Thanksgiving weekend gave way to the 2010 San Diego Surf College Cup. The tournament encompassed U16 though U18 Boys and Girls State, Regional, and National Champions from various states in the western United States.

Here is the breakdown of every champion and how they got there.

U18 Boys Champion: Spokane Shadow

The only out-of-state victors, Washington-based Spokane Shadow blew through the California competition. After a 1-1 tie against United FC it shut out Davis SC Legacy, 1-0.

“Every game was extremely tight for us,” Spokane Shadow Head Coach Matt Leonard said. “ In the first game we gave up a goal in the first two minutes of the game. We came out nervous and tentatively.”

The following day the team defeated Juventus SC Monarcas, 2-0, to win its bracket and advance to the semifinals. Spokane Shadow’s 2-0 win against Santa Clara Sporting set up the title game against Palo Alto SC, who snuck in after a 3-2 victory over Texas Fire.

In the final, only a single goal by Christian Foster was needed as Spokane beat Palo Alto SC, 1-0.

“It started with a Palo Alto corner which Curtis Hill recovered and made a deep punt,” Leonard explained. “Jamal Angell got a header on the ball and Christian buried it.”

Aside from the title, Spokane’s goalkeeper Curtis claimed the Goalkeeper of the Tournament Award for his shutout in four games.

Spokane Shadow U18 Boys Roster: Curtis Hill, Spencer Button, Jordan Etten, Devin Allen, Samual Butler, Christian Foster, Colin Shockman, Zachary Allert, Chris Rothrock, Matthew Harper, Christopher Aunan, Matthew LaPlante, Michael Angell, Brandon Barber, Travis Hill, Matthew Bray

U17 Boys Champion: Santa Clara Sporting

A 1-0 Santa Clara loss to Notts Forest didn’t deter it from winning the U17 Boys title. Its 2-1 win over CAP FC United along with a 3-0 win against Texas Fire was enough to advance Santa Clara to the semis.

Eagles and Slammers FC faced in the first semifinal match with Slammers advancing 1-0 while Santa Clara did the same with a 2-0 shutout win over Athletico Santa Rosa Milan.

The final ended in the same manner as Santa Clara’s semifinal game, with a 2-0 victory over Slammers FC.

Santa Clara Sporting U17 Boys Roster: Jesus Torres, Taro Kyllonen, Luis Soto, Willie Wagner, Gabriel Borges, Julio Morales, David Perez, Julian Del Toro, Roberto Tenorio, Luis Orendain-Holquin, Justin Bermudes, Carlos Gavino, Brandon Montalvo, Cameron Jurado, Andre Alvarez, Geovanni Robledo-Gutierrez, Jesus Sanchez, Adam Ballard

U16 Boys Champion: Portuguese Athletic Tigres

Northern California based Portuguese Athletic Tigres won its title winning every game with a one-goal game margin. In group-play, it defeated InterFC Premier, 2-1, and Real So Cal, 1-0.

In the semis, Manteca FC Boca fell to Portuguese Athletic, 2-1, and Mexicas FC fell to Santa Clara Sporting, 1-0, to finalize the championship showdown. Portuguese Athletic raised its crown after a 1-0 win over Santa Clara Sporting.

Portuguese Athletic Tigres U16 Boys Roster: Matthew Dequiroz, Timothy Nguyen, Cesar Garcia, Sergio Rico, Israel Escalera, Josue Mendoza, Edwin Luna, Andoni Trejo, Lorenzo Vasquez, Thomas Meaney, Marco Saglimbeni, Juan Castillo, Salem Lee, Cesar Mendoza, Joseph Bolous, Edson Cardona, Andres Garcia, Angel Oronia, Isaac Torres

U18 Girls Champion: So Cal Blues Dodge

So Cal Blues finished at top of its bracket with the most points of any age group by beating Eagles Premier, 2-0, and Neusport FC, 3-1 on day one and finishing off Santa Rosa United Thunder, 4-0, on the second day of action.

In the semifinals, it hosted local club San Diego Surf and advanced to the finals with a 3-1 margin meanwhile Slammers FC downed Real So Cal with a 1-0 score to do the same in the other semifinal match.

The encounter between So Cal Blues and Slammers FC was a close one with So Cal Blues claiming the crown with a 1-0 win.

So Cal Blues Dodge U18 Girls Roster: Kelly McCormick, Miranda Cornejo, Courtney Assumma, Natalie Werner, Kimberly Marshall, Kaitlin Dickmann, Lauren Bohaboy, Amanda Dudley, Kaylie Davidson, Ashley Harris, Jessica Mandarich, MacKenzie Cochrane, Calian Parra, Haley Rosen, Torey Markowitz, Kylie McCarthy

U16 Girls Champion: San Diego Surf SC

San Diego Surf had difficult matches on the road to the title. It squeaked by into the semifinals after a 4-0 and 3-0 wins over Legends FC and Placer United Prestige, respectively, was followed by a 3-0 loss to Real So Cal.

San Diego’s semifinal against Slammers FC was tightly contested, ending in a 1-0 win for Surf. The final saw San Diego Surf square off against Arsenal FC, who had previously defeated So Cal Blues Draluck in its prior semifinal with a 1-0 mark.

Following the trend, San Diego Surf claimed the U16 Girls title with a 1-0 win over Arsenal FC.

San Diego Surf U16 Girls Roster: Hunter Rittgers, Megan Abutin, Danielle Gonzalez, Katie Fletcher, Margaret Gulczynski, Courtney Brown, Meagan Harbison, Kelsey Schwartz, Kelly Bieraugel, Miranda Canales, Victoria Manfredonia, Erika Leal, Maura Duggan, Kylie Dick, Morgan Batcheller, McKenna Tollack, Nicole Effenberger, Blair Noble

U17 Girls Champion: San Diego Surf FC White

San Diego Surf FC went undefeated to claim the Surf College Cup title. Its only blemish was a 1-1 tie in its first games against West Coast FC United. After that they shut down Arsenal FC-S Montgomery, 1-0, and Cal Odyssey, 2-0, to advance to the semifinals.

Once in the semis, Surf took care of Northern California based Mustang SC Rampage, 1-0, to head to the finals against So Cal Blues Pearson.

So Cal Blues had to defeat Real So Cal, 3-0, in the other semifinal continuing a four-game shutout streak. However that would come to an end in the final game as Surf edged So Cal, 3-2.

San Diego Surf White U17 Girls Roster: Alexandra Bailey, Neela Mohan, Michelle Craft, Nicole Sherwin, Cassandra Callahan, Sarah Adams, Laura Liedle, Kate Perry, Olivia Buechler, Mackenzie Akins, Kendall Kraus, Jordan Francescon, Brittany Reese, Maya Theuer, Cassie Collins, Jacqueline Friedman, Ariana Zargarian, Jessica Hale, Amanda Howard, Stephanie Hamilton