Academic Athletes Awards: Titans who received academic athlete awards for 2009-10 soccer season from the Union Tribune:
Alejandro Berry, Jr., 3.92; Brian Budniewski, Sr., 3.63; Nicholas
Custis, Sr., 3.67; Dallin Hayne, Jr., 3.57; Alexander Henry, Sr., 3.19;
Jeffrey Meyer, Jr., 3.95; Kevin Meyer, Jr., 3.95; Evan Myers, Jr., 3.64;
Daniel Rakers, Sr., 3.82; Matthew Michael Staley, Sr., 3.91.
3-4-10: Varsity lost to RB in 1-2 in CIF semifinal at RBHS to. Poway Goal scored by Dallin Hayne assisted by Brian Budniewski.
3-2-10: Semifinal playoff game at RBHS has been postponed until Thursday night at 6PM.
3-1-10: CIF Playoff Quarterfinal game: Poway 2-0 over Carlsbad. Goals by Dallin Hayne assisted by Tony Nguyen and Evan Myers assisted by Brian Budniewski. Zach McDonnell had 10 saves and the shutout in goal.
All-North-County Teams: Congratulations to those players selected by the North County Times for the All-North-County teams. First team: Dallin Hayne, Alex Henry; Second Team: Eric Budniewski.
2-27-10: Rainout - game postponed to Monday at 7PM.
2-25-10: Carlsbad beat La Costa Canyon last night 1-1, 7-6 PKs, so they will be our opponent Saturday night in the CIF D1 Quarterfinals.
2-24-10: ESPN Rise rankings this week have Poway at #19 nationally, and San Diego Soccer News at #4 in the county.
2-23-10: Palomar League post-season honors - congratulations to the Titans that received recognition from Palomar League -
Player of the Year – Alex Henry
First Team – Eric Budniewski, Dallin Hayne, Alex Henry
Second Team – Leifur Kristjansson, Evan Myers, Tony Nguyen
Honorable Mention – Warren Ashcroft, Brian Budniewski, Sean Gallagher, Zach McDonnell
CIF Playoff Schedule
Sat 2-20 Seeding meeting
Wed 2-24 First round - top 4 seeds get byes
Sat 2-27 Quarterfinal games at home of top 4 seeds
Wed 3-3 Semifinal games at home of higher seeds
Sat 3-6 Final at neutral site
Regional Playoff Schedule
Sun 3-7 Seeding meeting
Tue 3-9 Quarterfinals at home of higher seed
Th 3-11 Semifinals at home of higher seed
Sat 3-13 Final at Downey High School
2-21-10: CIF Playoffs: Poway is seeded 4th, so we get a bye on Wednesday and play the winner of La Costa Canyon/Carlsbad on Saturday 2-27 at 6 PM. Since this is a playoff game, there will be an entry fee- $6 for adults, $4 for students and seniors. The official website for the brackets is http://www.cifsds.org/pdf/2010/bs2010dI.pdf
Final Palomar League Standings:
RB 8-1-1 25 points
Poway 8-1-1 25 points
Carlsbad 4-2-4 16 points
RBV 3-4-3 12 points
Vista 3-7-0 9 points
El Camino 0-9-1 1 point
2-18-10: RB at Poway for Senior night and Palomar League final. Varsity took a share of the league championship from RB by winning 1-0 as Evan Myers headed in Alex Henry's corner kick. Zach McDonnell woked his toughest shutout of the year, making 10 saves. JV tied 1-1, and Freshmen won 3-0.
2-17-10: This week's rankings: ESPN-Rise - #27, Union-Tribune #4, San Diego Soccer News #6.
2-16-10: El Camino at Poway: Varsity won 7-0; goals by Warren Ashcroft (assisted by Alex Henry), Dallin Hayne (Yoni Martinez), Alex Henry (Nick Custis), Dallin Hayne (Tony Nguyen), Dallin Hayne again (Tony Nguyen again), Alex Henry (Warren Ashcroft), and Mike Staley (Luke Flud); Philip Bru had 4 saves in goal. JV won 1-0, and Freshmen won 7-3.
2-13-10: Rainout makeup games with Rancho Buena Vista. Varsity won 2-1, both goals by Eric Budniewski, assisted by Nick Custis and Dallin Hayne. Zach McDonnell had 3 saves in goal. JV won 1-0, and Freshmen lost 0-1.
2-11-10: Varsity won over Vista at home, 3-1. Goals were scored by Eric Budniewski (assisted by Tony Nguyen), Dallin Hayne (Evan Myers), and Tony Nguyen (Warren Ashcroft). Zach McDonnell had 2 saves. The JV team won 2-0, and the Freshmen lost 0-1.
1. Rancho Bernardo (I); 2. St. Augustine (III); 3. Cathedral Catholic (III); 4. Poway (I); 5. Rancho Buena Vista (I); 6. Bonita Vista (I); 7. Mt. Carmel (II); 8. Orange Glen (II); 9. San Pasqual (I); 10. Granite Hills (I). Others: Hilltop (I); Mater Dei Catholic (IV); Montgomery (III); Valhalla (II).
