By Ryan Mink
Special to The Washington Post
Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Georgetown Prep boys' soccer coach Guy Fraiture, a native of Belgium, considers an overemphasis on defense to be part of the trappings of American soccer.

"That's the American soccer approach," Fraiture said. "Everything starts with defense. Offense, that's where the fun is. If you don't score goals, this game is no fun."

Yesterday, Fraiture's seventh-ranked Little Hoyas (5-1-1) had plenty of fun in a 4-0 win over St. Albans. Georgetown Prep's dominance was surprising, considering the Bulldogs (3-3-2) were coming off a win last week over O'Connell, the only team to beat Prep.

The Little Hoyas went up 1-0 in the third minute on a goal by forward Garvey Young and didn't stop there. Ifeanyi Edochie, another smooth striker, fed freshman Nate Eggleston on the second goal about 16 minutes later, then found the net himself less than seven minutes after that to give the Little Hoyas a 3-0 halftime lead.

Eggleston added a second goal late in the second half to close the scoring.

Young and Edochie worked together nearly seamlessly despite playing together for only this season.

Young didn't play soccer for two years before high school but still made the varsity team his freshman year. He played two years before taking last season off to focus on basketball (he has committed to play for the University of Vermont). After signing, he decided to play one more season of organized soccer with some encouragement from Edochie.

"I heard he was good, so I wanted to see how good he would be up top with me," Edochie said.

"I just love the game," Young added. "Last year, I was missing it so much. In college I'll have a lot of free time, so it shouldn't be a problem" playing basketball and soccer.

At 6 feet 4, Young looks down on almost every defender. He said his challenge this season, in which he has already piled up 11 goals, has been finding a way to play within the rules while still being aggressive.

That's a key part of Fraiture's approach. As the season started, Fraiture said his team will concede three or four goals per game, but aims to score seven or eight. The Little Hoyas have scored 18 goals during a four-game win streak.

"That's what the game is all about," Edochie said. "If you go anywhere in the world, attack is the best form of defense."

No. 7 Georgetown Prep 4 St. Albans 0 Saving Grace: St. Albans senior goalie Spencer Bradley had seven saves and snuffed out several more Georgetown Prep quality advances. No Defense? Georgetown Prep's two forwards draw the attention, but its defense, led by goalie Guy Logan, is stout. It has allowed just four goals in the past four games. No. 7 Georgetown Prep 4 St. Albans 0 Saving Grace: St. Albans senior goalie Spencer Bradley had seven saves and snuffed out several more Georgetown Prep quality advances. No Defense? Georgetown Prep's two forwards draw the attention, but its defense, led by goalie Guy Logan, is stout. It has allowed just four goals in the past four games.