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Thanks to the Furman University WI-FI system at Eugene E. Stone, III Stadium, www.scsoccer.com is pleased to provide live coverage of today's matches in Greenville, S.C.

Coach David Craig of Eastside HS has also setup a specific CESA North-South Soccer Classic website, which can be found at http://cesansclassic.com/.

NORTH ROSTER
1 Ty Osborne, Lexington -- CO-CAPTAIN
2 Ben Brannan, Northwestern
3 Josh Browning, Wren
4 David Erbacher, Mauldin
5 Jamal Geathers, South Aiken
6 DJ Godino, Mauldin
7 Branson Hyatt, South Aiken
8 Jack Johnston, Greenville
9 Jeff Johnston, Greenville
10 Brett Keatley, Lexington
11 Brad Kocis, Riverside
12 Sammy Lortz, Eastside
13 Edward Meyer, J.L. Mann
14 DJ Piers, Northwestern
15 Schuyler Rearden, Aiken -- CO-CAPTAIN
16 Kevin Ruck, Eastside
17 Thao Vincent, Dorman
18 Jason Vitaris, Seneca
CO-COACH -- Tef Vitaris, Seneca
CO-COACH -- Paul Waters, South Aiken

SOUTH ROSTER
1 Taylor Hopkins, Wando
2 George Rushe, Dreher
3 Kipp Amaker, Dutch Fork
4 Carl Anderson, Dreher
5 Nicky Cates, Dutch Fork
7 Andrew Evans, Brookland-Cayce
9 Christian Gandini, Hilton Head
10 Kyle Hughes, Ridge View -- CO-CAPTAIN
11 Zach Prince, Irmo
12 Kevin Ros, Brookland-Cayce -- CO-CAPTAIN
13 Kevin Simpson, Spring Valley
14 David Thomas, Academic Magnet
15 Drew Tokai, Wando
16 Zach Volousky, James Island
17 Chris Wall, Chapin
18 JT Walters, James Island
CO-COACH -- Kevin Heise, Brookland-Cayce
CO-COACH -- Ben Schoen, Waccamaw

[ June 18, 2006, 01:35 PM: Message edited by: Kevin Heise ]

5:18 -- Jamal Geathers of South Aiken knocks home a flicked ball from Greenville's Jack Johnston to put the North squad up 1-0 early in this contest. This was the first action in the box for either team and the North also gets a shot by Mauldin's David Erbacher two minutes later after a great run down the left flank.

It's 82 degrees and a pace even faster than that right now as a misplayed ball by the South's back line leaves Geathers wide open at the penalty spot, but his one-time shot sails high over the crossbar.

Ty Osborne of Lexington minds the net for the North squad, while Dreher's George Rushe earns the starting duties for the South team.

The North team is dressed in a red-white-red strip, while the South squad dons the all white wardrobe.

At the 14:40 mark, Geathers flicks home a throw-in from Aiken's Schuyler Rearden on a ball that was seemingly untouched through a wall of bodies. Geathers snaked his way through a hole and barely clipped the ball for the score. North leads 2-0.

The officials for this match are: (R) Jack Kovaleski; (AR) JJ DeHondt; and (AR) Mike Walters.

The CESA ball chasers for this game are: Lauren Young; Conor Mattern; Stephanie Devita; Mollie Waters; Chelsea Drennan; Kasey Wyer; Katherine Whisehunt; Sarah Tuggle; Nicky Watson; and Riivo Kruuk.

We've hit the water break mark (22:30) and it's been all North thus far. The North has four shots on goal and leads 2-0 with the second stanza of the first half just about to get underway.

A reminder to all is that the match consists of two 45-minute halves and no overtime will be played. The North leads the 17-game series 10-5-2.

A flurry in front of the South goal sees Rushe tally a pair of point-blank saves on shots by Eastside's Kevin Ruck and South Aiken's Branson Hyatt. Moments later, Rushe again turns back Ruck and through the first half hour the North is controlling this match.

The South finally gets its first shot of the match at the 32-minute mark as Brookland-Cayce's Andrew Evans leaps for a header at the six-yard box that requires a full stretch save by Lexington's Ty Osborne.

A minute later James Island's Zach Volousky rips a shot from just outside the box and Osborne parries it away for a corner kick that is played in and caught by Osborne.

The South has picked up the pace of this match as Evans collects the ball nicely at midfield and dribbles down the middle of the field where he lays a pass off for an on-rushing Zach Prince of Irmo, who just gets under the ball and sails it high of the crossbar.

Of note, the South is somewhat at a disadvantage this afternoon as only three field players are available for substitutes. Conversely, Osborne is the lone goalkeeper on the roster for the North squad.

At the 39:20 mark, a ball is played into the South's box and appears to have hit a defender squarely on a stretched arm. No penalty is given and the South avoids a further deficit.