Attention all returning players and prospective Marauders....

All players are required to have a physical completed before they can participate in practice or tryouts (August 24, 25, 26).

Please make sure all physicals and paperwork (click  here) are complete by the first day of school this fall semester.

2010 SUMMER CAMPS

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Zach Barnes becomes Gatorade Texas Boys Soccer Player of the Year

In its 25th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, today announced Zach Barnes of Marcus High School as its 2009-10 Gatorade Texas Boys Soccer Player of the Year. Barnes is the second Gatorade Texas Boys Soccer Player of the Year to be chosen from Marcus High School .

The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Barnes as Texas’ best high school boys soccer player. Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year award to be announced in May, Barnes joins an elite alumni association of past state award-winners in 12 sports, including Alexi Lalas (1987-88, Cranbrook HS, Mich.), Derek Jeter (1991-92, Kalamazoo HS, Mich.), Candace Parker (2001-02, Naperville Central HS, Ill.), Kevin Garnett (1992-93, Maudlin HS, S.C.), Tony Meola (1986-87, Kearney HS, N.J.) and Mark Sanchez (2004-05, Mission Viejo HS, Calif.).  

The 5-foot-10, 160-pound senior midfielder led the Marauders (17-3-4) to the Class 5A regional quarterfinals this past season, recording 15 goals and six assists. A 2009 ESPN RISE First Team All-American selection and a National Soccer Coaches Association of America High School and Youth All-American, Barnes is the nation’s No. 7 recruit in the Class of 2010 as rated by TopDrawerSoccer.com. He spent his sophomore year of high school in residency with the U.S. Soccer Federation Under-17 Men’s National Team in Bradenton , Fla. , and concluded his varsity career with 38 goals and 20 assists.

Barnes has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has volunteered locally as a mentor at McAuliffe Elementary School and as a youth soccer coach.

“We are so very proud, not only to have Zach achieve such an honor, but to have our second player to be named Gatorade Texas Boys Soccer Player of the Year”, said John Gall, Head Soccer Coach at Marcus HS.  “Zach has been a tremendously dedicated player for us and is now reaping the rewards for all his hard work.  He is consistent, versatile and a tough kid.  I knew many years ago he would do great things both on and off the soccer field.  It has been a pleasure coaching him over the past ten years”.

Barnes has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Southern Methodist University this fall.

The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process is administered by ESPN RISE and the Gatorade high school sports leadership team, which work with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport.

Barnes joins recent Gatorade Texas Boys Soccer Players of the Year Dillon Powers (2008-09, Plano ), Sam Garza (2007-08, Marcus), and Corben Bone (2006-07, Plano ) among the state’s list of former award winners.

MARAUDERS DENIED REGIONAL TOURNAMENT BIRTH BY JESUIT, AND A DISALLOWED GOAL

For the second season in a row, the Marcus Marauders' season ended in the hands of private school Dallas Jesuit. This time, a controversial disallowed goal with seven minutes from time, kept the game at 1-1, before Jesuit scored the winner with four minutes remaining in regulation.

The referee signaled for a goal when Duncan Backus' shot was deflected into the net by Jesuit goalkeeper Ryan Aubrey. As the ball dropped from the net, Aubrey managed to punch the ball away.

Even with Jesuit players looking dejected and Marcus players celebrating, the linesman conferred with the senior referee Tim Debysingh who changed his original decision.

The game was evenly poised at half time at 0-0 but twelve seconds into the second half sophomore midfielder Andre Reyes split the Jesuit center backs with a killer pass and junior, pocket dynamite Caleb Richardson sped clear and rifled the ball home for the Marauders.

Ten minutes later the Rangers were level after Ryan Salata in goal for Marcus could only parry a long ball into the path of an onrushing Jesuit player who leveled the game.

The last twenty minutes were fast and furious with both teams going blow for blow. The Rangers sealed the win with a headed goal with four minutes remaining to advance to the Regional Tournament.

The Marauders can once again be proud of their efforts. They were a class act and represented themselves, their school and their community in the best possible way.

Congratulations to Jesuit.

Above: Junior midfielder Duncan Backus' (on ground) shot from close range is deflected into the net by Ranger goalkeeper Ryan Aubrey. The referee signaled a goal but changed his decision after consulting with his linesman, much to the dismay of the Marauders. (Photo by Andie Smith)

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MARAUDERS GET SOME MORE NATIONAL RECOGNITION

2008 graduate and former standout Sam Garza's highly touted move from the University of Denver to national powerhouse UC Santa Barbara has brought some more national recognition for the Marauders.  Click here.  

As a Marauder, Garza was a highly decorated prep athlete.  He collected NSCAA HS All-American, Gatorade Texas Player of the Year, All-State and District MVP awards. 

Garza said, "scoring the winning shoot-out in the 2007 5A State Final against Plano West and being the 5A State Championship MVP in 2008, when we won 3-0 against Klein to claim back-to-back 5A State Titles, will always be most important to me as it brought our program all it had been working for.  Marcus Soccer gave me so much and I am so proud to have given them so much in return.  I am ecstatic at joining UCSB and my aim is to repay the Gauchos in every way possible on the field after the faith they have showed in bringing me to a college national soccer power".  

  No other team since 1991 had claimed back-to-back 5A soccer titles.  Marcus is only the third team in UIL 5A boys soccer history to achieve such a feat.

NATIONAL SIGNING DAY 2010

Wednesday, February 3rd 2010

Five Marcus Marauders put pen to paper today to sign National Letters of Intent to play NCAA Division 1 Soccer this fall. The signatures take the Marauders' tally to over sixty players to sign to play Division 1 soccer since John Gall's inception as Head Coach eight years ago.

"It's another great day to be part of Marcus Soccer", said Gall. "I have had the privilege of being part of these guys' careers since they were kids, and today was the icing on the cake. I am so proud of these guys who have also had stellar club careers and have been fortunate to be molded by some fantastic coaches".

The five Marauders are:

Zach Barnes - SMU

Gino DePaoli - Xavier University

Michael Brody - University of Alabama at Birmingham

Bryan White - LaFayette College

AJ Theofanis - Lipscomb University

CONGRATULATIONS BOYS!

2010 Master Schedule Announced

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