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2006 Fairhope Middle School

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Friday 3/31/6

The FMS boys brought their season to a disappointing finish with a 2-0 loss to Foley in the finals of the county tournament. The boys played their hearts out, and possessed the ball about 2/3 of the game. They strung passes together several times in the first half with several penetrations against the quick back line of Foley, but were unable to put one away. Foley scored in the 23rd minute of the first half with a put-back off a direct kick to take a 1-0 lead into the half. The second half saw just about constant pressure on the Foley end, but again, the boys couldn't get a finis.  With the boys pressing ahead in the 45th minute, a Foley player in behind the back line took a ball right and beat the keeper to the far post.

Heartbreaking loss for the boys after outplaying their opponent and feeling like every call went against them, but balls in the net are all that matter. Despite their disappointment the boys showed class and character in congratulating Foley on their achievement.

The boys finish their season 14-1 (best record in Baldwin and Mobile counties) with 45 goals scored and only 6 allowed.  Chad Dolan, Mike Keyser and Bobby Douglass were named to the all-tournament team for their exceptional control of the game tempo and ball possession and distribution in both tournament games.

Thursday 3/30/6

The Fairhope Middle School boys moved on to the finals of the County Tournament with a 5-0 semi-final win over Daphne at Robertsdale Stadium. The Pirates jumped on the Trojans quickly, intercepting the opening touch and launching Dalton Morgan on a dash to the net. Only a leaping save by the Daphne keeper prevented the goal with less than 30 seconds gone in the game.  The pressure continued and Morgan came up with another nice rush and tucked it in the far post at the 4:45 mark. Chad Dolan was in on the keeper at the 9:20 mark and finished a bobbled save for the 2-0 lead. Morgan followed with his second goal of the night at 12:50, and Parker Williams tallied a goal at 14:07 for the halftime lead at 4-0.

Subs took over the attack for the balance of the first half and most of the second half playing aggressively and consistently shutting down the Daphne attack. The scoring was completed with Dalton Morgan collecting his second hat trick of the season with a penalty kick after being taken down in the box at the 10:00 mark of the second half.

David Bernasconi and Nate Vosicky combined for the team's 11th shutout of the season. The boys, now 14-0, face Foley in the tournament finals on Friday at 6pm at Robertsdale Stadium.
 

Tuesday 3/28/6

County Champs!  The FMS boys completed the regular season Tuesday night with a 2-0 win over Foley. The win leaves the boys 13-0 on the season, in first place in the county standings, and the first seed for the upcoming county tournament.

The boys came out and played one of their strongest games of the season. They played the ball wide most of the afternoon and connected multiple combination plays up and down the field.  Bobby Douglass opened the scoring with a direct kick from 25 yards in the 11th minute. Twice more the boys strung together passes and got crosses in front of the goal, but were unable to finish. Ben Reynolds and Ben Studstill both had strong 1st halves on the outside midfield, making deep corner runs off distribution from Mike Keyser, Patrick Marsh and Bobby Douglass in the middle. In the second half, Dalton Morgan finished the scoring with a putback of a deflection by the Foley keeper on another free kick by Douglass.

DJ Ash and Chase Garnham both added strong games, filling in for injured players. The back line of Blakely Terral, Weston Payne and Chad Dolan shut the Foley attack down all afternoon. The Pirates outshot the Lions 13-7. Nate Vosicky had one save in recording the shutout for the Pirates.

On the season, the boys have recorded 10 shoutouts, scored 40 goals and allowed only 4. The boys next play in the Middle School Tournament semifinals at 5 PM on Thursday at Robertsdale Stadium against the winner of the Daphne-Central Baldwin game.

Monday 3/27/6

The Fairhope Middle School Girls defeated visiting St. Paul's 4-1 Monday evening in a cool, windy soccer match at Founder's Park. St. Paul's controlled the first five minutes of the match with the ball in Fairhope's defending third for much of the time. Fairhope gave up numerous corner kicks but was able to defeat each one.

