Game, forfeit rules, and announcement

Good evening Men of Boones United,

Please bear with me as this will be a long post as I’m on 1/3 of the way through my second margarita.  There are several things to discuss tonight including the forfeit rule, game today, and another announcement to wrap things up.

Before we get into the rules, let me start by saying that I appreciate your willingness to sit the Mother’s Day game out.  We have played for 6 years (12 seasons) and NEVER forfeited a game.  Many would say that we really never practiced either, but that is another story.  Our hard work all season enabled us to spend this time with our families on Mother’s Day, which we all know that NTPSA hates all Mothers, as they continue to schedule games on their day.  Here are the specific rules as they pertain to our dilemma on Mother’s Day:

IV. PAYMENT OF REFEREE (Game Officials)

F. Should a team forfeit for failure to appear for the game, not enough players, no ID cards or no nets, the team responsible for the forfeit is required to pay the entire referee fee incurred (referee and assistant referees) plus an additional $30.00 assessment to NTPSA prior to any further participation in NTPSA activities.

VIII. FORFEITS

E. A team must notify the Association Commissioner, Division Commissioner or NTPSA League Office at least 48 hours prior to the regular scheduled game of any cancellation (forfeiture) or they will be forced to pay the entire referee fees plus assessment as stated in Rule IV.

As you can see, a $110 bucks is a bit steep for missing a game.   I will make the call and send an email to NTPSA on Thursday morning in order to confirm their receipt (will also send an email and bcc the team) and ask what would happen if both teams forfeit.

On to the game recap which #10 Pele Julio sent a brief summary (I sure miss the old ones), but I had a few thoughts that I wanted to share as well.  As you are accustom to seeing, I’ll do this in a list format.

1.       5 subs today were great and really beat down the other team who had 11 midway through the first half.

2.       Out today were Georgie – traveling to NY, Davey, Mucio and Todd to injury.  Mucio did show up to feed Drew and cheer on the team.

3.       Brady is back to full power.  So great to see that speed, a long run, then ended by falling down because you were fouled of course.

4.       I’ve never seen Tutt celebrate like he did on his 25 yard laser from the right post.  Awesome goal.

5.       Chuck is catching fire.  Great low shots that always have a chance.  If the goalie wasn’t playing as well as he was, Chuck, Eric, and a couple others that were pummeling him with shots would have blown this game out.

6.       Good to see D-Ray back.  I know you aren’t 100%, but providing quality shifts and giving teammates a breather was fantastic.  I hope that you continue to heal.

7.       After a brief spout of terrible passing, we pulled it together.  Our game was more balanced today and good to see that again.  Fundamentals of our most successful days are great goaltending, good defense, pressure and hustle, working the ball through our midfielders, sharp passing from the edge, and plenty of quality shots.  That’s how we played today.  It’s really fun to watch that develop from a defenders perspective.

8.       I would really like to play that team at full strength.  It would be a great game.  The 30E division has been solid with many good teams this season.  Except for the team last week, any team is capable of winning.

9.       We had good turnout of fans today.  This is one of those things that I really enjoy is seeing all the young kids, wives, and others out there at the game.  Our camaraderie between the players and each other families is special to me and something that I did not envision when we first started playing Boones United soccer.  A quick story…Bryce was standing on the trash can and Claire went over to him and told him to “get down this instant”.  Can’t coach that!

10.   Our biggest strength is our fellowship. 

My goal when starting our team, in the beginning, was to a)give me a chance to see my friends more often, b) get my buddies exercising as we got older, and c)to provide a competitive atmosphere to satisfy our need to push ourselves and grow as men.  For the guys in the early days, there were many embarrassing days where it took us 4 or 5 games just to score a goal, but the seed was planted.  We have lost, cut, or retired many guys over the year, but have a very solid group of men on our team now.  Guys that I enjoy seeing on and off the field whether it be at Ranger games, Thanksgiving, weddings, etc…you all have become a second family to me, and for that, I’m extremely grateful.

