Varsity Washed Out at CSC

The Brookland-Cayce Varsity boys soccer team was washed out of their opening weekend at the Carolina Soccer Classic February 22-24 due to inclement weather on Thursday/Friday. The soccer fields at the Patriots Point Soccer Complex were deemed unplayable by the Mount Pleasant Recreational Department and no contingency plan to play the matches was implemented.

The Varsity team adapted to the change and visited historic downtown Charleston for several hours on Saturday and then watched a multitude of college games hosted by the College of Charleston at their Patriot's Point CofC Stadium.

The Bearcats were able to visit with alumns Troy Lesesne (2001 - CofC Asst. Head Coach); Christian Patton (2006 - CofC Women's Player); Cally Baxley (CofC Cheerleader); and JC Gypin (2007 - Limestone College goalkeeper).

The Varsity squad enjoyed a quality meal at Zeus Grill & Seafood Restaurant followed by an ice-cream treat at Baskin-Robbins.

The Bearcats will attempt to add two regular season matches to make-up the matches missed in the preseason tournament.

B-Team Have Success at Tourney

Columbia -- The Brookland-Cayce B-Team registered a 1-2-1 mark at the inaugural Warrior Invitational hosted by E.L. Wright Middle School this past weekend.

The Bearcats drew with White Knoll's B-Team (1-1) and lost to Summit Parkway (0-3) on Friday and dropped a decision to E.L. Wright (1-2) before besting WK in overtime, 2-1 on Saturday afternoon. The "B's" will return to action on Wednesday, February 27 with their final scrimmage versus Dreher at 6:00 p.m. at The Cage.

Congratulations to Coach Christopher Hooker's charge for a positive start to the 2008 campaign!

Website Hacked

The Bearcats Soccer website at www.scsoccer.com/bcsoccer was victim to a hacker's ploy this past weekend and the company in New Jersey that hosts the site is working to repair the website. However, they are having to use older files and much of the updated information has been temporarily removed. I will work to correct this as soon as possible.

B-C Assists USC with C.A.P.S. Clinic

Special thanks to the USC Men's Soccer program and head coach Mark Berson, assistant coaches Bert Molinary and Mike Babst on allowing the B-C boys to assist with their annual C.A.P.S. Clinic Sunday, February 17 at the USC Indoor Facility. The clinic serves a fund-raiser for Children's Chance which helps families affected by pediatric cancer.

After joining the USC men in forming a human tunnel for Zig the Pig (the official mascot of Children's Chance) to enter the fieldhouse, the Bearcat soccer players along with Carolina's players worked with the young players on soccer skills.

Also, 1989 Bearcat soccer alum Jim Koutrakos was interviewed for the article as his five-year old son Phillip was participating in the clinic. The report from Jim is that he was extremely sore from the Alumni game on Saturday! :-)

The State Newspaper - Bertram Rantin

Children's Chance

B-C Alumni Thrash Varsity 8-2

B-C Alumni 8-2 Varsity

Bearcats Erupt to Down Wolves

Lexington - Brookland-Cayce used four second half goals to defeat White Knoll 5-1 at the Wolf Den on a cold and windy Wednesday night.

White Knoll 1-5 Brookland-Cayce
Halftime: WK 1-1 BC.
Goals: (WK) #16 25'. (BC) C. Holzwarth 19', T. Lewis 44', B. Wall 46', E. Adam 53', B. Wall 55'.
Assists: (WK) #17. (BC) C. Pinner 2, E. Adam, B. Boyd, J. Davis, C. Holzwarth, T. Lewis, R. Setzler, T. Weyer.
Shots: (WK) 7; (BC) 18.
Saves: (WK) 9; (BC) C. Duzan 4.
Corner Kicks: (WK) 2; (BC) 8.
Offsides: (WK) 2; (BC) 1.
Fouls: (WK) 4; (BC) 8.
Cautions: (WK) none; (BC) T. Weyer 36', J. Davis 62'.
Ejections: none.
Weather: 52 Degrees @ Start and 41 Degrees @ End. Cold. Windy.
B-C Man of the Match: Tyll Weyer

B-Team Tournament @ E.L. Wright Middle School

The B-Team will compete in the Warrior Invitational at E.L. Wright Middle School February 22-23. The team will bus to ELWMS on Friday via Lexington Two district bus and driver, but Saturday transportation will rely on a team carpool.

Each player will need to pay $5 for Chick-Fil-A box lunches in between games. We have ordered 24 box lunches for Saturday's lunch. Each player will also receive a tournament t-shirt for participating.

Fans attending need to note that there will be a $5 tournament fee per day.

