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(Unofficial) Overall record: 13-5-2 Goals for: 38 Goals scored by: El-Hussieny - 16 Goals scored on: Topper 16 Goals scored on: Miller 3 All Game Photos Available for Print Orders 11/18/05
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OHS Players Earn Local, District Congratulations to Faread Jamalifaard and Steven Topper who both received all state honorable mention recognition within Division 1. Both were also members of the all-region team. Omar El-Hussieny, Faread Jamalifaard, Alex Potter, and Steven Topper received all-district recognition. Okemos finished the 2005 season with four (4) players chosen for the all CAAC-1 league first team: Omar El-Hussieny, Faread Jamalifaard, Alex Potter, and Steven Topper. Brandon Brown, Tony Hassan, Ben Skole, and Jason Storey all received honorable mention within the CAAC-1 league. Faread Jamalifaard was chosen as a member of the area Deam Team. A story on the Lansing area boys soccer teams appeared in the December 13 edition of the Lansing State Journal. Congratulations to all the players and coaches on these fine accomplishments! Banquet Update The 2005 OHS Boys Soccer banquet is scheduled for Friday, November 11, 2005, with Dinner at 6:00 pm with the program to begain promptly at 7:00 pm. Please set this evening aside so you can join us in celebrating this year's teams. You can download a copy of the Banquet flyer which is in MS Word format. 1st
First Round District Match Results
Okemos
were eliminated from the 2005 state tournament in the first round of
district play by their rivals, Brighton. In 2003 & 2004, Okemos
had knocked Brighton out of the state tournament. But this year Brighton
got their revenge by eliminating last year’s Division I state
champions 1:0 at Okemos on Tuesday afternoon. An article on this match
appeared in the Lansing
State Journal on 10/26/05 and another was published in the Daily
Press & Argus (Brighton) on the same date.
Okemos
kept the ball in the Brighton end as Phil Glaub got a nice cross into
the box but a shot from Adam Jordan (#9) was saved by the Brighton
keeper. Faread Jamalifaard (#13) showed some dribbling prowess before
passing the ball to Ben Skole, but the Brighton defense again cleared
the ball into touch. Brighton managed an attack of their own forcing
Steven Topper to clear a ball out of his box. Brandon Brown (#22)
stepped up to win the ball for Okemos before pushing it back into
the Brighton half. Brighton again controlled play passing the ball
around their back line and sustaining pressure on the Okemos goal.
Jason Storey again stepped up for Okemos to clear a ball before Okemos
won a corner kick and Alex Potter found Faread Jamalifaard whose cross
was headed by Omar El-Hussieny but saved by the Brighton keeper.
Steven Topper stepped up to save a ball off a shot played into his box and Okemos counter attacked forcing another save from the Brighton keeper. Ian Sinclair (#21) provided solid play for Okemos on defense and Anthony Earley (#23) dribbled deep into the Brighton half before the ball was cleared out of play. Brighton stepped up their pressure and won most of the 50-50 balls as they continued to push into the Okemos end. Steven Topper scooped up a ball played into his box and Faread Jamalifaard played a nice give-and-go with Ian Sinclair before he crossed the ball into the Brighton box. Okemos continued to have their own scoring chances with balls crossed into the box but Brighton's defense stepped up to clear them. Ian Sinclair collided with the Brighton keeper on a ball lofted into the box and Okemos won a corner kick. But Brighton took control and pushed the ball back into the Okemos end forcing Steven Topper out to collect it before clearing it back into the Brighton half. Brighton had a scoring chance off a free kick but Steven Topper made a fine save in the Okemos net. Tony Hassan stole the ball for Okemos and pushed forward before Brighton cleared the ball back into the Okemos half. Brighton maintained their pressure on the Okemos goal forcing two additional saves by Steven Topper before the half ended.
