Day 2: US Youth Soccer ODP boys tourney

by US Youth Soccer

December 2, 2014

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Nov. 30, 2014) – The annual US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) Boys Thanksgiving Interregional continued Sunday in Casa Grande, Ariz. with all age groups resuming action. The three-day tournament, which is taking place at Grande Sports World features elite boys teams in the 2000 and 2001 age groups from each of the four US Youth Soccer Regions.

The players were selected from US Youth Soccer State Association and Regional level evaluations. Throughout the week, players will attend training sessions and compete in matches against other Regions, in front of U.S. Soccer national staff and collegiate coaches to maximize their exposure for selection to the next level of play.

Scores, Schedule and Standings

Practice Schedule

Rosters: 2000 | 2001

With programs in all 55 US Youth Soccer State Associations, US Youth Soccer ODP, the original Olympic development program, is available to any player. US Youth Soccer ODP is the only elite player development program that can claim members of Major League Soccer, the National Women’s Soccer League, and the majority of current and past national and youth national team members, as alumni. To learn more, visitwww.usyouthsoccer.org/programs/OlympicDevelopmentProgram.

Highlights from Day 2:

2000 Boys: Region II v. Region I

Region II became alone at the top of the standings today after defeating Region I 4-0. Michigan's Eric Conerty added two more goals today to give him the most in the 2000 age group with three. Minnesota's Emmanuel Iwe and Iowa's Gada Ambo added two more for Region II to give them the 4-0 victory.

2000 Boys: Region IV v. Region III
Region III earned its first win of the tournament by defeating Region IV 3-1. Georgia's Alessandro Castro began the scoring for Region III and South Carolina's James Brighton added the eventual game winner and an insurance goal while Region IV's goal came from Oregon's Keegan Kaas.

2001 Boys: Region II v. Region I
Region I notched its first victory by taking care of Region II 2-0. Virginia's Garrett Socas kicked things off for Region I and Pennsylvania West's Griffin Garrard added his second goal in as many games to secure the win.

2001 Boys: Region IV v. Region III
After securing wins on the opening day, Region III and Region IV battled to a scoreless draw 0-0. Region III has yet to concede a goal in the tournament and both teams sit atop the division with four points.

Goal Scorers and Results | Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014

2000	Region II	Region I
Final Score	4	0
Goal Scorers	Emmanuel Iwe
	Eric Conerty (2)
	Gada Ambo

2000	Region IV	Region III
Final Score	1	3
Goals Scorers	Keegan Kaas	Alessandro Castro
		James Brighton (2)

2001	Region II	Region I
Final Score	0	2
Goals Scorer		Garrett Socas
		Griffin Garrard

2001	Region IV	Region III
Final Score	0	0
Goal Scorers

Related Topics: US Youth Soccer, IMG Academy Top 150

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