Flagler Soccer 7v7 High School League begins season

Eight boys teams and four girls teams played games at the Indian Trails Sports Complex.

By Brent Woronoff
| 8:41 a.m. June 4, 2022

Ormond's Charlie Deininger makes a move. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Liam Godfrey of the Old City Hooligans, left, battles with Chenzo Web's Jack Moberly and Jace Zecca. Photo by Brent Woronoff

The Dawgz' Lexie Shupe with the ball. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Chenzo Web FC's Jack Moberly, right, fights for the ball. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Dawgz' goalkeeper Kaitlin Holley tosses to a teammate. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Center, The Dawgz' Nevaeh Battle. Left, Emma Swearingen. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Ormond's Morgan Long took a turn at goalkeeper. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Chenzo Web's Felipe DeCampos dribbles. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Chenzo Web's Aaron Binkley boots the ball upfield. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Savannah O'Grady of the Dawgz. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Ormond's Charlie Deininger. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Center, The Dawgz' Lexie Shupe with the ball. Far right, Savannah O'Grady. Photo by Brent Woronoff

The Dawgz' Ariana Johnson, right. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Lexie Shupe scores for the Dawgz. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Chenzo Web's Grayson Ronk looks to make a cross. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Dawgz goalkeeper Kaitlin Holley kicks the ball out of the box. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Chenzo Web FC's Felipe De Campos passes. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Chenzo Web's Jack Moberly. Photo by Brent Woronoff

Ormond Beach Observer
Sports

The Flagler Soccer 7v7 High School League opened its season June 3 with four boys games and two girls games at the Indian Trail Sports Complex.

The league allows high school players who aren't busy with soccer clubs to play with their teammates over the summer.

"In 2018, I was playing in the Flagler Soccer Adult League, and a lot of high schoolers asked to play in the league," said Ramtin Amiri, who is Flagler Palm Coast High School's boys soccer coach.

Amiri organized the high school version of the adult 7 on 7 league under the Flagler Soccer organization, run by Gavin Ginnane.

"In 2018 we had 33 players. We've grown and grown since then," Amiri said.

This season, there are over 100 players with eight boys teams and four girls teams. High school teammates play together, but they wear different uniforms and go by different team names. Some of the teams have sponsors.

Amiri's FPC players have formed two teams — Chenzo Web FC and Lotus Elite Care FC. The FPC girls wear black instead of Bulldog green and are known as the Dawgz. The Dawgz won their first game 8-2 against the Falcons, a team of Pedro Menendez players. The Ormond Sandcrabs, a group of Seabreeze players, also won, although they had just five players.

Chenzo Web FC defeated the Old City Hooligans, a group of St. Augustine High School players, 5-2.

The games are played on a smaller field with 27-minute halves. Each team plays with six field players and a goalkeeper. The season runs through the summer.

"It's a super, fast pace," Amiri said. "You're on one side of the field and the next second you're on the other side. You're getting a lot of touches."