The 2nd half began much like the first, with Brighton pushing forward on attack. An early ball played into the Okemos box was chipped over Steven Topper's head but missed the goal mouth. Steven Topper stepped up to make a save in the Okemos goal as Brighton continued their attack. Alex Potter cleared the ball out for Okemos but another shot off a free kick was saved by Steven Topper. Ben Skole worked hard on attack but Okemos could not get a shot off as the Brighton defense held firm. Okemos managed some pressure of their own on the Brighton goal but failed to get a shot on target. The teams traded attacks as the game grew more wide open and there was action at both ends of the field. Brighton got another shot from close range but Steven Topper made another fine save in the Okemos net. Brighton kept the pressure on, managing a shot that was wide of the mark before Topper made another save in goal. Alex Potter showed fine dribbling skills getting past two Brighton players before pushing the ball up the left wing. Faread Jamalifaard found Ben Skole who dribbled into the Brighton box before the ball was cleared out of play. Okemos won several free kicks as the game got more physical but could not manage a shot on goal.
Brighton stepped up their own pressure, forcing several corner kicks and throw ins. Steven Topper was called into play often as the ball was played into his box forcing him to clear his lines. Okemos managed their own shot on goal but a nice save in the goal by the Brighton keeper kept things level. Brighton continued their attack and almost scored on a shot that was deflected and hit the cross bar. Alex Potter won the ball for Okemos clearing it out of their box. Steven Topper stepped up again to clear a ball played into the Okemos box as Brighton continued their attack. Ian Sinclair tackled a Brighton player who fell into the box and Brighton were awarded a penalty kick. Kenny Simon (#6) stepped up to take the kick and even though Steven Topper got his fingers on the ball, he could not keep it out of the Okemos net. Okemos pushed forward for the remainder of the match trying to get the equalizer. Faread Jamalifaard crossed the ball into the box but the Brighton keeper scooped it up and cleared it out. Okemos won several free kicks but could not get the ball past the Brighton defense. Tony Hassan and Brandon Brown stepped up for Okemos on the defensive end as Brighton worked on a counter attack. Okemos won a throw in and Faread Jamalifaard headed the ball towards the net but it was eventually scooped up by the Brighton Keeper.
Okemos continued to press for their goal, with Anthony Earley crossing the ball into the box. But the Brighton keeper punched the ball out and a resulting Okemos shot was wide of the net. Ben Skole dribbled past two Brighton players before the ball was cleared out of play. Okemos tried to equalize but Brighton counter attacked forcing Steven Topper to scoop up the ball before launching it back into the Brighton half. Tony Hassan stole the ball for Okemos before playing it forward to Faread Jamaliaard but Brighton cleared it out and the match ended. Final
score: Okemos 0, Brighton 1 East Lansing Win 3:1 Over Okemos
East Lansing won a closely contested match vs. Okemos in the CAAC 1 Tournament final match at East Lansing on Wednesday afternoon. East Lansing came out on attack and Peter Houston managed a shot from close range that hit the woodwork but stayed out of the goal. East Lansing kept the ball in the Okemos half and had some early scoring chances but Jason Storey (#4), Brandon Brown (#22), and Tony Hassan (#2) provided solid defensive play for Okemos. Faread Jamalifaard (#13) dribbled deep into the EL box and collided with the EL keeper but the ball was cleared out of play. Ian Sinclair (#21) stepped up for Okemos at both ends of the field, stealing the ball and pushing it back into the EL half. Alex Potter (#11) took an Okemos free kick and Omar El-Hussieny (#10) headed it towards the net but the EL keeper made a fine save. Both teams fought hard for every loose ball and neither one seemed to have much of an advantage as the half wore on. Ben Skole (#2) dribbled into the EL box but his shot was wide of the mark. At the other end, Steven Topper stepped up to make a save for Okemos before launching the ball back into the EL half. EL got another scoring chance on a breakaway but their resulting shot was wide of the net. Ian Sinclair dribbled into the EL box but his shot was saved by the EL keeper. Ben Skole and Ian Sinclair both found space inside the EL box but could not get the ball past the EL goalie. EL counter attacked but again their shot was wide of the mark. Peter Houston took a long ball and had another scoring chance for EL but his shot was saved by Steven Topper in the Okemos goal. The game got more physical and Rand Costello was shown a yellow card before the first half ended, scoreless.
