• Remain the only undefeated club in Maple Premier League Blue division.

5/4/08 - FC Blazers U17 Boys Reach Region 1 Champships

• Dominating Region 1 North Division with a 6-1 record, 23 GF and 5 GA.

3/26/08 - FC Blazers U17 Boys Champions of Nomads Coaches Showcase Tourney in the Premier 1 Div.

• Once again the strength of this team starts with the defense.
• Blazers in 5 matches relented only 3 goals while scoring 17.
• Go to FC Blazers website to learn more. "Check us Out!"

3/08/08 - FC Blazers BU16 and BU17 Tournament Update:

• Entered into the Nomads Coaches Showcase Tournament - March 21 - 24

11/11/07 - FC Blazers Tournament Entries

• CASL Shoot & Showcase Dec 14-16 - BU16, BU17, and BU18
• Disney's Soccer Showcase, presented by Chelsea Football Club,  Dec 27 - Jan 2 - BU17
• 29th Annual Presidents' Day Tournament, Phoenix, AZ,  Feb 15 - 18, 2008 - BU16

11/11/07 - FC Blazers Wrap Up the Maple Premier League Fall 2007 Season in Record Fashion

• BU10 went undefeated and tallied a record 56 goals through the season.
• BU11 Champions in their division of the Maple scoring a record 76 gaols.

9/4/2007 - FC Blazers U-11 Boys Win the Bandit Cup over Labor Day Weekend in Devens, MA

8/25/2007 - Francis now Leads FC Blazers in the Maple Premier League for Fall 2007 Season.

7/4/2007 - FC Greater Boston Bolts Boys U16 - Finalists at the US Youth Soccer Championship Region 1 Finals second year in a row.   Congratulations on a fine showing.

6/17/2007 - FC Greater Boston Bolts Boys U16 and U17 Mass State Championships

• BU16 - Crowned State Champions for second year in a row and will represent Massachusetts in the US Youth Soccer Region 1 Finals.
• BU17 - Finalist in the Mass State Championships cruising through the round robin and semi-finals with 10 goals to none!

6/4/07 - Francis Okaroh has been selected to Coach at Boston University Soccer.....details to follow.

5/29/07 - 31st Annual Needham Memorial Day Tourney -

• BU10 - Competed in the BU11 8v8 Division results Tourney Champs

• BU16 - Competed in the BU17 Premier Division results Tourney Champs

• BU17 - Competed in the BU19 Division results Tourney Champs for the third year in a row.

4/12/07 - Spring Vacation Blast moves to Dover Sherborn High School Gym - Camp will be Indoors due to the Weather.

2/7/07 - Third Week Added to Summer Camps at New Hampton  in July - Dates will be posted soon.

1/30/07  - President's Day Cup in Phoenix  Feb 17-19-   The U16 & U17 Boys and U17 Girls Greater Boston Bolts teams will compete.

1/3/07 - Disney Showcase Tourney - yet another outstanding showing.

• GU16 - Where Showcase Finalists.
• BU16 - Competed in the BU16 Showcase relenting only 1 goal in the three matches.
• BU17 - Competed in the BU18 and where the Showcase Champions.

9/4/06 - F.C. G.B. Bolts BU10 Win Bandits Cup:   Francis Okaroh's new Boys U10 team entered their first competitive tourney the Bandits Cup over Labor Day weekend.   They won all their matches without giving up any goals in an impressive showing.  Congratulations!

8/14/06 - High School Team - Training in Session:  Currently training Belmont HS, Dover-Sherborn, and the Nobles in Dedham, MA. 

• Learn More about our Training...

8/12/06 - 4th Annual Summer Soccer Camps concluded it's two consecutive week sessions surpassing attendance for a fourth consecutive year.

• See the campers photos online.

7/3/06 - FC Greater Boston Bolts Boys U15, and U16, Coached by Francis Okaroh Reach Finals of Region 1 Championships...

• BU16 took a 2 - 0 victory over CT - South Central and their fourth consecutive clean sheet!
• BU15 took a 4 - 1 victory over VA - Richmond Strikers

7/2/06 - Same Theme two FC GB Bolts Boys U15, and U16 win Group Play at Region 1 Championships....

