East dominates NOW all-star soccer game; Tosa players shine
Wauwatosa players shine for winners
Menomonee Falls' A.J. Patterson (left) and Wauwatosa East's Marty Schoen race after the ball during the NOW/Milwaukee Wave All-Star game at the U.S. Cellular Arena on Jan. 23. Photo By PETER ZUZGA
Wauwatosa was well-represented in the East team's 26-2 victory over the West in the second annual NOW Newspapers/Milwaukee Wave 2010 High School Senior All-Star Game at the U.S. Cellular Arena on Saturday.
Wauwatosa East's Marty Schoen and Jordan Stein and Wauwatosa West's Sam Krenzien combined to score four goals - including two 3-pointers - and 10 points for the victorious East team.
The first Tosa goal came from Stein, who scored a 3-point goal at the 13-minute, 10-second mark, making the score 7-0. Then Schoen followed with a 2-point goal at the 11:20 mark for a 9-0 lead.
Schoen, who finished with five points, then drilled in a 3-point goal with 5:54 left in the first half to extend the lead to 18-0.
Krenzien scored the first goal of the second half at 16:48 to make the score, 24-0.
"It was a lot of fun," Stein said. "I know a lot of these guys through club. It was a lot of fun to get together and play one last time."
The night's main story revolved around the players who weren't there.
Five players from Brookfield - three from Brookfield East and two from Brookfield Central - declined the invitation to play and were not replaced. Saturday was the night of Central's senior ball, one of the biggest social events of the year for the seniors.
As a result, the West team was missing a first-team all-stater, a second-team all-stater and three honorable-mention all-state players, and the East team had a four-player advantage.
"I'm sure the Brookfield East (and Central) kids would have made a big difference," said Miguel Gutierrez of Oak Creek, who had two goals and an assist for the winning East team. "They have great players."
The East team scored at the 21-minute, 3-second mark on a shot by Gutierrez from the left side and the rout was on. Robert Courtney of Whitefish Bay added a goal with an assist from Gutierrez at 15:40. The East offense continued to pour it on, scoring six goals in the final 10 minutes.
Tim Dahl of Muskego prevented a shutout when he drilled in a shot with a nice assist from Jose Alcaraz of West Allis Hale with 9:38 left to play in the game.
The score was deceiving because the professional scoring system used by the Wave counts two points for most goals and three points for goals from farther out, similar to a 3-point shot in basketball. If the game had been scored using the regular high school system, the East would have won 12-1.
Goalkeeper credits defense
While Gutierrez and Schoen were the offensive stars, goalkeeper Jacob Bye of Whitnall could have been the East's most valuable player, stopping several West shots.
"I had a good defense," said Bye, deflecting the credit like he did several shots on goal. "They stopped a lot of shots before they could happen. But mostly (my success) was because my defense helped me out so much."
Players have a ball
The highlights of the off-the-field experience fell into two categories for most players - playing with other talented players they usually banged heads with, and playing on a professional, indoor soccer field.
"It was a great team to play with," Bye said. "The guys are just great. I just loved being with them. They were fun to be around."
Gutierrez added he was happy to play with some familiar faces.
"It was really fun," he said. "You get to play with all the players who were your opponents back in high school. Now they're your teammates. It's an enjoyable way to end your high school season."
Playing on a smaller, faster turf also was a topic of conversation.
"It's a lot faster than normal grass," Stein said. "It's a lot bouncier because there is cement underneath. The ball moves a lot quicker. It's harder to defend. Your touch has to be that much better to score."
Schoen then summed up the general feeling of the night.
"It would have been a better game if they would have had their full team."
ALL-STAR SCORING
EAST 26, WEST 2
FIRST HALF: EAST - Miguel Gutierrez (Oak Creek) 21:03; Robert Courtney (Whitefish Bay), Gutierrez (Oak Creek) assist 15:40; Jordan Stein (Wauwatosa East) 13:10; Marty Schoen (Wauwatosa East) 11:20; Gabe Genovesi (Homestead) 10:35; Charlie Hoover (Whitefish Bay) 9:28; Ross Fieldbinder (Greendale) 7:52; Schoen (Tosa East) 5:54; Gutierrez (Oak Creek) 4:06; Chris Kartheiser (Shorewood) 2:59
SECOND HALF: EAST - Sam Krenzien (Wauwatosa West) 16:48; WEST - Tim Dahl (Muskego), Jose Alcaraz (West Allis Hale) assist 9:38; EAST - Nikolai Miskov (Whitnall) 1:13
GOALS: Using the Milwaukee Wave professional scoring system, goals were worth two and three points. Stein and Schoen of Wauwatosa East scored 3-point goals, the rest were 2-pointers.
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