Parents & Players,
It is so crazy to say this but the last week of the regular season is here. The varsity team had a great trip to Paducah over the weekend with the help of supermom/superfan Melinda Blanche doing everything for us, including keeping the boys hydrated and filled with food and snacks...and apparently sending updates to you all. And thank you also to Betty and Stan Harvey who booked the hotels and bus, and took care of most of the pre planning stuff to make sure the weekend went smoothly. The boys had a blast...and they played some very good soccer. The JV Gold team had a great run in the JV Regional, making it all the way to the finals before they took their first loss of the season. I 100% stick with what I said to the team after the game that no JV team in state could graduate 6 players to varsity and still be competing with and beating the top JV teams in the state. They will finish their season this week. Below is the schedule for the week and the district tournament. That's right the real season for varsity, the one that matters, the post season is almost here. Weekly Schedule: Monday 9/26 - Varsity and JV Gold Training 3:45-5:15pm Tuesday 9/27 - JV Gold match @ Dunbar 6:15pm; Varsity match @ Dunbar 8pm Wednesday 9/28 - NO Training; Senior meal at Joe Bologna's Thursday 9/29 - JV Gold match @ Madison Central 6pm; Varsity @ Madison Central 8pm (300 Bellevue Rd. Richmond, KY 40475) Friday 9/30 - Varsity ONLY Training 3:45-5:15pm Saturday 10/1 - Varsity ONLY Training 1:30-3:30pm Sunday 10/2 - OFF Monday 10/3 - District Tournament Match v. Sayre 7:30/8:00pm (at Great Crossing) Tuesday 10/4 - District Tournament Match v. Frederick Douglass 7:30/8:00pm (at Great Crossing) Wednesday 10/5 - Training 3-5pm (Contingent on winning Tuesday night) Thursday 10/6 - District Tournament Finals Match v. TBD 7:30/8:00pm (Contingent on winning Tuesday) If you have any questions or concerns please let me know. Coach Behler Parents & Players,
Lots going on this week as JV Blue wrapped their League season today with a 1-0 loss to Dunbar. They finished 3rd overall in the league behind Lafayette and Dunbar. This group is loaded with young talent and great young men. Coach Xavian did an amazing job growing this group and bringing them together. We are trying to get them one more match this season, which will be this Wednesday or next, and we will know by end of school tomorrow. JV Gold remains a perfect 9-0 with matches this week against Tates Creek, and a JV Regional Quarterfinal matchup against Dunbar on Friday night. The Varsity team continues to build and get players back healthy with results shifting in our favor and defense tightening up...just need to find the net. We have a big week with Tates Creek coming in and our Varsity overnight trip to McCracken County. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS JV Blue Team Dinner There will be a Team Dinner for JV Blue at 8:00pm Tuesday, September 20 during the beginning of the Varsity game against Tates Creek. Players who played on JV Blue for all or part of the season, come watch some soccer, celebrate the season, and have dinner. We will serve on the crossfit pad to the right of the concession stand. JV Blue Uniform Turn-In (if no new games scheduled) JV Blue players who are not swinging to JV Gold, on Tuesday night please bring your kit to the Team Dinner to turn in. This includes bags, jerseys, shorts, & sweats (if you were issued them). Also, please bring back any pinnies that you may have at home. The practice jerseys and socks are yours to keep. If you are rostered on JV Gold, keep your kit until the end of the JV Gold season. Meal Orders for Varsity Overnight Varsity players going to Paducah next weekend, if you have not already filled out the Google Form for meals during the trip, please do it as soon as possible. We are still missing 4. Link: https://forms.gle/1NuCwZCyBPkPH179A Senior Dinner Rescheduled Seniors and families, the senior dinner has been rescheduled to 6:00pm Wednesday, September 28 at Joe Bologna's. Please RSVP and place your dinner order on this Google Form. The menu has changed, so you will need to fill it out, even if you filled out the original form before the Scott County game. If you cannot attend, email Betty Harvey at [email protected]. Senior Dinner Google Form Link: https://forms.gle/Yybz4VPuhMZhxr1t8 Fundraiser Follow-Up If there are any remaining checks or cash outstanding from fundraiser donations, please give them to Betty Harvey or Brett Tinch. Stadium Seats There are still a few stadium seats available for purchase. If you'd like one, here's the link to order: HCBS Team Store Stadium Seat We can get them to you Tuesday at the Tates Creek games. Weekly Schedule 9/19 (M) 3:30-5:00pm Training JV Gold & Varsity 9/20 (Tu) 6:15pm JV Gold v. Tates Creek @ Henry Clay 9/20 (Tu) 8:00pm Varsity v. Tates Creek @ Henry Clay 9/21 (W) 3:00-5:30pm Training JV Gold & Varsity 9/21 (W) Possible JV Blue Game [TBD] 9/22 (Th) 7:00-8:30pm Training JV Gold & Varsity 9/23 (F) 8:00pm JV Gold v. Dunbar @ Scott Co. Middle School (JV Regional Tournament Quarterfinals) 9/23 (F) 8:00pm CDT Varsity v. Notre Dame Cape (MO) 9/24 (Sa) 1:00pm CDT Varsity v. Marist (IL) 9/25 (Su) 11:45am Possible JV Semi-Finals v. [TBD] @ Great Crossing 9/25 (Su) 4:00pm Possible JV Finals v. [TBD] @ Great Crossing I have had a number of JV Blue players wanting to train with JV Gold. I completely get wanting to get more training, but allowing that would make numbers impossible to run a meaningful training session for Varsity and JV Gold who are trying to get ready for their post season play. As always, feel free to contact me with any question or concerns. Also, please respond to any Google forms in this email if they apply to you. Thanks, Coach Behler A couple of JV Blue things for the next week...
