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Kicking Around: The Week In Boys Soccer
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John Devlin, SCVarsity.com Staff
April 3, 2005

The weather was miserable, but that did not diminish the play at the 13th annual Palmetto Cup gathering at Brookland-Cayce and Airport last week.

Through two days of rain and gale-force winds on the final day, not a single Cup game was cancelled.

In the end, Norman North of Oklahoma continued its run of dominance in South Carolina, going 4-0-1, including a 1-0 overtime win over Bishop England in the championship match at The Cage on Saturday night.

It was the second straight Cup title for the Timberwolves, and the third in four tries since Bryan Young’s team made its Palmetto State debut in 2000. Norman North is now 15-1-2 all-time in tournament outings.

“We’re fortunate to have the opportunity to travel that a lot of teams don’t have, and we really enjoy coming here,” said Young. “Kyle and Kevin (Heise) do a great job with this tournament – it is so well run. It is the most organized tournament we’ve ever been to. It fits in nicely to our season back home, and we get to see some good competition.”

The Timberwolves saw considerable competition in the finale, despite dominating most of the 90 minutes of play.

Norman North, featuring abundant speed, size and skill, generated plenty of scoring chances, but were thwarted time after time by the aggressive and inspired play of sophomore Bishop England keeper Phillip Ricciardone.

The Timberwolves out-shot the Bishops 14-7 and had six corner opportunities to four for the Bishops.

Still, it took a lucky bounce for the Oklahomans to avoid going to the anything-goes penalty kick shootout phase to determine the champion.

Fullback J.P. Hanger’s shot as he was angling into the box from the right side deflected off BE defender Arthur Holdclaw and into the open right corner of the net as Ricciardone scrambled to cover the far side.

“It was definitely a shot, not a centering pass,” said Hanger, a tall junior who gave the Bishops fits in the box on set pieces all night. “I was going for the far side, and didn’t see the defender until I hit the ball. Luckily it hit off him and into the net.”

The score came in the 90th minute, just 48 seconds before the shootout was to begin.

“I thought we controlled the game and created a lot of opportunities, but we just couldn’t finish like we had been doing in the tournament,” said Young, whose team is ranked No. 1 in the Midwest and No. 3 nationally by StudentSports.com. “But you have to give (Bishop England) credit. They played hard, and that keeper did a great job. We’re just glad to get the win.”

Ricciardone shut out Summerville 2-0 in the semifinals, and became the talk of the tournament among the college coaches in attendance.

That didn’t surprise BE coach Ed Khouri.

“Phillip had an outstanding tournament,” said the Bishops veteran boss. “He’s only a sophomore, but he’s is going to be one of the best keeper prospects in the state before he’s through.”

Bishop England, which moved up to No. 1 in the Class 2A rankings by The Sports News this week, went 3-2-0 in the tournament, improving to 10-7-0 overall.

“We knew (Norman North) was a strong team with size and speed, and that we couldn’t match them straight up, so we more or less played it conservative and hoped to take advantage of any scoring opportunities that came our way,” said Khouri after the title bout. “Tactically, I felt we performed very well, tonight, and throughout the tournament. We struggled a little bit early in the season, but maybe we’re turning the corner at the right time.”

The Bishops should be a team on a mission. After all, the current senior class is facing the prospect of being the first group of BE players since the team moved down to the 2A ranks in 1992 to graduate without ever experiencing the thrill of winning a state championship.

BE’s last state title came in 2001.

NORTHWESTERN NO. 1

The Northwestern Trojans, ranked No. 1 in South Carolina after scoring a win over defending champion Irmo at the pre-season Lake Murray Challenge tournament, has been named the No. 1 team in the country, according to the first poll released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

The Trojans, who return to play from spring break this week with a 13-0 record, are believed to be the first team in any sport from York County to attain a No. 1 national ranking.

"We're going to acknowledge the ranking and not diminish it with the boys,” NW coach Nick Finotti told Barry Byers of The Herald after the announcement was made. “We'll do just like we've done all year with our results and ranking, and that's to keep everything in perspective. This is an indication of past accomplishments and is not a predictor for future results.”

Junior Nathan Arroyo, a transfer from the Atlanta area, has emerged as the Trojans big offensive gun this season with 27 goals. Andrew Phillips is next on the NW scoring list with 18 goals, and Ryan Kropp has 10 goals.

New keeper Taylor Crawford is adjusting well to the new defensive system installed by Finotti this season, and has surrendered only eight goals to date.

MAULDIN CUP

Defending 3A champion Greenville beat host Mauldin 2-0 to win the abbreviated tournament championship. Jack Johnston set up twin brother Jeff for the first score of the match midway through the first half with a crossing pass, and put the verdict on ice with a second-half score.

John Dalton and Mason Couvillion, as usual, split time in the nets for the Red Raiders, and neither keeper faltered.

Greenville improved to 10-2-1 with two Cup wins. The Red Raiders advanced to the finale with a 5-1 win over Walhalla.

AROUND THE STATE

CLASS 4A

Dane Whitman and Matt Riggio scored two goals each as Fort Mill tuned up for Palmetto Cup play with a 10-0 Region 3 win over Rock Hill …

Seth Addision recorded a hat trick in North Augusta’s 7-1 win over Aiken in Region 4 play.

CLASS 3A

Jeff Johnston had a goal and an assist and his twin brother Jack scored a goal in Greenville’s 3-0 Region 2 win over Wade Hampton. Earlier in the week, the Red Raiders got two goals from Alex Pangraze in a 2-1 win over Christ Church …

Loaiza of Travelers Rest scored four goals and had two assists in a 9-0 win over Blue Ridge. With the win, the Devildogs improved to 6-2 …

Aaron Harkins had two goals and Edwin Rengifo was credited with two assists in Eastside’s 4-0 over Christ Church … Benjamin Chastain had the only goal in J.L. Mann’s 1-0 win over 4A Boiling Springs …

Weston Wallace scored three goals as Myrtle Beach thumped Georgetown 12-1 in Region 7 play.

CLASS 2A

Helberth Porras scored three goals in Silver Bluff’s 5-0 win over Wagener-Salley. Porras, who has 28 goals in 10 games, also added an assist for the 8-2 Bulldogs …

Saluda, which went 4-7 a year ago and qualified for the state playoffs for the first time is off to an 8-2 start this season. The Tigers are 5-0 at home, out-scoring the opposition 22-1. Freshman Javier Leyva-Jimenez has been a sensation so far with 14 goals and eight assists.

CLASS 1A

Brady Hoffman scored two goals and Wil Sansbury had a goal and two assists in Indian Land’s 7-0 win over Lewisville … Patrick Squires and Michael Martin had two goals apiece as Landrum nipped 3A Greer 4-3. Martin also had an assist.

Kicking Around: The Week In Girls Soccer
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John Devlin, SCVarsity.com Staff
April 3, 2005

With spring break finally out of the way, South Carolina’s girls’ soccer season can get down to serious business again.

The immediate focus will be on region championship races, but the big-picture approach will be the start of the gearing-up process for the start of the state playoffs. The hunt for state championships begins on May 2.

In the first full week of action across the state in two weeks, most of the attention will be on the Lowcountry where James Island begins its quest for the Region 7-AAAA title.

The Trojans, who haven’t played since March 24, return to action April 5 against Wando at home, and then travel to face West Ashley on April 8.

Wando started the best region race in any classification with a 1-0 shootout win over West Ashley on March 23. The Warriors (10-2) have won nine straight outings in regular-season play after going 1-2 at the Taco Bell Viking Cup tournament at the start of the campaign.

Wando’s busy week will also include a weekend trip to Lilbum, Ga. for the Southeast Soccer challenge.

Here is a look at how the various region races are shaping up:

CLASS 4A

Region 1 – Wren is off to a 3-0 start with easy wins over Westside, Easley and Greenwood. The real test for the Golden Hurricanes will probably come in two meetings against T.L. Hanna. The March 16 contest was postponed.

Region 2 – Mauldin and Spartanburg are the teams to beat, but Dorman is a team that cannot be discounted.

Region 3 – Top-ranked Fort Mill rules with absolute authority, while Northwestern is the favorite to secure the runner-up spot.

Region 4 – Lexington has emerged as the early front-runner thanks to a 2-0 win over South Aiken. The rematch is scheduled for April 19 at Lexington. The Wildcats and Thoroughbreds are the only teams in the region with winning records.

Region 5 – this is another highly competitive race, featuring defending champion Richland Northeast, Irmo, Spring Valley, Ridge View and Dutch Fork in the running. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess.

Region 6 – West Florence gets the early nod over Hartsville or Conway in a region that has never been known as a hotbed of soccer.

