STA Boys' Soccer 2022

Game 21: 9-10-2 5th November vs. Newton at Hummer Park in Topeka (3-1)  Boys Stats I have heard it said that this game is really not worth playing. Well, I totally disagree. We lost a match yesterday, a tough match, a match we were counting on winning.  It was, yes, heartbreaking. I, however, would have hated that to be the last match of the season.  I was hoping the boys would feel the same way and come out and give this one all we had—this match against a 3-loss Newton team, so that we could end our season on a strong note to show the resilience we have shown all season. And we did show some big-time energy at the beginning of each half. But overall, the boys seemed content to win the match and to bring the season to a close. It is so hard to do more in the 3rd place match. We did cash a t-ball and two corners, our reliables and those were enough to get a fairly comfortable win.  Young's Goal, his 14th of the Season, Career 42nd, 6th All Time! Kitts Finishes H...

Game 20: (8-10-2) 4 November vs. Maize South at 5:00 at Hummer (2-3) Boys Stats We took on undefeated, 19-0, Maize South in the State Semi Finals. They had beaten us last year in the same game, 2-1. Well this year we fell in just a thriller of a  match, 3-2. It was a match that it looked as if we were about to win, then not, then perhaps, then not, but wait, no.  We went with a double “6,” with Weisner and Garcia, holding them to nil for the first 66 minutes. Then we lost our centerback,  John Weinrich, to an injury for the rest of the match. They put 3 in on us in the next 10 minutes. (So yes, John was kind of an important piece of that plan.) To the boys credit, we came back to tie it up quickly after they went ahead, 2-1. But we allowed one of their known-for counters to make the final score.  Despite with only about three minutes remaining after their go-ahead third goal, we got 2-3 excellent chances after that. With only 20 seconds left Drew Weisner saved a ball...

      ST. THOMAS AQUINAS   Coach: Craig Ewing   Record: 8-9-2   Semifinal match: vs. Maize South (19-0-0), 5 p.m.   How they got here: beat Pittsburg, 8-0; beat Basehor-Linwood, 4-1; beat KC Sumner, 1-0.   Key players: Barrett Kitts, sr., C-MID; Ethan Young, sr., F; Anthony Consuegra, sr., F; Liam Ryan, jr., F; Andrew Seger, GK.   Worth Noting: Saints are most storied program in Kansas with 17 state championships, the last of those coming in 2020. … Saints won eight straight titles from 2003-10, the first two of those coming in Class 6A and the rest in 5A. … Program also has four runner-up finishes and three thirds. … Ewing has 529 career wins with boys’ program in 36 years. … Saints were ranked as high as No. 4 nationally this year. … Aquinas had to forfeit seven games for use of ineligible player early in the season, costing the Saints the Eastern Kansas League title with five of those forfeits coming to league opponents they had beaten. … ...

Game 19, State Quarter Finals,  Northeast (8-9-2) 1 November at FL Schlagle Stadium vs. Sumner Academy at 6:30 (1-0) Boys Stats As we sought our 26th Final Four in program history (35 years) we finally lined up with our opening day lineup again as we welcomed back John Weinrich at centerback. We took on  the  one seed, 15-2-1 Sumner Academy. It was quite a match as Sumner played to their seed, almost scoring twice, only to be turned away by two nice saves by Andrew Seger.  We had very few good opportunities, perhaps 4 or 5. Our goal illustrated good set-piece principles, but was just a wee bit lucky. Cooper got off a banger of a free kick, and Ethan did the smart thing of heading the ball back across the goal instead of heading towards goal from so far out. Swags got his foot on it, lifting it up and over the defense, and it went in, somehow. It was really an amazing effort by Anthony to get a foot on it at all.  We were having trouble stopping their nice builds...

  Game 18, Regional Finals, Region 3 (7-9-2) 27 October at Basehor High School vs. Basehor-Lindwood at 5:30 (4-1) Boys Stats The Saints set out today for their 31st regional soccer title in school history, their 21st straight. We were back on turf today as we visit the 6-seed, 11-5-1 Basehor-Lindwood, at their place on their 3-year old soccer field—it is nice! Basehor gave us all we wanted in that first half. It was 1-1 at half, but we played just some great soccer for a 15 minute stretch in the second half where we exploded with 3 goals to create enough separation to get most everyone into the match.  Swags Just Before Backward Head-Flick Goal at Front Post Swags got 2 more big goals tonight, but the build that lead up to Ethan’s finish is one I have to watch a few times tomorrow. It was just a great build with some good, quick passing, ending with Muck's final pass.  Drew Weisner came in to play 40 minutes of centerback second half. He was brilliant. In fact t...

  EKL Wins Losses Ties Wins Losses Ties % BVW 6 1 0 0.857 11 3 2 0.750 BVSW 6 1 0 0.857 12 3 0 0.800 BVNW 4 1 2 0.714 10 4 2 0.688 BVN 3 2 2 0.571 10 4 2 0.688 BV 2 4 1 0.357 7 5 2 0.571 SJA 2 5 0 0.286 6 10 0 0.375 BM 1 5 1 0.214 10 5 1 0.656 STA 1 6 0 0.143 5 9 2 0.375 EKL Goalie of  Year Colby Reese BVW EKL Forward of Year Baha Ibrahim BVSW EKL Midfielders of Year Barrett Kitts, Sam Mcintosh STA/BVNW EKL Defender of Year Carlo Sadun BVW EKL Coach of Year Kyle Conley BVW EKL Ass. Co-Coaches of Year Terry Hair BVSW EKL Ref of Year Mike McNally First Team First Last Year Position School Ryan Barbosa 12 GK BV Michael  Bernabe 11 D BVSW Grant Garberg 11 F BVN Cooper Greene 11 F BM Baha Ibrahim 12 F BVSW Barrett Kitts 12 M STA Ricki Li  12 M BVNW Catano Liam 11 D SJA Cooper Marquette 12 F BVW Sam  McIntosh 12 M BVNW Parker  Million 12 M BVNW Evan  Myers 12 D BV Drew Price 12 D BVSW Colby  Reese 12 GK BVW Carlo  Sadun 12 D BVW Brennan  Sant ...