2-9-10: Varsity won at RBV 3-1; two goals from Luke Flud, both assisted by Eric Budniewski, and one by Tony Nguyen assisted by Luke; Zach McDonnell had 4 saves in goal. JV and Freshmen both won 1-0.
2-4-10: Varsity beat Carlsbad 4-0; goals by Tony Nguyen (assisted by Brian Budniewski), two goals by Warren Ashcroft (both assisted by Tony Nguyen), and Leifur "IceMan" Kristjansson (Luke Flud); Zach McDonnell had three saves in goal and earned another shutout. The JV team won 2-0, and the Freshmen tied 0-0.
1. Rancho Bernardo (I); 2. Cathedral Catholic (III); 3. Rancho Buena Vista (I); 4. Mater Dei Catholic (IV); 5. Poway (I); 6. St. Augustine (III); 7. Montgomery (III); 8. San Pasqual (I); 9. Bonita Vista (I); 10. Mt. Carmel (II). Others: Carlsbad (I), Granite Hills (I), Valhalla (II), Westview (II).
2-2-10: Continuing the El Camino away games at home, Varsity won 6-0. with goals by Dallin Hayne (assisted by Alex Henry), Eric Budniewski (unassisted), Alex Henry (Evan Myers), Alex Henry (Warren Ashcroft), Warren Ashcroft (unassisted), and Alejandro Berry (Jeff Meyer). Philip Bru had to make only one save to earn the shutout in goal. Varsity Head Coach Gene Morris notched his 100th win with the Titans.
2-1-10: Because El Camino's field is under construction, their home games with Poway are being played at PHS this week. JV won 7-1, and Freshmen won 4-1 on Monday.
1-28-10: Varsity lost a tough game at RB 0-1. Freshmen won 3-1.
1-27-10: Polls and rankings - Titans are #6 in the Union-Tribune coaches' poll
1. Rancho Bernardo (Division I); 2. Cathedral Catholic (III); 3. Bonita Vista (I); 4. Valhalla (II); 5. Rancho Buena Vista (I); 6. Poway (I); 7. San Pasqual (I); 8. St. Augustine (III); 9. Montgomery (III); 10. Granite Hills (I). Others: Canyon Crest (III); La Costa Canyon (I); Westview (II).
Schedule corrections: Last Thursday's rainout vs. RBV has been rescheduled for Sat. Feb. 13.
1-26-10: Varsity beat Vista 2-0, on goals by Eric Budniewski (assisted by Warren Ashcroft) and Dallin Hayne (Alex Henry). Zach McDonnell got a shutout in goal. JV lost 0-2 and Frosh won 3-1.
1-19-10: Varsity tied Carlsbad 2-2, goals by Eric Budniewski (assisted by Alex Henry) and Conner Orr (assisted by Evan Myers); Philip Bru had three saves in goal. The JV team won 3-1, with 2 goals by Fredman Martinez and one by Michael Dilley. The Freshman game was cancelled due to the wet conditions.
1-15-10: Varsity beat La Costa Canyon 3-1, on goals by Eric Budniewski (assisted by Alex Henry), Alex Henry unassisted from a free kick, and Yoni Martinez (assisted by Brian Budniewski). Philip Bru made 8 saves in goal. The JV team won 3-1 also, on goals by Darien Naraghi, Ben Faller, and Heber Torres. The Freshmen tied 0-0.
1-12-10: At Torrey Pines: Varsity tied 2-2, both goals by Dallin Hayne, assisted by Brian and Eric Budniewski. Earlier, the Freshmen lost 3-6, with two Poway goals scored by Fredman Martinez and one by Drake Berdan. The JV game was cancelled.
1-8-10: Varsity beat Scripps Ranch 1-0. Dallin Hayne headed in Alex Henry's corner kick, and Zach McDonnell made 7 saves for the shutout. Earlier the JV team lost 1-2, with Darien Naraghi scoring the Poway goal.
1-7-10: Varsity lost to Bonita Vista, 1-3. The lone Poway goal was scored by Tony Nguyen, assisted by Antonio Cedillo-Martinez. The JV team lost 0-1 in the earlier game. 1-5-10: San Diego Soccer News has a few recent articles about PHS boys soccer. They place the Titans 2nd in San Diego County in their pre-league rankings, and have a nice writeup about our varsity goalkeepers. See the "My Site News" page for links to and quotes from the articles, or link directly through
12-23-09: Varsity won the SDHS tournament 3-0 over San Diego High School. Goals by Tony Nguyen (Warren Ashcroft), Evan Myers (Eric Budniewski), and Eric Budniewski (Warren Ashcroft).
12-22-09: Varsity beat Mt. Carmel 3-0 in the SDHS semifinal, avenging the loss to Mt. Carmel in the semifinal of the Coronado Tournament. Goals were made by Dallin Hayne, assisted by Alex Henry and Evan Myers, Alex Henry unassisted, and Eric Budniewski assisted by Evan Myers. Philip Bru made 3 saves to get the shutout. Final is tomorow, Dec 23, at 11 AM vs. San Diego HS.
