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AOCAF 14 Team Sheets

Posted: May 18 2006, 03:59 PM

Sarzonia Stars second choice side

Coach: Brett Hancock (43). Assumed the coaching reins before AOCAF XI and led the Stars to back-to-back finals appearances, including a championship in AOCAF XII. He has just been named the interim head coach of the first choice Stars team, so he may be grooming a replacement.

Assistant Coach: Brian Wilson (35). Sarzonia’s all-time leading goal scorer and considered the best player the Stars have ever had, Brian Wilson is looking to follow in his father’s footsteps as a coach.

Roster (starters in bold):

Goalkeepers
1 Marc Lucas (Rochester Community College): Lucas is a product of Hancock’s intent to reform the Stars as a younger, hungry team. At 20 years old, he easily could have been a starter had Sarzonia fielded a Under 21 national team. His reflexes and 6’3”, 205 pound frame make him an intimidator in the box.
18 George Endicott (Endymion State University): At 5’9” and 160 pounds, relies entirely on reflexes and savvy borne from being the son, the younger brother of, and the nephew of goalkeepers. He’s 21 years old.

Defenders
2 Eric Ogden (Paleuma High School): Celebrated his 18th birthday with a phone call from Hancock that he was to be invited to training camp. At 5’11” and 185 pounds, Ogden possesses little speed but great quickness. His timing and positioning need improvement though.
3 Jeff Campbell (S.C. Tacoma – semipro): Chose not to attend university after his grades in secondary school were subpar, but he’s an excellent manmarker. At 19 years old, he’s a project for Hancock to develop.
8 Karey Johnson (Joe Gibbs University): At 22 years old, he just graduated from the university and is one of the few players over 21 on the team. At 6’2, 190 pounds, often uses his body to outmuscle smaller midfielders and forwards.
19 Joanne Conroy (Woodstock Justice, women’s team): This 20 year old is another product of the women’s team that produced Landra Tennison, a key player on both the men’s and women’s national teams. At 5’7, 140 pounds, relies on tenacity to get by.
23 Brian Coleman (Saugerties Snakes): This 6’1, 174 pounder has the skill to play midfielder but played defence for most of his career because he was trying to develop his versatility. Became a hard-nosed man marker and has a future ahead of him at 17 years old.
26 Jeff Traber (no affiliation): At 18 years old, he failed to sign with either a university side or a semipro club after his graduation from secondary school. This 5’8, 135 pounder needs to spend time in the weight room to effectively play the style of football at which he is accustomed.

Midfielders:
12 Lou Benton (Piscataway Junior College): This 19 year old has developed rapidly after encountering the legendary former coach of the Joe Gibbs University team. He is often the man shutting down opposing midfield maestros and gets in their head despite a 5’5” 140 pound frame.
13 Will Banks (Portland Timbers reserve team): Banks has had some practice time with the first team of the Timbers but the 20 year old spends the majority of his time on the reserve side. At 5’11, 159 pounds, still has to learn the nuances of the pro game.
20 Gavin Magruder (South Wilmington Sharks minor league team): After graduating from junior college, he found no takers among the Sarzonian Football Confederation teams, so he signed with a minor league club playing in an independent league. This 21 year old makes a living selling insurance on the side and has little time to devote to bulking up his 6’, 170 pound frame.
10 Carly Jones (Woodstock Justice): Team captain. For a female player to earn the 10 shirt on a men’s team, she has to be special. For a 24 year old to be a team captain, the team has to be young or she has to be mature and she’s both. At 5’10, 156 pounds, she can mix it up with the men if needed.
14 Frank Tanner (Woodstock Wild reserve team): Tanner could start on most SFC clubs, but is a rarely used reserve on the Wild. Thus, he’s been given a chance to shine on the reserve team. At 21 years old with a 5’11, 168 pound frame and blinding speed, he’ll be a factor for years to come.
21 Nate Rogers (Joe Gibbs University): A senior at 19 years old, he earned his master’s degree at the age of 20 and is looking for a professional team to take the 5’11, 170 pound defensive midfielder.

Forwards
9 Xander Ridge (Saugerties Snakes): At 27 years old, he’s by far and away the oldest player on the team. A 6’3, 210 pound block of granite, he’s an excellent target forward.
11 Drew Reali (Queenstown Academy): He chose to attend an academy devoted to football after scoring 30 goals in a 24 match schedule in secondary school. He’ll probably end up being a supporting forward in the pro ranks. (19 years old, 5’11, 155 pounds)
17 Steven Ross (no affiliation): This 20 year old owns his secondary school’s all time goal scoring record despite an injury-plagued career. That keeps this 5’8, 145 pounder on the bench until the second half.

This post has been edited by Sarzonia on May 18 2006, 03:59 PM