AA County Coaches All-County Team:

 

Friday October 30, 2009 - Centennial 3, Northeast 0.

 

Saves - Cody Koester.

 

From the Maryland Gazette:

 

Despite solid efforts by Alex Gonzalez and keeper Cody Koester, Northeast fell to the host Eagles in the first round of the Class 4A East regional tournament.

 

Centennial 1 2 - 3

Thursday October 22, 2009 - Severna Park 4, Northeast 1.

 

Goal: Mariano Diaz

Assist: Michael Knopp

Saves: Josh Meekins

 

From the Maryland Gazette:

 

Jared Fenton scored twice, and Matt ward and Joe Henke added goals to help the Falcons clinch a berth in Tuesday's District V boys soccer title game. South River's 4-3 victory over North County edged out Broadneck in a tight race for Anne Arundel County's participant against Howard County's champion.  Mario Diaz scored Northeast's goal.

GOALS: NE - Diaz; SP - Fenton 2, Ward, Henke. ASSISTS: NE - Knopp; SP - Belchatovski, Goldberg, Schuh, Meharg. SAVES: NE - Meekins; SP - Kriebel 1, Snyder 1. SHOTS: NE - 3; SP - 20. CORNERS: NE - 1; SP - 9.

Tuesday October 20, 2009 - Old Mill 2, Northeast 0.

 

Saves - Josh Meekins 5.

 

From the Maryland Gazette:

 

by Pat O'Malley

 

Coaches love it when their teams jump out early on their opponents and their defenses take over.  Count Old Mill coach Nick Klug amoung them.  His Patriots tallied a pair of goals in the first 28 minutes last night and made them stand up in a 2-0 boys soccer victory over Northeast.  Ryan Milligan and Jimmy Dutcher scored first-half goals about eight minutes apart and defenders Damian Ramos and Perry Clark closed the door.

 

The Eagles were outshot 20-5 and Patriots goalkeeper Eric Fernholz made two saves.  With a win at home again tomorrow night against Annapolis, where the Patriots (5-6) are unbeaten, they could seal fifth place and a good draw in the playoffs.  "It was a good win for us," said Klug, who beat his old high school coach, Northeast's Sam Tanner.  "We've had trouble scoring goals this year.  We put the two away early tonight and held onto that lead."

 

Tanner was impressed with Old Mill, which got assists from Matt Matousek and Ian Erickson.  "They're very quick, and their first touch is great, and are patient and knock the ball around," Tanner said.  "We just couldn't get the ball from them."

 

The early offensive punch coupled with  the Patriots' solid defense, led by Ramos, got the job done.  "We always match him up with othe other team's top forward," Klug said.  "He was an All-County defender last year and looks to be that way this year.  And another senior, Perry Clark, in the midfield, keeps possession and distributes very well.  Clark complements Ryan Milligan in the middle very well."

 

Josh Meekins' five save kept the Eagles in the game.

 

Northeast (4-9)  0 0 - 0

Old Mill (5-8)  2 0 - 2

 

GOALS: OM - Milligan, Dutcher. ASSISTS: Matousek, Erickson.  SAVES: NE - Meekins 5; OM - Fernholz 2.  SHOTS: NE - 5; OM - 20.  CORNERS: NE - 0; OM - 3.

Wednesday October 14, 2009 - Northeast 2, Annapolis 1 (OT).

 

Goals: Robert Engel, Brandon Nestor.

Assists: Alex Gonzalez.

Saves: Cody Koester 5.

 

From the Maryland Gazette:

 

Alex Gonzalez assisted Brandon Nester to lift the Eagles over the Panthers in overtime. Rob Engel gave Northeast a 1-0 advantage in the first half, and Annapolis' James Ortel responded with a score in the second. Cody Koester made five saves for the Eagles, and Annapolis' Adam Miller had six.

 

Annapolis (0-9-2) 0 1 0 - 1

Northeast (4-8) 1 0 1 - 2

GOALS: ANN - Ortel; NE - Engel, Nester. ASSISTS: NE - Gonzalez. SAVES: NE - Koester 5; ANN - Miller 6. SHOTS: NE - 16; ANN - 10. CORNERS: NE - 4; ANN - 0.

Monday October 12, 2009 - Meade 2, Northeast 0.

 

Saves - Josh Meekins 10.

 

From the Maryland Gazette:

 

Jean Toussaint and Ryan Flenner netted first-half goals to lead the Mustangs.  Meade's Tyler Hall made eight saves to secure the shutout.

