Santa Barbara Soccer Club Under-14 White Boys Team wins the Cal South National Championship this past weekend Saturday May 19, 2012 in Rancho Capistrano California.

SBSC won 7 games to become Champions against some of the top teams in the Country. In the final defeating last year’s National Champion the South Bay Gunners (1-0), goal scored by Chairat Puengrod and assisted by Francisco Arroyo.  Shutting out the Gunners was a complete team effort on defense every player played solid defensively. Goalkeeper Eduardo Delgado was outstanding in goal and had a solid game.  “Quoted head Coach Rudy Ybarra”

Road to the Championship:  Defeated South Bay Gunners (1-0) in the Final in Rancho Capistrano California.

Semi-Final defeated Pateadores (2-1) in Lancaster.

Quarter-Final defeated Attack FC (2-1) in Lancaster

Sweet 16 defeated CFC Untouchables (2-1) in Camarillo.

Round of 32 defeated Riverside FC (1-0) in Camarillo.

In Bracket Pool play to advance to the round of 32 SBSC won two matches:

Santa Barbara Soccer Club U-14 White defeated Poway Vaqueros (7-0) in Lancaster.

Santa Barbara Soccer Club U-14 White defeated Chivas USA Academy (2-0) in Lancaster.

This is the second Cal South National Championship that this team has won in two years.  In 2010 SBSC won at the U-12 age group division and also won the Regional IV National Championship 2010.

SBSC was rated number 1 in the nation in 2010.

The Team will now compete for the Regional IV Championship next month from June 17^th thru 24^th in Phoenix Arizona.

If they win the Region IV Championship they will travel to Little Rock South Carolina for the National Championship in July 2012.

Team Roster:

Eduardo Delgado / Eric Contreras / Tanner Mees / Shea Blackman / Jacob Blacker / Tony Andoyan / Juan Pablo Alvarez / Tim Heiduk / Carson Vom Steeg / Francisco Arroyo  / Benjamin Garcia / Brandon Sanchez / Giovanny Acosta / Jules Pasco / Brian Finger / Chairat Puengrod /

Head Coach Rudy Ybarra

Assistant Coach Junior Ybarra

Team Manager Bethany Mees