Thank you for visiting the Ovid-Elsie Boys Varsity Soccer Team Page.
This web page will be updated as frequently as possible.
Coach: Craig Thelen (coach.thelen@yahoo.com)
Ast. Coach: Randy Bunce
All home games will begin at 4:30. Players are to arrive no later than 3:45.
All away games require that players ride the bus home. However, there may
be exceptions for special circumstances, but a note 24 hours in advance
would be greatly appreciated.
10/19 BEGIN DISTRICT PLAY
10/20 at NEW HAVEN; 6:30 start. Bus leaves at 3:00. Spirit Bus?
10/21 Practice 3:30 - 5:45
10/22 w/win Tues at Flint Powers or at Alma
10/23 Homecoming Parade 4:00, practice after - until 6:00.
10/24 (Sat) DISTRICT FINALS at MONTROSE v. Ithaca 3:00pm start.
10/26 NO Practice
10/27 NO Practice (BEGIN REGIONAL PLAY)
10/28 Practice 3:45 - 5:00 (turn in jersey, scrimmage, fun)
10/29 Practice 3:45 - 5:00 (turn in jersey, scrimmage, fun)
10/30 NO Practice
10/31 (Sat) REGIONAL FINALS
11/2 END of the YEAR BANQUET HS Cafeteria / Auditorium 6:00 - 7:30
Please bring a dish to pass and your own drinks & cutlery
11/3
11/4 MHSAA SEMI-FINALS
11/5
11/6
11/7 (Sat) MHSAA FINALS
VARSITY LEADERS
# Name Goals Assists Block/ Steals Saves Votes Total Pts.
x2 x2 Int. /2 (3+2+1) (MVP)
2 Ben Lupu 1 12 39/52 32.5
3 Brian Grecu 19 15 68 21 157
4 Thomas Powers 120 3 123
5 Wyatt Hurst 16 16
6 Keifer Hall 21 7 67 13 136
7 Phil Ching 9 12 79 21 142
8 Blade Thornton 1 110 1 113
9 Joe Hehrer 122 2 124
10/19 Bryce Leveille 4 7 128 7 160
11 Brandon Darling 3 8 73 4 96
12 Juan Villacres 12 12
13 Matt Conley 1 143 2 151
14 Cody Strapic 39 132/152 97
15 Stephen Lorenc 1 51 2 55
16 Benedikt Birnbach (quit) 19 19
17 Maros Vavrovic 3 5 61 9 86
18 Lou Kin 1 6 1 9
Varsity Results
at Perry 1-6 (0-1)
vs Alma 5-3 (1-1) (1-0)
at Bullock Creek 8-0 (2-1) (2-0)
at Swan Valley 6-0 (3-1) (3-0)
vs Ithaca 0-5 (3-2) (3-1)
vs Ionia 3-0 (4-2) (3-1)
at Chesaning 3-2 (5-2) (4-1)
at Freeland 0-3 (5-3) (4-2)
vs Hemlock 7-3 (6-3) (5-2)
at Alma 2-2 (6-3-1) (5-2-1)
vs Bullock Creek 5-2 (7-3-1) (6-2-1)
vs Swan Valley 6-1 (8-3-1) (7-2-1)
at Ithaca 0-1 (8-4-1) (7-3-1)
at Laingsburg 2-0 (9-4-1) (7-3-1)
vs Chesaning 3-0 (10-4-1) (8-3-1)
vs Freeland 1-2 (10-5-1) (8-4-1)
at Hemlock 3-1 (11-5-1) (9-4-1)
at Durand 1-1 (11-5-2) (9-4-1)
DISTRICT PLAY
at New Haven 4-0 (12-5-2)
at Flint Powers 2-1 ot (13-5-2)
at Montrose vs Ithaca 0-3 (13-6-2)
Conference Finish: 3rd (1.Freeland 2.Ithaca)
End of the Year Awards:
Coach's Award
Brian Grecu
Most Vluable Player
Phil Ching
Most Valuable Player
Bryce Leveille
1st Team All District
Brian Grecu
Phil Ching
Keifer Hall
2nd Team -All-District
Bryce Leveille
Cody Strapic
1st Team-All Conference
Brain Grecu
Phil Ching
Bryce Leveille
2nd Team-All Conference
Keifer Hall
All Conference Honorable Mention
Cody Strapic
Matt Conley
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Ithaca: 3 Record: 18-2
Away: Ovid-Elsie: 0 Record: 13-6-2 (9-4-1)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
36.00 Luke Rayburn Ithaca
29.00 Tyler Gross Ithaca
2.00 Luke Rayburn Ithaca
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapec 7 saves on 10 shots OE
Ithaca 7 saves on 7 shots Ithaca
A little on O.E.
