Volume 1, Issue 3; A Kick in the Newsletter Date:

Grass, RL Turner Boys Soccer January 2011

Newsletter

A Kick in the Grass

Volume 1, Issue 3; A Kick in the Grass, RL Turner Boys
Soccer Newsletter

RL TURNER’S BOYS SOCCER TEAM TAKES SHOW ON THE

ROAD TO COMPETE IN BRENHAM SELECT CUP
For the first time the RL Turner boys soccer team
competed in an out of town tournament. They traveled to
Brenham, Texas to compete in the Brenham Select Cup
Tournament. This is one of the largest and best known soc-
cer tournaments in South Texas. The boys raised all of the
money to fund the trip themselves by selling candy and
working concession stands.
Coach Marshall Huston had this to say about the
purpose of the trip, “I wanted three things from this trip,
first, I wanted my boys to come together as a team. Next, I
wanted our team to improve. And finally I wanted the boys
to see that they can have fun and represent RL Turner with
class on and off the field. We hit a home run on all three!”
CONT. PG. 4

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

LIONS HAVE RECORD-SETTING
Lions travel to Bren- 1, 5 JANUARY
ham Texas
2011 Lions break two 1 The Lions are off to a fast start this season. This
school records in group of boys have already achieved two firsts for the
January Turner soccer program. First, the Lions started January EDGAR MORENO
Teacher Feature: 2 with 12 consecutive victories, which surpasses the previ-
Maria Harrison ous record of nine set by the 2009 team. The biggest rea-
son for this has been Turner’s prolific scoring. The Lions
Annual Blue/White 3
scrimmage becoming are averaging almost four goals per game.
tradition Coach Marshall Huston said, “I knew we could
score goals so I hoped our offense would carry us in the
Turner wins second 3 first couple of games. But since the third game our de-
straight C-FB ISD
fense has stepped it up to where it is now a team effort.”
Tourney
The second record lies in tournament successes.
Soccer 101: Direct and 6 The Lions won the first two tournaments of the season
Indirect free kicks for the first time. This weekend they will be playing in
Turner hosts two suc- 6 Little Elm with an opportunity to win their third tourna-
ment in a row. URIEL SANCHEZ
cessful tournaments
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TEACHER FEATURE: MARIA HARRISON
For three years Maria Harrison has been a devoted fan
of R.L. Turner boys soccer. She attends most games but
more important than supporting the boys on the field,
she supports them off it.
Mrs. Harrison is the Bilingual ELS clerk at Turner.
She also works as a translator, helps with field trips,
parent meetings, PTSA, open houses and the new Com-
munity Room. She considers every Turner student hers,
and loves all of them. She encourages her students –
quite a few of whom are on the soccer team – academi-
cally. Evidence of their love for her line the walls of her
office. There are pictures, drawings and cards from
them dating back several years.
In her job Mrs. Harrison focuses on the students that
immigrate to the United States. While officially her job
is to make sure those students receive proper services,
she feels her main duty is to help them fine success in
life. She wants them to understand they are entering a
different culture and need to adapt to be successful. She
helps them set goals while warning them of some of the
obstacles that can get in their way.
She knows whereof she speaks. Born in San Luis,
Mexico, Mrs. Harrison has lived in America over three
decades. She successfully adapted to the American cul-
Of the many memories
Mrs. Harrison has of the
RLT boys soccer team,
her best ones are when
the boys invite her to
escort them on senior
night.
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ture while maintaining her own cultural history. She
loves the blend of the two. Mrs. Harrison has been
married 30 years to Michael and they’ve raised two
daughters: Tracey, a graduate of the University of
North Texas, is a first grade Bilingual Teacher. Saman-
tha, a graduate of Western Kentucky, is a manager at
the Four Seasons Resort and Club.
Mrs. Harrison never played soccer herself but has
always been a fan. She likes other sports but seems to
have adopted the boys soccer team. Or did they adopt
her? Isai Mireles said, “She helps me pass my classes
and tells us to do the right things. She helps with fam-
ily stuff. That’s why I’m in school still, because of
her.”
Many soccer memories have been made over the
years. The best ones are, “When the kids invite me to
escort them on senior night,” she says with a big smile.
The worst was, “When we lost to Frisco [Centennial]
so close to the finals [in 2010].” She was on the field
crying with the boys after that loss.
Just when Mrs. Harrison thinks its time to retire, her
students thank her for helping them with school and
TAKS. And when she tears up with pride watching
them walk across the stage at graduation, we know
she’ll be back in August.
2010 RL TURNER PROM
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ONCE AGAIN THE ANNUAL BLUE WHITE

SCRIMMAGE IS A BIG SUCCESS
Despite the cool temperatures, Lion soccer fans got a sneak peek at this year’s soccer teams. On Friday, Decem-
ber 10th the RL Turner boys soccer program hosted their annual blue/white scrimmage. Freshmen, JV and Varsity
players were randomly mixed into blue and white squads.
“We started this two years ago. The turnout was great and the feedback we received was so positive we decided
to make it an annual event,” said Coach Marshall Huston.
Coach Huston has made promoting Turner’s soccer program a priority over the last couple of years. This scrim-
mage is another example of those efforts.
The game gave faculty, parents, administrators, and coaches a chance to mix and mingle in an informal setting
Plus it was all free!!!

