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Delray Beach U14 girls red hot at Presidents Day event

By Gary Curreri
Special Correspondent
Posted March 5 2006



After winning four consecutive tournaments, the Delray Beach Redhots Under-14 Girls entered the 16th Jupiter Presidents Day Tournament on a mission.

Delray Beach coach Tony Stevens said he decided to have the girls "play up" an age group to give the players a tougher challenge. The Redhots hadn't lost a game in its four previous tournaments and outscored its opposition 62-9 in the 16 games.

It was mission accomplished, as the Redhots lost three players to injuries but still managed to record a come-from-behind 3-1 victory over the host Jupiter Sting U15 girls' team for its fifth consecutive title.

Haylee Shoaff was solid in goal as she shut down the Jupiter team by stopping numerous point blank shots and keeping the Redhots in the game until the offense kicked in.

"It was a complete team effort where every member stepped up and had an impact on the game," Stevens said.

The Redhots opened the tournament with a 5-1 victory over the Makos U14 team; however, the victory was costly as the Redhots lost midfielder Sarah Miskel to a cracked rib, putting her out for the balance of the tournament.

Delray then beat the Renegades U15 girls 2-0 and tied the Jupiter Sting 1-1 in the third game, where the Redhots lost two more players to injury and had to finish the tournament with 11 players.

Goals were scored by Marissa Koolik (four), Alle Salerno (two), Hannah Speer (two) Erin Heidel (one), Gilda Doria (one), and Alexi Zaremba (one).

This win comes on the heels of an undefeated FLUGSA regular season, where the Redhots finished in first place at 11-0-3, scoring 47 goals while giving up only six.

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