As time would have it, my home life is a bit more consuming with two children who our Lord has blessed me beyond my most wild imagination.  For those that have 2 kids, you understand what I’m talking about here.  It is my job to strike a fair balance between work and play.  Honestly, I need to relieve some of my type-A stress which I’m so good at creating.  I’ve spoken to a few guys on the team and I want to make sure I clear the air on the subject.  Your feedback was honest and appreciated.  Therefore, effective for our Fall season, Pup will take control of Boones United FC.

Let me make this very clear for everyone, what Pup says goes.  This is his team to make any and all decisions regarding divisions, player acquisition, co-captain requirements, practices, etc…I will move to a non-committal part-time playing basis.  If I can’t be there 100% of the time, I need to rely on someone that can and there is nobody I would rather have in that scenario than my Brother, Pup.  My biggest concern is setting the wrong expectation for you guys by saying that I will be there every week, when that is just not possible any longer.  I know that you will understand my decision and I look forward to many more seasons of Boones United FC soccer with each of you, my teammates and brothers.

I'm excited for our playoff run and for the future of Boones United FC soccer.  I hope that you are as well.  Let's go win this bitch!

Boones for Life,

Coach Stu Dawg

Gentlemen,

We are quickly approaching the end of our season and are winning, but paying the price for it.  As you all know, we have two games left with the last game on Mother's Day which I'm not expecting a very good turnout (we play Cruz Azul again who is in last place). 

The only team that can catch us for the playoffs is the team we play this Sunday.  Our game is at 3:00 at Five Star #1 which is the field closest to the high school.  Please be on time and ready to play.  I will also need to know who will be missing on Mother's Day.

See you on Sunday,

Stu Dawg

Rainouts Posted

Guys,

Rainouts are posted.  We have a game on 5/6 and 5/13 which is Mother's Day.  If we need to forfeit Mother's Day, please let me know in advance so we do not get fined.

I'm not going to mention last weeks game besides the fact that it is on me.  I did not set expectations or play worth a flip.  WE WILL BE BETTER THIS WEEK!

We are playing a good team this week and hope to see everyone there.

Stu Dawg

Game Two Victory

Great game today guys.  I really don't have a ton to say, but there are a few bullet points:

• That field sucks. 
• Joel started the scoring today and we had to hear about it for the rest of the day.  Good to have 'Chise back in the golden boot odyssey.
• Dave scored again proving his theory of soccer and soccer practice...shoot...shoot...shoot...shoot.  You get the idea.
• Brady had a good tester early on when he had a classic breakaway.  He did a good job and didn't fall at the end much to the dismay of 'Chise.
• We all need to go and get snipped as there were a ton of kids today at the game due to the great weather.  It's always fun to see them out there having a good time.
• Our old buddy Jay was hurt.  I didn't get a chance to say hi to him, but his leg looked pretty tore up as he had some serious hardware around it.  Which leads me to think that if I could see an x-ray or Georgie's knee, it would like that as well. 
• BTW...good game today Georgie.  We found your calling to party with us defenders.
• Mickey took one on the chin from the refs when he showed up as the ref told him that we were losing 4-0.  Definitely one of the first times I have seen a ref give our team a hard time.

Only two people missing today, Chuck and D-Ray.  Hope your knee feels better soon.

Eric and Tutt are out for game three.

Have a good week,

Stu Dawg

Game One Results

Without question, Iceman deserves player of the game.  He made several strong saves that could have easily tilted this game to a 5-3 loss.  Iceman definitely brought his A game as the defense was trying to hold, but had a little rust in the first half.  Apparently the practice 10 minutes before the game didn't help too much.

Goals
1. Pup scored a freakin' laser from around 25 yards.  Their goalie never stood a chance.  This was against the wind and our first shot of the season and nearly our only shot of the half.
2. Davie got in on the scoring with a breakaway that he pounded through the goalies hands.
3. An own goal laser shot/pass from their right defender to their goalie late in the second half put the game away for BUFC.

