Cate’s Boateng is Gatorade National Soccer Player of Year

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Ema Boateng grew up in a home with no electricity and no running water in Ghana, but his intellect, determination and soccer ability offered him a shot at a better life. The teen hit a pretty big bull's-eye Thursday when he was named the 2011-12 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year. By CHAD KONECKY, ESPN Boateng was surprised with the news in his Cate School environmental science class by one of the most recognizable faces in American soccer, Alexi Lalas, who earned Gatorade … [Read more...]

Boateng named California Player of Year by Gatorade

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Cate School's Ema Boateng has been named the Gatorade California Boys Soccer Player of the Year, it was announced on Tuesday.Boateng led the Rams to a Southern Section CIF championship in March. The captain midfielder totaled 32 goals and 19 assists for the season and was named the Division 7 CIF Player of the Year for the second time.The award recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and … [Read more...]

Cate dominates All-CIF selections

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Cate's Ema Boateng is the repeat CIF Division 7 Player of the Year for the Southern Section, leading a handful of Rams receiving honors for their championship season.Boateng, who will be playing for UC Santa Barbara next year, led Cate to its second-straight Southern Section title in early March as their central midfielder.Senior teammates Avery Schwartz and Blake Wands were joined by junior defender Joshua Yaro on the division's First Team. CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLETE ALL-CIF SOCCER … [Read more...]

Cate’s regional run derailed by Crossroads

It was an unfamiliar site for anyone who’s watched Cate boys soccer for the last two years — dejected Ram players collapsed on the field after the final whistle, heartbroken over a loss.The back-to-back CIF-SS Division 7 champions were stunned in the semifinals of the CIF State Regional Division 3 Championships, falling to Santa Monica-Crossroads 4-3 on Wednesday at San Marcos High’s Warkentin Stadium.Top-seeded Cate gave up a goal in the first minute and fell behind 4-1 early in … [Read more...]

Cate puts on a show in regional playoff opener

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Cate brought its boys soccer showtime to Santa Barbara on Monday and treated the fans at San Marcos’ Warkentin Stadium to a crowd-pleasing performance with an 8-1 romp over Van Nuys-Fulton Prep in first-round game of the Division 3 Southern California Regional Championships.The Rams put on a dizzying display of goal scoring in the first half, pouring in seven goals, including four in a four-minute span. Captains Josh Yaro, Avery Schwartz and Ema Boateng each scored twice and freshman … [Read more...]

PHOTO GALLERY: Cate vs. University Prep CIF Division 7 Championship

The speed and skill from Acheampong and the rest of the Rams' midfield was too much for any foe to handle in the CIF Southern Section playoff.

PHOTO GALLERY INTRO: Cate defeated University Prep 4-1 on Saturday in CIF's Southern Section Division 7 Championship. The game was played at Warren High School in Downey, California.Avery Schwartz scored three times for Cate and Ema Boateng provided three assists. The Rams held a 2-0 advantage at halftime.We hope you enjoy these photos as a way to visualize the game-day action.For a game story with quotes from players and coaches, Click Here … [Read more...]

Cate begins CIF SoCal Regional on Monday

Cate's boys soccer team, fresh off a 4-1 victory on Saturday in the CIF Southern Section's Division 7 championship game, begins competition in the CIF SoCal Regional Tournament as the top seed in Division 3 on Monday against Fulton.The two-time defending sectional champion Rams, who did not play in the Regional Tournament last season, host the L.A. City Section school at 4 p.m. at San Marcos High School.The Division-3 SoCal Regional bracket is made up of schools with enrollment of less … [Read more...]

Schwartz’s finishing touch seals CIF title for Cate

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DOWNEY - Cate put the finishing touches on its second-straight CIF title on Saturday, using a superb style of possession-heavy soccer to hold down University Prep 4-1 in the Southern Section's Division 7 championship at Warren High School.Avery Schwartz converted three scores for the Rams to bring his playoff total to nine goals. The Yale-bound forward has scored 20 goals in 10 playoff games spanning his junior and senior years."The more important thing is that we won the championship. … [Read more...]

LIVE UPDATES: CIF Southern Section Division 7 Soccer Championship

GAME INTRO: Cate School and University Prep meet at Warren High School in Downey for the Division 7 title.The two teams are familiar with each other, having met in last year's semifinals. Cate won that game on its way to the Southern Section title.This is the Jaguars first appearance in a CIF championship, while the Rams are here for the second year in a row. GAME OVER: Just when it looked like the two teams were letting the clock wind down, Ema Boateng dribbled through a host of … [Read more...]

Live webcast available for Cate soccer’s CIF championship game

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Fox Sports' Prep Zone will be providing a live webcast of the Division 7 boys soccer CIF championship game between Cate and University Prep on Saturday.Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at Warren High School in Downey.There are a number of other soccer and basketball games on Prep Zone's schedule. The link to the streaming webcasts can be found at on FoxSportsWest.com/pages/prepzone.Presidio Sports will also be providing live updates from Warren High School for the Division 7 game. … [Read more...]

CATE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Joshua Yaro

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JOSHUA YAROCate junior Joshua Yaro has anchored Cate's defense as the starting centerback for the Rams' top-ranked boys soccer team.In this week's CIF Division 7 first-round game, Yaro scored two goals while his defense recorded a shutout. Yaro's second goal came on the end of one of his signature long runs through the opposing defense that showcases his skills.The Rams allowed just one goal in their second playoff win of the week, a 5-1 victory over Coast Union. Yaro has been a … [Read more...]

CIF releases times for Southern Section championship soccer games

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The times and locations of the CIF Southern Section Soccer Championships were released on Wednesday.Cate School, the defending boys champions in Division 7, play on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Warren High School in Downey. Presidio Sports will be at the Division 7 championship game providing live updates and a game story to follow.For a map to Warren High School, CLICK HEREChannel League champion Ventura plays at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday against Millikan with the Division 1 title on the … [Read more...]