GAME TIME for Sunday 9/18 Sunday's game against Dunbar (at Madison Central) is at 11:00am, not 12:30pm. Wear white, bring blue. JV Blue TEAM DINNER We will have a team dinner for players during the beginning of the Varsity game against Tates Creek on Tuesday 9/20 around 7:45. Anyone who has played with JV Blue during the season is invited, including those currently playing on JV Gold. Come out and watch the JV Gold & Varsity matches and have some dinner together. Please fill out the Google form below to indicate whether you plan to attend and what you'd like to eat. Jersey Mike's is donating sandwiches. There is no real agenda or program to the event, just a chance for the team to watch some soccer, celebrate the end of regular season and gear up for the tournament. Link to Google Form: https://forms.gle/DUbpmi3MvnJSCFRp8 Parents & Players,
Let me begin by apologizing for the game time mix up on Saturday. When they cancelled the freshman game at Ryle they sent an updated schedule, but I only read the times, and did not see that they were playing Varsity first and JV second. It was in the email, but I did not read it. Sorry for wasting people's time on a Saturday and having the Varsity rushed and harried in their game. I do value your time. Ice Cream: You have 4 more days (til September 15) to buy local ice cream through Crank & Boom via the QR code at the bottom of this email, and have the proceeds go the HC Boys Soccer. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO ORDER Clarification about upcoming games/tournaments: JV Regional Tournament - Both JV Gold and JV Blue are participating in the first ever JV Regional Tournament. Opening round games must be played by September 22. We have already played the JV Gold game, and they won 2-1 over Frederick Douglass; JV Blue is playing Lexington Catholic this Thursday in their first round game. We are trying to find a date to schedule our JV Gold against Lexington Catholic. The Quarterfinals are on Friday night, September 23, and the semi finals and finals on 9/25. Fall Break: Both JV teams - Gold and Blue - will be finished with their seasons when Fall Break begins. The Varsity team will be participating in the District 42 Tournament (a.k.a. the post season) will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday of that week. All varsity players and swing players will be expected to be available to train and play that week. Schedule for this week: Monday 9/12 - Varsity Tactical Classroom session 3:30 - 4:00; ALL Teams training 6pm-7:30pm (turf/grass) Tuesday 9/13 - JV Blue OFF; JV Gold match v Bryan Station 6:15pm; Varsity match v Bryan Station 8:00pm Wednesday 9/14 - ALL teams training 7:00-8:30pm (turf) Thursday 9/15 - JV Gold OFF; JV Blue match at Lexington Catholic 6:00pm (This is our first round JV Regional match); Varsity match at Lexington Catholic 7:30pm Friday 9/16 - JV Blue OFF; JV Gold/Varsity training 3:45-5:15pm Saturday 9/17 - All Teams OFF Sunday 9/18 - JV Blue v Dunbar (at Madison Central) 11:00am As always please feel free to reach out to me about any issues. Coach Behler Parents & Players,
I hope everyone is enjoying the long (soccer-free) weekend. It was unfortunate that our games were cancelled at Highlands yesterday, but we were able to pick up a game tomorrow at Spencer County (Shelbyville area). JV Blue will play at 6pm and Varsity at 7:30pm. I understand that this is a pain to get there on a weekday at this time (especially for JV), but this was the closest team with an opening on their schedule. I am doing JV Blue because their upcoming Saturday game against Ryle is cancelled in NKY. All JV Gold players that have dressed for varsity this season should plan on coming to the Varsity game. TEAM STORE ITEMS Any who has not picked up their team store order may do so from me tomorrow at school. Embroidered items with the crest have been re-ordered and should be in ASAP - a week or so. ICE CREAM Don't forget to purchase your pints from Crank and Boom. CLICK HERE TO ORDER SCHEDULE Here is the schedule for the week: 9/5 (M) All Teams OFF (Labor Day) 9/6 (Tu) JV Gold OFF (Game Day) 9/6 (Tu) 6:00pm JV Blue @ Spencer County 9/6 (Tu) 7:30pm Varsity @ Spencer County 9/7 (W) 6:30-8:00pm Training All Teams (Turf) 9/8 (Th) JV Blue OFF (Game Day) 9/8 (Th) 6:00pm JV Gold v Woodford Co @ Falling Springs Rec Ctr 9/8 (Th) 7:30pm Varsity v Woodford Co @ Falling Springs Rec Ctr 9/9 (F) JV Blue OFF 9/9 (F) 3:45-5:15pm Training JV Gold & Varsity (Turf) 9/10 (Sa) JV Blue OFF 9/10 (Sa) 12:30pm JV Gold @ Ryle 9/10 (Sa) 2:00pm Varsity @ Ryle 9/11 (Su) JV Gold & Varsity OFF 9/11 (Su) 2:00pm JV Blue @ Madison Central (Middle Sch Soccer Field) Call or email me with any questions. Coach Behler |
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