John Cari, boys soccer coach at Emmaus, isn't very used to having someone in goal for him that doesn't have the last name Fine.

He's losing his latest Fine, Kevin, to graduation after giving him 54 wins and 38 1/2 shutouts during his high school career. Prior to Kevin, there was Andy Fine, who captured 37 wins for Cari.

"My mom actually calculated it a couple weeks ago and my brother and I have somewhere around two-thirds of the wins with coach Cari," laughed Kevin. The latest number, by the way, stands around 69 percent, but who's counting?

Big brother Andy is never very far away and has provided some friendly competition and encouragement for Kevin during his high school career.

"My brother pushes me all the time," laughed Fine. "He came back to see the league finals against Parkland and it was great."

For Kevin Fine, it's not all about individual wins and it's not about making all-league teams, which he was mysteriously left off of this season. He claims there are no hard feelings at being left off of the LVC team and that it's not inspiring him to play any harder than he has throughout his career with Emmaus. His coach, however, looks at it a little differently.

"I couldn't believe that Kevin wasn't on that team; he should have been. I think he's going to show a lot of people that they made a mistake and I think every game out there, he shows just how good he is," said Cari after a recent game.

If it's not all about individual wins and it's not about making all-star teams, then how does Kevin Fine measure his success?

"I just want our team to win and play hard. The only record or anything that I care about are shutouts, because that's a measure of how well I play," said Fine. "Even with that though, there are a lot of good players in front of me who make it tough for the other team to get any good shots off."

With the season and Fine's high school career ending with a loss to Stroudsburg in the District 11 final, there is still a lot to do for Fine before graduation. First up, is deciding on a four-year college. He's got some options open to him, but hasn't made a decision yet. He also hopes to play high-level club soccer while he's in college.

Ironically, Fine was in the spotlight for Emmaus in the district final when the game came down to penalty kicks. In those situations, the kicker is almost guaranteed a goal, but Fine was up to the task of keeping his team in contention.

"It's so tough to read what the kicker is doing in that spot and which way he's going to go," said Fine. "You try to read his body language, but you can't always get a good read and it all comes down to a quick decision."

Cari agrees with Fine that there's not a whole lot a goalie can do when it comes to penalty kicks.

"Kevin is great in that situation," said Cari. "If a goalie blocks one shot, he's doing well and I can't think of anybody I'd rather have in goal than Kevin, because he's doesn't get rattled by the pressure."

Fine is one of nine players who will graduate from the soccer team, leaving some pretty big holes to fill. It may not sink in for a while that his high school career is over and he may not quite realize just how much he accomplished, but he does know that he'll have fond memories.

As Emmaus was working its way through the district tournament, Fine was too close to everything that was happening to realize just how well things have gone for both him and the program during his high school career.

"We've been very successful and it's been great playing with this group of guys and playing for coach Cari. I'm sure at some point, I'm really going to miss this, but it's hard to gauge while it's all happening," said Fine.