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Victory at the goal

By Angie Frederickson, Staff writer | February 1, 2016

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SBMSA 12U Panthers

The SBMSA 12U Panthers team (pictured) faced fierce competition to win the senior boys division soccer championship. The boys attend various schools, including Lanier Middle School, Spring Branch Middle School and Memorial Middle School, and several have played soccer together for many years. During the regular season, the Panthers were undefeated, 9-0. They lost in the second round of playoffs, but came back in the finals to win the championship. The Panthers are (top row, from left) Seif Issa, Nathan Garcia, Dylan Garcia, coach Ed Simpson, Zach Snow, Eduardo Sanchez, Eli Anderson, Brady Hoffman, coach Gary Garcia, (bottom row, from left) Gavin Beach, Carson Hesse, Jack Simpson, Ryan Garcia, Alan Diaz, Whit Robertson and Jacob Certa.

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