Team Detail
Spartans Close Season with a Tie
In arguably the most competitive, if not the most suspenseful game of the season, the Athens Academy middle school boys soccer team played to a 3-3 tie against St. Joseph's.
Playing on the Knights home turf, the Spartans quickly took a 1-0 lead after Lewis Scruggs, aka Luigi, scored off of a rebound of Noah Allen's shot. Lewis' instinct guided him to not give up until the play was over and the ball was in the back of the net.
The game see-sawed back and forth until Johan (a fellow Athens United teammate to some Spartan players) answered for the Knights to make it 1-1. He almost put St. Joseph's ahead but Weston made a thrilling save as the horn sounded to end the half.
The Spartans were determined to have a strong start to second half. Within five minutes of each other, Noah bodied the ball in from a Graham Blanks corner and Jack Cook scored on a beautiful strike from around 20 yards out. With a commanding 3-1 lead, the Spartans did not expect a comeback from the home team.
However, midway through the second half, the Knights scored successive goals to tie the game at 3-3. The first score was off of a volley by Andre (United) and the second slipped through Weston's outstretched hands while he battled to see the ball in the setting sun.
Neither team was able to capitalize during the final 10 minutes of back and forth attacks. Coach Cook said that perhaps it was best for the game to end in a tie because of the competitive nature of the match amongst friends and fans of the game of soccer.
The coaches are proud of the boys and their improved play over the year. Way to go, Spartans!
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Playing on the Knights home turf, the Spartans quickly took a 1-0 lead after Lewis Scruggs, aka Luigi, scored off of a rebound of Noah Allen's shot. Lewis' instinct guided him to not give up until the play was over and the ball was in the back of the net.
The game see-sawed back and forth until Johan (a fellow Athens United teammate to some Spartan players) answered for the Knights to make it 1-1. He almost put St. Joseph's ahead but Weston made a thrilling save as the horn sounded to end the half.
The Spartans were determined to have a strong start to second half. Within five minutes of each other, Noah bodied the ball in from a Graham Blanks corner and Jack Cook scored on a beautiful strike from around 20 yards out. With a commanding 3-1 lead, the Spartans did not expect a comeback from the home team.
However, midway through the second half, the Knights scored successive goals to tie the game at 3-3. The first score was off of a volley by Andre (United) and the second slipped through Weston's outstretched hands while he battled to see the ball in the setting sun.
Neither team was able to capitalize during the final 10 minutes of back and forth attacks. Coach Cook said that perhaps it was best for the game to end in a tie because of the competitive nature of the match amongst friends and fans of the game of soccer.
The coaches are proud of the boys and their improved play over the year. Way to go, Spartans!
Athens Academy
Athens Academy is an independent, co-educational school for students in K3 through 12th grade, located on a beautiful 152-acre campus in Northeast Georgia. For over 50 years, Athens Academy has pursued its mission of Excellence with Honor through academics, athletics, fine arts, and service and leadership.