 

Northeast (3-8) 0 0 - 0

Meade (5-5) 2 0 - 2

 

GOALS: ME - Toussaint, Flenner. SAVES: NE - Meekins 10; ME - Hall 8. SHOTS: NE - 13; ME - 20. CORNERS: NE - 2; ME - 4.

 

Thursday October 10 - Southern 2, Northeast 1.

 

Goals - Alex Gonzalez.

Assist - Kenny Witt.

Saves - Cody Koester 11.

 

From the Maryland Gazette:

 

Connor Todaro and Timmy Phipps scored for the Bulldogs. Cody Koester made 11 saves for the Eagles. Northeast's Alex Gonzalez scored off an assist from Kenny Witt.

 

Northeast (3-7) 0 1 - 1

Tuesday October 6, 2009 - North County 2, Northeast 0.

 

Saves: Josh Meekins 11.

 

From the Maryland Gazette:

 

Gregg Hauck scored a goal in the first half and Jack Deckman added another in the second to give the Knights their first county victory in boys soccer in six years, a 2-0 triumph over Northeast.  "We've been in games with good teams and finally we've got on in our favor," North County coach Scott McGuire said.

 

Hauck scored the go-ahead goal wtih 13 minutes lieft in the first when he planted a volley into a corner of the net.  Shane Smith headed a pass to Deckman, who drove a header past Eagles goalkeeper Josh Meekins in the 70th minute.  Meekins collected 11 saves, and Pat Carey made four to lead North County.

 

Northeast (3-6)  0 0 - 0

North County (2 - 7)  1 1 - 2

 

GOALS: NC - Hauck, Deckman.  ASSISTS: NC - Smith.  SAVES: NE - Meekins 11; Carey 4.  SHOTS: NE - 10; NC - 18.  CORNERS: NE - 3; NC - 1.

Thursday October 1, 2009 - Norhteast 2, Glen Burnie 0.

 

Goals - Greg Jordan, Mariano Diaz.

Assists - Brandon Nestor, Michael Knopp.

Saves - Cody Koester 9.

MVP Offense -

MVP Defense -

 

From the Maryland Gazette:

 

Greg Jordan and Mariano Diaz each scored a goal as Northeast's boys soccer team provided a balanced effort in a 2-0 victory over Glen Burnie on Thursday night.  Brandon Nestor and Michael Knopp collected assists, while Cody Koester made nine saves.   Glen Burnie's Eric Deaton stopped 12 shots.

 

Northeast (3-5)  1 1 - 2

Glen Burnie (0-5-1)  0 0 - 0

 

GOALS: NE - Jordan, Diaz.  ASSISTS: NE - Nestor, Knopp.  SAVES: NE - Koester 9; GB - Deaton 12.  SHOTS: NE - 15; GB - 10.  CORNERS: NE - 3; GB - 4.

Tuesday September 29, 2009 - South River 3, Northeast 0.

 

Saves - Josh Meekins 9.

MVP Offense -

MVP Defense -

 

From the Maryland Gazette:

 

George Blancke, Mike Kane, and Anase N'Gadi scored goals to power the Seahawks.

 

South River (6-1)  1 2 - 3

Northeast (2-5)  0 0 - 0

 

GOALS: SR - Blancke, Kane, N'Gadi.  ASSISTS: SR McSweegan.  SAVES: SR - Smith 3; NE - Meekins 9.  SHOTS: SR - 13; NE - 3.  CORNERS: SR - 5; NE - 1.

Thursday September 24 - Broadneck 3, Northeast 0.

 

Saves - Josh Meekins 12.

MVP Offense - Robert Engel.

MVP Defense - Jesus Obregon.

 

From the Maryland Gazette:

 

Evan Camm and Guy Skord notched goals, and teh Bruins held on for the shutout.  Eddgan Fisher supplied an assist, and Cory Johnson made a pair of stops for Broadneck.  Northeast's Josh Meekins made 12 saves.

 

Northeast (2-4)  0 0 - 0

Broadneck (4-1-1)  2 1 - 3

 

GOALS: BN - Camm, Skord, own.  ASSISTS: BN - Fisher.  SAVES: NE - Meekins 12; BN - Johnson 2.  SHOTS: NE - 2; BN - 15.  CORNERS: NE - 1; BN - 4.

 

Tuesday September 22 - Arundel 2, Northeast 0.

 

Saves - Cody Koester 11.

MVP Offense - Alex Gonzalez.

MVP Defense - George Stumpf.

