While many local USSDA clubs opened up their season last weekend, the majority of local Academy teams kicked off their campaigns this past weekend to mark the beginning of a long and strenuous year-round Academy season.

Here is a quick recap of how each local USSDA side fared, in alphabetical order:

(note: results are not showing up on U-12 team pages, so we will only cover u-13 and up for the time being.)

Arlington Soccer Association

U-13’s: Head Coach Wes Windsor. Beat VDA last Saturday 1-0. Lost to Bethesda the following day 4-0. This past Saturday, defeated Richmond United 4-1. Next match vs Baltimore Armour, 9/23 at 1:00pm.

U-14’s: Head Coach Oscar Feliu. Lost to VDA 2-1, lost to Bethesda 7-0. Defeated Richmond Kickers this past weekend 1-0. Next match vs Baltimore Armour, 9/23 at 4:30pm.

Baltimore Armour

U-13’s: Head coach Oscar Sancho-Davilla‘s Baltimore Armour U-13’s played Bethesda U-13’s last Saturday and won 2-0. This past weekend, they beat Lehigh Valley away 2-0 to start the season 2-0. Host PA Classics this Saturday, 1:00pm at Centennial Park.

U-14’s: Head coach Dave Kelley‘s Baltimore Armour U-14’s lost to Bethesda last weekend 6-2, defeated Lehigh Valley 3-2 this past weekend. PA Classics at home on Saturday.

U-15’s: Head Coach Machel Millwood‘s Baltimore Armour U-15’s tied Bethesda 0-0 last Saturday, lost to Westchester Armour 4-0 this past Saturday and dropped another on Sunday to BW Gottschee 1-0. Have yet to score a goal this season. PA Classics at home on Sunday, 11am.

U-16/17’s: Head Coach Mike Lookingland‘s U-16/17 side lost to FC Westchester 2-0 on Saturday. Sunday’s result vs BW Gottschee not yet reported. PA Classics Sunday at home, 1pm.

U-18/19’s: Head Coach Santino Quaranta‘s U-18/19’s tied FC Westchester 1-1 on Saturday, defeated BW Gottschee 2-1 on Sunday. PA Classics on Sunday, 3pm.

Bethesda SC

 

U-13’s: Head Coach Bill Moravek. U-13’s dropped their first game to Baltimore Armour last Saturday 2-0, but have since rebounded beating Arlington Soccer Association 4-0 last Sunday and posting another big scoreline this past weekend, an 8-0 victory versus VDA. Midfielder Kristian Fletcher has scored 5 goals in 3 games. Play New York Red Bulls away next Sunday.

U-14’s: Head Coach Derek Biss. Defeated Baltimore Armour 6-2 last Saturday, and beat Arlington 7-0 on Sunday. This past weekend, defeated VDA 4-1. Leading goal scorers are Adrien Wheaton-Schopp (4 goals in 3 games) and Nicholas Bray (3 goals in 3 games). Travel to New York Red Bulls on Sunday, 1:30pm.

U-15’s: Head Coach Trevor Martin. Tied Baltimore Armour U-15’s 0-0 last Saturday. This past weekend, lost to BW Gottschee 3-1. Played FC Westchester on Sunday but no result reported. Travel to NYRB on Sunday. 3:30pm.

U-16/17’s: Head Coach Matt Ney. Tied BWG 0-0 on Saturday, tied FC Westchester 1-1 on Sunday. Travel to NYRB Sunday, 10am.

U18/19’s: Head Coach Brett Colton. Tied BWG 1-1 on Saturday, Sunday result vs FCW not reported. NYRB away on Sunday, 12:15pm.

DC United Academy

U-13’s: Head Coach Dave Sanford. Defeated FC Delco last Saturday 3-0. Forward Isaac Espinal with the hat trick. Next match vs Loudon Soccer, Saturday at RFK 12:30pm.

U-14’s: Head Coach Gus Teren. Defeated FC Delco last Saturday 5-0. All 5 goals scored by forward Augustin Paul. Next match vs Loudon Soccer, Saturday at RFK, 2:30pm.

U-15’s: Head Coach John Bello. Defeated FC Delco last Saturday 6-0. This past weekend, beat Beachside 6-1 and Oakwood 3-1. Jeremy Garay, Kevin Paredes, Jonathan Valladares all have 3 goals this season. Next match vs Players Development Academy Saturday, 12:00pm in NJ.

U-16/17’s: Defeated FC Delco last weekend 3-1. This past weekend, defeated Beachside 5-0 and lost to Oakwoord 1-0. Leading goal scorer is Iker Bustamante with 3 goals. Next match vs PDA Saturday, 2:00pm in NJ.

U-18/19’s: Head Coach Nate Kish. Defeated FC Delco last weekend 4-0. This past weekend, 3-1 victory against Beachside, lost to Oakwood 3-1. Take on PDA Saturday in NJ, 4:15pm.

Loudoun Soccer

(worth noting: U-12 player Myles Mercer has scored 5 goals in 3 games)

U-13’s: Head Coach Phillip Liversedge. Tied Lehigh Valley 1-1 and lost to Richmond United 3-2 last weekend. This weekend, defeated PA Classics 3-1. Take on DC United at RFK Saturday, 12:30pm.

U-14’s: Head Coach Phillip Liversedge. Tied vs Lehigh Valley 1-1, beat Richmond United 3-1. This weekend, defeated PA Classics 1-0. Take on DCU on Saturday, 2:30pm at RFK.

Richmond United

U-13’s: Head Coach Sascha Goerres. Beat Loudoun 5-2 last weekend. Lost to Arlington 4-1 this past weekend. Forward Ryan Londeree has 3 goals this season, followed by fellow forward Beckett Howell. Host Philly Union Saturday at 10am, followed by PA Classics on Sunday, 12:15pm.

U-14’s: Head Coach Sascha Goerres. Lost to Loudoun 3-1 last weekend. Lost to Arlington 1-0 this weekend. Host Philly Union on Saturday, 12:15pm, and PA Classics on Sunday at 2:30pm.

U-15’s: Head Coach David Bulow. Lost to Oakwood 6-2 this past weekend. Lost to Beachside 6-1. Philly Union on Saturday, 10am.

U-16/17’s: Head Coach David Bulow. 4-2 victory vs Oakwood this past Saturday, followed by another big scoreline victory against Beachside 5-1. Forward Key White has 4 goals in 2 games, followed by Jacob Thomas with 3 goals. Next match vs Philly Union at home, Saturday at 12:30pm.

U-18/19’s: Head Coach Ihor Dotsenko. 1-0 loss to Oakwood, 0-0 draw against Beachside. Host Philly Union on Saturday, 3:00pm.

Virginia Development Academy (VDA)

U-13’s: Head Coach Jeff Carroll. Lost 1-0 to Arlington last weekend, lost to Bethesda 8-0 this past weekend. Host Lehigh Valley Saturday at 12:30pm.

U-14’s: Head Coach Jeff Carroll. Defeated Arlington last weekend 2-1. This past weekend, lost to Bethesda 4-1. Host Lehigh Valley this Saturday, 2:30pm.

U-15’s: Head Coach Matthew Lacey. 1-0 Loss to PDA last weekend. This past weekend, 3-0 loss vs Philly Union on Saturday. Rebounded to beat FC Delco on Sunday, 3-0. Next match vs Cedar Stars Academy, 9/30.

U-16/17’s:  Head Coach Joe Soos. 2-1 loss to PDA last weekend. This past weekend, 1-1 tie against Philly Union on Saturday, followed by a 4-3 loss to FC Delco on Sunday. Next match vs Cedar Stars Academy, 9/30.