JT Brown to Bethel College

Talawanda senior signs letter of intent to play college soccer

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Talawanda senior JT Brown is flanked by his parents, Diane and Mark, after signing his letter of intent to play soccer at Bethel College, where his older brother, Justin, already plays. 

National Signing Day on Feb. 3 received a heavy focus on football, but one Talawanda senior took the opportunity to sign his letter of intent to play college soccer.

JT Brown will take his skills on the pitch to Bethel College in Mishawaka, Ind., this fall.

Bethel was one of the senior’s top three choices during recruiting, but the school really had an advantage over the other possibilities in part because his brother, Justin, already plays for the Pilots.

2015 Highlights

The Braves went 8-6-2 on the season and were runners-up in the SWOC.

Division Champs!

(Front: Chris Bowen, Fisher Tobias, Turner Rollins, Peter Whiteman, Owen Ramsey, Craig Bond, Jake Kelly, Ryan Hannon;  Back:  Coach Farrell, Benji Robinson, Blake Cooke, Nick June, Nate Smith, Nate Abraham, Dylan Heineman, Tristan Fontaine , Coach Kelly;  Not pictured:  Kelvin Reisenfeld, Colton Rouff, Matt Gill, Alec Pohlable, Andrew Belec)

The Braves posted their best performance yet in the annual Mason Pre Season classic going 5-0 and winning the Division! The White team earned 4 shutouts putting up an impressive 18 goals while allowing only 1.  It was a test of stamina and endurance requiring a total team effort led by Senior Nick June who scored more than half of the Braves points assisted by the playmaking of Junior Craig Bond.  Defensively Senior Chris Bowen closed the door on opponents backed by the net tending skills of Junior GK Blake Cooke.

The Red team finished 3-2 in their division scoring 11 goals of their own led by Freshman Jake Kelly.

	No.	Div	Time	Field	Home Team		Visiting Team			Type
Friday, Jul 10, 2015
	10	WhiteDivisionM	5:00 PM	HOP3	Talawanda Braves 2 - -	4	2	- - Walnut Hills III	-
	21	GreenBDivisionM	6:15 PM	HOP7	Deer Park High School - -	0	3	- - Talawanda Braves 1	-
Saturday, Jul 11, 2015
	48	WhiteDivisionM	10:00 AM	HOP6	Oak Hills High School - -	4	3	- - Talawanda Braves 2	-
	53	GreenBDivisionM	11:15 AM	HOP4	Bellbrook II - -	0	5	- - Talawanda Braves 1	-
	63	WhiteDivisionM	1:00 PM	HOP7	Amelia Barons - -	0	1	- - Talawanda Braves 2	-
	76	GreenBDivisionM	3:30 PM	HOP6	Talawanda Braves 1 - -	2	0	- - Anderson Redskins Orange	-
Sunday, Jul 12, 2015
	97	WhiteDivisionM	8:45 AM	HOP6	Anderson Redskins White - -	2	3	- - Talawanda Braves 2	-
	112	GreenBDivisionM	11:15 AM	HOP7	Talawanda Braves 1 - -	6	1	- - Lakota East B	-
	117	WhiteDivisionM	1:00 PM	HOP5	Talawanda Braves 2 - -	0	3	- - Mason 4	-
	131	GreenBDivisionM	3:30 PM	HOP5	Walnut Hills II - -	0	2	- - Talawanda Braves 1	-

Mason Pre-Season Classic

Friday, Jul 10, 2015
	10	WhiteDivisionM	5:00 PM	HOP3	Braves - -			- - Walnut Hills III
	21	GreenBDivisionM	6:15 PM	HOP7	Deer Park High School - -			- - Braves
Saturday, Jul 11, 2015
	48	WhiteDivisionM	10:00 AM	HOP6	Oak Hills High School - -			- - Braves
	53	GreenBDivisionM	11:15 AM	HOP4	Bellbrook II - -			- - Braves
	63	WhiteDivisionM	1:00 PM	HOP7	Amelia Barons - -			- - Braves
	76	GreenBDivisionM	3:30 PM	HOP6	Braves - -			- - Anderson Redskins Orange
Sunday, Jul 12, 2015
	97	WhiteDivisionM	8:45 AM	HOP6	Anderson Redskins White - -			- - Braves
	112	GreenBDivisionM	11:15 AM	HOP7	Braves - -			- - Lakota East B
	117	WhiteDivisionM	1:00 PM	HOP5	Braves - -			- - Mason 4
	131	GreenBDivisionM	3:30 PM	HOP5	Walnut Hills II - -			- - Braves

Once again Talawanda will be participating in the Mason Pre-Season Classic. The 'Classic' is an affordable, yet competitive high school pre-season tournament that gives our players and coaches the special opportunity to prepare for the upcoming Fall season. It promotes team building, launches the new season and is a great way to get to know new players. More than 40 High School teams from around the State will take part including the host Mason Comets:2014 DI State Champions.  

Talawanda has a winning history in tournaments past and this year we will be adding a second team to increase playing time.

Entry fees for the tournament are $25 per player for a guaranteed 5 games. 

Checks payable to 'Talawanda Athletic Boosters.'

All games will be played at the Heritage Oak Park in Mason. Please allow an hour plus for travel.

Click here for directions to the field.

All players must also turn in a completed 'waiver' form to be eligible.

Copies of the form may be printed here.

Two in a Row

Led by a goal and an assist from league leading  JT Brown, the Braves won their second in a row Saturday night defeating the Taylor Yellowjackets 4-0.   

Also scoring for the Red, White, and Blue were Eduardo Rossi, Matt Wise, and Joe Vidourek.  John Groom had 2 assists.

Blake Cooke notched 9 saves in goal and his first complete shutout with support on the clean sheet from Chris Bowen and Ethan Coffin.

Thursday night the Braves returned home from Edgewood with a 4-2 win over the Cougars;  Brazilian International  Eduardo Rossi with 2 goals.

Overall they now sit at 6-5-3; 3-2 in league play.    Two regular season games remain.

Talawanda 4 Northwest 1

Led by a pair of goals and an assist from Senior Captain Matt Wise, your Braves Soccer team vanquished the Knights of Northwest  4 to 1.

With the game tied at  'ones' at the half the Braves rallied in the second.  Brazilian international Eduardo Rossi and Sophomore sensation Kelvin Reisenfeld each adding goals in the rout.

The Braves improve to 2 and 1 in league play with their hopes of clinching a championship still very much alive.

Earlier in the evening the Junior Varsity tied nil-nil to continue their undefeated campaign.  Goalkeepers Wyatt Hornsby and Dallas Josey with the shutout.

The Braves are off until next Wednesday when they start a 4 game road trip to Union County, Little Miami,  Cincinnati LaSalle, and Edgewood.

Go Braves Soccer!

Braves 2 Kings 2

The Braves hit the reset button after a disappointing loss to Princeton Wednesday and tied Kings 2-2 this morning.  Matt Wise headed in a 35 yard free kick from Chris Bowen in the first half to get the scoring started.   The Knights came back but sophomore Kelvin Reisenfeld broke the tie to give the Braves the 1 goal lead at half.

With temperatures on the field in the 90s in the second  it was a battle against the heat.  Unfortunately the Braves couldn't hold on and gave up the tying goal in the final minutes. The 2-2 result is nothing to hang our heads about as it was the best in 4 years.

Earlier in the morning the JV team maintained their undefeated record with a 1-0 victory;  Alex Pohlabel the lone goal scorer.   Credit the goalkeeping duo of Wyatt Hornsby and Dallas Josey with the shutout.

"I love the smell of pancakes in the morning!  Smells like.....VICTORY!"