NOTABLE HERITAGE SOCCER ALUMNI:
GRAD
CLASS
2016
2016
2016
PLAYER’S NAME
Conner Domaleski
Faith Shelton
Jessica Walker
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INFO/COMMENTS
University of North
Georgia
One of the top GK’s in HHS soccer history, former HHS
team captain led Patriots to 3 consecutive State QuarterFinals, named 2nd Team All Region as a junior & senior,
earned Region GK of the Year as a sophomore, earned
All Region Honorable Mention as a freshman
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Finished her career in 5th place in school history with 54
career goals scored, earned All-Region Team honors for
the 3 consecutive seasons, named HHS “Attacker of the
Year” as a sophomore, led team to a Region
Championship & State Quarter-Finals during her
sophomore season
Reinhardt University
Former team captain logged time in 67 games, making
51 starts. She has tallied 8 goals and 4 assists in her
Patriot career. Participated on the ’98 Georgia ODP
team as junior. Voted Honorable Mention All Region
during senior season, led team to a Region
Championship & State Quarter-Finals during her
sophomore season
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2015
2015
Haley Elliott
Jonelle Bailey
Ga. Military College
Oxford College of
Emory University
Former HHS team captain played in 59 varsity games,
making 46 starts. During that time, she netted 18 goals
and handed out 19 assists. She won the HHS “Coach’s
Award” as a senior. As an 8th grader, Haley earned the
JV “Most Valuable Attacker” award.
In 3 varsity seasons, Joni appeared in 47 games, logging
27 starts for the Heritage defense. She played in the
inaugural SE Metro All Star game during her senior
season. She earned the team’s “Academic Excellence
Award” during her senior season with a GPA of 4.05.
Helped lead Oxford Emory to the National Championship
Finales and a unanimous #1 national ranking in NJCAA
DIII.
2015
Erika Martinez
Ga. Military College
Former HHS team captain, made 30 varsity starts as a
Heritage defender and helped lead the team to the Elite
8 twice in 4 years.
Was voted the “Region Player of the Year” during his
senior season…lead HHS team to back-to-back State
Quarter-Finals as a junior and a senior… Won team MVP
Award in both his sophomore & senior seasons…Scored
37 career goals & 18 career assists…Selected to
participate in Divarsity All Star & SE Metro All Star
games…Won JV team’s MVP Award as an 8th grader
2015
Andre Deas
University of Central
Florida
2015
Edel Ramos
Ga. Military College
2 year Captain started every match in both years at HHS
after transferring from Duluth HS… scored 4 goals & 18
assists as a defensive CMF…As a junior, won team’s
Coach’s Award…As a senior, named 2nd Team All-Region
& earned team’s MVP Award… Selected to participate in
Divarsity All Star & SE Metro All Star games
2015
2014
Akil Williams
Austin Kulp
Middle Georgia
College
Tusculum College
As a senior, named 1st Team All-Region... Started every
varsity match during junior & senior seasons… Selected
to participate in Divarsity All Star & SE Metro All Star
games
Former HHS team captain, led HHS to AAAAA State
Quarter-Finals his senior season scoring 21 goals and 9
assists….totaled 38 goals with 16 assists in his 4 year
career at HHS….Named to the Georgia High School All
Star Team as a junior & senior…All Region 2nd Team as a
junior…. All Region 1st Team as a senior… Named team’s
“Attacker of the Year” as a junior and “MVP” as a senior
at HHS…Helped lead Tusculum to SAC Conference
Tournament Championship during freshman season
2014
2014
Mady Carter
Abbey Dunlop
Kennesaw State
University
The most decorated goalkeeper in school history…2time Team Captain, led team to 2 State Quarter-Finals
appearances in 4 years and the 2014 Region 8AAAAA
Championship during her senior season….Started all but
2 matches of her high school career, leading the Lady
Patriots to a record of 56-18-4 and four straight state
playoff appearances with her tending the net... In 78
career starts, she posted 41 shutouts and 460 saves in 4
seasons (setting new school records for both
categories)… All Region level player all 4 seasons, 3-time
