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All-Gazette Boys Soccer 2008
December 10, 2008
The All-Gazette boys soccer team for Montgomery County was announced yesterday with Skylar Olson named onto the First Team along with Player of the Year, Kevin Dansky, Churchill, and Coach of the Year, Stephen Pfeil, Magruder; and, 13 other key players: Tomiwa Adewole, Sherwood; Ricardo Castro, Landon; Peabo Doue, Clarksburg; Mikey Funes, Blair; Edward Granados, Paint Branch; Michael Hocker, Georgetown Prep; Jamie LaFleur, Churchill; Stephen Magliaro, Magruder; Dillon Muise, Clarksburg; Hugh Roberts, Good Counsel; Pablo Torrano, WJ; Paul Torres, Whitman; and, Ethan White, B-CC. Congratulations, Skylar and All-Gazette teammates!The All-Gazette boys soccer team for Montgomery was announced yesterday with Skylar Olson named onto the First Team along with Player of the Year, Kevin Dansky, Churchillm and Coach of the Year, Stephen Pfeil, Magruder; and 13 other players: Tomiwa Adewole, Sherwood; Ricardo Castro, Landon; Peabo Doue, Clarksburg; Mikey Funes, Blair; Edward Granados, Paint Branch; Michael Hocker, Georgetown Prep; Jamie LaFleur, Churchill; Stephen Magliaro, Magruder; Dillon Muise, Clarksburg; Hugh Roberts, Good Counsel; Pablo Torrano, WJ; Paul Torres, Whitman; and, Ethan White, B-CC. Congratulations, Skylar and All-Gazette teammates!
MCAS All-State 2008 Senior
November 17, 2008
The Maryland Association of Coaches of Soccer (MACS) recently selected its high school All-State players for 2008. Congratulations, Skylar Olson, who was voted onto the 2nd Team and participated in the All-State game held last night at Broadneck HS in Annapolis, MD, between the Black (South and West schools) and Red (North and East schools, including 4A Champs, Bowie, and Finalist, Perry Hall). The Black team defeated the Red team in an entertaining match, 3-2.
Wootton All-Star Seniors
November 17, 2008
Congratulations, Sam Hulsey and Matt Black, who participated in the Montgomery County All-star (all seniors) game yesterday at Churchill. Sam and Matt were selected onto the East squad which defeated the West squad, 5-0.
Patriots Playoff Hopes Dashed by Magruder -- in OT
October 28, 2008
In Round 2 action of the MPSSAA playoffs, the Patriots were back at Magruder on a cold, windy afternoon and on an even worse pitch than just 2 weeks ago when the Patriots fell to the Colonels in a hard-fought contest, 1-0. Throughout the match, players kept losing their footing on the poor, muddy, slippery pitch and in the end, it would be Magruder's best weapon. But, the Patriots would strike first and quickly. After the Patriots kick-off, Stephen Ho collected a pass and served a ball to Efe Halici in the box but it was cleared out of bounds on the left near 15 yds. After the ensuing throw-in, Efe passed to Daniel Silversmith about 20 yds. left/center who turned and struck a hard shot on goal which appeared to be deflected off of a defender and then off of the far post down into the net to put the Patriots up 1-0. Several minutes later, Sam Hulsey collected a ball in the middle, dribbled a few yards forward and took a shot from about 20 yds. out which went wide. The Patriots repossessed the ball and Daniel S. passed to Efe in the right corner for a cross through the box which the GK caught. Magruder countered with a run and sent the ball into the box which Matt Black grabbed. Magruder repossessed the ball and broke through on the left but the ball went over the end line for a goal kick. Magruder repossessed the ball and again broke through the left back for a corner kick which Matt B. grabbed and booted it away. Magruder collected the ball but Skylar Olson tackled it away it in the middle, dribbled to the left but it was defended out of bounds for a throw-in near 20 yds. left. Magruder repossessed the ball and worked it into the Patriots' left back but Danny Kawamura rushed over to clear it out of bounds. At about the 14 min. mark, after the ball went over the end line, Matt B. booted the ball upfield but Magruder repossessed the ball and broke through deep into the Patriots' left back but Skylar closed in to defend/tackle the ball away. The Colonels collected the ball and served it into the box and it was grabbed by Matt B. Danny K. sent a ball upfield on the right to Efe who beat the last defender and fired a blast from about 22 yds. right which the GK stopped near post and the ball deflected outward back to Efe who took a left-footed shot from about 10-12 yds. center but the shot sailed wide left of goal. After the Colonels' goal kick, Matt Harlow collected the ball on the left side and dribbled deep into the Colonels' right corner but the ball was defended off of Matt over the end line for a goal kick. Magruder collected the ball and moved it upfield into the Patriots’ right back for a corner into the box which Skylar headed away to setup a