Hughes You Can Use    2/3/10 -  Jeff Hughes of 1790 Cincinnati Express has catapulted himself to the top of the PASL-Pro scoring charts with a sizzling five goal, two assist performance against the Ohio Vortex.   Hughes gave Cincinnati a 15-5 win to stay atop the Eastern Division by one game over the Louisville Lightning, who dispatched Detroit 15-6 on the same night.   In 11 games this season, Hughes is nearly averaging a hat trick per game with a league-leading 27 goals and nine assists for 36 points.   Last year, Jeff was named to the PASL-Pro All-League Second Team as a defender with 17 goals and four assists in 13 games.  This year he is roaming the midfield and shooting frequently and accurately. PASL-Pro Game Action The San Diego Sockers put a stranglehold on the Western Division with an 11-10 win over the California Cougars on Thursday at Stockton Arena.   California made a valiant effort rallying to cut a 9-4 deficit down to one goal three times, but could not find the equalizer.  San Diego’s magic number dropped to one.   The Prince George Fury picked up their first two wins in franchise history, clubbing the Wenatchee Fire 14-1 and 13-3 on Saturday.  Wenatchee had won the first meeting 11-10.   In Edmonton, the Calgary United got their fourth straight win, edging the Drillers 7-6 on a last minute goal. KICK STARTERS - Conversations you should be having about the PASL-Pro   Shawn Rockey, 1790 Cincinnati Express Rockey, who earned a spot on the 2008/09 PASL-Pro All-League Second Team, set a PASL-Pro record with six assists in Cincinnati’s 15-5 win over Ohio.  Four players had previously had five assists in one game.  Three of his assists came on Jeff Hughes goals and the other three came on Sam Fiore goals.    13-0 The Express had a notable weekend.  Fueled by Hughes’ league-leading exploits, Rockey’s record assist night and Fiore’s successful return from injury (four goals, two assists), Cincinnati improved to 13-0 all-time at Game Time Training Center.  This Saturday Ohio gets another shot to try to knock off their cross-state rivals and end 1790’s home dominance.   Matt Mehrassa, Prince George Fury One of the few players with professional indoor experience on the expansion Prince George Fury’s roster, Mehrassa is lighting it up for the Fury.  His father, John, owns the team, but his 11 goals and 12 assists in just six games speaks for itself, putting him in the league’s top 10 in scoring.  Mehrassa spent last year playing for Fury coach Sipho Sibiya in Saskatoon, making the long commute from Prince George to Saskatchewan for games.  Now he can shine in front of his hometown fans.   Sipho Sibiya, Prince George Fury Sibiya’s indoor career has been long and eventful.  The 38-year old player/coach of Prince George Fury has played for such teams as the Edmonton Drillers, Baltimore Blast, and Milwaukee Wave.  Last year he made just two scoreless appearances for the Saskatoon Accelerators.  This year he is a major contributor to the Fury with eight goals and 10 assists in four games.  His eight point game Saturday afternoon against Wenatchee matched Brian Farber for most points in a game this season.   Tyler Wood, Prince George Fury The Fury plucked the 23 year old local away from Victoria last week and put him on their roster to give themselves a big target man up front and boy did he pay instant dividends.  Not only did he score a goal and an assist in Saturday afternoon’s 14-1 win over Wenatchee, but he followed it up with four goals and three assists that evening against the Fire to lead a 13-3 win.  For good measure he was credited with the game-winning goal in each of the two games.    The Week Ahead  Fri, February 5, 2010        7:00 pm Kansas City Kings  vs  St. Louis Illusion  Kansas City Soccer Dome         7:30 pm Louisville Lightning  vs  Ohio Vortex  Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club   Sat, February 6, 2010        7:00 pm California Cougars  vs  Revolucion Tijuana  Stockton Arena         7:00 pm Texas Outlaws  vs  Alamo City Warriors  TCG Arena at NYTEX Sports Centre         7:30 pm Edmonton Drillers  vs  Prince George Fury  Edmonton Soccer Centre South         7:30 pm Detroit Waza  vs  Louisville Lightning  Total Soccer Royal Oak         8:00 pm 1790 Cincinnati Express  vs  Ohio Vortex  Game Time Training Center    Sun, February 7, 2010        4:00 pm Calgary United  vs  Prince George Fury  Subway Soccer Centre    Eastern Division   GP W L PCT GB GF GA Home Road 1790 Cincinnati   11 8 3 0.727 ----- 99 76  5-0 3-3 Louisville Lightning   11 7 4 0.636 1.0 105 71  4-1 3-3 Detroit Waza   11 5 6 0.454 3.0 77 82  4-2 1-4 St. Louis Illusion   11 5 6 0.454 3.0 75 101  4-1 1-5 Ohio Vortex   10 4 6 0.400 3.5 79 91  4-4 0-2                       Western Division   GP W L PCT GB GF GA Home Road San Diego Sockers 12 11 1 0.917 ----- 114 66  6-0 5-1 California Cougars   13 9 4 0.692 2.5 110 73  4-1 5-3 Texas Outlaws   12 5 7 0.416 6.0 95 111  3-2 2-5 Denver Dynamite   11 1 10 0.100 9.5 63 96  1-3 0-7                       CMISL   GP W L PCT GB GF GA Home Road Calgary United   5 4 1 0.800 0.5 34 17  3-0 1-1 Saskatoon Accelerators 8 6 2 0.750 ----- 47 37  5-0 1-2 Edmonton Drillers   7 3 4 0.429 2.5 48 36  3-2 0-2 Prince George Fury 6 2 4 0.333 3.0 55 40  2-2 0-2 Winnipeg Alliance   4 1 3 0.250 3.0 27 34  1-1 0-2

About Professional Arena Soccer League The PASL-Pro is a professional league which began play on October 25, 2008 when the Stockton Cougars defeated the Colorado Lightning 10-5 at Stockton Arena. The 2008-09 season concluded with the North American Championships March 13-15 at Stockton Arena.  The Stockton Cougars defeated 1790 Cincinnati 13-5 to win the inaugural PASL-Pro Championship.  The PASL-Pro consists of nine US teams, the CMISL (Canada), and LMFR (Mexico). The San Diego Sockers, Louisville Lightning, and Ohio Vortex have been added for the 2009/10 season. PASL-Premier is in its 12th season as the nation’s top amateur arena soccer league.  PASL-Pro and PASL-Premier are members of Federacion Internacional de Futbol Rapido (FIFRA).