Ithaca has a wonderful team, but we did not play our best game tonight. Once
again we had a solid second half, but Ithaca made us pay for a lackluster
first half. I think that we had a let down after facing Flint Powers and by
the time we got our heads into this game it was too late. I want to focus on
how far we came this season, after a poor opening loss to start the season we
were able to finish third in our conference, beat Flint Powers and make it to
the district finals. A 13-6-2 record is something that we can be proud
of. Also consider that five of those six losses came against #10 Freeland
and
District Champions Ithaca, who should be ranked. We made huge strides this
year and I couldn't be more proud of what we were able to accomplish.
I want to thank all of the players for their hard work and effort this year.
I also want to thank the fire department and emergency response vehicles for
sending us off today. Lastly, I have to thank the parents, none of what was
accomplished could have been done without your efforts. To our foreign
exchange seniors, Juan, Stephen, and Maros, thank you for participating, it
was great having you on the team. To our two home town Seniors Phil and
Brian, congratulations on a great season. You two helped to bring this team
farther than many people thought possible. Hold your heads high, you can be
proud of what you did. I am.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Keifer Hall: 21
Brian Grecu: 20
Assists: Phil Ching: 15
Brian Grecu: 15
Points: Brian Grecu: 53
(goals =x2) Keifer Hall: 53
Phil Ching: 29
Goalie: Cody Strapec: 0.85 save percentage
3 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Flint Powers CC: 1 Record:
Away: Ovid-Elsie: 2 (overtime) Record: 13-5-2 (9-4-1)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
9.00 Garrett Stanfield FP
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
3.30 Brian Grecu Keifer Hall OE
1st Overtime:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
12.00 Phil Ching Brain Grecu & Keifer Hall OE
OE
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapec 17 saves on 18 shots OE
Ricky Crayton 6 saves on 7 shots FP
A little on O.E.
I have to start with how proud I am of our entire soccer team. They showed
a lot of determination after a lackluster start. We couldn't even muster a
shot in the first half and we seemed to be losing every 50/50 ball. Quite
honestly I was happy to be down by only one at the half. It very easily
could have been worse. However, a different team came out of our dugout in
the second half. A team that any coach would be proud of. They fought for
every loose ball and worked much better as a team. They began to connect on
passes and get many scoring opportunities. However, we were still down by
one with under four minutes left. Keifer was able to get a beautiful cross
into a dangerous area where Brian was able to finish. We were able to score
on a set play just outside of the 18 onlyfour minutes into the overtime
period. Assisted by Keifer Hall and Brian Grecu Phil Ching truly scored a
Golden Goal. Many players played extremely well tonight, but the outcome
might have been different if we didn't have Cody Strapec in net for us
tonight, he stood on his head for us.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Keifer Hall: 21
Brian Grecu: 19
Assists: Phil Ching: 15
Brian Grecu: 15
Points: Brian Grecu: 53
(goals =x2) Keifer Hall: 53
Phil Ching: 29
Goalie: Cody Strapec: 0.87 save percentage
3 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: New Haven: 0 Record: 8-10-1
Away: Ovid-Elsie: 4 Record: 12-5-2 (9-4-1)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
34.00 Keifer Hall Brandon Darling OE
8.00 Keifer Hall Maros Vavrovic OE
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
33.00 Keifer Hall Brain Grecu OE
24.00 Brian Grecu Phil Ching OE
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapec 7 saves on 7 shots OE
Ricky Crayton 5 saves on 9 shots NH
A little on O.E.