counter and nice movement of the ball but after it was defended out of bounds, a bad throw-in gave possession back to Magruder but the Patriots repossessed the ball and setup an attack which was nullified by an offsides call. The Colonels penetrated deep into the Patriots right back and Alex Kiener moved in to defend the play but the ball went behind the end for a corner kick. The corner kick was deflected by Magruder over the end line for a goal kick and the ball was repossessed by Magruder. Danny K. cleared a ball away to Hugo Coimbra and after a thrown-in to Max Goldschein was intercepted by Magruder, the Colonels sent a long ball into the box which Jason Greenberg cleared away. Magruder collected the ball and served it into the box which Matt B. grabbed. Magruder repossessed the ball, worked it into the Patriots’ right corner but Ethan Alkon came over to clear the ball away. Skylar collected the ball near mid-center and was fouled y Magruder. Skylar’s free kick into the box was cleared away. Wootton repossessed the ball and Michael Yoon passed it on the left to Ethan who worked into down to the left corner and served the ball into the box which was caught by the GK. Magruder moved the ball deep into the Patriots’ right back but Skylar cleared the ball away. Magruder repossessed the ball and setup a shot from the right about 20 yds. which Matt B. caught. Play went back and forth for the next several minutes. At about the 31 min. mark, after a foul by Magruder on Efe near mid-field, Skylar sent the free kick into the box which was cleared but repossessed by the Patriots near 20 yds. right where Efe sent a left-footed shot towards goal which the GK caught. Magruder pushed the ball upfield on the Patriots’ left side of the box for a shot which Matt B. caught. Magruder repossessed the ball and Daniel Riggio attempted to clear the ball away near 25 yds. center but was called for a foul. Magruder’s free kick into the box towards goal was caught by Matt B. The Colonels repossessed the ball and moved it into the Patriots’ right corner where Jason hustled back to clear it away. At about the 35 min. mark, after a foul by Magruder near 35 yds. on the right, Skylar’s free kick into the box was cleared away but repossessed by the Patriots where Stephen passed a ball to Efe in the middle and it was defended out of bounds for a throw-in to Hugo. Magruder repossessed the ball and worked it deep into the Patriots’ right back where Jason cleared it out of bounds for a throw-in near 15 yds. The ensuing throw-in landed in the box where a shot was taken which went wide of goal to the Patriots’ left. Wootton’s goal kick was collected by the Colonels and after a foul by Ethan near 35 yds. center at about the 38 min. mark, the ball was deflected over the end line for a goal kick. Magruderrepossessed the ball and served it into the box which Matt scooped up. After a foul by the Colonels on Skylar near 40 yds. on their left side, Jason launched the free kick into the box but it was cleared out of bounds. Magruder repossessed the ball and pushed it upfield deep into the Patriot’s left side but Jason cleared it away and the half ended, 1-0, Patriots. The Colonels took 4 shots on goal and setup 3 corner kicks while the Patriots took 4 shots on goal.
In the second half, Magruder kicked off, penetrated deep into the right back but the ball was cleared away. The Colonels repossessed the ball and after a foul by the Patriots, a Colonels free kick into the box was caught by Matt B. Play went back and forth for the next couple of minutes. At about the 4 min. mark, Matt H. received a ball on the left and worked it deep into the Colonels’ right back to cross a ball which sailed high/behind the cross bar. Again, both sides attacked and countered for the next 4 minutes. At the 8 min. mark, Skylar caught a high kick in the face but played continued. Wootton respossessed the ball and countered with a ball upfield into the box to Max but the GK grabbed the ball. At the 10 min. mark, Jason passed a ball upfield to Sam in the box but the GK caught the ball. Magruder sent a dangerous ball into the box which was eventually cleared by Jason, but Magruder repossessed and served it into the box again but it was cleared away. Wootton repossessed the ball and Efe passed to Sam in the box on Magruder’s right for a shot which the GK grabbed. Magruder penetrated deep and served a dangerous ball in the box which bounced around before Jason cleared it away. At about the 15 min. mark, the Colonels attacked on the right and sent a ball upfield on the right near 22 yds. where a hard shot towards goal was stopped/deflected off Matt B. and bounced fortuitously over to the feet of another Colonels who struck in the equalizer goal. Play went back and forth for the next several minutes. At about the 18 min. mark, Efe collected a pass near 20 yds. right on the Colonels’ side and served a ball into the box but it was cleared away. Play went back and forth for the next 3 minutes. At about the 21 min. mark, Stephen collected a ball and passed to Sam in the middle who passed to Ethan on the left who served a ball into the box but it went over the end line for a goal kick. Magruder pushed the ball upfield into the Patriots’ right corner to setup a corner kick which Matt caught. The Patriots countered and after a foul near 30 yds. center, Skylar’s free kick was cleared away. Wootton repossessed the ball and Skylar was fouled near 35 yds. center and passed over to Daniel R. on the right who served the ball into the box but it went over the end line for a goal kick. Wootton repossessed the ball and at about the 26 min. mark, after a foul by the Colonels near 30 yds. left, Skylar served a free kick into the box but it was cleared away. The Patriots repossessed the ball but an offsides call nullified the play. Wootton repossessed the ball and pushed it upfield to Max in the right corner who maneuvered for a corner kick. Skylar sent the corner kick into the box but it was cleared away. Magruder setup a counter attack and took a shot from 22-25 yds. out which luckily went high over the cross bar. Matt’s goal kick was collected by Magruder and Skylar was called for a high kick near 40 yds. left. The Colonels’ free kick landed in the box where Hugo cleared it away. Magruder repossessed the ball but Daniel R. cleared it away. Wootton possessed the ball and after a foul by Magruder at the 32 min. mark at 18 yds. left, Skylar served the free kick into the box where a flurry of action ensued with several Patriots getting a foot on the ball but could not finish before the ball went over the end line for a goal kick. The Colonels sent a long ball upfield into the box and Matt B. came out to scoop it up and punted the ball upfield. Ethan collected a ball on the left, dribbled further upfield and served a ball into the box which went wide over the end line. The Patriots repossessed the ball and Daniel R. sent a ball to Ethan on the left who passed to Max in the box who passed to Sam but the ball was lost. Wootton repossessed the ball and Jason passed to Hugo who passed on the left to Ethan but the played was defended and the GK grabbed the ball. At the 35 min. mark, the Colonels sent a dangerous through-ball into the box and Matt raced out to kick it away. Magruder repossessed the ball and pushed it upfield to #11 about 22 yds. left whose hard shot sailed wide right. At about the 37 min. mark, after a foul by Magruder near 35 yds. left/center, Skylar sent the free kick into the box but it was defended behind the end line for a right corner kick. Skylar’s corner kick was cleared away for a counter. Magruder penetrated deep into the Patriots’ right corner for a shot which went wide left. At the 38 min. mark, Matt H. collected a ball, passed to Ethan on the left who passed back to Matt who crossed the ball into the box. The GK dropped the ball and it was defended behind the end line for a right corner kick. Skylar served the corner kick into the box but it was cleared away and the game ended in regulation time, 1-1. The Patriots were held to 1 shot on goal and 3 corners while the Colonels took 4 shots and setup 1 corner.
In the 1st 10 min. golden-goal OT, Magruder kicked off and play went back and forth for several minutes. At the 5 min. mark, Magruder sent a through-ball close to the box and Matt came off his line to collect the ball which appeared to be just inside the 18 yd. line, but it took a bad bounce on the poor pitch and Matt missed the ball as he dove to the turf. He appeared to slide just outside the box crashing into a Magruder player who was running after the ball. Magruder was awarded a PK and Matt sent off the field. David Shcherbelis came in cold to defend the PK shot but it went into the net to his left giving Magruder the come-from-behind victory, 2-1. It was a heart-breaking and gut-wrenching loss on a questionable call. Magruder will face Sherwood who bested WJ, 2-1, in Round 3 action.
Patriots Defeat the Rockets
October 23, 2008
The random Draw for Division 4A/Round 1 of the MPSSAA playoffs matched up the Patriots against Richard Montgomery for an afternoon game on the new artificial turf field at RM. The Patriots kicked off and play went back and forth for the first two minutes. At the 3 min. mark, Matt Harlow received a ball on the left and worked it upfield into the Rockets’ right corner for a corner kick. Skylar Olson sent the corner kick into the box but it was defended behind the end line for another corner kick which was cleared away for a Rockets counter. The Patriots repossessed the ball and Danny Kawamura’s throw-in near 15 yds. left to Jason Greenberg in the box was cleared out of bounds near 20 yds. left for another throw-in by Danny K. but the ball was cleared