The 2nd half saw more physical play from both sides as EL passed the ball along their back line. Ben Skole had a scoring chance but his header was saved by the EL keeper. Omar El-Hussieny also had his header saved on a cross into the EL box. EL won a corner kick and a shot from one of their attackers was wide of the net. Tony Hassan stepped up for Okemos to clear a ball played into their box as EL kept the pressure on Okemos. EL got a cross into the box and a header hit the post before bouncing back to another EL player, who pushed it into the back of the net to give EL their first goal. Okemos countered by winning a free kick and Alex Potter floated the ball into the box but it as cleared out of play by an EL defender. EL continued to attack and were awarded with another free kick outside the Okemos 18-yard box. The resulting cross was not cleared by Okemos and an EL player lofted the ball over Steven Topper off the far post and into the net. Both teams picked up their play as Okemos worked to win their share of the 50-50 balls but Alex Potter had to clear another ball off his line off a shot from close range that was headed into the net. EL kept the ball forcing Okemos to play defense with several EL chances to score that did not find the net. Okemos pressed forward and also had chances to score, but the EL keeper was up to the task and collected all the balls played into his box. An
EL player was shown a yellow card as the game got more intense. Okemos kept the ball in the EL box and there was a scrum in front of the EL goal but they managed to clear the ball out before Okemos could get a shot off. Ben Skole dribbled past the EL defenders but his shot from close range missed the net. But Okemos kept the pressure on and Omar El-Hussieny scored from inside the 6-yard box with around 10-minutes left in the match. EL continued to push forward seeking another goal and had several shots that were wide or high of the net. Okemos had their own chances but the EL defense and keeper stepped up and made some big plays to maintain their one goal lead. Tony Hassan dribbled into the box and his shot was close but missed the net. EL finally played the ball out of their end and Steven Topper came out of his box to clear it but collided with Jason Storey, sending both players to the ground. An EL attacker picked up the loose ball and lobbed it around the Okemos players and it slid into the net. Alex Potter found some space in the EL box but his shot was high of the mark as the game ended.
Final Score: Okemos 1, East Lansing 3 Saves in the net by Topper: First half, 3, Second half 3 Okemos record: 13-4-2, CAAC record 8-2-0 Next game for Okemos Varsity Soccer: District match against Brighton at home on 10/25/05 at 4:00 pm. Note the early starting time for this match! Scouting report: Brighton is 7-3-3 overall with wins against South Lyon and losses to Novi and Ann Arbor Pioneer. Okemos drew 1:1 with Brighton earlier in the season. The winning team moves onto the 2nd round of District play to meet the winner of the Hartland vs. Holly match on 10/27/05. Okemos Bests Lansing Everett
2:0 in CAAC Semifinal Game Okemos High School Varsity Boys Soccer defeated a pesky Lansing Everett team in the CAAC Semifinal game. Okemos started strong with Phil Glaub (#12) pushing up the wing and crossing the ball into the box, but the resulting header was saved by the Everett keeper. Adam Jordan (#8) provided solid play in the midfield for Okemos and Jason Storey (#4) stepped up at the defensive end. Everett managed an attack of their own but their shot was high of the mark. Ben Skole (#2) found Alex Potter (#11) who crossed the ball into Omar El-Hussieny (#13) whose header was saved by the Everett goalie. Sam Peters (#17) stepped up for Okemos in the midfield, winning the ball on several occasions and passing it to a teammate. Okemos continued to attack the Everett goal but their defense held, clearing out many balls played into their box. Faread Jamalifaard (#10) dribbled deep into the box before laying the ball off to Omar El-Hussieny whose shot was again saved by the Everett keeper. Anthony Earley then dribbled into the box before passing the ball to Faread Jamalifaard, who pushed it to Omar El-Hussieny who lofted it into the box. But Anthony Earley’s header was just wide of the post. Okemos saw more scoring changes but couldn’t seem to find the net until Omar