A little bit short!

All of you know that Wes set a challenge of scoring 10 goals in the VCCL this season. He even said he would shave his head if he did not get the 10 goals. Well Wes fell a little bit short of 10 goals...and now his hair is a little bit short too!

Be sure to rub his head before the Atlantic Cup games for good luck!

Goal of the Month - November 2009

We played one game in the month of November and we scored one goal in that game. No need for a poll this month. The goal of the month for November 2009 is Nick's header off the free kick against Roanoke that gave the Nike Boys a tie and a 4-2-1 VCCL season.

Congratulations Nick on the November Goal of the Month!

Goal of the Month - October 2009

The goal of the month for October was a very close decision. There were nine goals scored in October by eight different players. Two of the goals were game winners in 1-0 wins (Wes against FC Richmond and Brett against the Legacy). The best dead ball play all year in your Blogmaster's opinion was Josh's free kick against Reston in the State Cup. David Beckham could not have bent that one any better. The votes are in and Wes's game winner against FC Richmond edged Josh's free kick by one vote. Here it is once more.

Congratulations Wes on the October 2009 Goal of the Month!

Goal of the Month - August 2009

August was a short month for the Nike Boys with the only games coming in the Sun Cup. We had three goals in August. Goals scorers were Kerby, Wes and Colby. The votes are in and this month it was unanimous. All seven votes were cast for Wes's chip of the keeper in the second game of the Sun Cup. This is a really pretty goal.

Congratulations to Wes for the August Goal of the Month!

Rush Nike 1 - Roanoke 1

On a bright and sunny late November day the Nike Boys took to a muddy and slippery pitch to make up the game with Roanoke. The Roanoke team came out hard and fast. When a free kick was awarded the Roanoke team in the 3rd minute of the game, they sent a ball into the box and past Lally for the first score of the game. Roanoke 1 Nike Boys 0. The Nike Boys got on the score sheet in the 2oth minute when Josh sent a corner kick into the box and found Nick unmarked. Nick headed the ball into the upper right corner of the goal. Nike Boys 1 - Roanoke 1.

The half ended 1-1 and the game ended 1-1. The Nike Boys mounted a furious assault on the Roanoke goal looking for the game winner but it was not meant to be on this day. The Roanoke team played hard and hung in to split the points with the Nike Boys.
This was the final VCCL game of the 2009 Fall season. The Nike Boys had their best showing ever with a record of 4-2-1. It has been an exciting season with some incredible highs (Kickers, Strikers, Sterling FC & Legacy) and some frustrating losses (SOCA, Reston and of course the despised BeachFC).
Congratulations to the U-15 Nike Boys and Coach Warham for a great VCCL season!

Goal of the Month - October 2009

October was a little bit of an up and down month for the Nike Boys. Even so there were some impressive goals in October. We started the month with a State Cup game against Reston. A great free kick by Josh and a hard working goal from Colby. Next we spent Columbus day weekend at Lake Taylor High School. Connor and Kerby got us off to a good start with two goals against SOCA and a bit of pay back for the loss up at their fields. We had Ethan as a guest player for the tournament and he came through with a nice strike against Herndon. Nick hit the back of the net for the first time this season in a hard fought game with the highly ranked team. Ethan added a second tournament goal against PWSI and the Nike Boys changed their focus to the remainder of the VCCL season. Wes got the game winner on a beautiful strike against FC Richmond. Brett followed up with a game winner of his own the next week to give the Nike Boys a 1-0 win over the Legacy. I told you about them...now watch them for yourself!

Some great goals and back to back VCCL wins to take us into November. Vote for your favorite goal in the poll to your right. Remember you can vote for more than one goal but only vote for each goal once.

Goals of the Month - August 2009

We are going a bit retrospective here. I did not think to post a compilation of goals every month until September. We had three goals in a short playing schedule in August 2009. I wanted to give those players and their goals their time of the Blog. Kerby, Wes and Colby are our goal scorers for August.

Remember to vote for your favorite goal on the poll to the right. You can vote for more than one goal but please do not vote for the same goal multiple times. Good luck to the goal scorers.