Overall, it was a good win against a good team.  We were lucky to get away with a victory, but our hustle and ability to buckle down in the second half proved to be too much.

Missing players
- Brett
- Preston
- Brady
- Eric

See you on Sunday.

Stu Dawg

Spring 2012 Schedules are in!

First game is next weekend at 3:00.  We play the Glencoe Rovers FC.  I believe we have played them before, but I don't recall any information about the team.  They were in 30G last season along with the Gunners.
First thoughts from the schedule:
- The 30G division no longer exists, so techincally, we didn't move up a division.  We are still in the second to last division.
- Our friends Frisco United, Fury FC, and FC Inferno 30 Red will be in our division again.
- The division has 10 teams which means we can't afford to have off weeks.
- Game locations:
   -- 3 games in Grapevine
   -- 3 games at Five Star #1
   -- 1 game at Breckenridge in Richardson
   -- 1 game at Campbell Greene in Plano
   -- 2 games at Premier Park #3
- Game times:
   -- 1 game at 1:00
   -- 4 games at 3:00
   -- 5 games at 5:00
- 2 potential jersey conflicts on 3/11 and 3/18

Playoff Game One Winners!

Another excellent game yesterday gentlemen.  I was really pleased with the hustle and pressure applied to Inferno.  All in all, the best team won after a first time penalty shoot out.  That was very interesting, but I don't want to do that again. 

A few bullet points:
1. We won that game as a team.  It seemed to me that everyone played their best game of the year.
2.  Ice - truly great.  The wipeout at the end of the game was critical and a real momentum gain for our team.  Outstanding effort which carried over to the shootout.  They never stood a chance.
3. Defense was awesome.  Brett, Julio, Georgie, and Preston played lights out.  Very few shots on goal and we completely shut down #12.
4. Mid field was dominating as they constantly ran 3 and 4 forwards trying to attack. You guys played several thru balls to Dave, Chuck, and Clay.  Great hustle and pressure down their sides.  They just couldn't hang with your speed, agility, and quickness.
5. Forwards - always seemed to be in the right place and took good quality shots.  We have a few fly aways, but when you shoot the ball 20+ times, that will happen.  You guys keep pushing as we're due for a huge breakout in scoring.
6.  It was great to see Brady streaking, with clothes, down the field before the field ate his lunch.  I know that nobody enjoyed that moment more than Brady.  So glad to see you back on the pitch!
7. Julio damn near threw the throw in all the way to the net.  That is a great weapon to have.  Well done #10 Pele Julio!

A ton of fans were there to cheer us on yesterday, and for those who helped with Claire, thank you.  A special thanks to Ice Woman, Ice Girl, Byrce, Tyler, and Molly for spending some time with her.  When we got in the car she told me how much fun she had and asked why I didn't score a goal like Uncle Pup. 

We play at 3:00 on Sunday and I certainly hope that everyone can make it.

Stu Dawg

Game 10 Recap

Game 10: Boones 3 - Inferno Red 1

Out - Mucio, Chad, Brady, and Brett

Joel is on fire (see the neat picture of Joel above). Joel had two goals. He got things started when he received an excellent through pass and ran past the defenders. He drove the shot far post for our first goal. Later in the second half, Iceman punted the ball past midfield. Dave was there to win the ball, one touch the ball forward, run past the defenders, and then finish with an excellent shot. We had a nice lead at half.

Inferno scored quickly after the second half started. They beat a few of our defenders and got a crossing shot off that rolled out of Ice's hands and on to the foot of another Inferno player that kicked in the deflection.

But thanks to Tutt, others, and Joel we were able to get a third goal late in the second half to secure the win. Joel got the goal, Tutt was blamed for a high kick, and other stuff was going on too??? Basically we got the goal, won the game, and now we are off to the playoffs.

