Soccer Banquet

Tonight was our farewell to the 2021 soccer season. Evan and Keagan were honored for making the All District Team and for earning varsity letters. Even as a center back, Evan had a goal and two assists.

Keagan was also chosen by his teammates to be the MVP. He had six goals and six assists. 

Our season did not go as well as we had hoped, but we are so very thankful that we got to play. This year will always be more meaningful than the years we won district and regionals because I got to watch the boys play together. 

We are losing nine seniors. Nine! Next year will be rough as we try to rebuild, but maybe by Keagan’s senior year we will have the numbers and talent again to make it back to regionals. 

These two plan to spend their summer at ID camps. Summer vacation includes camps in TN, AL, and KY. 

Next week Keagan will attend travel team tryouts. We are crossing our fingers that his knee is healthy by Thursday.

The Game in Pics

Wednesday night’s make-up game was a win! We had a final score of 3-0, but we had 10-12 shots that were just wide or just slightly above the crossbar. The score doesn’t indicate we had a strong offensive push, but we did. We dominated. 

(I cleaned out Evan’s soccer bag on Saturday. I found these shoes wrapped in tape. He told me they were his practice cleats, but I see in this picture he’s wearing the shoes that are ripped and taped back together in a game. A.GAME. I guess he plans to wear them until they disinigrate.)

Evan had a tremendous save in the box when the goalie came out too far and got caught too high. He saved the goal with his leg.

Keagan had a corner kick that fell right in front of Evan. Evan attempted a header; our photographer captured it here. However, the ball fell slightly wide. 

Tuesday night we are on the road. These games are the highlights of my week. I’m soaking it all up as much as I can. 

District Win #2

Tonight was our district win #2. We won with 25 minutes left to play due to the mercy rule score of 9-0. 

Evan had the final assist that ended the game, and his defensive line had a shut out. Here’s a video I found from Friday night’s game of his clearing a ball from a corner throw-in.  

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RbDCIllRbw4&feature=youtu.be

Keagan had two assists and the eighth goal. Here’s his first assist. 

It started raining, and it was all I could do to keep my umbrella up, much less record anything. If we can keep the rain at bay, we play again tomorrow. My two boys participated in four of tonight’s goals. That’s basically half. Half of the team’s goals. 

These are the best days!