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Three area youth teams crowned regional champions, heading to nationals

Three area youth clubs spent their 4th of July lifting hardware in Spotsylvania, Virginia at the US Youth Soccer Region I championships.

Real Jersey FC’s boys U13 team edged another local team from Lower Merion Soccer Club and a boys U16 team from Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals also won to book a spot in the national championships in Texas later this month.

Penn Fusion’s boys U19/U20 team added to their trophy case, having already qualified for nationals through the US Youth Soccer National League, in a game that wasn’t even close.

Stach Jaran’s first half brace and Samuel Brown’s goal put Penn Fusion 98 up 3-0 in the first half and second half goals from Frank DeRosa, Ramon Gallegos and Quinn Dudek added to the onslaught.