​Thunderbolt:  Practice & Game Schedule ​
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​East tops West, 2-1!

     The young Thunderbolts of Cranston East continue to surprise their Division II opponents. 
     In their first of two games against the Falcons of Cranston West, the 'Bolt won an exciting match, 2-1.
     The Green and White, who graduated 11 seniors and replaced 10 starters, moved their Division II Sub-Division record to 2-0-1 (7 points) and their overall record to 2-0-2.  
     With solid defense  (Joe Lenk, Nathan Carrillo, Christian Mestre & Connor McDonough) limiting the Falcons to five shots in the first  half, East took  a 1-0 lead into intermission when Mestre scored on a free kick from 45 yards out with 14:17 left.
     In the second half,  both teams had several chances, however goalkeepers David White (East) and Matt Cataldi (West) played very well in net.  The Falcons tied the game when winger Nathan Evans sprung free from the right side on a free kick by Vinny Turchetta and headed the ball past White to tie the game 1-1.  
     With 3:27 left, however, Mario Meletz sent a ball into the box at the twelve yard line where fellow junior Carlos Andrade scored for a 2-1 lead.  
     White, who posted nine saves, made two key spots in the final minute to preserve the victory.   


​Mestre scores from

43 yards out!


Meletz to Andrade for

Winning Goal!
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After graduating eleven seniors from last year's league champions and replacing ten starters, the Thunderbolt turned to their only senior on the roster, captain Joe Lenk, for his leadership as they finished with just one loss in Division II play (4-1-4).
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Carlos Andrade, the talented junior captain for the Bolt, led the team in scoring this past season.


​East wins City Cup!

Bolt lose to Avengers in Quarterfinals.

 The Cranston East boys soccer team fell in the Division II Quarterfinals, 3-0, to East Greenwich on Monday evening at East Greenwich.
     The Avengers would get a goal from Stephen Timperely less than 14 minutes into the action to take a quick 1-0 advantage and would carry the lead into the halftime break. East Greenwich added two insurance goals in the second half to secure the win.
     The East defense played well throughout much of the second half but would surrender its second goal with 11:10 remaining on a goal from Andrew Mega.
     The Avengers’ third score came with just 15 seconds remaining in regulation on a another goal from Timperely, who netted the score on a corner kick.
     Cranston East goalie David White recorded 12 stops in net while Carter Andrews stopped four shots for the Avengers.
     The Bolts finish their season with a 4-1-4  record in Division II play.  Monday’s loss was their first on the road in two seasons.
     East Greenwich, who starts nine seniors on a senior-laden team,  also defeated Westerly in the semi-finals,  2-0.   
     Going into the Division II Championship, the Avengers are 10-0-0 in D-II play (12-0-0 overall).   
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     East and West squared off last week in their season finales and walked away with a 1-1 draw, which gave East their second consecutive City Cup Championship thanks to a 2-1 victory earlier in the season.
     Dylan Zarone put West on the board with a goal in the first half, but Mario Meletz would knot things at 1-1 in the second.     
     Neither club could net a game-winner in the final minutes of action.
     White finished with 11 saves for East while Matt Cataldi recorded 12 for West.  Ben Mariorenzi also chipped in a pair of saves for the Falcons.


Cranston East 


All-Division


​Selections

     The Cranston East Boys Soccer Team, may have been one of the youngest teams in Division II teams with only one senior on their roster,  however, they finished with a 3-0-3 record in sub-division play and 4-1-4 in Division II play.  Their only loss in Division came in the quarter-finals against the East Greenwich Avengers.  
     With the nucleus of the team returning in the Fall of 2021, East will be one of the favorites next year.   The following players earned All-Division recognition from the Rhode Island Soccer Coaches Association:

Joe Lenk - Senior

Carlos Andrade - Junior

Mario Meletz - Junior

Christian Mestre - Junior

Josue Molina - Junior

Louis Reyes - Junior 

Cranston East ​Coaching Staff

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Head Coach Richard Grenier
 PictureAssistant Coach Matthew Grenier
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​Assistant Coach Jake Leander
​The 'Bolts, who had a 31-game streak without being issued a card from 2013-2015, have averaged less than four cards (3.75) per year (142 games) since 2013.  

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