While some of you were watching Riverside and Northwestern crush the hopes and dreams of many of the Midlands youth..I was back in Lugoff on more time..for one more match at Lugoff-Elgin's Demon Stadium.
Yes, Saturday 6PM marked the 2nd Annual Lugoff-Elgin Varsity Soccer Alumni game.
I think I speak for everyone when I say it was a complete success from the Alumni point of view..and all indications from Coach Steve Brown are that it was a complete success from a fundraising point of view as well.
Can't give enough credit to Coach Brown and all the volunteers who put it together and made it happen. Looks like we've got a good thing going and I'm really excited about the possibilities in the coming years.
Last year's match featured Alumni from 2000 to 2004..while this year's match featured alumni from as far back as 1986.
Interesting enough L-E played the likes of SV, Irmo, etc in those days..Class of 86' representative Dan Miller didn't remember any scores..but that's probably for the best!
Anyway..this year's Alumni participants were:
Class of 1986Dan Miller
Class of 2000Raul Silva
Class of 2002Jason Dixon
Gerrardo Gomez
Edgar Silva
Class of 2003Brian Clifton
Matthew Harris
Chauncie Thrift
Jacob Turner
Joe Garber
Class of 2004Jack Rozier
Matthew Watts
Class of 2005Josh Wiesen
George Fogle
Chris Stevens
Christian Ramirez
Steven Stanton
Andrew Wall
05' Josh Wiesen moves the ball up field 04' Matt Watts anchored the Alumni defense most of the night.
Former LE standout 02' Gerrardo Gomez does his thing.
LE Alumni talking "strategy" at the half..
Alumni won 4-2. Jason Dixon tended the net for us all night and didn't show much rust at all for a 4 year absence from the field. Matt Harris scored two for the Alumni and is currently playing for D2
Pfieffer University Falcons in North Carolina.
Next year we're planning to make the game a preseason scrimmage like most alumni games and also hoping to bridge the gap of L-E soccer between 1986 and 2000. Cheers.