The EDP Spring Kickoff PA took place for its third consecutive year, growing to over 150 teams as one of the go-to pre-season events in the state. The one-day event featured Boys teams on Saturday and Girls teams on Sunday at Big Show Sports Complex in Leesport, PA and Upper Perkiomen High School in Pennsburg, PA. The weekend saw teams from 70+ clubs and five different states with 220 games played across 35 Divisions.
See bracket recaps from the event:
All results found here.
8U Boys
Lower Merion SC Mambas Navy was dominant from start to finish, winning each of their three matches with strong performances from their attack and defense. Scoring over four goals in each of the matches, they also recorded two clean sheets on their way to first place.
9U Girls
Sporting Athletic Club 2016/15G Black won the Red Bracket winning three very close games. All three of their games were decided by just one goal. They won 2-1 over Reading Rage SC '15 Swanson, 1-0 over NJ Crush FC 2015 Academy, and 1-0 over Southern Lehigh Girls U9 – 2015. In the White Bracket, Reading Rage SC '16G Academy and NJ Crush FC 2015 NL were the two top teams, and met in the last games both 2-0-0. Reading Rage won the match between the two sides 2-1 to claim the championship.
9U Boys
FA Euro New York 2015 Bridgeview Academy won the Red Bracket going 3-0-0, finishing just ahead of Philadelphia SC 15 Black who went 2-1-0. In the match between the two sides, both teams showed their attacking talent, and it was FA Euro who came away with the 7-5 victory. The White Bracket came down to the final match between Southern Lehigh Boys U9 – Lui and Philadelphia SC 15 Blue, both entering with 2-0-0 records, and Southern Lehigh won the championship with the 2-1 win.
10U Girls
Myerstown Soccer Club ELCO United - U10 Girls – Gold took on Commack Crush G14 in the final of the Red Bracket. Coming off a 1-1 tie, Myerstown Soccer Club won the final 3-1 over Commack. Reading Rage SC '14 Morgan and Deep Run Valley 2014 Girls Blue Rebels drew their opening match against each other 4-4, and would both win their next two matches, with Reading Rage claiming first place in the White Bracket due to the goal differential tiebreaker.
10U Boys
In the Red Bracket, Reading Rage SC '14 Dest and Langhorne Neshaminy United SC Honey Badgers-Black entered the final game both 2-0-0, and a back-and-forth match between the two had both teams with the championship in their sight. The match would finish 4-4, and see Reading Rage win out on the goal differential tiebreaker. Tri-State Soccer Academy 2014B Raptors won the White Bracket after starting with two very tight games. They opened with a 3-2 win over Harleysville FC 2014 Boys, and then drew 4-4 against Southern Chester County SA Dragons B14. They then defeated Reading Rage SC '14 Arsenal to finish in first place.
11U Girls
Riverfront United 2013 Girls Barca and Lower Merion SC Heart Red both finished 2-0-1 in the Red Bracket. Riverfront United would end in first place with one goal better in goal differential, winning their last match 3-0 over Fever SC 13 Academy. In the White Bracket, NJ Crush FC 2013 NL entered their last game on four points, facing off against Deep Run Valley 2013 Rams on six points. NJ Crush knocked off the previously unbeaten side 2-0 to finish in first place.
11U Boys
The Red Bracket was extremely close throughout, with each of the four teams winning at least one game. First place came down to the head-to-head tie breaker, and Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals 13B Red 4-2 win over Reading Rage SC '13 McKennie was the deciding game. The White Bracket was even closer, and all four of the teams won just one game, but Quakertown SC QSC 2013 Cougars Blue also recorded two draws, and won first place with five points. Blue Mountain United won the Blue Bracket keeping a clean sheet in each of their matches.
12U Girls
Games being played now in Red Bracket. In the White Bracket, three teams finished on six points or better, and Ephrata Youth SC Ephrata Edge stood alone with seven points at the top of the table. After opening with a 0-0 draw, they won their next two matches 3-1 and 2-0 to win first place.
12U Boys
Philadelphia SC Coppa 12 Black won the Red Bracket, going 3-0-0. They opened with a clean sheet over Lower Merion Rovers White 2012, followed by a 2-0 win over Lehigh Valley United 2012 Boys Pre-ECNL, and then 3-2 over Riverfront United FC Anthracite FC 2012 Boys Celtic. Touch Kings Football Club TKFC 2012 Elite won the White Bracket with three identical results, winning each game 4-1. Haverford SC HSC Strikers won the Blue Bracket going 3-0-0.
13U Girls
Lehigh Valley United 2011 Girls Black won the Red Bracket keeping three clean sheets. They recorded wins of 1-0, 4-0, and 3-0 to finish in first place, with each of the other teams trading wins and all ending on three points. Falls SC Lady Lions 2011 Girls Premier won the White Bracket, winning their matches 3-0, 2-0, and 2-0.
13U Boys
Lancaster Elite FC United won the Red Bracket, going 3-0-0 after starting the day with back-to-back 2-0 wins. The White Bracket had HEX FC Dominion USYS 11B win on the goal differential tiebreaker when they defeated Lancaster Elite Cyclones 2-0 in their final game. East Fishkill Outlaws kept two clean sheets on their way to a 3-0-0 day to win the Blue Bracket.
14U Girls
Roxbury Venom Elite won the Red Bracket, winning each of the matches by one goal. Opening with a 1-0 win, they won their next two games 2-1 to finish 3-0-0. ENCO '10 (U14) Girls Red won the White Bracket, with three clean sheets in three very close games, winning 1-0, 2-0, and 1-0. Games being played now in Blue Bracket
14U Boys
The Red Bracket had three of the four teams finish 2-1-0, trading wins across the teams. HEX FC Dominion USYS 10B came out on top due to their +4 goal differential. HEX FC Keystone USYS Blue 10B won the White Bracket, enjoying a perfect day with 11 goals scored and zero goals against in their three games.
15U Girls
In the Red Bracket, Vereinigung Erzgebirge SC Eagles needed a at least a draw against North Union United SC NUU 09F Strikers in their final game and got just that to win first place. Sitting two points ahead going into the last game, the game ended 2-2 for VE to claim first place. In the White Bracket, Western Lehigh United SC WLUSC 2009 Girls Hain drew Baltimore Celtic 2009G Green Wilson 0-0 in the opener, and both won their next two games, with WLUSC scoring one more goal to win first place on the goals for tiebreaker.
15U Boys
PA Mutiny Gold PMG Raptors 09 won the Red Bracket, winning back-to-back one-goal games to start the day. A 2-1 win over Hulmeville SC Crush, and 1-0 win over Sporting Club Premier Roxbury 2009 Boys was all they needed to seal first place, and they finished the day 3-0-0.
16U Girls
Pennsylvania Soccer Academy PSA 08 Rage defeated second place Old Bridge Soccer Club Bulldogs 2008 Girls 3-2 in the first game and would go on to win their next matches 2-0 over Evergreen U16 Thunder, and 3-0 over Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals 08G Black to win the championship.
16U Boys
Quick Touch Futbol 08 played great soccer all tournament, and it showed in their results. A 1-0 win over second place Lititz Shock to start the day, followed by a 2-0 win over Buckingham United 2008 Boys Blue, and closed the day out with a 4-0 win over Coventry SA Impact.
17U Boys
Lower Merion SC LMSC 007’s won the bracket, going 3-0-0 and allowing just one goal. They kept clean sheets over Pennsylvania Soccer Academy PSA 07 Elite, and Pennridge Yellowjackets SA 2007 Boys Vespula, and defeated Hunter SC Hustle 5-1.
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