January 14, 2012:
The Pirates carried their momentum from senior night into Friday night's away game vs. Edgewood, posting one of their best performances of the season and posting a 3-1 victory. The first of three brilliant goals was scored by Freshman Tim Waite, who buried a header off a cross from teammate Anderson Velasquez. The Indians converted late in the first half to tie the score at 1 at the half.
The second half was all Palm Bay as Junior Andrew McDonald netted the go ahead goal on a cross from Michael Brennan. Anderson Velazquez sealed the victory with a late goal (his 6th of the season).
Palm Bay's defensive unit, led by Senior Aaron Jordan, had another strong showing with Seniors Sabian Salkey, Casey Jensen, as well as Sophomores Ben Kendall, Colin Sassman, and Taylor Carter.
Standout forward Michael Brennan sustained a head injury late in the game and is listed as questionable for next week's games at Titusville and Cocoa Beach.
(Junior captain Andrew McDonald scored the go ahead goal on Friday night.)
January 13, 2012:
It was a night to be remembered for the graduating seniors, as Aaron Jordan, Sabian Salkey, Dylan Fairchild, and Casey Jensen played in their final home game at Pirate stadium and each had a big impact during the game, which ended up Palm Bay 8 - Brevard Heat 0.
The scoring started early when Sophomore Ben Kendall scored his first goal of the season only 18 seconds into the game. Freshman Tim Waite and Sophomore Michael Brennan each had two goals in the first half, and Freshman Jorge Sierra also contributed his first goal of the season to make the score 6-0 at the half.
The second half was all about the seniors as Sabian Salkey and Dylan Fairchild put their finishing touch on their careers at Pirate stadium, each scoring a goal and ending the game 8-0. Kwang Kim, Colin Sassman, Casey Jensen, and Sabian Salkey each had assists in the match, while Austin Raulerson (2 saves) and Colin Sassman (4 saves) combined for the shutout in goal.
The Pirates travel to Merritt Island to face Edgewood tonight which has historically proven to be an exciting matchup. Kickoff times are 5:30 JV & 7:00 Varsity.
(Freshman Tim Waite scored twice Thursday night to increase his season total to 4.)
January 10, 2012:
The boys returned to action Monday night, and fell a in hard fought match to visiting Vero Beach by a score of 3-1. The Pirates had several opportunites, but were unable to convert until late in the match when Junior midfielder Berhan McCalla scored his first varsity goal on a left footed rebound shot off of a corner kick. Seniors Casey Jensen and Aaron Jordan both had solid defensive performances.
(Senior Casey Jensen played over 75 minutes of solid defense Monday night.)
| January '10 | November '09 | December '09 | ||
| November '10 | December '10 | December '11 |
Contact:
Brett Keener - Head Varsity Coach
Alex Lopez - Assistant Varsity Coach
Kevin Hamlin - Head JV Coach
Brad Lloyd - Athletic Director
John Thomas - Principal
Looking for the old palmbaysoccer.com? You can find links to that site here.
