I wanted to update the website this morning, but the ISP is still trying to get some issues resolved so I thought I would post this contribution from Bill Tooley in this thread.
Fort Mill Ready for the Carolina Classic
Fort Mill High School boys head coach Lloyd Chalker is a true “glass half-full” optimist. He gets visibly excited when he thinks about his Yellow Jackets’ prospects for the 2008 season.
“We’re young but the work ethic has been better than ever. I’m very impressed with the team’s attitude. We have great team speed and we are strong in the back, with very solid goalkeeping”.
Chalker, in his third season at the helm, led Fort Mill to a 15-8-1 record in 2007 and a #12 final ranking in 4A. Last year the Yellow Jackets finished 2-2 in the Carolina Classic. This year, Fort Mill will be hard pressed to win two games in the Mt. Pleasant preseason tournament which kicks-off the boys spring season. Chalker’s squad has weekend dates with #1 (4A) Spring Valley, #7 (4A) Wando, and #2 (1A) Academic Magnet.
Chalker’s assistant coach, Mike Cahill, welcomes the challenge. “I’m looking for the team to show well. Like everyone else, we’re going to Mt. Pleasant to find out what we got, and how we are going to compete for the rest of the year”.
Fort Mill returns seniors Eric and Ryan Fielden. Eric was All-Region 3 in 2008 and his twin brother Ryan exhibits tremendous pace, evident by his ninth place finish in last fall’s SCHSL Cross Country 4A State Championship meet. The midfield will be anchored by junior Tyler Vukoder, a member of the highly-successful Discoveries ’90 club team.
Defensively the Yellow Jackets will feature senior Matt Balint, junior Christian Datz, sophomore Austin Chalker and freshman David Walas. Between the pipes is sure-handed junior goalkeeper Sean Van Etten and leading the offensive attack will be junior Chris Landvik-Larsen.
