Varstiy Boys Soccer Team Finishes Season in Top 10 of Two National Polls

Posted on: Thursday, June 24, 2010

The Varsity Boys Soccer Team finished the 2010 season with a 27-2 record and captured their 3rd straight SC AAAA State Championship.

The Trojans finished the season ranked #9 in the ESPN Rise national Poll. Click the link below to see the entire poll.

http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-soccer/team-rankings/Spring-2010.aspx

NSCAA has the Trojans ranked #7 in their end of the season national poll. This is the 3rd year in a row that Northwestern has finished the season ranked in the NSCAA top 10. In 2009 the Trojans were ranked #1 and in 2008 they were ranked #6. They also finished the 2006 season ranked #6. See the link below to see the entire poll.

http://www.nscaa.com/hsRes.php?it=2187

 

Trojans Dominate HSSR State Soccer Honors

Posted on: Wednesday, June 02, 2010

The awards and honors keep rolling in for the 2010 Varsity Boys Soccer Team. In the latest installment, 5 Trojans have been recognized by the High School Sports Report with accolades.

Ricky Garbanzo was named Mr. Soccer in South Carolina. Garbanzo, a junior, was 2nd in the state in scoring with 93 points. His 40 goals led the state this year. He replaces former Trojan, Enzo Martinez, who won the award in 08 and 09.

Dennis Moore was named AAAA Player of the Year. Dennis scored 24 goals this year including the 4th goal for the Trojans in the state championship game vs Irmo. Dennis will be continuing his soccer career at Wofford next year. Dennis will play in the 2010 Clash of the Carolina's this July in Charleston.

Coach Dom Wren was named AAAA Coach of the Year. Dom has won 125 games in his 5 seasons as the head coach at Northwestern. His teams have played in the state finals each year winning 4 and the last 3 in a row.

Ryan Foster was named to the HSSR All-State Team. Ryan is a four-year player for the Trojans. While playing the first three in the goal, Ryan moved to forward this year and scored14 goals and had 9 assists. His highlight goal this season was the game winner in the Trojan's 4-2 win over Irmo in the State Championship match. Ryan will play in the North/South All-Start game in Spartanburg in the middle June.

Alex Martinez was also named to the HSSR Al--State Team. Martinez, Region 3AAAA Player of the Year, scored 80 points this season, 3rd in state. Alex will join Dennis representing Northwestern in the Clash of the Carolinas.

Below is a complete list of the HSSR 2010 Honors:

2010 HSSR SCHSL All State Boys Soccer Team Superlatives:

HSSR 2010 Mr. Soccer: Ricardo Garbanzo - Northwestern

AAAA Player of the Year - Dennis Moore - Northwestern

AAAA Coach of the Year - Dominic Wren - Northwestern 

AAA Player of the Year - Ryan Hurst - J.L. Mann

AAA Coach of the Year - William Hosea - J. L. Mann

 AA Player of the Year - Carlos Hernandez - Batesburg-Leesville

 AA Coach of the Year - Jason Mouzon - Batesburg-Leesville

Class A Player of the Year - Josh Shaw - Christ Church

Class A Coach of the Year - David Wilcox - Christ Church

 

2010 HSSR-SCHSL All-State Soccer Team

Yannick Fishbach - J.L. Mann

Ryan Foster - Northwestern

Alexis Martinez - Northwestern

Christopher Woody - Christ Church

Shion Nagasaka - Christ Church

Zachary Epstein - Bishop England

Brandon Costa - Bishop England

Kurt Bostelaar - Batesburg-Leesville

James Baldwin - Bishop England

Zach Acree - Irmo

Eric Fornell - Wando

Dent Wise - T.L. Hanna

Billy Padula - Irmo

Ryan Freiburger - Lexington

Josh Mercadel - Fort Mill

Parker Wolfinger - Riverside

Joey De Mare - Chapin

Travis Naylor - South Aiken

Taylor Lewis - Brookland-Cayce

Chris Duzan - Brookland-Cayce

Ryo Ogawa - Riverside

Matthew Palma - Greenville

Robbie Cook - A.C. Flora

Tyler Staub - Waccamaw

Josh Shaw - Christ Church

Mac Kowaleski - J.L. Mann

Travis Buis - North Myrtle Beach

Kyle Smith - North Myrtle Beach

Drew Smith - North Myrtle Beach

T.J. Grimsely - Dillon

Jafet Vera - Dillon

Week 12 ESPN Rise National Soccer Poll Released

Posted on: Wednesday, June 02, 2010

The Trojan Boys Soccer team drops to #10 in the latest ESPN Rise National Soccer Poll. See this link for the complete story and poll: http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-soccer/team-rankings/Spring-2010.aspx

Five Trojans Headline the All-Region IIIAAAA Varsity Boys Soccer Team

Posted on: Friday, May 07, 2010

Alex Martinez was named All-Region IIIAAAA MVP. This is his 3rd appearance on the team. Seniors Jeremy Dobbins, Ryan Foster, and Cody Parks were also selected to the team. Junior Kevin Ray rounds out the five players selected to the team.

Dennis Moore Story from the Herald

Posted on: Tuesday, May 04, 2010

See the attached links for the 3 part story on Dennis Moore in the Herald.