 

From the Maryland Gazette:

 

Mike Kovach had a goal and an assist and Tyler Hudson added a goal to lead the Wildcats over the Eagles.  Wildcats goalie Ryan Santos had four saves, while Cody Koester stopped 11 shots for Northeast.

 

Arundel (4-1)  1 1 - 2

Northeast (2-3)  0 0 - 0

 

GOALS: AR - Hudson, Kovach.  ASSISTS: AR - Kovach, Fowler.  SAVES: AR - Santos, 4; Koester, 11.  SHOTS: AR - 9; NE - 8.  CORNERS:  NE - 3.

 

Wednesday September 16 - Chesapeake 1, Northeast 0.

 

Saves - Josh Meekins, 15.

MVP Offense - Greg Jordan.

MVP Defense - Josh Meekins.

 

From the Pasadena Voice:

 

Cougars Edge Northeast in Defensive Struggle, 1-0

by Tim Prudente (photo by Tim Prudente)

 

Senior defenseman Joey Milligan of the Chesapeake boys soccer team was charged with a single task for the rivalry game against Northeast - shut down the Eagles' star midfielder Alexander Gonzalez.  "You have to stop him," said Milligan, "He's their distributor, and if you take him out it makes it very tough for them to connect from defense to offense."

 

Chesapeake's game plan came to fruition on September 16 as the smothering presence of Milligan effectively neutralized Gonzalez - and the rest of the Eagles' offense - en route to a 1-0 victory.  Gonzalez, who found himself constantly accosted by Milligan, managed only a handful of touches as the Eagles' offense struggled to tally a mere five shots on goal, compared to Chesapeake's 15.  "It was just two good players going at it," said Chesapeake coach Chris Collins.  "They both made some good plays and it was a great match up, but in the end the day went to Joey."  The Eagles' prolific scorer was in agreement.  "It was definitely frustrating," said Gonzalez, who spent time with teh U.S. Olympic developmental team last November.  "He was down my back the whole game... I guess he did his job."

 

In addition to their defensive triumph, the Chesapeake offense proved similarly successful, scoring midway through the first half with senior Justin Wurtzer lobbing a shot over the head of approaching Eagles' keeper Josh Meekins.  Wurtzer's score marked the only goal in 80 minutes of play, and served to deflate the spirits of the rival Eagles.  "That goal just took the wind right from our sails," said Gonzalez.  "We play a very emotional game and when we get scored on early like that it's hard to bounce back."

 

The second half found both teams playing defensive soccer as increasing downpours turned the ball slick and made footing treacherous.  It looked as if the Cougars would extend the lead with 19 minutes remaining in the game, but a goal by Justin Kestler was called back for an offside violation.  Despite the Eagles' lack of productivity, junior goalkeeper Meekins saw plenty of action, recording 15 saves while being bombarded by Cougar attackers.  Meekins prooved sure-handed in the slick conditions an dhis acrobatics in goal prolonged the Eagles' hopes.  "Meekins made some incredible saves.  He really came up big for them," praised Collins.

 

Apart from the dynamic play from Meekins and the Eagles' defense, Northeast coach Sam Tanner was quick to point out his team's ineptitudes on the offensive side of the ball.  "They controlled the middle of the field no matter what we did," said Tanner.  "We started with four midfielders and we even went to five midfielders, but when you don't have the ball you just can't score."

 

Chesapeake's Collins also admitted his team's showing wasn't its best effort.  "There are some things we're not happy about... It would have been nice to put a few more goals in," said Collins.  "But a win is a win and even though we're not where we want to be yet, we're moving in the right direction."

Thursday, September 9 - Northeast 2, Meade 1

Goals - Alex Gonzalez, Michael Knopp.
Assist - Brandon Nestor.
Saves - Josh Meekins 8.

MVP Offense - Michael Knopp.

MVP Defense - Logan Kostick.

From the Maryland Gazette:

Alex Gonzalez and Michael Knopp scored first-half goals, and the Eagles held on to top the Mustangs. Charlie Lindblom tallied Meade's goal, but Northeast goalie Josh Meekins, who made eight saves, didn't allow the equalizer.

Meade (0-1) 0 1 - 1
Northeast (2-1) 2 0 - 2

GOALS: ME - Lindblom; NE - Gonzalez, Knopp. ASSISTS: NE - Nestor. SAVES: ME - Hall 10; NE - Meekins 8. SHOTS: ME - 19; NE - 18. CORNERS: ME -0; NE - 1.