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The 2022-23 ECNL Girls season comes to a close on Monday, as the National Finals take place in Richmond, Virginia.

Keep pace with all of the scores throughout the weekend below.

U17

Quarterfinals

Internationals SC 4-1 San Diego Surf

SLSG Navy 4-2 Slammers FC

Charlotte SA 1-3 Solar SC

VDA 1-2 Colorado Rapids

Semifinals

Internationals 0-1 SLSG Navy

Solar SC 5-1 Colorado Rapids

Final

SLSG Navy 4-2 Solar SC

U16

Quarterfinals

Slammers FC HB Koge 2-0 OK Energy FC

Internationals SC 2-2 PDA Blue (Internationals won on PKs)

DKSC 2-3 Legends FC

Solar SC 4-1 World Class FC

Semifinals

Slammers FC HB Koge 6-0 Internationals

Legends SC 1-4 Solar SC

Final

Slammers FC HB Koge 5-6 Solar SC

U15

Quarterfinals

Crossfire Premier 1-3 Real Colorado National

Legends FC 3-2 Slammers FC HB Koge

San Diego Surf 4-3 Sting Dallas Black

Penn Fusion 2-3 Michigan Hawks

Semifinals

Real Colorado National 0-1 Legends FC

San Diego Surf 1-2 Michigan Hawks

Final

Michgan Hawks 2-1 Legends FC

U14

Quarterfinals

PDA Blue 3-0 San Juan SC

Slammers FC HB Koge 0-2 Richmond United

Legends FC 1-2 San Diego Surf

Solar SC 3-2 So Cal Blues

Semifinals

Solar 0-1 San Diego Surf

PDA Blue 1-0 Richmond United

Final

San Diego Surf 1-2 PDA Blue

U13

Quarterfinals

San Diego Surf 2-1 So Cal Blues

Real Colorado 0-2 MVLA

Eclipse Select 0-1 Slammers FC HB Koge

Indiana Fire 1-2 Bethesda SC

Semifinals

San Diego Surf 1-3 MVLA

Slammers FC HB Koge 4-3 Bethesda SC

Finals

MVLA 3-3 Slammers FC HB Koge (Slammers FC HB Koge won on PKs)

(Photo Courtesy of Bethesda SC) – The Bethesda SC U-16/17 and U-18/19 teams each finished the regular season with some critical victories, securing their places in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs.

They join fellow Potomac area sides D.C. United Academy U-16/17 and Baltimore Armour U-18/19 in the Boys DA playoff field, with the regular season now complete.

Boys DA Standings | DA Playoffs Info

An amazing streak of seven straight wins to finish the regular season pushed the Bethesda SC U-16/17 squad from outside the playoff field, all the way to the No. 19 seed out of 32 slots.

Five of their seven consecutive wins came via the clean sheet, including four in a row to close the regular season. Goalkeeper Luca Ulrich and the Bethesda back line were almost flawless down the stretch, as they finished the season with the No. 2 ranked defense in the Atlantic Division (24 goals allowed).

Marlon Tabora Ponce (22 goals) scored nearly half of Bethesda’s 46 goals on the season, including a flurry down the stretch. Thanks to their late-season surge, Bethesda finished 12-8-2, locking up the 3rd and final automatic playoff spot for the U-16/17 Atlantic Division.

Comeback wins in both of their final two regular season games vaulted the Bethesda SC U-18/19 teams to the No. 5 Wild Card slot in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs.

In a dramatic final two weeks of the regular season, Bethesda SC U-18/19 won a pair of head-to-head matchups with Richmond United, as both sides battled for Wild Card playoff berths.

Bethesda won both games 2-1, climbing from the 11th and final Wild Card spot, up to the No. 5 Wild Card seed. In the first pivotal matchup between the playoff contenders on May 18, Bethesda staged a critical 2nd half comeback, as a 66th minute equalizer by Alessandro Allen and an 87th minute game-winner by Robert Foose II pushed them to victory.

In their regular season finale on June 1, Bethesda came from behind once again, as Gabe Segal (68’) netted the equalizer and Joshua Wisdom (75’) provided the game-winner.

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D.C. United Academy U-16/17 will also represent the Potomac region in the Boys DA playoff field. United placed 2nd in the Atlantic Division with an 11-7-2 record, racking up 50 goals and conceding 44. The Black-and-Red earned the No. 18 playoff seed in their age group.

Baltimore Armour U-18/19 claimed the No. 18 overall playoff seed in the eldest Boys DA age group, finishing the regular season with a 12-5–5 record. They placed 2nd in the Atlantic Division behind PDA, outscoring opponents 50-27 on the season.

