ArChived Game Recaps

2019 JV DISTRICT CHAMPS!

Varsity vs Timberline 10-2-19

Boise celebrated all the seniors prior to the start of the game. We are so lucky to have such a great group of seniors! Within the first two minutes of the start of the game, a corner kick was taken and Nick Liebich fought hard to get a head

on it for the first goal of the game. 1-0 Then, great defensive saves by Luke Wallace and Nick Liebich. A hard hit ball bounced over the goalies head but was cleared away at the last minute by a Timberline defender. Unfortunately, Timberline scored, making the score tied at one a piece. 1-1 Timberline then scored again, taking the lead 1-2. There were a few more chances and shots on goal, but score remained 1-2 at half. Boise started off the second half with a combination play between Sawyer Luthy and Ian Woodley with Thomas Ryden finishing it off into the net to tie it back up 2-2. Soon after, a hard shot by Tristan Wojcik ricocheted off the goalies hands, but no goal. A short time later, Tristan made a long run up the side, crossed it to Thomas, but Thomas’ shot was deflected off of another player out of bounds. Combination between Tristan Wojcik and Jack Goode, who calmly slipped it right past the goalie. 3-2. Liam McLain almost caught the end of a pass by Joe Woodley with his head, but it was just out of his reach. Play continued back and forth with both teams battling for possession and control of the game. A header by Nick Liebich was caught by the goalie and a shot by Sawyer Luthy sailed over the crossbar. Game ended 3-2

JV vs Timberline 10-2-19

On a clear & sunny fall afternoon, our squad got off to a good start with effective passing down the flanks and winning almost every 50/50 ball on the pitch. Around 10 minutes in, Calvin Warren slipped a nice ball through the back-line to the left corner of the box, where Charlie Taylor finished strong with a low strike to far post. 1-0 Boise! Timberline began attacking with a bit more pace following our goal, finding some lanes through the middle, but the backline stood strong and cut out several passes to leave our opponent with few real chances in the first half. Charlie Taylor comes off the pitch with a sprained wrist. Great vision and anticipation from our center backs Ray Womack & Eddy Grant. Seeing aggressive play up the flanks, as Nick Warren & Felix Filson finding good passing lanes to the outside mids. Boise also working hard to control the ball in the center of the pitch, as THS is pressing everywhere and not giving them much space to work with at all. Faisal Zaben & Kye McAllister provided good link-up play for our boys up top and to the wings when the lanes do open up. Calvin Warren continued to create havoc amongst Timberline's backline, with marauding runs and nicking the ball from defenders several times. Speaking of marauding runs, Braden Black was excellent on the right side of the pitch, terrorizing the outside back (& midfielders) and providing good service & more chances into the box which we were just unable to convert. Before the end of first half, we saw more solid play from the likes of Jackson Fornander, Nick Warren, Andy Schell and probably others that I couldn't keep track of (sorry!). Beginning of second half, we saw probing play from both sides, trying to control and possess the ball longer. Much of the attacking was build-up play through the center of the pitch, without much luck from either team in the final thrid. A chance from distance, with a long strike by Atambama Onesmo, but it's high and over the bar. Play is still a bit slow, both sides again trying to play small-ball through the middle. Another chance for Boise as the ball drops into THS' 18, but no luck to be found there for our CF. Game finally starts to open up with some box to box play happening, great runs from Mazrik Della Badia down the left flank, plus strong play and service from Jackson Fornander as wingback down the right side now. Wow, a dangerous ball is played through our backline but Ray Womack is there to clear our lines and what an excellent play! Solid tackles coming from Nick Warren on the left side now and he is causing all sorts of problems for Timberline's offense. Faisal continues to control the ball through the middle and sets up an enterprising shot from Cy Tullis from distance, then another probing shot from Kye McAllister from outside the 18 comes next. Just not having any luck from distance, but the play is positive and the boys continued to create chances. Near the end of the match, a questionable yellow card is given for an unintentional foul on THS. The resulting set piece sees them clatter a ball through our backline and about a dozen other bodies from both sides, and into our goal. Left wondering if Arthur was screened from the ball and just never saw it coming through all that traffic. Unlucky stuff for our boys, indeed. 1-1 now. Nick Warren making deep runs now, with a shot attempted from the left. A final chance or two go wanting and the game ends in a 1-1 draw.

Varsity @ Eagle 9-30-19

The game started off with quick passes and play from both teams. Shortly into the game there was a set play and Toby Caldara sailed it barely over the cross bar. Luke Wallace played the ball into the box and Jack Goode and Thomas Ryden were there, but the goalie dove on top of the ball before they could finish it. A short time later, Jack Goode passed the ball back out to Liam McClain who dropped it right over the goalie!! Goal! 1-0 Next, a great ball over the top by Toby to find a running Thomas who almost chipped the goalie, but it deflected off the goalie to trickle out of bounds. Later, a defender tried to head the ball back to the keeper, but the ball went over his head and Thomas Ryden was right there to follow it up into the back of the net for the second goal of the game. 2-0 Second half started with Boise providing much of the pressure and possession. Liam McLain headed a ball through to Thomas, but was called offsides. Great footwork in the middle by Ian woodley. Strong defensive stops by the Brave defense of Cory Cadwell, Nick Liebich, Toby Caldara, Luke Wallace and Joe Woodley playing in front of them. A great save by Jack Payne off a shot from Eagle. Hard shot by Sami Marquez that knocked the goalie down and was cleared by an Eagle defender. A short time later, a goal saving clearance by Tristan Wojcik! Boise held strong with another Brave victory! Game ended 2-0

JV @ Eagle 9-30-19

It was a hard fought battle by the Boise Braves JV soccer team, but in the end, the Eagle High Mustang's goalie provided a well deserved clean sheet, stopping everything from all ranges. For most of the first half, the Braves played solid defense, controlled the midfield and had numerous shots from Kye McAllister, Calvin Warren and the center mids. Charlie Taylor had many runs down the left side, while Nick Warren provided attacks down the right flank. At the 18 minutes left mark, Calvin Warren ripped a shot that was deflected by the sprawled out keeper. Minutes later another hard shot from Calvin on frame and a save by the keeper. With 14:27 left on the clock, Eagle countered with one chance and was successful getting the ball to an open left winger converting the pass to a goal. Minutes later Chase Kluksdal was tripped on top of the box and was awarded a direct free kick. Nick Warren's shot sailed high and over. Halftime Eagle led 1-0. Second half started shortly after with an amazing shot from Chase Kluksdal, but the control had now become a little more even and Boise was on the defense more. Again, Calvin Warren hustled and applied pressure with many attacks. 13 minutes in Jonah Brown took a shot from a Nick Warren corner kick. Later, Charlie Taylor’s runs got him in striking distance, followed by more shots from Calvin Warren and again saves by the amazing play of the Eagle goalie. With only 4 minutes left to play, Boise had several more chances, only falling to blocks by out stretched defenders and one amazing goalie. Final Score BHS 0- EHS 1

Varsity vs Skyview 9-25-19

Play began with a shot by Liam McLain that was just wide of the goal. That was followed up shortly by a hard hit set play from Toby Caldara, but was saved wide by the goalie for a corner kick. There were a couple of great saves by Jack Payne at the other end of the field. Play continued with possession from both teams. A beautiful through ball was played by Jack Goode to Thomas Ryden who tried to get a shot off, but the goalie bumbled it and pulled Thomas down in the box for a penalty kick. The Goalie got a yellow card and a substitute goalie came in for Skyview. Jack Goode stepped up to take the kick and buried it in the back of the goal!! 1-0 Next a corner kick went through everyone to find Liam McClain waiting at the far post who calmly slipped it past a defender and the goalie for the second Boise Goal of the game. 2-0 at halftime. The second half started off with a lot of pressure from Boise. The student section showed up in full force to support Boise on Homecoming week! Great moves by Ian Woodley to beat some defenders. A perfectly placed ball from Toby Caldara caught the head of Nick Liebich who crashed into the goalie and defender, but his header sailed over the goal. Play continued with Boise dominating possession and field position. With 12 minutes left in the game, Sam Zimmer split through two defenders and chipped the goalie for Boise’s third goal. 3-0 Great defense from Cory Cadwell, Nick Liebich, Luke Wallace and Tommy Reynolds. A good shot by Tristan Wojcik saved by the goalie with 4 minutes to go. At the other end, Nick Black made a great save to keep the game a shut out. Nice combination play between Sididharth Naidu, Zach Owen and Joe Woodley to finish up the game! Boise victory 3-0.

JV vs Skyview 9-25-19

It was a beautiful fall day for the second face-off with Skyview. In our first match with the Hawks, we won handily at 5-0. This time, Skyview went on the attack early, and kept the back wall of Felix Filson, Ray Womack and Nathan Privari a bit busier than usual. The teams went back and forth with possession, though we had many more shots on goal. Within the first 10 minutes, Charlie Taylor had a fantastic shot that hit the post, Cy Tullis got one off that was caught by the keeper, and Andy Schell had a great look that went just wide of the goal. Jack Gwin also had a lovely shot across the goal but unfortunately no one was there to pick it up. Chase Kluksdal and Faisal Zaben came in at the end of the first half, and as usual contributed to good ball movement with their fancy footwork. There was more Boise possession in the last ten minutes, with even more shots on goal and a corner kick. But despite this, we entered half time without a score on the board. Our boys started the second half with guns a-blazing and did a great job finding feet. Eight minutes in, Nick Warren took a free kick, which was caught by the keeper. Then a few minutes later, off this momentum builder, Calvin Warren gave a lovely assist to Braden Black for the first goal of the game. 1-0 Then just a few minutes later, due to some excellent defense on the part of Eddy Grant to stop a run, the ball was taken back to the Skyview’s side for another beautiful Braden/Calvin goal. Skyview also stepped up their game, but as usual, Jonah Brown and Jackson Fornander were always right there to make sure they were never a real threat. Mazrik Della Badia and Kye McAllister both had some great moments to save Skyview runs, and of course Arthur Langlet was his typically cool cucumber self with multiple excellent saves. Then the nail in the coffin came from Andy Schell and Atambama Onesmo with the assist to make the final 3-0. Still undefeated: LET’S GO BOYS! Shout out to Bret Bastian for his amazing coaching.

Varsity @ Centennial 9-23-19

Unfortunately, Centennial scored 6 minutes into the game. It fired Boise up and they created a few opportunities of shots on goals, but they were scooped up or caught by the goalie. Finally, a shot by Sami deflected by the goalie over to the side of the goal for Ian who calmly finished it in the goal.Tied 1-1. Several more shots all around the goal but nothing went in. Sliding saves, clearances and headers from the Boise defense. Half ended all tied up. Second half started off with shots by Boise. Great shot by Sami forced the goalie to lay out sideways for a save. Tristan crossed it to Jack Goode who shot and the ball bounced right over the goalies hands for the second goal. 2-1! Next a great punching save by Jack Payne. Boise continued to pressure Centennial. With 3 minutes left in the game Centennial got a penalty kick and tied the game back up 2-2. With less than a minute left in the game, Jack Goode got on the end of a clearance from the defense and then flicked it over the Centennial defense to Thomas Ryden who punched it in the back of the net for the winning goal! 3-2 Boise wins this exciting game!

JV @ Centennial 9-23-19

The Brave JV boys came out on fire in the game against the Centennial Patriots, with a rocket shot from Kye McAllister from 30 yards out 1 minute and 50 seconds into the game to put the Brave on the score board. The Brave offense continued to cause trouble for the Patriot defense with another solid shot from Kye McAllister at the 5 minute mark and another dangerous shot by Chase Kluksdal at the 6 minute mark. However, neither shot saw the back of the net. Twelve minutes into the half, the Patriots fought back hard with a powerful drive to the goal but they came up empty after JV goalie Arthur Langlet thwarted the attempt with a slide across the box to gain control of the ball. Leave it to the stout Brave defense, Nick Warren, Eddy Grant, Felix Filson and Jackson Fornander to shut out the Patriots the first half with no goals for the Patriots.

In the second half, the Brave took to the field with a 1-0 lead with the same energy they began the game. However, the Patriots fought hard and drove toward the Brave goal 2 minutes into the half, Felix Filson would deny the attempt with a slide tackle clearing the ball. With a throw in by the Patriots, the Brave defense was under attack again. However, Nick Warren and Jackson Fornander would defend the Brave goal at 2 1/2 minutes and 3 1/2 minutes into the half. No Patriot score was allowed. Then the Brave turned it on with a throw-in from Jackson Fornander to Braden Black who drove up the field and crossed to Maz Della Badia. Maz then chest bumped the ball into the back of the Patriot goal 4 minutes into the half. The Brave did not let off the gas. Fourteen minutes into the second half, with Chase Kluksdal and Faisal Zaben working the middle, Braden Black was delievered the ball and drove the field. Braden Black crossed the ball to Charlie Taylor and he placed the ball in the back of the net to take the Brave to a score of 3-0. The Brave defense continued to dominate the Patriots with great saves by Arthur Langlet, Jackson Fornander, Eddy Grant, Nick Warren and Felix Filson. But the Brave were not done yet. Freshman Evan Fornander continued to put pressure on the Patriot defense providing the Brave several opportunities. With 47 seconds remaining in the game, Jackson Fornander ripped the ball toward the Patriot net. The ball was blocked by the Patriot goalie, but a corner kick for the Brave was in order. With 13 seconds in the game to go, Jack Gwin volleyed the corner-kick out of the air to send the Brave to victory with a score of 4-0.

Varsity vs Rocky Mountain 9-18-19

Shortly into the game, shot on goal by Sami Marquez just wide of goal. Play went back and forth with no one really controlling the game. Another shot by Sami went wide on the other side this time. A good effort by Thomas Ryden one on one with the goalie, but the goalie scooped it up. On the other end of the field, there was a great save by Jack Payne. A few minutes later, a chip shot from Sawyer Luthy rebounded off the goalies hands and Thomas Ryden was there, but hit it wide off the goal. An incredible defensive stop by Tommy Reynolds to a running Rocky Mountain player. A shot by Liam McClain right to the goalie’s hands. About a minute and a half of the Boise offense bouncing the ball in and out and around the box, but no goals. Half ended in a tie 0-0.

Second half started with a shot by Sawyer Luthy ricocheting off the post. Boise was again pounding on the goal, but couldn’t find the back of the net. A through ball from Toby Caldara to Sami Marquez, but missed just wide of the goal. Finally, Jack Goode passed it out wide to Ian Woodley who crossed the ball right in front of the goal. Jack Goode faked it through his legs to a waiting Thomas Ryden, who slipped it past the goalie for the first goal of the game. 1-0 A few minutes later, a goal saving slide by Nick Liebich to keep Rocky from scoring. However, with 20 minutes left in the game, Rocky scored on a corner kick tying up the game 1-1. Minutes later, a great diving finger tip save by Nick Black and good defensive stance by Cory Cadwell, Tommy Reynolds, Nick Liebich and Sam Zimmer to hold off the pressure by Rocky. Tristan ran onto a ball and lured the defense away enough to slip the ball to Thomas Ryden who finished with a great shot on goal to take the lead 2-1. Play was intense for the remaining minutes of the game, but Boise held strong for another victory 2-1.

JV vs Rocky Mountain 9-18-19

The Brave JV Boys finally had a game in wet conditions Wednesday at Home. The field was slick and wet from earlier rains, but the boys came out pressing the Rocky Mountain defense from the opening whistle. Freshman Kye McAllistair fought through and took a nice shot that went a bit wide at the three minute mark. Jonah Brown then settled the ball nicely and delivered the next shot at the seven minute mark. The Brave team continued to press the team from Rocky on the offensive end of the field and were able to keep the opposing offense from mounting any real threats for most of the first half. The first, and only goal to find the net came around the 33 minute mark before the end of the first half when Charlie Taylor was able to poke the ball into the net after the ball bounced several times and was shot & blocked by different players from each side. The second half started off like the first half ended with Faisal Zaben delivering a nice shot that required a nice save by Rocky's goalkeeper 6 minutes into the half. The Rocky team had their best shot at goal shortly afterwards with a nice volley that ended up sailing wide of the goal. Nick Warren had a nice shot on goal following a penalty, but it found the cross bar instead of the net just over seven minutes into the half. Charlie Taylor took a nice cross from Cy Tullis a few minutes later, settled the ball nicely to his left and let loose with a nice shot that just missed. Arthur Langlet was solid in the goal for the Brave and kept any attack the Rocky Mountain offense mounted away from finding the back of the net. The boys' continued to battle through the wet conditions and tough competition from Rocky Mountain for a hard-earned 1-0 win.

