Rescheduled / Added Matches

Boys B-Team - Rescheduled Match
Heathwood Hall JV @ Brookland-Cayce
Tuesday, April 15 - 5 pm

Boys Varsity - Added Match
Rock Hill @ Brookland-Cayce
Wednesday, April 30 - 7 pm

B-C Posts 1-2-1 Palmetto Cup Mark

Brookland-Cayce recorded a 1-2-1 overall mark in the 16th Annual Palmetto Cup March 26-29.

The Bearcats lost an emotional game to Class 2A #1 Bishop England 2-1 in the opener. B-C had a questionable goal called back, despite playing perhaps their best match of the year.

In the second match against Class 4A #15 Dutch Fork, the hangover of the BE match was too much as NSCAA All-American and USC signee Danny Cates willed the Silver Foxes to a 3-1 victory.

In a turn of fortunes on Friday, Brookland-Cayce played their most inspired match in the past two years as they denied Tennessee's Dobyns-Bennett a spot in the semifinals with a 1-1 draw. The match was reminiscent of past Bearcat Soccer glory as the team played with a passion not often displayed since the late 90s and early 2000s!

In the final match of the four-day tournament, B-C persevered to post a 2-1 victory over Kempsville of Virginia. The Bearcats, depleted by the loss of three starters and one additional serious injury in the match, managed to shuffle the lineup and pick up their first win in the prestigious Palmetto Cup since 2006.

Congratulations to Brazilian foreign-exchange student Eduardo Adam on his selection to the All-Tournament Team. Eduardo scored a goal in all four tourney matches!

Many nations come together on the field for Brookland-Cayce

3/26/08

Many nations come together on the field for Brookland-Cayce
Akilah Nelson, The State - MidlandsPreps.com

The face of Brookland-Cayce soccer is an international one.

“We have maybe eight kids on our roster that you probably think of as the typical American soccer player, but then we’ve also got this very diverse group,” coach Kevin Heise said.

The Bearcats roster boasts four foreign exchange students this year.

Tyll Weyer and Christoph Holzwarth are from Germany. Miljan Kaludjerovic is from Montenegro. Eduardo Adam is from Brazil. All four have started for the Bearcats (5-1).

“We usually get four or five transfer students at Brookland-Cayce every year, but this year they just happened to be four guys and all of them wanted to play soccer,” Heise said. “It’s never happened like that before that I can remember.”

Heise wasn’t worried about the exchange students forming a team within the team. The Bearcats were already a diverse group, with junior Kwabena Nkansah-Amankra, from Ghana, and another athlete from South America.

“I knew our guys would make these players feel comfortable,” he said. “They’ve just kind of fit right in.”

Adam said the Bearcats have been family to the exchange students and that all the athletes have eagerly shared their various cultures.

Having the common ground of soccer to start on made relating to one another much easier, he said. Then, the young men quickly found out they shared other interests.

“I’ve always liked hip hop, and a lot of my teammates listen to hip hop, too,” Adam said.

Chapin 4-1 B-C

Cayce, SC - Class 3A #3 Chapin steamrolled #6 B-C 4-1 at The Cage Thursday night before a great crowd in Cayce.

Brookland-Cayce struck first as a Josh Davis throw-in was touched by an Eagle defender and gave the Bearcats a short-lived 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute. Chapin answered with a goal just two minutes later off a follow-up on a failed punch-clear attempt and then drew a penalty kick in the 38th minute.

In the second half it was all Chapin as the Eagles struck for two quick strikes to open the stanza and push the advantage to 4-1.

The two teams will meet again at Cecil Woolbright Stadium on April 17.

The State Newspaper Feature - Eduardo Adam

By Akilah Nelson 3/19/2008Eduardo Adam has an agenda.

The Brazilian exchange student is hoping to use his junior season at Brookland-Cayce to help the Bearcats bring home a Class 3A title.

“When I leave here, I want to go back with a championship. I don’t want to go back, just say I scored a lot of goals but we didn’t win,” said Adam, who has tallied five goals.

Coach Kevin Heise saw Adam’s potential in the fall, when he played for the Congaree Rapids club team.

“Eduardo, or DuDu we call him, is a striker, and on this team, that’s what we’ve been lacking the past couple of years,” Heise said. “It was a shot in the arm to have him.”

As frequently as Adam scores, it is not his favorite part of the game.

“The best part is when the referee blows the whistle, the game is over and we won,” Adam said with a laugh. “Then I get to go celebrate with these teammates.”

That is important to him, because his teammates are the reason behind every one of Adam’s goals.

“I don’t score because I want people to notice me. I score so they can win, because I know they need me to score,” Adam said. “This is my only year here, but this is the last year for the seniors, so I want to help win a championship for them.”

