Fall Tournament Highlights
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Charlotte Invitational Tournament Finalists and Champions
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89 Blue Kepner Cup Finalist
The South Charlotte U17 Boys First Division team had a memorable and very successful spring 2007 season... Coached by Todd Herman, the great year started with the championship of the Lake Norman Fall Classic tournament in Nov. 2006. Wins in that tournament included two PK wins over Charlotte Soccer Club White and a team from Prince William County VA in the finals. Then picking up in Feb., over the course of our 9 league matches, they compiled a record of 6-0-3, winning the division and a promotion to the Premier division this coming season. They also maintained the lowest goals against average in the league giving up just 4 goals in the 9 league matches.
Then Kepner/President’s Cup play began with the team as the number 2 seed. With a string of 4 wins the team advanced to the state championship game and suffered a hard fought loss to CASL Black 2-1, the #1 seed. So with the Kepner runners up title in hand, over the course of their play, they team amassed a combined record of 13-1-3.
Congratulations to the team and Coach Herman on a great season. The team included:
Greg Capell Mason Carroll Thomas Deloche
Winslow Drum Danny Galeano Julian Genkins
Dylan George Kenny Greenberg Larsen Jones
Michael Lawrence Jackson Marley Rob McAlister
Tyler McBride Will McLeod Juan Miranda
David Pasquini Bo Rhyne Ryan Williams
92 White Heat Finalists in Kepner Cup!
The 92G White Heat a second division Classic team coached by Meanu Kayea made a strong run into the Kepner Cup Finals. The #16 seeded ladies survived bracket play by tying the #5 seed TFC Navy (0-0) and #6 seed CSC White (0-0) and defeating the #15 seeded Greensboro Twisters White (5-2) to obtain a wild card slot and a game against the #1 seed CASL Spartan United. They won a hard fought battle (1-0) to advance to the Final Four and a rematch against TFC Navy. A come from behind victory earned the ladies a well deserved spot in the Finals against CUFC Green. Although the ladies put up a valiant fight they were defeated (4-1) to finish in second spot. The ladies previously earned a promotion to 1st division for the upcoming fall season. Great job Heat!!
U11 Girls White Finalists in City Cup
U12 Girls Blue Thunder Win Gold Division of City Cup!
The U12 Girls Blue Thunder, coached bv Brent Stanze, won the Gold Division of the City Cup as well as coming in first in their division for the spring season. Way to go girls!
U9 Black Germany and U9 Red Spain meet in City Cup Final
The U9 Boys Black Germany team outscored their opponents 19-5 to advance to the Championship Game at City Cup. The All-SCSA Final was won by Red Spain. Way to go boys!!!
U13 Black "Warriors" are Finalists in City Cup
The U13 SCSA Black teU13 Boys team finished the spring season as finalists in the City Cup U13 Gold division.
Congratulations to the boys for a good year.
U10 SCSA Blue Blaze and Gold Terminators meet in City Cup Championship Game
The U10 SCSA Blue Blaze Girls Team are Champions of the Gold division of the City Cup! After a loss in the second game on Saturday against their sister team, The Terminators, they had to come out hard in the semi-finals on Sunday to defeat the CSC Spitfire in a game that went to double sudden death overtimes and penalty kicks. They then had to face their sister team once again in the final. Both teams fought hard in the full afternoon sun and played an incredible match with the Blue Blaze coming out on top 1-0. Way to go South Charlotte! You girls ROCK!
U9 Gold Brazil Girls Win Julian Brown Tournament
The U9 Gold Brazil, coached by Duane Dyer, won their division at the Julian Brown Memorial Tournament, scoring 23 goals while giving up only 3. Way to go, girls!!
U10 Blue Blaze Capture FCCA Championship
The SCSA U10 Girls Blue Blaze came home as champions of the Gold Division at the 2007 FCCA First Strike Tournament held April 21-22 in Concord. The girls played 4 challenging matches against very worthy opponents to win the championship trophy, and demonstrated their ability to dig deep as a team when they needed to give just a little bit more. Way to work together, girls!
