Congratulations FC BUCKS U17 VIPERS Girls!
2008 PA State Champions and 2008 Region 1 Champions
Congratulations to the FC Bucks Vipers U17 Girls team and Head Coach Ed Leigh on a tremendous season in which they won their fourth consecutive State Championship and also won the Region 1 Championship. By winning the Region 1 Championship the Vipers advanced as one of four teams to play in the US Youth Soccer National Championships where they again played great soccer and won their first 2 games before losing to the eventual champions. Congratulations again to the entire Vipers team and coaching staff and all the families and thanks so much for representing our club and our region so well! Click continue below to read more about the region 1 and National Championship games.
Congratulations to Head Coach Ed Leigh and the FC Bucks Vipers U17 Girls team on being the Region 1 Champions after a 1-0 victory in the final over Albertson New York on Tuesday July 1’st in Portland Maine. The Vipers advanced to the final after beating Kirkwood Premier on Monday by a score of 3-1. The Vipers will now advance to the 2008 US Youth Soccer National Championships to be played July 22-27, at Burns Park Soccer Complex in Little Rock, Arkansas. Congratulations to the entire Vipers family and everyone at CRUSA/FC Bucks will be rooting for you at Nationals!
National Championship Game 1 Update: FC Bucks Vipers win game 1 over Eclipse Select from Illinois on Wednesday night 7/23 on a goal scored by Heidi Sabatura. CLICK HERE to be taken to the US Youth Soccer website.
National Championship Game 2 Update: FC Bucks Vipers wine game 2 over the FC Slammers from California on Thursday night 7/24. Goal scorers were Heidi Sabatura (2) and Kaitlynn Kerr (1). CLICK HERE to be taken to the US Youth Soccer website
National Championship Game 3 Update: FC Bucks Vipers played the third game of the preliminary round and lost to the Dallas Texans 91 Red team by a score of 3-1. Madlyn Evnas (1) scored the lone goal for the Vipers. Even though the Vipers ended the preliminary round with the same record as 2 of the other 3 teams and with two wins, they did not advance to the Championship game based on a goal differential tie breaker. Congratulations again to Ed Leigh and all of the Vipers family on a spectacular season. Scroll down to read an article from the US Youth Soccer website about the U17 Girls bracket and CLICK HERE to be taken to the US Youth Soccer website.
Preliminary Play Complete as Under-17s Finish Round Robin in 2008 US Youth Soccer National Championships
July 25, 2008
Big crowds fill park as the final four teams are determined for Sunday’s national finals
U17G – Dallas Texans Red v Eclipse Select
U17B – Everest Soccer Club v Andromeda 91
Official web site: http://championships.usyouthsoccer.org with stories, videos, photos and more
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 25, 2008) - The top eight Under-17 soccer teams in the United States, four boys and four girls, took to the fields tonight knowing that only four would play another day in the 2008 US Youth Soccer National Championships taking place at Burns Park Soccer Complex in North Little Rock, Ark. Big crowds, big dreams and big expectations filled the air tonight as the final pieces to the national finals were put into place.
National champions will be crowned over the weekend in the Under-14 through Under-19 Boys and Girls age groups beginning on Saturday night with the Under-14 and Under-15s. The remaining age groups will play Sunday morning.
Dallas Texans 91 Red faced one of the surprises of the tournament, FC Bucks Vipers (E-PA) who were undefeated coming into the match. A partisan Texans crowd served as the 12th player tonight against the Eastern Pennsylvania side that found themselves down three after the first half. The Texans first goal came off a Kim Castleberry cross that Becka Rivera one-touched (4:00) over the keeper’s head. The second was another Rivera/Castleberry combo. This time it was Rivera assisting Castleberry in the 28th. The third goal came off a set piece that Marissa Holden served to Marissa Allen who flicked in the header in the 37th. The Vipers would strike in the 80th off a Madlyn Evans goal. Despite the Vipers successes earlier in the week, the 3:1 Texans win moves the Vipers out of Sunday’s final. The Dallas Texans (NTX) and Eclipse Select (IL) control the Under-16 and Under-17 Girls finals on Sunday.
Director of coaching for the lady Dallas Texans, Ryan Higginbotham said, ""We [Texans] knew we had to go out and get a win against a very good Bucks team tonight. We tried to come out with a more intensity. This competition is the greatest in the country. The intensity, the atmosphere, the other teams who are out cheering for you, the refereeing is quality – the whole thing put together, it raises your level and it means so much.""
Looking to gain a positive result, Slammers FC (CA-S) played Eclipse Select 90-91 (IL) who, with a win, would earn a chance at the Under-17 Girls national title. Tied at one, Leah Fortune scored in the 73rd to give Eclipse the go ahead goal. It took Nicole Lipp less than 10 minutes to double the advantage in the 82nd. Eclipse will face Dallas Texans, who they defeated in round robin (2:1) Sunday at 10:00 a.m. for the Laura Moynihan Cup as Under-17 national champions.