“At home, high school soccer is not a big thing, but all year I’ve been here, everybody has been looking forward to our soccer season,” said Adam, who plays school and club soccer in his home of Parana, Brazil. “It’s really important, so I want to do well for them.”

Though Adam always had planned to study abroad, he wasn’t sure he would land at a school with a soccer program. Now he is contemplating a return to the U.S. to play college soccer.

“At first, I wasn’t sure how it would be, to be far away from my family for so long, but my host family has been very good to me. And B-C soccer, this family has been good, too,” Adam said.

Heise said if Adam wants to return to the U.S., Brookland-Cayce’s staff would try to help make it possible. Adam, he said, is a deserving young man.

“That’s one of the things with these exchange programs — they tend to get kids that are highly motivated,” said Heise, who has three other exchange students on his team. “DuDu, like the other guys, he’s a coach’s dream.”

Bearcats Rip Tigers 10-0

Bearcats dominant in rout of Swansea

Taylor Lewis records second consecutive hat-trick in 10-0 win

By Kyle Heise 3/19/2008

SWANSEA, SC - Brookland-Cayce opened Region 4-3A play with a resounding 10-0 victory at Swansea Tuesday evening.

Sophomore Taylor Lewis notched his second straight hat-trick while senior Chris Pinner and junior Cristoph Holzwarth added braces in the win. Other Bearacts finding the back of the net included: Josh Davis; Greg Stone; and Tyll Weyer.

The starting back line of seniors Brandon Boyd, Tim Duzan, and Robby Setzler, along with net-minder Chris Duzan combined for the Bearcats' fourth shutout in five contests. In fact, B-C has allowed only one goal in 410 minutes of action this spring for an average of 0.20 per match.

B-C (5-0, 1-0) will host Swansea (0-8, 0-1) on April 15 at The Cage. Brookland-Cayce owns a 4-0 lifetime mark vs. their Lexington County rivals.

Man of the Match: Tyll Weyer

B-Team Match Postponed

Pending the inclement weather this afternoon (3/19/08) the following soccer match is being postponed and will be rescheduled for April:

BOYS SOCCER
Heathwood Hall JV @ Brookland-Cayce B-Team, 6 pm.

There will be NO B-Team soccer practice for B-C today.

B-C 6:0 Blythewood

3/17/08
Brookland-Cayce 6-0 Blythewood
The Cage @ Cayce, SC

Goals: BC - Taylor Lewis 3, Christoph Holzwarth 2, Chris Pinner.
Assists: BC - Josh Davis 2, Jose Guzman 2, Eduardo Adam, Holzwarth, Tyll Weyer.
Shots: BC 23; B 3.
Saves: BC (Chris Duzan 1); B (Thomas Yarborough 8, Blake Kirven 4).
Corner Kicks: BC 5; B 1.
Offsides: BC 0; B 1.
Fouls: BC 8; B 10.
Halftime: BC 2-0 B.
Referees: Steve Darnell; Brian Miller.
Weather: Clear, 58 Degrees, Winds from the East.
Records: BC (4-0-0); B (3-4-1).

Man of the Match: Taylor Lewis

B-C Edges SA in Shootout

Bearcats outlast Thoroughbreds in epic prep battle

By Kyle Heise 3/13/2008

CAYCE, SC - Brookland-Cayce needed extra time to edge South Aiken Thursday night, but there were no "losers" in this match.

In a well played high school soccer match by both sides, B-C outlasted SA 2-1 at The Cage in the home opener for the Bearcats (3-0), which was decided via a penalty kick shootout that Brookland-Cayce captured 3-0.

South Aiken (3-3) got on the board first just five minutes from intermission when Jason Large heaved a throw-in to the back of the six-yard box where Andrew Hare rattled home the header off the crossbar for a 1-0 halftime lead. Both teams attempted three shots on goal in the first stanza.

B-C picked up the tempo in the second half and were rewarded in the 52nd minute when Eduardo Adam knocked in a cross from Cristoph Holzwarth to level the match at 1-1. Both teams sent opportunities close during the rest of regulation, but overtime was to be played.

After a scoreless 10 minutes ensued, B-C blanked South Aiken 3-0 during the shootout as Bearcats' goalkeeper Chris Duzan made saves on the first two attempts and the third SA try caromed off the crossbar as Holzwarth, Adam, and Robby Setzler all sent their tries into the back of the net for Brookland-Cayce.

South Aiken will entertain Silver Bluff (1-3) tomorrow night while B-C will host Blythewood (3-3-1) at The Cage on Monday.

