It is officially summertime in Cobb County, but some Lassiter students may still be thinking about spring. That’s because on May 5th the Lassiter Boys Soccer team made history by winning back-to-back state champion ships. Junior Tyler Aromin scored the final goal in over time, handing Lassiter a 3-2 victory over River Ridge and the state title for GHSA Soccer in the 6A division. Lassiter Boys Soccer had only won a state title in 1996, making this the first time that boys soccer won the state title two years in a row for Lassiter High School in 2022 and 2023.
Lassiter Boys soccer is now ranked number four in the nation and number one in Georgia for 6A soccer.
The team could not execute these wins without guidance from their head coach: Coach Penny. Penny expressed that he was extremely proud of his boys, espe cially for their total of “107 days of soccer from tryouts to the state championship.” When asked about this expe rience from a coach’s perspective, Penny said, “It is an amazing feeling to be a part of something so special not only once, but back-to-back years.”
Throughout the season, the Lassiter Soccer players had to fight for this state title, with nearly every game going into overtime. Cole Higgins, a senior on the Lassiter Soccer team, credits his coach for the team’s ability to clinch this major victory. He explains, “Coach Penny instilled in us all season that we have to battle no matter the score line. This mindset throughout the team gave us the motivation to get the job done.”
This mindset gave Higgins something to always remember: “Holding another trophy this year was person ally one of the happiest moments of my life and knowing that my last ever high school game was a win is some thing I will cherish forever.”
Lassiter’s historic soccer season will be remembered among its players for many reasons. From the pressure of the playoffs to the incredibly loyal student section that supported them all the way through. Drew Campbell, a senior on the Lassiter Soccer team, explains the nerves from the expectation to win state again; He felt more content than last time, but, “the pressure in the week before the game was much more than last year.”
However, Campbell says the stress of the pressure was all worth it because of the encouragement from the student section. “The feeling of accomplishment as we saw all our friends and family come onto the field as we won was amazing,” says Campbell.
Another senior on Lassiter’s soccer team, Nathan Jordan, also enjoyed the student section. He tells his favorite memory as “hearing the final buzzer sound and running over to our student section and celebrating with all of them.” The roar of the crowd after this win gave the team a sense of community that they will never forget.
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Article written by Samantha Whitley