• Both teams now are in the Semi-Finals with an opportunity to compete for the Region 1 Title.

6/19/06 - FC Greater Boston Bolts Boys U15, and U16, Coached by Francis Okaroh sweep the Mass State Cup Titles.

• BU16 - Defending National Champs got through a tough battled from Juventus led by MVP Michael Bustamante.
• BU15 - First year under Francis' helm win their first Mass State Cup led by MVP Scott Prozeller.

6/18/06 - Ayer-Shirley Boys U14 Win Nashoba Cup Title

• Another Ultimate Soccer Academy Trained team wins a title!
• This is a remarkable accomplishment for a small town team who beat heavily favored soccer rich towns.

Click here to see all the tourney pictures.

5/29/06 - Francis Okaroh Leads  three FC Great Boston Bolts Premier Club Teams in the Needham Memorial Day Tournament

• *Girls U16 - Win in U16 Bracket - Girls one their bracket with three matches giving up no goals enroot to a Semi-Final win over Delta FC Girls 3-2 and Finals Victory 1-0 over Patriot Football United (NJ) 1-0.
•  Boys U15 - Win in U16 Bracket - Going undefeated in five matches.  This battle tested team under pressure never ran away with any of the matches, but never succumbed.   Congratulations!
• * Boys U16 - Win in U17 Bracket  - Their dominance is unprecedented winning 5 matches relenting only two goals and scoring a 19 for a 17+ GD in just five matches.   The march towards the Mass State Cup is next. 

5/14/06 - FC Boston Bolts Boys U16 - Win Region 1 Premier League Championship - 89/90 Bolts successfully defended their championship title in the Region 1 Premier League by defeating the MSC Dragons (from Maryland) 2-1 in the semi-finals on Saturday, May 13, 2006, and then defeating FC DELCO Dynamo III (from Pennsylvania) with a score of 3-1 in the finals on Sunday, May 14, 2006, in two hard-fought and hard-won games at the Kirkwood Soccer Complex in Delaware. The champion of the Premier League is guaranteed to play in the Regional Championship in Virginia Beach, VA, in late June. The U16 Team and Coach Francis Okaroh are on to Virginia. Well done

4/21/06 - Spring Vacation Blast - "Fun" Soccer week - World Cup Theme April 2006 in Dover Sherborn

2/21/06 - FC Boston Bolts Compete at the President's Day Tournament - SC del Sol - 2006 - Francis Okaroh now Coaches three teams for FC Greater Boston Bolts and they made their presence felt!

• FC Boston Bolts U16 Boys Win Tourney with a superior defense relenting only two goals in 5 matches while scoring 14 times.
  • Finals:  FC Greater Boston Bolts 4 - Cisco Toros 2  - To see all Scores Click Here.
• FC Boston Bolts U16 O Team Girls - Went 2-0-1 without relenting a goal in their bracket.   However, fell short on goal differential for a semi-final birth.  see results for U16F bracket
• FC Boston Bolts U15 Boys Reach the Semi-Finals in their first trip to the Desert under Francis Okaroh's helm.  see results for U15M bracket

11/20/05 - Congratulations - Francis Okaroh  is Inducted into the New England Soccer Hall of Fame   - Click here to see more photos.

11/4/05 - Francis Okaroh Named Division III Coach of the Year - having led the Dover Sherborn H.S. Girls soccer team to their first ever South Section Championship and reaching the state semi-finals. 

10/23/05 - Dover Sherborn HS Girls Soccer reach Semi-Finals - They won their first ever Division III South Sectional crown.   This remarkable showing demonstrates their improvement as they look to reach lofty goals next year.  Read more.

9/15/05 - Franics Okaroh - Elected to the "New England Soccer Hall of Fame" - Induction Ceremony to be held on November 20th, 2005.  - More news to follow...

7/31/05 - U15 FC Greater Boston Bolts - Capture the US Youth National Championship - Adidas Cup  with a thrilling overtime victory over 89 CASL Elite, NC.

• Michael Bustamante of the FC Greater Boston Bolts (MA) Under-15 Boys team scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 100^th minute of the second overtime, to help his team outlast 89 CASL Elite (NC) in a 5:4 shootout to claim the adidas® Cup.