Region 7 – James Island, Wando and West Ashley … and all the rest. The only suspense here is which team will finish fourth to grab the last state playoff invitation.

Region 8 – The Summerville-Hilton Head match on April 14 will have a major impact on how the race plays out. Summerville, which loaded up a killer non-region schedule, is probably the favorite.

CLASS 3A

Region 1 – Belton-Honea Path has gained the early edge with a win over Seneca. The move by Wren to the 4A ranks has opened things up for the remaining teams.

Region 2 – Four good teams should make this an interesting race, but most observers believe it will come down to the outcomes of the two matches between archrivals Greenville and J.L. Mann. Wade Hampton and Travelers Rest will likely battled it out for third place.

Region 3 – The regular season prize will be awarded to the survivor of the two Eastside-Riverside matches. The first round was slated with April 4, with the rematch set with April 21.

Region 5 – This has already been an interesting race with Brookland-Cayce, Chapin, Airport and Dreher slugging it out. B-C finished the first half with a 4-0 record, but the Bearcats big wins over the three other contenders have all been by one-goal margins. Stay tuned.

Region 7 – Myrtle Beach is the heavy favorite, a claim validated by a 4-0 win over second-place Socastee back on March 15. The Seahawks still must face the Braves one more time and take on North Myrtle Beach twice.

AROUND THE STATE

Danielle Schmitt and Jen ****len both recorded hat tricks as top-ranked Fort Mill drubbed Rock Hill 10-0 in a Region 3-AAAA match prior to spring break. The Yellow Jackets also scored a 4-0 region win over Northwestern before taking a break. Schmitt and ****len scored one goal apiece this time, and the Fort Mill defense did not surrender a single shot on goal. Fort Mill returns to action on April 4 riding an 11-match winning streak and boasting a 13-1-0 record …

Emily Patrick scored four goals and Chrissie Wallace had two goals and an assist in a 9-0 Region 7 by Myrtle Beach over Georgetown …

Hartsville’s had its best-ever tournament showing, winning two of three games at the Lady Foxes Invitational at Dutch Fork. Hartsville beat Hammond 1-0 on a goal by Kinsey Bowen, and opened the two-day affair with a 4-2 win over Lancaster as Laura Bedenbaugh and Jennifer Newton scored two goals apiece. Dutch Fork went 3-0 to claim the tournament title …

Bethany Clark scored two goals in South Aiken’s 6-0 Region 3-AAAA win over North Augusta …

Heidi Lentz had a goal and an assist in Mauldin’s 3-1 Region 2-AAAA win over Hillcrest …

Michelle Woodbury, Melissa Weaver and Kristen Jensen took care of the scoring as 3A top-ranked Eastside downed Christ Church, 3-0 … Colleen Tomin scored three goals in North Augusta’a 4-2 Region 4-AAAA win over Aiken …

Rebecca Sinclair rang up five goals and two assists in Wade Hampton’s 13-1 Region 5-AA win over Edisto that secured second place for the Red Devils behind front-running Barnwell. Jesse Barnes also had a productive match with two goals and two assists. The three-team region regular season is now complete. Barnwell finished 4-0, followed by Wade Hampton (2-2) and Edisto (0-4). The Red Devils have two big non-region tests coming up against Academic Magnet and Hanahan.

Norman North strikes again
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Sheldon Shealer, StudentSportsSoccer.com Editor
April 4, 2005

For six straight years, Norman North has traveled to the East coast to test its players, and this year's visit to wet and windy South Carolina paid huge dividends.

Norman North went 4-0-1, pinning the first loss on Wando (S.C.) and beating Bishop England (S.C.) in the title match to claim its second straight Palmetto Cup title. In four visits to South Carolina, Norman North has won three titles and lost only one match in 19 contests.

Norman North entered the tournament ranked No. 2 in the StudentSportsSoccer.com FAB 50. A 3-0 win over No. 15 Wando simply reinforces the Timberwolves ranking among the nation's elite teams.

The final between Norman North and Bishop England on Saturday went to overtime before the Timberwolves pulled out a 1-0 victory against the nation's unluckiest team this season. Bishop England is 10-7 this year, six of the losses are by one goal. In the final minute of overtime, a shot by Norman North's John Paul Hanger deflected off a Bishop England defender and into the goal for the winner.

"On the day, Pope John Paul II passes, we have a player named John Paul score the winning goal," Young said. "Maybe we had more than luck on our side."

The result leaves Norman North with a 6-0-1 record.

Norman North was led by a pair of juniors, striker Jimmy Anderson and defender Brandon Jack. Both are juniors. Anderson scored six goals in five matches, including two against Wando. Jack anchors a tall and stellar Timberwolves' defense. Three defenders are 6-foot-2 or taller, including the 6-5 Hanger.

Norman North had played only two matches before traveling to South Carolina. The South Carolina programs are well into their season, most had played at least 12 times. Young said Norman North needed to work out problems in its defense after the first two matches (a 4-3 win over Daniel and a 2-2 draw with Hilton Head).

For the Timberwolves, the tournament turned on its match with Wando. The match was scoreless at halftime. In the second half, Russ Coleman scored on a direct kick, then Anderson finished two chances for the 3-0 victory.

Wando was 13-0-1 before the contest.

"We had to win the game to win the group," Young said. "I challenged the kids, and I couldn't have asked anything more. It was a big effort, and we had to have it. ... It was a tremendous effort, one of the best games we have ever played."

After taking out Wando, Norman North started Saturday morning with a 5-2 semifinal win over Brookland-Cayce.

Since 2000, Norman North has traveled to South Carolina four times and Georgia twice. Young said he wants his program to compete against the best East teams for two reasons — one to put them in hostile environments to see you they react, and secondly, to show off the strength of Oklahoma soccer.

Norman North's roster is dominated by juniors, as only three seniors see action. The exposure for the Timberwolves might result in offers from the eastern programs that attended the event. Young said he spoke to the University of South Carolina coach regarding a few of his players.

Although Norman North is the two-time defending Palmetto Cup champion, Young has not committed to the event for 2006. He said he's interested in competing against the northern Virginia powers, programs that are usually restricted from traveling out-of-state given the sizable number of quality programs in the region

HHH soccer teams sweep Beaufort
Girls, boys claim identical 6-0 victories
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Lady Dolphins pound Pinewood Prep
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Boardman trips up Beaufort Academy
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Question and Answer with Kate Boardman
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Sumter keeps cool in 3-2 win
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Eagles get sweep -- GHS defeats EHS for second time this season
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Patriots hit the road - Mann's soccer teams have no home matches scheduled, because the football/soccer field is under construction. The Patriots are going to play their second match against Greenville - their scheduled home match - on April 21 at Furman University.

"We've rented their field to play our only home match, and we're gonna play it away, too," Mann boys coach William Hosea said.

Tough road -- No.3 Wilson Hall starts difficult run against Hammond
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April 10, 2005

Country's Best Team Finds Title Hard To Hold
Aaron Summers, SCVarsity.com Staff

Now ranked as not only the top team in the state but also the top team in the country, the Northwestern boys soccer players have seen the target on their backs grow even larger. Day in and day out, the Trojans know to expect everybody’s best shot. But despite playing a man down for much of the second half, the Trojans averted disaster on Wednesday, turning back a fierce challenge from the Fort Mill Yellow Jackets. Fort Mill kept the game scoreless through regulation with stellar play from their goalkeeper Will Barbieri, but it was Northwestern’s goalkeeper Taylor Crawford stealing the show in a shootout, as the Trojans eventually besting the Yellow Jackets via penalty kicks, 4-2.

“I was a little worried,” Northwestern head coach Nick Finotti said, concerning the fact that his keeper hadn’t faced a shot during the run of play. “But confidence plays a huge role for a goalkeeper, and Crawford has an extremely high level of confidence.”

Barbieri played a dual role and led off the round of penalty kicks, beating his opposite number Crawford with a well placed strike. Nathan Arroyo followed suit for Northwestern, evening the ledger. Fort Mill’s Bryan Berky and Northwestern’s Ben Brannan also netted their attempts, before Matt Riggio’s shot for the Yellow Jackets sailed safely over the goal.

“All of the pressure was on me, and I wanted to do it for my teammates,” Crawford said. “I knew he was all about power, and I knew he’d go high so I tried to get into his head.” With a successful conversion, Reid Hovis sent the Trojans ahead, putting them in control of their own destiny. Providing margin for error, Crawford smothered the next Fort Mill attempt, and Holden McConahey followed with the clincher for Northwestern, burying the ball in the back of the net.