Lanie Doyle started the scoring for FMS at the six minute mark of the first half. Doyle left-footed the ball in the net from 12 yards out after the ball was centered following a throw-in.

Fairhope kicked off to start the second half and promptly turned the ball over to a St. Paul's attacker who dribbled through the defense and scored. At the 12 minute mark of the second half Carly Murphy scored the winning goal from about six yards out. Fairhope's Erin Jennings then finished off the Saints, scoring two goals in two minutes. Her first came from the right side of the penalty area and her second was off a beautiful cross from Doyle just before the final whistle.

"Ninja Keeper" Alyssa Lasseter played very well in goal, stopping numerous shots from St. Paul's attackers.
 

Monday 3/27/6

The FMS boys rolled on to a 12-0 record with a 2-0 blanking of St Pauls at Founders Park on Monday. Consistent pressure and good possession in the midfield kept St Pauls on the defensive for most of the contest. The Pirates outshot the Saints 11-2, with one ball off the crossbar and another off the far post.

The Pirates opened the scoring with Jay Kasper putting away a cross from the left wing by Ben Studstill in the 10th minute. Bobby Douglass headed in a corner kick from Chad Dolan in the 15th minute to complete the scoring. Strong flank play by DJ Ash, Brandon Landau, Ben Studstill, and Ben Youngblood kept the St Pauls team spread and created space for the midfield to build the attack.

Dave Bernasconi and Nate Vosciky combined for the shutout in goal.

The boys travel to Foley on Tuesday for the last regular season game. The game is at 4:30 at the stadium in Foley. The Middle School tournament starts on Wednesday at Robertsdale.
 

Thursday 3/16/6

The FMS boys continued their drive to the playoffs with a 2-0 win over UMS at Sage Park on Thursday afternoon. UMS pressured the Pirates touch all afternoon, with the rough field conditions making it tough for Pirates to settle balls cleanly. Still, the boys did find plenty of space wide in the attacking third, and sent cross after cross through the UMS box. 

Chad Dolan netted the first goal in the 19th minute on an unassisted shot from 25 yards out.  Dolan, Mike Keyser and Bobby Douglass effectively controlled possession in the midfield, but the Pirates were unable to net another goal until the 49th minute, when Dalton Morgan turned a pretty cross in front of the UMS net, and Nick Fassanello drilled home the second score. 

David Bernasconi recorded yet another shutout, facing only one shot all afternoon. Ben Studstill, Ben Reynolds and Jay Kasper all had strong performances at outside midfield for the Pirates. The boys will be off until Monday March 27th at 5:30 when they face off with St Pauls at Founders Park.
 

Saturday 3/11/6

The Fairhope Middle School Boys romped to a 6-0 win over Central Baldwin Middle School Saturday morning in Orange Beach. Parker Williams opened the scoring in the first minute with a shot from deep in the right corner of the field that snuck in the back side of the net over the keeper's outstretched hands. Dalton Morgan followed shortly with his first goal of the morning.  Patrick Marsh finished the first half scoring just before the break with a penalty kick following a handball by Robertsdale. 

The second half started with Morgan continuing his scoring binge with a penetrating run and a shot in the left corner of the net. Trevor Forbess added a goal after some nice dribbling deep in the CBMS end put him in alone on the keeper. The final goal came on a quick restart of an indirect kick by Mike Keyser, feeding a wide open Dalton Morgan to complete his second hat trick of the season. Nate Vosciky recorded the shutout for the Pirates. Chad Dolan and Patrick Marsh added strong games which kept the Pirates in possession 75% of the game. The Pirates outshot the Bears 15-2. FMS (10-0) returns to action on Thursday at Sage Park against UMS at 4:30.
 

Thursday 3/9/6

The FMS boys were introduced to the bunker defense Thursday night in a game against Central Baldwin Middle School in Robertsdale. CBMS launched the opening kick into the Fairhope end and then retreated to their half of the field and played defense the rest of the night. 