Varsity vs Capital 9-16-19

A corner kick by Liam McClain found Ian Woodley’s head who flicked it to Nick Liebich for the first score, 1-0. A short time later, Jack Goode scored a beautiful goal 2-0. Brother to brother connection: Joe Woodley crossed a ball to a running Ian Woodley who out paced the defender for the third Brave goal. 3-0 Nick Black made several scooping up saves. A great run by Tristan Wojcik who dropped it back to Logan McKendrick, but the shot went over the top of the crossbar. Toby shot off a set play, ball deflected off the wall and caught the keeper going the wrong way for the fourth goal of the game! 4-0 Capital scored with 20 min left in the game. 4-1 A short time later, Capital made another run at the goal, but it was saved by Toby Caldara and Tommy Reynolds. Defense was caught sleeping and Capital scored another goal just to keep things interesting 4-2. Game finished up with a shot on goal by Jack Goode, but skimmed over the top upper corner of the goal. Another Boise victory 4-2

Varsity vs Mtn View 9-11-19

Boise played Mountain View at the Boise High Sports Complex. Shortly into the start of the game Like Wallace had to leave the game after crashing into a player from Mountain view causing his head to bleed. Boise had a couple corners, but no one could get on the end of it. Play continued back and forth with quick pressure from Mountain View. Another Half field drop in from a set play by Toby Caldara but the goalie scooped it up. A quick turn shot by Ian Woodley was just wide of the goal. Another fireball of a shot by Ian Woodley and the goalie barely reached it for a save. Logan McKendrick hustled on a mistake by a Mtn View defender to challenge the ball right before the goalie cleared it out. Later, the ball hit off Tristan’s back when a defender tried to clear it out and it was followed up by Logan McKendrick who dribbled through the defense to pass it off to jack Goode who hit his shot just barely wide of the goal. Great defensive stops and clearances by Cory Cadwell, Joe Woodley, Zach Owen and Tommy Reynolds. Sam Zimmer stopped a pressing Mtn View player from scoring a goal by clearing the ball out of bounds. A short time later, Jack Goode had a great running volley shot, but it was too high over the crossbar. A high jumping save by Nick Black in goal offset play by Mtn View. A great save that bounced off the face of the Mtn View goalie off a hard shot from Tristan. At half scoreless, 0 - 0. Finally after 10 min of back and forth play, Liam McLain beat a defender and got a shot off to the lower right hand corner for the first goal of the game. Unfortunately, with 20 minutes left to play, Mtn View scored on a set play just outside the penalty box, leveling up the score at one a piece. 1-1. On the other end of the field, a long throw in by Sam Zimmer was found by Sid Naidu, but the goalie saved his shot on goal! A hard foul was committed against Thomas Ryden just outside the top of the box. Jack Goode took the shot and scored a bouncer off the inside of the cross bar. Boise up 2-1 with 13 minutes remaining. An amazing turn and rocket of a shot from Logan McKendrick barely saved out of bounds by a diving goalie. The game ended with a couple great sliding and jumping saves by Nick Black. Another Boise victory 2-1.

JV vs Mtn View 9-11-19

Twelve minutes into the first half Braden Black took a shot that slipped through the goalie's hands. Shortly after Boise's score, Felix Filson made some incredible defensive plays as Mtn View was trying to get on the score board. Boise did not back down and Chase Kluksdal's cross from the left side of the field slid in for goal number two. As BHS continued to push, Andy Schell made a short cross from the right side and Atambama Onesmo's left foot put the ball into the goal for a half time score of Boise High 3, Mountain View 0. The second half opened with solid build up play from Boise down the field that forced a Mountain View save. Boise capitalized a few minutes later with a goal off a PK by Faisal Zaben. Midway through second half Mtn View put their first goal on the scoreboard after a penalty kick. Boise goalie, Arthur Langlet, made a nice save with seven minutes left in the game as Mtn View put the pressure on. Eventually, Mountain View did notch a second goal. However, Boise maintained more possession during the final few minutes to seal the win. 4-2 final score.

Varsity @ Borah 9-9-19

Play against Borah began with high pressure and fast play from both teams. Borah applied great pressure through the defense, but the ball was cleared away by Nick Liebich. There were a few crosses by Luke Wallace but no one could get on the end of it. A short time later, there was a shot on goal by Sawyer Luthy, but it was just wide of the goal. Back and forth aggressive play continued for much of the half. There was a set play from Toby Caldara almost caught the end of a Boise High player, but bounced around and was cleared out by Borah defense. However, with 30 seconds left in the half, Toby Caldara launched the ball into the box from 1/2 field to find the head of Nick Liebich for a Boise goal. Ending the first half 1-0. The second half started off with a shot on goal by Tommy Reynolds which sailed over the crossbar. Minutes later, Tristan was brought down in the box for a penalty kick. Thomas Ryden stepped up and buried the ball in the back of the net, widening the gap by 2 goals. After several passes and combination play, Tristan passed it to Jack Goode who got off a knuckle ball shot, but went straight to the goalie. A little while later, there was a long dribbling run toward the goal by Logan McKendrick, but was stopped short by a Borah defender. Jack Payne saved a goal by reaching out and grabbing the ball and a Borah player crashed into his back sending him out for the rest of the game. Incredible defensive stops with their heads and feet by Luke Wallace, Toby Caldara, Nick Liebich and Tommy Reynolds. Nick Black made a great save off a Borah shot. Great combination play between Ian Woodley, Jack Goode, Thomas Ryden and Sawyer Luthy. Cory Cadwell came into the game to help solidify the defense and finish off the game. Great play through the middle from Ian Woodley to Jack Goode to Zach Owen who fired a shot right at the goalie almost knocking the goalie over. The game ended with a Boise victory 2-0.

JV @ Borah Lions 9-9-19

Under a partly cloudy, perfect 72 degree day, the Boise Brave JV soccer squad came out and displayed why they will be one of the top ranked teams this fall. They controlled much of the match with good ball control, passing and hustle. First goal: Boise’s Kye McAllister opened up the scoring about 4 ½ minutes into the match. Borah seemed to wake up a bit after that goal, but the Brave continued with their aggressive attacking style. Second goal: With about 23 minutes left in the first half, Mazrik Badia subbed in for Calvin Warren and went to work, scoring Boise’s 2^nd goal of the match, with an assist by Jackson Fornander. It wasn’t until 18:20 left in the 1st quarter that the Loins got their first shot on goal, barely over the crossbar from just outside the Boise 18-yard line. A Borah player received a yellow card near the end of the Boise dominated 1^st half where the Brave tallied 6 shots on goal to the Lions 1. Second Half - Third Goal: About 7 minutes into the 2^nd half, Boise continued their scoring ways, when Calvin Warren found the back of the net off of a Jonah Brown assist.

Borah goal: Avoiding the shut out, Borah’s Ray Yangya scored with 18:33 left in the game. From this point forward Borah’s intensity grew becoming more physical and a bit “chippie.” Unphased, the Brave continued to control the game by matching the intensity while continuing to apply pressure and constant forward pressure.The match ended with Brave scoring 3 goals to the Lion’s 1. Boise’s 9 shots on goal to Borah’s 3 illustrate the aggressive performance of the JV squad. Monday was indeed, a good day to be Brave.

Varsity vs Meridian 9-4-19

The game started off with a corner kick from Toby Caldara to a running Sawyer Luthy who tried to side volley the ball but it went over the top of the cross bar. A short time later, Sawyer Luthy passed the ball to Jack Goode, who’s shot bounced off the goalie’s hands. But, was followed up from a shot by Liam McClain which hit the post to a waiting Thomas Ryden who drilled it in the back of the net for the first score of the game. 1-0 There were several great defensive stops and passes up to the midfield by Luke Wallace, Toby Caldara, Tommy Reynolds and Nick Liebich. A short time later, there was a great header clearance by Cory Cadwell. Great shot by Sami from the top of the box over the keepers outstretched arms for the second goal! Boise continued to put pressure on the warriors and ended the half 2 - 0

The second half started with Sawyer Luthy dribbling up the field and passed it to Jack Goode who hit a hard low shot that slipped right under the goalie’s arms. 3 - 0 Next, a beautifully played corner kick from Ian Woodley found the head of Nick Liebich who buried it the ball in the back of the net. 4-0 A short time later, Liam McClain had great pressure on the defense to intercept a pass and dribble right through their defenders to put away another goal. 5-0 Sam Zimmer crossed the ball into the Warriors’ defense. The ball bounced around, landed on Ian Woodley’s foot who passed it to Thomas Ryden waiting right in front of the goal for the 6th goal of the game. Boise’s defense held strong with a group effort from Zach Owen, Sam Zimmer, Cory Cadwell and Tommy Reynolds. Play continued with pressure from Boise. The game ended 6 - 0.

Varsity @ Timberline 9-3-19

A hard fought preseason game against Timberline. Ian Woodley scored a beautiful goal to start Boise off on the right track. Thomas Ryden was in the correct position to score the 2nd goal of the night. Later, Ian Woodley made another score for Boise. The game ended with a beautiful combination play when Sawyer Luthy passed it off to Jack Goode who dropped the ball into Lucas, who scored the final goal for Boise. 4-1

2018 Season:

3rd in State!

10/18 State Game #1 First game was against the number one team out of Northern Idaho, Lake City. The game started off with back and forth play between the two teams. Boise got things started when Huck Mortimer crossed the ball in front of the goal and Carson Cadwell tried to head it in, but it was caught by the goalie. Combination play continued between Carter Luthy, Tate Caldara and Carson Cadwell. A long throw in from Jack Roser was headed backward by Jack Goode to Sami Marquez, who shot it just over the top of the crossbar. Soon after, a beautiful long run up the side of field by Carson Cadwell who crossed it to Carter Luthy waiting right in front of the goal who calmly slotted it in the upper corner of the goal just out of the reach of the goalie. Braves up 1-0. There were some tough defensive stops by Nick Liebich and Jack Roser! More through balls played and Carson Cadwell had a hard shot to the goalie, but he saved it. The second half started with a lot of physical play and pressure from both teams. Tate Caldara dropped the ball back after the defense tried to clear it and Jack Goode almost got on the end of it for a shot. Soon after, Carson Cadwell dribbled the defense, shot on goal, but was saved again by the goalie. Jake Pascoe took his turn at dribbling the defense, but his shot was saved by the goalie. The game ended with a Braves victory 1-0

10/19 State Game #2 The second round of state found the Braves up against the Timberline Wolves. The game started off immediately with fast-paced, physical play. The Braves had a hard time keeping possession of the ball. Timberline made several advances, but Boise’s defense held strong to stop them in their tracks. Boise started to make a few more connections and advances down the field. A well placed through ball by Sawyer Luthy found the foot of Sami Marquez, who chopped the goalie, but was stopped just short of the goal by a defender. Braves were having a hard time getting a rhythm going. Soon, Carson Cadwell beat a defender and sent a hard, low cross in front of the goal. There was a bit of a jumble with the goalie, but Jake Pascoe was in the right place at the right time to calmly finish the ball in the back of the net to get the Braves going! 1-0 Short time later, A great ball was played off a set play by Tate Caldara into the box, but Thomas Ryden was called offsides. But, minutes later, Tate fired off a hard hit shot that was deflected by the goalie and there to pick up the rebound was Thomas Ryden for Boise’s goal number 2. Unfortunately, right before halftime, Timberline scored on a set play that was just out of the reach of Griff. The second half started the way most of the game had been played so far with quick combinations and high pressure from the Braves. However, Timberline scored minutes later with 30 minutes left in the game to tie it up. Timberline continued to make advances, Griff made an amazing save with his outstretched leg to stop a Timberline score. The Braves couldn’t convert on any through balls, runs up the side or set plays. Timberline hit a hard shot to go up on the Braves with 20 minutes left to play. The Braves battled hard, throwing everything they had left at the Wolves. The Braves had most of the possession and created a lot more chances, but couldn’t put anything in the net. The Braves lost a heartbreaker 2-3.

10/20 State Game #3 The final game of the tournament was against Borah. The Braves were fighting for a 3rd place finish! Early on in the game, Sam Zimmer had a high flying head flick shot that sailed right over the top of the crossbar. Minutes later, Carson Cadwell had a go with a hard shot, but it went over the crossbar, too! On the other end of the field, Griff made an awesome outstretched save on a shot by the Lions. Soon after, Carter Luthy sailed one over the crossbar off a throw in from Jack Roser and head flick from Jack Goode. Again, Griff with an incredible diving save! A great run up the side by Carson Cadwell who crossed it to Jack Goode, who also hit it over the crossbar!!! Play continued back and forth with some nice shots by Thomas Ryden and Jack Goode that either went wide of the goal or the goalie saved it. A solid header by Jack Goode off a corner, but was cleared by the defender. Great defensive stops by Mossimo, Nick, Luke and Isaac and another great save by Griff over the bar punch on a corner header from Borah. The second half started with more pressure from the Braves and a solid performance from Griff. Braves continued to make runs up the side and work the ball through the middle, but were stopped short by the Borah defense. A laser shot by Carter Luthy was deflected by the goalie and almost followed up by Thomas, but the goalie snagged it up just before Thomas got there. Borah tried to counter attack, but an athletic stop by Tate Caldara and aggressive play by the back line stopped Borah in their tracks. With time waning in regulation play, Sam Zimmer cracked a hard shot that hit off the crossbar to the groans of the crowd! Regulation time ended in a tie 0-0. The teams would now play for ten minutes and the first team to score wins. It started again with high pressure from Boise. There were some big shots that were launched by Carter Luthy and Jack Goode, but they went over the top of the goal. A crazy, outstretched finger tip save by Griff for a Borah corner kick. The corner kick sailed across the front of the goal with no one being able to connect with it and cleared by the Braves defense. WHEW! At the other end of the field, Boise had a corner kick, but couldn’t convert it for a goal. First overtime ended still 0-0. The teams would play again for ten more minutes and first one to scores wins. If no one scores during this overtime, the teams would go to penalty kicks. Soon into the second overtime, Carson Cadwell beat a defender and placed a cross perfectly to a diving Carter who just missed the header for a goal. GROAN… With less than 5 minutes left to play, Carson Cadwell made a beautiful long run up the side of the field, dropped a short cross to Thomas Ryden who turned with a defender on his back to slip it to Carter Luthy in front of the goal who finished it just out of the reach of the outstretched goalie for the victory goal! 1-0

Braves ended the tournament with a 3rd place finish!

10/06 Varsity District Game 1 vs Skyview Within five minutes of the start of the game, Sam Zimmer chopped the ball past a defender to take the goalie on, but passed it back to a running Jack Goode who scored Boise’s first goal of the game. Soon after, Carter Luthy played a through ball to Sam, but Sam was called offsides. Boise continued to put pressure on Skyview. Carson Cadwell made a beautiful run up the side of the field, crossed it to Carter Luthy, who finished it in the back of the net. 2-0 Boise. Great combination play between Isaac Levi and Jake Pascoe to almost set up another goal. A short time later, Griff made an amazing punching save on a set play by Skyview. Boise’s turn for a set play and Carter Luthy lasered the ball across the field to a running Nick Lebich who poked it in for Boise’s third goal of the game. Griff made another incredible save! There was more pressure and runs up the side of the field by Boise. A corner kick was dropped in to Sam Zimmer who shot hard and deflected off the goalie’s hands to go out of bounds. Jake Pascoe ran up the side of the field, crossed it to Sam and hit by Tristan, but was just wide of the goal. Boise continued to defend well and pressure Skyview’s defense. Unfortunately, Skyview scored with three minutes left in the game. The game ended with a Braves’ 3-1 victory. On to the second round of the tournament at Mountain View High School at 4:00 on Monday, October 8th! Come out and support the Braves!