SUMTER, S.C. — Bethesda’s bid for a third state title under head coach Clevan Thompson came up short on Saturday, Feb. 29, when the Blazers were held scoreless in the fourth quarter of the SCISA Class 2A state championship game.

Spartanburg (S.C.) Christian scored 22 unanswered points en route to a 44-30 victory, improving to 27-4 overall. The Blazers of Savannah fell to 21-6.

“We didn’t play the way we normally play,” Thompson said. “We didn’t really come out and play our brand of basketball. We did that in spurts defensively, but offensively we didn’t do it all; that’s very much unlike the way we usually play.”

Despite the fourth-quarter struggles, Bethesda led for nearly the entire game. The Blazers took a 15-13 lead into the half, and a 30-27 advantage into the fourth quarter.

Bethesda appeared to be gaining control of the game late in the third quarter when it stretched the lead to 30-22 on a basket by junior Ivan Gooding.

The game changed, however, when the Warriors scored five quick points in the final 30 seconds of the third quarter.

SCA used those five points to propel it on a 22-0 run while the Blazers went ice cold from the field.

“They played well defensively, but we did a poor job of attacking their defense; hence, we couldn’t get any scores,” Thompson said.

The Blazers averaged 76.3 points per game in their first three playoff games, but scored just 30 on Saturday.

Junior Antjuan McKay and freshman Donte Dorman led Bethesda in scoring with seven points each. Gooding added six.

The game marked the end of the high school careers of Bethesda’s seniors, Savannah State football commit Nishan Roberson and center Robert Moore.

Moore was named to the all-tournament team, along with McKay.

“Nishan Roberson and Robert Moore were intricate guys for us this year, helping us get to the state finals,” Thompson said. “It’s going to be hard for us to move on without them, but we’re going to have to figure out a way to add some bigs.

“All of our young guys are coming back, and they’re all guards. The best is yet to come from us. We’re young. We’re a little bit ahead of the curve. It would’ve been great for us to win this year, but we’ll be back next year in this same spot. We won’t come away empty-handed next year.”

The Blazers had a large contingent of fans make the long journey to the Sumter County Civic Center, something they needed given the fact that Spartanburg Christian’s girls team played in the championship game there immediately prior to their game.

“We knew we needed a good turnout because they had both their girls and their boys playing here (today),” Thompson said. “We had to make sure we had some people back there behind us to just give us that extra push we needed. Unfortunately, it just wasn’t enough tonight.”

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SCA (44)

Bishop 16, Maslyanchuk 12, Duke 9, Wheeler 5, Martin 2.

BA (30)

McKay 7, Dorman 7, Moore 6, Gooding 4, Ewards 4, Roberson 2.

BETHESDA, MD – Bethesda Soccer Club is has announced the hiring of multiple new members to its Senior Coaching Staff.

The club has appointed Matt Ney as the Director of our Older Boys Program (USSDA and State Cup U15-U19), Kevin Layton as the Director of the Older Girls Program (ECNL and State Cup U15-U19), and Dave Greene as the Director of our Girls U12-U14 Program.

“The appointment of the new expansive director positions will allow us to better serve our players and parents at each age group,” said Bethesda Soccer Club’s Executive Director Lisa Frates. “I am excited about announcing the addition of Matt, Dave and Kevin to our coaching leadership and look forward to seeing their contributions to the Club.”

They will be joining Brett Colton (Boys U12-U14), Emily Janss (Girls U7-U11), and Trevor Martin (Boys U7-U11) as members of the club’s senior coaching staff. Their responsibilities will include overseeing the day-to-day operations of players and teams within their age group, working with coaches and managers to ensure club and league responsibilities are being met, and to help facilitate tryouts for new players looking to join the club. They will report directly to the club’s Technical Director Jonathon Colton.

“Having a senior coaching staff that is both experienced in the game and knowledgeable about the different challenges that players face at different levels is vital to the success of any club,” said Colton. “I have worked directly with both Dave and Matt through the years and with Kevin over the last few months so I know that they will be excellent additions to our senior staff.”

Matt Ney currently holds a USSF National ‘A’ Coaches License and has extensive experience coaching at club level. As a coach, Matt has been named the USSDA’s East Conference Coach of the Year, has advanced to the final eight of the academy playoffs, won a Region 1 Championship, two Maryland State Cup Championships, and two Regional Championships. He is also the head coach of Bethesda’s U19 Boys Academy team. He will be working directly with teams playing in both the Academy and at the State Cup level.

