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Aug. 19 Franklinton
— 6-0 win

Aug. 21 @ Greenfield
— 5-1 win

Aug. 25 @ St. David's
— 4-2 loss

Aug. 27 Jordan
— 5-0 loss

Sept. 1 Wake Christian
— 3-0 win

Sept. 3 @ Cardinal Gibbons — 1-0 loss

Sept. 10-12 Ravenscroft Invitation tournament — TBA

Sept. 15 @ Durham Academy — 4-2 loss

Sept. 16 St. David's
— 3-0 loss

Sept. 23 @ Chapel Hill — 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 25 @ Cary Academy — 6 p.m.

Sept. 31 Durham Riverside — 7 p.m.

Oct. 2 @ Greensboro Day School — 6 p.m.

Oct. 6 @ NCRA — 6 p.m.

Oct. 9 Durham Academy — 5:15 p.m.

Oct. 14 Forsyth Country Day — 5:15 p.m.

Oct. 16 Cary Academy — 5 p.m.

Oct. 19 NCRA
— 5:30 p.m.

ROSTER
Name — Number
Mike Brajer — 25
Nathan Brajer — 4
Will Byrd — 10
Will Carter — 2
Taylor Drexinger — 19
Andrew Franz — 23
Hayden Gridley — 7
Brad Guillet — 3
Charlie Hirsch — 8
Eric Iseley — 18
Omari Johnson — 17
Ryan Lanier — 20
Will Ormand — 14
Drew Rasberry — 5
Torin Saccoccio — 12
Thomas Schiemann — 16
Ben Simmons — 26
Jamie Stump — 13
Sean Watson — 15
Connor Whitaker — 11
Storm Baker — 22

BOYS SOCCERRavens
Connor Whitaker (11) fights for possession during the Ravens' match against Providence Day in last week's 37th annual Ravenscroft Soccer Invitational.

Ravens prepare for conference play
September 15, 2009
By Tommy Kopetskie, NorthRaleighSports.com

While the Ravens' 1-2 record in last week's 37th annual Ravenscroft Soccer Invitational might not reflect a strong performance, head coach Alix Charles knows otherwise.

Featuring several of the state's top programs, the tournament was one of the steepest tests the Ravens will face this season.

After dropping its first two games, falling to Covenant Day School 5-2 and Providence Day 3-1, Ravenscroft got back on track, defeating Greenfield 2-0 in its tournament finale.

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Ravens face Falcons
Durham Jordan got the best of the Ravenscroft boys soccer team Thursday, Aug. 27, defeating the Ravens 5-0. For photographs, click on the picture above.

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Ravenscroft forward Drew Rasberry will be counted on to provide offense for the Ravens this fall.

Ravens talented, but young
August 18, 2009
By Tommy Kopetskie, NorthRaleighSports.com

Throughout head coach Alix Charles' assessment of the Ravenscroft soccer team this fall, the words "talented," "potential" and "skillful" were sprinkled in heavily.

Yet before he let himself get carried away, Charles always seem to circle back to one other point: the Ravens' youth.

The third-year coach stated honestly he feels the 2009 squad has more raw skill than its predecessor, "but it's also very young, too."

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