10/08 Varsity District Game 2 vs Timberline The second game of the District tournament was against Timberline. The game started a little slow from the Braves, but quickly picked up from a through ball by Carter Luthy to Sami Marquez, who chopped it past the goalie, but hit it just wide of the goal. High pressure from Timberline, but they were stopped short when Jack Roser poked it out of bounds. The game began to get very physical. There were many great defensive stops by the Braves. There was a set play from the Braves. Carter Luthy took the kick and dropped it in to Jack Goode’s head for the first goal of the game!! 1-0. Soon after, Griff made a great jumping save against a Timberline set play. Timber line continued to put our defense under a lot of pressure, but our defense handled it. Play continued back and forth by both teams. Great runs up the side of the field by Carson Cadwell and Tate Caldara. The second half started quickly with fast paced play from both teams. There were great saves by Griff and strong defense from Roser, Mortimer, Liebich and Tate Caldara. Timberline scored to tie up the game with 13 minutes left in the game. The game continued back and forth with high pressure from Timberline. Unfortunately, Timberline scored again with 5 minutes left in the game. Braves lost 1-2.

10/09 Varsity District Game 3 vs Capital The third game of the District tournament was against Capital. The Braves needed a win! The weather was pouring rain and blowing wind, but that didn’t stop great support from the Lady Braves soccer team and many other Brave supporters. Soon after the start of the game, Sam Zimmer tried a header off a corner kick, but his shot was saved by the goalie. Jack Roser made another of his awesome long throw-ins to Sami Marquez who tapped it in for Boise’s first goal of the game. 1-0 A short time later, Carter Luthy dropped one in to Jack Goode, but his header hit the goal post and bounced out of bounds. Boise controlled most of the possession and pressure. They had many shots on goal that were either scooped up by the goalie or saved. Awesome defense by the back line to stop any advances by Capital. After halftime, the game started with quick passing and more possession by the Braves. Several more shots on and around the goal. More defensive stops by the back line and slips in the muddy field. Thomas Ryden had a great shot, but it hit the goal post and bounced out of bounds. A through ball by Carter to Sam Zimmer hit just over the crossbar. Finally, Sam Zimmer scored a header off a corner kick from Carter Luthy to lengthen Boise’s lead and punch the Braves’ ticket to State with a 2-0 win over Capital.The Braves will play in the State Tournament in Idaho Falls on Thursday at 2:00 against Lake City! Go Braves!!

2018 JV District Champs!

10/03 JV District Tournament - Game 1 Boise took on Mtn View on the Eagle grass field for the first game of the District Tournament. This game started and ended as a battle! Boise held a strong defense, with spot on saves out of the air by Alec. Mountain View scored at 28:50 putting them up 0-1. Boise had a break away with an offsides call. The offsides calls continued to haunt our Braves throughout the first half, but they held strong and quickly made a comeback. Logan was fouled in the box granting the Braves a penalty kick! Joe tucked it away at 16:30 tying the game 1-1. The Braves continued to play a strong game with great shots on goal by Calvin and a free kick by Zach. Cory held a strong defense with a great save stopping Mtn View in the box, but they quickly came back with a throw in setting up a quick shot on goal giving them their second goal at 1:57 for a 1-2 lead at the half. The second half brought on a strong and determined Boise Braves team! Logan, Calvin, and Faisal taking multiple shots on goal with Jonah and Logan drawing fouls to allow free kicks from Zach and Quinn. Our passing game developed into a groove for the second half with Zach, Tommy, Jackson and Cory shutting down the Mavericks in the back. Tommy took a free kick and the battle continued between the teams, with Zach sending the ball up front allowing Logan to knock the ball in the back of the net; once again tie game, 2-2. Calvin followed it up with another goal, only to be called offsides… more and more shots on goal followed by Braden, Logan, Calvin, Quinn, and Joe. Finally, Quinn set up a great assist for Logan to score one more at 10:45 putting the Braves up 3-2. Braves advance to play October 4th!

10/04 JV District Tournament - Game 2 It was cold, windy and rainy as the Boise Braves took on the #1 seed, Timberline, in the second round of JV Distict finals. The turf and the rain made for an interesting game! Boise started the game with good intensity and quick passing. A nice shot from Quinn was just left of goal. Tommy followed with a near- goal off a header. A corner kick was headed on-frame by Joe, but saved by the Timberline keeper. Solid defense by Zach, Cory and Jackson, and some great saves by Boise goal keeper, Alec, led to a 0-0 tie at half-time. The second half opened with a nice save by Alec, and an explosive run by Logan who was unable to get a shot off. This was followed by a corner kick from Quinn to Andy and a high shot from Tommy, as Boise struggled to find the back of the net. The game continued to be very physical, resulting in a yellow card for a Timberline player. Again, strong defense by the Braves kept the Wolves scoreless. In the final five minutes of the game, Joe took a free kick off a Timberline foul. The ball rebounded off the keeper’s hands and Logan was in the perfect position to send it in to the net. The Braves held on to a 1-0 lead to win and advance to the District Championship.

10/06 JV District Championship Our Braves JV boys took the field against Rocky Mountain High School Saturday in the wake of the girls win, also over Rocky. The still-dissipating victory celebration sent the boys into the District Championship Final on a wave of positive energy. The Boise offense broke away two minutes in, off a throw in to Nichols who headed it on to McKendrick for the Braves' first shot on goal. Minutes later, Rocky answered with a low rolling shot that was quickly nabbed by keeper Martin. The first half was well matched, and saw generally even, back-and-forth action. Brown, who has worked doggedly in the midfield this season with clean-but-intense play and a wily knack for drawing fouls, earned us a free kick at 8', spurring some offensive momentum for the Braves. Playing on turf tends to make for a bouncy game, and this one was no exception. Our Braves worked to settle the ball and keep the offensive pressure on. Boise sparked a number of plays from the midfield trying to find McKendrick and Fornander converted tackles to forward passes with near clinical precision, but the team struggled to find a strong offensive rhythm. Up front, Warren and McKendrick scrambled all-out to capitalize on through balls and opportunities in the air, but either didn't have the numbers, or couldn't quite elude Rocky defenders. At the 10 minute mark, the score remained 0-0. Cadwell stepped up a minute later when Rocky moved against us. He was supported by the rest of our formidable back line, including Owen, Reynolds, and Fornander, who have proven almost robotically consistent this season. Their quick-thinking, integrated play has been a huge asset to the Braves -- not only in terms of solid defensive coverage, but the ability to build offensive momentum from the backfield. That being said, even the best can't always defend against the occasional brilliant/wildcard shot, like the corner kick Rocky curved in at 21 minutes. Wow. Our keeper got a piece of this Beckham-worthy trajectory, but even a pro would have been hard-pressed to deflect it over the bar. An unexpected setback, but plenty of time remained. McKendrick and Naidu retaliated with a quick-passing run up the left side. The side-out went our way and Reynolds powered a throw to Nichols that culminated in a shot from just outside the box. Shortly thereafter, Fornander took a solid chance on another long-range shot, but neither made the net. About this time, Tullis subbed in for McKendrick, and Maz and Black joined the fray. With seven minutes left in the half, the Braves were fouled at about the 30 yard line. Woodley took the kick, sending it high to connect with a flying header by Reynolds -- a stunning effort, earning high points for style and coordination, but not (unfortunately) the scoreboard. The half ended with Rocky leading 1-0. The Braves launched second half with a run up the sideline -- some fast passing action that set up Nichols for a long, left-footed shot. Rocky returned with a cross that ultimately came to nothing, but made for a few scary moments in front of our goal. Keeper Martin stepped in to nab the ball as the crowd heaved a sigh of relief. Speaking of which, the crowd. We had one! Boisterous, rowdy, hot off the excitement of the girls' game, and hungry for another win. Red-clad girls JV players, Brave parents and families, and a wave of student fans rallied to a raucous level of support that energized our players on the pitch. Word has it that Rocky was feeling pretty confident they had this game won. Our Braves, however, building on the determination that had propelled their number four seed to the District Championship Game, persisted. All eyes on the prize. Emotions ran high. Yellow cards happened, both sides. A few minutes later, composure regained, Reynolds powered a throw in to Black, who found McKendrick. Logan then hit Nichols, who was fouled on the shot. Owen took the free kick, sending it high to connect with Warren on a header opportunity that nearly materialized. A Rocky free kick at 48 minutes saw Reynolds doing his goofy marionette dance in the wall. Notwithstanding a few odd looks from the Grizzly players, it could be argued this technique is not ineffective, as Rocky gained nothing from the penalty. On into minute 57, Naidu and Zaiben fought hard mid-field to create offensive opportunities. Naidu found an open lane to Nichols who promptly slipped past his defender to fire off a shot. It didn't hit, but Brave fans were ecstatic all the same. At 63 minutes, the Grizzlies took a throw in (after a seemingly extended shoe-tying effort on the sideline). Fornander won the in-bounds ball, dishing to midfield, who sent the ball on to Black. He chipped it up on the right to McKendrick, who deflected it down and out ahead of the Rocky back line, to promptly dispatch it -- high in the back of the net. Tie game. Ecstatic roars from the Boise bleachers. Owen provided high-energy defensive leadership in the backfield throughout the match, blasting goal kicks as needed, and keeping the Braves focused on the fight. Nichols drew a foul with just 6 minutes remaining. He took the kick himself, sending it past a wall of purple to where Woodley (playing up front for a change) attempted to connect on a header. With the clock rapidly winding down and the score tied, Boise boys kept the offensive pressure on. Rocky fouled. Our subsequent free kick pinballed around the box for a while before hitting the hand of a Rocky player, setting us up for a penalty kick with only 3 minutes to go. Woodley was on it. How great to have a clutch player like Woodley for high stakes moments like this. That kid hasn't missed a PK all season. With cool certainty, he sent the ball into the net, and the Braves into the lead. It was a tense last couple of minutes holding onto the lead, but we kept our heads in the game and allowed Rocky no opportunity to tie up. Our Braves clearly wanted this championship and worked like mad through end of season and this tournament to earn the win -- a spectacular end to a great season. Way to go Boys Junior Varsity District Champions!!

Final Score: Boise 2 - Rocky Mountain 1

Varsity Game 1 - 8/18/ @ Borah

Braves started the game by possessing the ball and creating opportunities. Within the first six minutes of play, Sami Marquez and Jake Pascoe each had great shots that went just wide of the goal. Borah pressured back, but were stopped short by Jack Roser in the back. They had another shot that was saved by the goalie Griffin Gettman! A foul was committed by Borah, creating a set play from outside the penalty box. Carter Luthy dropped it in to the box, the ball bounced around, but was cleared by Borah. Boise continued to apply pressure - Great combination play from Bobby Lindner to Sami, back to Carter, but Carter’s shot went over the top of the crossbar. Everyone seemed to get in on the action of a corner kick, bouncing from Jack Roser’s head to Tristan Wojcik’s head, forcing the goalie to punch it over the crossbar. Pressure continued from great runs and passing combinations by Sami Marquez, Sam Zimmer, Bobby Lindner and Carson Cadwell up and down the sides of the field. Quick combination play in the middle from Carter Luthy, Sawyer Luthy and Jack Goode. An amazing defensive stance from the shared defense of Huck Mortimer, Nick LieBich, Jack Roser, Luke Wallace, Toby Caldara and Tate Caldara, helped the Braves end the first half 0 - 0.

The second half began with a bang. Within 6 minutes, Sam Zimmer crossed a ball over the top to Tristan Wojcik who passed it back to Carter Luthy, then to Jack Goode who slipped it right past the Borah defense to Sami Marquez who finished it beautifully in the back of the net. 1-0 Boise! Play continued back and forth, with Boise creating opportunities from Liam McClain, Toby Caldara and Sawyer Luthy. Finally, a through ball played by Sawyer Luthy landed on the foot of Jake Pascoe who blew by the defense with his speed to fire off a shot past the goalie’s outstretched arms! 2 - 0 Boise! A short time later, Borah was given a penalty kick. Griffin guessed the right direction and almost saved it, but the ball slipped right underneath his arm. Play continued back and forth for most of the second half. Liam Curtain came into the game as goalie, with 20 minutes left. He made several crucial saves and the team played tough for the remaining minutes of the game. The game ended in a victory for Boise 2 - 1.

Varsity Game 2 - 8/21 vs Skyview

Game started fast and furious with pressure from both teams. Skyview had a set play where the ball dropped just out of reach of Griff’s outstretched arms, scoring the first goal of the game. 0-1 Boise created several chances that were just out of reach for the forwards and were scooped up by the Skyview keeper. Boise had a chance on a set play when Carter Luthy put the ball in the air and Tristan almost found the ball with his head before the goalie grabbed it. Later, a shot by Carson Cadwell was caught by the goalie, as well. Boise had many opportunities in the box off of those incredible long Jack Roser throw ins, but the ball kept bouncing around and cleared by the Skyview defense. Boise finally broke through the defense when Tate Caldara passed the ball to Sam Zimmer who shot and bounced off the keeper’s hands right to Carter Luthy’s foot who roped it in the net to tie the game! 1 -1 Back and forth play continued with pressure from both teams. Liam Curtain communicated well with the back line to scoop up a few loose balls. There were several more goal opportunities that were created by the midfielders and forwards. Our defense was smooth and confident to hold off several advances from Skyview. Game ended in a tie 1 - 1

Varsity Game 3 - 8/23 @ Eagle

Play started off a little slow and flat. Huck Mortimer made a goal saving clearance in the first few minutes off a long Eagle throw in. Combination play from Sawyer Luthy to Sami Marquez to Carter Luthy and back to Sami, was stopped short by the Eagle defense. Eagle tried to make some runs but were denied by Boise’s strong defense led by Jack Roser and Huck Mortimer, flanked by Issac Levi and Toby Caldara. As the game continued, Boise had a hard time adjusting to the artificial turf. However, with 6 minutes left in the half, Sam Zimmer picked the defenders pocket with high pressure to win the ball and slip a hard shot past the goalie for the Braves’ first goal of the game!! 1 - 0 Braves started the second half with a flurry of pressure. Jack Goode passed the ball to Carter Luthy who roped it off the crossbar. Carson Cadwell scrambled to get the rebound but was stopped by three defenders. Soon after, Carson Cadwell sprinted down the sideline and was stumbling through a swarm of Eagle defenders to drop it back to Jack Goode who fired off a shot - his shot bounced off the goalies hands and Sami Marquez was there to follow it in, but hit it just wide of the goal! Eagle pressed quickly down the field and shot on goal, Griff made a diving save over the crossbar and then again had to punch it out off the corner kick that followed. A few minutes later, Tristan Wojcik passed it across the top of the box to Ian Woodley who continued the play across to Carson Cadwell who buried it in the back of the net. 2 - 0 The game continued with pressure from Boise and great runs by midfielders and forwards, as well as, amazing defense by the back line! Game ended with a Braves win! 2 - 0

JV Game - 8/23 @ Eagle

The Braves JV Boys kicked off their first away game of the regular season against Eagle on Thursday August 23^rd under smoky skies and humid conditions. Ryden startled the Mustangs with an early score at about the 4’ mark that was promptly called offside. He reasserted himself a few minutes later, scoring one that stuck, thanks to a nimble assist by McKendrick. Eagle was awarded a direct kick within scoring range at 17 minutes that gave Braves fans pause, but sailed over the goal. Our impenetrable back line, anchored by Liebech and Reynolds, with solid goalkeeping by Rhoades, shut down all other offensive attempts by Eagle. Early second half saw a lot of back-and-forth action, with the Braves holding the edge in terms of possession. Multiple Boise scoring attempts did not materialize. Escalating frustration on both sides resulted in plenty of player-to-player contact, friction, and a number of penalties. The Braves missed a late scoring opportunity at 65 minutes and shortly thereafter connected on a corner -- but not solidly enough to net a goal. Coach Bastian kept our on-field talent fresh throughout, making a late-game substitution to put McKendrick in touch with a pass from Black to score in minute 67.

