First Presbyterian Christian Academy’s junior varsity soccer team traveled to Macon on Sept. 7 to compete in the B Team Showcase for the first time, and walked away the champions.
Their win marked the first time a newcomer to the tournament defeated all opponents and earned top honors.
The FPCA JV team, coached by Tom Sukaratana, faced the top three teams in Georgia.
Despite an obvious size difference between FPCA and their competitors, the academy’s JV team proved bigger does not always mean better.
In their first match against Mount DeSales, FPCA won 2-1. The players from Mount DeSales was unable to keep up with the phenomenal speed of ninth-grade forward Colin Williams. Assisted by powerhouse kicker Kristian Eby and Stanford Graham, Williams found the back of the net twice before anyone could stop him.
The second match of the day was against the Stratford Academy. The younger FPCA players from the sixth grade provided a telling glimpse of the years ahead for the academy’s JV and varsity soccer. With fast legs and quick thinking, sixth grader Stanford Graham assisted Williams with a goal and also drew a penalty kick when he was fouled in the box.
Brandon Standard, ninth grade, scored the goal with the penalty kick.
Sixth grader Tyler Causer maneuvered around the ninth-grade defenders and assisted Williams for the third goal in the 3-1 win.
Clark Sukaratana, also a sixth grader, was ruthless in his ability to confuse more veteran players on the opposing team with his ball-handling techniques. The defense of sixth grader Ricky Gilliard backed up by watchful teammates Kristian Eby and eighth grader Austin Buchs made it nearly impossible for the Stratford team to get around.
Under the coaching of Sukaratana, the nine sixth graders on the FPCA team are expected to be a fearsome team in coming years.
In the championship game against First Presbyterian Day School, FPCA faced its toughest match of the day. With the returning champions having 12 ninth-grade players and no sixth graders, the size difference appeared comical. In this final game, spectators saw practice and teamwork pay off when FPCA consistently shut down their opponents’ attempts to score.
With precise set plays, the team was able to score twice in the 2-1 win.
This is FPCA’s first year with a B team in soccer and with starting sixth graders on the squad. First Presbyterian Day School hosted the event.
Their win marked the first time a newcomer to the tournament defeated all opponents and earned top honors.
The FPCA JV team, coached by Tom Sukaratana, faced the top three teams in Georgia.
Despite an obvious size difference between FPCA and their competitors, the academy’s JV team proved bigger does not always mean better.
In their first match against Mount DeSales, FPCA won 2-1. The players from Mount DeSales was unable to keep up with the phenomenal speed of ninth-grade forward Colin Williams. Assisted by powerhouse kicker Kristian Eby and Stanford Graham, Williams found the back of the net twice before anyone could stop him.
The second match of the day was against the Stratford Academy. The younger FPCA players from the sixth grade provided a telling glimpse of the years ahead for the academy’s JV and varsity soccer. With fast legs and quick thinking, sixth grader Stanford Graham assisted Williams with a goal and also drew a penalty kick when he was fouled in the box.
Brandon Standard, ninth grade, scored the goal with the penalty kick.
Sixth grader Tyler Causer maneuvered around the ninth-grade defenders and assisted Williams for the third goal in the 3-1 win.
Clark Sukaratana, also a sixth grader, was ruthless in his ability to confuse more veteran players on the opposing team with his ball-handling techniques. The defense of sixth grader Ricky Gilliard backed up by watchful teammates Kristian Eby and eighth grader Austin Buchs made it nearly impossible for the Stratford team to get around.
Under the coaching of Sukaratana, the nine sixth graders on the FPCA team are expected to be a fearsome team in coming years.
In the championship game against First Presbyterian Day School, FPCA faced its toughest match of the day. With the returning champions having 12 ninth-grade players and no sixth graders, the size difference appeared comical. In this final game, spectators saw practice and teamwork pay off when FPCA consistently shut down their opponents’ attempts to score.
With precise set plays, the team was able to score twice in the 2-1 win.
This is FPCA’s first year with a B team in soccer and with starting sixth graders on the squad. First Presbyterian Day School hosted the event.