The Davis AC Milan, a U15 boys soccer team, was one shootout goal away from winning the recent Santa Clara Sporting International tournament, settling for a strong second-place finish.

In their first game, the locals defeated highly ranked Juventus, 3-1, as Ricky Gonzales opened the Davis scoring and Cameron Peuse added the other two tallies. Facing Diablo FC later that day, AC Milan was trailing late when Jovanni Morales calmly sent a free kick past the Diablo keeper to clinch a valuable 1-1 tie.

Needing only a tie to move on, Davis’ defense — paced by Buddhika Ratnasiri, Kyle Cuvelier, Jaleel Dmeiri and Bobby Scott — took over in its third contest, not allowing Santa Clara a single scoring opportunity in a 0-0 deadlock.

The local offense proved it was just as powerful in the quarterfinals as Camilo Rodriguez’s hat trick led the way in a 5-0 victory over the Huntington Beach Untouchables. Other AC Milan scoring came when Gonzales twisted in a goal from outside the box and Dan Shuman converted on a penalty kick.

Davis then got tallies from Peuse and Rodriguez to defeat Pajaro Valley, 2-0, in the semis. The local offense also got a jolt from Sammy Walker, keeper Roberto Ortiz made several fine stops and Santiago Moreno, Isaiah Alba and Sam Elmwood ruled the midfield.

That set up a finals rematch with Diablo FC, a contest that found neither team able to find the net in regulation or overtime. In the shootout, Morales, Scott, Rodriguez and Dmeiri converted penalty kicks, but Diablo won by a goal.

Hot Shots basketball

Tryouts for the Davis Hot Shots basketball program’s fall session begin later this month with boys eighth- and ninth-grade and junior varsity-level squads beginning workouts on Friday, Aug. 30.

The tryouts run from 4 to 5 p.m. at Harper Junior High, 4000 E. Covell Blvd.

For more information and registration forms, visit www.davishotshots.net. Families with more questions can email them to [email protected].

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Davis AC Milan forward Cameron Peuse avoids a defender while teammates Camilo Rodriguez and Ricky Gonzales follow the action during the locals’ run to second place at the recent Santa Clara Sporting International tournament. In the background, construction for the San Francisco 49ers’ new stadium in Santa Clara can be seen. Courtesy photo

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