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boys soccer
The JV team finished 3-6-1 and was led by Austin Pack, Bruce Duane, Grant Sauer, and Michael Veal. The middle school team finished with a record of 7-5-2 and was led by Bryce Cook, Nick Eversbusch, William Delk, Kris Moratti, and Liam Coxhead.
girls soccer The varsity girls soccer team ended the season with a Final Four finish in the Class AA State Soccer Tournament and a ranking of #4 in the state. While enduring several injuries early in the season and playing an extremely tough region and non-region schedule, the girls showed tremendous perseverance during each practice and competition. Congratulations to Maddie Hall and Taylor Panther for being named to the Gwinnett All-County team and to Grace Hodges for being recognized as the team’s Scholar Athlete. Wesleyan team awards were given to Taylor Panther (Coach’s Award), Christina Moraitis (Outstanding Offense), Rookie of the Year (Ellie Hall), and Caroline Robertson (Team Player Award). Congratulations to the three senior captains: Taylor Walton, Grace Hodges, and Madison Jones, who each received a Senior Award. The JV team was full of incredible talent this year – the future of Wesleyan girls soccer is bright! Though the majority of our players were eighth graders, they beat many teams who started sophomores and juniors, and came away with big wins over Decatur, Woodward, Lovett, and Holy Innocents’. The following girls were recognized at the end-of-season banquet: Barrett Ramsey (Coach’s Award), Whitney Archer (Spirit Award), Kate Straker (Outstanding Defense), and Kelsey Strott (Hustle Award). The middle school girls team, comprised of all sixth and seventh graders, had a great season against many tough and older competitors. Wesleyan team awards were given to Emma Surber (Hustle Award), Tatiana Hamade (Most Improved Award), Madeline Benfield (Leadership Award), and Gracie Mitchell (Coach’s Award).
WESLEYAN MAGAZINE • SPRING | SUMMER 2013
The varsity boys soccer team finished the 2013 season with a 6-10-2 record, a fourth-place finish in Region 6AA, and a berth in the state tournament for the fourth consecutive year. The team played away at a talented Calhoun team in the first round; though they competed hard, they fell to the eventual state runner-up. Highlights of the season included several quality wins: 4-0 over Marist; 3-1 over Lovett; 6-1 over Holy Innocents’, and 2-1 over Hebron Christian. All four of those teams advanced past the first round of the state tournament in their respective classifications, with Lovett making the semi-finals of AA and Hebron making the finals of A. The team’s five seniors provided excellent leadership: Miles Moraitis, Zac MacKenzie, Crawford Brooks, Landon Hoffman, and David Monte. Cort Coxhead led the team with 16 goals and six assists. Carter Flachbarth was an anchor in the goal. Both Cort and Carter were named to the Gwinnett All-County team. Zac MacKenzie was named as the Gwinnett County Soccer Scholar Athlete.
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