“A game that goes to penalty kicks like this is a crap-shoot, a lottery where anybody can win,” Finotti said. “We kept attacking, but it seemed that we couldn’t get any breaks,” Finotti said. “We had a lot of dangerous chances in regulation, but they came up short.”

Northwestern (15-0) came out strong in the opening minutes, holding possession in Fort Mill’s third of the field. But the Yellow Jackets (12-2-2), ranked No. 6 in the state, refused to cede any quality shots, allowing only two shots on goal in the first half, keeping the game deadlocked at the break.

In the second half, a quick red card to Northwestern’s Ryan Kropp changed the tone of the game, as the Trojans were forced to play a man down. Despite the advantage, Fort Mill left Crawford untested, never able to muster a shot on goal.

“We were hoping to possess the ball a little better and knock it around like we normally do,” Fort Mill head coach Denny Saverance said. “But for some reason, our passing game was off. We were hoping to wear them down, but our fitness shape is not where it needed to be.”

In fact, the Trojans were responsible for a bulk of the offense, particularly battering Barbieri in the closing minutes. But Barbieri was up to the challenge, turning away four corner kicks and two set pieces over the final 10 minutes of regulation.

“Our strategy did not change a bit,” Finotti said. “We kept trying to attack, picking times to get behind them. I didn’t want them to sense panic in me; otherwise they might have panicked themselves.”

The pattern continued in overtime, as Barbieri was called upon to keep the Yellow Jackets alive. Though playing a man up, the Yellow Jackets seemed to tire more quickly than the Trojans, playing close to the vest in extra time in hopes of forcing a shootout.

“We were hoping to possess the ball a little better and knock it around like we normally do,” Saverance said. “But for some reason, our passing game was off. We were hoping to wear them down, but our fitness shape is not where it needed to be. In the second five, we just ran out of steam. We didn’t have it in us.”

Meanwhile, the Trojans continued to go for the jugular, determined not to let a lottery of penalty kicks decide their fate.

“Our strategy did not change a bit,” Finotti said, when questioned as to how he and the Trojans adapted following the red card. “We kept trying to attack, picking times to get behind them. I didn’t want them to sense panic in me; otherwise they might have panicked themselves.”

But despite Northwestern’s efforts, Barbieri repeatedly denied the Trojans in overtime, ultimately forcing the shootout.

“Barbieri is a great keeper, one of our team leaders,” Saverance said. “This is a terrible way to lose, but we’re really proud of the guys.”

“Barbieri was unbelievable,” Finotti concurred. “He’s a fantastic goalkeeper, and he played very well. The whole Fort Mill team played very well, with a lot of character.”

Finotti was just happy to escape unscathed, noting his team’s determination when the chips were down.

“We’re a target, more than anybody can believe,” Finotti said. “We get everybody’s best shot; everybody is gunning for you.”

April 10, 2005

Kicking Around: The Week In Girl's Soccer
John Devlin, SCVarsity.com Staff

The year before the arrival of Torey Lybrand and coach Ryan Roseberry, the Westside girls’ soccer team posted a 1-16 record and was out-scored by
a combined 145-1 count for the season.

“People wondered if I was crazy taking this job,” said Roseberry.

Having a player of Lybrand’s ability fall into his lap helped Roseberry plant the seeds of reform. Initially, the transfer from the Fort Mill area
proved to be a solid, but not spectacular, addition to the Rams. In the first two seasons
together in Anderson, Lybrand and Roseberry help change Westside’s reputation for soccer futility. The Rams won three matches in 2003, and posted a school-record five wins a year ago.

This season, however, has been a coming-out party for Westside soccer – for the Rams in general, and for Lybrand in particular.

With Lybrand scoring goals at a copious rate, Westside is off to an eye-opening 9-3-1 start. Lybrand, a center midfielder and sweeper, has exploded for an out-of-nowhere total of 42 goals and eight assists, good a state-leading total of 90 points.

“Torey was a good player when she first got here, but she certainly didn’t show the ability that she does now,” said Roseberry. “The rise in her talent level this season has been meteoric, and it’s all because her exceptional work ethic. She wants to be a top-flight player, and she puts in an amazing
amount of time into it.”

All that effort – summer weight training, club soccer play, endless skills work – has played off in spectacular success for the 5-foot-5 junior.

“You don’t get a lot of girls that can take people on one-on-one with the ball the way Torey does,” said Roseberry. “There have been times when she’s dribbled the length of the field to score. She’s scored in a myriad of ways, and she can really pass the ball. The interesting thing is that she does not want to be a star. She’d rather be a good player that helps a good team win.”

Lybrand’s commitment to the team is obvious in her acceptance to lead the defense at sweeper in matches against the top teams in Region 1-AAAA.

“Torey’s only failed to score in three games this season, and those were in matches that she played sweeper,” said Roseberry.

The immediate goal for the Rams this season is to finish at least in fourth place in the region and to make the state playoff cut for the first time in school history.


“That would be a tremendous accomplishment for the program,” said Roseberry. “We’ve won more games than any other team in school history, but
making it to the state playoffs would probably be an even bigger step for us as a team.”

Westside is still far behind region leaders Wren, Greenwood and cross-town rival T.L. Hanna. If the Rams are to make the move to playoff status, they will have to sweep Easley.

AROUND THE STATE

CLASS 4A

April 5 – Elyse Clarke scored two goals and freshman keeper Carolina Cooper was flawless in the nets as James Island scored a 2-0 Region 7 win
over Wando … Laura Bendenbaugh handled all the scoring in Hartsville’s 4-0 Region 6 win over South Florence … Lauren Buonaiuto had two goals and an assist as defending Region 8 champion Hilton Head tuned up for the first of two heavyweight bouts with Summerville with a 6-0 win over Beaufort … Kadi Mosheni scored three goals Leigh Ward added two more in Fort Dorchester’s 8-0 Region 8 win over Battery Creek … Alexis Brothers found the range four times and Julie Bolt added two goals for West Ashley in a 12-0 Region 8 win over Berkeley … Danielle Schmitt and Jen ****len both had two goals and an assist in Fort Mill’s 7-0 Region 3 win over York. The top-ranked Yellow
Jackets launched 32 shots in the match … Freshmen Leslie Sweat and Sarah Gilliam scored four goals apiece in Summerville’s 10-0 Region 8 win over Colleton County … Alex Mouton and Tenlley Desjardins both scored hat tricks in Richland Northeast’s 13-0 Region 5 win over Lower Richland. Mouton also had three assists … Hannah Walsh
finished with four goals and two assists in White Knoll’s 7-0 Region 4 win over Orangeburg-Wilkinson … Amanda McPhail assisted of two goals as Dutch Fork downed Ridge View 3-1 in Region 5 action.

April 6 – Sarah Catenacci scored three goals in Wando’s 6-0 Region 7 win over Goose Creek.

April 7 – Samantha Watts tallied the only goal and
LaShawn Reed made six saves as Spring Valley scored a 1-0 upset win over Lexington.

CLASS 3A

April 4 – Pendleton wrapped up the Region 1 championship in its first year as a varsity program with 1-0 shootout win over Walhalla. Caitlin Williams, Jessica Garrett, Kimberly Dehondt and Morgan Matzolf converted PK opportunities for the Bulldogs, but the verdict wasn’t assured until keeper made a sliding save on
Walhalla’s last shot … Michelle Robertson scored three goals, while Caroline Walker and Kim Powers scored two each in Wade Hampton’s 9-0 Region 2 win over Blue Ridge. Power also had two helpers for the Generals … Riverside freshman Sarah Jacobs
scored the only goal of the match as the Warriors nipped archrival Eastside, 1-0.

April 5 – Ashley Kidwell scored two goals as Socastee beat North Myrtle Beach 4-0 in a Region 7 match … Kerstin Williams took care of the scoring and Niky Ford made nine saves in a 1-0 Region 7 win by St. James over Georgetown … Abbey Martin scored three goals and Charity Cirillo had three assists in Eastside’s 12-0 win over Greer … Blackwell had two goals and an assist in Travelers Rest’s 3-0 win over Pickens … Katie Comalander had a goal and an assist in Chapin’s 3-2 non-region win over A.C. Flora … Ellison Sharpe scored two goals and set up another in Dreher’s 4-1 win over Hammond.

April 6 – Tollison scored four goals and had two assists in Greenville’s 11-0 Region 2 win over Blue Ridge … Lindsey Danderfield, Courtney Shumpert and Hannah Wilson all scored hat tricks in Airport’s 14-0 non-region win over Camden. Dangerfield and Shumpert were also credited with two assists apiece. Sierra Jones had three helpers for the Eagles.