I am very pleased with how well we played tonight. If we can play up to our
potential we may be able to give Flint Powers a run in the second round of
districts. Although we played as a team, there were also a lot of terrific
individual efforts. Cody Strapec was outstanding in net and his defense in
front of him did well to limit the number of shots of two very dangerous
players. Our defense was tough and was able to get to all loose balls to
clear. Our midfield, led by Phil Ching and Bryce Leveille did a good job of
controlling play. However, I have to give a lot of credit to our strikers
who
once again found their touch around the net. Keifer Hall and Brian Grecu did
a
tremendous job of finishing tonight. Then they showed that they were true
team players; in the second half after having built a two goal lead they took
turns marking New Haven's biggest threat, effectively ending the game.
Congratulations to all on a great game. Also, thank you to the fans and
future players who took the time to come down and support us. Your support
is
greatly appreciated.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Keifer Hall: 21
Brian Grecu: 18
Assists: Phil Ching: 14
Brian Grecu: 14
Points: Keifer Hall: 51
(goals =x2) Brian Grecu: 50
Phil Ching: 27
Goalie: Cody Strapec: 0.86 save percentage
3 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
Durand sent information in.
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Durand: 1 Record: 8-8-1
Away: Ovid-Elsie: 1 Record: 11-5-1 (9-4-1)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
37.00 11 Dur
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
21.00 Maros Vavrovic Brain Grecu OE
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapec 6 saves on 7 shots OE
Durand 6 saves on 7 shots Dur
A little on O.E.
We simply had trouble finishing tonight. I think that for the most part we
did a good job of controlling play. I felt that their biggest offensive
threat kept coming after their keeper made a save on us and then he simply
kicked a long ball to his striker. We are trying to play quick, but are
often
loosing possession when we try to play too quick. We need to clean up our
passing and figure out how to shoot once again if we expect to make any head
way in district play.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Keifer Hall: 18
Brian Grecu: 17
Assists: Phil Ching: 12
Brian Grecu: 13
Points: Brian Grecu: 47
(goals =x2) Keifer Hall: 45
Phil Ching: 25
Goalie: Cody Strapec: 0.85 save percentage
2 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Hemlock: 1 Record: 3-10
Away: Ovid-Elsie: 3 Record: 11-5-1 (9-4-1)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
24.00 Phil Ching Brian Grecu OE
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
33.00 Brandon Darling Brain Grecu OE
24.00 Derek Saults X Hem
6.00 Brian Grecu Phil Ching OE
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapec 6 saves on 7 shots OE
Logan Blake 20 saves on 23 shots Hem
A little on O.E.
We need to play better.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Keifer Hall: 18
Brian Grecu: 17
Assists: Phil Ching: 13
Brian Grecu: 13
Points: Brian Grecu: 30
Keifer Hall: 23
Phil Ching: 21
Goalie: Cody Strapec: 0.84 save percentage
2 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Ovid-Elsie: 1 Record: 10-5-1 (8-4-1)
Away: #10 Freeland: 2 Record: 13-1-1 (13-0)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
31.00 Brendan Hoff Nate Kravat Freeland
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
25.00 Nate Kravat X Freeland
5.00 Keifer Hall Maros Vavrovic OE
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapec 12 saves on 14 shots OE
Freeland 8 saves on 9 shots Freeland
+ many out of box saves for Freeland
A little on O.E.
I think that we played very well tonight. We knew that we would have our
hands full with the #10 team in the state, but everyone stepped up to the
challenge. Our defense played great all night. One goal for them came off
of a teriffic shot and the second was a simple lack of communication in the
defensive end. Our defense, led by Matt Conley and Cody Strapec, did well
to hold them to two goals. We were able to produce many good scoring
opportunities, but were only able to capitalize on one. Against a team like
that, you have to take advantage of your chances. We showed great
enthusiasm and hustle and proved that we are continuing to improve. I want
to thank the parents for coming out tonight to show their support. A loss
is a loss, but we can take a lot of positives from this game.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Keifer Hall: 18
Brian Grecu: 16
Assists: Phil Ching: 12
Brian Grecu: 11
Points: Brian Grecu: 27
Keifer Hall: 23
Phil Ching: 19
Goalie: Cody Strapec: 0.85 save percentage
2 shut outs
FROM FREELAND COACH in the SAGINAW NEWS
Freeland boys soccer holds off Ovid_Elsie, 2-1
The Saginaw News, October 07, 2009 9:17 p.m.
