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The Vikings traveled to San Leandro this afternoon to play a make-up game vs. St. Elizabeth that would have wrapped up the season. The head Referee declared the field unplayable due to a large mud puddle in front of one of the goals. So, the game was cancelled. We do not anticipate trying to reschedule this game at this point in the season, the Vikings have now completed the 2010 season. Our final records are: overall = 5 wins, 12 losses, 4 ties. League = 1 win, 9 losses, 1 tie.
The players and parents will meet Tuesday evening at Frankie, Johnnie & Luigi's restaurant for a team party to celebrate the season.
Coach Walker
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The Vikings traveled to Danville this afternoon to play Athenian in our second to last league match. The Vikings lost to Athenian 2 – 1. George Prieto scored on a Penalty Kick at about the 6th min. due to a foul committed on Dakota Yates in the Penalty Area. Alex Buscher played an excellent game in the goal making 11 saves for the Vikings. The Vikings travel to St.Elizabeth on Monday to play a make-up game and end their 2010 season.
Coach Walker
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Valley hosted Head Royce this afternoon in it’s last home game of the season and lost 3 – 0. The Vikings played hard and never gave up but had to bow to a more skilled team. This loss has removed any chance of making league play-offs this year. With two games left to play, the Vikings will be working to continue to improve their team play and finish strong for some momentum towards next season. We honored our two Seniors (George Prieto and Alex Buscher) after the game highlighting their career’s here at Valley and presenting them with a Rose. We then prayed for them as they move on to the next stage of their lives.
Coach Walker
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The Vikings traveled to Redwood Christian this afternoon to play a league match and lost 3 – 2. The game was tied at half time with one goal apiece with Redwood scoring in the first minute of play from a cross from the left side of the field and George Prieto scoring for Valley in the 27th min. of the first half. The Vikings then scored at the 46th min. on a goal by George Prieto and held the lead until the 62nd min. and within 5 min. Redwood scored their third goal. Tyler Greer had a strong performance in the goal for the Vikings making 15 saves. Andrew Park did a good job of marking their best player one-on-one and Cliff Woodward gets the Utility Player award for this game playing every position on the field except Goalie. The Vikings have 3 games left in league play, Friday vs. St. Elizabeth, next Wed. vs. Head Royce and the following Friday vs. Athenian. The Vikings records are: 5 – 10 – 4 overall, 1 – 8 – 1 in league play.
Coach Walker
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Valley hosted College Prep this afternoon and lost 2 – 0 in their second meeting this season. The Vikings held strong until the 50th min of the game then College Prep scored twice in less than 3 min. The game was tied at 0 – 0 at the half. Tyler Greer played his best game of the season by making 16 saves as Valley’s goal keeper. Valley took 11 shots on goal while College Prep took 20. The Vikings continue to improve as a team in spite of losing. This team beat us back in September 6 – 2. The Vikings now have a week before resuming league play against Redwood Christian. We will practice tomorrow from 5:15 to 7 PM but Friday’s practice will be cancelled.
Coach Walker
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Bentley hosted Valley this afternoon in their second game of league play. The game ended in a 0 – 0 tie. It was a strong defensive effort by both teams. Valley dominated play controlling mid-field and taking 27 shots vs. 9 by Bentley. The Vikings just could not find the back of the net today. It was a shame that we did not come away with a win for the effort made. Valley completely controlled play in the first half. Dakota Yates making his return to mid-field from an injury laden season provided a tremendous boost to our play. Having lost to Bentley 4-2 in our last meeting, the Vikings continue to improve and if we can stay healthy, should finish the season strong. Our league record is now 1 – 6 – 1.
Coach Walker
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The Vikings traveled to Fremont this afternoon and played American High School. Valley lost the match 3 – 2 but improved their play from yesterday’s game against Athenian. The Vikings continue to struggle with injuries keeping the team from being at full strength. George Prieto scored the first goal of the game at the 13th min. with an assist from Tyler Greer on a long kick from the 18 yard line. Then Ryan Baker scored on a direct free kick at the 38th min. The team had strong performances by Cliff Woodward anchoring the mid-field and Tyler Greer in the goal. The Vikings travel to Bentley on Monday to begin the second round of league play.
Coach Walker
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Valley hosted Athenian in a BCLE league match this afternoon and lost 3 – 1. After a strong performance against Head Royce on Tuesday the Vikings came out flat this afternoon and paid the price with a loss. Dakota Yates scored Valley’s only goal in the 63ed min. The Vikings travel to Fremont tomorrow to play American in a non-league game. Record – Overall 5 – 7 – 3, in League – 1 – 5 – 0.