U10 White Strikers Undefeated & 1st Place at FCCA
The SCSA U10 Girls White Strikers coached by Paula Cortina finished in first place and undefeated in the CAYSL Spring 2007 Silver Division, with 7 wins and one tie.
And this past weekend they captured the Championship Trophy for the Silver Division at the 2007 First Strike tournament in Concord. The girls showed outstanding teamwork, moved the ball well and worked hard at creating many scoring opportunities in their four wins. Great job girls!!!
U11 Boys Gold Undefeated
With one rain out game to make up the week of April 16th, the U-11 boys gold team (coached by Brett Haight) is in first place of the First Division West of the Classic division. The boys did record one loss in the spring season. Play continues with the First Strike Tournament in Concord and then the Spring Festival in
Raleigh .
92 Girls Gold Winners at the Piggly Wiggly Shootout!
92 Gold Girls attended the 2007 Piggly Wiggly Shootout in Mount Pleasant, SC this past weekend. They scored 18 goals and allowed none to capture the tournament championship.
93 Gold Thunder Wins Cobb Classic
The 93 SCSA Gold “Thunder” won their 3rd consecutive tournament title by posting 4 straight victories this weekend in the Cobb Classic in
Atlanta, Ga. The girls handled the extreme cold and wind with style and class. Coaches Lee Horton and Dan Laurie are extremely proud of the girls work ethic leading into this tourney and continuing it through to the final game.
U9 Boys Blue & Black Combine to Take 2nd Place at Sports Warehouse Winter Indoor League
U12 Blue Thunder Capture Championship at Matthews Invitational
The Blue Thunder went undefeated to win the silver division of the Matthews Invitational. The Thunder scored 19 goals against opponents MUSA Lightning, CSC Siskey Blast, GSO Twisters White and finalists MUSA Sidekicks. Great job, girls! Congratulations!
U10 Blue Blaze Win Gold at Presidential Classic
The SCSA U10 Blue Blaze Girls captured the Championship Trophy in the 2007 Presidential Classic hosted by FVAA in Holly Springs, NC. The girls outscored their opponents 20-1, allowing only 1 goal in 4 games. The Blue Blaze demonstrated outstanding teamwork as they moved the ball to build their scoring opportunities. Way to go girls, keep up the good work!
92 White Boys take Gold Division Championship at Matthews Invitational
The 92 White boys overcame a tough start to the Matthews Invitational and beat CCSC Mutiny 3-1 to advance to the semi-finals on Sunday. The semi-final game against FCCA Red was a hard fought match that was a 0-0 tie at the end of regulation. The White won 4-2 in PKs to secure a trip to the finals and a rematch against Saturday’s opponent, MUSA United. This time, the boys held their ground to finish regulation at 0-0. They brought home the championship trophy by winning 3-2 in PKs. Congrats to all the players, and special thanks to Grant Gowing, GK for 92 SCSA Blue, who guest played on Sunday during Stefan Knapp’s absence and came up with some huge saves to help the team capture the championship.
92 Girls White win at the Matthews Invitational
The 92 Girls White, coached by Meanu Kayea, had their first tournament win at the Matthews Invitational this past weekend. The girls scored 17 goals in four games, yet let no goals pass them. Way to go girls!!!
U11 Gold Girls sweep the indoor season...
The U11 Gold G (Strykers) recently won the U12 girls indoor division at the Sports Connection. With the help of three girls from the U12 Lightning, the Strykers posted a perfect 9-0 record. Congratulations, girls.
U10 Blue and White Girls teams find fun and success indoors...
On Sunday Feb 4, the SCSA U10 White and SCSA U10 Blue played for the Winter Indoor Championship at Sports Connection. The Blue Team won 5-2. Congratulations to both teams!
U9 Gold Brazil brings home finalist trophy...
