As the Summer and Fall seasons approach we encourage all players, returning and new, to join a soccer program and play. To the right of this page are links to nearby soccer programs. The more you play the better you are and the better you are as an individual the better the team will be during the season. If you have any questions about the registration process, or otherwise, please contact us and we will do what we can to help you get in a program for the Summer and/or Fall.

Though we did not enjoy the success that we had anticipated we showed a lot of growth with a very young team. Congratulations to our top award winners for the 2009 season:

• Fastino Buronez took home the Offensive Player of the year award for his 12 goals of the teams 30; we look forward to having him back in his junior and senior year.
• The Defensive Player of the Year Award goes to 2nd year Varsity starter Stanley Williams. Stanley played hard for us every game as our defensive midfielder and when needed as a goalkeeper and we look forward to his leadership during his upcoming senior year.
• Praim Siribothi took home the hIghest award of the Team's Most Valuable Player. Praim played every position on the field for us, but found his calling in the net late in the season. With both goalkeepers graduating from the previous year we had no keeper early in the season wich caused a lot of problems for our team early in the season. Praim dedicated himself to learning the position and giving up his successful field position for the team. We will miss him as he graduates and hope that we can find someone to fill the huge roster position that he will leave behind.

As a coaching staff we are very pleased with the young team's effort this year and wish the graduating class all the best as we look forward to a more successfull year next year.

The Lithonia HS Boys Soccer Team is having one of the worst starts in team's history. After seven matches and only one win, the Bulldogs have played themselves out of playoff contention. The young team can only hope to gain experience through the rest of the season in preparation for next year.

Though the play of the Lithonia Soccer Team improves with every match the score board offers little consolation to their hard work and diligent efforts. Last year's offensive player of the year, Marvin Williams, has tied his scoring production from last year, with eight goals, but has not been able to spark an offensive chemistry with his teammates to get them going. His fellow midfielder and Team Captain Bradley Young has played bigger than his ninth grade status would lead you to believe of him. Praim Siribothi has left the field to help the team out by plugging in the vacancy of Goal Keeper for the team; his sacrifice, dedication, and hard work to learn the new position cannot be understated. Many player have played hard despite the team struggles including Joseph Toby, Fastino Buronez, Aki Baldeh, Rorian Hayles, and Munir Limay, just to name a few.

The Lithonia Bulldog Soccer Tam may be out of the playoff hunt this year, but are definitely not to be counted out for the remainder of the season. With all their tenacity and continued hard work they are sure to play the spoiler role for teams remaining on their schedule.

If a team needed to have a bounce back game more than The LHS Bulldogs did today, I have yet to see it. With hopes of rectifying the trouncing that they received at the hands of Forsyth Central HS, The LHS Bulldogs took the field versus Towers HS. It did not take long for LHS to exert its dominance on the pitch; six shots were taken within the first 3 minutes. By half time LHS led THS 3-0 thanks to a corner by Hassan Darboe to Praim Siribothi, a pass from Bradley Young to Paul Williams, and a PK by Marvin Williams.

By the conclusion of the match LHS had amasses 8 total goals and left THS scoreless. All five goals in the second half were finished by senior M. Williams assisted twice by P. Williams, once by H. Darboe, Joseph Toby, and Munir Limay. In addition to the 6 goals by M. Williams he had 14 saves that played a part in the shutout versus THS. With such an all around performance Marvin William earned the team's distinct honor of being The Lithonia High School Player of the Match.

Please view the game clips section of the site to see highlights of the win.

The next match up is Feb. 17 versus The Marist Schools; this is a region competition.

What a way to start the season! Lithonia Bulldogs were coming off a very strong previous year and wanted to build from their success of last year. However, with only 2 returning starters this year and 10 graduating seniors of last year the youth of the LHS Bulldogs showed against a very strong Forsyth Central.

LHS started the game strong spending an equal amount of time controlling the ball as FCHS in both the middle third and attacking third. Nevertheless, it was an open man on a corner kick that found the back of the net for FCHS in the 18th minute. Five minutes later a failed off sides trap allowed FCHS's second goal and opened up the flood gates from there. Within the next 3 minutes, four goals were scored against the LHS Bulldogs. By the end of the first half the score was 7-0. According to the mercy rules for the state of GA the second half was truncated to 20 minutes. During the 12th minute of the second half FCHS had scored their 10th goal sending the game to an early retirement.

