Bulldogs on the attack
Midfielder Alex Sandoval, left, and his Pueblo Centennial teammates have improved during the past few seasons, advancing to the Class 4A state semifinals last year. Now, their sights are set on a state title. "Our whole attitude kind of changed," junior Jeff Wrona said.
Centennial gains No. 5 seed in boys state soccer bracket
By JEFF LETOFSKY THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
South-Central League boys soccer kingpin Centennial High School garnered the No. 5 seed entering the 2006 Class 4A state soccer tournament.
The Bulldogs (15-0), who made history by making the semifinals in 2005, will host 28th seed Ralston Valley (6-9) Wednesday at Dutch Clark Stadium in the first round of the 32-team bracket. Centennial veteran head coach Jeff Sterling said Sunday he's not happy with his team's seeding.
"We should have been at least a No. 3. That's where we were last year with the same record," Sterling said. "I'm not happy with our entire league seeding."
Three other S-CL teams made the bracket but will have to play road contests.
League runnerup Pueblo West (11-2-2) drew the 17th seed and will travel to meet 16th seed Cherokee Trail (10-4-1). Canon City (9-5-1) is the 21st seed and will head to Denver to take on 12th seed Lincoln (6-8). And Pueblo South drew the 29th seed and has a difficult task ahead in No. 4 seed Cheyenne Mountain (14-1).
First-round games must be completed by Wednesday. The round of 16 must be played Saturday. The quarterfinals are set for Nov. 1 with the semifinals Nov. 4 and champion games Nov. 7 set for Pirate Field at Englewood High School.
Centennial, which has captured six consecutive league titles, has won 33 of its past 34 games. In addition, the Bulldogs have lost only once at Dutch Clark Stadium since soccer has been played there. They currently own a 46-game winning streak at Dutch Clark.
One other interesting statistic: Centennial has allowed the fewest goals in the entire classification. The Bulldogs have posted 11 shutouts in 15 games.
In Class 3A, Salida was the lone Southern Colorado team to make the 16-team state field. The Spartans (9-5-1) are the No. 6 seed and will host a first round game either Tuesday or Wednesday against 11th seed Kent Denver (9-5-1).
By JEFF LETOFSKY THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
South-Central League boys soccer kingpin Centennial High School garnered the No. 5 seed entering the 2006 Class 4A state soccer tournament.
The Bulldogs (15-0), who made history by making the semifinals in 2005, will host 28th seed Ralston Valley (6-9) Wednesday at Dutch Clark Stadium in the first round of the 32-team bracket. Centennial veteran head coach Jeff Sterling said Sunday he's not happy with his team's seeding.
"We should have been at least a No. 3. That's where we were last year with the same record," Sterling said. "I'm not happy with our entire league seeding."
Three other S-CL teams made the bracket but will have to play road contests.
League runnerup Pueblo West (11-2-2) drew the 17th seed and will travel to meet 16th seed Cherokee Trail (10-4-1). Canon City (9-5-1) is the 21st seed and will head to Denver to take on 12th seed Lincoln (6-8). And Pueblo South drew the 29th seed and has a difficult task ahead in No. 4 seed Cheyenne Mountain (14-1).
First-round games must be completed by Wednesday. The round of 16 must be played Saturday. The quarterfinals are set for Nov. 1 with the semifinals Nov. 4 and champion games Nov. 7 set for Pirate Field at Englewood High School.
Centennial, which has captured six consecutive league titles, has won 33 of its past 34 games. In addition, the Bulldogs have lost only once at Dutch Clark Stadium since soccer has been played there. They currently own a 46-game winning streak at Dutch Clark.
One other interesting statistic: Centennial has allowed the fewest goals in the entire classification. The Bulldogs have posted 11 shutouts in 15 games.
In Class 3A, Salida was the lone Southern Colorado team to make the 16-team state field. The Spartans (9-5-1) are the No. 6 seed and will host a first round game either Tuesday or Wednesday against 11th seed Kent Denver (9-5-1).
posted by WestEnd @ Monday, October 23, 2006
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