Friday, February 22
3:40 pm - Meet at BCHS
4:00 pm - Depart for ELWMS via District Bus & Driver
5:00 pm - vs. White Knoll B-Team
7:15 pm - vs. Summit Parkway MS

Saturday, February 23
9:00 am - Be at ELWMS (transportation on your own)
10:00 am - vs. E.L. Wright MS
TBA pm - Consolation / Championship

This should be an excellent opportunity for our B-Team to grow as soccer players and as a team! Thanks to EL Wright MS coach Jamie Brindel for coordinating this tournament!

Mt. Pleasant Hotel - Carolina Soccer Classic

The Varsity boys team will be participating in the Carolina Soccer Classic, February 22-24 at Mount Pleasant, SC.

We will be staying at the Best Western Patriots Point.

Wildcats Outclaw Bearcats in Friendly

Cayce -- Lexington used a 7th minute goal by Reel Callison to edge Brookland-Cayce 1-0 at The Cage in a preseason friendly Saturday afternoon.

Halftime: BC 0-1 L.
Goals: (L) Reel Callison 7'.
Assists: (L) #11.
Saves: (BC) Chris Duzan 7; (L) Tanner Osborne/Tripp Roberson/tba 5.
Shots: (BC) 10; (L) 12.
Corner Kicks: (BC) 4; (L) 3.
Offsides: (BC) 1; (L) 2.
Fouls: (BC) 11; (L) 5.
Cautions: (BC) Eduardo Adam 19', Greg Stone 78'; (L) Andrew Chavarria 43'.
Ejections: (L) Chavarria 43'.
Weather: 70 Degrees, Clear, Windy.
B-C Man of the Match: Tyll Weyer

Bearcats Start Preseason With Victory

Columbia -- Class 3A #8 Brookland-Cayce downed defending Class 4A State Champion and current #1 Spring Valley 2-1 in the preseason opener for both sides.

The Vikings struck first in the 30th minute, but the Bearcats responded on the ensuing kickoff as German exchange student Christoph Holzwarth took pass from senior Brodie Wall and beat a defender then sliced a perfect pass to Brazilian exchange student Eduardo Adam, who shook off two defenders to slot home the equalizer.

In the second half, B-C tallied the winner in the 56th minute as senior Tim Duzan took a free-kick restart and drilled a dipping shot at the SV keeper who could only body-down the wicked strike. The rebound was coolly finished by sophomore talisman Taylor Lewis. Brookland-Cayce held off a furious Spring Valley rally and sophomore goalkeeper Chris Duzan made several point-blank saves to preserve the upset victory.

Goals: #8 (SV), 30; Adam (B-C), 30; Lewis (B-C), 56
Assists: Sean Flynn (SV); Christoph Holzwarth (B-C), Tim Duzan (B-C)

Halftime: SV 1:1 B-C
Shots: SV 17:7 B-C
Saves: SV 3:8 B-C (C. Duzan)
Corner Kicks: SV 10:2 B-C
Offsides: SV 0:2 B-C
Fouls: SV 11:12 B-C
Cautions: none
B-C Man of the Match: Chris Duzan

B-Team Practice Canceled

PLEASE ANNOUNCE: Due to the threat of severe weather forecast for this afternoon B-Team boys soccer practice is canceled for today, Wednesday February 6th.

Practice will resume tomorrow at 4:15 p.m. at Granby Education Center.

VB - Spring Valley Scrimmage Rescheduled

Due to a forecast of rain on Wednesday, February 6 Spring Valley has asked to move the scrimmage to Thursday, February 7 at SVHS at 7:00 p.m.

Please note this change in the schedule.

The bus will leave at 5:20 pm on Thursday from BCHS.

Please also note that Spring Valley HS will be holding Open House that night and parking will be at a premium. You should plan to park in the parking lot across from Lowe's/Wal-Mart per SVHS.

Maroon & Black Games Recap

Saturday, February 2nd issued in the first opportunity for many to view the 2008 edition of the Bearcats Soccer program and the B-C players did not disappoint as the teams competed in intra-squad scrimmages played in nearly superb weather at The Cage!

Special thanks to Lisa Simmons and her committee of volunteers that coordinated the event! The organization, cooking, planning, etc. was excellent!

As tradition holds, steak dinners were served to the winners while the losers settled for hot dogs. Chicken dinners were also available for parents/supporters. Special thanks to the following for their donations and contributions to our event: Columbia Farms, Grecian Gardens, Steve Cohen & Home Concepts Too Handyman Services, Stumpy's Sweets, and Neil Roepke.

Varsity Boys Winners: Maroon (7-4)
JV Boys Winners: Maroon (5-4)

Thanks to Steve Duzan for taking these pictures at the event:

Maroon & Black

Thanks to Bem Rivers for taking these pictures at the event:

Boys Soccer

Girls Soccer