Region 8AAAAA “Goalkeeper of the Year” earning 1st
Team All Region honors… She also tallied 10 goals and 5
assists in her career as a part-time striker…She was
named to the Georgia High School All-Star Team as a
junior & senior…Was named the “5A Girls Player of the
Year” during her senior season….She was a member of
the U19 Region III ODP team where she earned a roster
spot for the ODP National Championships in
2012…Helped lead KSU to A-SUN Conference Tourney
Finals during freshman season appearing in 6 games,
including 5 starts & recording 15 saves with a 1.91 GAA
Piedmont College
A true lock down defender & anchor of the HHS back
line for 3 years….4 year letter winner…started 60
consecutive games at center back and helped defense
post 32 shutouts and 43 wins during her 3 years as a
starter…Helped lead team to 2 State Quarter-Final
appearances, a top 10 state ranking, and the 2014
Region 8AAAAA Championship…twice named team's
“Most Valuable Defender”…. chipped in 11 goals and 3
assists in 4 seasons… All-Region 1st Team selection as a
junior & senior, Honorable Mention selection as a
sophomore… Was named to Georgia High School All-Star
Team as junior & senior…Earned USA South Athletic
Conference honors during freshman year at Piedmont
appearing in 20 games, including 19 starts as a defender
& helping lead Piedmont to a share of the USA South
Regular Season Title
2014
2014
2013
Ray Brown
Tori Shelton
Harrison Kulp
The Citadel
Ga. Military College
Ga. Military College
All-Region & All-State level defender and 4 year letter
winner…. Helped lead team to 2 State Quarter-Final
appearances, a top 10 state ranking, and the 2014
Region 8AAAAA Championship...Earned 1st Team All
Region 8AAAAA honors as a senior, 2nd Team honors as
a junior, and Honorable Mention All-Region honors
during her sophomore campaign … She started 62
varsity games in her 4 year career… Primarily a defender,
but showed fantastic versatility totaling 23 goals and 7
assists as a part-time striker…Earned team’s “Most
Improved Player Award” as a senior…. Was named to
Georgia High School All-Star Team as senior… As a
freshman defender, she helped The Citadel to the SoCon
Quarterfinals playin in 19 games including 17 starts
Tori played 1 season for the Patriots scoring 8 goals and
5 assists in 19 games… She moved to Heritage her senior
year from MLK High School where she posted 22 goals &
was selected to the Dekalb County All-Star game as a
junior
Former team captain earned 1st Team All-Region honors
during both junior & senior seasons at HHS…Honorable
Mention All Region as a sophomore….Also 2-time team
MVP Award winner as a HHS midfielder….Totaled 17
goals and 24 assists during 4 year career…Named to
GASCA High School All-Star Team during both junior and
senior campaigns…Named “Aubrae Gunderson
Scholarship Award” winner…Played in 12 games as a
freshman at Ga. Military College, making 8
starts…Recorded 2 assists
2013
2012
2012
Delvin Bickham
Arielle Gunderson
Courtney Hodges
Ga. Military College
Earned 1st Team All-Region honors as a senior
midfielder… Moved on to play at Ga. Military College…
As a freshman at GMC, played in 11 games making 2
starts and scoring 1 goal
Florida
Tech/University of
Florida
Former team captain and all-region level player at HHS
where her #18 jersey is retired…2012 & 2010 1st Team
All-Region selection… …MVP as a senior, leading HHS to
State Quarter-Finals…2-time winner of Academic
Award… Named to GASCA All-Star game as a senior at
HHS…Also ran Cross Country and part of 3 HHS
swimming record relay teams….Attended University of
Florida for 2 seasons (including a red-shirt season)
before transferring to Florida Tech…Along with soccer,
also began playing Lacrosse for Florida Tech
Clayton State College
All-region level player at HHS…Scored 37 goals in her 2
year career at HHS, including 22 her senior season (7th
best in school history)… Played in GASCA All-Star game
as a senior at HHS…Played 1 season at CSU appearing in
15 matches & making 9 starts for the Lakers... From her
defender position, helped CSU to a 1.26 goals against for
the season (4th best in the Peach Belt Conference) ...
