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High School Soccer Winter 08-09

By BILL WARD | TBO.com

Published: February 18, 2009


TAMPA - If some of the players on Berkeley Prep's nationally-ranked boys soccer team appear to know what the other one is going to do one or two passes ahead of the run of play, well, there's a good explanation for that.

Several of the Buccaneers – seniors Eri Jacobs, Matt Felman, Alex Jenkins and Joey Rosati and juniors T.J. Roehn, Jake Felman and Jordan Tannenbaum -- have played together since middle school, when they were part of an undefeated Berkeley squad of sixth and seventh graders.

Some have also been key players on a Tampa Knights club (now RSL Florida) team that won area titles and traveled overseas for prestigious tournaments. And many of them have gathered early in the morning during the preseason to play indoor soccer.

"Obviously, it builds a lot of chemistry and friendships," said Jenkins, the Bucs' senior goalkeeper. "When soccer season rolls around at school, soccer is all we talk about."

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