RALEIGH, NC - The annual Clash of the Carolinas will be held Saturday, June 24 at WakeMed Park's Koka Booth Stadium in Cary, North Carolina. Should there be inclement weather, the site will move to Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh. The Clash is the nation's only interstate All-Star match and has been staged every Summer since 2007 except for the Covid-19 interrupted season of 2020.
Game times are 10:00 a.m., for the Girls and 12:00 p.m., for the Boys. Admission is $12 for the event (children under 5 are Free) and tickets may be purchased in advance at GoFan.co - link below:
https://gofan.co/app/events/1005275?schoolId=NC864492023 Sponsors for the Sandlappers include: First Citizens Bank; Hampton Inn Suites Raleigh/Cary; Lloyd's Soccer; SCSoccer.com; and Wingate State Arena by Wyndham Hotels.
The Clash features 72 of the Tar Heel and Palmetto State's top boys and girls graduated seniors in an all-star contest. Also honored are eight coaches from the sponsoring organizations - the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association and the South Carolina High School Soccer Coaches Association.
In the Boys series, North Carolina leads all-time 7-1-7, but four of the past five meetings have ended in draws and five other contests have been decided by one goal. For the Girls meetings, the Tar Heels own a 12-1-2 advantage and have won six consecutive contests.
SANDLAPPER ROSTERS
S.C. GIRLS (White Jersey / Red Shorts / Red Socks)
Co-Coach: Will Chassereau, Berkeley
Co-Coach: Mark Weaver, Ashley Ridge
1 Brezlyn Parsons, Waccamaw, GK
2 Monserrat Avila-Gutierrez, North Augusta, M
3 Lucy Cartin, River Bluff, M
4 Emery Christensen, Blythewood, F
5 Alanna Colbert, River Bluff, F
6 Claire Esse, Philip Simmons, M
7 Krysa Gordon, White Knoll, D
8 Corine Gregory, Waccamaw, F
9 Dylan Harder, Fort Mill, F
10 Lilly Lupton, West Ashley, D
11 Lucy Macki, Lexington, D
12 Eva McCoy, Southside Christian, M
13 Lauren Monday, Christ Church Episcopal, D
14 Hayden Rape, James Island, D
15 Daphney Reyes, St. Joseph's Catholic, D
16 Kaylee Risher, St. James, F
17 Maggie Rogers, Christ Church Episcopal, M
18 Sarah Speed, Blythewood, D
S.C. BOYS (White Jersey / Red Shorts / Red Socks)
Co-Coach: Josh Eskew, Dorman
Co-Coach: Jason Himmelsbach, Myrtle Beach
1 Beatty Murray, Greenwood, GK
2 Owen Deer, River Bluff, D
3 Gavin Egan, Clover, F
4 Chris Gibson, Waccamaw, F
5 Floyd Goodstein, West Florence, M
6 Carson Graves, Chapin, F
7 Thomas Holstein, Chapin, D
8 Hampton Hughes, Christ Church Episcopal, M
9 Kenny Kwizera, Lexington, F
10 Jackson Lohr, River Bluff, M
11 Christian Lozano, Ashley Ridge, M
12 Stokes McConnell, Wando, F
13 Fabi Menendez, Riverside, M
14 Sebastian Ramirez, J.L. Mann, M
15 Franklin Spires, Lexington, F
16 Ivan Vrh, Riverside, D
17 Joshua White, Catawba Ridge, F
18 Zach Hart, Gray Collegiate, M
For more information regarding Palmetto State prep soccer, please visit
www.scsoccer.com.Trainer - Alex Johnson (Conway HS)