away for an RM counter. The Rockets pushed the ball upfield deep into the Patriots’ right back for a throw-in near 5 yds which was cleared away for a Patriots’ counter. At about the 6 min. mark, Danny K. served a ball from about 30 yds on the left into the box but the GK cleared it away. Danny K. collected the ball for another serve into the box to Michael Yoon but RM kicked the ball away. At about the 7 min. mark, Matt H. received a ball on the left about 30 yds. and sent a shot over the cross-bar. The Patriots collected the goal kick near mid-field and Skylar headed a ball to Stephen Ho about 30 yds. on RM’s right side, who dribbled upfield into the right corner and crossed the ball into the box which was caught by the GK. Play went back and forth for the next two minutes. At the 10 min. mark, after an errant pass by the Patriots was intercepted by RM and a dangerous ball sent near the Patriots’ 18-20 yds. right/center to a player who appeared well offsides, the ensuing shot by the Rockets luckily went high over the cross-bar. Play went back and forth for the next four minutes. At the 14 min. mark, Skylar sent a ball from mid-field to Hugo Coimbra on the left who dribbled into the left corner but the ball was tackled by RM for a counter. One min. later, the Patriots repossessed the ball and Skylar sent a pass from mid-field to Stephen on the right, who passed back to Skylar and then over to Matt H. in the box whose shot went high over the cross-bar to the right. At the 16 min. mark, Sam Hulsey stole a ball near mid-field and passed to Michael in the box near 18 yds. center whose shot was grabbed by the GK. Play went back and forth for the next 3 mins. At the 19 min. mark, RM broke through into the box near 15-18 yds. center but Jason hustled back to block/tackle the ball away for a counter. Play went back and forth for the next 4 mins. At about the 23 min. mark, Sam passed a ball to Efe Halici into the box near the right corner but RM cleared the ball away. Wootton repossessed the ball and Skylar dribbled into the right corner to send a low cross into the box which the GK caught. Wootton repossessed the ball and Alex Kiener passed it to Stephen in the middle who passed it to Sam about 22 yds. right/center whose shot went high and right of goal. At about the 25 min. mark, after a foul by Stephen from behind near the Patriots’ 35 yd. line, a dangerous RM free kick landed in the box but Daniel Riggio cleared it away out of bounds near 15 yds. on the right. The ensuing throw-in was cleared away by Danny K. for a counter. Skylar collected a ball in the middle, distributed it to Sam who passed to Daniel Silversmith who passed back to Skylar who passed to Ethan Alkon who crossed it into the box where Skylar’s attempted header missed the ball and it was cleared away. The Patriots repossessed the ball and after a foul near 40 yds. left in RM’s side at about the 28 min. mark, Skylar sent the free kick into the box which the GK caught to launch a counter. A long ball landed in the Patirots’ box which Matt grabbed. Skylar passed a ball to Stephen on the right who passed to Sam who worked it into the right corner for a corner kick. Ethan sent a short pass to Skylar who served the ball into the box but it was cleared away. Wootton repossessed the ball and Hugo sent a pass from the middle to Stephen on the right who switched it to Skylar in the left middle who passed the ball over to Daniel S. near 30 yds. left/center for a shot that went wide right. Wootton repossessed the ball and at about the 32 min. mark, Efe sent a ball from the middle to Stephen into the right corner and the ball was defended over the end line for a corner kick. Skylar served the ball into the box to Stephen who sent a strong left-footed shot that went just wide hitting the left outside of the net. RM countered with a long ball and penetrated into the box where the ball was deflected but Matt B. picked it up Play went back and forth the next 3-4 minutes, the Rockets broke through into the right back but Danny K. made a nice slide-tackle to dispossess the ball from RM. Wootton countered and Skylar sent a long ball from about 30 yds. left in RM’s side into the box which the GK grabbed. The Patriots repossessed the ball but Hugo was called for offsides on a run into RM’s box. Wootton again repossessed the ball and Matt H. dribbled upfield into the left corner to cross a ball through the goal mouth which was deflected off of Wootton over the end line for a goal kick. Wootton again repossessed the ball and at the 40+ min., Skylar sent a corner kick from the right into the box far post to Jason who kicked the ball towards goal but it was deflected out to Ethan who struck in the close-in goal as time expired to put the Patriots up 1-0 at intermission. The Rockets were held to just 1 shot on goal while the Patriots fired 6 times and setup 4 corner kicks.
