Jesse and Graham Bray.
Jesse Bray of Starmeadow went home on Saturday afternoon after playing a practice game with his teammates, Joy Bancroft, Jessica Bailey and his father, Graham Bray. He massaged his shoulders and complained to his mother he needed ice packs for his upper back. When his mother asked why his shoulders were so sore, he responded, “I’ve been carrying the old man all day,” insinutating he played better than his father and led their team to victory. Graham didn’t take it lightly.
The following day, Graham Bray played spectacularly on field one in front of the Sunday crowd in the Fernando Gutierrez Memorial Cup. Scoring a total of 9 goals, he showed his son that the “old man” is still the boss. Jessica Bailey, straight in from Indio, scored 2 goals for Starmeadow, and Jesse Bray scored 3 (only 6 less than his father). Joy Bancroft played a strong defense, keeping the goals in favor of Starmeadow.
Tritech/Princeps scored their first two goals in the fourth chukker, starting things off slow. In the 6th chukker, each teammate scored a goal, bringing the total up to 9. Unfortunately for Tritech/Princeps, Mr. Graham Bray of Starmeadow stole the show and the game.
Diego Cossio of Monteverde kicked off the feature match with style, knocking in 2 goals. Teammates Ellen Greenhill and David Samaniego each scored one, blowing San Fernando/San Judas out of the water in the first chukker. Diego Cossio admits he had a horrible 2nd chukker, letting Guillermo Li and Charly Cendoya of San Judas/San Fernando score, tying up the match.
Each team scored another goal in the fourth chukker keeping the tied game, but in the 5th chukker, Matt Walker scored one and Diego Cossio scored two pushing Monteverde into the lead.
Both Ramon Richard and Charly Cendoya of San Judas/San Fernando scored, but it wasn’t enough to take the win. Monteverde came out on top 12 to 8.
The San Diego Polo Club celebrated the day with TERI Inc, a non-profit working hard to make the lives of special needs children better. They spoke about their therapeutic riding program and sold artwork by their students. TERI also received a check for $10,000 from Canon Business Solutions!