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March 13, 2003

Kings Academy 2, Sullivan South 1

SEVIERVILLE - Sullivan South lost its opening match of the year to King's Academy on Tuesday.

King's Academy led 2-0 before the Rebels' (0-1-0) Alex Strickland put the ball in the back of the net off an assist by Ryan Griffith.

March 9, 2003

Sullivan South

Nickname: Rebels

Coach: Tom LaGuardia

2002 record: 4-10-1 overall; 2-3-0 District 1-AAA

Top returning players: Stephen Harpula, Jr., defender; Brandon Willingham, Jr., forward (6 goals, 1 assist); Michael Misciagna, So., midfield; Vladimir Prokhnevskiy, So., midfield

Top newcomers: Michael Fuchs, Fr., midfield; Bobby Austin, Fr., midfield; Ryan Griffith, Fr., forward

Outlook: The Rebels continue to have one of the younger teams in the district. Two freshmen are expected to be starters. South will experience growing pains this season as the Rebs go through the process of changing tactics in the always competitive District 1 wars.

March 18, 2003

Soccer - South 4, Elizabethton 0

KINGSPORT - Brandon Willingham got a hat trick to lead Sullivan South over Elizabethton.

Willingham initiated scoring in the third minute off an assist by Vladimir Prokhnevskiy. Willingham scored again in the 26th minute off an assist by Justin Willingham, kicking his third goal in the 61st minute off an assist by Ben Dykes.

Bobby Austin added a goal at the 14-minute mark off an assist by Sergei Prokhnevskiy.

South goalkeeper Tyler Cole picked up the shutout for the Rebels (1-2).

March 21, 2003

South 3, Jefferson County 1

KINGSPORT - Sullivan South scored two first-half goals within 10 minutes of each other en route to a win over visiting Jefferson County.

Sergey Prokhnevskiy initiated scoring for the Rebels at the 28th minute off an assist from brother Vladimir Prokhnevskiy. Michael Fuchs added an unassisted goal at the 36th minute.

Brandon Willingham capped scoring in the 75th minute off an assist by Michael Misciagna.

Jefferson County scored its lone goal on a penalty kick.

Sullivan South (2-2) plays Sullivan North at home today at 5 p.m.

March 22, 2003

South 5, North 1

KINGSPORT - Brandon Willingham picked up his second hat trick of the season as he scored three goals in Sullivan South's win over Sullivan North.

Willingham scored in the fourth and 23rd minutes, each time off an Alec Strickland assist. Ryan Griffith assisted Willingham's last goal in the 79th minute.

Vladimir Prokhnevskiy scored unassisted and had the assist on a Strickland goal.

T.J. Wilson scored for North.

March 25, 2003

Soccer - South 7, University High 0

JOHNSON CITY - Brandon Willingham and Alec Strickland scored two goals apiece as Sullivan South rolled in a convincing road victory.

Willingham scored both of his goals in the first half off assists from Strickland and Sergey Prokhnevskiy. Strickland added his first-half goals within two minutes of each other off assists from Prokhnevskiy and Ben Dykes.

Michael Fuchs scored off a Willingham assist, with Tyler Cole scoring off a Ryan Griffith assist.

South's game-capping goal was a own-goal charged against University High when a hard shot by Cole deflected off a Buc defender.

Keepers Cole and Joey Wood shared credit for the shutout.

South (4-2) travels to David Crockett today for its first conference match of the season.

March 26, 2003

South 7, Crockett 1

JONESBOROUGH - Brandon Willingham and Michael Fuchs scored two goals apiece as Sullivan South knocked off David Crockett 7-1 in District 1-AAA action.

Willingham scored in the 15th minute off a Vladimir Prokhnevskiy assist, adding another goal in the 63rd minute off an Alec Strickland assist. Fuchs scored his goals in the 32nd minute and the 70th minute, both off Willingham assists.

Bobby Austin added a goal assisted by Ryan Griffith, with Steve Starnes scoring off a Ben Dykes assist and Strickland finding the net off a Willingham assist.

South (5-2, 1-0) plays at Tennessee High next Tuesday.

April 4, 2003

Science Hill 5, South 0

JOHNSON CITY - Science Hill rolled to a District 1-AAA victory over visiting Sullivan South.

Greg White, J.P. Hudson and Ryan Alexander all scored in the first half for Science Hill. Jorgy Diaz and Kevin Kenny added second half goals for the Hilltoppers (6-0, 2-1).