In the second half, RM kicked off and the Rockets sent a long ball deep into the box but Matt B. picked it up to setup a counter. RM repossessed the ball and served it into the box where Danny K. headed it away and Max Goldschein cleared the deflected ball further out of harms way. Play went back and forth for the next two minutes. At the 4 min. mark, Sam sent a long through pass deep into the box but the GK scooped it up. Wootton repossessed the ball and Danny K. sent a pass on the left to Skylar who worked the ball into the corner for a corner kick but it was deflected by Wootton over the end line for a goal kick. The Rockets sent a ball through on the left into the Patriot’s right back but Matt B. picked it up and booted it away. Wootton countered and Alex received a ball on the right and dribbled into the corner but it was lost over the end. At about the 8 min. Mark, Skylar sent a pass form the middle to Stephen on the right who worked the ball into the corner but it was tackled away. Stephen hustled back to steal the ball and passed to Sam on the left who crossed the ball into the box to Max but the GK caught the ball. The Patriots repossessed the ball and after a foul by RM near 25 yds. left at the 9 min. mark, Skylar served the free kick into the box but it was cleared away. Wootton again repossessed the ball and after a foul by RM near 5 yds. sideline, Skylar sent the free kick into the box but it was deflected off of the Patriots over the end line for a goal kick. The Rockets penetrated into the Patriots’ box but Daniel R. cleared the ball away. RM repossessed the ball and served it into the left side of the box but Matt grabbed it to setup a counter. Sam took a left-footed shot about 20 yds. center which went wide right. RM countered but Wootton repossessed the ball and at about the 14 min. mark, Matt received a pass on the left, dribbled upfield into the Rocket’s right back and crossed a ball into the box which was cleared out to Daniel S. about 25 yds. right/center who made a short pass to the left to Skylar who blasted a hard, high shot which sailed into the upper left corner to put the Patriots up 2-0. Jeff Robinson came in for relief on the left wing just before RM’s kickoff. Wotton repossessed the ball and Matt H. received a pass, dribbled upfield on the left and passed a ball into the box to Hugo which the GK picked up. The Patriots again repossessed the ball, and at the 17 min. mark, Skylar sent a cross from the right corner into the box far post to Max who struck in the Patriots’ 3rd goal. At the 18 min. mark, Josh Sterns came in for relief in the mid-field. After RM’s kickoff, Daniel R was called for a foul for a tackle from behind near 40 yds. right/center. The Rockets’ free kick landed into the box and Matt B. grabbed it off of the bounce to clear it away. One min. later, Hugo received a ball on the left and dribbled deep into the corner to cross the ball into the box but it was cleared away. Wootton repossessed the ball and Sam got a ball deep into the left corner and crossed it into the box but it was cleared away. Wootton repossessed the ball and Sam sent a cross from the right side near 10 yds. into the box where Josh Stern’s header went wide right. At the 22 min. mark, Blake Band came in for relief on the right mid-field. Play went back and forth for several minutes and at the 23 min. mark, Hugo passed a ball from the middle over to Blake about 25 yds. on the right who served the ball into the box where Ethan’s header was caught by the GK. The Rockets countered and broke through into the back and Daniel R. cleared the ball away to Drew Ricci but RM repossessed the ball. The Rockets again broke through into the back but Daniel R. again defended the play. At the 27 min. mark, after a foul from behind by Daniel R. near 25 yds. left on the Patriots’ side, the free kick into the box was caught in the air by Matt B. RM repossessed the goal kick but Efe tackled the ball away. At the 28 min. mark, Ethan collected the ball and under pressure from several Rockets, controlled the ball and dribbled/maneuvered it to find space to pass it upfield. Josh Kamdjou and Kian Kassarei came in for relief up top and in the middle around the 29 min. mark. One min. later, Drew worked a ball deep into the right corner to setup a corner kick. At about the 31 min. mark, Ethan sent the corner kick into the box where Kian appeared to be nudged in the back as his kick towards goal was deflected away by the GK. Wootton repossessed the ball and Drew received a pass, dribbled upfield into the left corner and earned another a corner kick. Ethan’s kick into the box was deflected and grabbed by the GK. After a foul by RM at the 33 min. mark outside the box near 15 yds., Jason’ dangerous free kick into the box created a couple of shots/chances by Ethan and Josh K. Wootton repossessed the ball and at the 34 min. mark, Jeff collected a pass, dribbled near 18 yds. center and struck a shot on goal which was deflected out. At the 35 min. mark, David Shcherbelis came in to relive Matt B. as GK. RM penetrated deep into the left back of the Patriots near 20 yds. and took a hard shot on goal which David caught. Drew received a pass on the left, worked it upfield into the Rockets’ right corner and passed to Josh K. The ball was tackled away by RM with high cleats dangerously close to Josh and his instinctive reaction to push the player away resulted in a foul/YC on Josh. After the long free kick, RM broke through near 30 yds. left for a shot which David caught. Drew received a passand and dribbled upfield once again deep into the Rockets right back/left corner but the ball was tackeld away for a counter. Wootton repossessed the ball and after an errant pass was intercepted by RM and moved deep into the Patriots’ left back/right corner, Jason hustled over to tackle the ball away, dribbled toward mid-center and sent a pass further upfield as he was running out of steam. RM repossessed the ball but was called for offsides seconds later. At the 40th min., the Patriots countered and Drew collected a pass and worked it up near 18 yds. right to take a shot which went wide left. RM countered but Josh S. tackled a ball in the mid-field, dribbled near 22-25 yds and sent a shot towards goal which was deflected and the match ended seconds later, 3-0, Wootton. The Rockets were held to 2 shots on goal while the Patriots took 9 shots and 2 corner kicks.
The Patriots will face Magruder in Round 2 action next Tues., 28 Oct, 5PM, at Magruder.
Patriots 2008 Regular Season Ends
October 22, 2008
The Patriots ended its regular season yesterday and will enter the MPSSAA playoffs against Richard Montgomery tomorrow afternoon.
Overall, the Patriots finished 4-5-4 with 12 shots taken and 15 shots allowed for an average of 1.25:1.15.
