Peninsula College photo                                The Peninsula College men’s soccer players named to the Northwest Conference All-Star North-East squad. From left are DemarStewart, Salvador Vargas, Juan Carrillo, Cesar Gervacio, Jason Ramos, Jose Soto, Marlon Nava and Brannon Dwyer.

Peninsula College photo The Peninsula College men’s soccer players named to the Northwest Conference All-Star North-East squad. From left are DemarStewart, Salvador Vargas, Juan Carrillo, Cesar Gervacio, Jason Ramos, Jose Soto, Marlon Nava and Brannon Dwyer.

COLLEGE SOCCER: Peninsula men help All-Star team win

TUKWILA — Eight players from Peninsula College helped the Northwestern Athletic Conference North-East All-Stars beat the South-West squad 5-1.

Peninsula’s Cesar Gervacio, the MVP of the North-East Region and Salvador Vargas each had a goal in the match played before the NWAC Women’s Championship, which was won by Peninsula over Highline.

A total of eight Peninsula men — Gervacio, Vargas, Demar Stewart, Juan Carrillo, Jason Ramos, Jose Soto, Marlon Nava and goaltender Brannon Dwyer — were named to the All-Star team. It was also coached by Peninsula head coach Cale Rodriguez.

The Peninsula men went 16-1-2 this season and lost in the NWAC quarterfinals to Tacoma on penalty kicks. Tacoma (15-2-5) went on to win the NWAC championship, beating Spokane 2-1 Sunday in the title game.

“Coaching in the all star game was a unique experience. It was refreshing to coach some other talented players in the north and east divisions. I thought PC was well represented with eight nods and two players getting goals,” said Rodriguez.

“Credit to all the players for taking advantage of the opportunity to showcase their abilities. I think the score line is an indication of the talent that exists in the two divisions. Lastly, having gone undefeated all season long, I wanted to make sure my team came out on top at the end. It was nice to finish the season on a positive note with a win,” Rodriguez said.

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