Wharton Invitational

Wharton 5 - Durant 1
Freedom 6-Leto 1

Semifinals:Wharton vs Alonso
Sickles vs Plant City

Semifinals:Wharton vs Alonso
Sickles vs Plant City

Correction:

Freedom 5
Leto 0

FINALS: ALONSO vs. .........???
alonso won a close semifinal to wharton that ended in pks

FINALS: ALONSO vs. .........???
alonso won a close semifinal to wharton that ended in pks

Alonso - Plant city

Plant -city won on PK's after 0-0 draw.

FINALS: ALONSO vs. .........???
alonso won a close semifinal to wharton that ended in pks

Alonso - Plant city

Plant -city won on PK's after 0-0 draw.

Alonso- Plant city any predictions???

Bloomingdale 3
Durant 1

Alonso 3 - Plant City 3
Plant City wins in pks 6-5

Alonso 3 - Plant City 3
Plant City wins in pks 6-5

Great Job Plant City! No one predicted you b4 the tournament to win. All you heard of was Alonso, Wharton, and Freedom. It just shows in High School Soccer things can change from one year to the next. By the way I am not from Plant City but from one of the other schools.

Congrats Plant City

Soccer: Plant City beats Alonso in shootout
By MARTIN BATER, Times correspondent
Published November 11, 2007


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TAMPA - Plant City defeated Alonso 6-5 in a dramatic penalty kick shootout that followed a 3-3 tie, as the Raiders won the 2007 Wharton Invitational tournament.

In the first half, Alonso took the initiative and attacked aggressively, keeping the ball on the ground and trying to be as sharp as possible.

Plant City let Alonso control the action. The Raiders relied on its defense, counter-attacked quickly and took advantage of open spaces.

The Raiders took the lead in the 13th minute thanks to a header by forward Jonathan Dupree, who got to an errant ball just before Alonso's goalie did. Two minutes later, Dupree led a Raiders' counterattack and assisted midfielder Brian Fekete to give Plant City a 2-0 lead early in the game. Stevie Lamas then put the Raiders up 3-0.

Alonso didn't give, up though, scoring twice to make the score 3-2 midway through the second half. In the 79th minute, Ravens midfielder Juan Arbelaez scored on a 20-yard free kick that was deflected by the wall and went in.

In the penalty kick shootout with the score tied at 5, defender A.J Black was kicked the ball softly to the right to give the Raiders the championship.

"I tried not to think about anything," Black said. "The thought of missing the penalty kick did cross my mind, but then I calmed myself down and executed."

Alonso 3 - Plant City 3
Plant City wins in pks 6-5

Alonso was definately the better team but Plant city played very smart, they knew they could not run with Alonse, so they relied on the counter attack. If they would have played over time, Alonso would have won.

Alonso 3 - Plant City 3
Plant City wins in pks 6-5

Alonso was definately the better team but Plant city played very smart, they knew they could not run with Alonse, so they relied on the counter attack. If they would have played over time, Alonso would have won.

"could not run with Alonse"?, more like they ran past Alonse

Alonso 3 - Plant City 3
Plant City wins in pks 6-5

Alonso was definately the better team but Plant city played very smart, they knew they could not run with Alonse, so they relied on the counter attack. If they would have played over time, Alonso would have won.

In soccer the better does not always win. Give Plant City their do. What counts is the final score.