Caden Jarvis - Signed a National Letter of Intent and received a scholarship to play soccer at Gordon College.  He will be playing Keeper for the Highlanders.

Cam Sabin and Matt Hiners are attending Georgia Southern.

Chris Erni is attending BYU in Utah

Fitz, Jordan, Brian and Jamie are seniors in HS this year!!!  Fitz is playing on Coach Allan's NASA U19 team.  Jordan and Brian are playing with Dan Dobry's KFC U19 Classic IV team.

Brooks is playing soccer for the Lions at Piedmont College in Demorest, GA.

Bryce is recovering from knee surgery and attending Berry College.  

Matt Green is attending Samford University. 

The Krew finished the 2008 Fall Classic season with a 8-3 record and ended a great run of 7 years playing select soccer.  It was a great ride boys!

The boys put in a great effort vs. the Troup Titans on Saturday afternoon at Adams Park.  In spite of the referring, playing a man down most of the second half and the theatrics of the Titans, the boys overcame and outplayed their opponent and came away with a 1-0 win.  In the first half we did not play good possession soccer but we got a lot of great opportunities but either shot it at the keeper or hit the post or crossbar.  The forwards did a great job beating their defenders.  We allowed the Titans to control the midfield but the defense allows seemed to step up and deny most of their opportunities.  Caleb also made a few big saves.  Unfortunately Bryce had his legs taken out from behind and had to go to the hospital with a knee injury.  Oh, and there was no call!  Cade shifted over and Matt, Brian and Jordan really played well defensively.  We still pressured but went into half time tied 0-0.  In the second half we continued to play hard.  Early in the second half, Josh took a nice through ball from Brooks and streaked by the defender and easily beat the keeper to put us up 1-0.  After numerous dives by the Titans, and the ref buying it, Chris was sent off with 2 yellows early in the 2nd half.  But this is when the boys picked it up.  Defensively we bent a little but they shut the opponents down and the midfield played really well.  We continued to get some great chances and a few 1 on 1's but just couldn't get the cushion goal.  Caleb had to make a big save late but the Titans did not have any good scoring chances.   We did a great job of keeping our Mids fresh over the last 15 minutes and we put the game in the win column.  I was very proud how the boys played.  They played extremely hard and overcame the obstacles.     

With only 11 players showing up for Saturdays game with Cobb YMCA, those 11 put together one of the best games of the year.  Up 1-0 early in the contest, the Krew was assessed a weak red card and had to play 70 minutes with a man down.  This seemed to motivate the boys and they continued to attack and scored early in the second half to go up 2-0.  Although down a man the Krew continued to play great soccer and did not allow the Y many scoring chances while continuing to pressure on offense.   The coaches were very disappointed in the players that did not notify the coaches when they knew they would not be at the game.  On Sunday things were much worse as only 9 players showed up to play and we played the strongest team in the division.  The boys that played did a great job against a talented team from Norcross but being down two players was too much and eventually the boys were unable to keep up and lost a disappointing 8-0 loss.  Hopefully those that missed this weekend will get their priorities straight for the last 3 games.  

The Krew kept things exciting coming away with a 2-1 win over CGSA Strikers in Warner Robins on Sunday.  The boys, at times, looked brilliant and other times a little sloppy but they kept working hard.  With a short bench and hot temperatures the boys were tested by an aggressive Striker team but Fitz got us on the board after driving an awesome free kick in the far upper 90 from 30 yards out.    The defense did a good job of keeping the shots on goal low and we moved the ball pretty well but were having terrible first touches on the ball.  The half ended with the Krew up 1-0.  In the second half the defensive play was a little lax and the communication was poor giving the Strikers too many opportunities  The Strikers finally capitalized on one of those opportunities an tied the game 1-1 with 17 minutes left to play.  That seemed to refocus the Krew and their play improved.  Jordan received a nice through ball and beat a charging Keeper by flicking it over his head.  Up 2-1 the Krew and Strikers kept thinks exciting going back and forth but the Krew held on for the 2-1 win. 

The Krew made up for the disappointing loss to Stone Mountain the day before by coming out and playing great team ball dominating Concorde White 10-2.  Seven different Krew scored and most of the players were able to play up in different positions.  We played great offensively and moved the ball very well.  We had over 30 shots on goal and kept the opponents to only a few opportunities.  We did make a few mistakes defensively but we did a great job of getting everyone involved both defensively and offensively.   It was a good end to the weekend but now we need to get ready for practice and games next weekend!  Practice is Monday at Hubert.

The Krew lost a close, hard fought match against Stone Mountain with Stone Mountain scoring a the game winner in extra time coming away with a 3-2 win.  The Krew played a great match and showed a lot of hustle out shooting their opponents.   Stone Mountain got on the board first but the Krew came right back and Fitz scored on a free kick over the keepers head.  The match was tied at half but the Krew came out strong in the second and Fitz had another beautiful score taking the ball across the box and beating the keeper.  Stone Mountain came back to tie on a weak goal that dribbled in after hitting another player.  Then in extra time, Stone Mountain blasted a nice shot to the near post and got the go ahead score.  The Krew had another great chance just before the whistle blew but couldn't bury the shot.  We were very pleased with the level of play and it was an exciting match by both teams.  We had double the shots on goal but unfortunately Stone Mountain did a little better job of capitalizing on their limited chances. 

