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    After finishing the season 18-4-4 and earning the #2 seed in the Southern California Regional Playoffs, the Cerritos College men’s soccer team concluded the 2007 season ranked #6 in the country by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America NSCAA/adidas poll. The team was just one win away from advancing to the state tournament in an attempt to defend their state title from the 2006 season.

    Along with the team’s national recognition, the Falcons had eight players earn All-South Coast Conference honors. Selected to the 1^st Team were sophomores Ivan Perez (Chaparral, NV HS) and Bryan Mejia (Montebello HS), along with freshmen Jonathan Rivas (Santa Fe HS) and Michael Paz (California HS). Earning 2^nd Team recognition were sophomore Brian Alvarez (Salesian HS) and freshmen Alex Munoz (Corona Centennial HS) and Miguel Vargas (Artesia HS). Sophomore midfielder Leo Munoz (Downey HS) was also named to the Honorable Mention list.

    Perez was a two-time 1^st Team selection and scored two goals with three assists on the year. He was one of the steadiest defenders on the team and also saw time at the midfield position. As for Mejia, he scored two goals and added four assists, as he used his speed on the outside to help create a lot of the team’s scoring chances on the season. As a freshman defender, Rivas was one of the team’s captains and was assigned to shut down the opposing team’s best offensive players, while Paz was the team’s leading scorer with 14 goals and nine assists. He was also selected as the school’s first 1^st Team Division III All-American in school history.

    Alvarez was named to the 2^nd Team for the second year in a row and accounted for three goals and eight assists as a midfielder/forward, with Munoz stepping in as a freshman and making an immediate impact. He used his physical talents to pound opposing players and contributed six goals and nine assists on the year. Vargas was another solid defender who provided some offensive skill, scoring one goal and assisting on two others. As for Munoz, he was a very aggressive player who also used his offensive skills to assist on five goals this season.

02.05.08 - Falcons earn post-season honors
12.11.07 - Men's soccer player receives national honor
12.01.07 - Late goal knocks Falcons out
11.20.07 - Gerardo Torres continues to dominate Oxnard
11.17.07 - Cerritos to face Oxnard in playoffs
11.13.07 - Falcons get the #2 seed in playoffs
11.09.07 - Two second half goals gives Falcons win
11.06.07 - Late goal gives Falcons 2-1 win
11.02.07 - Falcons post big shutout over El Camino
10.31.07 - Michael Paz leads Cerritos to 4-1 win
10.30.07 - Second half goals lead team to win
10.26.07 - Falcons come away with 1-0 victory
10.24.07 - Soccer game rescheduled
10.23.07 - Men's soccer game to be postponed
10.19.07 - Mt. SAC comes away with critical victory
10.16.07 - Cerritos too much for Long Beach City
10.12.07 - Shorthanded Falcons find a way to win
10.10.07 - Falcons play to a 2-2 tie against El Camino
10.09.07 - Soccer games rescheduled
10.05.07 - Cerritos defeats Pasadena City, 3-1
10.02.07 - Falcons remain unbeaten in conference
09.28.07 - Strong second half paves way to win
09.25.07 - Conference opener results in 1-1 draw
09.19.07 - Gerardo Torres scores hat trick in 3-1 win
09.14.07 - Tight game against Orange Coast results in 1-1 tie
09.11.07 - Offense comes to life in 9-0 win
09.08.07 - Second loss in a row hits Falcons hard
09.04.07 - Cerritos has unbeaten streak come to an end
09.03.07 - Three wins leads to Hartnell Tourney Championship
08.29.07 - Falcons score second win in a row
08.28.07 - State champs open with a little revenge

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