Adding Insult to Injury

During last night's Atlas - Chivas game I witnessed the greatest goal celebration ever. Atlas is awarded a PK in stoppage time. Marioni approaches the line to break the 0-0 tie. He buries it and does a great knee slide to the touch line. A rabid Guadalarja fan throws a beer at him and well you just have to see what happens next. A classic!

Cardinal Gibbons, 2A champs

In Cardinal Gibbons fourth straight championship appearance they left no question about who deserved the trophy. Winning 5-0 over the Shelby Golden Lions they set a record for the largest margin of victory ever in a 2A championship game. The Crusaders outshot the Golden Lions 26-5, and goalkeeper Eric Hamilton didn’t have to make a save to earn the team’s 16th shutout of the season.

Cardinal Gibbons players celebrate after their 5-0 win over Shelby during the 2A NCHSAA Soccer Championship game on Nov. 16, 2008. (Photo by Grant Halverson) See the rest of his great photos here:http://www.highschoolot.com/content/image_gallery/3971693/


Gibbons smashes Shelby 5-0 for 2-A soccer title

Powerful Cardinal Gibbons squads blanks Shelby in State 2A soccer final

Montero scores 3 in soccer final



Hopes smothered for Lions
Shelby's Turner Almond, right, hugs teammate Ryan Bailey, after their loss in the state championship title game against Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh on Sunday.
Brittany Randolph / The Star

Hopes smothered for Lions

CVAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2008

Kyle Luterbach of Fred T. Foard receives Player of the Year for the Catawba Valley Athletic Conference honors. Here's some video from his Spring Club season. Look close and you'll see more CVAC All Conference players on the field with Kyle.
Congrats Kyle!

NCHSAA MEN’S STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS POSTPONED

NCHSAA ANNOUNCEMENT

"The forecast for heavy rain throughout much of the next two days, along with concern over field conditions and safety with four games scheduled for the Curtis and Jackie Dail Soccer Stadium on the campus of North Carolina State University, forced the switch. Three games will now be played on Sunday and then the 4-A championship will be Monday night at 7 p.m."

Sunday, Nov 16 CLASS 2-A: Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons (23-2-1) vs. Shelby (19-2-2) 1 p.m. CLASS 3-A: Jacksonville (25-3) vs. Charlotte Catholic (23-1-1), 4 p.m.
CLASS 1-A: Hampstead Topsail (16-5) vs. Albemarle (16-5-1), 7 p.m.

Monday, Nov 17 CLASS 4-A: New Hanover (23-2-1) vs. Charlotte Myers Park (24-0), 7 p.m.

2A SEMI-FINALS

Shelby 3
Salisbury 0

Shelby heading to state title game with 3-0 win

Cardinal Gibbons 2
First Flight 1

FINALS
Shelby vs CG 10:00am Saturday

REGION 9, 2A ALL REGION 2008

Congratulations to this year's 2A All Region.
Hibriten leads the way with four members and the CVAC is well represented with 12 members (in red).

Richie Absher, SR, F, Ashe County
Miguel Aguilar, SR, MF, Hibriten
Will Bodfish, SR, MF, Patton
Saul Carias, SR, MF, Ashe County
Jon Easton, SR, K, Hibriten
Ryan Harrold, JR, F, Wilkes Central
Jacob Joines, SR, FB, Wilkes Central
Chris Jordan, SR, F, Newton-Conover
Ethan Kilby, SR, K, Forbush
Dago Lainez, SR, MF, Hibriten
Martir Lopez, SR, FB, West Caldwell
Mauricio Lopez, SR, F, Starmount
Christian Lovas, SR, MF, Forbush
Burt Lujano, SR, MF, Forbush
Oscar Luis, SR, F, Newton-Conover
Thomas Lunsford, SR, FB, Bandys
Zach Mellon, SR, MF, Newton-Conover
Jule Picton, JR, MF, Hibriten
Michael Prigmore, SR, B, Starmount
Michael Scott, SR, FB, Patton
John See, SR, FB, Bandys
Eric Sonato, SR, MF, Surry Central

Congrats to Hibriten's 2008 All Region players

MIGUEL AQUILAR, SENIOR MIDFIELDER



JON EASTON, SENIOR GOAL KEEPER



DAGO LAINEZ, SENIOR SWEEPER




JULE PICTON, JUNIOR MIDFIELDER