Packing 11 players in front of the ball, CBMS frustrated the Pirate attack throughout the first half, turning away almost continuous pressure on the Robertsdale goal. The half ended with no score, but a confidence that the Pirates could find a hole in the CBMS defense in the 2nd half. 

Seven minutes into the 2nd half, Chad Dolan fought off several defenders, recovered from two trips and fed the ball wide to Ben Reynolds on the right wing. Reynolds drove the corner and hit a textbook cross to the back post where Dalton Morgan calmly headed home the game winner.  Less than 5 minutes later, Mike Keyser collected a ball about 30 yards out, beat several defenders off the dribble and then tucked a shot into the left side of the net, grazing the post on the way in. The Pirates continued to hold and move the ball as frustration set in for CBMS. 

The Pirates possessed the ball over 80% of the game, and allowed CBMS to possess the ball across midfield only three times the entire game. Keeper Dave Bernasconi never handled a ball the entire game. The undefeated Pirates (9-0) will be back in action against CBMS in Orange Beach on Saturday morning at 10 AM.
 

Monday 3/6/6

The Fairhope girls fought hard on Monday night versus the Daphne team. A handball in the box resulted in a perfect penalty kick by Maria Peters of the Daphne Trojans. The Fairhope defensive front was strong but not tough enough to handle a cross from the left side from Trojan Alexa Samry to Maria Peters who bulleted a shot into the net. Fairhope goal keeper Claire was able to fend off several Daphne shots and the half ended at 2-0 Daphne.

Shortly after the 2nd half whistle blew, an unfortunate trip happened in the Fairhope box resulting in a penalty kick opportunity for Daphne. Trojan Mary Duke stepped up to the challenge and rocketed the shot passed Claire whose valiant attempt to stop it was in vain.

Central defender Nancy McEnery worked hard to lead her defensive team and held the game to an overall 3:0 Daphne win.

(WebMaster's Note: This game summery was submitted by a friendly Daphne parent since they had seen that there was no summary of the game on PirateSoccer.com)

Monday 3/6/6

Fans were treated to a "beautiful game" Monday night by the Pirates FMS boys. Combination play generated numerous dangerous attacks as Fairhope beat Daphne 4-0 at Trione Park. The March 6th game was dominated by the Pirates mid-field. Three of the attacks that led to goals went through center-mid Chad Dolan including two scored by Dalton Morgan.

Morgan opened the scoring after being put in on a through ball by Dolan 4:15 into the game.  Outside-mids Jay Kasper and Ben Reynolds sent dangerous crosses into the box throughout the game. However, fate (can you say Daphne?) and a wet, slippery field contributed to slips and
mis-strikes that prevented the Pirates from putting them in the back of the net. 

The Pirates opened the second half with two quick goals to put the game out of reach. Center-mid Mike Keyser scored after a Brazilian-like dribbling attack through the center of the defense at the 2:40 mark. Bobby Douglass scored less than a minute later on a header off a corner
kick that Dolan whipped into the near post. Morgan finished the scoring with 5:01 left in the game on another assist from Dolan after the Pirates strung together multiple passes. Keeper Nate Vosicky got the shutout for FMS. The Pirates next game is Thursday at Central Baldwin
Middle School.
 

Saturday 2/25/6

The FMS Pirate Boys team took home the championship trophy from the Buccaneer Bash over the weekend. The boys opened with an uninspired 3-0 win over UMS on Friday afternoon, jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first 4 minutes but then backing off with some ragged play through much of the rest of the game. David Bernasconi made a great save to preserve the shutout before the Pirates finally tallied their third goal.

Saturday morning saw a physical match against Thompson of Alabaster. The scoreless tie was broken late in the first half when Dalton Morgan broke to the Thompson net and was taken down hard in the box by a Thompson defender. The tackle sent Morgan to the sidelines for the balance of the game with an injured back, and brought Chad Dolan to the line for a penalty kick. Dolan tucked his shot in the left corner of the net for the only goal of the game.

