Under 16's silver in Sudbury

SUDBURY, ON. - The North Bay HBC Selects Stallions U16 Boys Soccer Team wound up a fine weekend of soccer with a silver medal at the 11th Annual Sudbury Panhellenic Soccer Tournament.

In the round robin portion of the tournament the Stallions wnet through undefeated to claim a spot in the finals. In the first game the opposition was the Sudbury Panhellenic Panthers who scored midway through the first half to mopen the scoring . North Bay came back 2 minutes later with a strike by midfielder Zach Wilkinson to earn the tie. The game MVP for the Stallions was Spencer Brooks.

Game 2 saw the Tri-Town Tigers go up against North Bay. North Bay's David Silveri notched the winner early in the first half followed by goals from Justin Bishop, and Silveri with his second of the game. Micheal Cuncins scored in the second of the 4-0 victory. Jacob Rochefort earned the shutout. MVP of the game was Brad Herzog.
On a wet Sunday morning the Bayites took on the Sudbury Flyers Azzurri. North Bay striker Spencer Brooks scored midway through the first half to give the Stallions the lead. The Azzurri scored a goal in the second half to tie the game and advance to the finals.

The final game was a remath of the 2nd year Stallions versus the Azzurri with the Sudbury squad striking first on a nice feed in the North Bay 18 yard box. The game was back and forth with neither team being able to bulge the twine until Sudbury scored a fluke goal from center before the half. Nine minutes into the second half play was halted for over an hour due to lightning strikes in the area. As the teams waited for the storm clouds to clear it was great to see the 2 girls Under 15 teams (Barrie & North Bay) from the adjoining field and the Stallions engaging in a spirited hand slapping campfire game to pass the time away .. great sportsmanship.

Once play began the Under 16 North Bay squad played much better but could not break through for a goal. The game finished in a 2-0 win for the Azzurri who have been together for the most part of the last 8 years. Game MVP for North Bay was Zach Wilkinson.

Other team members include Zachary Andre, Garrett Saczawa, Scott Hunter, Ryan Darbyson, Marc-Andre Seguin,Alex Ceccanese, Simon Tessier, and Michel Bedard. The team is coached by Tony Saczawa, Ken Hunter, & Mark Ceccanese and is managed by Lum Ceccanese.

Submitted to BayToday.ca