April 7 – Hannah Wilson scored two goals, and Courtney Shumpert had a goal and two assists in Airport’s 4-0 win over 4A Hartsville … Christian
Patton posted a hat trick and Mallory Phillips had two assists in Brookland-Cayce’s 5-0 Region 5 win over Dreher.

CLASS 2A

April 4 – Erica Bunke scored two goals as Bishop England ripped archrival Porter-Gaud 7-0.

April 6 – Erica Bowne had two goals in Christ Church’s 3-0 win over Walhalla … Kristi Cameron scored two goals as Ninety Six beat Gilbert
5-0.

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Kicking Around: The Week In Boys Soccer
John Devlin, SCVarsity.com Staff

Second-year Wando coach C.J. Rozzi admits that taking over a fabled program from a retiring coaching legend was a bit more of a challenge than he anticipated.

A year ago, Rozzi was hired to replace Tom Reilly, who guided the Warriors to a 407-82-16 record and two state championships during his 26 seasons at the helm. In his first year, Rozzi led Wando to a 21-2 record but was haunted by a third-round playoff loss to Lowcountry upstart Hilton Head.

"There wasn't a big change in the system, compared to what the team did under Coach Reilly, just a few tactical changes that I thought would make the best use of the talent," said Rozzi. "But I guess I was a little naïve about following a legend. Let's just say that last year's team was still Coach Reilly's team, and that there were a few bumps on the road."

Rozzi was not unaware of the challenge he was facing. After all, he had served as an assistant coach at The Citadel for a number of years and knew Wando was an elite team in the Lowcountry, but the difficulty in getting his new charges to buy into his approach was a bit underestimated.

This spring, however, is a different story. The Warriors are can now be described as Rozzi's team.

"It's a totally different atmosphere this season," said Rozzi. "The players now know me and what I expect, and we're all on the same page."

Wando is also off to another great start, despite starting the season with a younger and more inexperienced varsity squad. The Warriors stood at 17-1-1 through April 14 while facing a much more demanding regular season schedule.

"Even though we didn't have a lot of returning starters, I wanted to really upgrade the schedule to get us ready for the level of play we are going to have to be at during the playoffs," he said. "And so far, we've handled most of the challenges we've faced pretty well."

The Warriors started fast with a 3-0-1 showing at the Carolina Soccer Classic in Mt. Pleasant, lined up Summerville and Bishop England for non-region matches, and turned in a 3-1-0, third-place showing at the Palmetto Cup in Columbia over spring break.

The lone loss to date was a 3-0 setback against nationally ranked Norman (Okla.) North in the PC semifinals.

"I'm very pleased with the progress we've shown this season, and I think we're much more battle tested than we were a year ago," said Rozzi.

The only returning starters on the 2005 edition are seniors David Newton and Joe Semsar and sophomore Andrew Eppelsheimer. Newton and Eppelsheimer are the key center midfielders, while Semsar anchors an all-new defensive unit at sweeper.

Newton recently played on the Region 3 Olympic Developmental Program squad that traveled to Uruguay to compete in the Punta Cup. The rest of the lineup is comprised underclassmen with little or no previous varsity seasoning.

Sophomore Taylor Hopkins is the new keeper, and the other defensive regulars around Semsar include sophomore William Moore and juniors Jason Shulte and Drew Tokai. Juniors Alex Dorsam, Mark Dominick and Greg Harley rotate at the two outside midfield spots. Sophomore Kirby Burkholder and juniors Esteban Agudelo and David Burley share time at the two striker positions up front.

AROUND THE STATE

CLASS 4A

April 7 - Holden McConahey had a goal and two assists for Northwestern in a 4-0 Region 3 win over York … Brandon Dean scored three goals in Lancaster's 5-1 Region 3 win over Rock Hill.

April 11 - Branson Hyatt scored one goal and had one assist in South Aiken's 4-0 Region 4 win over cross-town rival Aiken.

April 12 - Carlos Chirinos found the back of the net four times, and set up two other goals in Hilton Head's 10-1 Region 8 win over Battery Creek … West Florence created a three-way tie for first place in Region 6 with a 1-0 victory over cross-town rival South Florence. The result left the two Florence schools and Sumter on equal footing at the top of the region standings. Joseph Hoefer's penalty kick in the 46th minute was the lone tally of the match … Rudiger Hellberger scored five goals and Jacob Phillips had two others in Fort Dorchester's 7-0 Region 8 win over Colleton County … Chris Kirkman, Roberts Williams and Cellars took care of the scoring in James Island's 3-0 Region 7 win over Goose Creek … Drew Tokai and Kyle Osborne had two goals apiece in Wando's 8-0 Region 7 win over Berkeley … Chase Rowell posted two goals and an assist in Spring Valley 4-0 Region 5 win over Richland Northeast.

April 14 - Steven Goulet and Mark Hutto scored two goals apiece and Carey Hite had two assists in Dutch Fork's 7-0 Region 5 win over Richland Northeast … Joey Pellegrino scored three goals, Andrew Culp scored twice and had two assists and Rob Victor had three assists in Aiken's 7-0 Region 4 romp over White Knoll … Chris Sankowski and Morgan Crutchley had the goals in Hilton Head's big 2-0 road win over Summerville in an early Region 8 showdown … Joseph Hoefer had a goal and three assists in West Florence 4-1 win over 3A Wilson … Andrew Mitchell and Norman Roberson scored off assists by Paul Eklund as Battery Creek downed Colleton County in a Region 8 match.

CLASS 3A

April 7 - Andrew Evans scored two goals, including the game winning on a penalty kick in the 62nd minute, to lift Brookland-Cayce to a tough 2-1 Region 5 win over Dreher.

April 11 - Carolos Farias Perez scored two goals in Brookland-Cayce's 6-1 win over 4A Sumter. Les Sonefeld had a goal and two assists for B-C … Jeremiah Brown scored three goals and had an assist to lead Pickens to a 6-1 Region 1 win over Woodmont … Eric Pangrace and Jack Johnson both had one goal and one assist in Greenville's 9-0 Region 2 win over Blue Ridge … Jeff Vitaris scored four goals and set up another in Seneca's 10-0 Region 1 win over Berea … Matt Gasmovic had a goal and an assist in J.L. Mann's tough 2-1 Region 2 win over Travelers Rest. Sergioa Loaiza tallied the lone TR goal … Edwin Rengifo scored three goals and assisted on another in Eastside's 11-0 Region 3 win over Union … Joey Cerone scored two goals in Riverside's 4-0 Region 3 win over Greer … Robertson scored four goals for Wade Hampton in a 6-1 Region 2 win over Southside … Paul O'Dey and John Weaver scored off assists by Clay Crutchfield as Myrtle Beach scored a big 2-0 Region 7 win over Socastee.

April 12 - Carl Anderson's goal with four minutes remaining gave Dreher a 2-1 Region 5 win over Airport. Byrson Summer had 12 saves in the Blue Devils nets … Eli Watts scored three goals in Clinton's 5-4 non-region win over Landrum. Michael Martin scored two goals and had an assist for the 1A Cardinals … Diego Miranda scored two goals in Bluffton's 11-0 Region 3 win against Timberland …Adam Crysel scored two goals in Wilson's 4-2 Region 6 win over Marion … Josh Soler's corner kick hit off a defender and into the net with less than 20 seconds remaining in overtime to give Seneca a 3-2 Region 1 win over Pickens … Phillip Walker scored the hat trick in A.C. Flora's 4-1 Region 4 success vs. Chester.

April 13 - Seven different players scored goals for Brookland-Cayce in a 7-0 Region 5 win over Strom Thurmond. Kevin Ros finished with a goal and two assists for the Bearcats … Lucas Secamondi's hat trick was the highlight as Myrtle Beach capped a huge week in Region 7 play with a 4-0 win over North Myrtle Beach.

April 14 - Les Sonefeld and Jamey Shull both scored goals off throw-in assists by Kevin Ros in Brookland-Cayce's 2-1 Region 5 win over Chapin that assured at least a share of the region title for the Bearcats … Chris Harness had a goal and two assists in Dreher's 4-1 non-region win over Lugoff-Elgin … John McClam's goal in then 50th minute was the difference in Dreher's 2-1 non-region win over A.C. Flora … Shane Abbott scored a natural hat trick, Josh Pennington scored two other goals in Socastee's 6-0 Region 7 win over Georgetown … Michael Strickland's rebound goal in the 68th minute lifted Carolina Forest to a 1-0 Region 7 win over St. James … St. James star Kerstin Williams upped her season scoring total to 16 goals and four scores in a 6-0 Region 7 win over Carolina Forest.

