Hell Week

The Aces learned this morning that they were ranked 2nd in this week's Southeastern PA Coaches Pool, right behind #1 Council Rock North. Joining them in the top 12 were 3 other Central League teams; #7 Conestoga, #11 Strath Haven (this Thursday's opponent), and today's opponent #12 Upper Darby, indicating that the Central League, once again, is this strongest soccer league in the state. If that wasn't enough to get the butterflies going for this young LM squad, their starting goalkeeper went home from school today with the flu, while one of their most dangerous scorers would also not be available. Gut check time.

The Upper Darby game was a tale of 2 halves. LM broke out strong in the 1st half, controlling most of play, but failed to score and the half ended 0-0. The Royals, coached by LM Soccer Alum Tom Farr, controlled most of the action in the 2nd half, but strong play by junior goalkeeper Emmett McConnell kept them off the board. Ten minutes into the 2nd half the Aces got a break, and scored off a rebound coming from a long free kick. With senior Momadu Sluwar playing another outstanding game in the back, and senior Jason Wolf leading the way at midfield, LM held on for the 1-0 victory, a game that could have easily gone either way.

With Strath Haven beating Marple, both LM & Haven currently hold perfect 6-0 league records, and will face off this Thursday at LM (3:45 PM) with the Central League Title on the line. For those of you who live in the area, come on out and join us Thursday, as this promises to be another in a long line of classic games against the arch rival Panthers.

We're still looking for more LM Soccer Alumni, especially you younger guys, to come out and join us next Saturday, October 10th, for the annual "Alumni Game". If you can make it, as a player or just a spectator, please email me at: bubdavidson@comcast.net so we can plan to have enough lunches prepared for everyone.

Finally, thanks to those LMSAA members who have begun to send in their $10 dues. This is really important for us to keep this organization operating & continuing to grow. If you haven't sent it in yet, please make the check out to: "LMSAA", and mail it to Jim VanDusen, 800 Maple Glen Lane, Wayne, PA 19087-4727. Thank you all for your continued support of LM Soccer.