Freeland improved to 13-1-1 with a 2-1 win at Ovid-Elsie on Wednesday.
The Falcons led 2-0 on goals from Brendan Hoff and Nate Kravat, but the
Marauders pulled within one goal and threatened late.
"I was a little nervous over the last five minutes," Freeland coach Kyle Jean
said. "But we're getting close to playoff time, and it was nice to have a
team
starting to push us a little more."
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Ovid-Elsie: 3 Record: 10-4-1 (8-3-1)
Away: Chesaning: 0 Record: 5-9 (5-7)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
3.00 Bryce Leveille Phil Ching OE
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
26.00 Phil Ching Brian Grecu OE
10.00 Brian Grecu Phil Ching OE
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapec 9 saves on 9 shots OE
Chesaning 12 saves on 15 shots Ches.
A little on O.E.
Tonight was a solid win for us, we didn't play great, but we came out on
top. Last week
seemed to take its toll on us, we played three tough teams and got two
wins. We will have
to play much better on Wednesday when we host first place Freeland. We will
be honoring
the players parent's at half time of our game. Please come out and show
your support of
a team that has overachieved all year. I team that has played together and
one that I am
extremely proud of.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Keifer Hall: 17
Brian Grecu: 16
Assists: Phil Ching: 12
Brian Grecu: 11
Points: Brian Grecu: 27
Keifer Hall: 22
Phil Ching: 19
Goalie: Cody Strapec: 0.86 save percentage
2 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Laingsburg: 0 Record: 4-9-2
Away: Ovid-Elsie: 2 Record: 9-4-1 (7-3-1)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
17.00 Keifer Hall Brian Grecu & Maros Vavrovic OE
7.00 Keifer Hall OE
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapec 9 saves on 9 shots OE
Drew Jones 12 saves on 14 shots Ithaca
A little on O.E.
Keifer Hall had a very good night for us tonight. Every year Laingsburg is
a tough matchup
for us. I was glad to come out of there with a win against a team that is
better than their
record leads on. We are beginning to pass the ball very well as a team. We
did really well
towards the end of the game of getting the ball outside and then back in to
dangerous
positions. Our defense once again played very well. Blade Thornton and Joe
Hehrer played
exceptionally well on defense. Crashing the net and filling into space
really helped us to win
this game tonight. Cody Strapec was also key in our win tonight while
earning his first
complete game shut-out.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Keifer Hall: 17
Brian Grecu: 15
Assists: Phil Ching: 10
Brian Grecu: 9
Points: Brian Grecu: 24
Keifer Hall: 22
Phil Ching: 17
Goalie: Cody Strapic: 0.85 save percentage
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Ithaca: 1 Record: 10-1
Ovid-Elsie: 0 Record: 8-4-1 (7-3-1)
Away:
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
33.00 Hank Vanderploeg X Ithaca
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapic 7 saves on 8 shots OE
Chris Anderson 8 saves on 9 shots Ithaca
A little on O.E.