Notes:

The ref was bad.

There was a lot of whining, complaining, and arguing going on in that game. Actually pretty typical this season.

All of the Inferno players and the ref really dislike Preston. On the contrary, I think Preston is kick ace!

Claire is the best fan ever! She offered me a pretty flower to put in my hair when I was taking a breather. She cheers for Stu Dawg like no other.

Eric must have dribbled around 4 or 5 Inferno players, then barely missed his shot. I think he has done this in every game he has played with us.

We had two standing bicycle kicks in the game (by Mickey or Nutz and Stu Dawg I think). Both were effective. Both were show-boating. Nice.

Chuck had a goal last week. In a previous blog post I said I thought it was Tutt that got that goal. Sorry Chuck, you are way better at soccer than Tutt and we still lost that game.

Joel is on fire.

Playoffs.

Game Ten and Playoffs

Good win yesterday guys.  I was impressed with the effort and our ability to hold on to a win.  We have let a few of these get away from us this season.  Julio can recap the game for us.

It ends up that we are in 3rd place and will play the same team on Sunday at 5:00PM at Premier Park #2.  Don't be surprised if a few new faces show up for the other team.  They are a club team and generally carry large rosters for playoffs. 

We were knocked out of 2nd place by .07 of a point.  Please make sure you are on time.  The walk won't be so bad this time since it is the second field.

Be ready to hustle and give it everything you have.  We can win this thing.

See you on Sunday,

Stu Dawg

Games 7,8, and 9 recap

Game 7:
Frisco United 3 - Boones United 3
Boones had a 3-1 lead. Then we gave up goals on some free kicks late in the game and flushed the win down the toilet. We foul too much.

Game 8:
Rangers 2 - Boones United 2
We again had the lead in the game - then gave it up late off of a free kick. Joel got both goals (that is 5 goals against the Rangers this season). We foul way too much.

Game 9:
Welcome back Brady to Boones United! His first game back from injury ... and we lose. Not his fault though. I blame everyone that took a shot and missed (including me). They only had about 4 or 5 shots all game (a few missed, one hit the cross the bar, and two went in). We had about 10 shots per half and almost all of them were not on goal. Every shot we missed in the second half was costing us about 4 to 6 minutes of play time because their keeper took so long to retrieve the ball. I barely remember the play - but I think it was Tutt that scored our only goal.
Fury 2 - Boones 1

Yea I know - the recaps suck. But I am busy and stuff. So suck it.

Your pal,
#10 Pele Julio

Game 5 and 6 Recaps

Game 5:
Boones vs Rangers at Five Star
Rangers got 2 lucky goals - one was on a break-away and one was a PK. On the break-away there forward got past our defense with a through ball. Iceman rushed out of the goal. It was the right move because that guy usually panics. He lofted the ball over Chris and it bounced in. Pele Julio was called for a hand ball in the penalty area on the PK. Rangers forward somehow didn't panic again and made the shot.
It is a good thing that Boones has Franchise. He single handedly scored 3 goals for Boones. These were not lucky goals, they were made with precision and incredible skill. Oddly enough they were all from the left side of the field (I though Franchise played right halfback).
Notes: Boones played our first 4-5-1 and dominated the mid-field. Semi-pro is not on the Rangers anymore (at least for this game). Their new keeper wasn't bad, but I doubt he played semi-pro soccer. What is that anyway - semi-pro soccer?
Final Score - Joel "Franchise" Durbin 3 - Rangers 2.

