DP boys soccer plays Oxnard to a draw

The Dos Pueblos boys soccer team earned a tie against Oxnard on Tuesday, with each team managing one goal.

All of the scoring came in the first half, with Dos Pueblos striking first at the ten minute mark with a goal by Fin Silver, his second in two games. Oxnard tied it up nine minutes later, and the score didn’t change from that point on.

“We came into the evening knowing that we’ve been playing much better as a team of late and knew that this was an excellent Oxnard squad,” said Dos Pueblos Coach Matt York. “We were able to get a goal on them to start the game, which really helped everyone believe in another strong outcome. Oxnard did a great job to rally to tie the score in the first half, and then in the second half they were definitely threatening and dangerous offensively but our boys played a spirited game., A true team game, and they rallied around each other all night long. I’m really proud of the fact that it was a total team effort.

“Great effort by a lot of players, but the outstanding performance of the first half and Man of the Match goes to Noe Pina Duarte, who played his secondary position, left back and really helped shut down some of their big powered offense,” added York.

Dos Pueblos now sports a 3-9-3 overall record, with a 3-5-3 mark in league play.

“Buena is a solid team and they have a good defensive group,” said San Marcos Coach Barry Punzal. “Tully Knoles played four or five positions for us tonight and had a great impact on the game as did sophomores Jose Ramirez and Luis Botello. The backline did an excellent job as well.

“We were really pleased with our team’s response after giving up the goal. Good teams find a way to get the win and we did that tonight,” Punzal added.

The Royals are now 12-1-2 overall with a perfect 11-0 record in league play. The team will return to action tonight against Santa Barbara.

SY boys soccer shuts out Saint Joseph

The Santa Ynez boys soccer team kept Saint Joseph off the board Monday, ultimately winning by a score of 3-0.

Gabriel Beleski scored two goals in the game, accounting for Santa Ynez’ first goal with an assist from Evan Eliason and the team’s last goal with an assist from Spencer Silverman. Tristan Amerzcua scored the second goal of the match with an assist from Aiden Tapia.

The Pirates will next play at Nipomo.