Final Score: Boise 2 - Eagle 0.

Varsity Game 4 - 8/24 vs Madison

Within the first four minutes, Carter Luthy shot on goal - again hitting the crossbar - but the rebound was headed in by Sami Marquez to start the Braves off with a 1 - 0 lead. Calm distribution out of the back from Nick Liebich, Jack Roser, Tate Caldara and Isaac Levi! Unfortunately, Madison scored off an indirect kick in the penalty box. 1-1

Later, Tate Caldara made a LOOOOONG run down the sideline and gave a low cross to Tristan Wojcik who finished it in the bottom corner of the goal. 2-1 Boise! Once again, Madison battled back with their own shot on goal that squeezed by Liam Curtain’s outstretched arms and ricocheted off the inside of the post to tie the game once again. 2 - 2 After halftime, play continued to be back and forth with advances and defensive stops from both teams. Great ball through the middle by Liam McClain that almost found the foot of Jake Pascoe before being cleared by a defender. A quick sprint from Tate Caldara to pass it off to Jake Pascoe who crossed it in, but the goalie came out to grab it before any Boise players could get on the end of it. Carson Cadwell blew past a defender, fired a shot at the goalie who blocked it out to where Tate Caldara was waiting to rocket the ball in the back of the net! Giving the Braves the lead! 3-2 Braves would hold strong to their lead the rest of the game. Liam Curtain made a great sliding save in the last 20 seconds of the game. Braves win 3 -2.

Varsity Game 5 - 8/25 vs Highland

After an awesome dedication ceremony of the new Boise High Athletic complex, the Braves started with a bang! Carson Cadwell was at the end line and dropped it back to find Jack Goode who placed it in the net for the first goal of the game 1 - 0. Soon after, Boise had a set play. Huck Mortimer kicked it and it went right off Jack Goode’s head out of bounds. A through ball played by Sam zimmer found Sami Marquez’s foot who tucked it away in the side corner of the goal. 2-0 Minutes later, Carson Cadwell had a rocket of a shot on goal, forcing the goalie to punch the ball over the top of the goal. Second half began with more shots on goal opportunities by Sami Marquez, Carter Luthy, Sam Zimmer and Sawyer Luthy. Their shots were either saved by the goalie or hit just wide. Finally, Sam Zimmer was able to slot one past the goalie to extend the Braves’ lead to 3-0. Moments later, a through ball played by Sawyer Luthy found Sam Zimmer who calmly popped it right over the goalie for another goal. 4 - 0 After many shots and attempts, a well placed through ball by Carter Luthy was beautifully finished with ONE touch in the upper part of the net by Isaac Levi!

The game ended with a 5-0 victory for the Braves.

Varsity Game 6 - 8/28 vs Meridian

The game started quickly. There was a foul committed by Meridian for a set play. Carter Luthy took the kick, but was blocked by keeper, follow by Sami, but it was just wide of the goal. Minutes later, Griff made a great save after a shot by Meridian. There were several more shots on goal by Sawyer Luthy and Sami Marquez. Another set play delivered by Carter Luthy to Jack Goode’s head, the Meridian goalie stood there watching the show! 1-0 Boise Carson Cadwell had some fancy footwork and great runs by Tate Caldara up the sides, but shots were wide of the goal. Pressure continued off a corner kick, where Jack Goode rushed the goalie and scored in a heap of players for Boise’s second goal. Beautiful play along the side when Tate Caldara flicked it to Carter Luthy who played it through to Sami, but his shot was saved by the goalie. Great distribution from Isaac Levi, up to Tate Caldara who chopped it back to a full sprinting Sam Zimmer who roped it into the back of the net for the third goal of the game! 3-0

Carter Luthy slipped a through ball past the defender to a sprinting Carson, who lost it, but spun away from the defender to regain his composure for an awesome shot in the upper corner of the net! 4-0 Soon after, the ball was bouncing around in the box, flick header from Sawyer Luthy to Jack Goode who finished it in the net for a HAT trick and Boise’s 5th goal! Before the game ended Griff made a great save and Boise’s defense held strong on a few advances by Meridian.

JV Game - 8/28 vs Meridian

The Braves started strong against Meridian, adjusting easily to faster artificial turf conditions, and taking swift control of the game. Boise possessed the ball consistently and authoritatively for most of the match, pivoting skillfully off the backfield, taking advantage of the full pitch. Also, it's hard not to notice that Reynolds packs a formidable throw-in, which serves us more like a free kick. He deployed it throughout the game with force and accuracy, setting our Braves up for a consistent offensive advantage. Just before halftime, Schell executed a flashy turn to connect on a volley in front of the goal that nearly made the net—a dazzling end to first half, even without the score. Second half saw a continuance of offensive pressure by Boise, though the pace of scoring slowed somewhat. Coach Bastian made a few adjustments --like pulling out Liebich and Reynolds for a bit of well-earned rest, leaving the back line in the capable hands (or, more accurately, feet) of Cadwell, Fornander, and others. At the 40 minute mark, Warren slipped a through ball to Schell for team goal number five. In minute 52, freshman Gwin hit Black with a blazing assist for another score. In other action, Maz made half a dozen brisk offensive runs, putting enough consistent pressure on goal to keep momentum high and nab the unofficial prize for “most scoring opportunities in a single game." Meanwhile, and not surprisingly, keeper Rhoades barely touched the ball. Then who should show up in the midfield but the aforementioned defenders Liebich and Reynolds, looking to do a bit of damage up front. Indeed, it took no time at all for Liebech to sink one, off a corner by Black via a quick deflection by Nichols. Meridian’s keeper played a valiant game under heavy fire, so this fan was a bit sorry to see him step over the goal line to earn a hands call with just over a minute left in the match. Boise didn't nab the free kick, but it mattered little in the end, with our Braves on the brink of a definitive shutout, and their third win of the season. Final score: Boise 7, Meridian 0.

Varsity Game 7 - 8/30 vs Borah

The game started off quickly and with advances by both teams. Carson Cadwell dropped the ball back to Sami Marquez, who quickly one-touched his shot, but the shot was saved by the goalie’s outstretched leg. Soon after, Sam Zimmer rocketed a shot that bounced off the goalie’s hands right to a waiting Sami who tucked it away in the net for Boise’s first goal of the game. Hard defensive work in the mid-field from Jack Goode and Sawyer Luthy and a great save by Griff off of a Borah shot helped keep the Braves’ lead. The Braves continued to battle when Carter Luthy struggled to get a Borah defender off his arm with a pass to Carson Cadwell who calmly slipped it right past the goalie. 2-0 Boise! There was a scuffle in the box when Griff came out on a through ball, cleared out by Jack Roser! Minutes later, Sawyer Luthy to Jack Goode who played it to Tristan, but his shot was just wide of the goal. Jack Roser saved a last second goal in the first half when Borah shot and he skimmed it off his head to go over the crossbar...Whew! The second half started much like the beginning of the game. There was pressure and advances by both teams. Griff made another great grab to save a goal. Strong defense from Jack Roser, Nick Liebich, Isaac Levi and Tate Caldara. Borah had several more shots on goal that were either saved by defense, hit wide or off the goal posts. Unfortunately, Borah shot again and scored, with 11 minutes left in the game. But, Boise would come back when Carson played it to Tristan who crossed it to Sami, who then hit it hard in the lower part of the goal for Boise’s 3rd and final goal of the game! The game ended 3-1! Way to go Braves!

Varsity Game 8 - 9/04 vs Mountain View

Mavericks started with a quick goal. Braves in it for the battle, as Sami dribbles around the keeper and hits the post, Carson was there for the rebound, but the defender blocked his shot - Jack Goode was there to shoot with his left foot, but he sent it over the crossbar. Soon after, Sam Zimmer took it all himself to the goal and scored! 1-1 The whole team was working hard and getting physical. Braves had a few more shots on goal that were saved by the goalie. Finally, Griff sent a pass up to Jake Pascoe who headed it over the defense to get it back and take a calm shot in lower right corner! 2-1 Braves Second half started with several more shooting opportunities by Tate Caldara, Sami Marquez and Jack Roser, but all were either hit wide or saved by goalie. There were great stops and clearances made by the Braves’ defense and the game ended 2 -1.

Varsity Game 9 - 9/06 vs Capital

The game began with quick passes, runs down the side of the field and tough defense by the Braves. Great ball played through by Sawyer Luthy to Carson Cadwell but stopped by a defender. Soon after, a great run across the field by Liam McClain, but again stopped short by a diving goalie before he could get a shot off. Finally, Carson Cadwell slipped one right past the goalies outstretched arms. 1-0 Soon after, Carter Luthy played a perfectly timed cross to Jack Roser who calmly helped the ball into the net. 2-0 Boise! Capital scored a header five minutes into the second half. Sawyer Luthy made a great tackle in mid-field to win the ball and pass it up the field to Carter Luthy to fire off a laser shot that skimmed over the crossbar. Strong defensive stops and tackles were made by Nick Liebich, Jack Roser, Huck Mortimer and Tate Caldara - all four defenders working together to stop any advances by Capital. Finally, Isaac Levi dropped it back to Jack Goode who finished it in the back of the net for Boise’s 3rd goal. Moments later, a beautiful lofting cross from Mossimo to Jack Pascoe who then flicked it up to Sami for a shot on goal, but saved by the goalie. A great run by Tristan Wojcik who dropped it back to Luke Wallace for a shot just wide of the goal. With the minutes of the game winding down, Mossimo sent another cross for a volley shot by Bobby Lindner, but was hit just wide of the goal. The game ended 3-1 - Another whole team effort leading to a victory for the Braves!

JV Game - 9/06 vs Capital

Our JV Braves dashed off to a quick start with two goals in the first three minutes of this home match against Capital. McKendrick put us on the board with a deft feed from Black. Nichols followed shortly thereafter with a decisive goal in minute three. 2-0 Play was a bit more even keel for some minutes–if that could be said at all about this decidedly raucous match. Schell scored off another assist by Black about 25 minutes in. 3-0 Capital missed a scoring opportunity off a set piece midway through the first half, and waged a decent near-scoring run at one point, but the Eagles arguably played with more intensity than finesse. Our Braves defense -- Fornander, Owen, Woodley, Cadwell, and Reynolds-- upheld their usual high standards of play. Not surprisingly, Martin saw little action in goal. First score of the second half was instigated by Warren with a quick hit to Zaben, who sent it on to Della Badia for the finish—an impressive left-footed blast, high in the back right corner of the net. 4-0 Coach Bastian mixed it up a bit position-wise. It was great fun to see some of our usual defenders storm the front end of the field for a change -- say, when #18 Reynolds met a high cross with his head for a near score. Capital returned promptly on offense with a goal-worthy shot that was brilliantly deflected by keeper Rhoades, to a proud roar of approval from the stands. Nichols added another point off a free kick just outside the goal line at 59 minutes – a real beauty of a shot. 5-0 Woodley added one for the Braves with a well-executed PK after Brown was fouled in the box. 6-0 In all, it was a fierce, physical game. This fan was exceptionally proud to see our Braves play it cool and stay [mostly!] in control in the face of escalating frustration on the pitch. Final score Boise 6, Capital 0.

Varsity Game 10 - 9/08 vs Timberline

Game started quickly with a ball slipped through by Carter Luthy to Sami Marquez who slotted it right under the goalie’s arm for the Braves’ first goal of the game. 1-0 Pressure from Timberline was shut down by the strong defense of the Braves. Sam Zimmer made a crazy spin move on the defender, but the goalie scooped it up before he could shoot. Amazing saves by Liam Curtain! One was a hard shot on goal and another was a punching save to keep the Wolves out of the net! Tristan Wojcik had a great side volley shot that went over the crossbar from a huge Jack Roser throw in! Another save by Liam Curtain when the ball was bobbing around in the box and he threw his body on top of it to prevent a goal. Two hard shots on goal from Carson Cadwell, but both were saved by the goalie. Play continued back and forth with pressure and defensive stops from both teams. Off a Timberline corner kick, Jack Goode cleared it up to Sam at half field who crossed it to a sprinting Tate Caldara who then craftily chipped the goalie and finished in the open net! 2-0 Moments later, a strong shove in the back by a Timberline defender to Sawyer Luthy in the box for a penalty kick. Sawyer buried it down low for the Braves’ third and final goal of the game. Game ended 3-0

Varsity Game 11 - 9/11 vs Rocky Mountain

Game started a little slow, but heated up when Rocky ripped a header towards the goal, but it was saved by a diving Griff. Unfortunately a few minutes later, Rocky scored on a hard deflection shot. The game continued to be very physical. Rocky pressed high and Braves had a hard time controlling the pace and flow of the game. Rocky scored again in a bobbling mess in front of the goal. Boise had a couple shots, but were either wide or over the crossbar. Half ended 0-2. After half, Boise tried dropping a couple of balls into the box, but were cleared out by defenders or picked up by the goalie. However, minutes later, Boise broke through when Jack Goode crossed it over the top to Sam Zimmer, who headed it in the goal. Play continued back and forth. Griff made several saves off of Rocky’s shots. Boise was able to tie up the game off a long throw in from Jack Roser. It bounced off a defender and Jack Goode was in the right place at the right time to finish it in the back of the net. 2-2. Great play between Tristan and Carter who rocked a shot off the goalies outstretched hands to go out of bounds. Moments later, Rocky was awarded a penalty kick, which was saved by a diving Griff!!! Great efforts continued up top and in the midfield to put pressure on Rocky. Strong stops by the Braves’ defense continued, too! With 1 minute left in the game, Rocky scored a heartbreaking goal. Last minute efforts by the Braves fell short. The game ended with the Braves’ first loss of the year.

JV Game - 9/11 vs Rocky Mountain

Wow what a week. Crazy dual ref games with a lot of missed calls, but our boys held strong and fought. First game,Tuesday was against Rocky Mt. at their place (everyone’s favorite the TURF). A late start game at 5:30pm with Calvin Warren having our first strike on goal with a beautiful cross at the 5:32 mark. Steady speed of play and lots of movement with ball for the first 10 minutes of the game. The boys got their groove with the speed of play on turf. Beautiful combination plays with many shots on goal. Unfortunately none hit the back of the net for us. Sid Naidu gave a smooth through ball to Braden Black for a strong shot on goal. Another strike on goal occurred at the 18th minute of the first half off an indirect kick from Joe Woodley after being fouled with a forearm to the back. Hard strike on goal that looked like it was going to hit the upper V, but just missed. Boise continued to have shots on goal, but unfortunately nothing would break the goal line. The first half finished with a 40 yard rocket shot by Tommy Reynolds that just grazed the goal post in which the entire stands gasps. Alec Martin had an exceptional first half in goal with a fantastic play taking on a RM player one v. one and coming through with the ball. RM was denied and we ended the first half 0-0. The Braves came out second half with Kolby Rhoades in goal and the rest of the starting lineup ready to hit the fast turf again. Our Boise defense held strong all game with the backline of Jackson Fornander, Tommy Reynolds, Cory Cadwell and Joe Woodley. Our offense was quick on the ball and our movement was fierce, but no shots got past their keeper. Logan McKendrick, Quinn Nichols, Faisal Zaben, Andy Schell and many other skilled offensive players really worked the turf with their foot skills and speed but unfortunately we couldn’t seem to get anything in. With possibly 10 minutes left in the second half we thought we may have a chance with a handball in RM goal box, but the call was not made by the referee and so we went on to play those 10 minutes with many close calls for each side. Boys came away with a 0-0 tie to Rocky Mountain but also came away with ideas to improve on for their next match on turf, discussions about finishing and a great attitude going into their next game vs.Centennial.