Game 6:
Another scorcher. Boones vs Fury at Grapevine. Boones pulled out the Sunshine Yellow jerseys. Chuck got to wear our extra yellow jersey - #54 XL. He looked like the Man-ster out there.
Fury was one of the better teams we have played in terms of ball control. Boones was having issues with ball control in the first half. Our first touch was letting us down repeatedly. Pup and Joel had some decent looks in the first half, but neither team could score. It was 0 - 0 at halftime. It didn't take long for the score to change in the first half. Speedy had pushed forward and had gained possession of the ball. Speedy made a move and took a shot, the ball was deflected by a Fury defender and rolled over towards Big Dave. Dave quickly launched the shot and found the back of the net. Boones 1 - Fury 0.
Our second goal was similar. Big Dave found the ball headed his way after another deflection near Fury's goal. This time the ball was in the air. Big Dave volleyed a lazer right back at the goal. A Fury defender tried to block it with his head and was almost decapitated. The ball hit the top of his head, then the top of the net for our 2-0 lead.
The third goal was the best (sorry Dave). Big Dave's goals had pretty much taken most of the fight away from Fury. Boones was starting to dominate possession. Pele Julio received a pass on our defensive end and passed the ball up to Todd along the right sideline near midfield. The pass must of had a voodoo spin on it (or Todd made an incredible fake out move) and a Fury defender whiffed and fell. Todd turned and took the ball towards goal. There was no one from Fury in Todd's way but the keeper. Todd kept looking over his shoulder to see if someone was trying to chase him down - but there was no one. Todd was getting close. Surprisingly, Joel was wide open on the left side and yelling for the pass "send it!". But Todd knew that this was HIS goal. The keeper rushed out to challenge Todd. In what could only be described as soccer perfection - Todd took the shot. Just before the keeper could make the play and with just the right amount of arc, Todd's shot rolled in for a Boones 3-0 lead.
Notes - 4-5-1 in the first half, 4-4-2 in the second half. Zero goals in the first half. Three goals in the second half. We must have had 8 to 10 corner kicks in that game. Brett brought fans to the game, then left at halftime for the airport. Joel and Dave have a very nice battle going to see who will score the most goals this season. Pup and Chuck (or anyone else) - it is not too late! Iceman kept trying to score with his booming punts in the second half.


- #10

Game Five Pre thoughts

Check out this link if you haven't seen it.  I was at the team meeting about a year ago when they decided to vote on whether or not the league should buy one of these.

http://www.ntpsa.org/Life-saving-assist.htm

We will more than likely go to a 4-5-1 this week if we can get everyone to show up.  Please respond if you are not going to make it to the game.

For game 5, Claire will be in attendance with me.  If you have children that you know of, she could use a friend or two to help occupy her time while I'm trying to kick the ball into the back yard of the houses across the alley.

See you guys Sunday.

Stu Dawg

Game 3 and 4 Recap

This is a combined recap from games 3 and 4 - both against Franchise Grill.
Combined score = Boones 6 - F.G. zero.
Goals: Big Dave (2) both in game 3; Chuck (2) both in game 4; Joel (2) one in each game. I think everyone had an attempted shot towards their goal during these two games except the follow players - Brady, Mucio, and Preston. Those guys missed both games from either injury, sickness, or PowerPoint presentations.
Maybe two of our best passing games ever. Our central midfield is very strong these days with Eric, Tutt, Pup, and Todd. Iceman was hardly tested during these two contests thanks to strong efforts from defenders like Georgie and Speedy.
Congratulations to Nutz for somehow avoiding getting his nutz hit while playing at Premier Park.
Eric has a nickname already - Tatu. We will need to get him many, many extra jerseys.
Pup celebrated his birthday during game 3 by missing a wide open goal "Brady style".
We are now 2-2. Not bad.
- #10

Game 2 Recap

We lost 2-1.
It was very hot.
Excellent goal by Tutt off of a corner kick.
One of their goals was off of a free kick from a terrible hand-ball call (it hit my chest I swear). Their other goal was after Iceman made a save but Inferno Red finished the deflection before the Boones defense could clear it out.

Coach Stu Dawg got very pissed at the refs for giving us too many water breaks.
Sorry I missed that goal - nice pass Pup.
Not a good start to the season.

Did I mention it was really hot.