In its first 6 games of the season during the month of September, the Patiots went 2-3-1 with 6 shots taken and 9 shots allowed for an average of 1:1.5.
In the last 7 games of the season during the month of October, the Patriots went 2-2-3 with 6 shots taken and 6 shots allowed for an average of .86:.86.
Although the average goals scored declined between the 1st 6 games and the last 7 games from 1 to .86 or about 14% less, the goals allowed decreased from 1.5 to .86 or about 43% fewer allowed -- a strong statement defensively.
Patriots and Rams Locked Up in a Draw
October 21, 2008
The Patriots were back at Rockville for its last game of the season since scrimmaging the Rams there 2 months ago in late August. It was a cold, windy evening and the pitch was even poorer this time around, providing a severe challenge for players to keep the ball at their feet. The Rams kicked off and quickly penetrated deep into the Patriots’ left back for a throw-in near 10 yds., which resulted in a shot towards goal that went wide right. The Patriots countered and got deep into the Rams’ right corner. Michael Yoon’s throw-in into the box was collected by Sam Husley for a shot which went wide over the end line. The Rams and Patriots exchanged counters for the next several minutes. At the 7 min. mark, the Patriots countered and Sam collected a ball near 18 yds. center for a shot which was deflected over the end line for a corner kick. Skylar Olson passed the ball to Stephen Ho who served the ball into the box but it was cleared away for a Rams counter. Wootton repossessed the ball and after a foul by the Rams, Skylar sent a free kick into the box to Alex Kiener but the ball was cleared away for a Rams counter. At about the 10 min. mark, Rockville penetrated deep into the Patriots’ back for a right corner kick into the box and a resultant shot which went wide left. Play went back and forth for the next several minutes with both teams defending and countering. At about the 15 min. mark, the Rams worked the ball upfield for a shot from around 30 yds. out which Matt Black caught. After a foul by the Rams near 30 yds. left around the 16 min. mark, Skylar’s free kick into the box was headed/defended behind the end line for a right corner kick. Skylar’s corner kick was defended behind the end line for another right corner kick which Ethan Alkon sent into the box and Matt Harlow’s shot went wide left. At the the 18 min. mark, Jason Greenberg collected a ball near the Rams’ 18 yd. line and fired a shot which went wide left. Rockville countered and penetrated deep into the Patriots’ right back for a throw-in near 5 yds. which was cleared away and an ensuing foul by the Patriots at about 30 yds. out. The Rams’ free kick was cleared away for a Patriots counter. Play went back and forth for the next several minutes. At about the 21 min. mark, Kian Kassarei came in for Matt H. Shortly thereafter, Wootton possessed the ball and Ethan’s pass to Michael was defended out of bounds on the right near 20 yds. for a throw-in. Michael made a throw-in into the box where Sam collected the ball to take a shot which went wide right. The Rams cleared the ball but Stephen possessed the ball and served it into the box to Michael but the GK grabbed the ball to launch a counter. The Patriots repossessed the ball and at about the 24 min. mark, Hugo Coimbra passed a ball to Stephen who served it into the box to Michael but the GK jumped up to grab the ball. At about the 26 min. mark, Jeff Robinson came in for Stephen and moments later, Kian was fouled from behind near mid-center. After Drew Ricci came in for Michael at the 27 min. mark, Jason launched a free kick from right mid-center which was cleared away but the ball was possessed by Skylar but then tackled away by the Rams for a counter. At about the 30 min. mark, the Rams pushed the ball upfield near 22 yds. center in open space, but Daniel Riggio rushed over to collect the ball and clear it away. The Patriots broke through with a ball passed to Hugo in the box but it was defended away. The Rams countered and sent a through ball near 18 yds. center which Jason raced back to possess and sent it upfield to Jeff near 20 yds. on the right who passed to Sam near 16-18 yds. center whose shot went wide left. Max Goldschein came in for Hugo at the 35 min. mark. The Rams broke through deep into the Patriots middle and the ball was cleared away, repossessed by the Rams but then tackled away by Drew who started to dribble upfield but was fouled. Jason’s free kick from near the Patriots 45 yd. line was collected by the Rams for a counter. Daniel R. defended and possessed the ball, passed to Max who passed to Jeff on the left who sent a cross into the box but the ball was cleared away. At the 39 min. mark, after an errant pass in the back left was intercepted by the Rams, a shot was launched from about 30 yds. which went wide left and the half ended scoreless. The Rams took 3 shots on goal and 1 corner kick while the Patriots took 5 shots and setup 3 corner kicks.
