If you're a Southern Cayuga opponent, chances are that whatever end of the field you're on, you'll run into a Rejman. It's likely that on offense or defense, it won't end pretty.
Sam Tenney / The Citizen
Tony Brown-Rejman and Antonio Rejman of Southern Cayuga are co-MVPs of the boys soccer season. They helped lead the Chiefs to the second round of the Section IV Class C tournament.
Tony Brown-Rejman and Antonio Rejman of Southern Cayuga are co-MVPs of the boys soccer season. They helped lead the Chiefs to the second round of the Section IV Class C tournament.
Brothers Tony Rejman (defense) and Antonio Rejman (striker) have made things awfully difficult for virtually every team the Chiefs have run into this season, and for this reason they earn 2007 The Citizen boys soccer player of the year honors.
Tony was given the difficult task of being Southern Cayuga's No. 1 marking back - meaning that he guards other teams' best players in the highly competitive Interscholastic Athletic Conference. He was rewarded with first-team All-IAC honors, and was the Chiefs MVP.
Southern Cayuga traditionally uses its defense to generate offense, drawing its opponents in and then pushing the ball up the field. The Rejmans keep it in the family.
“He'd control the offense and I'd control the defense,” Tony said. “From the defense I'd pass him the ball, and he'd get it and do a lot of incredible stuff with the ball.”
Antonio scored 24 goals and 11 assists this year for the Chiefs, good enough for second-team, all-IAC honors.
“We had a strong group of people that were good at assisting,” Antonio said. “When we were on, we were on and when we were motivated, we played really well.”
While Antonio hasn't decided on a college, he thinks Tompkins-Cortland Community College might be Tony's future. The Rejmans have some experience playing under the lights in Dryden - Southern Cayuga played Newark Valley and Walton there.
“Under the lights, our whole team was pretty pumped, pretty into it,” Tony said. “We were just out there having a good time.”
Though soccer is done for the seniors, the Rejmans aren't. They have another brother, William, who is a junior.
“He has a lot of potential and he's only a sophomore,” Antonio said. “He's used to playing at the level that we play at and I hope that makes the right decisions to become the best player he can be before he graduates, because I think he has aspirations to play in college.”
Tony was given the difficult task of being Southern Cayuga's No. 1 marking back - meaning that he guards other teams' best players in the highly competitive Interscholastic Athletic Conference. He was rewarded with first-team All-IAC honors, and was the Chiefs MVP.
Southern Cayuga traditionally uses its defense to generate offense, drawing its opponents in and then pushing the ball up the field. The Rejmans keep it in the family.
“He'd control the offense and I'd control the defense,” Tony said. “From the defense I'd pass him the ball, and he'd get it and do a lot of incredible stuff with the ball.”
Antonio scored 24 goals and 11 assists this year for the Chiefs, good enough for second-team, all-IAC honors.
“We had a strong group of people that were good at assisting,” Antonio said. “When we were on, we were on and when we were motivated, we played really well.”
While Antonio hasn't decided on a college, he thinks Tompkins-Cortland Community College might be Tony's future. The Rejmans have some experience playing under the lights in Dryden - Southern Cayuga played Newark Valley and Walton there.
“Under the lights, our whole team was pretty pumped, pretty into it,” Tony said. “We were just out there having a good time.”
Though soccer is done for the seniors, the Rejmans aren't. They have another brother, William, who is a junior.
“He has a lot of potential and he's only a sophomore,” Antonio said. “He's used to playing at the level that we play at and I hope that makes the right decisions to become the best player he can be before he graduates, because I think he has aspirations to play in college.”
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