TSC 97 Boys Elite finished as champions this weekend in the first division of the NASA Classic Tournament. After being rained out two weeks ago in the Vestavia Liberty Cup in Birmingham, Alabama, TSC Elite was a late entry into the tournament and came out on top. The top division had four quality opponents for TSC Elite and was played in a round robin format with each team playing each other.

TSC Elite won all four games in impressive fashion. Dominating possession, the team was very organized and utilized all of the players on the team throughout the tournament. It truly was an outstanding team performance. They out scored their opponents 17-2, with seven different players scoring goals during the tournament. 

In their first game, versus NASA Premier they started out slowly, just missing on several scoring chances, but wore their opponent down with crisp passing. TSC Elite scored three goals in the last fifteen minutes to win the game 4-1. In the second game versus Chattanooga United Black they came out firing and led 5-0 at the half. After some adjustments at halftime by Chattanooga the game finished with a 6-1 score. In the third game of the tournament TSC Elite played GA Rush Nike 96/97. Again controlling possession throughout the game, they allowed very few scoring chances from Rush. TSC Elite finished as winners, 3-0. For the final match of the tournament TSC Elite faced AFC Lightning Premier. AFC was in second place at this point, winning two matches and tieing the other going into the game. TSC Elite continued their solid play and again held a shutout, winning 4-0, becoming champions of the tournament.

It was a great start to the season for TSC Elite. They improved greatly from the first game to the last. They will now prepare this week for one of the top tournaments in the southeast, the highly competitive Atlanta Cup, which begins this Saturday.