U18 vs. PDA

1-0 PDA, 5th minute

1-0 at the half.

2-0 PDA, minute 53

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U16 vs. PDA

1-1 final


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U16 vs. Match Fit

2-0 at the half. Goals by Leon Brown and John Miller.


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Quick shout out!!

The 18s would like to thank John Miller, Chris Pratt, Leon Brown, Gareth Dudney, Delano Brown, Ryan Connelly, TJ Van Riper, and Cam McGrory for stepping up this weekend. The 18s went to Maryland with 10 players and by the end of the weekend we were down to 7 fit players and 1 (Tim James) who played with gash above his left eye that required 10 stitches!!!

Did I mention that Tim played out the game and got the stitches after the game was over! In the end we kept our non-losing streak alive as we tied both games, 2-2 against Potomac and 0-0 against DC United.

Go Bolts!!

10 stitches later...

Tim, Christian, Gifeon, and Mr. James are on their way home...




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U18 vs DC United

0-0 at the half and the picture says it all.





Final score 0-0 against the best team in the conference with only 10 rostered players making the trip!!!

Breakout weekend for George Hodge. More later...




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U18 vs Potomac

2-2 final


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U18 vs Potomac

Minute 73 - Christian scores. 2-1 Bolts


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U18 vs Potomac

Halftime score 1-1


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U18 vs Potomac

25 in Potomac scores. 1-1 now


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U18 vs Potomac - First Half

Bolts minute 15, Chris Pettiglio from Christian


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U16 vs Potomac

2-1 Bolts. Goals by Leon Brown and David Robinson


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U16 vs Potomac

DRob from Walker-Jacks. 2-1 Bolts with 3 left


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U16 vs Potomac

First half score 1-1

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Bolts vs. Seacoast United - April 5, 2009

After traveling to Foxboro on Saturday, both teams headed north on Sunday to Epping, NH to face Seacoast United. Action for the 16s started at 4:00 PM on Field 4 of the Seacoast complex.

For the first 20 minutes, the Bolts dominated the action but an unfortunate accident - a collision between the Bolts keeper and a center back resulted in a goal for Seacoast and 35 minutes of anxious waiting for an ambulance to arrive to take an injured player to the hospital. When play finally resumed, the Bolts kept up the attack, controlled the ball but weren't able to even the score up. At least not until about the 35th minute of the half when Leon Brown entered the game. With his first touch of the ball, he outran two Seacoast defenders and found the back of the net from a tough angle off the right flank. The first half ended with the score even at 1-1.

The 16s came out strong in the second half and for the first 15 minutes, the game was fought primarily in the middle of the field. At the 60 minute of the game Leon Brown was taken down in the box! He converted on the PK and the 16s were up 2-1. Both teams continued to push and at the 78th minute, Seacoast tied the game up 2-2 after a free kick and loose ball in front of the Bolts goal. The 16s kept their composure and within 30 seconds of the post goal kick off, David Robinson found himself unguarded 15 yards from the goal. A perfect pass to his feet and David was able to slide it past the Seacoast keeper to give the 16s a 3-2 win. I was another strong showing for the 16s who have found their stride after a rough first few games of the season.

The 18s took the field shortly after 6:00 PM with sun setting and the temperature dropping. After an emotional win on Saturday, the coaches stressed to the boys to come out strong as Seacoast always plays tougher when they have home field advantage. With Charlie Rugg leading the way up top, the Bolts pressed early and often in the first half but weren't able to effectively connect. At the 37th minute, Seacoast did connect from 25 yards out and the 18s were down 1-0. The lead only lasted until ensuing kickoff when Christian Rodriguez caught the entire Seacoast team "napping" and he chipped the goalie on the kickoff!!! The half ended with the scored tied at 1-1.

The 18s came out strong in the 2nd half and continued to press. At the 55th minute, Josh Danesh placed a perfect corner kick into the box and Will Donovan headed the ball into the upper 90 in what proved to be the winning goal!! In the 70th minute, Charlie received a perfect pass from Christian Rodriguez and muscled his way through two defenders and slid another past the Seacoast keeper. Score now - Bolts 3, Seacoast 1. Three minutes later Charlie made short work of the Seacoast defense and the score was now 4-1 in our favor. For the next 17 minutes the midfield and defense shut down Seacoast and the 18s had their second win of the weekend and their fourth win in a row.

Both teams have a free weekend next weekend and then they travel to Maryland for games against Potomac and DC United on the weekend of April 18th and 19th.

Go Bolts!!

Bolts vs. NE Revs - April 4, 2009

It was a great weekend for both Academy teams, with 4 wins in 4 games. On Saturday April 4th both Academy teams got the opportunity to play in one of the most recognizable sporting venues in the US - Gillette Stadium.

The 16s took the field first at noon time against the NE Revs. The first half was physical and exciting and at the half the score was 0-0. At the 60th minute, Leon Brown was on the receiving end of a beautiful free kick from Mike Miele and it was only the goalie between him and putting the 16s up a goal. Leon didn't disappoint and chipped the goalie just before the goalie crashed into him and the 16s had the lead 1-0. The 16s continued to pressure the Revs through the remainder of the game, controlling the game through the midfield, while their back 4 prevented any real threats by the Revs, insuring the win.

At 2PM the 18s took the field looking to avenge a 2-1 loss the first time they met the Revs on March 15th. It didn't take long before the 18s put the Revs on their heels though. At the 19th minute, Christian Rodriguez buried the ball into the back of the net with one of his patented left-footed bombs, and the 18s were up 1-0. That goal had the 18s fired up!! Sixteen minutes later, Charlie Rugg muscled his way through the two center backs and the score was now 2-0 Bolts.

Nine minutes later, Charlie did it again and when the half ended the 18s were up 3-0. There was a delay in starting the second half after a strong gust of wind blew the side boards onto the field and the Gillette Stadium ground crew were called into action to remove the boards from the players side of the field. The Revs came out strong in the second half within 11 minutes, the score was 3-2!!

The 18s then pressed into action, coming out of their early 2nd half funk within minutes of the Revs second goal, one of the Revs defenders tripped Charlie Rugg in the box. While we didn't convert on the PK, it didn't take long before the Revs tripped Charlie again in the box and this time Christian Rodriguez converted on the PK and gave the 18s an insurance goal at 65th minute.

After that, the back line of Tim James, Scott Prozeller, Brendan Caslin, and Kaeghan Kelly made sure that the Revs weren't going to have chance at getting through to keeper Ciaran Nugent for the next 30 minutes (25 regulation plus 5 minutes of stoppage time). The game ended with the Bolts on top 4-2!!

Both the 16s and the 18s enjoyed their first visit to Gillette!!

U18 Bolts vs. Seacoast

Halftime score: 1-1

Final score: 4-1 Bolts win!!!

U16 Bolts vs Seacoast

Score at the half: 1-1bolts goal by Leon Brown.

Second half: LeonBrown PK. Bolts up 2-1. Seacoast tied it up and then David Robinson scored 30 seconds later to win it for the 16s.

Final score Bolts 3, Seacoast 2.

Results - April 4, 2009

U18 Bolts 4, New England Revs 2
U16 Bolts 1, New England Revs 0



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