Broncs end season with loss

By John Gutekunst
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 11:33 AM MST

The Parker Broncs soccer team ended its 2008-09 season with a 5-1 loss to the Estrella Foothills Wolves on Jan. 28. It was a hard-played game, with both teams putting a lot pressure on the other.

Parker's lone goal was scored by David Pasillas. It was his first goal of the year. Jesus Valez scored three goals for the Wolves and Edgar Reynoso scored two.

The Broncs ended the season with an overall record of 3-16-0. The Jan. 28 game was the last appearance in a Broncs' uniform for seniors Gabriel Salazar, David Corona, Jose Magna and Sam Maldonado.

For the season, Alfredo Campos led the Broncs with 7 goals. Diego Frausto and Alfonso Rosales each had 6. Rosales led the team with shots on goal with 56. Parker's goalies, Luis Nevarez and Jacob Christman were second and third in the 1A/3A West conference in average number of saves per game. Nevarez averaged 14, while Christman's average was 9.83.

 

JANUARY 16

Broncs Drop Two Close Ones

The Parker Broncs lost two heartbreaking games this week losing at River Valley, 2-1 on Monday and a 2-1 double overtime game to Antelope at home on Thursday.  Monday the Broncs were to have a late afternoon start at 4:00 at River Valley but had to wait almost 3 hours due to the referees not showing up on time.  The Dust Devils scored in the first half and led 1-0 after the first 40 minutes of play.  Then senior Jose Magana headed in a corner lick to tie it up at 1-1.  Then with 2 minutes left in regulation, the Dust Devils found the back of the net and held off the Broncs in push for the equalizer to win.

 

Thursday, the top scoring team in the 3A West, Antelope visited Parker.  The Parker defense led by David Corona, Gabriel Salazar, Paul Neverez, Ray Gomez and goalie, Luis Nevarez stepped up to the challenge.  The Broncs got on the board first with a goal from Alfonso Rosales from an assist from Alfredo Campos.  The defense held the Ram offense scoreless in the first half.  In the second half, Edgar Urban, one of the top goal scorers in the state, fired a loose ball into the net to tie it.  The Broncs had a chance to go ahead with a minute in regulation but the shot went wide of the net and the game went into overtime.  The first overtime was scoreless and then Urbano had a free kick and it deflected off a Bronc defender and went in for the game winner.  Coach Dave Henneman praised his entire team for the great effort they showed on the field, “They gave everything they had and left on the field tonight, our team has improved so much from the beginning of the season.”  Earlier this season Antelope handled the Broncs beating them 6-0 at Wellton and 6-1 in the Shamrock Shootout.  Next up for Parker is the #4 team in the state, Northwest Christian on Tuesday with a 6:00PM start time at Joe Bush Stadium.

 

JANUARY 9

Broncs Beat Wolves

The Parker Broncs Soccer team opened 2009 with a 4-3 win over Estrella Foothills in Goodyear on Wednesday night.  This was the first ever win the Broncs have had against the Wolves in region play.  The Wolves scored first and then Diego Frausto evened it up off a corner kick.  Then after another Estrella Foothills goal, Alfredo Campos beat the goalie to tie it up, 2-2 at the half.  Then in the second half, Diego Frausto added 2 more goals off of assists of David Pasillas, to complete the hat trick.  The Broncs defense, led by David Corona and Gabe Salazar, turned away a tenacious attack by Estrella Foothills who sent 10 players into the offensive zone to get the 4-3 win.  Parker improved its record to 3-10 and 1-4 in conference.  Next up for Parker is a road game at River Valley on Monday and the next home game will be Thursday against Antelope.  Thursday’s game will be a doubleheader with the JV at 4:00PM and varsity playing at 6:00PM.

