Season Recap: Varsity Soccer

Make it two-for-two. The Indians joined the GHSA officially in 2021, and quickly made their first playoff run. What followed in 2022 was yet another playoff appearance, as Tallulah Falls went 10-5-1 overall, securing a third-place finish in the region standings.

The 2022 Indians set school records with a 4-game win streak and four clean sheet wins. A mostly young team got solid contributions from the entire roster, and the team was more well-balanced than it has been in previous years.

Coach Jeremy Stille guided the Indians to a second straight playoff behind a 6-3 mark

Gavin Atkinson Austin Ball Trevor Bramlett Canon Brooks Reilly Chatman Jackson Cording Eli Damron Nick Edenfield Koen Eller Clay Kafsky Sean Lynes, Jr. Jacob Mitchell Jared Mullis David Plaisted Jackson Pollock Giovanni Ramirez Kelton Reynolds Britton Shaw Emery Sims Josiah Turney Jakob Wehrstein Simeon Conjagic (MGR) MGR Gareth Mickels MGR Vlad Popescu Head Coach Jeremy Stille inside of region play. After an opening draw against North Hall, the Indians reeled off four straight victories before a loss to Stephens County. However, the boys went on to win five of the next seven and enjoyed a senior night 3-0 win over Athens Christian. The Indians dropped their first round playoff game at Fellowship Christian Academy by a 7-1 final.

Senior Sean Lynes, Jr. scored a team-high 23 goals this season, which was one shy of the school record of Max Farris set last season. Austin Ball added nine goals, and a total of 10 TFS players notched goals in 2022. Ball had a second straight double-digit assist season, with a career-best 13. He became the school’s all-time career assist leader, and still has two seasons to play.

Freshman Clay Kafsky showcased his skill set as well with two goals and five assists, while senior Trevor Bramlett had an identical output. The defensive unit, featuring Jake Wehrstein, Brit Shaw, and Josiah Turney, led an outstanding defense. Freshman keeper Kelton Reynolds and fellow keeper Reilly Chatman were clutch between the posts. Lynes, Jr., Bramlett, and Giovanni Ramirez are the only seniors falling off the roster heading into next year.

VARSITY LADY INDIAN SOCCER

Kyndal Anderson Miracle Bain Jenna Chesser Josie Chesser Leah Desta Lily Desta Gemma Farris Tessa Foor Millie Holcomb Addie Higbie Haygen James Honora Kahwach Maddie LeBlanc Meredith Morris Tamia Moss Caroline Moseley Maddie Mullis Mara Radovic Lizzy Wanner Katriona Williams MGR Lara Aligrudic MGR Mina Beratovic MGR Stasa Beratovic MGR Aidan Woodside Coach Travis Mullis Coach Laurie Higbie Records were broken in what goes down as one of the more successful soccer teams in TFS history. The 2022 version of the Lady Indians set team and individual marks that set the tone for the future of the program.

After a season-opening scrimmage win over Providence Christian, the girls got out to a 2-4 start. That came with wins over Rabun County and Athens Christian and losses to North Hall, Lakeview Academy, Athens Academy, and Lumpkin County.

The rest of the way, the Lady Indians went 9-1 in the final 10 matches, including a school record eight straight wins. The team was rewarded with a runner-up finish in 8-A Private, qualifying for the state tournament.

Senior Honora Kahwach set the all-time goals record with 35 (and assists with 26), as she scored 19 goals on the season. Junior Addie Higbie notched a school-record 21 goals on the season, and she will almost certainly pass Kahwach’s career mark next season, as she has 28 goals to her name so far. Higbie also tied a school mark with five goals in a single match and had a team-best three hat tricks this season.

The team’s 11 wins, six shutouts, and 68 goals are all school records as well. Sophomore goalkeeper Kyndal Anderson was phenomenal and consistent, as was the entire defensive unit in posting the record for clean sheets.

The Lady Indians will lose key seniors Kahwach and Kat Williams but will return a total of 42 goals combined from their standout underclassmen. It’s safe to say that none of the records set this year will be safe for long.