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USA edged out Italy 12-11. 9 players on the roster scored, and Azevedo only had 2 goals and Powers led with 3. Nice to see people other than Azevedo stepping up.

I didn't really notice the reffing because I usually couldn't see exactly what was going on because of the not-so-great NBC online quality. Some of the kickouts and 5 meters did look kind of ridiculous. The US goalie didn't play very well though...she let some easy shots go through. But she did have...

Oh, and I think Valley Christian might be able to contend at DII as well.

I've heard Rogers is coming back. They contended last season without him too (only losing by 1 against Salinas apparently due to some less-than-stellar reffing), so regardless I think they'll be pretty good. DI is pretty deep though, so there are few guarantees. Actually, I take that back, if St. Fr...

Sacred Heart Prep and St. Francis will probably battle for the DII title again. Menlo will be a strong contender too, and I guess Burlingame...

For DI, Bellarmine should be rebuilding, Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Menlo-Atherton should be good, and possibly Salinas? That's about it as far as I know...