Brett Schreiber had two assists on the night. Goalkeepers Jon Weaver and Craig Feeley combined for the shutout.

Science Hill travels to Knox-Webb on Monday.

April 23, 2003

DB Claims Regular Season District Soccer Crown

KINGSPORT - In a muddy mess, Dobyns-Bennett did what it had to do. The Indians beat homestanding Sullivan South 2-1 Tuesday in muck and mire to clinch the 2003 District 1-AAA regular-season boys soccer crown.

Sophomore forward Robert Stratton scored both goals for D-B.

Spring break, horrendous weather and a host of other problems kept D-B (8-0-0, 5-0-0) out of action for the past 18 days. It had been 21 days since the Rebels (5-4-0, 1-3-0) last played.

The long layoff combined with the terrible field conditions showed in the game.

"It was a rutty mess out there,'' said D-B head coach Bill McCloskey. "It just didn't allow you to play.''

As tough as things were, the Indians managed to find just enough dry ground to notch a pair of goals. Seventeen minutes into the game, D-B junior forward Rhyne Hammitt blasted a shot toward the South goal.

Rebels goalkeeper Tyler Cole made a brilliant save, but the rebound went right onto the foot of Stratton, who slipped it into the back of the net.

Just past the midway point of the second half, the Indians were on the move again. Sophomore midfielder Brice Jones worked his way through the Rebels' penalty area. Seeing Stratton streaking toward the goal, Jones sent the ball between the South defenders and Stratton one-touched it passed Cole.

That goal proved to be the game winner as South got on the board with five minutes left in the contest. Rebels freshman midfielder Bobby Austin launched a rainbow from the left side that sailed over the D-B defense and Indians' goalkeeper Ethan Gouge into the right corner of the net.

South put on a furious rush in the final minutes but couldn't manage to even the score.

"Overall, I don't think we were as intense as we could have been for a game against D-B,'' said South head coach Tom LaGuardia. "That's been our problem all season.

"With eight underclassmen on the field, we just don't have the experience necessary to elevate our game to another level.''

Although it was an important win for his program, McCloskey would have liked a better performance from his team.

"Winning the regular-season title is nice, but it takes something away from it because we played so poorly,'' McCloskey said. "It would have been nicer to have been more clinical.''

D-B had 10 shots on goal to four for South.

April 25, 2003

South 3, Boone 1

GRAY - Brandon Willingham tallied two goals and an assist as Sullivan South defeated Daniel Boone in District 1-AAA play.

Michael Fuchs had the assist on Willingham's first goal. Vladimir Prokhnevskiy assisted the second.

Bobby Austin also scored for South (6-5, 2-3).

May 2, 2003

South 4, Morristown East 2

MORRISTOWN - Brandon Willingham scored two goals with his last - in the 75th minute - proving the clincher against Morristown East (4-7).

Bobby Austin had a goal and an assist for South (7-6), while Michael Fuchs got the other goal. Vladimir and Sergey Proknecskiy each had and assist for the Rebels, who play their final regular-season game today at 5:30 p.m. at Sullivan Central. The Rebels host David Crockett in a first-round district game on Monday.

May 3, 2003

(Soccer) South 3, Sullivan Central 0

BLOUNTVILLE - Sullivan South completed its regular season by blanking Sullivan Central Friday.

Justin Willingham, Brandon Willingham and Alec Strickland each scored goals and Stephen Hartula and Michael Fuchs were credited with assists as South improved to 8-6.

Tyler Cole made five saves for South, which hosts David Crockett in a first-round District 1-AAA game Monday.

May 6, 2003

Sullivan South 6, David Crockett 0

KINGSPORT - Brandon Willingham and Michael Fuchs led the way for Sullivan South as the Rebels rolled to a 6-0 victory over visiting David Crockett in opening-round action of the District 1-AAA soccer tournament at South.

Willingham scored goals in the third and 71st minutes off assists by Vladimir Prokhnevskiy and Alec Strickland. Fuchs scored in the fifth and 68th minutes off an assist by Brandon Willingham and a direct kick.

Alec Strickland added a goal in the 44th minute off a Willingham assist, while Michael Misciagna scored a goal off a Fuchs assist in the 61st minute.

Goalkeeper Tyler Cole recorded the shutout for the Rebels (9-6), who advance to take on Dobyns-Bennett at 7 p.m. Wednesday night at Civitan Park in Johnson City.

Monday's other match, pitting Daniel Boone and Tennessee High, was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be played today at 6 p.m.

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