Once again our defense played extremely well. I am very pleased with how
they are coming
together down the stretch, their play is key. Joe Hehrer's return from
injury has been key to
our success, he played extremely well tonight. Bryce Leveille was all over
the field for us
tonight. He has a very aggressive style of play that is fun to watch. We
did a good job of
matching Ithaca's physical play and winning more than our share of 50/50
balls. Although
we were hoping for a win, we can take some positives from this game. We
lost to Ithaca at
home 5-0 earlier in the season, so we have shown some great improvement. I
can honestly
say that we controlled play for the better half of the game and had our
opportunities. Late
in the second half their goalie made a great save and so did his post.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Brian Grecu: 15
Keifer Hall: 15
Assists: Brian Grecu: 9
Phil Ching: 9
Points: Brian Grecu: 24
Keifer Hall: 20
Phil Ching: 16
Goalie: Cody Strapic: 0.83 save percentage
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Ovid-Elsie: 6 Record: 8-3-1 (7-2-1)
Away: Swan Valley: 1 Record: 1-9
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
35.00 Andrew Roberts X SV
31.00 Brian Grecu Keifer Hall OE
5.00 Keifer Hall Brandon Darling OE
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
34.00 Brandon Darling X OE
16.00 Keifer Hall Phil Ching OE
11.00 Bryce Leveille Stephen Lorenc OE
4.00 Keifer Hall Moros Vavrovic OE
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapic 4 saves on 5 shots OE
Swan Valley 27 saves on 33 shots SV
A little on O.E.
I was very happy with how well our defense played tonight. They stayed in
excellent
shape and communicated very well. They also did a good job of stepping up,
settling the ball and finding open teammates. Our midfield and offense also
had
solid games. We had a lot of contributers tonight, but Keifer Hall in
particular was
outstanding. He played all out tonight and it showed. He came away with an
impressive
four points on the night, coming from three goals and one assist.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Brian Grecu: 15
Keifer Hall: 15
Assists: Brian Grecu: 9
Phil Ching: 9
Points: Brian Grecu: 24
Keifer Hall: 20
Phil Ching: 16
Goalie: Cody Strapic: 0.83 save percentage
TO THE NEWSPAPER
Home: Ovid-Elsie: 5 Record: 7-3-1 (6-2-1)
Away: Bullock Creek Record: 0-10
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
38.30 Maros Vavoric Brian Grecu OE
7.00 Brian Grecu Phil Ching OE
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
22.00 Bryce Leveille Brandon Darling OE
21.00 Keifer Hall Brandon Darling OE
12.00 Lou Kin Phil Ching OE
10.00 Jared Chism BC
6.00 Max Bourne BC
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapic 6 saves on 6 shots OE
Ben Lupu 1 save on 3 shots OE
Bullock Creek 9 saves on 14 shots BC
A little on O.E.
We have developed a problem of playing just as good as we need to. We need
to work on
coming out every game with the same level of consistency. We started off
the game with a
bang and then fell into a lull for the rest of it. Several players did have
nice finishes, Brian
Grecu and Bryce Leveille in particular had outstanding goals.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Brian Grecu: 14
Keifer Hall: 12
Assists: Brian Grecu: 9
Phil Ching: 8
Points: Brian Grecu: 23
Keifer Hall: 16
Phil Ching: 15
Goalie: Cody Strapic: 0.83 save percentage
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Alma: 2 Record: 5-3-1
Away: Ovid-Elsie: 2 Record: 6-3-1 (5-2-1)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
37.00 Nick Wagner X Alma
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
26.00 Maros Vavrovic X OE
16.00 Nicolas Camargo X Alma
14.00 Keifer Hall Brandon Darling OE
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapic 12 saves on 14 shots OE
Alma 17 saves on 19 shots Alma
A little on O.E.
Although we did not get the desired outcome, I did get the play that I
desire from my team.
They played really well tonight, we dominated the possession and won nearly
all of the 50/50 balls.
We passed the ball really well and played great as a team and I couldn't ask
for anything more.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Brian Grecu: 13
Keifer Hall: 11
Assists: Brian Grecu: 8
Phil Ching / Bryce Leveille: 5
Points: Brian Grecu: 21
Keifer Hall: 15
Goalie: Cody Strapic: 0.82 save percentage
Ben Lupu: 3 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
Home: Ovid-Elsie: 7 Record: 6-3 (5-2)
Away: Hemlock: 3 Record: ?
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
28.00 Brian Grecu Phil Ching OE
18.00 Hemlock Hem
9.00 Keifer Hall Bryce Leveille OE
6.00 Phil Ching Brian Grecu OE
4.00 Brian Grecu Ben Lupu OE
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
33.00 Hemlock Hem
31.00 Bryce Leveille Phil Ching OE
6.00 Phil Ching Brian Grecu OE
5.00 Keifer Hall Brian Grecu OE
2.00 Hemlock Hem
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapic 6 saves on 7 shots OE
Ben Lup 7 saves on 9 shots OE
Freeland 4 saves on 4 shots Hem
A little on O.E.
