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2009 Red Bull Riders Cup National Championship

NSL — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:47:01 +0000

2009 Red Bull Riders Cup Championship Day One

NSL — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:44:01 +0000

Photos from day one at the Red Bull Riders Cup National Championships at Upper Trestles.

RBRC Quarter-Final Results

NSL — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:42:42 +0000

The Quarterfinal rounds of the Red Bull Riders Cup, the nation’s premiere high school surfing competition, took place today at Upper Trestles at San Onofre Beach. The event brought together eight of the best high school surfing teams in the nation to compete for bragging rights and the title of Red Bull Riders Cup National Champion. All eight teams had previously won Regional Championships to earn their spot in the National Championship. The victors will be back tomorrow for the Semi-Finals and Finals.

TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE:
8:00am-10:00am Semi-Final #1 Mira Costa High vs. Newport Harbor High
10:30am-12:30pm Semi-Final #2 Malibu High vs. San Dieguito Academy
2:00pm-3:45pm Final
4:00pm- 4:30pm Awards ceremony

RESULTS:

Mira Costa High vs. Aptos High
Winner: Mira Costa High

In the biggest blowout of the quarterfinals, Mira Costa High School, led by MVP Dayton Silva (who scored 7.5 in both first and second periods) simply overwhelmed Aptos High School.

Most Valuable Player – Dayton Silva (MC)
Most Radical Maneuver – Dayton Silva (MC) – Blow Tail of Disaster

Newport Harbor High vs. Satellite High
Winner: Newport Harbor High

This game of East vs. West was a real nail bitter, where victory was up for grabs until the final seconds. Newport Harbor started out with an early lead in the first period, and Chase Wilson’s perfect 10.0 score in the second period widened that lead, putting them ahead 5 points headed into the third period. But Newport Harbor failed to solidify their victory, posting low scores and giving Satellite High a chance to steal the win. Satellite High made a valiant attempt, and were well on their way when the waves decided to no longer cooperate. The team desperately waited for a wave that would give them the mere 2 points they needed for the win, but the wave simply did not come.

Most Valuable Player – Chase Wilson (NP)
Most Radical Maneuver – Chris Tucker (S) – Air Reverse to Floater

Ocean City High School vs. Malibu High School
Winner: Malibu High School

Led by strong performances by Conrad Carr (8.5 in third period) and Chance Lawson (8.0 in both first and third periods) Malibu High School was able to defeat Ocean City High.

Game Scores:

Most Valuable Player – Chance Lawson (M)
Most Radical Maneuver – Conrad Carr (M) – Big Backside Air

San Dieguito Academy vs. New Smyrna High School
Winner – San Dieguito Academy

Since New Smyrna High was unable to make it to California to compete, San Dieguito Academy won by default.

Swell For The Champs!

Gerr — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:37:16 +0000

On behalf of the staff at NSL, we are so stoked that there will be swell on tap at Upper Trestles all weekend!!! We got great waves at Church last year, and saw the highest scoring game in NSL High School surfing history in the final last year between, Carlsbad High and San Clemente High with incredible performances, assists, and subs going haywire. This year looks to be another amazing championship weekend. The teams are stacked with loads of talent from all over the country. May the best team win… The only team left in the champs that could repeat as the Red Bull Rider Cup 09 Champion is SDA. They won it two years ago by absolutely smashing HBHS at trails. It’s a different team this year, do they have what it takes? They’re 7 other teams that want that title bad. Depth, team work, and go for it surfing will play a big part in who will prevail. There are some incredible surfers in the games this weekend, they will have to be at their best. There will be crucial missed opportunities, clutch scores, and a few completely unknown surfers that will rise to the challenge all in hopes to be The 09 Red Bull Riders Cup Champion. Making this event the most highly anticipated amateur surfing event out there!! Don’t miss it!!