Recreation teams have two or three games remaining and standings in each division are shaping up as the league tournament approaches.
U8 Division
The U8 boys’ division is a neck-and-neck race between the Gunners and Pirates. Both squads are undefeated at 5-0-0 for the season. The Wanderers and Hotspurs are locked in another two-way race at 4-1-0 each, while the Athletics trail at 3-1-0.
Flash and Pride lead the U8 girls with identical 6-0-0 records. Shock moved into the second spot with its win over Surge. A 6-0 loss to Flash dropped Force to third place.
U10 Division
Newcastle edged Arsenal 2-0 last week to take sole possession of the top spot among the U10 boys with a 5-0-1 record. Arsenal drops to second ahead of Charlton, a 3-2 winner over Blackpool. Leeds dropped from third to fifth place after losing to Tottenham 4-0. Tottenham takes over fourth place.
In the U10 girls’ race, the Breakers move ahead of the Cyberrays for the third spot after overpowering Power 3-1. Spirit and Courage hold on to numbers one and two, respectively. Spirit is perfect for the season at 6-0-0.
U12 Division
The U12 standings stay tight with Crew out front in the boys’ group, followed by the Metrostars, United, Earthquake and Fire.
The Tornadoes lead the girls’ rankings with an unblemished 5-0-0 showing. Storm and the Hurricanes are in the second slot with identical 2-2-1 totals. Blizzard slipped this week with a loss to the Tornadoes, while Lightning’s open date helped them move ahead of Blizzard.
U14/15 Division
Gemini, Mercury, the Rockers and Fever hold on to their spots at 1,2,3,4, respectively, in the U14 girls’ standings. Gemini has a comfortable lead at 6-0-0, with Mercury trailing at 4-2-0.
Burn is in the U15 boys’ driver’s seat with a 4-1-1 tally after a 6-1 win over the Wizards. Revolution took Galaxy by a 3-1 margin to move into a draw with the Wizards for the runner-up position.
Last Weekend’s Results
U8 Boys – Pirates 6, Celtics 3; Wanderers 5, Rovers 4; Gunners 4, Blue 0; Rangers 3, Saints 2, Hotspurs 6, Bulls 1; Reds 4, Villains 2. U8 Girls – Shock 5, Surge 3; Blaze 5, Sting 3; Pride 9, Wild 2; Flash 6, Force 0; Kraze 8, Rage 0. U10 Boys – Sunderland 3, Liverpool 3; Newcastle 2, Arsenal 0; Tottenham 4, Leeds 0; Charlton 3, Blackpool 2; Blackburn 2, Fulham 1. U10 Girls – Courage 3, Comets 1; Spirit 5, Liberty 0; Charge 1, Cyberrays1; Breakers 3, Power 1. U12 Boys – Metrostars 3, Earthquake 3; Crew 4, United 3. U12 Girls – Storm 1, Hurricanes 1; Tornadoes 3, Blizzards 1 U14 Girls – Gemini 5, Fever 2; Mercury 4, Rockers 0. U15 Boys – Revolution 3, Galaxy 1; Burn 6, Wizards 1.
SYSL Saturday Schedule
U8 Boys (Pinecrest) 9 a.m. – Argyles vs. Saints; 10 a.m. – Blues vs. Rangers; 11 a.m. – Athletics vs. Villains; noon – Bulls vs. Reds; 1 p.m. – Black Cats vs. Wanderers; 2 p.m. – Celtics vs. Rovers
U8 Girls (Pinecrest) 9 a.m. - Shock vs. Wild; 10 a.m. – Kraze vs. Flash; 11 a.m. – Pride vs. Rage; noon – Sting vs. Surge; 1 p.m. – Blaze vs. Force;
U10 Boys (Morganton) 9:30 a.m. - Liverpool vs. Tottenham 10:30 a.m. – Fulham vs. Blackpool; 11:30 a.m. – Leeds vs. Blackburn; 12:30 a.m. – Newcastle vs. Sunderland; 1:30 p.m. – Arsenal vs. Charlton
U10 Girls (Morganton) 9:30 a.m. – Liberty vs. Charge; 10:30 a.m. - Cyberrays vs. Comets; 11:30 a.m. – Breakers vs. Courage; 12:30 p.m. – Power vs. Spirit
U12 Boys (Morganton) 8:30 a.m. – Earthquake vs. United; 10:30 a.m. – Earthquake vs. Fire;
U12 Girls (Pinecrest) 9:30 a.m. - Blizzards vs. Lightning; 11 a.m. – Tornadoes vs. Storm;
U14 Girls (Pinecrest) 12:30 p.m. – Gemini vs. Mercury; 12:30 p.m. – Rockers vs. Fever U15 Boys (Pinecrest) 9:30 a.m. – Galaxy vs. Wizards; 11 a.m. – Burn vs. Revolution