CLASS 2A

April 7 - Sammy Freeman's goal with two minutes remaining in overtime gave Wade Hampton a 1-0 win over Barnwell in a key Region 6 match. Reid Johnson had 25 saves in the nets for the winning Red Devils.

April 11 - Paul Guffey scored two goals and David Moore had a goal and two assists in Edisto's 4-2 Region 5 win over Jasper County.

April 12 - High scoring Helberth Porras tallied three times in Silver Bluff's 5-2 Region 5 win over Edisto. Porras also was credited with an assist … Garreth Hunter scored three goals, while teammates Joey Calandra, James Ricciardone and Brett McDonald had two scores apiece in Bishop England's 14-0 Region 6 win over Garrett.

April 13 - Walhalla claimed the Region 1 title with a 2-1 shootout win over Pendleton. The Razorbacks prevailed thanks to a 4-3 edge in the penalty-kick shootout session.

April 14 - Jim Welborn scored three goals as Emerald took command in Region 3 with a 3-1 win over Saluda … Matt Warren's late goal lifted Wade Hampton to a 2-1 Region 5 win over Edisto in a battle of Top 10 teams.

CLASS 1A

April 7 - Brady Hoffman recorded a goal and an assist in Indian Land's 2-0 success against 4A Rock Hill.

April 11 - Sonny Bivona scored one goal and had three assists in a 5-0 win by Governor's School over Cheraw.

April 13 - Governor School improved to 9-2 with a 1-0 win over 3A Darlington. Sonny Bivona accounted for the only goal of the match.


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April 17, 2005
Kicking Around: The Week In Girls Soccer
John Devlin, SCVarsity.com Staff

Terry Archenhold has been in the soccer game long enough to realize that losing matches in February, March and even April doesn't really matter in the overall picture.

The Riverside coach, who entered the 2005 campaign with 177 victories and four state championships on the books since taking over the Warriors helm in 1997, is well aware that only losing in May is fatal to a team's aspirations.

So, when the veteran, defending Class 3A state champion Warriors found themselves in possession of an un-Riverside like 3-3 record on March 7, Archenhold was not about to hit the panic button.

"We played some tough teams, and we didn't quite have it together yet on the field," said the veteran Riverside mentor. "I wasn't happy with the three losses, but I knew we had time to get things straightened out."

Since falling to Greenville by a 2-1 count on March 7, the Warriors have found the groove that led them to 27 straight wins and the 3A title last spring. Riverside entered this week riding an 11-match winning streak, including a 1-0 win over Eastside that vaulted it back into the top spot of The Sports News rankings. During the span, the Warriors have out-scored the opposition 76-1 and had a string of 10 consecutive shutouts.

"Right now, I'm very pleased with where we are as a team," said Archenhold. "We've got the focus back that we didn't have early in the season. This is a great group of girls. In fact, I've never had a team that gets along so well off the field, and I've been at this for 30 years."

Senior sweeper Julie Turner anchors Riverside's stellar defensive corps, and is flanked by sophomore Jennifer Graves and senior Kirby Shockley. Senior Caroline Pollard also sees action in the back is certain matches, but is primarily a midfielder. Freshman Sara Delap has been outstanding in the net for the Warriors.

In the midfield, freshman Sara Jacobs has emerged as Riverside's most dangerous scoring threat. The young attack midfielder has 29 goals. Senior Whitney Wampole and Robin Putnam roam on the outside in the middle, while sophomore Kristen Dixon, freshman Jamie Templer and Pollard hand the chores in the middle.
Sophomore Robin Putnum and Haley Templer are the starting strikers.

AROUND THE STATE
CLASS 4A
April 7 - Alley Walker, Caroline Hammond and Ashley Garris scored two goals apiece in Lancaster's 6-1 Region 3 win over Rock Hill.
April 11 - Elyse Clark had two goals and Lisa Frawley had another in James Island's 3-1 win over 2A top-ranked Bishop England. Jessica Kandl tallied for the Bishops.

April 12 - Charlotte Carroll had a hat trick plus and assist, while Emily Delozier scored three goals and Lauren Buonaiuto chipped in two goals and two assist in Hilton Head's 14-0 Region 8 romp over Battery Creek … Adrienna Osorio scored two goals as West Florence beat South Florence 4-0 in Region 6 action … Julie Bolt had two goals in West Ashley's 6-0 Region 7 win against Stratford … Lesley Sweat, Sara Johannesmeyer and Sarah Gilliam took care of the scoring in Summerville's 3-1 Region 7 win over Beaufort … Elyse Clark and Lisa Frawley both scored two goals in James Island's 9-0 Region 7 win against Goose Creek … Karlene Paulin, Leigh Ward and Erin Bauknight tallied in Fort Dorchester's 3-0 win vs. Colleton County in Region 8 action … Teresa Giglotti and Aishia Reid scored four goals apiece in Ridge View's 17-0 win over Lower Richland. Reid also had two helpers in the Region 5 romp for the Blazers … Brittany Horton and Marie Cross scored in Irmo's 2-0 Region 5 win vs. archrival Dutch Fork.

April 13 - Seniors Heidi Lentz and Kim Kelley tallied in Mauldin's 2-1 Region 2 win over Byrnes.

April 14 - Rachel Wadsworth had a goal and two assists in Irmo's 3-0 upset win over Richland Northeast in Region 5 play … Hanna Walsh and Anna Armstrong accounted for the scoring in White Knoll's 2-1 overtime win over Aiken in a Region 4 match. Armstrong's goal was the game winner … Jessica Marshall scored two goals and Alicia Keels had two assists as Lexington blanked North Augusta 4-0 in Region 4 play … Caroline Hammond tallied four goals and Abbey Walker added two more in Lancaster's 8-1 Region 3 win over Gaffney.

April 15 - Michelle Borkley had a goal and an assist in Mauldin's 3-0 Region two win over area rival Hillcrest … Elyse Clark found the back of the net four times, while Lisa Frawley and Kelly Gosnell both had hat tricks in James Island's 16-0 Region 7 win over Goose Creek.

CLASS 3A
April 7 - Christian Patton had a hat trick and added two assists in Brookland-Cayce's 5-0 Region 5 win over Dreher. Mallory Phillips had two goals and two assists for the Bearcats … Breazinski scored four goals as Pickens beat Woodmont 6-0 in Region 1 play.

April 11 - Freshman Sara Jacobs scored three goals, while Robin Putnam, Joanna Robinson and Haley Templer all finished with two goals and one assist in Riverside's 13-0 Region 3 win over Greer … Blakely Mattern scored three goals and assisted on another as J.L. Mann defeated Travelers Rest 6-0 in Region 2 play … Lauren Scovel had a hat trick and an assist in Greenville's 16-1 Region 2 win over Blue Ridge. Emile Tollison had three assists for the Red Raiders … Socastee ended Myrtle Beach's nine-game winning streak with a 1-0 shootout victory in Region 7 action. The Braves produced a 3-2 edge in the decisive penalty kick phase. Braves keeper Lisa Lesnick was credited with 19 saves … Megan Spatharos scored two goals and Katie Commalander had a goal and an assist in Chapin's 4-3 non-region win vs. A.C. Flora. Tiffany Miller had two goals for Flora …

April 12 - Mallory Phillips scored two goals in Brookland-Cayce's 3-0, weather-shortened Region 5 win over Strom Thurmond … Sara Jacobs and Robin Putnam did the scoring in Riverside's 2-0 Region 2 win over Clover … Ellison Sharpe had two goals and an assist in Dreher's 4-2 Region 5 win over Airport.

April 13 - Brooke Jackson tallied four goals in Union's 8-0 Region 3 win over Greer … Chrissie Wallace scored both goals as Myrtle Beach topped North Myrtle Beach 2-0. The Seahawks enjoyed a 33-3 advantage in shot during the Region 7 outing.

April 14 - Kristen Dixon scored three goals and Sara Jacobs added a goal and two assists in Riverside's 8-1 Region 3 win over Union … Christian Patton scored four goals and was credited with two assists in Brookland-Cayce's 9-0 rout of Chapin. Mallory Phillips had a goal and two assists for the Bearcats, and Amanda Steffen had three assists … Courtney Shumpert scored three goals and set up another in Airport's 5-0 win over 4A Sumter … Ashley Stevens tallied a goal and two assists in Socastee's 6-0 Region 7 win over Georgetown.

April 15 - Brentley Roberts, Laura Davis and Abby Martin took care of the Eastside scoring in the Eagles' 3-2 win over 4A Spartanburg … Christina Mango and Chrissie Wallace scored as red-hot Myrtle Beach beat Glynn Academy (Ga.). The Seahawks, 12-1 since opening the season with a 1-2-0 showing at the Taco Bell Viking Cup, have not surrendered a goal in regulation since Feb. 19.