If The LHS Bulldogs were waiting on a rude awakening, the FCHS Bulldogs were happy to give them one. With this match up being within the region LHS has given itself less wiggle room if it wants to claim one of the four playoffs spots offered within their region.

The next match up is Feb. 12 versus Towers HS; this is a non region competition.

Georgia High School Association (GHSA) has regulated that for the 2008-2009 soccer season players must be equipped with shin guards that display a NOCSAE logo showing that this organization approves of the safety of the equipment.The mission of the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) is to commission research on and, where feasible, establish standards for athletic equipment.

Links to shin guards that meet these new standards are listed below I found prices to be reasonably. In link 4 I found NOCSAE approved shin guards as low as $4.00.

link 1, link 2, link 3, link 4

Order now because retailers may be swamped with calls due to the new regulations. If you do not have the NOCSAE stamp/seal you cannot play.

Junior Varsity:This year's Junior Varsity team will be led by Coach Brandon Thompson. Preseason conditioning will begin Tue., Jan. 20.

• 8th grade players - there will be an activity bus (boys bus #1568/ girls bus #1299) picking you up from Lithonia MS and dropping you off at Lithonia HS. Please have your parents pick you up after practice at 530 each evening at Lithonia HS; the practice and game field is behind the school building inside the track. Preseason training will be from 4-530 daily. Bring your current report card, physical, cleats, and proper attire for training that is weather appropriate. The first game of the JV season will be Tue., Feb. 10 and conclude on Thu., Mar. 19. Click here to check the season's matchups.
• 9th-11th grade players - preseason tryouts will begin Mon. Jan. 12. Report to Coach Johnson's room (904)at 325pm. In order to participate in the tryout, students will need to have a copy of last semester's report card (will be issued on Thu., Jan. 8), a copy of a current physical (blank forms can be downloaded by clicking here), proper equipment to train/play in that is weather appropriate. At this time we will cover expectations and requirements for the tryout session, upcoming preseason, and season. Training will be from 345 - 6pm for the entire week.
  

Varsity: This year's Varsity team will be led by Coach Craig Johnson. Preseason tryouts will begin Mon. Jan. 12. Report to Coach Johnson's room (904) at 325. In order to participate in the tryout students will need to have a copy of last semester's report card (will be issued on Thu., Jan. 8), a copy of a current physical (blank forms can be downloaded by clicking here), proper equipment to train/play in that is weather appropriate. At this time we will cover expectations and requirements for the tryout session, upcoming preseason, and season. Training will be from 345 - 6pm for the entire week.

On Tue., Jan. 20 preseason training will begin. At this time players will know their status on the Lithonia Boys Soccer team. All underclassmen are guaranteed positions on the Junior Varsity team. The tryout is officially for the Varsity team. Seniors are not eligible to play JV so they will be trying out exclusively for the Varsity team.

Thank you for your interest and anticipated participation. As always, feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have.

This year's camp will be from December 19 - 23, 2008. The cost is $50 and is due no later than Friday, December 12, 2008. We will depart directly from school on Dec. 19 at 330pm and return at the school Dec. 23 no later than 3pm. Parents please be be prepared to pick your students up at this time.

This year we will be headed to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North GA. As with all preseason events this is NOT MANDATORY nor will it have any bearing on your status with the team. We will use this time to just take a break together before the long season starts.

The rental locations is being overseen by Tica Cabin Rentals, Inc. and we will be located at 699 E. Main St. Blue Ridge, GA 30513. Our cabin name is Lazy Bee, which you can view by clicking [here]. The telephone number for the company that we will be renting the cabin from is (706) 632-4448. We encourage parents to use this time away from their children as an opportunity to relax and not call or visit at every opportunity.

Please view the items to bring section below to make sure that everyone has all needed items to have an enjoyable trip:

Toothbrush & toothpaste	Cold & warm weather clothes
Soccer cleats & tennis shoes	Healthy snacks (between meals)
Writing pad & utensils	Prescribed medication (i.e. inhalers)
Sleeping bags (or blankets) & pillows	POSITIVE ATTITUDES!!!

