Coosa High School Soccer, The First
Four Years

The Soccer program at Coosa High
School came into existance in 1988/89 and was coeducational and played
in the boys division.Randy Vice was chosen as the Eagles first and only
(Boys) head coach. The Eagles first game was against Calhoun at Calhoun.
The final score was 2-1 in favor of the veteran Calhoun squad. Vernon Browning
scored the first goal in Coosa history. Sophomore Aaron Vaughan, not eligible
until the third game, scored 14 goals that season, a season scoring record
which stood until 1998 when it was tied by Raphael Rodrigues.  Stopper
Marco Galvan broke the record once again in 1999 by netting 16.  Defender
John Kendrick, Dan Wlodkowski, Aaron Vaughan, and Vernon Browning all made
all area that year. The club record was 3-6-1 that year which exceeded
the expectations of most of the school.

1989/90 brought about the first
home games for the Eagles. The team played behind Coosa Middle school.
Glen Garcia led all Coosa scorers that year while Donald Bing made All-Tournament
and All-Area as a goalkeeper. Garcia, Vaughn, and Kendrick also made All-Area.
Amy Wlodkowski started at Fullback for the Eagles becoming the first girl
in the Rome area to start on a boys team. The record for 1989/90 was 5-5-3.

1990/91 was dominated by Ties and
upsets, the record was 4-4-4 with three 2-1 losses. Rodrigo Casanga, John
Kendrick, and Andres Jimenez made All-area.

1991/92 was the greatest season
in Coosa History (Boys)...The team finished 9-3 with one of the losses
coming in the state playoffs to AAAA Mchechern, 2-1 in overtime. John Kendrick,
Matt Bryant, Andres Jimenez, Ricardo Pioli, Beaver Packer, and Eric Browning
all made All-Area. Many of the players on this team had played as freshmen
on the inaugural team.. They were: Eric Browning, Jason Lee, Matt Bryant,
Stephen Frame, John Kendrick, Beaver Packer, and Andres Jimenez. Roger
Dewey was the Assistant Coach and Head J.V. Coach and contributed greatly
to the success of the team.

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Coosa
High School Soccer

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