- #10

Game 1 Recap - Fall 2011

Boones 1 - Frisco 2

For those of you that didn't show - eff yoo! Watching the other team do wholesale subs every 5 minutes was akin to that scene in Three Amigos - when riding through the desert Steve Martin and Martin Short watch Chevy Chase pour water over himself then toss the canteen to the ground and apply lip balm. Good game otherwise... thank you franchise

Other notes:
Out - Brady and his scooter, Dawg, IceMan, Speedy, Mucio and his presentation, and Eric the new guy. We had three subs.
Putting the tent up before the game was a challenge.
Watching the tent blow into the field during the first half was hilarious and horrifically dangerous at the same time. I think that was the only bit of wind we had all day.
Brian White played keeper and wore Big Dave's neon yellow Personal Trainer shirt. It was ultra intimidating.
Frisco's first goal was within about 2 minutes from the opening kick off. I take back the comment about the Personal Trainer shirt - it had zero effect.
Boones came back fairly quickly. Big Dave tied it up with a nice shot from the right side to the far post.
Boones had a little energy in the first half and some good chances. Our energy level would change dramatically in the second half.
Halftime 1-1.
The second half was horrible. 3 subs (sometimes 2) was not nearly enough. The heat was unbearable and it had drained every one's energy.
Somehow Tutt and Pup were still able to run a little bit after performing a sprint triathlon that morning. I don't know how they did it!
We actually had some REALLY good chances in the second half. We just could not finish them.
Frisco got lucky when one of their midfielders launched a "shot" - it may have been a cross - from beyond the penalty area that soared above Brian White into the top corner.
We lost.
Have we ever won a game at Breckenridge? Seriously?
This is all Mucio's fault!
- #10

Game One

We had a great practice this morning.  14 guys were present and withstood a little rain before it subsided. Two bigs things stood out at practice.
1. We have a new player...Eric.  He works with Clay and will be a good addition to the team.  Welcome to Boones United FC Eric.
2. Mickey made a new friend in Kona the peanut butter loving dog.

Chad graciously picked up our schedule.  The Fall 2011 season will be updated in the right nav very soon.

We have 20 guys on our roster and the following will miss game one.
- Chad
- Dawg
- Chris
- Brady
- Eric

That leaves 4 subs for a 1:00PM game.  I sure hope you guys get your rest.  Julio will have the equipment and ref money.

Julio will provide a schedule breakdown sometime soon, but here are a few highlights:
-  1 possible jersey conflict
-  6 games in Grapevine
-  1 Friday night game on 9/8 at 8:30
-  1 We play a team named after Durbin.  They are FranchiseGrill.com


Good luck next week.

Stu Dawg

Saturday Practice - 8/13

We are practicing this Saturday at Plano West Senior High School at 0800 sharp.  If you haven't been before, we practice on the north side of the school off Yearly road.  Please try to be on time.  I will pick up our schedule after practice.

If you have not paid, which 6 of you haven't, please bring cash to practice.

See you on Saturday.

Dawg

Fall Happy Hour 2011

For all of those guys who didn't make the happy hour, we had a good time at a very crowded Mi Cocina.  Pup, Davey, Clay, Mucio, Mickey, Brady, D-Ray, Dawg, and Chad paid our proper respects to the margarita last night and have solved many important issues including a potential BUFC trip to Cabo next May and new socks much to Mickey's dismay.  If it were up to the great Mick, we would be wearing the tents Big Jake bought us.  Quick thought on Big Jake, he lost 90lbs.  No joke.  Still working on another 70 - 80.  Very happy for him.

We are trying to decide on what color socks to purchase.  The choice is Georgie Orange or redneck red.  Not sure what decision Davey will make as our equipment manager, but I'm good with either.

Mucio had several pictures taken at happy hour with the trophy.  Good times.  BTW...you would be surprised how many people stopped by to look at that glorious trophy.