El-Hussieny scored a nice goal off a flick that beat the keeper on an assist from Brandon Brown. Tony Hassan (#3) and Jason Storey kept the ball out of the Okemos half as Everett tried to counter attack. Okemos got an own goal from Emilio Zamarripa (#17) of Lansing Everett off a corner kick taken by Alex Potter. Ben Skole took a shot from close range that was wide of the mark and Omar El-Hussieny lofted a shot over the keeper but also over the net as the 2nd half drew to a close. The 2nd half got underway with Okemos continuing to control the ball in the midfield and create scoring opportunities. Phil Glaub dribbled into the Everett box before his shot flew over the net. Omar El-Hussieny had several scoring chances, but they were high or wide of the mark. The Everett keeper also made some key saves in the goal to keep the score close. Okemos continued to keep the ball in the Everett half and almost scored when a shot hit the post but was cleared out of play. Rand Costello (#18) and Josh Crites (#6) both provided solid support for Okemos in the midfield as the game got more intense. Alex Potter found Anthony Earley whose shot was high of the net. Everett got their own shot at the other end of the field but it was also high. Alex Potter dribbled around a defender and found Ben Skole who split two defenders before launching a shot that was blocked by the keeper. Omar El-Hussieny then found Ben Skole on a nice pass into the box but Ben’s header was high of the mark. An Everett player was shown two yellow cards and left the field, followed by a yellow card being shown to the Everett coach as both teams fought for each loose ball. Steven Topper made a few saves for Okemos down the stretch as Everett seemed to find their form. Omar El-Hussieny had another scoring chance for Okemos on a nice pass deep into the box but his header was high of the net. Adam Jordan won a number of 50-50 balls in the midfield and the Okemos defense withstood late pressure from Everett as the game ended. Final score: Okemos
2, Grand Ledge 0 Next game for Okemos Varsity Soccer: CAAC Division 1 Tournament Final vs. East Lansing @ the East Lansing Soccer Complex on 10/19/05 at 5:00 Scouting report: East Lansing is ranked #1 by the Michigan H.S. soccer coaches association in Division 2 with an overall record of 18-1-1, and 9-0 in CAAC 1 conference play. Okemos lost to EL in early September 3:0. Okemos Suffers 2:1 Defeat at
Saginaw Heritage Okemos High School Varsity Boys Soccer lost a tough match 2:1 against non-league opponent Saginaw Heritage on Thursday night in Saginaw. The match was scoreless through the first half. In the 2nd half, Saginaw scored on what might have been an offside play, but the line judge and referee conferred and awarded the goal to Saginaw. Okemos quickly equalized on a goal by Anthony Earley (#23) off a nice assist from Ben Skole (#2). But with about 10-minutes left to play, Saginaw got the go-ahead goal on a breakaway and Okemos were not able to score again. Final score:
Okemos 1, Saginaw Heritage 2 Next game for Okemos Varsity: @ home at 5:00 pm on 10/17/05 - CAAC 1 Semifinal match vs. Lansing Everett Scouting report: Lansing Everett was third in the CAAC 1 during the regular season with a record of 4-2-2 in league play and 12-2-4 overall. OHS defeated Everett 2:1 earlier in the season. Okemos Defeat
Lansing Eastern 6:0 in Congratulations to the OHS Varsity Boys Soccer Seniors! Okemos High School Varsity Boys Soccer got off to a great start with an impressive 6:0 win over Lansing Eastern on Wednesday afternoon. Okemos began the evening with a celebration for the seniors on the team who were honored at midfield before the game started. Once the match got underway, Okemos pushed the ball forward on attack throughout the first half. Faread Jamalifaard (#13) dribbled deep into the Eastern end before crossing the ball into the box before it was cleared out. David Shaheen (#8) took the ball and passed it to Omar El-Hussieny (#10) whose cross made it across the goal mouth before Phil Glaub (#12) pushed the ball back into the box. Omar El-Hussieny took a shot but it was high of the net. Okemos scored quickly when Jason Storey (#4) took an Okemos free kick and Omar El-Hussieny headed it past the keeper and into the back of the net. Okemos kept the ball in the Eastern end as Adam Jordan (#9) dribbled in and had a go from distance that was high of the