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The Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets men's soccer team stings the Warren County Eagles on senior night at Hoyle field Monday night.
Roanoke Rapids beat Warren Co 8-0.
Goals for Roanoke Rapids were scored by Carson Neal with a hat trick 3 goals, Anderson Castillo with 2 goals , Billy Ricks with 1 goals, Cameron Wilson with 1 goal, Jake Van Dam with 1 goal.
Jackets assists by Emerson Escobar with 2, Josh Miller with 2, Jake Van Dam with 1 and Justin Mitchell with 1.
Thomas Merritt had 4 saves and AJ Pearson had 5 saves in goal.
Post match comments by head coach Craig Jean, "We had fun tonight. We need to now focus on what is in front of us. We've got 2 big games left in the regular season and that's just to get to the playoffs and determine the seeding. We need to have a playoff mindset starting right now."
2018 Roanoke Rapids High School Men's soccer team seniors:
Zach Carter- #13. Son of Tammy and Perk Perkinson. This is his fourth year on yellow jackets soccer team. He is currently serving as a team captain. He has 2 goals so far this year and a 4 year total of 2 goals and 8 assists. Zach plans to attend a 4 year university.
Devonte Hyman- #12. He is the son of DeVonte Hyman and Rashida Bowser. This is his first year on the yellow jackets soccer team. He trained and played indoor soccer during the entire off season. He earned his spot on the team by his attitude and effort. He has made a tremendous impact on the team by his positive energy boosting overall team morale. His future plans are to enlist in the military.
Chase Johnson- #5. He is the son of Marcia Greene and William Johnson. This is his fourth year on the team. He has 3 goals and 1 assist for this season and a 4 year total of 10 goals and 5 assists. His future plans are to attend Cape Fear Community College and majoring in Fire Protection Science and becoming a Fire Marshall.
Thomas Merritt- GK #35. He is the son of Tad and Marci Merritt. This is his fourth year on the team. He has served as a captain for the past 2 years. He was awarded All Conference in the 2016 season. He currently has 5 assists and 132 saves this season and over 380 saves in the past two years alone. His future plans are to attend North Carolina State University and major in Mechanical Engineering.
Camden Parks- #10. Son of Sandy Odom and Perry Parks. This is his 4th year on the team. He is currently serving as a team captain. Camden has 1 goal and 4 assists this year and a 4 year total of 10 goals and 7 assists. His future plans are to attend a 4 year university.
Billy Ricks- #7. Son of Michelle Ricks and Billy Ricks,Jr. This is his 4th year on the soccer team. Billy has 2 goals and 1 assist so far this season and a 4 year total of 7 goals and 3 assists. His future plans are to enlist in the military.
This team holds a current season record of 17-0-1.
When asked about these 2017-18 team seniors, Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets head coach Craig Jean stated, “They are a very special group- they didn’t give up on the program when it was tough. They are the definition of perseverance. They have worked extremely hard to turn this program back around from a 12-27 record their first 2 years to a 33-7-1 record so far their last 2 years. I can not stress enough how hard they have worked while always keeping a positive attitude. Our program is by far better as a result of each of these men. It has been a joy and an honor to coach them.”
2017 Men’s Soccer
Date Oppt Site Time
8/17 Currituck Away Win
8/21 Louisburg Away Win
8/28 JF Webb Home Win
8/30 S Vance Away Win 5-0
9/5 Northeastern Home Win 6-1
9/13 Warren County Away Win 9-1
9/14 Northeastern Away Win 8-1
9/18 Bunn Home Win 5-0
9/20 Granville Central Away Tie 1-1 (Double OT)
9/25 Louisburg Home Win 9-0
9/26 Hend. Collegiate Away Win 5-2
9/28 Currituck Home Win 5-2
10/2 JF Webb Away Win 4-0
10/3 S. Granville Away Win 9-2
10/4 S. Vance Home Win 6-1
10/9 S. Granville Home Win 7-2
10/11 Hend. Collegiate Home Win 7-0
10/16 Warren County Home Win 8-0
10/18 Bunn Away 4:00
10/25 Granville Central Home 6:00