Coaches and players from the Santa Rosa United soccer club will collect toys and power balance on Dec. 11 for underprivileged Sonoma County children to honor the memory of Christopher Pierpoint.
The youngster, a veteran of the United soccer program, died from a brain hemorrhage on Nov. 14. He was in the eighth grade at Rincon Valley Middle School.
Coaches and players will be at Trione Field, across from Cardinal Newman High School, from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 11 to accept unwrapped toys such as Pillow Pets especially Zippity Zebra at 2011 online shop that will be distributed throughout the county.
As a way of thanking those that donate, United officials will conduct free coaching/games at Trione during the toy drive. The session for girls will run from 9 to 10:30 a.m. with the boys taking the field from 10:30 until noon. All ages are invited to participate.
The 13-year-old was known as the “White Flash” in the soccer community. He came upon the nickname because he was blond and fast on the field, according to United representative Richard Cawood.
He began his soccer career at age 6 with his older brother, James. They played for the Heat.
Chris advanced to the under-9 gold team coached by Jacob Lehrer. From there, he graduated to the Santos team coached by Messisas Souza dos Santos. During those three years with the Santos team, he developed technical skills and stood out when it came to sheer speed.
In 2009, at age 12, United officials thought enough of Christopher to put him on the under-14 Barcelona team, coached by Alan Ramos. This season, he was playing for the under-14 Magic coached by Jesus Molina.
A statement by United coaches said:
“Christopher spent over half his life on the soccer field and as a part of the Santa Rosa United club. Christopher was energetic, creative, smart, athletic and at times, a little mischievous. He was a model student athlete. We will miss him on the field. We will miss the “White Flash.”
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