State 48 FC hosted a high-level player discovery tryout over the weekend, coordinated by Mitch Garcia, one of our Pro Performance Trainers. The purpose was to identify soccer players for the annual TST (‘The Soccer Tournament’) 7v7 Tournament that has become very popular not only because of the number of elite players who participate but also the $1 million dollars prize awarded to the winner of the tournament. We had an excellent turnout and the coaches were very impressed by the talent that was on display. Excellent job and kudos to Coach Mitch for running and organizing the event!
Phoenix was host to an MLS Next Tournament event over the weekend, and some State 48 FC players were asked to come and guest play for some high level teams who participated in the event. Gavin Volckmann & Jonah Banucci from the 2007 / 2008 Boys Black (North) team, Scott Nguyen, Acxel Romero & Jayden Rosales from the 2011 Boys Black (Avondale) team and Nolan Steele, Corbin Keena, Sebastian Cano, Juan Manns, Santiago Gonzalez & Daniel Aceves from the State 48 FC 2010 Boys Black (El Mirage) team were able to showcase their talents and represented State 48 FC in an outstanding manner. Great job boys – very well done!
Coach Armando Juarez said “The State 48 FC 2019 Black (North) Scorpions team played two league games on Friday and two friendly games at the CCV Jamboree on Saturday. We won all four games with dominant performances by the scores of 16-3, 13-1, 9-3 & 10-3, respectively. Every one of our players was exceptional – we had outstanding performances by Lucas Juarez (16 goals), Mario Villavicencio (11 goals), Milo Valenzuela (8 goals), Mason Delgadillo (5 goals), Calvin Grado and Camden Simpson (4 goals each). Our little ones are showing tremendous improvement and are displaying excellent attacking soccer – we are very proud of them!”
Coach Moises Perez said “The State 48 FC 2015 Copper (Avondale) team had their final league match, winning 2-0 in impressive fashion against a strong opponent. We defended well, were more accurate with our passing and played more aggressively. Maximus Aguero scored two excellent goals as we ended the league season in 2nd Place (by goal differential). I am very proud of our team for their outstanding efforts all season long!”
Congratulations to all our State 48 FC players and coaches – we are very proud of you! One Family, One Mission!