Kevin Layton will be joining the Bethesda program ahead of the 2019-2020 season after an extensive career coaching youth soccer in the region. He currently holds a UEFA ‘B’ License and an USSF ‘B’ License and previously coached with the MRM Coyotes, which won over 20 top-flight youth Championships (including the Bethesda Premier Cup), went to Nationals five times, and won a National Championship. Kevin will also be serving as the head coach of Bethesda’s Girls U12 and U15 ECNL 1 teams this season. His responsibilities as Director of the Older Girls Program will include working with clubs participating at both the ECNL and State Cup levels.

Dave Greene is a long-time BSC girls coach who was recently named the MACS Richard Bartos Memorial Boys Coach of the Year an honor given to the best high school coach in Maryland each year. Greene has coached eleven Girls State Cup Champions, multiple nationally-ranked girls teams, spent time as an Olympic Development Program Girls Coach, and is a repeat winner of The Washington Post’s Girls All-Met Coach of the Year and Boys All-Met Coach of the Year Awards. Dave is also the current head coach of the club’s Girls U13 and U14 ECNL 1 teams and the interim head coach of the U16 ECNL 1 team.

By Lacy Hardee

For The Loris Scene

Loris pastor Rev. Earl J. Spivey, Jr. has sensed God drawing him to the plight of the single, expectant mothers in our area and across the state. He’s started Bethesda for Single Mothers and Parental Disciple-Makers, part of his Great Commission Christian Ministries.

Spivey is the son of Earl and Eloise Spivey, lifetime residents of Loris, well-known for their acts of Christian kindness and service to the community.

Spivey followed his call, retiring from pastoring after more than two decades in the pulpit. He has settled back on the family farm where his home, along with the first two homes for single mothers in need.

“A number of years ago I felt God drawing my attention toward single mothers. The focus I had was on those who wanted a better future for themselves and their child but felt trapped in a social maze. If they chose not to abort their child, then their future was literally in danger,” said Spivey.

“I mean, just how with a child could they finish their education, establish a vocation or career and meet the needs of their child? Some have the blessing of a family to help. Others are left to depend upon the government for help, which often leads to permanent dependency.

“We have many crisis pregnancy centers encouraging the expectant mothers not to abort their child. But, after the child is born, a greater time of need unfolds.”

Once largely limited to poor women and minorities, single motherhood is now becoming the new normal, with about two-thirds of babies being born to mothers under 30 years old. Of all single-parent families in the U.S., single mothers make up the majority.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, out of 12 million single parent families in 2013, more than 80 percent were headed by single mothers. Today, 1 in 3 children, a total of 15 million, are being raised without a father, and nearly half live below the poverty line.

“Few places offer help for young mothers to get back on track educationally and vocationally,” Spivey said. “Many point to the necessity of a solid Christian faith to carry them through, but with few helping hands.

“There is where God placed this ministry upon my heart. He gave me the passion and began to show me the real possibility. I could take a leap of faith by resigning from pastoring and take two existing houses and six acres of land given me by inheritance and invest it all in Christ’s kingdom work.”

Spivey said he is not a fundraiser, he is a faith follower, who leave finances to God and focus on their purpose.

He said it has been affirming to see God touch the hearts of His people to give generously to this work. “Churches, individuals and groups have given financially, come to participate physically and donated materials, furniture and more,” said Spivey.

Two homes are being renovated, and there is a waiting list for occupancy. Some are dealing with unexpected pregnancies and some with abusive situations.

“Under all our efforts to educate, train and equip is the essential foundation of faith in Jesus Christ. A faith that gives us direction, courage, wisdom and peace to live for eternal joys rather than momentary pleasures. This is a spiritual place. It is where God touches the desperate with His miraculous power,” he said.

Spivey said there are many ways the community can get involved, including praying for godly house parents.

“We need help to provide a home for a staff member to move here, or let us use your second home in the ministry. Get on our mailing list and look for ways God impresses you to help out and pray for this ministry.

“You can help with landscaping, painting, drywall finishing, plumbing, central air conditioning, wood floor finishing and more. We are looking to expand our board of directors in the areas of counseling, medical personnel and social work related people,” Spivey said.

“We always need financial gifts to meet needs but many give materials for construction and appliances to be used in the homes. We have bulletin inserts available to churches and religious groups.

A mission team through Impact Ministries helped with electrical work and renovating a garage into a gathering room. Another youth team painted several rooms. A team is coming next week to do framing work.

“We hope to raise the floor in two rooms and build another bathroom. And another [team] is coming to put new siding on the houses,” Spivey added.

For more information, visit their the home’s Facebook page or www.gccmbethesda.com. Call Spivey at (843) 756-2564, email him at gccmbethesda@gmail.com or write to PO Box 188, Loris, SC 29569.