The Krew started the fall 2008 season with a great second half performance beating the Cannons Gold by a score of 4-1.  In the first half the Krew were getting a lot of opportunities on goal but the Cannons were the first to score at the 15 minute mark with their first shot on goal.  The Krew started picking up their game and tied it up 10 minutes later when Fitz sent a nice ball down the middle to Jordan who blasted it over a diving keeper.  In the Second half the boys really played well.  They out-hustled the Cannons and Fitz picked up his second assist when he crossed a nice ball to Cory who headed it in to give us the lead.  Following a long punt from Caden, Bryce was able to settle the ball and laid a nice pass off to Josh who put it away and gave us a little cushion.  And although it was very hot, the boys continued to play very hard and the midfield and defense did a great job of providing back pressure and not allowing the Cannons many quality chances.  It was a great start to the season!

After a good week of practice the Krew started out their first game at the NASA Classic with some very strong play.  Playing the Crew 90, Fitz picked up a loose ball and scored early in the game and it looked like the boys were playing a much better brand of possession soccer.  Mid way through the half the boys started playing the long ball and we allowed the Crew to dictate the pace of the game.  The Crew scored late in the half to tie the game at 1.  In the second half the boys played hard but we made a mental mistake and allowed a free kick just outside the box that the Crew sent to the right upper 90 and secured the 2-1 win.  In our second game the boys played a much stronger game against a much stronger team from CESA.  The Krew looked sharp and Chris scored a very nice goal with Caden picking up the assist.  The game was going back and forth with both teams getting some good opportunities.  We started getting some very good offensive opportunities but couldn't get another one in the back of the net.  With less than 10 minutes remaining we gave up a corner kick.   We were not aggressive enough and allowed the cross into the 6 yard box and CESA was able to tie it up.  Although the game ended in a tie the boys played a very strong game and looked like the team of old!.  In our last game the both teams had to deal with very poor refereeing which disrupted the flow of the game.  Defensively we played great in the first half only allowing one shot on goal.  Offensively we just couldn't get our shots on frame and the half ended 0-0.  In the second half both teams were playing aggressively and each team had good chances to score.  Caden made the save of the game from his left fullback position sliding to kick out a ball that was sure to score.  Caleb also came up big making some big saves in the last two minutes with the game ending in a 0-0 tie.  The boys definitely played much better this weekend but we still have a lot to improve on.  It is very important that we continue to work as a team.  The season starts on September 7th and if they keep working hard in practice they will get back to their strong brand of soccer and bringing home the wins with it. 

This was another rough weekend for the Krew at the GFC Invitational losing all 3 of their games.  Again team play was the difference in this tournament.  Offensively we had plenty of opportunities but you have to get the ball on frame if you want to win games.  Defensively we had too many breakdowns from the forwards on back.  The focus this coming weekend will be team play and team effort!!! The boys need to come out, stay focused, have all 11 players hustling and get back to their winning ways!

The boys played some good competition at the East Ridge Adidas Cup but came away with only 1 victory out of 4 matches.  Individual play was solid and there was some great effort put forth but there was a definite lack of team play which resulted in 3 losses and only 1 win.  In the first game against the East Ridge 92 Red, the Krew came out very sluggish and for the first 20 minutes.  Defensively we were disorganized and the Red team took it to us.  They scored an early goal but by the second part of the 1st half the Krew really picked up their level of play.  We allowed the opponent to take a lot of shots on goal and although we out shot them in the half we only had 2 shots on frame.  In the second half we outplayed the opponent but again did not get many shots on frame.  We only allowed 2 shots on goal defensively but could not score to tie it up.  In the second game we played a strong Nashville Metros team.  We played a better game but again we were disorganized and allowed 10 shots on goal.  The Metros scored another early goal to lead 1-0 at half.  In the second half again I thought we outplayed our opponent and Chris Erni scored a great goal after beating a defender and putting it in the far, upper 90.  Instead of seizing the opportunity to pour it on we lacked discipline and became more concerned what the referee did than playing the game.  The Metros were given a PK 10 minutes into the half which they converted and we lost 2 players to red cards.  The rest of the team did pick up the slack and down 2 players they showed some heart and played strong defensively from that point on.  We came away with a 2-1 loss.  In the third game against FC Alliance, the boys played very well in the first half.  There was some great passing and the team play was very strong.  We put a lot of pressure on their defense and had some great opportunities to score.  at about the 10 min mark Josh took a pass from Danny and Brooks and chipped an outside the foot flick into goal.  Josh wasn't done as he scored the next two goals with Matt, Cade assisting on the second and Brooks and Cam assisting on the third.  20 minutes into the match we were up 3-0.  Jordan was the next to score on a nice feed from Josh and then Ryan buried a PK late in the half putting the Krew up 5-0.  In the second half the Krew came out flat and abandoned the team play and gave up 2  quick scores.  From that point the boys played a little better and after a few adjustments were able to hold the Metros in check and come away with a 5-2 victory.  In game four we were out hustled by Knoxville FC.  We made them look better than they were.  Team shape was poor and we allowed Knoxville to control the midfield.  They scored 2 goals in the first half but we were able to get one just before half-time.   The Metros came out and scored a quick one at the start of the second half but the Krew were able to get one back.  It looked like we tied it up late when Bryce had a ball glance off the top of the shoulder but the ref called a hand ball (?).  The Metros then scored a late goal to come away with a 4-2 victory. 

The Krew will kickoff the 2008 season with 3 tournaments in August.  Aug 9-10 the team will travel to Chattanooga to play in the East Ridge Adidas Cup.  The weekend of the 16th will be at the GFC Senior Cup and the following week will have the boys playing at the NASA Classic Tournament.