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The Total Demize Scorpions have spent the past three weekends in league and tournament play. Well prepared after practicing three days a week, the Scorpions had the opportunity to show what hard work and determination can earn.
The Scorpions traveled to Memphis Tennessee for the John Talley Classic, a College Showcase event, on March 28-29th. During a cold and wet Saturday of play, tournament points were tied and the Total Demize Scorpions lost a tie breaker for the chance to play in the Championship game and had to settle for playing in the Consolation match. The Scorpions won 3rd place, controlling the game from the start. Bradley Stillwagon (Demize PASL / Bolivar) scored in the first five minutes, off a one timer from a coner kick situation. The Scorpions defense, Jordon Burns ( Ozark ), Andrew Presnell (Ozark), Jared Chalker (Glendale), Jesse Spear (Kickapoo) and Kyle ” Toad” Slagle (Bolivar) shut down opposing teams attackers, finishing the weekend with two shutouts . Bradley Stillwagon, scored four goals in three games, and was one of the standout players at the college showcase event.
The following weekend, back at home in Springfield at the Ozark Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Cup, the Scorpions were confident and ready to play. With a difficult back-to-back schedule, frigid and windy field conditions, the Scorpions defeated both opponents on Saturday April 4th. Including a 1-0 victory over the Total Demize U18 College Showcase team, a very exciting game that showcased both TDSC club teams competing at an elite club level, with goalkeeper John Malter (Demize Reserves / Parkview HS) making two breakaway saves in the second half to preserve the shutout and the 1-0 victory.Back on the field in a freezing mist early Sunday morning the Scorpions won the final two games of the tournament, including a 3-1 victory in the finals against Joplin Select to confidently earn first place. Kaleb Romero lead the team in scoring with five goals in four games and showed why he is one of three high school players to be signed to play with the Springfield Demize PDL team this season.
With a 7 and 2 spring record the Scorpions will play the next 6 games in the Heartland League, in Kansas City. The TDSC Scorpions will join tournament play again on Memorial Day weekend in Springfield at the Presidents Cup, focusing on trying to win the first State Cup championship title for the club. In 2007 the TDSC Scorpions came close to accomplishing this feat by finishing second at the Toyota Cup in Jefferson City.





