Braves 3 Knights 3

Varsity Scoring:

Thomas Jansson 1st;  assisted by Matt Wise

JT Brown 2nd; assisted by Kelvin Reisenfeld

Matt Wise 2nd; assisted by Aaron Kawamura

JV Scoring:

Kelvin Reisenfeld 1st  PK

Blake Cooke shutout

The Mens Soccer Team faced  the Nothwest Knights last night in a high scoring SWOC battle.  The Braves began their epic comeback with a goal from Finnish International Thomas Jansson.  JT Brown tied the game at 2 in the second half;  rebounding a post shot into the old onion bag. The Braves took the lead soon after; Junior Matt Wise heading a 30 yard free kick from Aaron Kawamura into the upper 90.  But a late goal from the Knights equalized. 

 Final score 3-3.

Earlier in the night the JV won 1 to nothing;  Kelvin Reisenfeld earning the PK. Freshman  Blake Cooke gets the shut out. The team travels to Taylor tomorrow.  Go Braves Soccer!

Braves 0. Harrison 0

Scoring:

none

In a battle for SWOC supremacy the Braves tied defending league champions Harrison nil-nil Thursday night and remain undefeated in league play.  Credit Seniors Aaron Kawamura and Justin Brown with the shut out.

The JV lost 2-1 in the early match; Talawanda's lone goal by Freshman forward  Nate Smith.  Kelvin Reisenfeld had the assist.

Talawanda 5 Mt. Healthy 1

Ethan Coffin 7:56 1st; assist Kelvin Reisenfeld

JT Brown 37:11 2nd; assist Ethan Coffin

John Groom 28:49 2nd; assist Thomas Jannson

Aaron Kawamura 19:50 2nd; assist Simon Miller

Aaron Kawamura 19:33 2nd; assist Chris Bowen

The Braves opened SWOC play dominating the Mt. Healthy Owls 5-1.  Junior Ethan Coffin got the scoring started in the first half, spinning at the top of the box and burying an 18 yard shot.  JT Brown, John Groom, and a pair of goals by Senior Aaron Kawamura added to the plus column in the second.  A lone PK late in the game was all that kept the Braves from earning the Clean Sheet.

Braves 1 Kings 3

Varsity Scoring

JT Brown 38:00 1st Assisted by Aaron Kawamura

JV Scoring

Nick June 1 min in the 2nd Assisted by Benji Robinson

JV tied Kings with less than a minute left!  Nick June gets the goal, a header off the corner from Benji Robinson.  1-1 final.

JT Brown gave the Varsity the early lead with a great volley off a free kick by Aaron Kawamura but ultimately the Braves fell 3-1 to Kings.  Justin Brown had 16 saves.

Braves vs. Princeton Vikings

The JV team suffered a 2-1 loss to the Vikings tonight; the lone Talawanda goal coming off a PK by Benji Robinson with a little under 2 minutes to play. 

The start of theVarsity game was delayed for over an hour until it was ultimately cancelled due to the weather.  

UPDATE:  GAME IS RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY 9/3 AT THS.  6:00 KICK

Braves 2 Middletown Madison 0

    

Varsity Scoring

 Kelvin Reisenfeld 19:05 2nd  Assisted by Matt Wise

Tim Robinson 10:05 2nd Assisted by Ethan Coffin

Clean Sheet Shutout:

Justin Brown, Aaron Kawamura, Brandon Cole, Chris Bowen, Nick Hines, Ryan Danielson

JV  4-1

Fisher Tobias 33:00 1st Assisted by Kelvin Reisenfeld

Kelvin Reisenfeld 24:45 1st Assisted by Ryan Danielson

Benji Robinson 5:20 1st Unassisted

Nick June 2:51 1st Assisted by Kelvin Reisenfeld and Benji Robinson (corner kick)

The Braves kicked off the regular season confidently after defeating Hamilton 1-0 in their final preseason scrimmage a week ago. With the scoreless first half behind them,  Freshman Kelvin Reisenfeld broke the nil-nil tie sliding into the box and redirecting a well played thru ball from Junior Matt Wise.  Tim Robinson nailed a deflection from Ethan Coffin to make it 2-0.  Senior Captain Justin Brown assured the shutout in goal.

The JV team scored early and scored often. Sophomore  Fisher Tobias headed home the inaugural goal of the season off a beautiful cross from Kelvin Reisenfeld.  Kelvin scored one of his own shortly after and then assisted another to Sophomore Nick June.  Benji Robinson added a goal and assist to make the final 4-1.

Meet the Team Night

This meeting is mandatory for all players and parents.

Freshmen and Juniors should arrive at 5:30 in the THS computer lab for their 'Concussion Screening.'

Seniors will be challenged against athletes from other teams in some friendly competition.

Did I mention the 'Flubs Mobile?!'