1988 VARDARSOCCER BOYS came in first place in the USL Super-Y-League Midwest Division with a 7-0-1 record. This led to the North American Finals to compete in the National Championship in Orlando, Fl, November 19-23.

There were 16 teams in this age group competing for the Championship. They won their first game with Ruckus Soccer 4 – 1 with Charles Watts scoring twice for Vardar with the first coming off of a corner kick, Brad Randolph and James Miller also scored, with assists by Rosenhagen, Schaefer, Getzen and Merritt. Saturday’s competition was with the Metro Stars (New Jersey) we tied 2-2. Andy Chun and Bobby Merritt scored with assists from Getzen and Rosenhagen. Sunday with Reading Rage we were able to prevail 4-0. James Miller, James Getzen, John Schaefer and Nick Dreshaj scored, assists came from Chun, Reyes, Henderson, Pruitt. This brought us on to the Semifinals, playing Cosmopolitan Rough Riders with a 1-0 win with a goal by Jesse Henderson.

We ended the tournament as Finalists with the final score of 0-1 against the Chicago Magic. Coach Hicklin did a fine job coaching the team that included Eric Alexander (Portage), Andy Chun (Rochester Hills), Nick Dreshaj (Clinton Township), James Getzen (Pinckney), James Harris (Birmingham), Jesse Henderson (West Bloomfield), Bobby Merritt (Livonia), Jordan Miller (Mattawan), Luis Pacheco (Rochester), Christopher Pruitt (Canton), Brad Randolph (Farmington Hills), Zachary Reyes (Holly), Tyler Rosenhagen (Schoolcraft), John Schaefer (Troy), Eric Staver (Portage), Tim Taylor (Farmington Hills) and Charles Watts (Ann Arbor).