In the second half, David Shcherbelis took over the net minding duties. The Patriots’ kick off was possessed by the Rams who countered to break through the Patriots right back for a corner kick which was unsuccessful. David’s goal kick was repossessed by the Rams and play went back and forth the next couple of minutes with both teams defending and countering. At about the 6 min. mark, a Rams long ball bounced into the box which David picked up and punted away. One min. later, Matt H. collected a ball near the left middle and passed upfield to Hugo who served the ball into the box where Michael’s header went over the cross bar. Josh Kamdjou came in for Michael and one min later, Hugo served a ball into the box for Josh but was whistled for offsides. The Rams countered deep on the left but Stephen possessed the ball, passed to Skylar and it was tackled away but an ensuing offsides called on the Rams. At the 11 min. mark, Matt H. passed a ball to Josh on the right but it was defended and cleared away and then repossessed by the Patriots. One min. later, Matt H. crossed a ball from the left into the box where Hugo’s shot hit the cross-bar and deflected out. Skylar collected the ball and fired a shot which also hit the cross-bar and was defended over the end line. Skylar sent the right corner kick into the box but it was cleared away. Skylar repossessed the ball and sent a cross from the right side into the box where Hugo took another shot which went over the cross-bar. Rockville countered and penetrated deep into the Patriots’ right back. Danny Kawamura rushed over to tackle the ball and passed to Matt whose pass to Josh was deflected to the Rams. The Patriots repossessed the ball and Skylar sent a through-ball from the mid-field into the box to Josh but the GK rushed out to grab the ball. Moments later, Woottton repossessed the ball and moved it upfield deep on the right to Alex who worked it for a corner kick. Skylar sent the corner kick into the box but the GK grabbed it near post. At the 18 min. mark, after a foul by the Patriots near 40 yds. on the left, the free kick into the box was headed towards goal but luckily deflected off the left side bar over the end line for a goal kick. Play went back and for the next two minutes. Blake Band came in at the 20 min. mark to spell Stephen. Hugo received a ball near 18 yds. center and sent a strike off the left side post. One min. later, Skylar possessed a ball and sent a shot high and wide right which the GK grabbed. The Patriots repossessed the ball and Sam passed a ball in the middle to Josh near 18 yds. center whose shot on goal deflected off the GK and a defender cleared the ball away. At about 28 min. mark, after several minutes of back and forth play, Wootton moved the ball upfield to Alex deep in the right corner whose dangerous cross into the box was finger-tip-saved by the GK over the cross-bar. Skylar’s right corner kick was cleared away. Wootton repossessed the ball at about the 33 min. mark, Skylar served a ball from about 40 yds. out into the box where Hugo’s header was caught by the GK. Rockville countered and moved the ball deep into the right back but the ball was lost over the end line. The Patriots countered with Kian passing a ball upfield to Blake who served it into the box to Hugo but the ball was cleared away. Wootton defended a Rams’ counter and Stephen passed a ball to Drew near 12-15 yds. center whose shot was finger-tip-saved by the GK again. Wootton repossessed the ball and Stephen took a shot from 18-20 yds. center which deflected off the football cross bar. Wootton again repossessed the ball and moved it upfield to Blake who in the right corner for a corner kick. At the 39 min. mark, Skylar sent the corner kick into the box to Drew but the GK jumped up to snatch the ball and the game ended in regulation time, 0-0. The Rams were held to just 1 shot on goal and 1 corner kick while the Patriots barrage of shots (10) and corner kicks (4) could not find the net.
In the 1st 10 min. golden-goal OT, the Patriots’ kick-off went out of bounds. After the Rams’ throw-in, Wootton repossessed the ball and Stephen was fouled near 20 yds. on the right. Skylar sent the free kick into the box but it was cleared away. Rockville countered and moved the ball deep down in the left to take a weak shot which Matt caught. Play went back and forth for several minutes, and at the 8 min. mark, afer a foul by the Rams, Jason sent a free kick from near 40 yds on the right into the box and the GK came off his line to grab the ball. One min. later, Wootton repossessed the ball and Skylar crossed a ball into the box to Michael whose header was saved by the GK. Wootton repossessed the ball but it was defended out of bounds near 10 yds. right. Jason made a throw-in into the box and Michael’s header was again finger-tip-saved by the GK and cleared outward. Daniel R. collected the ball around 25-30 yds. center and sent a shot towards goal which went wide right and the OT ended without a score. Rockville took just 1 shot on goal while the Patriots launched 3 shots.
In the 2nd 10 min. OT, after the Rams kick-off, Wootton possessed the ball and a ball was collected by Hugo near 30 yds. center for a shot which went wide right. Wootton repossessed the ball and moved it upfield on the right where it was defended out of bounds near 10 yds. Jason’s throw-in into the box was cleared and the Rams countered but Wootton defended/countered with a ball upfield to Jason deep on the right but the ball went out bounds. Rockville countered but Daniel R. cleared the ball away to Sam who passed to Skylar near 20-22 yds. right of center who kicked a hard shot on goal which went just over the cross bar. The Patriots repossessed the ball and at about the 5 min. mark, Ethan passed a ball to Stephen near 20 yds. center whose shot went wide and right of goal. Play went back and forth for the next two minutes. At about the 7 min. mark, the Patriots broke through deep on the right. Jason made a throw-in near 10 yds. but it was cleared out back out of bounds. Jason’s next throw-in was cleared away but Wootton repossessed the ball. At about the 9 min. mark, Drew received a ball upfield and worked it for a right corner kick. Skylar sent the corner kick into the box where Ethan’s header went over the cross-bar, and the matched ended in a scoreless draw. Rockville was stymied with no shots or corners while the Patriots took 4 shots.