CLASS 2A
April 11 - Babinicz scored two goals and had one assist in Southside Christian's 4-0 win over Greenville Tech … C. Ward scored two goals and L. Ward had a goal and an assist in Academic Magnet's 6-0 win over Wade Hampton.

April 12 - Taralissa Jones scored three goals in Gilbert's 6-1 win over Edisto.

April 13 - Katie Marshall scored both goals in Walhalla's 2-0 win over neighboring West-Oak in Region 1 play.

April 14 - Natalie Parkman tallied four goals in Swansea's 7-2 Region 4 win over Gilbert … Mallory Begley and Terry Chandler scored three goals apiece in Bishop England's 14-0 win over Stall in Region 6 action.

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/11429357.htm

Cavs boast the best thing since ... Mouton’s balanced play at forward for RNE gets attention from coaches

By JIM McLAURIN, Staff Writer (The State)

According to Richland Northeast girls’ soccer coach Bob Szadek, Alex Mouton falls somewhere in between the electric light bulb and sliced bread.

“She’s the whole package,” Szadek said. “In my opinion — and I think other coaches would agree — she’s the top player in the state this year.”

Mouton, a senior forward for the Cavaliers, pooh-poohs that notion, but her statistics belie her modesty. In the 11 games, Mouton had 19 goals and 15 assists, for 53 totals points for RNE (9-1-1).

“He’s very complimentary,” Mouton said. “It almost embarrasses me a little. He’s a great guy, but he gives me a little more credit than I deserve, I think.”

Westside High’s scoring machine, Torey Lybrand, is running away with the goal-scoring category, with 42 goals (and six assists, for 90 points).

But goal-scoring doesn’t tell the whole story for Mouton. Her goals-to-assists ratio suggests a well-rounded player. And her numbers could be much higher, Szadek said, if he didn’t pull her out once games are well in hand.

“She could score five or six goals in some games, despite being shadowed or double-teamed every game,” Szadek said. “Everybody who plays us, their objective is to stop Alex, and they haven’t done it yet.

“I don’t know that there’s anybody faster with the ball than her,” Szadek said. “Her skills are at the highest level. She’s been playing soccer since she was 4 or 5 years old, and she’s been playing above her level all along.”

In fact, playing for the last two summers in the Carolina Elite league in Greenville, Mouton has played a year ahead of her age group and has been a part of two state championships. Last year, the under-18 team finished second in the Southern region to a team from Dallas, and fifth nationally.

According to her Greenville coach, Andrew Hyslop, the key point to how good she is — and can become — is how she has elevated her game as the level of the competition has risen.

“As with all players coming into a new program, it took her a little while to get settled in, but she has tended to score goals in big games against the best opposition,” Hyslop said. “That’s one primary reason that the University of South Carolina was attracted to her: Not only is she a high-level local product, but one who’s proven herself against the best teams in the country.”

And, Hyslop added, Mouton is not one-dimensional. “She’s dangerous because she has the speed and athleticism to run at defenders, get them off balance and create scoring chances for herself and other players,” he said.

USC coach Shelly Smith must agree, because she signed Mouton to a scholarship in February.

“For her to be consistent with her performances is the key,” Smith said. “On the next level, she’s going to be facing good competition day in and day out, and hopefully she’ll take that and run with it.”

http://studentsportssoccer.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=409901

Student Sports FAB 50 Soccer
Girls Spring Season FAB 50 Rankings
April 19, 2005

The Second 25 (Listed alphabetically by state)
26 Fort Mill (Fort Mill, S.C.) 17-1-0 28

SOUTHEAST
(For the spring, the Southeast includes Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina)

1 Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.) 14-0-1
2 Starr's Mill (Fayetteville, Ga.) 13-0-1
3 McIntosh (Peachtree City, Ga.) 16-0-1
4 Broughton (Raleigh, N.C.) 11-1-2
5 Grimsley (Greensboro, N.C.) 6-0-3
6 East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 12-0-2
7 Fort Mill (Fort Mill, S.C.) 17-1-0
8 Huntsville (Huntsville, Ala.) 16-1-1
9 Harrison (Kennesaw, Ga.) 10-1-1
10 Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 10-1-1
11 Apex (Apex, N.C.) 9-1-1
12 Leesville Road (Raleigh, N.C.) 9-2-1
13 Stratford Academy (Macon, Ga.) 14-0-1
14 Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) 9-0-4
15 Shiloh (Snellville, Ga.) 14-2-1
16 Vestavia (Vestavia Hills, Ala.) 15-3-0
17 James Island (James Island, S.C.) 13-2-0
18 Wando (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) 13-3-0
19 Greensboro Day School (Greensboro, N.C.) 6-1-3
20 Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.) 10-0-3

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Student Sports FAB 50 Soccer
Boys Spring Season FAB 50 Rankings
April 19, 2005

2 Norman North (Norman, Okla.) 11-0-1 2
Norman North's best chance to overtake Parkview for No. 1 will be this week as the nation's No. 1 team faces No. 15 Brookwood. Norman North, meanwhile, is coming off a pair of shutout victories over Mustang and Del City.

11 South Aiken (Aiken, S.C.) 14-0-1 14
A loss by Northwestern allows South Aiken to inherit the state's No. 1 ranking. The team is now the highest non-Georgia, Oklahoma, Virginia team in the FAB 50.

19 Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.) 18-0-1 9
Northwestern's perfect start ended after 18 matches. The team lost a PK finish with Eastside, which goes down as a draw in our books.

21 Wando (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) 19-1-1 24
Wando has posted five straight shutout wins since a 3-0 loss to No. 2 Norman North (Okla.).

The Second 25
32 Irmo (Columbia, S.C.) 14-2-0 36

SOUTHEAST
(For the spring, the Southeast includes Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee)

1 Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.) 15-0-0
2 Lassiter (Marietta, Ga.) 11-0-2
3 Walton (Marietta, Ga.) 10-0-3
4 South Aiken (Aiken, S.C.) 14-0-1
5 Norcross (Norcross, Ga.) 11-0-2
6 Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.) 6-1-5
7 Notre Dame (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 9-0-1
8 Brentwood (Brentwood, Tenn.) 10-0-0
9 Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.) 18-0-1
10 Wando (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) 19-1-1
11 Dalton (Dalton, Ga.) 14-1-0
12 Oak Mountain (Birmingham, Ala.) 18-0-2
13 McIntosh (Peachtree City, Ga.) 14-2-1
14 Collins Hill (Suwanee, Ga.) 11-1-3
15 Irmo (Columbia, S.C.) 14-2-0
16 Shades Valley (Birmingham, Ala.) 17-1-3
17 McCallie School (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 7-2-0
18 Father Ryan (Nashville, Tenn.) 8-2-0
19 Bearden (Knoxville, Tenn.) 6-1-4
20 Kell (Marietta, Ga.) 10-3-0
21 Chattahoochee (Alpharetta, Ga.) 9-2-1
22 Starr's Mill (Fayetteville, Ga.) 9-3-4
23 Centennial (Roswell, Ga.) 6-3-6
24 Hendersonville (Hendersonville, Tenn.) 7-2-1
25 Eastside (Taylors, S.C.) 14-2-1

Three-way tie for title -- Wildcats' victory over Trojans produces split championship

WEST ASHLEY 3, JAMES ISLAND 1
BY PHILIP M. BOWMAN, The Post and Courier

The West Ashley High School girls' soccer team grabbed a share of the Region 7-AAAA championship with a 3-1 victory at James Island on Tuesday night. But that's not the only thing the Wildcats gained with the victory, which was witnessed by approximately 600 fans at Memorial Stadium.

"Momentum. It's all about momentum when you're heading into the playoffs," West Ashley coach Drew McNeely said. "Momentum is one of those magical ingredients. It's when athletes feel good about themselves and the team because things are going right. It's when the kids believe they can prevail."

James Island posted an impressive victory at Wando on Friday night and needed to defeat West Ashley to claim its first conference title outright. But West Ashley won, splitting the title three ways. James Island, West Ashley and Wando all own 8-2 records after Tuesday's matches.

McNeely said James Island will get the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, which begin Monday. McNeely said it's too close to determine whether his Wildcats or Wando is the No. 2 seed.

"Everything is due in the High School League office by Thursday," McNeely said. "It's going to come down to tie-breakers, and every region has a different set of tie-breakers. All this does is complicate things."

West Ashley (19-4), which won state titles in 2002 and '03, jumped to a 1-0 lead when state player of the year Julie Bolt scored. But the Trojans rallied when senior midfielder Lisa Frawley scored in the 29th minute off an assist from Kelly Gosnell. Gosnell just missed a goal two minutes later. It was one of many misses, one of numerous chances the Trojans couldn't capitalize on as they fell to 18-3 overall.

