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8/23/08
GB East Invitational: The Varsity team looked strong
against a
very solid Southwest team (1-1). While Seymour (5-0) and Kaukauna (0-0)
teams weren’t as challenging opponents as Southwest, it gave our team
the opportunity to test our depth. This first competition allowed our
boys to play as a team, the first step towards a winning season.
Goals Scored: Seymour - Brad had a diving header, Giacomo
scored 2x, followed by Zach, and Tyler.
Southwest goal: Brad.
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8/26/08 Though a hard fought game,
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8/28/08 Redbirds
edge rival Phantoms: Casey and Giacomo scored first-half
goals to lead host De Pere to
a 2-1
victory over West De Pere on Thursday in a nonconference boys soccer
match. Brad
assisted on Casey's score, while Eric made three saves for De
Pere (1-1),
which had 22 shots on goal. Press-Gazzette
– August 29, 2008
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8/29-8/30/08 Waunakee tournament: De
Pere lost to Eau Claire
Memorial on the eighth kick of a penalty kick shootout in the
championship
game. The teams played to a 1-1
tie. Giacomo scored the goal and
Eric made 11 save for the Redbirds (1-1-3). De Pere
advanced to the title game by winning a pair of games in
shootouts. The Redbirds topped Verona
and Wisconsin Rapids on penalty kicks after 0-0 ties. Eric made
six saves against Verona and seven stops against
Rapids. (Green Bay Press-Gazette/ Boys Prep Soccer, Aug. 31, 2008)
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9/4/08 At Thursday’s game
against Manitowoc, Tom lead things off with a PK. In the
second half, Zach had a hattrick - and it was actually 3 in a
row. Giacomo, Evan, and Chad (PK) closed
things out for a 7-3 victory. Assists were made by Brady
and Chad.
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9/9/08 DePere played GB West
to a 4-1 victory. West scored first, but DePere quickly took
contol of the field with strong teamwork to the 4-1 win.
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9/11/08 Thursday's game
against
Notre Dame was a hard faught game. The game was tied 1-1 at the
end
of regulation time with a goal by Evan. The game went into two 10
minute
overtimes. Notre Dame scored with 30 seconds left on the clock.
DePere 1 - Notre Dame 2.
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9/15/08 Monday, DePere lost to
Luxemburg-Casco 3-2. Goals by Giacomo and Tom. Eric had 9 saves.
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9/16/08 Tyler scored the
game-winning goal off a direct kick from 20 yards out with 3 minutes
remaining. Giacomo provided the other goal with 9 seconds left in
the first half off an assist from Evan. Eric made 12 saves. (Green Bay
Press-Gazette/ Boys Soccer, Sept., 17, 2008) |
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9/18/08 Brad and Tom each
tallied second-half goals to lead De Pere to a shout against Pulaski.
Evan provided a assist on Brad's score. Eric made four saves to
preserve the shutout. (Green Bay
Press-Gazette/ Prep Soccer, Sept., 19, 2008) |
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9/20/08 On Saturday, De Pere
defeated Kimberly with a 2-0 nonconference shutout. Eric had five
saves. Casey scored off an assist from Logan. Second goal
by Tom.
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9/23/08 Tyler had one goal and
a pair of assists as the Redbirds overpowered GB East. Brad,
Justin and Matt each added a goal for a 5-2 win. DePere also
scored on an East own goal. Eric had six saves. (Green Bay
Press-Gazette/ Prep Soccer, Sept., 24, 2008) |
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9/25/08 48 minutes in to the
game, from a deflected corner kick, Bay Port sneaked in the winning
score to a 1-0 win over DePere. DePere fought hard with repeated
shots and drives to the Pirates' goal. Eric had 11 saves.
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9/27/08 Tyler L.
scored unassisted early in the second half against Appleton East. The
goal lifted the team to a strong second half and a 1-0 shutout.
Eric had 5 saves.
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9/29/30 DePere shut out
Sheboygan North in a 5-0 win on Tuesday. Casey and Brad each had
two goals, and Giacomo had one. Goals were assisted by Evan (2)
and Casey (1). Eric Cotter had four saves.
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10/02/08
Preble took the win in OT in a surprising deflected goal off the top
post of the goal (1-2). DePere came on strong with a goal by Matt
with an assist from Evan 4 minutes into the first half. DePere
continued to control the game with Preble pressing hard. In the
60th minute, Preble shot to the far left corner and Eric stretched out
to block the goal with one hand. The ball came back quickly for a score
to tie the game and force the overtime.
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10//7/08 With a steady rain
throughout the game, DePere scored 4 to Southwest 1 goal. Casey
scored 25 minutes into the first half. The game was tied at the
half. Brad, Justin, and Giacomo each scored a second-half
goal. Eric made eight saves to secure the game.
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10/9/08
DePere had a strong first half against Ashwaubenon with controlling the
field and good ball control. Giacomo made our single goal and
DePere ended the half with a 1-0 lead. Though we had many shots
at Ashwaubenon's goal and the boys played hard to the last moment, the
final score was DePere 1, Ashwaubenon 2. Eric made 6 saves.
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10/14/08 Tyler had a goal and
an assist as DePere blanked Southwest in the first round of the FRCC
tournament. Tyler scored in the first half and he assisted on
Giacomo's goal in the second half. Eric made five saves.
The win was supported by a strong offensive control of the first
half. Southwest came on strong in the second half, but our
mid-fielders and defense held strong to preserve the shutout.
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10/16/08 After two scoreless
overtimes, NDA made all five of its shots in a shootout to edge DePere
5-4 . It was a physical game and the boys played tough throughout
the double over times. DePere had a number of strong drives and 8 shots
on ND’s goal. Eric had 15 saves. Many of the save
were from ND corner kicks. Eric repeatedly grabbed the ball out of the
air in the mist of attacking players.
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10/18/08 Saturday, DePere lost
to Bay Port 0-1 in round 3 of the FRCC tournament. Early into the
first half the pace of the game was set by frequent calls by the center
ref and a duel yellow card presented to both teams. Offense had 5
shots on goal and a number of strong runs, but ended up
scoreless. Bay Port scored in the second half. Defense
played strong throughout the game, with Eric making 8 saves.
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10/20/08 The night started
with all of the Redbird Seniors on the field. Offense came on
hard and fast. Defense pushed up near the 50 for most of the game.
Michael, Giacomo, Tom, Alex (seniors) and Justin all had goals.
Tyler L. had three goals to power the DePere team to the final score of
8-0. Saves were made by Eric, Chris, & Tom who all shared the
goalie position.
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10/23/08 DePere controlled the
game to shutout New London 2-0. Brad struck 10 minutes in for the
Redbirds off an assist from Matt to give DePere the early lead in the
first round regional match. Giacomo added a goal in the 60th
minute with an assist from Justin. Eric preserved the shutout with 3
saves.
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10/25/08 DePere lost to
Plymouth tonight in a tough battle to continue into
sectionals. Plymouth scored in the first half and DePere tied the
game
in the 79th minute to go into overtime. After two scoreless ten
minute
overtimes, the game ended in a shootout. DePere 3 - Plymouth 4.
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