Named CSU’s Most Improved Player in her 1 and only
season at Clayton State
2012
Laura Zawadzki
Georgia Military
College
2011
Tyler Peoples
Furman University
2011
Toby Brotherton
Westminster College
2 year starter for HHS…went on to play 2 seasons at
GMC appearing in 26 games, including 16 starts and
scoring 2 goals with 7 assists
Former HHS team captain is one of the more decorated
players in school history... ranked No. 148 in College
Soccer News’ Top 150 list... Garnered All-Region honors
3 consecutive seasons while leading HHS to the state
playoffs each year... Captain for GSA Red 93 and guided
them to and No. 1 national & Region III ranking leading
them to 3 consecutive State Cups... Named to the GA
and Region III ODP team... received team game MVP
honors after Region III’s game versus Argentina U-17
National Team in 2009…Moved on to appear in 18
games (12 starts) and earning Southern Conference AllFreshman accolades a redshirt freshman for Furman
netting 4 goals…As a sophomore, he won “National
Player of the Week” and “Goal of the Week” honors for
his game-winner that beat Clemson leading Furman to a
#14 national ranking
2011
2011
Sydney Smith
Shealy Kulp
Valdosta State
University
Valdosta State
University
Former team captain & All-Region level player for
HHS…3 year starter and 4 year letterman led HHS to the
State Playoffs all 4 years … Earned HHS Coach's
Award…Moved on to VSU as part of their inaugural
women's soccer team that went to the Gulf South
Conference Finals… Appeared in 31 matches for VSU,
starting 10 and scoring 2 goals (both gamewinners)…Selected to the GSC All-Academic Honor Roll
in 2011 & 2012…Helped lead VSU to Gulf South
Conference Championship & 2nd Round of NCAA
Tournament during senior season…Completed VSU
career playing 1128 minutes in 45 games with 10 starts,
2 goals, and 3 assists…After VSU, she returned home and
is currently an assistant coach for the HHS girls soccer
program
Team captain and all-region level player at HHS…Named
to GASCA All-Star game as a senior at HHS…Totaled 17
goals and 8 assists as a 4 year starter at CMF…earned
All-Region Honorable Mention recognition during
sophomore & junior seasons….1st Team All Region as a
senior…Earned team’s “Coach’s Award” as a freshmam
& “MVP” award as a senior….Part of inaugural women's
soccer team at VSU that went to the Gulf South
Conference Finals … Played 2 seasons at VSU appearing
in 12 matches, starting 10... Scored a goal and gave two
assists, all in the program opener against Georgia
Southwestern on September 1, 2011... Named to the
GSC Academic Honor Roll
2011
Chelsea Draper
University of West
Georgia
Member of 2 Region Runner-Up teams at HHS scoring 6
goals with 4 assists in 3 seasons at HHS… Also was a
member of the HHS Swim Team…Moved on to play at
UWG seeing action in 8 games as a forward
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2011
2011
Rachel Baker
Michelle Turner
Emmanuel College
Member of 2 Region Runner-Up teams at HHS scoring 4
goals with 4 assists in 18 games at HHS, including a hat
trick vs. Cedar Shoals on 4/13/11 …Moved on to play in
18 games over 3 seasons at EC
Valdosta State
University
Former team captain and all-region level player at HHS…
Played in GASCA All-Star game as a senior defender at
HHS… Part of inaugural women's soccer team at VSU
where she played for 1 season
2010
2010
Melissa Drish
Brittany Gray
University of South
Alabama
Lagrange College
Former team captain was a HHS letterman in soccer,
softball, volleyball, track and cross country…Made three
State Playoff appearances in soccer … 3‐time 1st Team
All‐Region “Goalkeeper of the Year”…Recorded 290
career saves (2nd in HHS history) with 26 career shutouts
(2nd in HHS history) in 3 seasons as a GK….Recorded an
HHS school record 24 saves vs. Marist in 2008 state
playoffs…Also scored 14 goals (including a 5 goal game
vs. Clarke Central as a freshman) with 3 assists in her