The Trojans had 18 shots to West Ashley's 15, but West Ashley was able to get the ball in the net two times in the second half.

The Wildcats' Alexis Brothers gave her team a 2-1 lead with a goal in the 53rd minute, and the Trojans had another golden opportunity 16 minutes later. But the Trojans let it slip away.

The Trojans got off a shot that West Ashley keeper Alechia Brothers knocked down, but could not stop as the ball got behind her. The ball rolled slowly to the vicinity of the net, and it gently hit the upright, bounced away and was finally cleared by the Wildcats.

In the 68th minute, Gosnell drilled a shot that Brothers knocked down. The ball was loose, but there were no Trojans around for a follow-up and the Wildcats had dodged another attempt.

Danielle Jordan closed out the scoring with a 30-yard free kick in the 70th minute of the match.

"It was a spirited match," McNeely said. "It could have gone either way. James Island is a very talented and athletic team. After we came out for the second half, we saw that we could play with them. We came back and played well. We've had a hard time scoring goals this year. Obviously, when you score a goal, you get momentum."

And a share of the Region 7-AAAA title.

Eagles sweep Dolphins
By AARON HATFIELD, The Beaufort Gazette

Drama is what Jeremy Videtto called it.

Whatever it is, it comes out when either Battery Creek High School or Beaufort High School crosses the bridge and comes a-calling.

Their rivalry is on perma-simmer, always ready to boil over whenever and wherever the feuders meet. Tuesday night they met on the Beaufort soccer pitch. And Tuesday night, the rivalry boiled yet again, punctuated by red and yellow cards.

In between the opening whistle and the spate of whistles that marred the end of the match, the Eagles scored two first half goals and held off the Dolphins for a 2-0 triumph.

Of course, goals, wins and losses weren't first and foremost afterward.

And of course the opinions proferred varied depending on the side of the bridge from which they originated.

"It started getting out of hand," Battery Creek coach Philippe Leveille said. "The referees lost control a long time ago. They never took control of the game. Kids were getting upset, hot-heads start fouling. This is what happens.

"They're a pretty good team. As far as other things, they're lacking there. As far as good players, they've got good players on their team. It's unfortunate that they don't have the complete package."

Beaufort coach Jon Greenlee said, "I was proud of our guys, they kept their composure. Some of the things you saw that were not identified with soccer, were not by the Beaufort kids, which made me very happy. We tried to keep our composure and do the best. I think we rose above it tonight, we did."

Agree to disagree. Until next time.

As for the match itself, Grayson Weatherford assisted on both of Videtto's goals and Erik Jarimillio and Thomas Moona combined on the shutout for the Eagles (8-6, 5-3 Region 8-AAAA).

"They do have good chemistry now, moving the ball back and forth," Greenlee said of the Weatherford-to-Videtto combination. "We try to go side-to-side more than we go north-south. I think both of our goals tonight were because we went to the side and then back in, as opposed to trying to go north-south right through the middle."

Twice Weatherford delivered perfect crosses to Videtto.

At which point, with just the goalie to beat, "I'm just worried about that last defender trying to take me out," Videtto said.

Twice Videtto converted, providing the final margin.

The Eagles established the tempo early, forcing the issue in the Dolphins' end. But with Cory Ruge making stops, BC tried to transition to offense with long hit-aheads to its speedy forwards.

However, at the other end, the Dolphins' forwards couldn't solve Beaufort sweeper Will Montgomery.

"He's the man," Videtto said. "He gives 110 percent every day."

Leveille concurred: "Like I said before, he's a good player. He really knows what he's doing back there."

The Eagles' 1-0 lead grew to 2-0 in stoppage time of the first half and from there, rivals were rivals.

"Actually, I think it was a bit elevated tonight," Videtto said of the lightly-termed drama.

BEAUFORT GIRLS 6, BATTERY CREEK 0

In the first match of the intra-city doubleheader, Bailey Morris scored three goals to deliver the Lady Eagles a 6-0 triumph and season sweep of Battery Creek.

Lane Nelson added a pair of goals for Beaufort (5-10), which plays a makeup game against Fort Dorchester today. Catherine Drew chipped in a goal and Molly Somers had an assist.

Amanda McDougall turned back four shots to earn the shutout.

Lady Cougars nip Rock Hill
By Staff Reports The Herald

York outshot Rock Hill, 3-1 on overtime penalty kicks to take the Region 3-AAAA victory Tuesday at Rock Hill High School.

Ericka Webb and Eliana Zamora had goals in regulation for for the Lady Cougars.

Rock Hill's Lauren Hargett hit a goal at the 74 minute mark on an assist from Charity Blackwell totie the game and force the penalty kick overtime.

Strong finish -- HHH boys, girls pound Colleton County
BY VICKI NEEDHAM, The Island Packet

The Hilton Head High School boys soccer team was a little preoccupied on Tuesday night in a 12-0 drubbing of Colleton County in the Seahawks' final regular-season game.

A 2-0 loss to Summerville on the road Monday night put the Seahawks into a tie for first with the Green Wave in Region 8-AAAA, placing Hilton Head High into a holding pattern until a winner is determined through a four-pronged playoff system.

The first step is to look at head-to-head games -- the conference rivals split during the regular season, each beating the other 2-0.

Next, the winning percentage of each team excluding tournaments is weighed. If Hilton Head High and Summerville are still tied, the third step is comparing winning percentage including tournaments. If no winner can be determined at that point, the decision goes to a coin toss.

Either way, the Seahawks, who are ranked sixth in Class 4-A three spots higher than No. 9 Summerville, get a week off to prepare for a home playoff game next Tuesday as the No. 1 or 2 seed.

That game, regardless of who the Seahawks play, was the focus of Hilton Head High coach Jose Pumarejo on Tuesday night.

Pumarejo intends to keep the Seahawks (17-5-2, 9-1) busy with a heavy dose of conditioning, passing and scoring drills, as they wait to hear their fate.

"We still have a lot of work to do," said Pumarejo, the second-year coach whose team lost in the Lower State semifinals to Irmo last year. "We need to fine tune and work on setting ourselves to shoot."

The Seahawks overcame a clunky start, where chemistry was the biggest question mark. But Hilton Head High has gradually come together as a team.

"Anytime you lose as many players as we lost from last year it makes it hard," Pumarejo said. "They had to get to know each other and I had to try them at different positions and in different combinations to see what would work."

But teamwork wasn't a problem on Tuesday against the Cougars, as the Seahawks took shots at will, and nine Seahawks hit for 12 goals, including a couple scored by players brought up from the junior varsity.

Carlos Chirinos, Cristian Gandini, and Chris Sankowski each scored twice, while Nico Moreno, Jason Chiaverini, Josh Taylor, Paul Vecchione, Ronnie Orosco and Diego Zanandreas all had one goal apiece.

HHH 7, Colleton County 2

The girls game wasn't as close as the 3-2 halftime score indicated. But the Lady Seahawks went ahead and piled on four second-half goals, never looking back in a win over the Lady Cougars.

Lara Caudy, Laura Buonaiuto and Emily Delozier each had two goals for the Lady Seahawks and Ericka Schaller had one as Hilton Head High improved to 11-5 and 8-2.

The Lady Seahawks will open the playoffs at home Monday as the region's No. 2 seed and will most likely play a third seed from Region 6-AAA, which could be Sumter or Hartsville.

Hilton Head High lost two region games this season, once to Summerville on Monday while the other loss came to Fort Dorchester.

But the Lady Seahawks lost more than two region games -- they lost two seniors for the season both with ACL tears -- defender Lizzie Hubbard and midfielder Charlotte Carroll.

So while the Lady Seahawks head into the playoffs down two key players, coach Mike Parkey was encouraged by Tuesday night's win, not for the number of goals scored, but for the style of play.

"We had been missing something the past three or four games, I think really since that win at home against Summerville," he said. "I think we'd lost some confidence and we weren't playing our kind of soccer. But tonight everything clicked."

Riverside slips by Greenville
http://news.greenvilleonline.com/news/sports/hs03/site/greenvilleonline/preps.php?pagename=story&rc=y&storyid=63281

BHS girls fall short in 3-2 loss
http://www.beaufortgazette.com/local_sports/story/4800918p-4417205c.html

HHH girls edge Beaufort High -- Lady Seahawks bounce back from loss, injuries
http://www.islandpacket.com/sports/hhhigh/story/4800923p-4417210c.html

Looking for No. 1 -- Lady Dolphins win key contest vs. HHCA girls
http://www.islandpacket.com/sports/hhprep/story/4797299p-4414355c.html

Brown, Gray star for Eagles -- Weather forces tie for HHCA boys
http://www.islandpacket.com/sports/hhca/story/4800928p-4417208c.html

Cavaliers again win region

The Dorman Cavaliers won their sixth straight conference title under head coach Carlos Osorio with a 2-0 win at Mauldin on Monday.