mark. Okemos showed crisp passing as Ben Skole (#2) found Faread Jamalifaard who played the ball back to Tony Hassan (#3) who gave it back to Fa but his shot was wide of the net. Omar El-Hussieny got his 2nd goal of the match on an Okemos corner kick taken by Alex Potter (#11) when his header found the corner of the net. Anthony Earley (#23) dribbled into the box before the ball was played out by an Eastern defender. Okemos won another corner kick and Phil Glaub’s shot was wide of the net. Phil then played a nice cross into the box that Ben Skole got his foot around but the shot was blocked by an Eastern defender. Tony Hassan then stole the ball in the midfield and played it forward to Omar El-Hussieny whose shot was high of the net. Ian Sinclair (#21) dribbled up the wing before passing the ball in to Anthony Earley who gave it back to Ian before he crossed it into the box. Alex Potter played the ball back to Tony Hassan before he was fouled and Okemos were awarded a free kick. Jason Storey and Brandon Brown (#22) provided solid support for Okemos on the defensive end on the rare occasion when Eastern managed to get the ball past the midfield. Steven Topper stepped up to touch the ball for the first time and cleared it back into the Eastern end. Josh Crites (#6) won the ball and dribbled it into the Eastern half. Faread Jamalifaard took on a few Eastern defenders before passing the ball off to Omar El-Hussieny whose shot from close range was saved by the Eastern keeper. Anthony Earley stole the ball for Okemos and played it forward to Josh Crites who laid the ball off to Omar El-Hussieny but his shot was just wide of the post. Ian Sinclair had a go from outside the box but his shot was saved by the keeper. Eastern finally managed an attack but the ball was picked up by Steven Topper and played back into the midfield. Faread Jamalifaard again dribbled deep into the Eastern box before passing it to Ian Sinclair on the wing. Ian crossed the ball into the box but a shot from Faread Jamalifaard was wide of the net. Sam Peters (#17) stepped up for Okemos in the midfield and Ian Sinclair again pushed up the wing before the ball was played out and the 1st half ended. The 2nd half saw more passing and ball control by Okemos as they continued to attack the Eastern end. Alex Potter took a corner kick and David Shaheen worked to keep the ball for Okemos, playing it back to Brandon Brown. Faread Jamalifaard again dribbled into the Eastern box before crossing the ball to Alex Potter but the Eastern defense stepped up to clear it. David Shaheen again found the ball and managed to get off a shot that was saved by the Eastern goalie. Okemos won another free kick and a header by Omar El-Hussieny was wide of the net. Phil Glaub had his shot slide wide of the mark as Okemos continued to get scoring chances. Tony Hassan dribbled into the box before his shot was saved by the Eastern keeper. David Shaheen found Omar El-Hussieny whose shot was caught and then spilled by the Eastern goalie, but a defender managed to clear the ball out of play. Ben Skole proved to be a menace for the Eastern defenders and had two shots at goal – one that was high and one that was saved. Alex Potter took another Okemos corner kick and Ben Skole scored off a nice header that found the back of the net. Eastern managed an attack of their own but Steven Topper made a save in the net for Okemos. Omar El-Hussieny found Phil Glaub on the right-hand side of the box but his shot was wide of the net. Omar was then tripped from behind in the box but no foul was given and the teams played on. Eastern managed to get off a shot of their own at the other end but it was high of the net. Ben Skole collided with the Eastern keeper inside the box but again no foul was given and the ball was cleared out of play. Omar El-Hussieny had a shot from close range saved by the Eastern keeper before Ben Skole crossed the ball into the box and Anthony Earley scored off a header. Anthony returned the favor by dribbling into the box and passing the ball off to Ben Skole who scored his second for