The boys met St Pauls in the semifinals at noon in a game that was marked by torrential rain.  Morgan returned to the lineup and tallied a goal, followed by a putback by Mike Keyser for a 2-0 halftime lead. After a 30 minute lightening delay, the second half kicked off with Keyser finding the back of the net twice more for his first hat trick of the season. Nate Vosciky made a great save to preserve the shutout, before Nic Fassanello laid off a perfect pass from the right corner to Bobby Douglass for the final goal in their 5-0 win.

In the tournament finals, the Pirates faced off in a rematch with Thompson. Thompson scored first after the boys failed to clear a deep ball off the back line. Unfazed, the Pirates built attack after attack before Dalton Morgan finally struck paydirt in the 23rd minute. The second half saw Fairhope's strongest performance of the weekend. Chad Dolan, Chase Garnham and Blakely Terral completely shut down the Thompson attack while the midfield and front line maintained ball possession. The Pirates jumped ahead after Ben Studstill hit a streaking Morgan to penetrate the Thompson defense for a 2-1 lead. Morgan finished off his first hat trick with a tally as the horn sounded, for the 3-1 final score.

Bobby Douglass was named tournament MVP, and All-Tournament Team honors were given to Mike Keyser, Chad Dolan, Patrick Marsh and Dalton Morgan. 

The boys, currently 7-0 on the season, return to action on March 6th against Daphne at Trione Park.
 

Thursday 2/23/6

The FMS boys beat Bay Minette Middle School 1-0 on Thursday afternoon in Bay Minette. FMS wasn't on their best game, but held the Tigers without a shot through the first half. 

Patrick Marsh and Bobby Douglass anchored the defense, while the offense found it's stride. In the second half, the Pirates got on the board after Mike Keyser won the ball in the middle, fed it wide to Ben Studstill, who then hit a streaking Dalton Morgan with a through ball for a breakaway. Morgan faked the keeper right, pushed it left and tucked the ball in the left side of the open net. 

Another combination led to another breakaway by Morgan, but his left footed shot missed just wide to the right. The Pirates kept the pressure on Bay Minette throughout the second half, allowing only one shot, which was wide of the mark. Overall the Pirate boys outshot the Tigers 14-1. The boys return to action at Majors Field at 4 PM on Friday against UMS in the first round of the Buccaneer Bash.
 

Thursday 2/16/6

FMS boys used a solid team effort to earn a 7-1 win over UMS-Wright tonight at Founders Field.  Parker Williams knocked in an early goal and his fellow striker Dalton Morgan followed later in the first half. The Pirate midfield and defense dominated a first half in which starting keeper Nate Vosicky did not even touch a ball! 

The Pirates scored quickly to open the second half on 30+yard shot by stopper Bobby Douglass.   Mike Keyser gave the Pirates a four goal lead before the Bulldogs pulled one back with 12 minutes remaining. The Pirates kept possession for over 70% of the game and found the back of the net three more times in the last ten minutes. Morgan scored his second of the evening, Patrick Marsh beat the keeper one-on-one after being slipped a sweet through-ball from Walker Richardson, and Trevor Forbess finished off a Marsh cross. The 2-0 Pirates are next in action 4:30 Thursday, February 23 at Bay Minette Middle School followed by the Buccaneer Bash Middle School tournament at Founders on the 24th and 25th at Founders.
 

Monday 2/13/6

FMS boys edged Foley 3-2 in a shootout for their first victory of the season. Parker Williams scored early in the 2nd half to even up the game at 1-1. Then Chad Dolan netted a 30-yarder in the upper right corner to even it up a second time with about 3 minutes to play. The boys moved the ball very well against a large, fast, physical and skilled Foley squad. After two scoreless five minute overtimes, the teams moved to kicks from the mark. Dalton Morgan, Patrick Marsh, Mike Keyser and Chad Dolan netted goals in the shootout. Shootout keeper Chad Dolan came up with a big save to go with one Foley shot over the crossbar for the deciding 4-3 margin. Overall the boys outshot Foley 14-7, with David Bernasconi coming through with five saves for the Pirates. The boys are back in action on Thursday at 4:30 against UMS at Founders Park.

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