Freshman team played La Costa Canyon twice in the Westview-Del Norte tournament, losing 1-0 in bracket play and 2-0 in semifinal.
12-21-09: Busy tournament day for all 3 teams...
Varsity beat Morse in the SDHS tournament quarterfinal game 5-0. Goals were scored Eric Budniewski (2 goals, both assisted by Alex Henry), Evan Meyers (Brian Budniewski), Nick Custis (Lief Kristiansson) and Antonio Cedillo-Martinez. Zach McDonnell had 6 saves in goal for the shutout.
JV team split games in the Westview-Del Norte Tournament, losing to Westview 5-0 and beating Mira Mesa 1-0.
Freshmen split their games also, beating Del Norte 7-0 and losing to Westview 4-0. Poway goals were scored by Hugh Seifert (assisted by Drake Berdan), Zach Campbell (Jose Villa), Drake Berdan (Roman Cedillo), Andrew Savitt (Hugh Seifert), Andrew Savitt (RJ Fallon) Josh Butikofer, and Jackson Fisher (Jorge Cedillo).
12-19-09: Varsity beat Clairemont 2-0 in the third and last bracket game of the SDHS tournament, and thus won Group D. Tonight's goals were scored by Alex Henry and Antonio Cedillo (assisted by Tony Nguyen). Philip Bru made 3 saves to earn the shutout.
12-18-09: Varsity beat Mira Mesa 2-1 in the second game of the SD HS Tournament. Mira Mesa scored in the first half and the Titans responded in the second with a long goal by Alex Henry and a rebound shot from Tony Nguyen.
12-16-09: Varsity won at Westview 2-1 in a thriller, as Dallin Hayne headed in Brian Budniewski's free kick in the final minute. Warren Ashcroft had scored in the first half, converting Kevin Meyer's crossing pass after Alex Henry's long pass to Kevin at the right post. Westview scored with five minutes remaining in the game to tie up the contest. Philip Bru had 5 saves in goal for the win.
Earlier in the afternoon, the Freshman team lost 1-3 to Westview. Carlos Guerrero scored PHS only goal on a PK.
12-14-09: JV won at Del Norte 5-0.
Frosh won at Del Norte 8-0. Goals scored by Jose Villa (assisted by Drake Berdan), Jose Villa again (Drake Berdan again), Josh Butikofer, Roman Cedillo (Jons Norzagary), Hugh Seifert (Josh Butikofer), Andrew Savitt, Spencer Orr (Carlos Guerrero), and Spencer Orr again. Spencer Orr and Hugh Seifert split credit for the shutout.
12-12-09: JV results at Montgomery Tournament: JV beat St. Augustine Frosh in the Semifinal 3-0, and lost in overtime to the St. Augustine JV 1-2 in the final.
Varsity tied Patrick Henry 1-1 in SDHS tournament. Poway goal was scored by Kevin Meyer, assisted by Eric Budniewski.
12-11-09: Results of games against Mission Hills: Frosh tied 3:3; Poway goals by Drake Berdan (2) and Hugh Seifert. JV lost 2-3, with goals scored by Ben Faller and Marcus Diaz.
The Varsity team won the first home game 3-0 over Mission Hills. Goals were scored by Tony Nguyen assisted by Warren Ashcroft, Warren Ashcroft assisted by Alejandro Berry, and Tony Nguyen assisted by Warren Ashcroft again. Philip Bru achieved the shutout with 2 saves.
12-10-09: Mt. Miguel had transportation problems, so the Frosh and JV games were postponed.
12-9-09: JV won 3-0 over Montgomery. That puts them in the semifinal game Saturday at 9 AM at Southwest High.
12-8-09: Varsity knocked out of Coronado Tournament by Mt. Carmel by 0-1 score in semi-final.
12-5-09: Varsity in Coronado Tournament:
Poway 7, Fallbrook 0. Goals by Evan Myers (assisted by Leif Kristiansson), Brian Budniewski, Evan Myers (Yoni Martinez), Antonio Cedillo (PK), Eric Budniewski (Alex Henry), Luke Flud (Sean Gallagher), and Luke Flud (Matt Landon). Philip Bru made 2 saves and earned the shutout.
Poway 0, Chula Vista 0. Zach McDonnell worked the shutout.
JV in Montgomery Tournament:
Poway 1, Bonita 1. Poway Goal by Connor Sabourin.
Poway 5, San Ysidro 0.
Frosh in Montgomery Tournament:
Poway 1, Oceanside 1. Poway goal by Andrew Savitt.
Poway 5, West Hills 1. Poway goals by Josh Butikofer (2), Hugh Seifert (2), and Drake Berdan.
12-4-09: Montgomery JV/Frosh results: Frosh lost to St. Augustine 2-0, JV tied Southwest 1-1.
12-2-09: Poway 4, Hoover 1. Goals: Alex Henry assisted by Warren Ashcroft, Brian Budniewski assisted by Alex Henry, then 2 unassisted goals by Tony Nguyen. Hoover scored on a PK late in the game.
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