Was Heat a Factor?

Jeff lost to Jasper 4-0. It is the best the Lady Devil's have done against Jasper, ever. It was quite hot out and the team looked sluggish! But once again, our Goalie, Jordan, had an outstanding game.

We move on to Seymour Tuesday at Seymour and then have about a week and a half break, which will be good to let our girls catch their breath. Four games in a week will be quite exhausting! See you then.

Lady Devil's Overpowered by Pioneer's

Last night's 8-0 loss to Providence was a heart breaker. The physical nature of the Pioneers proved to be too much for our girls. The Lady Devil's ended up playing a very defensive game and looked to be on our heels most of the evening. We had very few shots on goal. Once again, Freshman, Jordan Rodeghier, played an awesome game as keeper! She had so many great saves!

Jordan, normally an intense Karate student, is in her first year of playing soccer, ever. She is intense and takes to the goal as a natural. Look for her to become one of the top all-time JHS keepers! You would never know she had never stepped onto the pitch until this year! Awesome game Jordan!

The Junior Varsity also lost to Providence, 5-0.

Girls Go 2-2 With Loss to Jennings County

The score pretty much tells it all, 12-1. Devin Conway scored the lone goal in the loss to Hoosier Hills Conference team, Jennings County, our home opener. With a couple players missing due to injuries and other reasons, the team looked flat. There were quite a few double-shirted players that had played a lot during the JV game prior to the Varsity game, so they looked and played tired. Our defense did the best they could. Junior, Britney Lipps worked her tail off in defense to keep the ball out of the goal, but it just wasn't enough. She became gassed and just couldn't hold them off. Jennings County was a fast team who had great ball handling skills.

So, we are going to hold our heads up high! Brush it off as a lesson learned and FOCUS on Thursday's home game against Providence.

I saw this in our Sponsorship Program last night. I don't know who came up with it, but love it:

D - DETERMINATION
E - EXCELLENCE
V - VICTORY
I - INTEGRITY
L - LOVE OF THE GAME
S - SPORTSMANSHIP

Lady Devils Perform Well at District 5 Tournament

On Saturday the Lady Devil's Soccer team fared well at the District 5 Tournament in Columbus. During the first game, the girls were a bit sluggish during the first half and didn't have much for South Dearborn . South Dearborn was up 3-0 at the end of the first half.


During the second half the Devil's seemed to come alive! There were great touches and passes and some great saves by the goalie. #16, Elizabeth Hunton, Sophmore, finally found the net from a great shot from the top of the 18, to make it 4-1. Then # 6, Bekah Burgan, Freshman, scored with the assist by #14, Brittany Searcy. The defense held South Dearborn to only one more goal to end the game at 5-2.

The Lady Devil's played Richmond next. This game proved to be a physically demanding one with the heat and humidity beating down on the field. The Lady's did very well. Execution was great and determination was fierce!

# 7 Cadie Kiger, a Freshman who normally plays JV was put in by Coach D. That proved to be a great move. Cadie scored with an assist from fellow Freshman, Bekah Burgan, to get the Devil's off to a great start. Soon #18, Rebecca Kitchen put another in the net off a great cross by Freshman Shelby West. Then Kiger proved her worth again by getting a pass off to Bekah Burgan, who sweetly placed it the goal.

Again, defense played wonderfully to hold Richmond to only one goal, which gave us the win, 3-1. Great job again girls.

The Lady Devil's Soccer team is 1-0 in regular season play and 1-1 at the District 5 tournament. We have three home games this week. On Tuesday we play Jennings County, Thursday its Providence and Saturday we play Jasper. Come join us in supporting the JHS Lady Devil Soccer teams.

Lady Devil's Blank North Harrison 5-0 in First Game of the Season!

Even though there was some confusion when the Lady Devil's arrived at North Harrison, having to play at 6 instead of 7:30, the Varsity showed up ready to play! The first half was a slow one. The girls on the field looked good. We controlled the ball for the majority of the half. There were lots of shots, we just couldn't find the net.

