with the
teams on our schedule," Prevo said. "I
think we'll have a team for Stevenson
to look out for."
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