Boys and girls, JV and Varsity, Chamblee soccer is back! CHS football season may bring more fans, but soccer season brings the trophies and the pure talent of both the JV and Varsity players. This year, a lot of cuts had to be made on both JV and Varsity teams, including students who have played in previous years, causing the new team rosters to be a hot conversation topic among Chamblee students. While these cuts are upsetting for some, a wide selection of talent allows for top-tier, curated teams that the coaches and players are excited about this season.
Maximo Luciani (‘27) is on the JV boys soccer team, and when asked how he feels about the team this season, he commented on the ways the team could be stronger.
“It’s all right, we only tied our first game, and we have a game today [(2/12/25)], so we’ll see. We have a really strong midfield and defense but still a lot of room for improvement,” said Luciani.
Mary Lawton Jones (‘27) made the JV team again this year and is feeling better about the JV girls team this season. Jones said the team is looking strong with a large number of sophomores, an increase from last year.
“So far it’s been really fun. We had our first game two days ago [(2/10/25)] and we won four to one,” said Jones.
For Varsity, Coach Daren Silberman is feeling good about his team this season, hoping to make it further in the playoffs than last season.
“The team is looking really, really strong this year,” said Silberman. “Last year, we got knocked out of the second round of the playoffs. I’m hoping to progress further than that this year, and I believe that we definitely have the squad and the coaches to make that happen.”
Coached by Silberman, Cassidy Kuehne (‘25) is excited about the season ahead for the Varsity Girls team.
“I think we’re gonna be really good. I think we’ll be a little bit better than last year,” said Kuehne.
Coach Silberman also commented on the immense number of students who showed up to tryouts with fifty-one girls showing up between days one and two.
“[The amount of cuts this year] is more of a numbers thing. Obviously, there’s nothing personal against anybody. It’s just part of building a successful program,” said Silberman. “Fifty-one players came out to tryouts, and we only have a limited number of spots. It’s both a good and a bad thing, but I think those players know that it’s nothing against them, and it’s a decision we make as a coaching staff.”
Ben Amaya (‘25) is one of the players who was cut at the boys’ tryouts, despite playing on the team for the past two years.
“There were 90 people that were there [at tryouts]. They didn’t really cut anyone the first day, but then they had to cut around half the people the second day. The varsity team is pretty good, but I’m a bit disappointed,” said Amaya.
Despite hard feelings for some after tryouts, the coaches and players are goal-oriented and ready for this spring soccer season.
