Good luck to the Knights who are en route to Raleigh, NC where they will participate in the President’s Cup National title games this weekend. The boys will play against the regional winners from the other 3 regions on Friday and Saturday with a Title and Consolation game scheduled on Sunday. Here’s the calender for the weekend.

Friday 8:00 – U14B Rolla Knights vs Wilson Jr SC (PA)
Saturday 08:00 – U14B Rolla Knights vs Hurst United (TX)
Saturday 15:00 – U14B Rolla Knights vs Los Alamitos Titans (CA)
Sunday 8:15 – U14B Title game and Consolation games

Note – the U15B Scott Gallagher squad also qualified and will be playing at the same time as the Knights. Their opponents include Lake Grove Vipers (NY), Thunder United (TX) and Santa Barbara SC (CA). The Title and Consolation games will be played at 10am on Sunday.

The boys qualified at the US Youth Soccer Region 2 President’s Cup tournament in Madison Wisconsin, where they finished with a record of 2-1. They defeated the Jr. Irish Soccer Club U14 boys from South Bend, IN 1-0, the Little Illini Soccer Club U14 boys from Champagne, IL 2-1 and lost to the Croatian Eagles Soccer Club U14 boys from Milwaukee, WI 3-2. Their overall record for the season is 19-1-1 and we have won each event we have entered so far.

The US Youth Soccer Presidents Cup provides a progressive, competitive experience to US Youth Soccer teams from the state to regional to national level. The Presidents Cup gives players an additional opportunity to compete against teams from across the country at a high level for the joy and the challenge of the game. It provides the chance to experience a unique US Youth Soccer event with camaraderie, community and competition through sport.

Youtube video and Facebook video.

I shot some video at a friendly game that the Knights played this past Sunday against the Springfield SC U14 boys team that lost in the semifinals of the recent State Cup to the State Champion St Louis Scott Gallagher Academy team. That team also won Regionals and will be playing in the National finals later this month.