3/13/08
Brookland-Cayce 2-1 (PK 3-0) South Aiken
The Cage @ Cayce, SC

Goals: (SA) Andrew Hare, 35:38; (BC) Eduardo Adam, 51:56; (BC) Cristoph Holzwarth, 90:00.
Assists: (SA) Jason Large; (BC) Holzwarth.
Shots: SA 6; BC 10.
Saves: (SA) Chad Christensen 2; (BC) Chris Duzan 2.
Corner Kicks: SA 6; BC 4.
Offsides: SA 1; BC 2.
Fouls: SA 19; BC 11.
Cautions: (SA) Large, 64:10; (BC) Jose Guzman, 82:54.
Halftime: SA 1-0 BC.
Weather: Clear, 70 Degrees.
Officials: Kevin Stanley (R); Alan Correa (AR); Jason Kent (AR).

Men of the Match: Bearcats Backline & GK: Brandon Boyd, Chris Duzan, Tim Duzan, Robby Setzler, Greg Stone

B-Team Practice Clarification

There will be NO B-Team practice today.

B-Team will resume tomorrow at 4:15 pm at Granby.

South Aiken Match

Bearcat Soccer Fans: Please come and support our boys in their home opener versus Class 4A #13 South Aiken Thursday, March 13 at The Cage at 7:30 p.m.

This should be a classic high school soccer match and we're hoping for a great crowd. Please do your part if you can!

BEARCAT PRIDE!!!

Happy Birthday Coach Schroer

Coach Schroer turns 24 today, March 11th!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

This is something Coach Schroer would eat! Typical :-)

Duzan Earns Chick-Fil-A Scholarship

Congratulations to senior captain Tim Duzan on his winning a Chick-Fil-A Scholarship worth $1,000. Tim will be honored at a banquet at Seawell's in Columbia along with just 11 other recipients on Thursday, April 3. State Superintendent Jim Rex will be the keynote speaker at the banquet.

Youth Soccer Night @ The Cage

YOUTH SOCCER NIGHT AT THE CAGE

The Brookland-Cayce High School boys Varsity soccer team would like to invite you to The Cage on Thursday, March 13 for Youth Soccer Night. Any boys or girls ages 12 and under will be admitted free of charge if wearing their youth soccer jersey.

Class 3A #8 Brookland-Cayce will host Class 4A #13 South Aiken at 7:30 p.m. at The Cage on the campus of Brookland-Cayce HS (1300 State Street, Cayce, 29033).

3/10/08
C.F. Bolden Stadium
Columbia, SC

#8 Brookland-Cayce used an efficient attack throughout the match to down Columbia 3A rival #15 A.C. Flora, 4-0 at Bolden Stadium. The Bearcats raced to a flurry of shots in the matches opening minutes before the turning point in the game occurred. Sophomore goalkeeper Chris Duzan was cautioned in the 15th minute after a questionable penalty kick was awarded to the Falcons and was sent off. Replacing the B-C #1 in goal was junior athlete Rico Jackson, who had never played in the goal prior. Jackson was equal to the task as he dove to his left to stop a Chris Muthig penalty and covered the ensuing carom. The huge emotional lift fueled the Bearcats resolve as Brookland-Cayce scored twice in the next four minute span.

In the 17' junior Brazilian exchange student Eduardo Adam finished a brilliant buildup by seniors Jose Guzman and Chris Pinner to open the scoring and Guzman would add another goal at the 19' mark. In the second half Guzman would seal the game in the 45' on a follow up scramble off a Robby Setzler strike that somehow did not get netted. Senior midfielder Brodie Wall, who played perhaps his best game ever for the Maroon & Black, finished the match off with a terrific goal in the 47th minute.

A.C. Flora 0-4 Brookland-Cayce
Goals: BC - Brodie Wall 2, Eduardo Adam, Jose Guzman.
Assists: BC - Cristoph Holzwarth 3, Guzman, Chris Pinner, Robby Setzler, Tyll Weyer.
Saves: BC - Chris Duzan 3, Rico Jackson 2; ACF - Max McEachern 10.
Shots: BC - 24; ACF - 6.
Fouls: BC - 13; ACF - 12.
Corner Kicks: BC - 6; ACF - 0.
Offsides: BC - 2; ACF - 1.
Cautions: BC - 2, C. Duzan, Josh Davis; ACF - 1, Chris Muthig.
Halftime: BC 2-0 ACF.
Weather: Clear, 65 Degrees.
Records: BC (2-0); ACF (0-4).

Officials: Alan Schectman, Rick Coker, Jeffrey Storey

Man of the Match: Brodie Wall

JV Score: BC 3:1 ACF

Directions to Bolden Stadium - A.C. Flora

A.C. Flora - Bolden Stadium
Take Taylor Street through downtown Columbia. At Providence Hospital, take a left on to Two Notch Road. Continue on Two Notch Road until you get to Germany Street. Take a left on Germany Street and Bolden Stadium is behind W.A. Perry Middle School.