Insurance and parent release forms must be completed and filled out before any student will be allowed to get on the bus with us, NO EXCEPTIONS. Forms can be printed by going to the menu bar or by clicking INSURANCE FORM and BLUE RIDGE LETTER.

You have a couple of options when it comes to indoor soccer: Do you want to register for the fall season that starts at the end of September and ends mid November and have to register by the end of August - meaning all money to be paid by August 22, 2008?
Do you want to register for the winter season that starts mid December and ends at the beginning of the school's season (mid January) and have to register by the end of November - meaning all money to be paid by November 15, 2008.

A couple things that have to be considered when we talk about Indoor Soccer

• ANYONE CAN PLAY. THIS IS NOT A SCHOOL TEAM. Bring your mom, dad, brother, sister, cousin, or friend.
• You are responsible for your own transportation. (click on address for directions)
  • option 1: 3237 Krisam Creek Dr Loganville, GA 30052 - www.cscindoor.com
  • option 2: 327 Arcado Rd Lilburn, GA 30047 - www.soccertsa.com
• Registration fees are due on or before the given date
  • fall season: August 22, 2008
  • winter season: November 15, 2008
• A MINIMUM of 10 players must register
  • registration is $65 per player
  • if more than 10 register the difference will be refunded

Please notify Coach Johnson or Coach Knox if you are interested in playing.

The Players vs Parents game was a big success... for the parents as they went on to win 3-2. They Players played hard, but with their fathers, brothers, uncles, moms, cousins, and coaches against them can you really blame them for loosing?

The annual game was preceeded with an awards banquet where this year's top winners were Marvin Williams - Offensive Player of the Year, Richard Hayles - Defensive Player of the Year, and Muhammad Ansari - Most Valuable Player.

All the players, parents, family, and friends that came out made the banquet a great succes and the game much fun. It was a great way to end a successful season knowing that we will have much more to celebrate come this time next year.

left to right - front to back: H.Cano, M.Williams, E.Staples, ..., J.Cunningham, P.Siribothi, R.Taylor, P.Williams, M.Ansari, L.Nyange, R.Hayles, D.Keyes, O.Agunloye, R.Hayles, T.Coles, M.Morgan, ..., O.Adams, O.Lawrence

Start saving your pennies now so you can be there from day 1.

LHS lost during the first round of the playoffs to a formidable opponent of East Coweta HS 2-1. The 9-5 record that was posted has been the best in school's history since the 1982 season.

Richard Taylor had an exceptional first half shutting out the powerful East Coweta offense with 17 saves. In the second half, Lithonia struck first with Marvin Williams scoring a penalty kick at 36:14. The 1-0 lead was held until the 9:46 mark when East Coweta tied the score and with only 6:32 left scored the go ahead goal on a penalty kick. The Bulldogs fought hard, but fell short of equalizing the score.

Though the season did not end as the Bulldogs had hoped, they had a very successful season and hope to build a tradition of winning for years to come off of this strong season. This has been the second consecutive season that the team has made the State Playoffs and will not be a stranger in years to come.

After a disappointing shoot out loss versus Union Grove HS, The Lithonia Bulldogs are ready to turn their fortune around in the first round of the AAAAA State Playoffs. Dropping to fourth place in region 2-AAAAA, they are forced to travel in the first round.

After being delayed twelve days, the battle for the top seed in Region 2-AAAAA was played. Union Grove struck first on an obvious miscue from Lithonia. A union Grove player threw the ball into the net after sliding through the hands of Lithonia keeper Richard Taylor. The Bulldogs would not be outdone and cut the score even when Muhammad Ansari scored a goal from Marvin Williams at 0:00. Union Grove would not be outdone as they took the lead once again at 0:00. Muhammad Ansari then proved why he is the leading scorerer for the Lithonia Bulldogs by taking a pass from Odane Adams and tying the score at 0:00. No more goals were scored in regulation or overtime, thus resulting in a penalty kick shootout in which the Lithonia Bulldogs came on the short end of 3-0 shoot out.

Despite the loss, The Lithonia Soccer Team gave Union Grove a great game and will serve as good preparation for both teams as each head into the State Playoffs starting 4/22/08.