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3/17/21



High School Sports Media -

WEST COLUMBIA, SC - Gray Collegiate Academy boys soccer coach Kevin Heise reached the 500-win mark Tuesday, March 16 as the War Eagles claimed a 5-2 Region 3-2A victory at Columbia High School. The win improved GCA to 3-2-0 overall and 3-0 in conference action.

Heise, now in his 30th season as a Varsity Boys Soccer Head Coach, is one of just four Palmetto State boys varsity coaches to reach this plateau. Nationally, only 60-70 boys prep coaches have reached this milestone. Heise joins the likes of South Carolina coaches (winning totals entering 2021 season): Phil Savitz (River Bluff); Billy Andrews (West Florence); and William Hosea (retired):

Phil Savitz, 1980-present
Irmo HS (1980-2013) / River Bluff HS (2013-present)
634-83-5, 722 matches, 88.2%

Billy Andrews, 1978-present
West Florence HS
594-305-18, 890 matches, 66.4%

William Hosea, 1973-2012
Riverside HS / J.L. Mann HS
541 wins

Kevin Heise, 1991-present
Brookland-Cayce HS (1991-2016) / Gray Collegiate Academy (2018-present)
500-189-29, 718 matches, 71.7%
454-172-26, 71.6% @ BCHS
46-17-13, 72.0% @ GCA

GCA
2018: 23-4-0, Capital City Cup Champs - Silver Division, Region Champs, 2A Semifinals
2019: 15-9-3, Region Champs, 2A Second Round
2020: 5-2-0, Capital City Cup Finalists - Silver Division, Covid-19 shortened
2021: 3-2-0
Total: 46-17-3 (.720)

GCA Boys Soccer Coach Kevin Heise Profile
718 matches
Overall: 500-189-29 (72.9%)
3x AAA Lower State Championships
17x Region Championships
8x State Semifinals (Final Four)
11x Team Academic Awards

@ GCA (2018-present | 4 years)
66 matches
46-17-3, 72.0%
1 State Semifinal
2 Region Championships in 2 Years
3 Team Academic Awards - USC
1 USC Small School State COY (2018)

@ BCHS (1991-2016 | 26 years)
454-172-26, 71.6%
3 AAA Lower State Championships
7 State Semifinals
15 Region Championships
8 Team Academic Awards - NSCAA
2x SCACA COY (2001, 2014)
2x NSCAA Large School State COY (2006, 2014)
2010 Clash of the Carolinas Co-Coach
3x North-South Soccer Classic Coach

For more information, please visit http://www.gcasoccer.com/ - thanks for your coverage of Palmetto State prep athletics!

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