career… Played in GASCA All-Star game as a senior at
HHS…Moved on to appear in 72 games, including 67
starts for USA where she record 364 career saves, 7
shutouts and a career win-loss record of 33-268…Earned SunBelt Conference Player of the Week
honors…Led USA team to SunBelt Conference
Championship and NCAA tournament bid in senior
season… Broke University of South Alabama school
records, all-time leader in career shutouts and career
saves…Moved on to become Assistant Soccer Coach at
Spring Hill College
Former HHS team captain and All-Region player was a 4
year letterman and 4 year starter in soccer…U.S. Army
National Scholar/Athlete Medal and Award...Went on to
play for LaGrange College earning team’s Offensive
Player of the Year and Golden Boot Awards in 1st 3
seasons… Selected to GSAC All-Conference Team in first
3 seasons…USA South Academic All-Conference team as
a junior... As a junior, finished 3rd in USA South
Conference in goals scored and tied for 4th most in a
season and 2nd most points in a season by a Panther... As
a sophomore, scored a goal against Piedmont in GSAC
Tournament championship match...Finished career with
32 goals (top 5 in school history)
Constance Bates
Georgia Perimeter
College
Former team captain and All-Region level player helped
lead HHS to Region Runner-Up finish in 2009… Played in
GASCA All-Star game…7th in HHS history with 37 goals
scored…Signed with Columbus State University before
transferring to GPC…Played in 24 games, scoring 5 goals
with 5 assists helping to lead GPC to a 3rd place finish in
the National Tournament in 2010
2009
Aisha Brooks
Abraham-Baldwin
Agricultural College
Helped lead HHS to Region Runner-Up finish in
2009…Moved on to play at ABAC scoring 1 goal in 19
games
2009
Paul Bates
Emmanuel College
Played in 63 games in 4 seasons at EC scoring 6 goals
and 5 assists…Also, logged in 2 games at GK for EC
Georgia Southwestern
State University
Former HHS team captain…Played in 31 career games
for GSW…Team leader for GSW in goals as a freshman
and sophomore...Tied for team lead assists as a
sophomore
2009
2009
Ross Sellers
2007
Lauren Cook
Samford University
2006
Elyse Landau
North Georgia College
Former all-region level player at HHS is 6th in school
history with 39 career goals (including 20 goals as junior
in 2006) and 6th in school history with 24 career
assists…Earned Team’s MVP Award as a senior… Dean's
List at Samford in Fall 2009, Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 as
a family studies major…Named to the SoCon's Fall
Academic All-Conference Team as a junior &
senior…Named to the SoCon Honor Roll in 2009-10…
Naamed to Samford's chapter of the Chi Alpha Sigma
College Athlete Honor Society in the Spring of
2011…Honored by Southern Conference with the
Coleman Lew Leadership Award… Team captain for the
Bulldogs as a junior and senior... As a junior, she led the
team in assists with 5. As a freshman in 2007, Cook was
named to the Ohio Valley Conference's All-Newcomer
Team after scoring a career-high nine goals, including
three game-winners
Helped lead HHS to 2005 Region Championship and 4
straight State Playoff appearances….Won the team’s
Coach’s Award as a sophomore….Scored 13 goals and 4
assists in 4 seasons as a varsity player at HHS….Played 33
games, including 21 starts at North Georgia College
where she was named to the 2006-07 Peach Belt
Conference Presidential Honor Roll
2005
2005
Courtney Morgan
Michelle Bird
Truett McConnell
College & Emmanuel
College
Samford University
Scored 34 goals in her HHS career, 8th best in school
history…Played at Truett McConnell College (20052007), then transferred to Emmanuel College (20072009). At Emmanuel, she earned 2007 NCCAA South AllRegion Team recognition and served as team captain
during her senior season. Also served as an assistant
soccer coach at HHS for 3 seasons (2010-12)
2-time HHS team MVP, both as a junior & senior in
2004-05… 4thin HHS history with 45 career goals and 5th
