Cranston East Soccer

Cranston East Boys' Soccer
"Seizing the Dream in 2017"

Thunderbolt Schedule

Cranston East 2018 Soccer
June (TBA) - Fall Sign-Ups
August 20th - First Day of Tryouts
September 1st - Injury Fund Game (TBA)
September 7th - First Regular Season Game (TBA)
October 24th - Last Regular Season Game (TBA)
October 29th - Playoffs - First Round (TBA)
November 2nd - Quarter-Finals (TBA)
November 7th - Semi-Finals (TBA)
November 10th - Division II State Championship at RIC (2:00)

vARSITY SOCCER 2017 pICTURES & RESULTS

Varsity Soccer - 2016

Varsity Soccer - 2015

Varsity Soccer - 2014

Varsity Soccer - 2013

Team History

SOCCER RULES

Senior Richmond Miamen, who scored 14 goals and assisted on 6 others, earned All-Division honors this fall.

Gabe Sotelo, who had the most important assist of his career in the state final, earned All-Division honors this fall.

A Thunderbolt Celebration

The Thunderbolt Coaching Staff

Senior Nathaniel Hardy not only received All-Division honors this fall, but also earned a spot on the 11-player Academic All-State team.

Junior Luke Hogan played solid defense for the Thunderbolt throughout the playoffs.

Senior Pedro Saravia played solid defense in the State Championship for the Thunderbolt.

Sophomore Kerin Murillo (18 goals & 21 assists in 2017), the Thunderbolt leading scorer the past two years, received All-Division honors for the second consecutive year. In addition, he was earned Second Team All-State recognition from the Providence Journal.

Junior Co-Captain, Giovanni "Gio" Canales earned First Team All-Division honors for the second year in a row. Heading into his senior year, he has recorded 330 saves, posted 11 shutouts and earned 25 wins.

Cranston East wins City Cup!

Cranston East Head Coach

Head Coach Richard Grenier completed his 5th year at the helm of the Thunderbolt Soccer Program. In his 25th year as a Head Coach in the RIIL, he has recorded over 250th RISCA victories. He has directed his teams to 25 playoff appearances, 9 sportsmanship awards, 6 state final appearances, 3 state championships, 15 semi-final appearances and 10 Cranston "City Cup" Championships out of 14 games played. He has the distinction of being the only RISCA coach to have three different teams (Cranston West - 1996, West Warwick - 2007 & Cranston East - 2014) awarded the RISOA (soccer officials) Team Sportsmanship Award, as well as three different schools winning State Championships (Cranston West - 1996, West Warwick - 2004 & Cranston East - 2017).

Cranston East Assistant Coaches

Cranston East Coaching Staff (L-R): Rich Grenier Jr., Rich Grenier Sr., Matthew Grenier & Jake Leander.

Matt Grenier (376 saves) holds the career record for most wins (38) and shutouts (20) at WWHS. The former All-Division player, took over the reigns as Junior Varsity Head Coach and posted a 9-1-6 record in his first year.
Rich Grenier Jr. moved to "volunteer" status this year due to work commitments. The former All-Stater, who had led the state with 224 saves as a senior in 2012, has been at coach for CHSE for five years.

Jake Leander was a dual sport athlete (soccer and football) in his senior year at WWHS. The former All-Division player has been a volunteer coach for the Thunderbolt since 2016.

Sophomore Angel Lopez (8 goals and 3 assists) received All-Division honors this fall.

Adnel Lopez heads a ball out of the defensive third against St. Raphael. The talented sophomore earned All-Division honors this year.

David DaSilva (6 goals and 7 assists) had solid sophomore year in the midfield. His play earned him All-Division honors.

Varsity

Kerin Murillo scores against Davies in the Bolts 6-3 win earlier this year.

Division III
State Championship
Cranston East 1
St. Raphael 0

For only the third time in the program's 48-year history, the Thunderbolt of Cranston East claimed a State Title.

Led by senior Ayodeji "Ayo" George's strong defensive play as sweeper and timely goal with 18:31 seconds remaining in the final, the Green and White avenged their regular season loss to the Saints of St. Raphael, 1-0.

George, who was named the game's Most Valuable Player, received a perfectly placed pass off a free kick from fellow senior Gabe Sotelo (see video clip below).

Defensively, Cranston East received a solid team effort, allowing just two shots in side the 18-yard line, while Giovanni Canales recorded 9 saves.

Before George's timely goal, the Green and White controlled most of the play, outshooting the Purple and Gold, 24-12.

In addition to Ayo George earning MVP accolades, Giovanni Canales, Kerin Murillo and Richmond Miamen were named to the All-Tournament team.

Senior Ayo George earned several awards after the season. In addition to receiving All-Division recognition for the third consecutive year, he was named to the USC All-New England Team and the Providence Journal's All-State Team.

Junior Varsity

While the Varsity team completed a championship season on the pitch, the Thunderbolt Junior Varsity had another solid year posting a 9-1-6 overall record.

For the year, they allowed just 7 goals on the year. Goalies Allen Recinos (47 saves) and Mustafa Abbas (13 saves) combined for ten shutouts.

Leading scorers included sophomore Albert Lopez (6 goals), freshman Dylan Zarone (4 goals), freshman Noah Sylva (3 goals & 3 assists) and sophomore Nour Chamout (3 goals and 1 assist).

Junior Jeremy Mendoza is one the Bolts best penalty (shot) kickers.

Mendoza scores game-winner for Junior Varsity!

The Thunderbolts of Cranston East, who had a 31 game streak without a card spanning from 2013-2015, have received only 15 cards over the past five seasons (95 games).

During that span (2013-2017), they have posted a league record of 44-16-14 (55-23-17 overall).

In the Fall (2018), the Thunderbolt will return to Division II play for the first time since 2011. From 2007-2011, the Green and White posted a league record of 5-71-6.

Class of 2018: Richmond Miamen, Pedro Saravia, Oscar Rosales, Isaiah Rosa, Ayo George, Nat Hardy, Javes Cabrera, Kevin Justiniano & Gabriel Sotelo.

Captains: Gabe Sotelo, Nat Hardy, Giovanni Canales, Ayo George & Pedro Saravia

Dennis Vazquez

The former 'Bolt All-Stater is in third year at Rhode Island College. After a solid rookie year in 2015 (5 goals; 8 assists), he helped the Anchormen (15-4-1) reach the Little East Championship once again last fall. Vazquez, who started in 18 of 20 games for the Anchormen, recorded 2 goals and 8 assists on the year.

Dennis Vazquez

Tiago Pacheco

Cranston East's leading scorer from 2015, Tiago Pacheco, has taken his skills to Leslie University. Pacheco, who was an unanimous First Team All-Division selection, will be entering his second year as a member of the Lynx.

Tiago Pacheco

This year's juniors (Dennis Montalvo, Moses Reyes, Gio Canales, Luke Hogan & Allen Recinos) will be expected to be the leaders of the team in the fall of 2018.

The sophomore class of Adnel Lopez, Declan Hanley, Kerin Murillo, David DaSilva and Angel so plenty of time on the pitch this fall.

Although they are only freshman, Matt Esteves and Noah Sylva were solid off the bench for the Thunderbolt.

Taking a picture after the championship game are Isaiah Rosa, Kerin Murillo and David DaSilva.

Cranston East honored nine seniors at halftime of their last regular season game. The class of 2018 includes (L-R) Javes Cabrera, Oscar Rosales, Kevin Justiniano, Isaiah Rosa, Richmond Miamen, Pedro Saravia, Ayodeji George, Gabriel Sotelo and Nathaniel Hardy.