Okemos beating the keeper at the far post. Anthony Earley got his second goal of the match on a nice display of dribbling inside the Eastern box and a hard shot that found the corner of the net. Okemos continued to press for another goal as the seniors were taken out of the match and the underclassman worked at both ends of the field to ensure the win. Ian Sinclair took a few shots for Okemos, one that was high of the net, followed by another that was saved by the Eastern goalie. Jonathan Kagey (#14) provided good defensive play for Okemos, as Jesus Perez-Flores (#5) and Ian Sorenson-Abbott (#7) kept control of the ball in the midfield. Rand Costello (#18) won the ball for Okemos before playing it forward to Ian Sinclair but his shot was saved by the Eastern keeper as the game came to an end. A short summary of the match was published in the Lansing State Journal (10/13/05). Final score:
Okemos 6, Lansing Everett 0 Next game for
Okemos Varsity: @ 7:00 pm at White Pine Middle School on
10/13/05 Okemos Gets Win Over Lansing
Sexton 4:0 Okemos High School Varsity Boys Soccer
finished their CAAC regular season play with a win at Lansing Sexton
on Monday, October 10, 2005. The game took place at the Sexton football
field on a cool and overcast afternoon with Okemos pushing forward on
attack early and often. David Shaheen (#8) won an early ball for Okemos
and pushed it up the wing to Phil Glaub (#12) whose cross found Faread
Jamalifaard (#13) but his shot was saved by the Sexton keeper. Okemos
continued to pressure the Sexton defense when Omar El-Hussieny (#10)
dribbled deep into the box and let go a hard shot that was also saved
in the Sexton goal. Adam Jordan (#9) provided solid play for Okemos
in the midfield and Okemos won a corner kick taken by Alex Potter (#11).
Ben Skole (#2) dribbled deep into the Sexton box before passing the ball off to Anthony Earley (#23) whose header beat the keeper to put Okemos ahead. Sexton pushed forward but Jason Storey (#4) stepped up on defense to clear the ball back into the Sexton half. Omar El-Hussieny dribbled past two Sexton defenders before letting go a shot from close range but the Sexton keeper was up to the task and made a nice save. David Shaheen won a ball in midfield and played it into the center of the Sexton end before Omar El-Hussieny flicked it on to Anthony Earley whose shot was blocked by the Sexton goalie. Okemos kept the ball in the Sexton end, with Alex Potter crossing it into the box before a header by Ben Skole hit the crossbar and stayed out of the net. Ben followed up with another shot that was wide of the net as Sexton fought to clear the ball out of their end. Tony Hassan (#3) stepped up for Okemos on defense and played the ball back into the Sexton box before Okemos were awarded another corner kick. Alex Potter took the CK and played a nice ball into the box but Sexton blocked the resulting shot at goal. Ian Sinclair (#21) made a nice run up the left wing before his shot missed wide of the mark. Jason Storey then took an Okemos free kick and played a high ball into the box that Omar El-Hussieny headed just over the net.
Okemos won another free kick, this time inside the box, but it was indirect and after a scramble inside the Sexton box, Omar El-Hussiey dribbled deep before laying the ball off to Ian Sinclair who blasted the ball into the back of the net for a second Okemos goal. Okemos continued to attack, with Ben Skole crossing the ball in and Omar El-Hussiey heading it wide of the net. Sexton finally managed a shot of their own but it was high of the net. Okemos were called for an offside penalty before Omar El-Hussieny again found Ben Skole but his shot hit the post and was cleared out of play. Jesus Perez-Flores (#5) dribbled deep into the box but his shot was saved by the Sexton goalie. Steven Topper stepped up for Okemos to clear a ball played into their end before Alex Potter crossed a ball into the Sexton box that Ben Skole managed to shoot wide of the mark. Josh Crites (#6) took the ball in the midfield and distributed it to the wing where Ian Sinclair pushed into the Sexton end. Brandon Brown (#22) won the ball for Okemos on defense and played it forward to Faread Jamalifaard whose cross was cleared out by a Sexton defender. Alex Potter got off another nice cross that found Jesus Perez-Flores but his shot was just wide of the net. Faread Jamalifaard then dribbled past several Sexton players before his shot was pushed wide of the mark. Alex Potter took a corner kick for Okemos that found the head of Tony Hassan who scored a third goal for Okemos as the half drew to a close. The 2nd half saw more controlled play
and crisp passing from Okemos as they continued to push forward on attack.