Coach Walker
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Valley traveled to Head Royce this afternoon to play in their 5th league match of the season and lost 3 – 1 on a very hot day (100+) on the field. The Vikings continue to improve and this is the first time in three years that we have been competitive against this team. The score was tied at half time at 1 – 1. Then as injury and heat took their toll, the Vikings gave up two goals in the second half. George Prieto scored for the Vikings at the 17th min. with an assist from Ryan Baker. Tyler Greer had a strong performance in the goal making 8 saves. The Vikings will take the day off tomorrow to rest for two games in a row Thursday and Friday. The Vikings have an overall record of 5 – 6 – 3 and a league record of 1 – 4 – 0.
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The Vikings hosted St. Elizabeth today at Chabot College for our Homecoming game. The Vikings played well and won the match 2 – 0. It was a wonderful afternoon that started with a limo bus ride from Valley Christian to Chabot College thanks to Mr. Buscher. The Vikings were at full strength and controlled the game out shooting St. Elizabeth 28 to 2. George Prieto scored first just before the half and Cliff Woodward scored at the 45th min. with an assist from Dakota Yates. Strong performances by Ryan Baker, Andrew Park, Daniel Kim and Dakota Yates anchored the Vikings for the victory. Valley’s overall record is now 5 – 5 – 3 and league record is 1 – 2.
Coach Walker
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Valley hosted Redwood Christian this afternoon and lost the match 2-1 in a tough physical battle. The Vikings played their best defensive game of the season in spite of losing. Tyler Greer had 8 saves and Andrew Park played his best match of the season at left fullback. The Vikings still are struggling with illness and some lingering injuries but with God’s help we should be back to full strength soon. Ryan Baker scored a beautiful goal off a free kick from about 35 yards out at the end of the first half that allowed the Vikings to start the second half ahead in the match. This Friday the Vikings host St. Elizabeth at Chabot College in a Homecoming match to be played at 4:00 PM before our Varsity Football Team plays that evening.
Coach Walker
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The Vikings hosted Bentley this afternoon in their second league game of the season and lost 4 – 2. The Vikings were down in numbers due to injury and family responsibilities only having one sub. The Vikings battled to a 0 – 0 tie in the first half but due to some mental and physical errors in the second half allowed Bentley to score 4 goals. The Vikings did not give up and did a good job controlling the ball in the second half and managed to score two goals before time ran out. Kevin Rodriquez scored on an assist by Cliff Woodward and Zach Paulson scored late in the game from an assist from Ryan Baker on a corner kick.
The Vikings host Redwood on Wednesday in their third league game. Record = overall 4 wins 4 losses and 3 ties; League 0 wins 2 losses.
Coach Walker
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The Vikings hosted Chinese Christian this afternoon in a non-league game and won the match 6 – 1. The Vikings played well and dominated the game against an inferior team. George Prieto scored a (Hat Trick) three goals in today’s match. Ryan Baker scored one, Cliff Woodward scored one, and Tyler Greer scored one. George had two assists, Zach Paulson had an assist and Kevin Rodriquez had an assist. The Vikings shot a record 35 times at the opponents goal, while Chinese Christian only took 3 shots.
The Vikings will take the day off tomorrow to rest and recover for next week’s three league matches on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Valley now has an overall record of 4 wins, 3 losses and 3 ties.
Coach Walker
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Valley traveled to Berkeley this afternoon to play its’ first league game of the season and lost 6 – 2. The Vikings looked strong at the beginning of the game and scored first at the 4th minute on a goal by Bucky Layton (his first goal as a Varsity player) with an assist by Cliff Woodward.
The Vikings looked solid for the next 15 min. of play. Then Valley’s key mid fielder (Dakota Yates) left the game with a pulled groin muscle. The Vikings were now down to one sub on the sideline due to illness and injury. With bench players filling in, the Vikings struggled against a very good College prep team but continued to battle hard. In the last minute of play there was a hand ball called in the penalty area and a penalty kick awarded to College Prep which they scored on to give them the victory. Cliff Woodard assisted on the first goal and scored the Vikings second goal at the 58th min. The Vikings take a break from league play until Monday but have an non-league game Thursday vs. Chinese Christian.
Coach Walker
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Valley hosted Oakland Military Academy this afternoon in a pre-season/non-league game and came away with the win on a score of 4 to 3. Playing their third game in a row in as many days, the Vikings fought hard to the end with George Prieto providing the winning goal at the 77th min. of the game. It was a very exciting game to watch (unless you are the coach), with six of the goals scored in the second half. In addition to George, Ryan Baker and Daniel Kim each scored a goal along with one scored for us by Oakland on a header crossed by Ryan Baker. Dakota Yates and Daniel Kim had strong performances at mid-field for the Vikings and Tyer Greer added some strength on field from his usual Goalie position.