Varsity Game 12 - 9/13 vs Centennial

In the first five minutes, Centennial scored a goal. But, Boise charged right back, when Centennial took a goal kick that was headed by Sawyer Luthy over the defenders, who were outsprinted by Jake Pascoe for Boise’s first goal of the game. Boise started to get in a rhythm with passing through the midfield and making runs up the side of the field! Long throw in by Jack Roser bounced over everyone to a waiting Carter Luthy who headed it in over the goalie to help Boise take the lead 2-1. Right after half, Luke Wallace took a free kick mid-field. He dropped it in to Jake Pascoe who crossed it to Jack Good to increase the Braves’ lead by 2! 3-1 Great runs and pressure by the Braves. A few missed shots over the crossbar or wide of the goal. Sam Zimmer was able to hold off the defenders to cross it to Sawyer Luthy, who calmly finished it in the back of the net. 4-1 A free kick by Centennial was punch saved by Liam Curtain. A few more great runs by Carson Cadwell and Jack Pascoe, but shots were scooped up by the goalie. The game ended in a Braves 4-1 victory.

JV Game - 9/13 vs Centennial

Boys were raring to go after their tie of 0-0 to RM. The first half started off with great vibes and energy right out of the gate. Defense and offense looked in sink and all were fully into making this game have a better outcome than Tuesday’s game against RM. Again, our offence came out strong as always with consistent movement of the ball throughout the field and continuous shots on goals, which unfortunately were being saved by Centennials goalkeeper who played a really great game that day. During our play we really used our switch ball a lot and the movement of the ball was smooth and precise. Our defense was on fire with great clearing headers and they didn’t hesitate to step to the ball and lock the player down. We came to half time with a 0-1 score after Centennial being awarded a Penalty Kick after being “fouled” in the box. Second half we came out with some newly charged fire, ready to put one in the back of the net. Great hussle by all and again many shots on goal by Andy Schell, Jonah Brown, Logan McKendrick, Quinn Nichols, Calvin Warren and the rest of our fantastic team. We had many chances on goal , with indirect/direct and corner options for us but nothing seemed to work out in our favor. The boys worked really hard to tie and or win the game but it wasn’t in the cards for our Braves this game. We know how strong and skilled our Junior Varsity team is and having these two challenging games in the middle of the season will give the boys the tools to navigate the remainder games of the season. Watch out districts here we come!

Varsity Game 13 - 9/18 @ Skyview

Game started off fast paced with high pressure and quick passes from Skyview. Boise had a few chances off set plays and long throw ins from Jack Roser, but couldn’t turn any of them into goals. Griff made a great save off a skyview corner with the sun in his eyes. After Boise batted the ball around the outside of the box trying to create more plays and open up the middle, Jack Goode fired a shot about 30 yards outside in the upper corner for Boise’s first goal of the game! 1-0 Great run by Carson Cadwell to cross it back to a sprinting Sam Zimmer, but his shot went just wide of the goal. Both teams battled back and forth with pressure, shots, quick combinations and rough play. Great play through the middle from Carter Luthy to Sami Marquez who shot it over the crossbar. Soon after, Sami threw the ball in to Jack Goode who passed it to Carson. Then, Carson put a crazy spin move on the defender to gracefully finish it down low in the net to increase Boise’s lead to 2-0. Minutes later, with time waning in the game, Griff made a great jumping save to hold off Skyview. Game ended 2-0!

JV Game - 9/18 @ Skyview

Boise came out strong to possess the ball the majority of the half with good defensive pressure from Jackson Fornander, Cory Cadwell and Tommy Reynolds. Our sole goal came at 25:33 from Calvin Warren assisted by Sid Naidu. The Braves had a dozen shots on goal by Luke Wallace, Cy Tullis, Andy Schell and Mazrik Della Badia, and Logan McKendrick, but none hit the mark. The Braves held Skyview to two shots in the first half which ended in 1-0. The Braves came out in the second half a bit lethargic and allowed Skyview to possess the ball more. Skyview was able to score on a Braves error with 15 minutes remaining in the game. The Braves fought back with several missed shots on goal. A Skyview hand ball in their box with 2 minutes left resulted in a PK. Joe Woodley hit the back of the net, but the goal was called back when the Braves rushed into the box. The game ended in 1-1 draw.

Varsity Game 14 - 9/20 vs Eagle

The game started with some great runs up the side, calm defensive clearances and a few shots on goal. A beautiful ball was played to the corner by Sawyer Luthy to Carson Cadwell who dropped it back to Tate Caldara who fired off a laser shot that ricocheted off the goal post for a near miss! Boise pressured Eagle and had many more opportunities to score, but couldn’t convert. Second half started with more passing and pressure. Great shots were had by Sami Marquez, Carson Cadwell and Sawyer Luthy, but all were saved by the goalie. Griff had a great save of his own when a shot by an Eagle player bounced off the goalpost and landed right in his hands while he was laying on his back. After many attempts of shots on or around the goal, Jack Roser threw in a long ball, which was head flicked to Carter Luthy who calmly finished it in the back of the net. 1-0 More great stops by the Braves’ defense against a few advances by the Eagles. Several more through balls were played up to Jake Pascoe and Liam McLain, but they were either scooped up by the goalie or just out of their reach. The game ended with a Braves’ 1-0 victory!

JV Game - 9/20 vs Eagle

Boise JV team started the game against Eagle JV with Zach Owen back to anchor the defense with Cory Cadwell, Tommy Reynolds, and Sid Naidu. Tommy sent a long diagonal pass to Jonah Brown within the first two minutes to set the tone for the Brave's offense. Eagle responded with a shot on goal in the next trip down the field. Logan McKendrick had a nice pass to an advancing Calvin Warren who was hurried to get his shot off and it went wide. Calvin was fed a nice long ball at the 7 minute mark that setup a shot where the goalie made a scrambling effort to block it ten minutes later. Joe Woodley had a nice shot on goal with the outside of his right foot 10 minutes in that sailed just over the goal. Faisal Zaben started off a nice 3 pass play by sending a pass to Logan McKendrick who found Calvin Warren ready to shoot again but it sailed wide - another close call for the Mustangs at with 20 minutes to play in the first half. Quinn Nichols had a nice steal & found Calvin for a 1:1 with the goalie a few minutes later that ended with a shot just wide of the goal. Quinn followed-up a few minutes later with a shot from 25 yards out that the goalie bobbled during the save. Eagle was penalized with a yellow card for rough play with 12 minutes left in the half, The first half ended with a nice shot over the cross-bar from Quinn at the 6 minute mark, then a Boise corner kick in the final minute. Lots of offense from the Braves in the first half and several key saves by goal keeper Alec Martin. Eagle started the 2nd half with a quick run down the Boise half of the field, a cross to the center where keep Alec Martin made the save. McKendrick had a nice run deep in the Mustang's half of the field to be forced wide and have his cross sail just behind the goal 10 minutes in. A few minutes later Quinn had a nice attempt to chip a pass to Logan who was streaking for the goal, only to have the Eagle defender get a head on the pass to break it up. Andy Schell took a pass deep in the corner 17 minutes into the 2nd half where he dribbled through a couple defenders before a double-team of Mustang defenders were able to stop him and clear the ball out of their end. Goal keeper Alec Martin made another save when the Mustangs took a long shot a minute later. A few minutes later the Mustangs were charging towards goal again only to have Martin break up the attack and Jackson Fornander send the ball away with a great end to the attempt. Quinn lost his footing about 25 yards out from the Brave's goal with only 2 and a half minutes left to give Eagle a direct shot at goal. The Braves lined up in a wall and the shot sailed over the bar. The game ended with a 0-0 tie.

Varsity Game 15 - 9/25 vs Timberline

The game started with back and forth play from both teams. Great combination play from the back line through the midfield to work the ball up the field by Boise. Great try from Sam Zimmer to put a maneuver on the defense, but shot was just wide of the goal. A great punching save, minutes later, by Griff off a Timberline set play. Jack Goode passed it up to Liam McLain who fired a shot past the keeper for Boise’s first goal of the game. An awesome shot by Jake Pascoe barely went wide of the goal. Many defensive stops by our incredible defense. Another amazing save by Griff with a one on one sliding deflection to save a goal. The second half started with more physical play, pressure and quick passes. Griff made another amazing diving save off a Timberline shot. Boise was pressing high when Carson Cadwell intercepted a pass from a defender and shot for goal number 2. Soon after, Jack Goode shot on goal, but defender failed to clear the ball out and it was left to a waiting Sam Zimmer who slipped it past the goalie for goal three! Boise kept up the pressure and had strong defense in the back to win the game. 3-0

JV Game - 9/25 vs Timberline

On the first official game of Fall, the Braves were ready to play a strong Timberline squad. Chances were elusive in the first half and our keeper Kolby Rhoades made a fantastic save to keep the game scoreless with fifteen minutes left in the first half. Cy Tullis and Logan McKendrick provided our best attacking moves, but the half finished scoreless. The Braves took more possession into the second half but needed an awesome save by Alex to keep the momentum going. Our persistent pressure finally paid off with timing running down when Tommy Reynolds knocked home a gorgeous corner from Quinn Nichols to secure the 1-0 win for the Braves.

Varsity Game 16 - 9/27 vs Meridian on Senior Night

Before the game we had a great tribute and celebration of our Seniors. The game then started quickly with pressure from Boise and many shots on or around the goal. Not long into the game, Carson Cadwell crossed it and Jake Pascoe was waiting on the other side to slip it right past the goalie down low for Boise’s first score! Soon after, Carter Luthy passed a knuckleball through the defense to Tate Caldara who finished it in the back of the net! 2-0 Boise There were several more shots on goal by the Braves, great pressure and advances up the field by all players. The Braves were really playing together as a team; giving lots of opportunities to everyone. With the time waning away, Carter Luthy scored the third and final goal. Griff make some amazing saves to stop Meridian’s progress. With 2 minutes left in the game, a penalty was called for Boise. Liam Curtain took the kick, but it was blocked by the goalie! The Braves ended with another win! Make sure to come out and support the Braves in our District Tournament!

JV Game - 9/27 vs Meridian

The Boise JV team started out their final regular season game against Meridian playing in a 4-4-2 formation and looking to score. With dominating possession resulting in several shots on goal in the opening minutes and the beleaguered Meridian side rarely touching the ball, the first goal was a nice combination between Sid Naidu and Logan McKendrick at the top of the box at the 26 minute mark with Logan tucking it in neatly passed the goalie. With 20 minutes left, Meridian finally got the ball past the midline only to be met by the defense of Dylan Isbell, Zach Owen and Cory Cadwell who promptly send it back to midfield. Joe Woodley takes it into open space and after a series of passes Joe takes a shot on goal that was cleared by Meridian for a corner. Quinn Nichols sent in a high ball from the right corner into a waiting scrum of Braves and Logan got a body on it for the second goal. The Braves continue their onslaught and there were several shots on goal including two free kicks taken by Joe and sent into the box, with the Braves unable to capitalize. The first substitutions are made at the 16 minute mark and the flurry of offense continues with roughly a shot every couple of minutes. At 8:55, Faisal Zaben sends a ball across into the right corner for Braden Black to chase down and he crosses it to a waiting Calvin Warren who is left alone at the top right of the box. Calvin settles it and calmly taps it in from 7’. There are several more shots on goal until Cy Tullis is left alone 1v1 with the goalie who makes a well timed slide block. With 2:00 minutes left to go in the half, Cy gets another chance as Faisal feeds him and he switches it to his left foot to evade a defender and drives it in the left corner from 10’. The second half starts out with enthusiasm from the Braves and many shots from an attacking Mazik, Quinn, Cy, Sid and Logan. The Braves showed suffocating defense when Meridian put together a passing series that results in a wild shot from 30’. After excellent patience puts them in position for a Mazrik Della Badia shot that is cleared by Meridian for a corner, Quinn sends in a perfect ball from the left and it is knocked in by a Meridian player for an own goal at the 20 minute mark. There are many more shots, some handled nicely by the Meridian keeper, until there is about 10 minutes left. With the comfortable led, Coach switches his offense and defensive players. This results in a flurry of energy as defensive players try their best to get on the scoreboard. With 6:00 minutes left, Cory takes a throw in on his side and heads it up the field deftly to Calvin. Calvin controls it to Zach who feeds a streaking Cory at the top of the box who then sends a strike into the right corner. It’s all offense for the Braves now against a depleted Meridian team. Zach, Tommy Reynolds, Dylan and Jackson Fornander combine for multiple shots. Zach scores with 2:00 minutes left then after an excellent pass from Cory on the right from 15 out. The game ends 7-0. District tournament starts Wednesday, make sure to come out and support our Braves!

2017 Season:

State Tournament at Eagle

Even though State didn’t turn out the way they had hoped, they had a great season and

the Braves would like to thank all the fans who came out to support them. What a great show of support.

Thursday VS Madison

The game started off quickly. Matt Ivanoff had a free kick 35 yards out. He lasered it right past the goalie for the first goal. Shortly after, Huck Mortimer had a shot on goal that bounced off the crossbar and was cleared out. Great combination play between Colin Hinchman over the top to Huck, who dropped it back to Jake Marshall. Jake crossed the ball into Kaden who finished with a beautiful header in the back of the net! Minutes later, Matt passed a ball to Carson who one touched it for a shot on goal forcing the goalie to slide and save it. Great pressure by Carson, Carter, Colin, Matt, Kaden and Jake. All that pressure and finally Matt Ivanoff flicked it in for a goal. 3-0. Carter Luthy got the ball at the 50 yard line for a give and go with Carson, but Carter’s shot was just wide of the goal. Within a few short minutes, Carson gave the ball to Kaden who shot on goal. The goalie tried to save it, but it rolled over his shoulder to find the foot of Jake Marshall waiting on the other side for goal number 4! Boise’s defense was stopping most Madison progress at mid-field. Carter passed to Jack Goode and Jack to Kaden who slipped it right past the goalie! 5-0 There was a beautiful long throw in from Jack Roser to Jack Goode’s head, but the goalie saved it! 2nd half started with Jake Pascoe scoring right through the goalie’s hands to extend the Braves’ lead to 6-0. After some passing around combinations, Jack Goode passed to Asher who scored right up the middle sliding it under the goalie’s outstretched arm. Play continued with Boise dominating possession and pressure. There were a few advances by Madison, but were stopped short by Boise’s defense: Max Poole, Huck, Jack Roser and Seth Nims. Colin Hauser made a few great saves. There were a few more shots on goal by Carson, Seth, Jake Pascoe and Sami. But, all were saved by the goalie or went just wide of the goal. The game ended 7-0!

Friday VS Post Falls

The game started off with back and forth play between both teams. Kaden shot, but was saved by goalie. Jake Marshall passed to Carter who passed to Kaden, but was offsides. Defense held strong against a few advances by Post Falls: Huck, Sam, Asher and Tate. There were a few good runs by Jake Marshall, Kaden and Matt with help from Carter, Colin and Carson. Unfortunately, Post Falls scored with 12 minutes left in the half. Boise kept the ball in our attacking half for most of the rest of the half, but couldn’t get anything to drop in the net.

The second half started right away with Boise applying pressure to the Post Falls defense. Carter diced two defenders on the sideline, slipped a pass up to Carson who lasered a shot over the goalie’s head for a goal!! 1 -1 Play continued and Boise battled back and forth. Regulation time ended with a 1-1 tie. First 10 minute overtime play to sudden death! Boise started off with pressure from Kaden and Matt. A through ball by Jack Goode was just a little out of reach for Matt. Jack passed to Sami for a rocket of a shot off the crossbar! Still a tie after 10 minutes and on to the second 10 minute overtime play. Boise was pounding on Post Falls, but couldn’t get anything to go in. After the second overtime play finished, both teams went to penalty kicks. Unfortunately, Boise lost in penalty kick 2-4.

