A boys under-12 AYSO team from Region 159, recently went undefeated through the ‘21 Fall season and then went on to win four out of four games to secure the Area E Championship. The the championship game, Region 159 FC Fire defeated Garden Grove (Region 28) in the tournament final in Whittier. The team is pictured (left to right) Zain Gheorghe, Grant Babcock, Beckett Preall, Chris Landeros, Caleb Rafuse, Greyson Gallagher, Alex Landeros, Jacob Arias, Conner Hammerschmidt, Luke Lewandowski, Carter Frogner, and Aiden Brannon. Coaches Jon Rafuse and Josh Brannon are in the back. Region 159 includes Rossmoor, Los Alamitos and Seal Beach. The team advanced to the Sectional playoffs, which will be held in February.