SCSA is very proud of our U9 Gold Brazil boys soccer team that were finalists in the Matthews Invitational. They earned a trip to the championship game on Sunday against a very good Siskey Everton team. Our kids played very hard on Sunday and braved the cold windy conditions to play great soccer. Great job Brazil!!
91 Black Boys Rule at Savannah Cup!
The 91 SCSA Black ruled the weekend at the CGSA Savannah Cup Boys Rule! 2007 tournament January 27 & 28. All matches were very hard fought and the boys played with great determination.
Match 1 against the Augusta Arsenal Green was decided by the lone goal from Alex assisted by and the great defense offered by all players. Match 2 was played against a very highly publicized DDY Fugees, a team of refugees from various countries based in
Decatur, . They had speed and determination, but again, Black prevailed with 2 goals, one from Brad assisted by Alex and the second for the day from Alex off a cross from Jordon. Again the defense showed their stuff and allowed the Fugees only one goal.
Match 3 against the SC8030 United from
Kingston, was again a very competitive match, but Black capitalized as David assisted Brad in his second goal for the weekend. United was shut-out as the team’s determined defense refused to allow them to score. This win placed Black in the Championship match against the DDY Fugees, who also won their semi-final match.
The Fugees drew first blood, but that would prove to be the only goal allowed by the Black team’s defense. Surprisingly, it was Kyle, the team’s sweeper, who put the team on the board when he played clean-up with the ball while everyone else was in front of the Fugees goal. He lobbed the ball up over the heads of 20 players and just out of the reach of the Fugees’ keeper, off his fingers and into the net. After that, Black took charge of the match. Goals by Carson, Brad and the newest teammate David assisted by Brad iced the cake.
It was an excellent weekend for soccer, great weather for January and a great team builder with many opportunities for team "bonding". And hardware to boot...
93 Gold Girls continue their winning ways....
The U-13 Girls Gold team has added yet another championship to their long list. They completed the winter indoor season undefeated and won the championship game over an inspired CSC team 3-1. Congratulations girls…… 
94 Gold Girls off to another great season...
The 94 Gold Girls - Lightning - coached by Ali Bahmanyar, Jeff Titus and Tony Shuler, travelled to Savannah, GA for the CGSA Savannah Girls ROCK! tournament over the weekend (January 20-21) and returned with their second consecutive championship. The Lightning played exceptional soccer all weekend and came home with the championship defeating a very tough team from Roswell GA, 7-6 on penalty kicks in the finals.
The U12 Girls Gold Lightning - front Sarah Shea. Second Row (L-R); Emma Price, Hollie Elmore, Jessica Richburg, Emily Shuler, Karen Gorretta and Catherine Higgins. Third Row (L-R); Kelli Franks, Haley Brown, Jill Lally, Sarah Kalczynski and Kaitlyn Scola. Back Row (L-R); Jeff Titus, Ali Bahmanyar and Tony Shuler.
U10 Girls White Finalists at CGSA Tournament
Congratulations to the U10 Girls White team, coached by Paula Cortina. The girls were finalists at the CGSA tournament this past weekend. The girls fought hard and lost in double-overtime, but had a great time and played their hearts out. Way to go!
Congratulations 89 Boys Gold Team...
The SCSA 89 Boys Gold team has yet to start their regular season but are already enjoying huge success...
The team, currently ranked 20th nationally, was accepted into the Disney Showcase Tournament in Orlando the week after Christmas. Just being accepted to play in this tournament is a huge achievement as it is ranked the #1 premier-elite tournament in the country. But their success did not stop there. The boys defeated teams from Auburndale New York, Seattle Washington and Austin Texas before losing to eventual winner from Dallas. The trip proved a wonderful experience for the team and allowed them to play other top nationally ranked teams in front of literally hundreds of college coaches. "The boys played brilliantly," said coach Rosario. "This is an important event for them because it allowed them to prove to college coaches that they can play at the next level. They worked hard all fall preparing for this tournament and the work paid off handsomely." Their next tournament is in February when they head to Jacksonville, Florida to play in the Score at the Shore Tournament - another top premier-elite tournament.