Saturday VS Hillcrest

Boise played Hillcrest in the 3rd/4th place consolation game. Play started with pressure from Carter and a shot on goal. Tate, Huck, Asher and Sam had a few awesome stops to prevent any progress by Hillcrest. Carter passed to Kaden who one touched it just wide of the goal. Soon after, Jack Goode shot on goal, but was scooped up the goalie. Great combination play between Carter, Kaden and Carson, who shot, but was saved by goalie. Corner kick by Carter was cleared out by defense but followed up by a shot on goal by Carter that forced the goalie to leap sideways to save it. Play continued back and forth with great defensive stops by Max, Jack Roser, Asher and Huck. Colin Hauser had a few great high jumping saves. There were a few more great shots by Jake Pascoe and Jake Marshall, but were just wide of the goal or off the crossbar. Second half started 0-0. Back and forth play continued between both teams, with pressure from Max, Kaden and Jake Pascoe. Unfortunately, with 10 minutes left in the game Hillcrest scored a header off a corner kick. Braves continued to keep the ball moving around trying to advance and apply pressure. With a minute left in the game, Hillcrest defender was called for a hand ball in the penalty box. Kaden stepped up to take the penalty kick. The Hillcrest goalie made an amazing side-stretched save to prevent Boise from scoring. Boise pressed everyone forward, including our goalie, in a last minute effort to score and Hillcrest passed it way down the field to score the final goal. Boise lost 0-2

Varsity Districts at Rocky Mountain

Saturday the Braves faced the Nampa Bulldogs for their first game in Districts. The ball was moving fast and so were the boys. Carson Cadwell had the first shot on goal but the keeper stopped. The boys continue to work the ball down the field. Sami Marquez dribble the ball up field and took a shot – once again keeper was able to stop. Kaden Baratcart would receive the ball and would immediately have 2-3 defenders on him. Kaden worked the ball and took some great shots but was unable to get the ball in the net. Eighteen minutes in Kaden takes a shot it rebounds and Jake Marshall follows up and puts the ball in the net putting the Braves up 1-0. The Braves continue to make shots. Matt Ivanoff had a great shot, it hit the top bar and looked like it would drop in but the goal keeper caught. Half time came with the score still 1-0. The Braves came out after half continuing to make great passes and working the ball around the field. Asher Savin, Sam Zimmer, Huck Mortimer, Max Poole and Tate Caldara did a great job on the back line bringing the ball forward and putting some great balls up to mid field. Colin Hauser had some great saves. Towards the end of the 2nd half Nampa was able to break away and put a ball in the net putting the score 1-1. The game moved into OT with the crowd on their feet cheering the Braves on – Carter Luthy took a shot it was deflected and Jake Marshall was there once again heading the ball into the net – Braves win 2-1.

Monday 5:15 at Rocky Mountain against Rocky Mountain. Monday the boys took on Rocky Mountain at Rocky Mountain for District Semi finials and let me tell you, the boys had one of their best games of the season. All the boys worked together- they had great movement with the ball. The Braves came out fighting in the first 4 minutes Kaden Baratcart had 2 shots on goal – but they both just missed. Then Rocky Mountain worked the ball down and had a break away it looked like they might score, but Max Poole was able to clear the ball. Kaden Baratcart had another great shot, but the Rocky Mountain Goal Keeper was able to save. The ball continued to move up and down the field – Huck Mortimer was able to win the ball from the defense and put the ball up to Carson Cadwell who dribbles the ball down the line and over to Matt Ivanoff who shoots, the ball hit the top cross bar, looked like it would drop in behind the keeper- but the keeper was able to save. In the 25^th minute the ball is sent to the other end Asher Savin is able to come up with the ball putting it forward to Colin Hinchman who passes the ball out to Kaden who crosses the ball to Matt Ivanoff, Matt takes a shot keeper deflects and Jake Marshall is able to follow the ball and put the ball in the net. Rocky Mountain attempts to take the ball down but Tate Caldara is able to steal the ball away he works the ball up the line, sending the ball to Matt who has a great pass to Sami Marquez who take a shot – once again the ball is just shy of thy goal. Colin Hinchman, Carter Luthy, and Matt Ivanoff had a great game winning the ball in the middle. Kaden continued to move the ball with 3 defenders trailing him and taking shots on goal – the shots are deflected. Sami intercepts the ball and works it back to the net and scores. The Braves have a corner kick and take advantage ball is played in by Colin, Matt passes the ball and Kaden drills the ball into the net. Half time comes and the Braves are up 3-0. The boys had a great half. The 41st min starts and the boys are continuing to have a great game. Jackson Roser had some great touches off his head. The defensive line – Max Poole, Huck Mortimer, Tate Caldara, and Asher Savin did a great job keeping the ball out the area- the ones that made it past, Colin Hauser was able to save and some great saves he had. In the 44^th minute Colin Hinchman wins the ball in the middle and takes the ball down and scores, 4-0. Seth Nims comes in to help the backline, he did a great job winning the ball and then moving the ball forward. Towards the end of the second half Kaden Baratcart had a break away and scores putting the Braves up 5-0. Tristan Wojcik and Jack Goode come into the game and had some great touches and ball movement. Tristan takes a couple of great shots. The Braves win 5-0.

Wednesday October 11 the Braves took on the Borah Lions for the District Championship. The Braves are first to score – Sam Zimmer passes the ball down Kaden receive the ball and cross the ball to the middle, Carter Luthy puts the ball in the net. The Braves continue to move the ball around the field – Sam Zimmer and Asher Savin settling the ball in the back and playing it forward out to Carson Cadwell and Jake Marshall. The ball is crossed in the middle and Matt Ivanoff had a great shot in which the goal keeper had to dive to save. Colin Hinchman and Carter Luthy had some great foot work in the middle winning the ball from the defenders. Kaden is able to put a ball in the net with a pass received from Matt Ivanoff. The first half ends with the Braves up 2-0. Colin Hauser has some great saves. The Braves moved the ball well- Matt Ivanoff gets a pass off to Kaden Baratcart who shots the ball it hits the top crossbar and drops in behind the keeper. The Braves win Districts 3-0 over the Borah Lions.

Junior Varsity Districts at Timberline

Thursday, October 5 :: First Round District Tournament vs Capital

Braves faced Capital for the first round of the District Tournament. Braves started off fast with a cross from Jake Pascoe to Sid Naidu, who shot from the right side, but it went wide left. The keeper didn't know what he was in for when the Braves got rolling in this game. Carlos Mas had a shot that went over the crossbar. Sid Naidu passed the ball to Jake Pascoe who shot wide left. Mas followed with another shot that went over the crossbar. Then Jake Pascoe got the ball from the keeper, pulled back, turned and shot but it barely skimmed over the crossbar. Soon after, Toby Caldara crossed the ball to the middle and Isaac Levi came in and knocked it in toward the low corner, the keeper bobbled it and it rolled over the goal line for the Braves first score of the afternoon. Braves led 1-0. Within the next two minutes, Levi struck again, scoring the Braves second goal; Braves led 2-0. Jake Pascoe followed with a rocket that bounced off the right post. Capital finally moved the ball to the other end of the field, where they had a bullet of a shot that was stopped by Griffin Gettman. With 8:25 left in the half, Carlos Mas had a goal; Braves led 3-0. With 18 seconds left in the half, Kian DeBord beat the Capital keeper on a through ball by Mas and scored the Braves fourth goal. Braves led at the half 4-0.

The second half started much the same way, with the Capital keeper getting a run for his money. Jake Pascoe's attempt went wide left. But about 35 seconds later, Ian Woodley had a corner, and the ball went off Bobby Lindner's back and into the net. Braves led 5-0. The next goal came when Bobby Lindner crossed the ball to Isaac Levi, and Levi put it in the net for a hat trick. Braves led 6-0. Then Jake Pascoe was fouled by Capital (red card) and took the kick but it went over the crossbar. Braves had a few more attempts by Harrison Harper and Carlos Mas. With under a minute left, Toby Caldara scored to take the Braves to a 7-0 lead, which was the final. Great offensive show by the boys in the opening game of the tournament. With the win, the Braves move on to the next game vs Eagle on Friday.

Friday, October 6 :: Second Round District Tournament vs Eagle

Braves faced Eagle in the second round of the District Tournament. The first action happened about five minutes in, when Carlos Mas was fouled and Ian Woodley took the direct kick, which was headed by Jake Pascoe, but went wide left. Just a couple of minutes later, Ian Woodley took another direct kick but it was stopped by the Eagle keeper. Carlos Mas kept up the pressure with another shot, but it went wide right. Then Isaac Levi had a beautiful goal to bring the score to 1-0, Braves. The crossbar became the Braves nemesis when several attempts by Carlos Mas, Jake Pascoe and Nick Liebich went over it. Griffin Gettman saved a Mustang goal attempt as time expired in the first half.

Braves led 1-0.

The crossbar kept up its antics, when Braves' multiple attempts continued to go over it. Griffin Gettman had another save on a Mustang direct kick. With 15:36 left, Kian DeBord had a goal on a pass from Isaac Levi. Braves led 2-0 which was the final. Braves dominated the offensive end with lots of shots on goal, and controlled the middle with great play by Nick Liebich, Massimo Romano, Luke Wallace, Jake Gooding, Aden O'Brien, Sid Naidu and Jackson Fornander. With this Braves win, the boys will move into the final on Saturday against Rocky Mountain.

Saturday, October 7 :: District Tournament CHAMPIONSHIP vs Rocky Mountain

Braves took on Rocky Mountain in a battle for the district championship. The Braves had many shots on goal; Jake Pascoe fired the first two which were both stopped by the Rocky keeper. Then the Grizzlies had an indirect kick which was stopped by Griffin Gettman. Braves followed with many shots on goal by Jake Pascoe, Ian Woodley, Isaac Levi, Luke Wallace, Carlos Mas but the shots weren't going in. The score was 0-0 at the half, despite the Braves' domination.

The second half was much of the same, except Rocky Mountain scored on an direct kick with 28:25 left in the game. The Braves offense continued their attempts to even up the score. Nick Liebich shot on goal but it was stopped by the keeper. Isaac Levi and Nick Liebich had attempts that went over the crossbar. Then Levi took an indirect kick that went over the crossbar. Jake Pascoe rounded out the effort with a shot that was stopped by the Grizzly keeper. In the end, the Braves were not able to overcome the 0-1 deficit. The game was hard fought, and a great effort by the Braves came up short.

Congratulations, Braves, on a terrific season!

October 2nd vs Timberline (Home)

Varsity -Prior to the game, all the Seniors were honored with pictures, flowers and memorable stories. We appreciate all the parents and volunteers who worked hard to organize this Senior night and wish the seniors best of luck in their future endeavours! Special recognition to those Seniors: Colin Hinchman, Kaden Baratcart, Matt Ivanoff, Colin Hauser, Max Poole, Jake Marshall, Seth Nims and Asher Savin! Congrats!

Play began much the same way with Max, Sam, Asher and Huck in the defense holding strong. Seth and Jake M. running up and down the outside with Matt and Kaden up top. Carter and Colin were keeping the midfield under control and stopping everything in its path was Colin Hauser in goal! First shot was from Seth who received a pass from Kaden. Unfortunately, the goalie scooped it right up. Next, Max played a long ball up the field to Kaden, who then passed it to Jake Marshall. Jake popped it right over the goalie for the first goal of the game! Soon after, Colin Hauser made two diving saves to prevent Timberline from scoring! They were the first of many! Carter played it to Matt, who played it Kaden and then he flicked it to Jake - beautiful combination play! Too bad that Jake was called offsides. With 10 minutes left in the half, Colin made ANOTHER amazing jumping punch save over the top of the cross bar. Tate Caldara, Jack Roser, Tristan Wojcik and Jack Goode subbed in the game to create chances, make runs and continue the amazing teamwork The half ended 1 - 0.

Within the first minute of the second half, Sami played the ball to Kaden who was in the penalty box. Kaden chopped it back and shot, but it bounced off the goale’s body only to find the foot of Matt Ivanoff, who finished the ball into the back of the net! 2 - 0. The Braves defense continued to hold strong against a few Timberline advances. Colin Hinchman slipped past a midfielder to cut it right through the defense to Kaden. Kaden outstretched his leg to poke it past the goalie! 3 - 0 Carson Cadwell almost scored on a goalie deflection but then it deflected off the goalie AGAIN and Kaden found the ball, but missed the net by inches. Colin Hauser made an incredible outstretched 1 v 1 save with follow up clearance help from Asher! Great teamwork. With about 5 minutes left in the game, Kaden passed it up to Jake Marshall who cut it by the goalie for the final goal of the game! 4 - 0 It was great to have so many fans who came out to the final regular season game and the Braves final game at the home field of WIllow Lane!

Please come support the Braves as they head into the District competition this weekend. They play on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7th at 10:00am at Rocky Mountain High School! Wear your RED and Cheer for the Braves!

JV - Braves had their final regular season game at home vs Timberline. About four minutes in, the Braves had their first goal attempt by Jake Pascoe, but it was stopped by the Timberline keeper. Shortly after, Griffin Gettman had a nice save on a Wolf shot on goal. The half rounded out with a couple more shots by Harrison Harper and Ian Woodley that went over the crossbar or were stopped by the keeper. Ian Woodley took a direct kick with just under seven minutes in the half but it was stopped by the Wolf keeper. The half ended with a tie score of 0-0.

The second half started with a Timberline goal attempt, saved by Griffin Gettman. Moments later, after a through ball from Bobby Lindner, Jake Pascoe had an assist to Carlos Mas who put the ball into the net. Braves led 1-0. Griffin Gettman followed with another save on a direct kick from about 40 yards out. Braves kept the pressure on the Wolf keeper for the next 10 minutes with attempts by Nick Liebich, Jake Pascoe, and a header by Bobby Lindner. With 19:30 left, Toby Caldara had a long hard drive to the left bottom corner for a Brave score. Braves led 2-0. The Braves scoring attempts continued with a wide right shot by Ian Woodley, then Jake Pascoe dribbled the ball down, shot it hard; it went low and wide left. Carlos Mas followed with an indirect shot that went over the crossbar to the left, and Luke Wallace had one that was stopped by the keeper. Ian Woodley and Kian DeBord followed with attempts that were stopped by the Wolf keeper.

The defense was able to hold Timberline to no score, and the Braves came out with a 2-0 win and an undefeated regular season. Way to go, Braves!

September 27th vs Capital (Home)

Varsity -Play started with back and forth pressure from both teams. Max Poole had a great ball from a set play at half field, but no one could connect on the other end for a goal. Shortly after, Carter Luthy played the ball to Sami Marquez who slipped it past the defender to Kaden who shot it just wide of the goal. There were several smart plays made by the defense of Max Poole, Huck Mortimer, Asher Savin, and Tate Caldara. In the 25th minute, Sami was shoved in the back to the ground in the penalty box, Colin Hinchman stepped up to take the penalty kick and slipped it right under the goalie’s outstretched arm. 1-0. Next, Matt Ivanoff shot on a set play from about 30 yards out; forcing the goalie to punch it over the top of the goal. Kaden almost scored when he was 1 v 1 with the goalie. He tried to slip it one touch past the goalie, but it went wide of the goal. Next, Huck Mortimer had a great stop on defense and passed the ball to Carter, who then passed it up to Kaden. Kaden slipped the ball to Matt, who finished the ball in the net, 2-0! Shortly after that goal, Carter recovered the ball in the mid-field to pass out wide to Tristan Wojcik. Tristan sailed the ball into Kaden, who tucked it away in the net with only a minute left in the first half. The second half consisted of back and forth play. Boise created several chances and were pressing hard on the Eagles’ defense, but no goals were scored. Carson Cadwell had a few chances, one off a defender deflection, but hit it just wide of the goal. The Braves defense stayed strong with Seth Nims, Asher Savin, Huck Mortimer, and Jack Roser heading, sliding and preventing any forward progress by Capital. The game ended 3-0. A hard fought win for the Braves!

