Crosby Varsity Takes Waller Classic

A year and a day after finishing third, the Crosby Boy’s Varsity team captured the 1^st place trophy for the 2008 Waller Classic 4A Soccer Tournament. In the two day tournament the boys played 4 games, scoring 22 goals and surrendering only 5. On Friday the team came from behind against Beaumont-Central, winning 5-2. In the afternoon match, Crosby dominated the Navasota team 11-0. Saturday morning’s game against Rosenberg-Terry determined who would advance to the finals. Crosby won that contest 1-0 with a lone score in the final 6 minutes. The afternoon finals pitted the undefeated Bay City Blackcats against our Coogs. The Cats scored early on a penalty kick leading 1-0 at the half. The Coogs were able to even the score in the 2^nd half leaving the game 1-1 after regulation. The Coogs didn’t need a fifth round of the shootout to determine a winner. Goals scored by Matt Garner, Eric Perez, Carlos Cepeda, and Steven Abernethy, and 2 saves by Elliott Trippel, sealed the victory 5-3. Congratulations, Coach Helburg and the entire soccer team.