LIONS TAKE SECOND CONSECUTIVE CFBISD

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP
For the second consecutive year RL Turner hosted the CFBISD Invitational tournament, and for the second con-
secutive year RL Turner won the tournament. The tournament was played January 13th through 15th with eight
schools competing. Coach Marshall Huston was pleased with his team’s championship but he knows his team must
get better to be solid competitors this season.
“We won this tournament and I am proud of my kids but we have to remember the games that count don't start
until February. Our district opponents will be better than the teams we played in this tournament. A district cham-
pionship is what we want,” said Huston.
Turner got wins against Arlington Bowie, Wylie East, and Mansfield Summit in group play. They faced Mes-
quite High School in the final Saturday afternoon.
Turner controlled the game and outshot Mesquite 12 to 3 but could not score on a very tough Mesquite defense.
The game was finally de-
cided in a shootout. Both
teams made 1 of their first 5
shots, then in sudden death
Mesquite missed their 9th
kick giving Turner the op-
portunity to win. Defender
Cesar Martinez shot the ball
hard and low under the Mes-
quite keeper to win the game
for the Lions.

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LIONS SOCCER TEAM CHECKS OUT THE BLUE BELL PLANT

What would a trip to Brenham, Texas be without visiting the Blue Bell Ice Cream Facility? Between
games at the Brenham Select Cup Tournament, the Lions toured the famous ice cream factory. It was
very interesting and the boys had a lot of fun. At the end of the tour they even got free ice cream! I am
not sure how much they ate, but I did notice Blue Bell’s stock dropped 2 points that day!!
If you have never been to Brenham, you should plan a trip. Most of the downtown area is restored
houses from the 30s
and 40s, with lots of
antique shops, bed
and breakfasts, and
other points of
interest. The Lions
definitely plan to
return next year to
defend their
championship. And
get more ice cream.

FREE ICE CREAM BABY!!!!!

LIONS IN FRONT OF BLUE BELL’S FIRST REFRIDGERATED TRUCK

AT THE BLUE BELL PLANT IN BRENHAM
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THE BOYS TRAVELED TO BRENHAM

CONT. FROM PG. 1

To say the trip was successful would

be an understatement. The Lions dominated
their opponents outscoring them 23-2 in five
matches.
Thursday, after a 5 1/2 hour bus ride,
Turner opened play against Austin Reagan
High School. It was cold and the wind was
gusting to around 30 mph but the Lions were
able to defeat Reagan 5-0.
The Lions continued to roll with victo-
ries over Houston Scarborough (6-1), and Bas-
trop (5-0). In the 4A final they met a strong C.
E. King team out of Houston. The Lions led a
hard fought first half only 1-0. The second half
was different as Turner scored 3 more goals to
win, going away 4-0.
This tournament is unusual in that they
have two separate tournaments. A 4A tourna-
ment for smaller 4A schools and a 5A tourna-
ment for large 5A schools. At the end of the L to R: Isai Mireles, Edeher Ayala, Juan Reballos, Jacob VanComper-
two tournaments the Champions play in a kind nolle, and Jordan Garcia were selected all-tournament
of super final for the traveling “Select Cup”.
No team from North Texas has ever won it and
usually the 5A team defeats the 4A team.
Our opponent in the super final was
Langham Creek from Houston. The game was
well played by both teams. Langham Creek
took a 1-0 lead by scoring in the 5th minute.
Turner answered four minutes later when Luis
Martinez headed the ball past the Langham
keeper. In the 30th minute Turner took the lead
for good when Jacob Van Compernolle hit a
hard shot from 25 yards out, the goalkeeper
saved it but Isai Mireles was there to put the
rebound in. The score at halftime was 2-1. The
Lions dominated the second half only allowing
Langham 1 shot. In the 60th minute Edeher
Ayala added an insurance goal as the Lions
held on to win 3-1.
In addition to winning the 4A bracket
and the Select Cup, the Lions brought home
some individual hardware. Mireles was
awarded the “Golden Boot” as tournament high Isai Mireles wins Golden Boot as top scorer with 7 goals
scorer with 7 goals. He, along with Van-
Compernolle, Juan Reballos, Jordan Garcia,
and Edeher Ayala were selected to the all tour-
nament team. Page 5
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RL TURNER HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER 101: DIRECT AND INDIRECT

1600 S. JOSEY LANE FREE KICKS
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The difference between a direct and indirect free kick in soccer is really quite simple.
A goal can be scored directly from a direct free kick.
A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following
seven offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive
force:
• kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
• trips or attempts to trip an opponent
• jumps at an opponent
• charges an opponent
• strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
• pushes an opponent
• tackles an opponent
A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following
three offences:
• holds an opponent
• spits at an opponent
• handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his own penalty area)
A direct free kick is taken from the place where the offence occurred
A goal can only be scored from an indirect free kick after at least 2 players from either or a
combination of both touch the ball.
If the ball goes into the goal directly from an indirect kick, a goal kick is awarded to the
defending team.
An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper, inside his own penalty
area, commits any of the following four offences:
• controls the ball with his hands for more than six seconds before releasing it from his
possession
• touches the ball again with his hands after he has released it from his possession and before it
has touched another player
• touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate
• touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from a throw-in taken by a
teammate
An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if, in the opinion of the referee,
a player:
• plays in a dangerous manner
• impedes the progress of an opponent
• prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
• commits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12, for which play is stopped to
caution or send off a player
The indirect free kick is taken from the place where the offence occurred
(see Law 13 – Position of free)

TURNER SOCCER TOURNAMENTS A BIG SUCCESS!!

R. L. Turner hosted two soccer tournaments in Janu-
ary. For the 11th consecutive year RLT hosted the largest JV
tournament in Texas with 52 teams. The weather cooperated
and all matches were played. In addition to using every avail-
able district facility, the city of Farmers Branch graciously al-
lowed RLT to use the three fields at Cox park, without which
such a large tournament could not exist.
For the second year RLT also hosted the C-FB ISD
Winter Invitational for varsity squads. There were 12 teams
that included a girls and a boys bracket. Both tournaments
were very well attended. There were 46 High Schools from all
over North Texas represented in these 2 tournaments.

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