JV - The game got off to a fast start, as Jake Pascoe had two shots on goal, one stopped by the keeper and the other a rocket over the crossbar. Shortly after, Capital had a direct kick from about 20 years out, which was stopped by Liam Curtin. With 17:35 left in the half, Jake Pascoe had a shot on goal, stopped by the Golden Eagle keeper. The action continued, with lots of physical play up and down the field. With 8:30 left in the half, Curtin had another save after a defensive deflection by Kian DeBord. Five minutes later, a cross from the left by Sid Naidu resulted in a far post header by Kian DeBord, which was stopped again by the very busy Capital keeper. With 1:55 left in the half, Quinn Nichols had a shot that was saved by the Golden Eagle keeper. The first half was filled with lots of action, lots of play up and down the field. The score was even at 0-0 at the half.

The action and physicality continued in the second half. Lucas Abdo had a shot stopped by the keeper. Jake Pascoe had a cross to Abdo, and the shot was wide left. Ian Woodley took an indirect kick after a foul against Sid Naidu; the ball went over the crossbar. With under 20 minutes left, Nick Liebich had a header toward the goal from the corner, but it went wide right. The Braves continued the scoring attempts throughout the second half. A pass from Jake Pascoe to Carlos Mas resulted in an attempt that went wide left. Pascoe followed with a shot that was saved by the keeper. Then Kian DeBord passed it to Carlos Mas who shot but it went up and to the left. Nick Liebich had a shot that floated over the crossbar. With 3:50 left, Jake Pascoe crossed it to Ian Woodley, whose shot was blocked by the keeper. Finally the Braves had their first goal with 3:50 left, when Harrison Harper crossed it to Jake Pascoe. With his back to the goal, Pascoe was able to head the cross over the keeper into the back corner of the net. Braves led 1-0, which was the final.

September 25th vs Borah (Away)

Varsity -The game started with back and forth play from both teams, with the ball being mostly in the defensive half of Borah. After a few attempts, Asher Savin connected with Kaden Baratcart. The shot by Kaden hit the outside of the post and went out of bounds. A short time later, Carson Cadwell passed the ball to Kaden, who did a give and go with Matt Ivanoff and Kaden found the back of the net! 1-0. Once again, Huck Mortimer, Asher Savin, Sam Zimmer and Tate Caldara held tight with defensive moves to stop Borah’s advances. Kaden passed the ball to Carson. Carson blasted a shot off and this time hitting the inside of the post for goal #2! 2-0. Not long after that, Colin Hinchman passed it to Sami. Sami was about 25 yards out and shot. The ball dipped down and dropped just over the goalie’s head for goal #3. Finishing the half with a 3-0 lead. The second half began with Colin Hauser performing a punch-out clearance to prevent a Borah goal. Max Poole, Seth Nims, Sam Zimmer and Jack Roser held tough against Borah’s attempts to score. Max made an amazing save by clearing out a ball just before it went over the goal line. Sami Marquez passed the ball to Matt Ivanoff. Matt used some fancy footwork to get past the defender. He cut the ball back to Sami, who slipped the ball in the bottom corner just out of the goalies’ reach! 4-0 Borah made a few runs and ended up scoring 2 goals late in the second half. Colin Hauser made a sideways jumping save. Our defense and mid-field did an excellent job stopping the forward runs. With 5 minutes left in the game, Colin Hinchman passed it to Matt. Matt then passed it perfectly to a full sprinting Carson Cadwell. Carson composed himself and slipped in the back of the net. The game ended with a Braves victory 5-2. Go Braves!

JV - The Braves traveled to Borah on this sunny fall aftern​oon. The first shot we had was a direct kick by Ian Woodley resulting from a foul against Jake Pascoe in the box. The attempt went low and hard to the left but the keeper was able to block it. The next 11 minutes had three more shots, two by Woodley and another by Carlos Mas, all which went over the crossbar. With 16:30 left in the first half, Griffin Gettman saved a Lion goal attempt. As the half wound down, Carlos Mas had a goal to put the Braves up 1-0. Braves dominated the first half in the passing game; unfortunately many of the shots went over and wide.

The second half started with a Borah score, bringing the score to 1-1. About 6 minutes into the half, a foul in the box against Isaac Levi resulted in a PK, kicked and scored by Ian Woodley. Braves led 2-1. A couple minutes later, Sid Naidu had a shot that was stopped by the Lion keeper. Shortly after, Harrison Harper crossed the ball to Carlos Mas, who brought it down and volleyed it into the net. Braves led 3-1. With 21:52 left in the game, Borah scored, Braves led 3-2. A couple minutes passed, then Jake Pascoe's long shot attempt from the right side went wide left. Borah then took the ball down to the other end, where Liam Curtin had two consecutive saves, the first which was a rocket from the Borah offense. Lions kept knocking at the door, and Curtin had another save a couple of minutes later. The Braves worked the ball back down to the other end, then Isaac Levi ripped a bullet to the upper right corner, but the Borah keeper tapped it up and over the crossbar. Levi followed with another shot, again saved by the keeper. With the game winding down, and 40 seconds on the clock, Carlos Mas had an opportunity for a hat trick and succeeded; Braves led 4-2. But Borah wasn't finished yet; they took the ball down and scored their final goal with 5 seconds on the clock. The game started slow, was hard fought and the Braves pulled out a 4-3 victory. Way to go Braves!

September 20th vs Centennial (Away)

Varsity - The Braves played great – once again lots of shots . Kaden Baratcart worked the ball and shot the ball, but was unlucky and unable to put the ball in the net- he was able to give a backwards pass to Sami Marquez who put the ball in the net. Braves up 1-0. Colin Hauser had some great saves – Centennial was working the ball and also making quite a few shots. Asher Savin took the ball away from Centennial – passed the ball to Kaden who put the ball out front to Sami, he put the ball in the net for his second goal of the evening. Centennial was able to put the ball in the net with 12 seconds left in the half – Braves lead 2-1. Jake Marshall was fouled in the box, takes the kick and scores putting the Braves ahead 3-1. Matt Ivanoff was able to work the ball past the defense with some quick speed and put the ball in the upper left corner, now the Braves lead 4-1. The boys continue to play hard and take shots. Tate Caldara won the ball in the back passed up to Kaden Baratcart who passed the ball to Sami who put in his third goal for the night. Time is running down and Kaden is able to put a goal in the net- Braves 6-1. With 12 seconds left Ben Woodall scores and Braves win 7-1.

JV - Boys JV soccer traveled to Centennial High School for another wet and slippery game. About 10 minutes in, Jackson Fornander had a shot that was stopped by the Patriot keeper. Braves offense kept the pressure going, and a couple of minut​es later, Isaac Levi passed the ball to Carlos Mas, who put the ball in for the Braves' first score. Boise led 1-0. Lots of back and forth action led to another Braves goal by Sid Naidu, who took the ball down and scored on an open goal with about 11 minutes left in the half. Braves led 2-0. Braves defense worked hard with great play by Massimo Romano, Bobby Lindner, Nick Liebich and Jackson Fornander. Also great play by Aden O'Brien and Jake Gooding in the midfield helped the Braves to a 2-0 lead at the half.

Braves opened the second half with rapid fire shots on goal by Jake Gooding, Bobby Lindner and Isaac Levi. Gooding's attempt went into the side net, Linder's header shot went over the crossbar and Levi's attempt was a hard shot that went wide right. The Braves offense kept the pressure on when Jake Pascoe hit one hard and low to the corner, but it went wide left. The next shot by Luke Wallace floated over the crossbar. Then Isaac Levi had a shot stopped by the Patriot keeper, and Carlos Mas had a rocket that went over the crossbar. Finally all that "shooting practice" paid off when Sid Naidu passed to Jake Pascoe, who turned and scored in the back left corner from the right side. Braves led 3-0. A few minutes later, Jake Pascoe passed to Sid Naidu who shot but it was stopped by the Centennial keeper. About a minute later, a foul against Lucas Abdo resulted in a direct kick, taken by Jake Pascoe, whose kick went over the crossbar and into the side net. Two more Braves scoring attempts by Kian DeBord were saved by the Patriot goalie. Centennial got their first and only point when they made a direct kick into the upper right area of the net from about 35 yards out. The game ended with a final score of 3-1, Braves. The boys played tough and brought home another win for Boise High! Way to go, Braves!

September 18th vs Meridian (Home)

Varsity - The Braves had lots and lots of shots but had difficulty getting the ball in the net- it bounced off the top, off the side bar, just to the left, just to the right and off the goal keeper. In the 26^th min Tristan Wojcik received a pass from Matt Invanoff to put a score on the board. Colin Hauser did not have much to do the first half with Meridian unable to work the ball down the field to take any shots. The Braves came out in the 2^nd half taking just as many shots –Matt Invanoff was able to take the ball from the Meridian players and work the ball down and score. The Braves continue to play hard and take shots- with 6 min left Jake Marshall was fouled in the box, took the pk and scored. The score was 3-0.

JV - This very wet and rainy game was delayed due to lightning, so the halves were reduced to :20 each, and the game went by very quickly. The Boise offense didn't let the rain stop them; within the first five minutes, we had three nice shots on goal by Isaac Levi, Nick Liebich and Carlos Mas. Isaac and Carlos's goals were both stopped by the Meridian keeper, while Nick's shot went wide left. But Liebich wasn't settling for wide left, so he struck again for the Braves' first goal. Boise led 1-0 with about :15 left in the first half. A few minutes later, Mas had another shot which was deflected by the Warrior keeper, but Sid Naidu was there on the deflection and put the ball in the net. Braves led 2-0. Sid followed his goal with another shot which went wide right. With about 6:56 left, Levi struck again, taking control of the ball with a header, controlling the ball with his foot and putting the ball in the net. Braves led 3-0. At the 4:10 mark after lots of excellent passing by the Braves offense, Ian Woodley drilled the ball into the back of the net on an assist from Levi. Braves led 4-0. Woodley followed up with another shot which went wide left to end the half. Griffin Gettman had a couple of touches in goal, but the ball stayed on the Boise side most of the first half. Despite the slippery wet field, Braves led at the half 4-0.

The game clock was off and on throughout the second half. Ian Woodley took a shot but was stopped by the Meridian keeper. A cross from Jake Pascoe to Kian DeBord resulted in a scoring attempt that went over the crossbar. With 13:01 left in the game, Luke Wallace followed with a rocket that was deflected over the crossbar by the Warrior keeper. Wallace followed with another attempt that was bobbled by the goalie, but Sid Naidu was on the scene to take advantage of the bobble. Braves led 5-0. Soon after, Carlos Mas scored, Braves led 6-0. Liam Curtin was in goal the second half and didn't see much action; Braves defense held strong. As the game wound down, Sid Naidu had a shot that went wide right, then Luke Wallace had a direct kick that was stopped by the Warrior keeper. The game ended on a yellow card to a Meridian player. Braves dominated and earned another victory with a final score of 6-0, despite the compressed game time and battling the elements.

September 16th vs Mountain View (Away)

Varsity - Boise Braves Boys Soccer started off on Saturday the 16th with a makeup game against Mountain View. The Boys had a slow start, quite a few shots on goal, but the ball would not go in. Colin Hauser had a fantastic save in the first half to keep the score 0-0. The Braves came out fighting the second half, great ball movement from the back line. In the 51^st minute Carson Cadwell was able to put the ball in, putting the first score on the board. Two minutes later the Braves had a corner kick from Carson headed by Sam Zimmer and then Matt Ivanoff was able to finish it off and put the ball in the net. Score was 2-0 to give the Braves another win.

JV - Boise overcame a very evenly fought first half for a resounding 7-1 victory over Mountain View. Boise peppered the penalty box with crosses and attempts in the first half and out-shot the Mavericks by a 4 or 5 to one margin. Stellar defense by Ian Woodley, Bobby Lindner, Massimo Romano, Luke Wallace and Nick Liebich and others saw to it that Mountain View’s chances were minimized. However, just as it looked as though the half would end up scoreless, with 1:20 left, Carlos Mas stole the ball away from the Mountain View keeper and quickly passed to Lucas Abdo who slotted the ball home to create a 1-0 Boise halftime lead.

The second half was a different story as Boise was able to find the net with rapid succession. Jake Pascoe scored on a low shot to the corner to up the tally to 2-0. Lucas Abdo scored on a beautiful floater that drifted over the keeper and in just a few moments later. Pascoe dribbled the Maverick keeper next to make the score 4-0. With everything seeming to come easier now, Jake Gooding made a deep run into the box and was fouled. Boise was awarded a penalty kick, which Ian Woodley coolly converted. With 16:27 to go in the half, Mountain View was able to find the net for their lone tally of the match. Later Boise pressed on. Liam Curtain looked the natural at center forward – his hustle was rewarded as he converted a deflection into a low screaming shot that found the back of the net. Sid Naidu capped of the scoring onslaught with several nice ball-handling moves to easily put the seventh goal past the Mavericks defense and netminder. In the end, the Braves cruised to a well-deserved victory. Final 8-1

September 13th vs Columbia (Away)

Varsity - The game started a little slow and Boise just couldn’t find feet to make connections. Finally, Boise kick started the game with an amazing long throw in from Carson Cadwell to connect with Kaden Baratcart. Kaden was able to dribble two defenders to put the first score on the board. Next, Matt Ivanoff played the ball to Carson who found Kaden, but the shot was just left of the goal. Carter Luthy had a great shot on goal that the goalie lunged to punch out of bounds for a corner kick. Great combination play when Colin Hinchman won a 50-50 ball. He passed it Sam, who passed it to Carter, through to Sami. Sami found Kaden, who got a shot off, but was saved by the goalie. Next, Matt crossed a beautiful ball to Sami and Sami finished with the ball in the net! Jake Marshall had a go at scoring when he dribbled half the field, shot the ball so hard that it bounced off the goalie and he was right there to put the ball into the back of the net! 3-0 Next, was Max Poole’s turn for scoring. First, he displayed his flexibility by performing a bicycle kick with a defender near him to score in the upper corner. He followed that up shortly after by roping a shot through for his second goal. Before halftime, Huck played the ball to Jack Roser, who played it up to Max and he finished the ball for a hat trick! 6-0 Shortly into the second half, Kaden ran onto a 50-50 ball, the ball sprung forward. Matt sprinted for the ball for a 1 V 1 with the goalkeeper - Matt placed the ball just past the goalkeeper for a goal! 7-0 Following that, Huck passed to Carter, who played it to Matt, who connected with Kaden for another goal. 8-0 Ben had a great shot off the crossbar and a few more near misses. Jack Roser, Jake M., Jack G., Tate and Seth had some good combination play in the backfield. Colin Hauser finished the game with a shut-out and some great clearance kicks. As well as, a goal! Colin Hauser came out of goal to play forward late in the second half. Ben shot on goal and Colin was right there off the rebound from the keeper to score a goal! 9-0 Asher played in the goal for Colin! He had a few saves and great clearance kicks. Way to go Braves!

JV - The Braves had a nice outing at this contest vs Columbia, which kept the Wildcat goalie very busy. Luke Wallace scored the first goal within minutes of the game start. Braves led 1-0. Then Liam Curtin made a great save on a goal attempt by the Wildcats. A few minutes later, Jake Pascoe scored on a cross from Sid Naidu. Braves up 2-0. A Braves foul in the box gave Columbia a penalty kick. They were successful, bringing the score to 2-1. Jake Pascoe followed with shot on goal that just missed. Luke Wallace struck again, with a goal on a drop from Kian DeBord. Braves led 3-1. About 8 minutes later, Harrison Harper crossed the ball to Luke Wallace, who had a nice shot on goal, but it went over the crossbar. A couple of minutes later, Harrison Harper had a nice shot, that was tapped out by the Wildcat keeper. Jake Pascoe followed with a shot on goal that went wide left. With about 2:40 left in the half, Carlos Mas scored on an open net on a pass from Quinn Nichols. Braves led 4-1. As the half closed, Carlos Mas had another score, bringing the Braves to a 5-1 lead at halftime.