We followed up a well fought loss with a poorly played win. Once again
stringing passes
together was a problem and our defense gave up far too many shots.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Brian Grecu: 13
Keifer Hall: 10
Assists: Brian Grecu: 8
Phil Ching / Bryce Leveille: 5
Points: Brian Grecu: 21
Keifer Hall: 14
Goalie: Cody Strapic: 0.81 save percentage
Ben Lupu: 3 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Freeland: 3 Record: 7-0
Away: Ovid-Elsie: 3 Record: 5-3 (4-2)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
3.00 Zach Vasold Fre
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
36.00 Nate Kravat Zach Vasold Fre
34.00 Adam Burns Fre
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapic 13 saves on 15 shots OE
Freeland 4 saves on 4 shots Fre
A little on O.E.
I think that we played very well tonight. Freeland has an outstanding team
once again and
they are very well coached. They should have a nice run again this year. I
was proud of the
way we played tonight. We played together and worked really well as a
team. Our defense
did well to hold them to three goals. Bryce Leveille was instrumental for
us tonight, he was
all over the field.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Brian Grecu: 11
Keifer Hall: 8
Assists:Brian Grecu: 5
Bryce Leveille: 5
Points: Brian Grecu: 16
Keifer Hall: 12
Goalie: Cody Strapic: 0.8 save percentage
Ben Lupu: 3 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Chesaning: 2 Record: 1-5 (1-3)
Away: Ovid-Elsie: 3 Record: 5-2 (4-1)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
7.00 Keifer Hall Blade Thornton OE
13.00 Phil Ching X OE
30.00 Brandon Aldridge X Ches
39.00 Brian Grecu Phil Ching OE
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
3.00 Christian Shubert Brandon Darling Ches
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapic 11 saves on 13 shots OE
Chesaning 16 saves on 19 shots Ches
A little on O.E.
We did a better job of passing tonight, it really helped to open things up
for our strikers. Our counter attack was working well. We could have done a
better job of finishing tonight. However, I was most happy to see our guys
keep their cool in the second half after allowing an early goal to make it a
one goal game. Also, being called for 22 penalties in a game when you
average less than six per game can also be trying. It was a great team
effort tonight and Phil Ching helped tremendously in leading the charge.
Chesaning is a good team and continues to improve. They have one of the
best players in the league, in Brandon Aldridge and I was happy to get out
of there with a win tonight.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Brian Grecu: 11
Keifer Hall: 8
Assists:Brian Grecu: 5
Bryce Leveille: 5
Points: Brian Grecu: 16
Keifer Hall: 12
Goalie: Cody Strapic: 0.79 save percentage
Ben Lupu: 3 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Chesaning: 2 Record: 1-5 (1-3)
Away: Ovid-Elsie: 3 Record: 5-2 (4-1)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
7.00 Keifer Hall Blade Thornton OE
13.00 Phil Ching X OE
30.00 Brandon Aldridge X Ches
39.00 Brian Grecu Phil Ching OE
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
3.00 Christian Shubert Brandon Darling Ches
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapic 11 saves on 13 shots OE
Chesaning 16 saves on 19 shots Ches
A little on O.E.
We did a better job of passing tonight, it really helped to open things up
for our strikers.
Our counter attack was working well. We could have done a better job of
finishing tonight.