Part 1:

http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/05/02/2135221/northwestern-soccer-orphan-from.html

Part 2:

http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/05/03/2136244/i-wanted-a-parent-so-bad.html

Part 3:

http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/05/04/2139833/my-home-is-america.html

Video:

http://www.heraldonline.com/cgi-bin/vmix/player.php?ID=13346184&GENRES=00001643

Photo Gallery:

http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/05/01/2135258/northwestern-high-soccer-player.html

Trojans Boys Climb to 5th in ESPN Rise National Poll

Posted on: Wednesday, May 26, 2010

With a 4-2 victory over the Irmo Yellow Jackets in the SC AAAA State Championship game last Saturday night, the Trojans climbed to 5th place in the latest ESPN Rise National Poll. The Trojan's only loses this season came to #2 Farragut in the Palmetto Cup and to now #10 Irmo in the Finals of the Lake Murray Challenge. The Trojans finished the season with a 27-2 record which sets a new school record for wins in a season. The team has now won 3 straight AAAA State Championships and has won 15 straight games in the playoffs.

See the entire poll at this link: http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-soccer/team-rankings/Spring-2010.aspx

Boys Soccer Continue to Climb in National Polls

Posted on: Thursday, May 20, 2010

ESPN Rise Poll:

http://rise.espn.go.com/Boys-Soccer/Team-Rankings/Spring-2010.aspx

NSCAA Poll:

http://www.nscaa.com/hsRes.php?it=2174

Varsity Boys Soccer Remains at #7 in Week #9 ESPN Rise National Poll

Posted on: Wednesday, May 12, 2010

See link below for entire poll.

http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-soccer/team-rankings/Spring-2010.aspx

Varsity Boys Soccer Team Remains at #7 in the Week 8 ESPN Rise National Poll

Posted on: Tuesday, May 04, 2010

See link for complete poll.

http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-soccer/team-rankings/Spring-2010.aspx

New NSCAA and ESPN Polls Released

Posted on: Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The Varsity Boys Trojan Soccer Team moves up one spot to 17 in the NSCAA bi-weekly national rankings. See entire poll at the attached link.

http://www.nscaa.com/hsRes.php?it=2161

 

The Trojans climbed 2 spots in the ESPN Rise Week 7 poll for 9 to 7. See attached link for the entire poll.

http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-soccer/team-rankings/Spring-2010.aspx

Boys Varsity Soccer Remains in ESPN Rise Top 10

Posted on: Wednesday, April 14, 2010

See link below for the ESPN Rise weekly National Poll.

http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-soccer/team-rankings/2010/Week-5.aspx

NHS Boys Soccer Climbs in ESPN and NSCAA National Polls

Posted on: Monday, March 29, 2010

The Varsity Boys Soccer Team moved up two spots this week in the ESPN Rise National Poll.

See poll:

http://rise.espn.go.com/boys-soccer/team-rankings/Spring-2010.aspx

They moved up 6 spots in the NSCAA Poll.

See poll:

http://www.nscaa.com/hsRes.php?it=2135

Dennis Moore named CN2 Athlete of the Week

Posted on: Thursday, March 18, 2010

On Tuesday, 3/16/10, Dennis Moore was named CN2 Athlete of the week. Please click on the link below to see the CN2 Sports Report.

http://www.cn2.com/web/guest/video?p_p_id=CN2NewsVideos_WAR_CN2NewsContent&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_count=1&_CN2NewsVideos_WAR_CN2NewsContent_videoId=004369&#p_CN2NewsVideos_WAR_CN2NewsContent

Northwestern Tops the ESPN Fab 50 Spring Pre-Season Rankings

Posted on: Thursday, February 25, 2010

The Northwestern Varsity Boys Soccer team has been ranked #1 nationally by the ESPN Fab 50 Spring Poll. They held this spot throughout the 2009 season and won the 2009 National Championship by going 24-0 and defeating Irmo, currently ranked #4, in the SC AAAA state championship game.

The Trojans will face 4 teams currently ranked in the top 50 of the national rankings this year and could possibly face a 5th. The possible match up could come against #4 ranked Irmo on Sunday, 3/7/10, in the finals of the Lake Murray Challenge. Both teams would have to advance through one game on that Friday and two that Saturday to meet in the finals at Dutch Fork Stadium at 2:00 PM. The Trojans will also face 3 other nationally ranked teams in the Palmetto Cup hosted by Brookland Cayce High School. First up for the Trojans will be #41 Pinewood Prep on Wednesday, 4/7, at BCHS. On Thursday, 4/8, NHS will battle #10 Norman North, OK at 4:00 PM. Then on Friday, 4/9, they will face #9 Farragut, TN at 4:00 PM. Finally, the Trojans have two match ups with region foe #22 Fort Mill. These matches are Wednesday, 3/24, at Fort Mill at 7:00 PM and Tuesday, 4/20, at NHS at 7:00 PM.

To see the complete ESPN Fab 50 Spring National rankings, click the link below:

http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/fab50?sportId=10020040&seasonType=3

Dom Wren Named NSCAA South Region Coach of the Year for High School and Club

Posted on: Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Please see the release below from NSCAA:

http://www.nscaa.com/articles/20091226152957548.php

Enzo Martinez Named NSCAA National Player of the Year

Posted on: Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Please see the link below for the release from NSCAA:

http://www.nscaa.com/articles/20100102200946552.php