1998 Varsity

The '98 Varsity has the distinguished honor of being the first Martin HS team to be a Texas State Finalist Team and only the second Martin team to go to State. The '98 Varsity went 8-2 in district play and went on to defeat Duncanville, Northwest, Richland, El Paso Hanks, El Paso Del Valle and Klein (1997 State Champions) to make it to the State Finals. Martin lost the championship to SA Churchill ( 1 - 0 ) in the last 1 minute and 38 seconds.

Back Row: Coach Naughton, John Besancon, Matt Craft, Volk Vinall, Clay King, Tyler Mannie, David Potts, Josh Gibbs, Matthew Lopez, Michael Dunleavy, Michael Blackburn, Justin Afkhami, Chris Chicko Middle Row: Sean McCord, David Noffsinger, T.J. Antell, Michael Vader, Travis Smith, Jonas Stanley, Kenny Watanamekinkul, Kirk Chapline, Akshai Rao, Jeremy Hutton Kneeling: Julie Lindeman, Leigh Gillie, Bryan Hendricks, Frankie May, Weston Ernst, Mark Alvarenga, B.J. Harris, Justin Ruffennach
Here is the roster of the '98 Varsity Team

No
Name
Class
Position
1
Justin Afkhami
Junior
Defender
2
John Besancon (Capt.)
Senior
Defender
3
Jeremy Hutton
Junior
Forward
4
Chris Chicko
Junior
Defender
5
Michael Blackburn
Junior
Forward
6
Matt Lopez
Junior
Midfielder
7
Travis Smith
Senior
Forward/Midfielder
8
Sean McCord
Junior
Defender
9
Akshai Rao (Capt.)
Senior
Defender
10
Clay King
Junior
Midfielder
11
B.J. Harris
Junior
Forward
12
Kenni Watanamekinkul
Senior
Midfielder
13
Frankie May
Junior
Midfielder
14
Bryan Hendricks
Senior
Midfielder
15
Jonas Stanley
Senior
Midfielder
16
David Potts
Senior
Defender
17
Justin Ruffennach
Junior
Midfielder
18
Matt Craft
Junior
Forward/Midfielder
19
Tyler Mannie
Senior
Midfielder
20
T.J. Antell
Junior
Midfielder
21
Michael Veader
Senior
Midfielder
22
Kirk Chapline
Senior
Defender
23
Michael Dunleavy
Junior
Defender
24
David Noffsinger
Senior
Forward/Midfielder
25
Weston Ernst
Junior
Defender
26
Mark Alvarenga
Junior
Midfielder
GK.
Josh Gibbs
Senior
Goalkeeper
GK.
Volk Vinall
Sophomore
Goalkeeper
MGR
Leah Gillie
Junior
Manager
MGR
Brooke Haslam
Junior
Manager
TRN
Julie Lindeman
Senior
Trainer
District
Feb.
3
Arlington at MHS
W
5-0
District
  
6
MHS at Sam Houston
W
3-0
District
  
10
MHS at DeSoto
L
2-1
District
  
13
Bowie at MHS
W
4-0
District
  
17
MHS at Lamar
W
2-0
District
  
20
MHS at Arlington
W
1-0
District
  
24
Sam Houston at MHS
L
1-2
District
  
27
DeSoto at MHS
W
4-1
District
Mar.
5
MHS at Bowie
W
1-0
District
  
7
Lamar at MHS
W
3-2
           
BI-District
  
13,14
-Bye-
    
Area
  
16,17
MHS Vs Duncanville
W
2-0
Sectional
  
20,21
MHS Vs Northwest
W
1-0
Qtr. Finals
  
23,24
MHS Vs Richland
W
2-0
Regional
  
27
MHS Vs El Paso Hanks
W
1-0
   
28
MHS Vs El Paso Del Valle
W
5-2
State
Apr.
3
MHS Vs Klein
W
1-0
State
  
4
MHS Vs Churchill
L
1-0