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    El Toro boys soccer trying to recapture Sea View League championship
    • January 23, 2025

    El Toro is closing in on another league championship in boys soccer.

    The Chargers took a 4-0 record in the Sea View League into Wednesday’s league game at Trabuco Hills (2-2 in league). El Toro is in first place, 1½ games ahead of second-place Beckman (2-1-1). El Toro is home against Beckman on Friday.

    El Toro won the Sea View League championship two seasons ago. The Chargers finished second to Trabuco Hills last season.

    They have played well against some of Orange County’s better teams. El Toro tied San Clemente, the No. 10 team in the Orange County rankings, and defeated Santa Margarita and Edison. The Chargers’ last two losses were to Mira Costa and Mater Dei, which are Nos. 2 and 3 in this week’s CIF Southern Section rankings.

    El Toro plays an aggressive, attacking style.

    “We like to encourage our boys to be creative in the final third (portion of the field),” said Chargers coach Kyle Pizano. “That’s a big reason why we’ve scored 14 goals and given up only two goals in league.”

    Gianluca D’Amato, a junior forward, leads El Toro in goals with eight. Senior forward Johnny Cruz has scored seven goals. Pizano said among the many other standout contributors are junior center midfielder AJ Davis and freshman forward Quinn Wood.

    El Toro started league play with a 3-0 win over Trabuco Hills on Jan. 8.

    “Trabuco’s been our rival the past couple of years,” Pizano said. “That was a big statement game for us.”

    NOTES

    Among Orange County’s better boys soccer leagues is the Empire League. Going into Wednesday, Santa Ana, which beat Godinez 1-0 last week, was in first place with a 3-1 league record and Valencia and Godinez were tied for second place at 1-1-1. Godinez plays at Valencia on Friday at 6:15 p.m. …

    JSerra is No. 1 and Mater Dei is No. 3 in the CIF-SS rankings compiled by the Massey Ratings System. Those ratings will be used at the end of the regular season to place teams into CIF-SS playoff divisions. The regular season ends Feb. 5. …

    After JSerra and Mater Dei, the next three Orange County teams in the CIF-SS rankings are Valencia at No. 12, Servite at No. 17 and Santa Margarita at No. 23. …

    Gavin Allegaert has scored 10 goals in eight games for JSerra, the No. 1 team in the Orange County rankings. Jake Tatch has nine goals for the Lions. JSerra has outscored its eight opponents 30-4. …

    Servite plays at Mater Dei on Friday at 5 p.m. JSerra is at Mater Dei on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 5 p.m.

    ​ Orange County Register 

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