in school history with 26 career assists…Rockdale Citizen
All-Area Team Offensive Player of the Year tallying a
team-high 15 goals and 10 assists… … As an ODP and
Super Y player, she helped her team to a 3rd place finish
at the US national tournament …Currently a staff coach
at RYSA where she earned Coach of the Year honors
2004
2003
JD Moon
Paige Harwell
University of South
Carolina
Iowa University
One of the more decorated players in HHS history…
Helped lead HHS to the 4A State Titles in both 2002 and
2003 and a state runner-up finish in 2001 ... A 2-time AllArea selection... Member of the Georgia `85 & `86 ODP
teams ... Played in France and Spain in 2001 with the
ODP team ... Team captain of the AFC `86 Lightning Club
Team from 1999-2004...Member of the Beta Club and a
Governor's Honors Award Nominee ... Earned Heritage's
French Award and was listed in Who's Who Among
American High School Students…Moved on to USC and
was named to SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll,
Dean's List, Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
…A key reserve as a sophomore, playing in 15 matches ,
with 2 starts ... As a junior, played in all 21 matches,
making 16 starts, recorded 4 assists, including 2 gamewinners... Earned the team's Strength and Conditioning
Award…As a senior, played in all 20 matches with 6
starts... Earned Soccer America Team of the Week
honors
Former Team Captain holds HHS record with 59 career
assists, including 22 as a junior...Scored 68 goals for HHS,
3rd best all time…Listed on the GASCA Players to Watch
List in 2002 …3-time 1st Team All-Area midfielder for
HHS...Lead HHS to Regional Championships in 2000,
2001, 2002 and 3-time State Semi-Finalist...Member of
the 4-time club State Champions, including 2001
National Club Champion... played on the Georgia ODP
team for seven years
2003
2003
Courtney Foster
Rachel Holmes
Clemson University
Middle Tennessee
State
The most decorated female soccer player in HHS
history…Graduated from HHS in 3 ½ years to enroll early
at Clemson... …Scored a school record 99 goals in her
HHS career (30+ goals in each of her 3 HHS seasons)…
Scored 5 goals in a game twice, another school
record...3rd in HHS history with 34 career assists…Twice
named Rockdale Citizen “Offensive Player of the Year”,
both as a freshman and sophomore...Named GASCA
Player to Watch List….Her GSA '85' club team won the U16 National Championship...Selected as AJC’s Area IV
Female Player-of-the-Year...Region III ODP Team
member...Saw action in all 20 matches, including 17
starts as a freshman, leading Clemson in scoring with 13
goals (including 5 game winners) and 5 assists...Twice
named ACC Player of the Week…Twice named to the
Soccer America National Team of the Week...Named to
the Soccer America Freshman All-America
Team...Named to the All-ACC 2nd Team and AllFreshman Team
One of the most decorated female athletes in HHS
history….3-sport standout at HHS in soccer, cross
country and track… Helped HHS advance to the State
Semifinals in both her sophomore and junior seasons,
lead to State QtrFinals as a freshman… Won HHS
Attacker of the Year and MVP awards…2nd in school
history in 86 career goals scored… Scored 37 goals in the
2003 season, most for a single season in HHS
history…Also, 2nd in school history with 54 career assists
(including a school record 27 in a single season)… Named
to AJC All-Area Team and East Metro Player of the Year
as senior…Her Concorde '03 Silver club team won the
2003 State Cup where she scored a goal in the
championship game, then moved on to represent
Georgia in the Region III Championships…Played for
Georgia ODP team for 4 years….In Cross Country, she’s a
3-time All-Area 1st Team runner, finished sixth in the
Class AAAA state meet as a sophomore…Moved on to
MTSU and started 14 of 21 matches as a freshman,
scoring 2 goals (both game winners) with 6 assists... First
goal was game-winner in OT to defeat North Texas ...
