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Coosa High School Soccer |
Coosa High School Soccer,
The First Four Years
The Soccer program at
Coosa High School came into existance in 1988/89 and
was coeducational and played in the boys division.Randy
Vice was chosen as the Eagles first and only (Boys) head coach. The Eagles
first game was against Calhoun at Calhoun. The final score was 2-1 in favor of
the veteran Calhoun squad. Vernon Browning scored the first goal in Coosa
history. Sophomore Aaron Vaughan, not eligible until the third game, scored 14
goals that season, a season scoring record which stood until 1998 when it was
tied by Raphael Rodrigues. Stopper Marco Galvan
broke the record once again in 1999 by netting 16. Defender John
Kendrick, Dan Wlodkowski, Aaron Vaughan, and Vernon
Browning all made all area that year. The club record was 3-6-1 that year which
exceeded the expectations of most of the school. The 1989 Squad featured
Coosa’s first international player, Thomas Larsen, from Denmark, who had a
great season and helped legitimize the new team.
1989/90 brought about the
first home games for the Eagles. The team played behind Coosa Middle school.
Glen Garcia led all Coosa scorers that year while Donald Bing made
All-Tournament and All-Area as a goalkeeper. Garcia, Vaughn, and Kendrick also
made All-Area. Amy Wlodkowski started at Fullback for
the Eagles becoming the first girl in the Rome area to start on a boys team.
The record for 1989/90 was 5-5-3.
1990/91 was dominated by
Ties and upsets, the record was 4-4-4 with three 2-1 losses. Rodrigo Casanga, John Kendrick, and Andres Jimenez made All-area.
1991/92 was the greatest
season in Coosa History (Boys)...The team finished 9-3 with one of the losses
coming in the state playoffs to AAAA Mchechern, 2-1
in overtime. John Kendrick, Matt Bryant, Andres Jimenez, Ricardo Pioli, Beaver Packer, and Eric Browning all made All-Area.
Many of the players on this team had played as freshmen on the inaugural team..
They were: Eric Browning, Jason Lee, Matt Bryant, Stephen Frame, John Kendrick,
Beaver Packer, and Andres Jimenez. Roger Dewey was the Assistant Coach and Head
J.V. Coach and contributed greatly to the success of the team.
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1998 COOSA HIGH SCHOOL BOY'S SOCCER |
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