The second half started with a shot on goal by Toby Caldara, which was saved up high by the Columbia keeper. Quinn Nichols and Sid Naidu followed with shots on goal, which were both blocked by the Columbia keeper. Shortly after, Jake Pascoe scored on a through ball from Jackson Fornander. Braves led 6-1. Jake Pascoe and Quinn Nichols followed with scoring attempts that were saved by the keeper. Liam Curtin had a save on a shot from the Columbia offense. Toby Caldera passed to Kian DeBord, who had a shot that was stopped by the Wildcat keeper. Then Kian followed up with two consecutive shots, resulting in great saves by the Columbia keeper. Toby Caldara passed to Carlos Mas, who scored the Braves' seventh goal. Braves led 7-1. With about 5:51 left in the game, Sid Naidu had a great breakaway and scored a beautiful goal; Braves led 8-1. Jackson Fornander had a shot on goal that went over the crossbar, with about two minutes left in the game. The Braves defense held strong, and didn't let Columbia score any offensive goals, resulting in a final of 8-1, Braves. Great job, boys!

September 11th vs Nampa (Home)

Varsity - The game began with great combination play between the midfield and defenders. Shortly after, Sami played a through ball to Matt. The ball bounced once and Matt volleyed it in for the first goal of the game. Next, Carter played the ball to Carson; then Carson played the ball across the field to Kaden and he crossed it back to Carson right in front of the goal for Carson to finish into the back of the net! 2-0 Soon after, Kaden was in a cluster with defenders and Matt was there to distract the goalie so Kaden scored! The next goal started with Jack Roser. He passed to Carter and he played a great through ball to Kaden who beat a defender for another goal. Nampa tried to advance the ball, but were stopped short by Jack Roser, Tate, Huck and Max. Great pressure and combination play by Tristan and Sami up top, but were stopped by the goalie. Max played the ball through the middle of the field by dribbling two players to slip it through to Jake Marshall for a goal! Colin Hauser had a great jumping save off a corner kick from Nampa. The first half ended Boise up 5-0. Shortly into the second half, Ben had a free kick and sent it right to Carson’s head. The header just bounced wide of the goal out of bounds. Combination play from Matt to Kaden and back to Matt who faked left, went right and slotted the ball in the goal! 6 - 0. Next goal came off a shot from Sami that deflected off a defender standing in goal for Kaden to tap it in for another goal! 7-0 Colin Hinchman made a great pass to Sami who crossed it to Tristan’s head who hit it just over the crossbar. Great defensive stance by Max, Jake Roser, Sam and Seth in the 2nd half to stop Nampa from shooting much on goal. Tate dribbled past a defender, crossed to Ben and Ben shot it over the top of the cross bar. With 2 minutes remaining, Ben passed the ball to Carter who shot a laser from 25 yards out that dipped right over the goalie to end the game at 8-0.

JV - The Nampa keeper was very busy in the first half. A couple of minutes into the game, Ian Woodley had a nice shot, but it was stopped by the Nampa keeper. Then Jake Pascoe had two consecutive shots, both of which were saved by the keeper. Carlos Mas followed with another attempt, which was also saved. About ten minutes into the first half, a personal foul by the Nampa keeper in the box resulted in a PK for Boise. Carlos Mas took the PK and scored. Braves led 1-0. Lucas Abdo scored a few minutes later on a pass from Nick Liebich. Braves led 2-0. The Braves offense kept the pressure going through the first half. Jake Pascoe had a shot that was saved by the goalie. A couple of minutes later, Jake Pascoe headed the ball toward the goal off a corner kick from Ian Woodley; the header attempt was saved by the Nampa keeper. Kian DeBord had a shot which went wide left. Braves keeper Griffin Gettman had a nice save on a Nampa scoring attempt. On a corner from Carlos Mas, Bobby Lindner headed the ball toward the goal. The header was saved by the Nampa keeper. At the end of the first half, Harrison Harper had a shot on goal which was saved by the Nampa keeper. Braves led 2-0 at the half. The second half was another busy half for the Bulldog keeper. Less than a minute in, Quinn Nichols' attempt was saved by the Nampa keeper. A direct kick attempt by Nampa went wide left. Then a corner kick by Nampa was saved by Liam Curtin. Minutes later, Harrison Harper had a shot on goal, saved by the Nampa keeper. Carlos Mas and Nick Liebich both had attempts which went over the crossbar. A tripping call on Nampa resulted in a PK for the Braves. Ian Woodley took the kick and scored. Braves led 3-0. Later, Luke Wallace scored on an assist from Sid Naidu. Braves led 4-0. The remainder of the half had several additional shots on goal by Isaac Levi, Jacob Gooding, Luke Wallace, Nick Liebich; these attempts were saved by the Nampa goalie. The defense had another great overall game with another shutout. Braves won 4-0.

September 9th vs Eagle (Home)

Varsity - Boise started off the game a little slow with most play in our defensive half. However, shortly in they got into their groove with beautiful combination play between Matt Ivanoff, Sami Marquez, Kaden Baratcart, Carson Cadwell and Carter Luthy. There were three missed shots on goal by Carter, Sami and Kaden. Finally, Matt found the back of the net with 32 minutes left in the half. Shortly after, Kaden received a beautiful pass from Matt, diced two defenders to finish with the ball rolling past the goalie and into the net. 2-0 Great pressure continued by Matt, Carter, Sami, Colin Hinchman, Carson and Kaden. Defensive backs Tate Caldara, Huck Mortimer, Sam Zimmer and Max Poole, held strong and composed to stop several Eagle attacks. Colin Hauser made several great grabs and clearances. Later, Colin Hinchman was side-swiped by an Eagle defender in the box for a penalty kick. Colin took his own penalty kick and scored! 3-0 Several more combinations were made in the mid-field with Ben Woodall and Jack Goode. Jack G played a through ball to Sami, but the goalie saved it. With 5 minutes left in the half, Matt passed to Sami, Sami to Jack G, Jack outside to Isaac Levi who then sent a beautiful cross to Tristan Wojcik who side volley ninja style into the back of the net! Finishing off the half 4-0. Second half continued much the same way. Several opportunities for shots on goal were created with great teamwork and passing through the midfield. Kaden was robbed of a goal by an offsides call from a deflection off the defender. Seth sent a perfect pass to Kaden who shot on goal. Sami was perfectly positioned to help the ball go in the net. Great collaborative effort! 5-0 There were a few more efforts by the Eagles, but their progress was stopped short by Huck, Tate, Jack Roser and Max Poole who used a lot of great defensive teamwork, as well as, the amazing Colin Hauser in goal! Issac Levi sent a corner kick into the middle, Ben headed it right in front of the goal for Sam to finish into the back of the net! In the final minutes, Jack Roser made a long run up the sidelines and had a shot across the front of the goal, but just missed! The game ended 6-0! Way to go Braves!

JV - At the beginning of the first half, the Braves offense dominated, keeping the Mustang keeper very busy. Carlos Mas had a nice shot on goal, which was saved by the Eagle keeper. Then BHS had a direct kick opportunity resulting from a foul against Isaac Levi. Ian Woodley took the direct kick and it went wide right. A few minutes later, Jake Pascoe had an assist to Carlos Mas, who scored, giving the Braves a 1-0 lead. Braves demonstrated a lot of nice passing and footwork, leading to that goal. Then Carlos Mas had another shot which was tapped over the crossbar by the Mustang keeper. As the first half progressed, the Braves defense started to see a little more action. Griffin Gettman saved an Eagle direct kick with about 2 minutes left in the first half. About 30 seconds later, Kian DeBord had a shot which bounced off the right post. Braves led 1-0 at the half. Boise was the more aggressive team and dominated the half, despite scoring only one goal. The Braves had several scoring opportunities in the second half, starting with a cross from Sid Naidu to Jake Pascoe, who had a shot on goal, but it was saved by the Eagle keeper. Jake Pascoe then had two attempts on goal, one went wide left and the other was deflected by an Eagle defender. About halfway through the half, Ian Woodley took a direct kick, but it went wide right. Carlos Mas and Jake Pascoe both had shots on goal which were stopped by the Eagle goalie. Isaac Levi followed with another attempt on goal but it went wide right. With about 11 minutes left, Carlos Mas had a shot on goal which bounced off the crossbar, then Nick Liebich had a shot that went over the crossbar. With only a couple of minutes left in the game, Liam Curtin had an awesome save, and then another save on an Eagle corner. The game was hard fought, with the defense holding the Mustangs scoreless with a final of 1-0, Braves.

August 30th vs Rocky Mountain (Away)

Varsity - The Braves had a harder time, the ball moved fast on the turf. The Braves had a great shot midway through the first half by Sami Marquez – the goal keeper did not get a good hand on the ball and it rolled past the line before he grabbed the ball and put into play, but the AR was behind the play and did not signal a goal. The Braves continue to work and pass the ball. Rocky Mountain was able to put the first score on the board. Near the end of the first half Matt Ivanoff was fouled just outside the box, Colin put the ball in to play quickly and Kaden Baratcart was able to score and tie the game up. Rocky was able to score another goal before the end of the first half putting the score at 2-1. The Braves came out in the second half working the ball, but were unable to score again.

JV - JV Boys traveled to Rocky Mountain for an exciting match against the Grizzlies. Early in the game, Ian Woodley had the first shot on goal, which was stopped by the RM keeper. Shortly after, Jake Pascoe crossed the ball to Ian Woodley, who had a nice shot on goal, but it was stopped by the keeper. The first Braves goal was scored by Jake Pascoe, taking the ball down after a throw-in from 30 yards out. Braves led 1-0. About eight minutes later, Carlos Mas scored after a corner kick. Braves led 2-0. About 5 minutes later, Jake Pascoe scored on a long ball cross from Bobby Lindner. Braves led 3-0. Despite the score, the Grizzlies were playing hard and hadn't given up. With about ten minutes remaining in the first half, they scored their first goal after a rebound off the crossbar. Braves led 3-1. With 5:44 remaining in the first half, the Grizzlies scored again; Braves led 3-2 at the half. The game continued to be a battle through the second half. Liam Curtin saved a Grizzly goal early in the second half. Jake Pascoe had three shots on goal, along with attempts by Toby Caldera, Nick Liebich, and Carlos Mas. In the closing seconds, the Grizzlies were trying to get lined up for a direct kick at the top of the box, when time expired. Braves were able to persevere through fast turf and high winds, to a very exciting finish. Braves won 3-2.

August 28th vs Kuna (Away)

Varsity - The Braves were moving the ball and had some great opportunities and shots but nothing was going in, finally in the 17th minute Matt Ivanoff received a ball from Kaden Baratcart to put the ball in the net. The boys continue to work hard it was a physical game, the next opportunity to score came from a foul call, Asher Savin took the shot form 20 yards out and scored, the Braves are ahead 2-0. In the 34th minute the Braves received another foul just outside the box, Matt Ivanoff took the shot and once again put the ball in the net. The Boise Braves took a lot of shots on goal but the Kuna “Kavemen” goal keeper had some great saves. Sami Marquez took a corner early in the 2^nd half and Jake Marshall was able to get a head on it and make the score 4-0. The Braves continue to play as if the score was 0-0, Max Poole received the ball from the “Kavemen” goal keeper – he put the ball up front enabling Kaden Baratcart to put the ball in the net. Tristan Wojcik had some fancy footwork taking the ball from the defense and play the ball to Kaden Baratcart who was able to put the score at 6-0. The Braves had another corner shot, Colin Hinchman took the corner Max Poole was able to get a touch on the ball, but it hit the post, not to worry Sam Zimmer was able to follow the ball and finish to make the lead 7-0. In the last 2 min of the game the “Kavmen” were able to put a ball in the net. Colin Hauser had some good saves. The Braves won 7-1

JV - The first goal came on a cross from Sid Naidu to Ian Woodley, who put it in the net. Toby Caldara had a nice shot on goal, but it was saved by the Kuna keeper. Kuna had a nice corner kick, which was saved by Liam Curtin. Ian Woodley had a shot which deflected off Kuna's keeper but on a second attempt, was able to score, making it Braves 2-0. A couple of minutes later, Ian Woodley crossed it to Quinn Nichols, who put it in the back right corner of the net. The Braves led 3-0. About three minutes later, Jake Gooding had a shot which bounced off the post, and Ian Woodley scored off the deflection. Braves up 4-0. Ian Woodley didn't waste much time before scoring again, Braves led 5-0. With 10 minutes left in the half, Kian DeBord scored in the upper corner. Braves led 6-0. With six minutes left, the Kavemen had a shot, which was saved by Liam Curtin. Braves demonstrated great passing skills and dominated the first half. The second half was another offensive show, with many shots on goal. Ian Woodley and Jake Pascoe had several attempts. Lucas Abdo, Nick Liebich, Luke Wallace, and Carlos Mas also had scoring opportunities. The final goal came when Luke Wallace attempted a goal, which rebounded off the Kuna keeper, and Massimo Romano took the deflection in for a score. Braves led 7-0, which was also the final. Braves dominated the entire game.

August 23rd vs Timberline (Away)

Varsity - Wednesday the 23rd, the Braves traveled to Timberline and had a great outcome. Ben Woodall had a great header to clear the ball. Max Poole cleared the ball, Carson Cadwell was able to get his head on it and Kaden Baratcart was able to finish putting the ball in the net to put the Braves up 1-0 . Colin Hauser had some incredible saves throughout the game. The Braves had plenty of shots on goal in the first half but the score remained 1-0. The start of the second half- Kaden took a shot, the goal keeper deflected but Kaden followed and put the ball in the net, the Braves now leading 2-0. The Braves continue to work and pass the ball. Another opportunity to score came when Carson had a great shot in with Jack Goode putting the finishing touches with a header to put the score at 3-0. Next, Sami Marquez was able to play the ball into Asher Savin who hit Kaden for his 4th goal. Timberline appeared to be getting frustrated they were taking shots that continued to be blocked or missed. The Braves continue to work the ball playing hard and taking more shots on goal. Sam Zimmer got his head on the ball and directed to towards the goal and Jackson Roser was able to put the ball in the net. The Braves had another great game. The Braves defeated Timberline 5-0

JV - On Wednesday August 23, the Braves JV team traveled to Timberline. For the first 5-10 minutes the Braves dominated, but no score. About halfway through the first half, Ian Woodley passed the ball to Jake Pascoe, who put it on his left foot and was able to put it in the back of the net. Braves were up 1-0 at the half. In the second half, it was a hard fought battle back and forth, with Liam Curtin saving a goal. There were no further goals scored in the second half. Braves defeated Timberline 1-0.

August 21st vs Centennial (Home)

Varsity - Monday the 21st, the boys played at home again against Centennial. It was a hard fought battle. There were injuries but no tears. The Braves were able to score within the first 6 min with a cross from Matt Ivanoff to Kaden Baratcart. Colin Hauser had several great saves. The game ended 1-1

JV - On Monday August 21, the Braves JV team took on Centennial at home. In the first half, an unfortunate own goal put put Centennial up 1-0. Later in the first half Sid Naidu played the ball across the six and Jake Pascoe was there to tap it in. Score was 1-1 at the half. With 6:30 left in the second half, Isaac Levi charged forward into the box and placed it into the bottom left corner of the net to make it 2-1, Braves. Braves had many chances (including a PK opportunity) but the Centennial keeper was able to stop our attempts. Braves defeated Centennial 2-1.

August 18th vs Bishop Kelly (Home)

Varsity - Friday the 18th the boys took on Bishop Kelly Knights at home. The boys worked the ball up and down the field – the defense and goal keeper were able to keep the ball out of the net. In the 30 min Carson Cadwell was fouled and Matt Ivanoff was able to put the ball in the net on the free kick. The game continued to progress Carson making a great run receiving the ball from Jack Goode and scoring. The game was 2-0 at half. In the second half the Braves had quite a few attempts on goal – they were unable to get one in until halfway through the second half when Asher Savin passed the ball to Jake Pascoe who put the ball in the net. Sami Marquez was able to score a 4th goal when Matt crossed the ball. The Braves beat the Knights 4-0

JV - On Friday August 18, the Braves JV team took on Bishop Kelly at home. The Braves had a very successful season opener, with the final score of 9-0.