Played in 19 games, including 9 starts as a sophomore
where she was tied for fifth in the Sun Belt Conference
with 19 points, 4th in the SBC with 8 goals (2nd on
team)... Graduated early from MTSU to pursue a Law
Degree
2003
2003
Aaron Farley
Chris Mahaffey
Georgia State
University
Won 2 State Championships team at HHS as an AllRegion level player… Also lead team to 2 State RunnersUp…His U-18 AFC Lightning club team won the 2003
State Cup Championship… Went on to GSU and played
in 19 games, including 1 start….Scored 3 goals and 2
assists for GSU….Named Atlantic Sun Conference
Offensive Player of the Week as a sophomore...
Georgia State
University
One of the most decorated male players in HHS
history….Former Area, Region, & State “Player of the
Year” helped HHS win 2 State Championships and also 2
State-Runners Up…Led HHS in scoring as a senior with
38 goals and 13 assists… His AFC Lightning club team
won the 2004 State Cup… Spent 1 season with the GSU
where he was named the Colonial Athletic Association
Freshman of the Year… moved to Germany for a trial
with KFC Uerdingen in the third division… Later, played
for the Atlanta Silverbacks U-23 Premier Development
League fourth division before being called up to the
club’s senior team….Played professionally for the Atlanta
Silverbacks of the USL First Division…Moved on to
become Director of Coaching for the Henry County
Thunder Soccer Club
2003
2003
2002
Brad Morgan
Brandon Cheek
Ciro Pelliccia
Mars Hill University
Gordon College
Young Harris College
Former HHS MVP helped win 2 State Championships...
Also helped HHS to 2 time State Runner-Up
finishes….Won 2 State Cup Championships as a member
of the 84 AFC Lightning (2000 & 2002)… He was the
Rockdale Citizen Defensive Player of the Year in 2003
posting 11 shutouts... Currently works as the Player
Development Director and the U8 AOE Director for the
Henry County Soccer Association coaching staff
HHS Coach’s Award winner….Scored 25 goals as a
senior….Brandon lettered in 5 different sports at
Heritage HS… Played in 4 state championships games,
winning two...Set a state record by scoring 5 goals in the
2003 State Championship game….Moved on to be Team
Captain for Gordon College for 2 years, then transferred
to College of Charleston and helped win the Southern
Conference Championship in 2005
2-time All-Region 1st Team player helped lead HHS to
State Championship during his senior season….Earned
GASCA All-Star Team honors with 17 goals and 15 assists
as a senior….Scored 16 goals and 8 assists as a
junior…Named HHS “Best Offensive Player” twice…Al
Morgan Scholarship Award winner…Started collegiate
career at Young Harris, then moved on to North Georgia
College and earned All-Academic honors for the SSAC
2002
Eric Robidou
Young Harris College
3 year starter and All-Region level sweeper helped lead
HHS to State Championship and #21 National Ranking…
Named Rockdale Citizen Defender of the Year allowing
on ly 13 goals in 19 games, including 11 shutouts….
