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Local Soccer Club Goes to Disney South Jersey Academy Futbol Club U17 Crew plays at 2015 Disney College Showcase

After watching just about every shot he put up miss the mark for three quarters, Warriors senior Jack Sheehan stepped up as the long-awaited answer to Manasquan’s early offensive woes. Sheehan scored nine straight Manasquan points to spearhead a fourthquarter surge that lifted the top-seeded Warriors to a 57-50 win over the No. 2 Mariners, giving them their first ever WOBM Christmas Classic title and Sheehan tournament Most Valuable Player honors. “My teammates were sinking some shots and they played huge,” Sheehan said. “I just had faith that my shot would fall later. We knew we had a run in us. It was a great job just persevering, getting through it and being determined. It’s just great to get a win.” Continue reading on page 6.

Top row: Morgan Hall, Katie Lysaught, Jillian Conklin, Tori Babcock, Katie Hammack, Mackenzie Ryan, Kylie Meola, Kara Camarco and Abby Harris Bottom row: Julia Giaccone, Jenna Adcock, Amanda Ashmen, Taylor Dean, Ashley DellaPietro, Bailey Gellis, Anisa Giaccone

Disney Soccer Showcase is the ultimate place for top clubs to be seen by hundreds of college coaches looking for great soccer talent. Rated #1 youth soccer tournament in the U.S. in a Soccer America survey, Disney Soccer Showcase club gives athletes a chance to shine on one of the biggest stages set for youth soccer in this country. This tournament is by invitation only and is reserved for the elite teams only. South Jersey Academy Futbol Club U17 Crew played in 4 games including the championship game. The Crew won 3 games and lost a close game 2-1 in the final. They finished #2 out of 12 teams in their bracket. Some of the Crew’s stand out players were Bailey Gellis, Amanda Asheman, Jill Conklin, and Kylie Meola scoring two goals each over the tournament. They were followed by Tori Babcock and Ashley DellaPietro scoring one goal each. This event provided exposure from over 60 college soccer programs. The players are currently receiving vast interest from several colleges. Many will be committed to their school of choice by the end of 2016. South Jersey Academy Futbol Club, currently fielding ten competitive soccer teams out of Berkeley Township. The philosophy

behind our academy program is to promote the development of these youth soccer players and to help them achieve their dreams of playing in the college program of their choice. These teams are comprised of extremely dedicated boys and girls from Tuckerton to Colts Neck. While most of our teams compete within an hour of our Berkeley fields, we do have teams that are competing in tournaments that take them into CT, FL, MA, NC, NY, PA, VA and further in order to get them in front of prospective college coaches. The SJA Club consisting of ten teams or 160 families is affiliated with the Berkeley Soccer Association which has approximately 600 kids participating in organized soccer. # South Jersey Academy FC teams will currently be competing in the USYSA Region 1 Champions league this spring. Our U15 Girls SJA Chelsea, U16 Girls SJA Azzurri and U17 Girls SJA Crew. Also there will be 5 teams attending the Jefferson Cup, Richmond Va. this spring, one of the biggest showcase tournaments in the country. For more information we welcome you to get to know us, please visit our website: www.southjerseyacademyfc. com or email Southjerseyacademyfc@gmail.com. You can visit our facebook page at South Jersey Academy FC.

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