  “I have no words,” said, Michael Bustamante (Bolts). Bustamante was awarded the adidas® Golden Boot and Golden Glove awards are presented to the players with the most competitive impact to their team. “I wasn’t expecting the adidas® Golden Boot, it was a total surprise and totally unexpected.” Freddy Adu won the adidas Golden Boot in 2001,

  Goal Scorers: Theo Terris (Bolts) 27:00, 110:00, Shawn Guderian (CASL) 57:00, Ian Wheeler (Bolts) 59:00, Mustafa Oomaq (CASL), Michael Bustamante (Bolts) 40:00, 100:00, Own Goal (CASL) 63:00, Sean Haglund (CASL) 110:00

7/30/05 - U15 FC Greater Boston Bolts  Won the Round Robins of the US National Championship and move on to the finals against CASL Elite, NC to be played Sunday July 31st.    A phenomenal season and a crowning achievement for Coach Francis Okaroh and  the players who've been together for several year.   They've reached the pinnacle level competing for the Adidas Cup!  Round Robin Results:

  Adidas Cup U15 B

• Fri, Jul 29 - FC Greater Boston Bolts (Massachusetts) 4, Campton Raptors (Illinois) 2

  Goal Scorers: Sheanon Williams (Boston) 5:00, Brad Horton (Campton) 13:00, Theo Terris (Boston) 16:00, Nick Howard (Boston) 54:00, Cody Culver (Campton) 69:00, Aaron Maund (Boston) 75:00

• Thur, Jul 28 - FC Greater Boston Bolts (Massachusetts) 2, 89 CASL Elite (North Carolina) 1

  Goal Scorers: James Carpenter (CASL) 45:00, Sheanon Williams (Boston) 72:00, 80:00

• Wed, Jul 27 - Nomads SC (California South) 2, FC Greater Boston Bolts (Massachusetts) 1

  Goal Scorers: Michael Denny (Nomads) 5:00, Gabriel Reich (Bolts) 31:00, Andres Rosas (Nomads) 43:00

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       Photo of the State Champs

*7/4/05 – Semi-Finals – FC Greater Boston Bolts ( Massachusetts ) 2, Seacoast United ( New Hampshire ) 0
Goal Scorers: Sheanon Williams (37th, 61st minute)

*7/3/05 - FC Greater Boston Bolts ( Massachusetts ) 1, BW Gottschee ( Eastern New York ) 1

*7/2/05 - FC Greater Boston Bolts ( Massachusetts ) 2, # HSC Blizzard ( Delaware ) 0

*7/1/05 - FC Greater Boston Bolts ( Massachusetts ) 5, Match Fit ( New Jersey ) 

 

6/15/05 - Bolts BU15 - Mass State Cup Champions for the second year in a row this team met all challengers.   They finished in resounding style by beating Nor'easter 6-0 in the Final.    In five matches during the State Cup Championships the Bolts relented only 1 goal.   They won a very hard fought battle 1-0 over South Shore United in the Semi-Finals.   Congratulations to the Greater Boston Bolts U15 Club! 

6/6/05 - Bolts BU15  - Francis Okaroh's FC Greater Boston Bolts U15 Boys among qualifier, By Robert Ziegler, 04.29.2005 as reported on Top Draw Soccer in U.S. Region 1 Premier Soccer news (click here for article)

5/31/05 - Bolts BU15 - Champions of the Boys U16 Premier in the 29th Needham Invitational Memorial Day Tourney!    The Bolts ran the entire field without a single loss in five matches and only allowing two goals throughout the entire tournament.  They avenged a 0-0 tie with Westenhook United SC Red from the earlier round by beating them 2-0 in the Finals to defend their tournament championship! 

5/23/05 - Bolts BU15 - Finish a near perfect season undefeated relenting a single goal besting the next team by 18+GD clearly the class of the Maple Premier League BU15 1st Division. They qualify for the State Cup Tourney beginning June 4/5, 2005. 

5/23/05 - Bolts BU15 - Will compete in the 29th Needham Invitational Memorial Day Tournament this weekend.