Named to GASCA All-Star TeamNamed HHS Best
Defender and Coach’s Award as a senior….Also, standout
for HHS track and cross country teams…Started
collegiate career at Young Harris, then moved on to
North Georgia College and earned All-Academic honors
for the SSAC
2002
David Martinez
University of Alabama
– Huntsville
HHS team’s Academic Award winner as a senior…Scored
1 goal and 3 assists to help HHS to State Championship
Team Captain earned Rockdale Citizen’s Defender of the
Year honors allowing only 19 goals in 18 games,
including 11 shutouts…Scored 6 goals and 2 assists as a
senior leading HHS to State Semi-Finals…Won team’s
MVP Award…Selected to GASCA All-Star Team…2-time
All-Area defender
2002
Tracy Peterson
Georgia College
2002
Judit Varga
Georgia College
2001
Lauren Grimes
Georgia College
2000
Jill Kowalczyk
Clayton State College
2000
Stephen Adams
Georgia State
University
2000
Eric Moses
Presbyterian College
2-time 1st Team All-Area GK is HHS all-time leader with
15 shutouts in a season and 6th in school history with
117 saves in a season… Danny Blue Award winner…Also
named to GASCA All-Star team
Former Rockdale Citizen “Offensive Player of the Year”
helped lead HHS to a Region Championship and a State
Runner Up finish with 25 goals and 20 assists and a 20-1
record as a senior…Also helped lead HHS to 1998 State
Championship…3-time 1st Team All-Area
selection…Finished at GSU tied for 6th all-time with 17
career assists and earned All-South Atlantic Region
honors
2000
Thom Duncan
2000
Brandon Eisenhart
2000
Skip Morgan
1999
Will Chaple
1999
Bonnie Elliot
1999
Dana Peterson
1997
Jay Ingram
Georgia Southern
University
Georgia Southern
University
Gordon College
Georgia State
University
Clayton State
University
Clayton State
University
Georgia State
University
1997
Brandon Stewart
Berry College
1997
Eddie Heinze
Georgia State
University
Earned a reputation as a physical defender and a oneman wrecking crew, was the backbone of the HHS
defense responsible for 14 shutouts in 2000….Rockdale
Citizen's Defensive Player of the Year as a senior…Scored
7 goals and 6 assists as a senior, earning the team’s MVP
award while leading the team all the way to the State
Final game…Also, named to AJC All-Area Team….Moved
on to play soccer at Georgia Southern University
Transferred to Ga. State after starting collegiate playing
career at Furman University
Coach Stewart has long been a part of the Heritage
Soccer program. He began patrolling the sidelines as a
ball boy (1986-92), and moved on to a stellar playing
career from (1993-97) where he was named All-Area
(96, 97) and Region Player of the Year (97). He went on
to play at Berry College (97-01) where he was a 2 time
Scholar Athlete. He earned his National “C” coaching
license. Since 2007, Coach Stewart has led the Patriots
to the State Playoffs in all 5 seasons at the helm,
compiling a 56-24-9 record during that time. 2012
brought the first region title in over 10 years for the
Boys program. He picked up region Coach of the Year
honors & was named GHSA all-star coach. 2009 (Area
Coach of the Year winner)
1997
1997
1997
1996
1993
Richard Marshburn
Chris Peters
Stephen Russell
Heath Johnson
Clint Mathis
Reinhardt College
Young Harris College
Young Harris College
Presbyterian College
University of South
Carolina
The most established soccer player in HHS history…Help
lead HHS to State Championship… Played college soccer
at the University of South Carolina where he was a 4year starter, scoring 53 goals & 15 assists in 58 career
games, leading his team to the NCAA Tournament 4
times… As a sophomore in 1995, he set a school record
with 25 goals, which tied him for the NCAA lead that
season….He was twice named All-American…Was
drafted 6th overall by the LA Galaxy in the 1st round of
the 1998 MLS College Draft… Played 2 ½ years with LA,
he moved on to NY MetroStars where he broke the MLS
record by scoring five goals in a game, finishing 2nd in the
league in scoring with 16 goals and 14 assists and was
named to the MLS Best XI… In 2001, he scored 7 goals in
his first 6 games, including the league's eventual Goal of
the Year…. He left Metro with 39 career goals, 2nd best in
team history…Helped the US National team qualify for
the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he famously shaved his
hair into a mohawk and scored a goal in a 1–1 draw with
South Korea… In 46 US caps, he scored 12 international
goals… In 2002, he became the first male soccer player
in 8 years to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated…
Signed with Hannover 96 of the German Bundesliga,
then transferred back to MLS, joining expansion club
Real Salt Lake, then Colorado, then NY Red Bulls where
he is currently the franchise's 2nd All-Time leading
scorer with 45 goals, then returned to the LA Galaxy…
He then signed with Ergotelis in the Greek First
Division…He returned to Real Salt Lake and won the MLS
Cup, then retire with the LA Galaxy… He scored 61 goals
in 258 MLS appearances