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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.

NJCAA Regional Report – Ous Senghore Named Region 6 POTW

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PDL: Springfield Demize host KC BrassThe Barton County men had a dominant week starting conference play with three of the weaker teams in their region. On Wednesday September 10, the Cougars rolled to an 11-0 win over Dodge City CC. It was a dominant performance from start to finish as Barton scored eight goals in the second half. Springfield Demize midfielder Oscar Narvaez managed one goal and one assist on the contest. On Saturday, Barton dominated first year program Cowley College by a count of 6-0. Demize defender Ous Senghore notched his first goal of the year as Narvaez and James Neighbour both recorded assists in the contest. Yesterday, Barton wrapped up their week with an 8-0 win over Hesston College. Narvaez added two more goals in the contest upping his season total to six. The win extends their record to 9-0 on the season, and 3-0 in region 6 play.

Tuesday, the second regular season rankings were revealed and Barton maintained their #4 national ranking, as the top five remained unchanged. St. Louis-Meramec moved up to #7 with their only loss on the season coming to the hands of Barton. Also, Ous Senghore (pictured) was named the region 6 men’s player of the week for the week of Sept. 8-15 for his strong defensive play. Ous coupled with fellow Demize defender James Neighbour and GK Donovan Dowling have yielded only two goals in nine contests. On tap this week for the Cougars is a tough non-conference opponent in Laramie County (WY) on Saturday night, one of the three participating teams in the Great Plains Districts last year (Along with Barton and Jefferson College).

Looking at the past national champions in the NJCAA, it is clear that Missouri, St. Louis in particular, have been the class of the country. When soccer was first introduced as a participating sport in the NJCAA, St. Louis-Flo Valley and St. Louis-Meramec were the class of the country winning a combined 12 national championships between 1967 and 1989, with Flo Valley taking ten, and Meramec adding two. That’s half of the possible titles in that time period. Also, in 1998 and 99 State Fair Community College out of Sedalia, Missouri won consecutive national championships. The titles were later revoked from State Fair because of eligibility issues with some of their players. Barton will be attempting to bring the first national championship to Kansas, away from the traditional Missouri power.

NJCAA Correspondent, Austin Dowling

Editors Note: my introduction to soccer came in 1974 at Florissant Valley CC, where I was a staff photographer at the CC paper as well as working for the Suburban Journals in St Louis. Flo-Valley defeated Meramec for the title that year while SLU and SIU-Edwardsville finished #2 and #3 in the final polls in Division 1. That’s the on-field tradition we can build as a community if we are committed. This site is an effort to create the environment soccer junkies like these four can thrive in. I must be doing something right since the local rag called me for background on the story but didn’t offer any attribution. Competition is great, isn’t it :)

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.

PDL Soccer: Springfield Demize Lose Another Tough One

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PDL Soccer: Springfield Demize host St Louis Lions Springfield Demize – 2
St Louis Lions – 3
Despite taking an early lead on a 6th minute goal by Brett Thomas, from Danny Foerster, the Demize once again fell on a late goal by an opponent. The team played a man down from the 21st minute when Ous Senghore was given a second yellow, and the resultant red card ejection, for a hand ball in the box. The Lions captain, Deno Merrick (MO Baptist Head Coach), calmly slotted the PK into the lower left corner to tie the game. The Demize fought back however to take the lead again on Thomas’ second goal of the game, and the season, after Foerster’s run into the box saw his shot parried by a diving keeper but the rebound fell to Thomas. He calmly lifted the ball over the keeper and into the far side netting as the team continued to fight.

The lead held until the 77th minute when the Lion’s leading scorer, Tom Heinemann (Rockford University) took a ball from Mike Utley and broke into the six yard box before sliding his shot to the near post. Heinemann scored again in the 82nd as the Demize pushed forward in an attempt to earn their first win of the season and spoil the Lion’s efforts to remain in the race for the Heartland Division crown. The goals were Heinemann’s 6th and 7th of the season, leading the Lion’s. He was denied on a couple of early attempts as goalkeeper Chris Hanlon fought to keep his team close but it was once again to no avail.

I’ll have video of the game in the next day or two (it’s the holiday’s after all) the final 4 goals and other action from the game.

The Springfield Demize finish the season with an away game at St Louis on Saturday and their final home game of the season is Thursday July 10th when the Des Moines Menace visit. The Menace are in third at the moment, with a pair of games this weekend against the leaders Thunder Bay that will determine their fate. The game next Thursday will feature the return of Drury Panther players Cody Reinberg and Marco Cherisma who are both playing key roles for the Menace.