Ooltewah Wins 5-AAA Soccer Championship

Felipe Munoz is named District MVP

Friday, May 11, 2012
With a 4-0 victory over Cleveland on Thursday night, Ooltewah earned the District 5-AAA soccer championship, and the right to host a Region 3 semifinal on Tuesday.

The host Owls, the No. 1 seed in district play, took a 1-0 lead into halftime, then scored three times in the second period. Jacob Ray, Trey Tucker, Felipe Munoz and Leudy Franco had the scores for Ooltewah, while Franco, Ray and Arnold Monterroso contributed assists.

Ooltewah outshot the Blue Raiders 12-6, and Hunter Rozzell made four saves in earning the shutout. The Owls, ranked second in the state's class AAA poll, improved to 17-1-0 on the season. They will host Coffee County in a Region 3 semifinal Tuesday at 7. Cleveland (9-10-1) will travel to face Cookeville.

5-AAA All-District Team:

First Team: Ooltewah -- Callum Wishart, Hayden Croxall, Hunter Rozzell; Cleveland -- Seth Goza, Sterling Hines, Alex Rodriguez; McMinn County -- Conar Roberts, Will Byrd; Soddy-Daisy -- Jordan Edwards, Brandon Givens; Bradley Central -- Miles Christian; Walker Valley -- Jake Vincent; Rhea County -- David Castillo

Second Team: Ooltewah -- Trey Tucker; Cleveland -- Rob Cooke; McMinn County -- Nelson Cordona; Soddy-Daisy -- Trevin Hamilton; Bradley Central -- Martin Zaragoza; Walker Valley -- Jake Taubert; Rhea County -- Jase Jackson

Offensive Player of the Year: Felipe Munoz (Ooltewah)

Defensive Player of the Year: Sean McLain (Ooltewah)

Midfielder of the Year: Arnold Monterroso (Ooltewah)

District MVP: Felipe Munoz (Ooltewah)

 

(E-mail Jaime Barrett at jaimenbarrett@gmail.com


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