 

DECEMBER 15

Broncs Take 4^th in Miami

The Parker Broncs Soccer team took 4^th place in the Miami Invitational Soccer Tournament on Friday, December 12.  The Broncs were busy as they had to play back to back to back games against host Miami, Empire and Santa Cruz.  Then after an hour break the played a 4^th game against Wickenburg.  In the first game the Broncs got their first win of the season against host Miami, 6-0.  Alfonso Rosales scored a hat trick in the first 10 minutes of the game to give the Broncs a quick 3-0 lead.  Chris Frausto added 2 goals and Diego Frausto added another.  Jacob Christman got the shutout win in goal.  In game number 2 the Broncs beat Empire, 2-1.  Scoring for Parker was Alfonso Rosales and Joe Hill.  The third game in a row for the Broncs was in the semi-finals as they dropped a 4-0 decision to Santa Cruz.  Then the Broncs faced region rival Wickenburg in the 3^rd place game and lost 4-1 as Diego Frausto scored the lone goal for the Broncs.  Coach Dave Henneman said, “We played very well today, we just got tired in the second half of the Santa Cruz game but played tough against Wickenburg.”  Parker had 3 players named to the All-Tournament team, David Corona, Alfonso Rosales and Edgar Quezada.  The Broncs end the first half of the season with a non region game at Bourgade Catholic on December 15 before returning to action in 2009 at Estrella Foothills on January 5.  The next home game for Parker will be January 15^th against Antelope.

 

DECEMBER 8

Broncs Play Tough Against Top Competition

The Parker Broncs played against 3 of the top soccer teams in the state at the Shamrock Shootout in Yuma.  On Friday they opened up against Northwest Christian, who was a state semifinalist last season, and lost a hard fought 2-0 decision.  Then against Valley Christian, the defending state champions, the Broncs were holding their own and were down 1-0 at half.  Parker goalie Luis Nevarez who had a stellar performance throughout the tournament went down with an ankle injury in the second half.  The offensive unit of the Broncs then started pressuring the Trojan defense and had several shots on goal.  Then Valley Christian gained some momentum and ended up winning the game 5-0.  On Saturday morning Parker faced the same Antelope team that they lost to 6-0 on Thursday night and is considered to be the West Region favorite to win the title this year.  The Broncs got their lone goal of the tournament from Gabe Salazar as they lost 6-1.  Coach Henneman praised his defense as well as the tournament officials, as they played well throughout the tournament.  Defender, David Corona was selected for the All-Tournament team.  Coach Henneman said, “Our offense is young but we are starting to see them get better game by game.”  The Broncs return region play this week against Yuma Catholic on Monday and Wickenburg on Wednesday, both games are at home and will have JV at 4:00PM and Varsity playing at 6:00PM.  Next Friday the Broncs travel to Miami to participate in the Miami Invitational.

 

DECEMBER 1

The Parker Broncs soccer team looks towards this season with great optimism. Leading the Broncs this year will be their experienced defense.  Returning this year are seniors David Corona (Sweeper), Gabe Salazar (Stopper) and Luis Nevarez (Goalie) along with sophomore Paul Nevarez (Fullback).  “Having an experienced defense is going to be a great asset for us this year”, says Head Coach Dave Henneman.  The offense this year is young but talented that will feature returning sophomores, Chris Frausto (Forward), Diego Frausto (Midfield) and Alfredo Campos (Midfield).  Newcomers to this years squad are freshmen Alfonso Rosales (Forward) and Rodrigo Adame (Fullack) along with seniors Sam Maldonado (Midfield) and Edgar Quezada (Midfield).

 

Parker will also be starting Junior Varsity soccer this season and will play at 4:00PM before the 6:00PM Varsity games.  “Having a JV program will help give our younger kids game experience and help us get up develop our program with the other elite programs in the state.  The Broncs open up with a home game on December 1, against River Valley at 6:00PM with JV at 4:00PM.  The Broncs will be tested when they play at Antelope on December 4^th then at the Shamrock Shootout where they will play last seasons state semi-finalist, Northwest Christian and the last years state champion, Valley Christian on Friday, December 5^th.

 

Parker’s home game will be played at Joe Bush Stadium and will have JV at 4:00PM followed by the Varsity at 6:00PM.  Also admission id FREE to all Parker Soccer regular season home games this season.