Interlake, Newport, Sammamish players help Eastside FC to third at U17 Nationals

Published 9:54 am Thursday, August 2, 2012

Eastside FC B94 red, a team comprised of players from around the KingCo 3A and 4A conferences, finished in third place at the U17 National Championship tournament with a 2-1 record.

A 4-1 win over the Region III champs from Texas kept Eastside FC’s title hopes alive to open the tournament, before a loss to the eventual champions from Illinois and another win over a squad from Arizona.

Local players include: Chad Shapard, Interlake; Daniel Smith, Newport; Jordan Thompson, Newport; Beau Blanchard, Sammamish; Giovanni Sanchez, Sammamish

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