I certainly hope that you are getting excited for the season.  We did lose 1 guy, Peer, as he is having some trouble with his knee and will sit this season out.  Brady will be back after his surgery is complete and he has a chance to recuperate.

With that being said, many of you still owe money.  I'm going to register tomorrow and will ask to be placed in 30F which is one league up from where we were last season.  It's completely possible that they bump us to 30E, but that would surprise me.

Practice will be at the same location, Plano West, on August 13th at 0800 before it gets too hot.  Our first game will be the following weekend.  I'll pick up schedules after our practice.

Please start running because it will be really hot and we all know how miserable it can be.

See you guys soon,

Stu Dawg

NTPSA 30G Finals Recap

Boones United vs Rangers

Out: Brady and Clay. Peer was injured and didn't play but was there for support.

Game time: Windy, Humid, Hot, and delayed from the previous game going into overtime and then penalty kicks.

First Half: Boones was playing well. Our offense was putting a lot of pressure on their defense and Jackie Moon (callback from previous blog entry). Our midfield and defense was doing a good job intercepting the ball before they could put too much pressure on us. Chris had to make a few saves and we gave up a few corner kicks, but overall a very solid defensive half. Boones had a horrible time getting shots on goal in our first playoff game, but this was not the case in the finals. Chuck got things started when he challenged Jackie Moon from the left side. Jackie blocked the initial shot and the ball rebounded back over to the right side. Big Dave was perfectly positioned and went in for the shot. He had to shoot quickly before Jackie and their fullbacks could cover up the goal. With incredible skill and accuracy, he nailed the shot in the back left corner of the goal. Boones 1 - Rangers 0.
Second Half: Boones kept up the pressure. Our offense was really giving their defenders a hard time. Big Dave got past their fullback and had a one on one with Jackie. Jackie charged Dave and slid on his side expecting to block a low quick shot by Dave. Dave was in the zone. Instead of a quick shot, he showed amazing patience and control and waited until Jackie was on the ground before shooting. Dave lofted the ball safely past Jackie to give Boones a 2-0 lead! Everything was going our way. With plenty of time left, the Rangers didn't give up. They were able to get a goal on a play where Chris came out to get a ball, but in some traffic was unable to secure it. One of the Rangers got the ball, created some space, and shot the ball into our open net. Boones 2 - Rangers 1. The Rangers had a few other chances. Chris made an awesome save on one play where a Ranger snuck past our defense on give and go. The Boones offense kept up the pressure. Mucio made a nice cross/pass that found Pup. He was a able to flick a header back to the middle. Big Dave charged in and fired off a lazer. Jackie Moon didn't have a chance. Hat Trick for Big Dave. What a game! Boones 3 - Rangers 1. Boones went into defensive mode to finish the game. Finally, Boones United FC wins the championship!
Boones for Life.

We got t-shirts, a kick-ace trophy, and the ability to tell anyone that will listen that WE ARE CHAMPIONS.

Playoffs Round 1

Boones vs Glencoe Rovers

Out: Todd, Brady, and Chris

With Chris out, Brian White filled in at keeper for us.
Notes from the game:
- Boones had many chances, but could not find the back of the net during regulation.
- Brian White had an excellent game and literally saved us on more than a few occasions.
- After 90 minutes, the game was tied 0-0. New rules allow for two 15 minute overtimes. No golden goal.
- No goals after the first 15 minutes.
- We had some injuries to deal with during the game and overtime. Tutt twisted an ankle. Peer's leg fell off again. Chuck had some crippling leg cramps.
- Finally, something went our way in the last fifteen minutes. On a free kick near mid-field, Chad took the kick and made a set shot that bounced over their keeper due to a screen thrown by Joel. As the ball was going to bounce in, Big Dave helped speed things up by kicking the crud out of ball into the back of the net.
- We held them off and won the game - 1-0 in overtime.
- Boones United was heading to the NTPSA finals for the second time in club history.
- Boones for Life.