South County Tornadoes Double Up

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On June 13^th, the South County Tornadoes U14 Boys team competed in the Superliga Championship game.  After a successful 7-1 season in the anchor division, the Tornadoes won the Championship with a 1-0 win over Portsmouth in overtime. After a tough defensive battle, Jon Chiaradio scored the winning goal 2 minutes into the first overtime. The Tornadoes played great team defense and possessed the ball throughout the game; the boys were turned away many times before finally breaking through in overtime.  Sean Gorman played well in goal and recorded the shutout.

Having won the Superliga Championship, the Tornadoes were hoping for a repeat of their Under-12 season in which they were both Superliga and RI Cup Champs.  In the RI Cup semifinal on June 27th, the Tornadoes were able to avenge their only loss of the season with a decisive 4-0 win over Middletown. The boys controlled the possession throughout the game. Jon Chiaradio, Sheamus O’Rourke, Colin McCarty and Evan Byron scored goals for the winners. Another great defensive performance stymied Middletown’s efforts.

In the Championship game on June 28^th, the Tornadoes again played Portsmouth. The game was a back and forth battle, neither team being able to break through the other’s defense. The game went through regulation and overtime without either team scoring. The game was decided by penalty kicks and won by the Tornadoes 3-2. Matt Murano, Sheamus O’Rourke and Tim Lee scored for the winners. Sean Gorman had another stellar game in goal and saved the last penalty kick to preserve the win.

I want to thank the players for a great effort all season. I would also thank Peter O’Rourke and Eric Eisendrath for all their help during the season.