Friday, March 7

Brookland-Cayce Bearcats Soccer - March 7 (Friday) Schedule

Varsity - Weight Room, 5 p.m. / Practice on Sunday at 3 p.m. at The Cage (GK Training at 2 p.m.)

JV - Off Day / Practice on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Granby (GK Training at 2 p.m. at The Cage)

B-Team - Indoor @ Granby, 4:15 p.m.

Rescheduled Matches

Rescheduled boys soccer games from Tuesday, March 4:

VARSITY
Brookland-Cayce @ Aiken
Monday, April 21 - 7:30 pm

JUNIOR VARSITY
Brookland-Cayce @ Aiken JV
Monday, April 21 - 6:00 pm

B-TEAM
Brookland-Cayce @ Mid-Carolina JV
Wednesday, April 16 - 6:30 pm

Host a Foreign Exchange Student for 2008-2009

If you are interested in hosting a foreign exchange student for the 2008-2009 school year, please contact Coach Heise at kevin@scsoccer.com for more information on this unique cultural opportunity.

B-Team @ Batesburg-Leesville, 3/5/08

The B-Team will depart from BCHS at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5. All players should be in the locker room by 3:45 p.m. to receive match gear. The team will wear their all BLACK strip on Wednesday at Batesburg-Leesville. Kickoff is at 6 p.m.

MidlandsPreps.com - TheState.com

Keep up with the Bearcats online at midlandspreps.com. This is a service of TheState.com and offers articles and statistics of high school sports in the Midlands.

Tuesday, March 4 Announcement

Brookland-Cayce boys soccer games scheduled for Tuesday, March 4 are postponed.

VARSITY
Brookland-Cayce @ Aiken, 7 pm

JUNIOR VARSITY
Brookland-Cayce @ Aiken, 5:30 pm

B-TEAM
Brookland-Cayce @ Mid-Carolina, 6:30 pm

The games are to be rescheduled for later in the spring.

We will observe the following schedule for Tuesday, March 4:

Varsity @ Vella's for UEFA Champions League match - immediately after school

JV @ Granby - Indoor Soccer, 5:30-7:00 pm

B-Team @ Granby - Indoor Soccer, 4:15-5:30 pm

B-C Blanks Gilbert in Opener

March 3, 2008
Brookland-Cayce 6-0 Gilbert Leonard Price Field @ Tomahawk Stadium Gilbert, SC

Goals: (BC) Eduardo Adam 4, Jose Guzman 2.
Assists: (BC) Christoph Holzwarth 2, Rico Jackson 2, Guzman, Chris Pinner.
Saves: (BC) Chris Duzan 0; (G) Christian Lardizabal 15.
Shots: (BC) 44; (G) 2.
Corner Kicks: (BC) 13; (G) 0.
Fouls: (BC) 10; (G) 6.
Cautions: (BC) Robby Setzler, 32:00.
Halftime: BC 3-0 Gilbert.
Officials: Steve Darnell; Marion Shull.
Weather: Clear, 65 Degrees, Breezy.
Records: BC (1-0); G (2-2).

Officials: Steve Darnell & Marion Shull

Scoring Sequence:
6:26 - Adam from Holzwarth, BC 1-0
12:16 - Adam from Holzwarth, BC 2-0
35:34 - Guzman from Jackson, BC 3-0
43:49 - Adam from Jackson, BC 4-0
62:36 - Adam from Guzman, BC 5-0
65:40 - Guzman from Pinner, BC 6-0

Man of the Match: Eduardo Adam

JV Score: B-C 5:2 Gilbert

Bearcats JV Kickoff Classic

Cayce, SC -- Brookland-Cayce hosted the 9th Annual Bearcats JV Kickoff Classic February 29-March 1 at The Cage. Class 4A Lexington captured the tournament title for the second consecutive year with a 1-0 penalty kick shootout decision over Spring Valley in the final.

The Bearcats JV team posted a 2-1 tourney mark, good for Third Place. B-C downed Heathwood Hall (4-1), lost to the eventual champion Wildcats (2-0), and defeated Region 4-3A rival Chapin 1-0 in the 3rd Place match.

Bearcats JV Kickoff Classic History
2008 - Lexington (C), Spring Valley (RU)
2007 - Lexington (C), Brookland-Cayce (RU)
2006 - Brookland-Cayce (C), Spring Valley (RU)
2005 - Spring Valley (C), Brookland-Cayce (RU)
2004 - Ridge View (C), Airport (RU)
2003 - Lexington (C), Ridge View (RU)
2002 - Brookland-Cayce (C), A.C. Flora (RU)
2001 - N/A
2000 - Brookland-Cayce (Co-C), Cardinal Newman (Co-C)
1999 - Cardinal Newman (C), Brookland-Cayce (RU)