However, I was most happy to see our guys keep their cool in the second half
after allowing
an early goal to make it a one goal game. Also, being called for 22
penalties in a game when
you average less than six per game can also be trying. It was a great team
effort tonight and
Phil Ching helped tremendously in leading the charge. Chesaning is a good
team and
continues to improve. They have one of the best players in the league, in
Brandon Aldridge
and I was happy to get out of there with a win tonight.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Brian Grecu: 11
Keifer Hall: 8
Assists: Brian Grecu: 5
Bryce Leveille: 5
Points: Brian Grecu: 16
Keifer Hall: 12
Goalie: Cody Strapic: 0.79 save percentage
Ben Lupu: 3 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Ovid-Elsie: 3 Record: 4-2 (3-1)
Away: Ionia: 0 Record: 2-5
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
27.00 Brian Grecu Phi Ching OE
17.00 Maros Vavrovic Keifer Hall OE
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
36.00 Brian Grecu Brandon Darling OE
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapic 3 saves on 3 shots for OE
Ben Lupu 3 saves on 3 shots for OE
Jake O'Conner 22 saves on 25 shots for Ionia
A little on O.E.
It is always nice to get a win against a solid opponent as we did tonight.
However, we still
need to work in every game at getting better. We had glimpses of great play,
but we need to
continue to string passes together. Our entire defense did a fine job
tonight. It was a good
team win.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Brian Grecu: 10
Keifer Hall: 7
Assists:Brian Grecu: 5
Bryce Leveille: 5
Brandon Darling: 5
Points: Brian Grecu: 15
Keifer Hall: 9
Goalie: Ben Lupu: 0.78 save percentage
3 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Ovid-Elsie: 0 Record: 3-2 (3-1)
Away: Ithaca: 5 Record: 6-0 (4-0)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by:
11.00 Tyler Gross X
17.00 Zach Whipple Tyler Gross
25.00 Tyler Gross Jordan Most
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by:
6.00 Jordan Most Zach Whipple
12.00 Tyler Gross X
Goal keepers Saves:
Cody Strapic 13 saves on 18 shots OE
Ben Lupu OE
Chris Anderson 7 saves on 7 shots Ionia
A little on O.E.
It was said that Ithaca would probably be the class of the league this year
and they proved it.
We did not take advantage of early opportunities and Ithaca did, that was
the difference in the
game. They have several outstanding players, but they play really well as a
team. They were
more physical than us and took advantage of their opportunities.We need to
do a better job of
communicating on defense and passing accurately on offense and throughout
the midfield.
Cody Strapic did well for his first time in net and Bryce Leveille had an
outstanding game.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Brian Grecu: 8
Keifer Hall: 7
Assists: Brian Grecu: 5
Bryce Leveille: 5
Brandon Darling: 4
Points: Brian Grecu: 13
Keifer Hall: 9
Goalie: Ben Lupu: 0.76 save percentage
2 shut outs
TO THE NEWSPAPER
09 Boy's Varsity Soccer
Home: Swan Valley: 0 Record: 0-3
Away: Ovid-Elsie Record: 3-1 (3-0)
1st HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
12.00 Brian Grecu Phil Ching OE
25.00 Brian Grecu Matt Conley OE
39.00 Keifer Hall Brian Grecu OE
2nd HALF:
Time Goal by: Assist by: Team
5.00 Brian Grecu Bryce Leveille OE
11.00 Keifer Hall Brandon Darling OE
14.00 Phil Ching Brian Grecu OE
Goal keepers Saves:
Ben Lupu 2 saves on 2 shots OE
SV goal keeper 4 saves on 10 shots SV
A little on O.E.
I can't say that we played extremely well tonight. I am definitely happy
with the outcome,
but our passing and communication are going to have to improve if we intend
to compete
for the conference title. Cody Strapic came up big for us today on the
field, he was impressive
in his first ever game. Blade Thornton had an excellent night in defense
and Brian Grecu
once again stood out on the attack. The play of the game came from Phil
Ching, after Brian
made a great play to save the ball, Ching vollied a shot which the keeper
saved, headed the
rebound which again the keeper saved, vollied the rebound, which was blocked
in front of the net
by a defender and headed that rebound up and over everybody into the net.
All of which took place
in about three to four seconds, now that is how you stick with a play.
TEAM LEADERS:
Goals: Brian Grecu: 8
Keifer Hall: 7
Assists: Brian Grecu: 5
Bryce Leveille: 5
Brandon Darling: 4
Points: Brian Grecu: 13
Keifer Hall: 9
Goalie: Ben Lupu: 0.76 save percentage
2 shut outs