During the second half, we showed up on the pitch even more ready to play! The first goal was scored by #18, Junior, Rebecca Kitchen from a great shot just inside the box. Then in a scruff inside the box, just in front of the goal, #8 Susan DiTeresa (Sophmore) got her foot on a rebound. Later, #13, Defender, Rochelle Thomas (Sophmore) got a great shot off from just about the center line, and up and over the goalies head, it found the back of the net! WOW! Also during the game, #3 Shelby West and #6 Bekah Burgan, both Freshmen, were able to place one of their many shots into the net to end the game at 5 to 0.

Both goalies, Becky & Jordan, played very well. Our defense showed great determination in getting the ball to the Devil's end of the field and the offense did well trying to keep the ball there! Great job girls!

Communication was lost somewhere and when the Lady Devil's JV squad arrived they found that North Harrison did not have a JV team. Thanks to Bill Gordon and the two little brothers volunteering to referee, the JV squad did get to play two 20 minute halves as a scrimmage. Unfortunately the scorers were not kept track of, but the Devil's won 3-0. Way to go girls!

We're in Columbus, Indiana Saturday for the District 5 tournament. The girls leave out Friday after school to enjoy a little shopping at the outlet malls. The Varsity plays at 11:15 and 4:00 and JV plays at 1:00. Hope we'll see you there!

Saturday, 8/16 Jamboree

The girls didn't look too bad, even though we got beat by New Albany 3-0 and Floyd Central 1-0. The girls worked hard and will only get better over time. They will begin to learn to work together and trust one another soon. We need to make better passes and work on foot skills and take more shots, but it will all come in time. It would be nice to give these two teams a run for their money when we play them in regular season! And, I think we can do it. Now it's off to North Harrison on Wednesday, 8/20/08! Hope to see you there!

JHS Lady Devils Soccer Teams

Well, the teams were announced over a week ago, but I was just able to obtain an official list.

Here's the Varsity Squad:

Becky Cissell* 12th GK Forward/Goal
Heather Duvall 12th #19 Midfield
Brittany Searcy 12th # 14 Defense
Devin Conway 11th #15 Midfield/Defense
Katie Gordon* 11th #9 Midfield/Forward
Rebecca Kitchen 11th #18 Forward
Britney Lipps 11th #12 Defense
Emily Austin* 10th #17 Midfield/Forward
Susan DiTeresa 10th #8 Midfield/Defense
Alyssa Garcia* 10th #11 Midfield
Elizabeth Hunton 10th #16 Midfield/Forward
Kaitlyn McConahay* 10th #4 Midfield/Defense
Rochelle Thomas 10th #13 Defense
Bekah Burgan 9th #6 Midfield/Forward
Jordan Rodeghier 9th GK Forward/Goal
Shelby West 9th #3 Midfield/Forward

*Double shirts JV & Varsity

Junior Varsity:

Andrea Beatty 11th #7 Forward
Leisha Davis 11th #4 Midfield
Elizabeth Harding 11th #17 Forward
Leahann Roth 11th #12 Forward
Tori Shepherd 11th #11 Defense
Breanna Burgan 10th #14 Defense
Michaella Conteh 9th #9 Forward
Brittany Jones 9th #18 Defense/Goal
Cadie Kiger 9th #3 Midfield/Forward
Kaylynn Soto 9th #8 Midfield/Forward

Congratulations to everyone!

Floyd Central High School Jamboree Venue Change

The FCHS Jamboree this Saturday, August 16 has been moved to the New Albany High School Soccer fields at Processor Technical School in New Albany off of Charlestown Road. The playing times are as follows:

12:00pm NA boys vs Jeff boys
12:30pm NA girls vs Jeff girls
1:00pm Jeff boys vs FC boys
1:30pm Jeff girls vs FC girls
2:00pm NA boys vs FC boys
2:30pm NA girls vs FC girls

The games are 20 minutes each. Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for students. Bring a lawn chair, sunscreen and enjoy the opening weekend of Jeffersonville High School Soccer!!!! Go Lady Devils!

Just excited for it all to start

I just am excited for the soccer season to start! The girls started two-a-day's today. For those who don't know, today, 8/4, is the first day that tryouts and practices are allowed for the high schools and the two-a-day's allow for the 10 practices that are needed before you are allowed to play in competition. I know I said the next entry would have the Varsity and JV players listed, but I just wanted to let everyone know it's on! It's official! The season is starting and I can't wait! I don't know when Coach will make the decision on the teams, but just as soon as he does I will post! See you then!