5/9/05 - Bolts BU15 - Region 1 Winners in Premier League Playoffs held at Kirkwood, DE & Qualify for Region 1 Tournament here are the results:

• U15 Boys Championship Match: FC Greater Boston Bolts 1, Potomac Cougars 0

Sheanon Williams fired home the winner on a Chris Gilbert assist to give Francis Okaroh’s team a league title. Mike Burke and Aaron Maund were among the other standouts for Bolts.   Williams said the team having a number of offensive weapons is a key to success, and noted that Okaroh’s leadership has been another vital element.     “We try to pass it around and give everybody a chance so they can’t focus on one player,” Williams said. “Francis has been such a great coach. He makes sure we don’t get too cocky. He keeps us humble and he’s always there for us.” 

• FC Greater Boston Bolts 1, Montgomery SC Dragons 0

A very cagey affair didn’t lead to an abundance of scoring chances, but as the Boston side slowly took control of the game, it seemed a goal might be coming.

It is not likely many envisioned the way it happened however, as Mike Perkins scored with a 30-yard long service that somehow crept in under the bar.

Montgomery’s Mike Alfrondra had hit the post with a first half shot as the Maryland side got off to a brighter beginning. Rose Enzuko was playing a very good match in the back for Montgomery, while Eric Gonzalez always posed a scoring threat.

For Boston, forward Michael Burke, Sheanon Williams and Miguel Bustamante brought a lot of pace and skill to the table, keeping the Montgomery defense on its toes and helping the squad regain control of the match. Boston coach Francis Okafor

“Normally we are quick starters but today they decided to feel them out first,” he said. “Once we settled down we started dictating. We’re disappointed we didn’t score more, but that’s why you play the game.”

9/14/04 - Bolts BU15 - Tournament Schedule Announced - Guest players might be invited to participate.

• Dec 27-30, 2004 - Disney Classic
• February, 2005 - President's Day Tourney, Phoenix, Arizona
• March, 2005 - New Jersey - Jefferson Cup Tournament

9/2/04 - Bolts BU14 - Make Varsity Team - All the U-14 players made their respective High School Varsity Soccer Teams for the Fall 2004 Season.  

7/4/04 - Bolts BU14 Reached the Semi-Finals of the 2004 US Youth Soccer Region 1 Championships - Winning Group B handily with victories over New York West 5-0 and Vermont 6-0.  In the Semi-Finals vs. Eastern Penn they held them 0-0 through 90 minutes only to lose a heartbreaker in OT 1-0.   Congratulations on an Outstanding Season!

6/20/04 - Bolts BU14 Won the State Championship with a 3-0 victory over the SUNS.  They will now move onto the Regional Championships.

6/9/04 - FC GB Bolts Won the Premier Division 1 Maple League for Spring 2004 with a 6 wins 1 tie  record.  

6/8/04 - The u14 bolts were undefeated in their first three games of the state cup at Amherst. They shut out Inter, Nor'easter and the Suns.   They now move on the semi finals where they will play the South Shore Blazers.  The other semi final game features Juventus vs the Suns.  

5/31/04 - Bolts U14 Boys Team won the Needham Invitational Memorial Day weekend Tournament with a 3-0 victory over the Danberry Revolution of CT going undefeated in 5 tourney matches!

4/25/04 - Bolts Score in first Premier League Action of Spring 04 vs. InterSC Boston (Click here to see photos.)

1/19/2004 U14 F.C. Great Boston Bolts Boys win Juventus Martin Luther King Day Tournament

The FC Greater Boston U14 boys won the Juventus Martin Luther King Day Tournament by beating Nor'easter in a sudden death five minute overtime.   They tied a strong Rhode Island team 1-1 in the first game.  They beat Coastal the Maine state champs in the second game 3-0.  In the third game they beat the blazers 1-0 to make it into the finals with Nor'easter who had beaten Juventus usa and SSU blazers to make it from their division into the finals.

Read More about their final days...."Gone with the Wind", by Ryan-Canner O'Mealy

A Nigerian defender who was a member of the Chicago Fire's double-winning team in 1998.

Prior to joining MLS, Okaroh had played for FC Menem in Belgium, the Cleveland Force in the MISL and the Cape Cod Crusaders in the USISL.

• See us in Soccer America's Summer Camp Guide 2004
  • Photo of us at our New Hampton location on Page 2 lower left.
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