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.

Brett Martin - Goal of the Month for September

Brett won the goal of the month for September 2009 (11 votes) for his goal against the Kickers.

Brett's goal from distance was the runaway winner for the month with well over double the votes of any other goal.
Other players receiving votes were:

Brett - 1st Goal State Cup (4 votes)
Brett - 2nd Goal State Cup (4 votes)
Kerby - goal Bethesda (4 votes)
Wes - goal SOCA (4 votes)
Ben - goal SOCA (4 votes)
Wes - game winner State Cup (2 votes)
Wes - free kick goal Strikers (1 vote)

Congratulations to all the goal scorers. Look back soon for the Goals of the Month for October. (Goals for August will also be posted soon)

Rush Nike - 1 Williamsburg Legacy - 0

On a windy but warm and sunny morning, the Nike Boys took to the pitch for their last VCCL home game of the Fall 2009 season. The opponent was the Williamsburg Legacy. The wind was a definite factor today for the team going into the teeth of it. The Legacy had the wind in the first half and made the most of it by sending two shots on goal that bounced off of the crossbar. The Nike Boys tried to mount an attack but the wind battering the ball in the air. The first half ended 0-0.
The Nike Boys had the wind in the second half but it was not a factor in the game winning goal. In the 48th minute, the ball fell to Brett who settled it and sent a strike low and hard into the left corner of the Legacy goal.

Nike Boys 1 - Legacy 0. Some good defense by the Nike Boys the rest of the way sealed an important win. One game to go in the VCCL 2009 Fall season. A make up game against Roanoke.

MIKE - THE BALL BOY!

This video is to honor the unsung hero. Those individuals that toil in the shadows without notice but without whom things would not get done. Sure the goal scorer gets the cheers, the keeper hears the roar of the crowd when he makes a great save and we all hear the collective appreciation for a great run or hard tackle. But where would they be without the ball...and the Ball Boy!

A tribute to the guy who makes things go...Mike - The Ball Boy!