Okemos were awarded a free kick and a resulting shot by Rand Costello
(#18) flew over the net. Brandon Brown and Jason Storey both stepped
up on defense as Sexton worked to keep the ball out of their end. Ben
Skole found Omar El-Hussieny whose shot missed the
mark but he scored a fourth goal for Okemos shortly afterward off a
cross from Alex Potter. Kyle Miller replaced Steven Topper in the Okemos
goal and Sexton pressed for scoring chances. Adam Jordan and David Shaheen
worked hard in the midfield to control play before Tony Hassan stepped
up to win a 50-50 ball then playing it back into the Sexton half. The
game got more physical and a Sexton player was shown a yellow card.
Kyle Miller stepped up to clear a ball out of the Okemos box before another Sexton player was shown a yellow card. Okemos pushed for another goal off the resulting free kick and Ian Sorensen-Abbott (#7) was fouled hard in the midfield. Adam Jordan then played the ball forward to Josh Crites who laid the ball of to Jesus Perez-Flores whose shot was blocked by a Sexton defender. Kyle Miller again stepped up to clear a ball out of the Okemos box before Jesus Perez-Flores found Ian Sorensen-Abbott whose cross was cleared out of play. Sexton played a long ball into the Okemos box and Kyle Miller blocked the resulting shot. Jason Storey cleared another ball played into the Okemos box out of play as Sexton got their attack going. Okemos won another free kick and Drew Loud (#19) found Josh Crites whose shot was saved by the Sexton keeper. Okemos appeared to have scored again when Jonathan Kagey (#14) blasted a shot that was blocked but dropped by the Sexton keeper and Drew Loud pounced on it beating the keeper to find the back of the net. But after a long discussion between the linesman and the referee, the goal was disallowed. Ian Sorensen-Abbott made a nice run up the wing before his shot hit the post and another Sexton player was shown a yellow card. Sexton had more of the ball and a few shots that were high or wide of the net before Tony Hassan stole the ball on defense, dribbled past four or five Sexton players before playing the ball forward and it was cleared out of play. Ian Sorensen-Abbott had a go from long range that was saved by the Sexton keeper before Kyle Miller made a nice save on a breakaway at the other end to keep Sexton off the scoreboard. Michael Williams (#20) stepped up for Okemos on defense clearing the ball out of their end before Kyle Miller made another save in the Okemos net. David Shaheen was shown a yellow card after kicking the ball towards the net following an offsides call as the match drew to a close. Final score: Okemos
4, Lansing Sexton 0 Next match for Okemos Varsity Soccer: The first round match in the CAAC-1 tournament will be played vs. Lansing Eastern at OHS on Wednesday, October 12, and it will also be Senior Appreciation Night. Coaches are asking fans and parents to please arrive at the OHS field at 4:45 pm for the Senior Appreciation Night activities with the game to get underway shortly afterward at around 5:00 pm. Scouting report: Lansing Eastern is 2-5-0 in CAAC division 1 league play and Okemos defeated this team 1:0 @ Eastern in late September.
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2005 Season Schedule
Saline Tournament
*CAAC league games OHS 1 : U-D Jesuit 1 *OHS 3 : Holt 0
*OHS 2 : Lansing Everett 1 Mason Tournament 09/17 OHS 2 : Mason
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*OHS 4 : Grand Ledge 0
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game CAAC Tournament final game East Lansing 3 : Okemos 1 MHSAA first round District
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