Providence HS is used to winning boys state championships. The Panthers have won three NCHSAA 4-A state soccer titles.
Garinger has never won a state soccer title. In fact, the Wildcats have never had a season like they are having this fall.
Both are Charlotte schools and both are 21-0 going into the postseason 4-A state tournament[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’].
They both have rolled through their seasons, each night proving to be the better of the two teams in their games.
Garinger, which has made postseason play the past five years with not much to show in terms of results, beat #10 Myers Park to close out the unbeaten, untied regular season.
Garinger has players from seven countries. Other than the U.S., they are natives of Togo, El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Honduras.
They have been blended into a team by coaches David Garrett and Kyle Hunt. It wasn’t an easy task, and it didn’t come together overnight.
At the center of the effort has been Alexandra Iorio, who teaches English As A Second Language at Garinger. She has become the team coordinator.
“We have kids who escaped some crazy situations in their homelands just to get to the U.S.,” she told the Charlotte Observer. “Being a part of this team is the only family they have.”
Most have played street soccer all their lives. Many have never played on an actual soccer team before Garinger.
Providence goes into postseason play ranked #1 in the N.C. 4-A rankings. Garinger is ranked #2.
Garinger has never won a state soccer title. In fact, the Wildcats have never had a season like they are having this fall.
Both are Charlotte schools and both are 21-0 going into the postseason 4-A state tournament[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’].
They both have rolled through their seasons, each night proving to be the better of the two teams in their games.
Garinger, which has made postseason play the past five years with not much to show in terms of results, beat #10 Myers Park to close out the unbeaten, untied regular season.
Garinger has players from seven countries. Other than the U.S., they are natives of Togo, El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Honduras.
They have been blended into a team by coaches David Garrett and Kyle Hunt. It wasn’t an easy task, and it didn’t come together overnight.
At the center of the effort has been Alexandra Iorio, who teaches English As A Second Language at Garinger. She has become the team coordinator.
“We have kids who escaped some crazy situations in their homelands just to get to the U.S.,” she told the Charlotte Observer. “Being a part of this team is the only family they have.”
Most have played street soccer all their lives. Many have never played on an actual soccer team before Garinger.
Providence goes into postseason play ranked #1 in the N.C. 4-A rankings. Garinger is ranked #2.
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