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NJCAA Soccer Report: Barton Faces Garden City Tonight

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A tough Laramie County Community College (7-2-1) took the trip from Wyoming to Great Bend, Kansas Saturday night for a non-conference soccer game. Barton County prevailed winning 3-1, and improving their season record to 10-0 on the year. The Springfield Demize players all had a big hand in the win contributing on every goal scored in the match. James Neighbour recorded the assist on the first goal of the match giving him his team leading sixth assist on the year. Oscar Narvaez had the second assist of the match lifting a dangerous free kick into the box which was headed home. Barton’s third goal was a rebound put-back from Kyle Dubay late in the first half. Donovan Dowling recorded a couple of quality saves and was quoted in the Great Bend Tribune saying:

When you’re playing better competition, obviously they’re going to have more chances of coming through, but for the most part, my defense is so strong, and I credit all of my shutouts to them.

Dowling and the rest of the Barton defense, including fellow Demize teammate Ous Senghore have seven shutouts in ten games, and have conceded only three goals thus far. As of Tuesday, that ranked Dowling number six in the NJCAA in goals against average.

The win sets up a huge game Wednesday (tonight) with conference rival Garden City Community College. Garden is also undefeated touting a 7-0 record and a number 10 ranking in the latest NJCAA national poll. Barton came in at number 4 in the same poll. Garden has yet to defeat Barton in their four year history, which means Barton will definitely be getting their best shot, especially with Garden coming in as the underdog. The winner of the game will be the front runner to win the KJCCC conference championship and garner the number one seed for the tournament at the end of the regular season.

The way the regional system works is there are a total of 24 regions in NJCAA division 1 soccer. Each region will establish their winner, and send them on to districts to compete for one of the eight spots in the National Tournament. In Barton’s case, Kansas is their own region, consisting of the teams in the KJCCC (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference). This means that Barton will have to go through the same teams they play in conference to win their region. The same is true for the Missouri teams as well, meaning Jefferson, St. Louis teams, Crowder, etc will all be playing each other for their respective regional title. Clearly for Barton, this means a re-match with Garden at the end of the year is likely to determine their regional champion.

NJCAA Correspondent Austin Dowling

Editor’s Note: Cody Thorn of the Neosho Daily News (and Carthage Press) provides the best soccer coverage of any newspaper in the region, and he files this report on the Crowder College Roughriders which includes a nice action shot of Bolivar’s Ryan Toombs:

Playing at home for the first time in a while — August 29 was the last day at home — the vagabond Crowder College Roughriders soccer team looked for its first home win.

That wait will have to go a while longer.

A goal by Michael Brennan in the 109th minute — in double overtime — lead Blue River Community College from Kansas City to a 1-0 win over Crowder in a Region XVI game played at Lions Field.

Crowder is now 2-5-3. Blue River improved to 4-6. The Roughriders play Friday in Union, Mo., against East Central Community College in another Region XVI game.

Introducing the new NJCAA Soccer blog on SGFsoccer.com

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This fall Austin Dowling will be providing weekly updates from Great Bend, KS as he follows the Barton County CC men’s soccer team in their pursuit of a NJCAA soccer title.

Why Barton County? The Cougars feature five players who played for the the Springfield Demize this past summer: GK Donovan Dowling, defender Ous Senghore, midfielders James Neighbour and Oscar Narvaez, and forward Kyle Dubay.

In addition to an inside look at the Cougars (Austin’s brother Donovan is the goalkeeper) I’m also looking forward to learning more about Junior College soccer. Take it away Austin!

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Barton County CC is the reigning Region 6 conference and Tournament champions, coming within one game of the 8 team national championship field. Coming off of a 19-4 record and a Top 15 finish, expectations are high for this team. The Cougars are comprised of a nice mix of players for Australia, England, Brazil, and the states combining many different styles of play. A talented freshman class, combined with 9 returning sophomore starters, coupled with two late Division 1 transfers (Kyle and Ous) makes Barton an instant national contender.

Barton opened up the year as #13 in the preseason rankings, and started their season with arguably the most difficult schedule in the country. Saturday August 23, the Cougars knocked off Western Nebraska 5-0 as five different Cougars scored, including Oscar Narvaez who notched a goal and an assist in the contest.

This past weekend, Barton started their season in the Missouri Junior College Invitational in St. Louis by beating #14 St. Louis CC – Meramec 2-0. Kyle Dubay scored the late insurance goal for Barton, helping to secure the victory. On Saturday, Barton defeated #5 Jefferson College (MO – 2006 National Champions) 2-1 in a very physical exciting match. The Cougars went up 2-0 before conceding a goal in the 70th minute, only to then hold on for the victory. Sunday, Barton defeated #6 Illinois Central out of Peoria, Illinois by a count of 3-0.

My motivation to start this blog comes from my two years at Johnson County Community College, also a part of the Jayhawk Conference, where we reached the National Junior College Championships in 200x and 200y. My brother Donovan is the goalkeeper for the Cougars, so I am rooting for this team to go far. But I also think this team is the real deal. They knock the ball very well and out possess their opponents forcing them to chase. In all four games they had a clear advantage in shots and kept the pressure on the opposing team’s defense. Barton’s defense led by Senghore at center back, Neighbour at holding midfielder, and Dowling in goal give up limited chances and has the ability to attack out of the back.

Over the course of this fall I will be offering background information on the NJCAA as a whole compared to the NCAA and NAIA, and who are the traditional powers in the past as well as who’s creating buzz this year. Up next for Barton is a pair of games in Garden City Kansas against Lincoln College out of Illinois and Blue River CC out of Independence Missouri. Also, look for the Cougars to rise quick in the national rankings, perhaps into the top five after such an impressive weekend.

Austin Dowling

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From the Neosho Daily News some local NJCAA news:

Playing Region XVI foe Jefferson County College, Crowder lost 4-0. The JC Vikings scored two goals in each half to pull out the victory over the Roughriders. Jefferson is now 4-2 overall and won its Region XVI opener. Crowder fell to 0-3-1 and is 0-1-1 in Region XVI play.

Springfield Demize Open PDL Soccer Season This Saturday

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PRESS RELEASE

Springfield DemizeThe Springfield Demize, who compete in the Professional Development League (PDL), comparable to Single A baseball while allowing College players to retain their eligibility, begin their second season at Cooper Soccer Complex this Saturday May 10th. The team will play a 16-game season, with 8 home games, concluding in late July.

This year’s team is comprised of several local young men with a solid mixture of international players to make for a very exciting season. Head coach Armen Tonianse noted “We are extremely pleased with the team’s diversity. I feel we have done a great job with recruitment and the team should be very successful this season. We are expecting great things”.

Season tickets are now available visit www.springfielddemize.com.

PDL: Springfield Demize tame Rapids U23 by 3-1 ScoreThis year’s squad includes last years leading goal scorer Brett Thomas (pictured with fans) and returning center midfielder Eddie Conde. The Demize will also include newcomers Kyle Dubay from Sweet 16 qualifier Central Connecticut State University and a trio of Division I, Western Illinois players.

The Demize are looking to compete for the PDL title in 2008 and expect nothing less. The season opener and 1st leg of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with be played against the Colorado Rapid U-23’s at Lake Country Soccer Complex Cooper #1 at 7:30 P.M. on Saturday May 10th. Come support your Springfield Demize. Visit www.springfielddemize.com for more information.

The Demize will also be offering Brazilian-style futsal training camps in June and July as well as an outdoor camp in July. Visit the website for dates and registration for the camps and to view the 2008 schedule of games.