U.S. Youth Soccer Far West Presidents Cup: Timbers advance to U16 title game
Photo by LAURA TAYLOR Griffyn Rider of the Timbers North FC 05 boys soccer team rushes up the field against Utah United on Saturday in the U16 semifinals of the U.S. Youth Soccer Far West Presidents Cup in Salt Lake City. Timbers looking on, from left, are Caden Thompson, Ashton Ukich and Chet Hanna.
Photo by LAURA TAYLOR Bryce Allred of the Timbers North FC 05 boys soccer team controls the ball against Utah United in the U16 semifinals at the U.S. Youth Soccer Far West Presidents Cup on Saturday in Salt Lake City.
SALT LAKE CITY — Cooper Prohaska, a rising junior at Coeur d'Alene High, scored both goals as the Timbers North 05 boys soccer team defeated Utah United 2-1 in double overtime in the semifinals of the U16 division at the U.S. Youth Soccer Far West Presidents Cup on Saturday.
The Timbers will play Albion SC of Las Vegas today at 7:15 a.m. PDT in the championship game. The winner advances to the USYS National Presidents Cup in Des Moines, Iowa, in July.
Bryce Allred and Isaac Fritts had one assist each for the Timbers, and keeper Miles Taylor, a rising junior at Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy, had nine saves in the 110-minute game.
Albion defeated Phoenix Premier FC 4-0 in the other semifinal.