It was the second time the Cavaliers, ranked 11th, had defeated 12th-ranked Mauldin.

"It says a lot when you can go undefeated in this region. There's some good, tough teams," Osorio said.

Dorman shared the region title with Spartanburg last year, but the other five have been outright.

After starting the season with a 4-3 record, Dorman has won 12 of its last 14 matches.

Osorio said his team took its lumps early and he thought it might hurt his young team, but they responded and continued the tradition.

"They believe in the program. The legacy and tradition that other guys left before them -- that's big," Osorio said.

Dorman was outshot 14-6, but the defense of Wyatt Rosenlund, Josh Creech, Talon Stroud, Evan Koenig and goalkeeper Matt Essman shut out Mauldin. Essman had 11 saves.

"These five boys have anchored the defense," Osorio said.

Brian Pedrick scored the first goal for Dorman late in the first half, by taking a pass from Luke Dimaggio and bodying the ball into the net.

The second goal was scored late in the match, by Vincent Thao, on a pass from Bradley Scott.

"It was a battle. We knew it was going to be extremely hard because they are very good," Osorio said. "We got a little bit of luck and you need that but we created a little of that."

Dorman boys, girls defeat Spartanburg
ROB LANDRETH, For the Herald-Journal

ROEBUCK -- Senior night at most schools is a night of honor for players. At Dorman Friday night it was aptly named, as the seniors from both the boys and girls soccer teams dominated arch-rival Spartanburg.

Dorman's Rachael Koenig and Michelle Price, the only seniors on the Lady Cavaliers squad, each scored goals and led the Cavaliers to a 4-1 victory, while Brian Pedrick and Luke DiMaggio added a goal apiece as the boys squad earned 3-0 shutout.

"We wanted to come out here and play well," said Koening, who choked back tears afterwards.

Early on it didn't look so good for the Lady Cavaliers.

After losing to the Vikings 3-0 on March 29, the Cavaliers watched Spartanburg pick up right where they left off.

Anne Breeden gave the Vikings (11-8, 5-4 Region II-4A) a 1-0 lead just one minute into the game with a shot into left corner of the net past goalkeeper Jillian Dyer.

But that was the last lead the Vikings would have.

Dorman Freshman Alix Zongrone tied the game at 1 at the 34-minute mark.

Junior Julia Chapman then gave the Cavaliers (10-9-1, 4-5) the lead for good with a shot from 25-yards out that went over the head of the Vikings goalkeeper and into the back of the net for a 2-1 advantage.

"They just sent it out to me and I hit it," Chapman said. "We wanted to win this for the seniors."

Pedrick and DiMaggio came through when needed the most for the Cavalier boys (14-3, 9-0).

Leading 1-0 after a sloppy first half, Pedrick got the Cavaliers rolling just a few minutes into the second half.

He took a pass from Vincent Thao and slid the ball into the Vikings (5-12, 1-6) net for the 2-0 lead.

"Brian's done well, but he hadn't been starting," Dorman coach Carlos Osorio said. "He was going to start tonight and that goal set the tone."

B-E takes 6-1 soccer win over Cougars
BY TRAVIS BOLAND, T&D Sports Writer

CORDOVA — Prior to Monday night's match-up between the Edisto Cougars, ranked tenth in Class 2-A, and the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders, ranked seventh in Class A, Edisto recognized five players that would be playing their last regular season game as Cougars. Three players from the girl's team would also be recognized, but the seniors couldn't go out on top as they fell 6-1 to the Red Raiders.

Edisto came out fired up, and pushed the ball down field on the Red Raider defense. The Cougars, playing without two starters due to red cards from Thursday's game, got on the board first, less than four minutes in Judd Bolen beat the Red Raider goalie on a rebound after his first shot was deflected.

Bamberg-Ehrhardt, playing their patented "boom ball," put pressure on the Cougar backfield for most of the evening. Using their speed, the Red Raiders put themselves in position, but couldn't break through against Edisto goalie John Ihme.

The Red Raiders' first chance to tie the score came at the 26-minute mark of the first half on a penalty kick. The Cougars were called for a push inside the goalie box, and the Red Raiders were given a free kick. The shot was blocked by Ihme and the rebound was shot wide.

With just under 10 minutes to play in the first half, the Cougars were called for their second infraction inside the goalie box, this time a hand-ball, that allowed another penalty kick. This time the Red Raiders made it count as Kevin Fisk knocked the ball into the back of the net to tie the score at 1-1.

Bamberg-Ehrhardt would grab the lead just before half-time as Que Verner turned and fired a shot from 40-yards out that grazed Ihme's hands and fell into the back of the goal giving the Red Raiders a 2-1 half-time lead.

"We had to get back into the game, and that second goal really woke us up," Red Raider head coach Dan Reynolds said. "We're fast, we may not have much skill, but we're fast. Sometimes it looks like rec-league soccer, but we're able to get the job done."

Bamberg-Ehrhardt came out and dominated the second half, getting to loose balls and knocking in goals on rebounds. The Red Raiders scored their third goal at the 30-minute mark when Donald Akin took a throw in and put the ball past Ihme for a 3-1 lead. Akin notched his second goal of the game just two minutes later on another throw-in into the box that he was able to knock past Ihme.

The Cougars struggled to mount an attack in the second half as the Red Raiders put up two more goals late in the game. With just under 15 minutes left in the game, Jamar Johnson turned from 15-yards out and placed a ball in the corner of the goal, and Rodney Lewis finished off the scoring in stoppage time on a run down the left side of the field. Lewis took a pass and knocked home the goal making the final score 6-1.

"We know that Bamberg-Ehrhardt is a quality team that knows how to run their set plays," Edisto head coach Andy Palmer said.

"They're the type of team that keeps pressure on you with their speed, but we played hard tonight. They did a good job tonight."

Bamberg-Ehrhardt (10-2) will face Wade-Hampton at home today while the Cougars (9-9) have finished the regular season and will wait for Friday when the Class 2-A play-off bracket will be announced.

1st 2nd Final
Edisto 1 0 1
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 2 4 6

GOAL SUMMARY

1st Half
36:04 - Judd Bolen (Edisto)
9:15 - Kevin Fisk (Bamberg-Ehrhardt) PK
2:00 - Que Verner (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)

2nd Half
29:50 - Donald Akin (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)
27:33 - Donald Akin (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)
14:16 - Jamar Johnson (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)
2:00 - Rodney Lewis (Bamberg-Ehrhardt)

Lady Yellow Jackets lose to Clover, still make playoffs

CLOVER — Union lost the battle, but lives to fight another day.

Clover defeated Union’s varsity girls’ soccer team 1-0 on Thursday. The Jackets thought they had to beat Clover to make the playoffs, turns out they didn’t and will travel to AC Flora on May 2.

Clover scored its goal late in the second half for the win. The Lady Blue Eagles had 13 shots on goal. Lee Cantey had nine saves for Union.

The Lady Jackets appeared to score on a rebound off a penalty kick, but the score was taken away because a defender did not touch the ball before the shooter took the shot.

Union had 19 shots on goal. Forwards Ashley Meador and Brooke Jackson kept the pressure on Clover’s defense most of the night.

Midfielders Erin Wendel, Jenny Johnson, Susan Dunbar and Katie Hamett played well offensively and defensively; fullbacks Anna Malone, Barclay Drum, Julie Guess and Sarah Polk also played well; and substitutes Heather Nicholson and Charlotte Greene gave quality minutes, coach Terry Drum said.

“Almost all aspects of our game were on,” he said. “I was very proud of their play; they never gave up. “We played with a passion most of the game. If we could keep that level of play for 80 minutes, we would be hard to beat.” Union (11-7, 3-6) travels to Newberry today.

Union JV
CLOVER — The junior varsity girls’ soccer team also lost to Clover. The Eagles won 6-0. “The experience of Chester showed,” said Drum. “We are very young, but have improved since the beginning of the season.” Drum experimented at goalkeeper to give younger players game time, which resulted in several goals. “I felt the young ladies interested in playing this position in the future needed to see what it is like in game conditions,” he said. It was the last JV game of the season and several players will move up to the varsity practice team. “Hopefully with camps and individual attention, the girls will bounce back next season,” said Drum. “It’s going to take commitment to do so.”