This ends the Vikings pre-season schedule which resulted in a 3 win, 3 tie, 2 loss record. The Vikings travel to Berkeley on Tuesday to play their first league game against College Prep. I am pleased with the progress and the over all improvement of the team and think we are ready for league play.
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Valley hosted Urban High School this afternoon in a pre-season/non-league game that resulted in a 0 – 0 tie. The Vikings played their best game of the season thus far with much better ball control and a solid defensive effort. It is to bad that their effort did not result in a win but it was really a tough match against a division 4 team. Valley finished the game a man short due to Andrew Park receiving a Red Card late in the second half but managed to maintain control. Unfortunately, Andrew will now be required to sit out our next game (vs. Oakland Military) which is tomorrow for receiving the Red Card. Tyler Greer continues to improve his play and made 8 saves during the game. Valley took 10 shots on goal and Urban took 11 which testifies to the closeness of the game.
Valley’s record is now, 2 wins, 3 ties, and 2 losses
Coach Walker
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The Vikings traveled to Emeryville to play Emery High School this afternoon in a non-league pre-season game. Valley dominated the game against a weaker team in all aspects except in scoring but came away with a win 3-0. The Vikings took 31 shots on goal to Emery’s 8. One of our two Freshmen players (James Leyva) scored his first high school goal at the 45th minute from a follow up shot from a corner kick. Tyler Greer our starting goalie playing the half-back position, scored a beautiful head shot from a cross by Ryan Baker in the 53ed min. Cliff Woodard completed Valley’s scoring with a goal at the 75th min.
The Vikings play two home games in a row this Thursday and Friday. The first vs. Urban High, the second vs. Oakland Military which will wrap up the pre-season.
Coach Walker
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Valley traveled to Santa Clara this afternoon and defeated North Valley Baptist 2-1 to earn their first victory of the season. A tired Valley team minus two starters managed to pull together and come away with a win. George Perieto scored in the 8th min from an assist from Dakota Yates. Daniel Kim scored his first goal of the season at the 38th min. from an assist by George Perieto. The Vikings continue to improve and will truly enjoy a 3 day rest over the Labor Day weekend. The Vikings will play 3 games in a row next week starting Wednesday which will wrap up pre-season play.
Coach Walker
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Valley hosted Fremont Christian this afternoon in a pre-season, non-league game. In a hard fought game, on a hot afternoon, the game ended in a tie 2 – 2. Ryan Baker scored first directly from a Corner Kick at the 13th minute. In the second half, Dakota Yates scored a beautiful header from a cross by Ryan Baker on a corner kick at the 54th min. Valley could not hold the lead and Fremont scored in the 57th min. to tie the game. As played slowed due to heat and fatigue by both teams so did the shots on goal.
Valley played their best game thus far this season and is improving. Player positions are solidifying and control of the ball is getting better. Tyler Greer played an excellent game in the goal making three key saves and coming off his line numerous times to assist the defense.
Valley travels to Santa Clara tomorrow to play North Valley Baptist in another non-league, pre-season game.
Coach Walker
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Valley hosted LPS-Hayward this afternoon and lost 4-2. After LPS scored in the first minute, the Vikings battled back the rest of the half but could not score. George Perieto scored on a Penalty Kick at the 52minute in the second half to tie the game. LPS using some excellent passing against a banged up Valley team then scored 3 goals in a span of about 6 to 8 min. which sealed the Vikings fate of a loss. Yet, in stopage time (regulation time had run out) George Perieto scored probably one of the prettiest goals I have seen here at Valley. Assisted by a tremendous cross from the left side of the field by Dakota Yates, George made a leaping head shot into the upper right corner of the goal. It truly was a tremendous goal. The Vikings will take a days rest before playing two games in a row. Thursday against Fremont Christian then Friday vs. North Valley Baptist.
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Valley hosted Contra Costa Christian this afternoon and tied them one to one. George Perieto scored Valley’s only goal unassisted about seven minutes into the game. The Vikings improved their play from Tuesday’s game but had a very difficult time finishing the ball today. Valley out shot Contra Costa 12 to 4. The Vikings host LPS- Hayward next Tuesday.
Coach Walker
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Yesterday the Vikings played their first game of the 2010 Season. It was a practice game against Lick Wilmerding played in San Francisco at Balboa Park. The Vikings struggled against a very good team that won the match 9 to 2. We are still trying to figure out proper positions for players and integrate new/inexperienced players into the team. Although difficult to be handed such a defeat in our first game, it was educational for players and coach. The Vikings played a little better in the second half and even managed to score two goals. Dakota Yates scored on a corner kick from Ryan Baker and Ryan Baker scored on a Penalty Kick due to a foul on George Perieto in the Penalty Area.
The Vikings play Contra Costa Christian at home on Thursday at 4:00 PM.
Coach Walker
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The 2010 Schedule has been posted. Please view the "schedule page".
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