BCL All Stars

[4him]

Gunner, since we are talking defenders on the county all-star team, how many times did you make it?

[Gunner18]

i made 2nd team my jr. year and 1st my sr. i dont even try for that crap, being a defender is pretty thankless...you get blamed for the losses but no credit for shutouts or wins, but hey, someone has to do it and id do it a million times before i play striker once

[defender007]

I agree with you Gunner, you should never go into a season or game playing for recognition. If you're playing for that, you're playing for the wrong reasons. I didn't care how many times I made the all-stars, I just think its only fair to recognize a complete All Star team!!! In my mind, defense is a thankless but vital part to any teams success and to not recognize that with their name in the paper is just not right.

[4him]

Well, let me just give some thanks and praise to one of those who played that thankless position. I played keeper as a freshman, a season in which our defense set many school records for such things as goals allowed, shutouts, etc. I was 5'2" and didn't quite have the stature to be playing keeper, but we had no one else to do it, yet we were still successful. Now, I could sit here and tell you how great I was but it would be a lie. Defender007 was easily the best defender I've ever played with, against, or seen play at the high school level. Many of our wins that season could be attributed to him.

[defender007]

Thanks for that 4him. You know I enjoyed playing in front of you. I would go back to that soccer season in an instant, that team had alot of fun just being on the field together.