All total, the Patriots out-shot the Rams 22 to 5 and 7 corners to 4, but neither team could finish a goal in this action-filled contest on a really very poor pitch and some outstanding goal-saving play by the Rams' GK.
MPSSAA 2008 1st Round Playoff vs. Richard Montgomery
October 21, 2008
Game has been scheduled for Thu., 23 Oct., 5PM at Richard Montgomery (artificial turf).
Practice Wed., 22 Oct., 4:15PM - 6:15PM at St. Andrews Episcopal School (artificial turf).
Drivers are needed to St. Andrews.
Call/EMail Sri Olson: 301-793-2504 / sri.kadarmanto-olson@intelsat.com
Directions to St. Andrew's Episcopal School (10 minutes from Wootton, next to Hoover MS):
Wootton Parkway to right turn onto Falls Road.
Falls Road past intersection with Montrose Road, to next left onto Victory Lane.
Victory Lane to stop sign, right turn onto Post Oak Road.
Post Oak Road to left turn into entrance to St. Andrew's Episcopal School (just before Hoover MS).
Immediate right turn into parking lot next to softball field, where we will be practicing on synthetic turf field.
Wootton Battles Quince Orchard to a Draw
October 18, 2008
It was a splendid and sunny afternoon -- although a bit breezy -- for Seniors Day at Wootton for the Patriots’ next to last game in the season against the QO Cougars who are having a similar season as the Patriots. After ceremonies to honor seniors Ethan Alkon, Matt Black, Sam Hulsey, Alex Kiener, Danny Kawamura, Skylar Olson, Daniel Silversmith, and Michael Yoon, the Cougars kicked off and the ball went out of bounds shortly afterwards near mid-field. After a throw-in, Skylar collected the ball, passed to Ethan who worked the ball into the Cougars’ right corner for a corner kick. Ethan passed the CK to Skylar who served the ball into the box and the GK bobbled the ball but scooped it up to boot it away for a counter. The Cougars penetrated deep into the Patriot’s right back but Danny K. cleared the ball away. QO repossessed the ball but the play ended with the ball over the end line for a Patriots’ goal kick. Daniel S. received a pass on the left, dribbled deep into QO’s left back but the ball was tackled away for a QO counter. At the 5 min. mark, QO penetrated deep into the Patriots’ left back to send a dangerous ball across the goal mouth which Matt grabbed. One min. later after a foul by QO, Jason Greenberg sent a long free kick into QO’s box but it was cleared away for a counter. The Cougars broke through the Patriots’ left back but the ball was cleared away. QO repossessed the ball and sent it into the box but Matt kicked it away. QO repossessed the ball and after breaking through the back line and a foul by Danny K., QO sent a long free kick from about 40 yds. on the right into the box. Danny K’s attempted header to clear the ball away went upward and backward but Matt jumped up to grab the ball. At the 11 min. mark, the Patriots worked the ball upfield to Daniel S. about 20 yds. on QO’s left side. Daniel S. sent a ball into the box to Ethan but the GK grabbed it and booted the ball upfield for a counter. Matt came off his line to collect the ball near the 18 yd. line but was whistled for picking it up just outside the box. The resultant free kick from about 19 yds. center went wide right but the official did not blow the whistle to start the play and luckily the 2nd attempt sailed high over the cross-bar. At the 16 min. mark, after several minutes of attacks and counters by both sides, Skylar collected a ball, dribbled upfield near the Cougars’ right corner but the ball was defended out of bounds. Jason made a throw-in near 5 yds. side line into the box but QO cleared the ball away. The Patriots repossessed the ball and Skylar passed a ball into QO’s right back to Alex but it was cleared out right back to Skylar who fired a shot towards goal which sailed high over the cross-bar on the left. QO’s goal kick was possessed by the Patriots and Skylar sent a pass again to Alex on the left but QO defended it out of bounds near 15 yds. on the left, and Jason’s throw-in was grabbed by the GK. At about the 19 min. mark, QO pushed deep into the Patriots’ left side near 10 yds and a resultant throw-in into the box was headed away by Daniel Riggio but the ball was repossessed by QO and served into the box which Matt grabbed. The Cougars repossessed the ball and broke through into the box near 16 yds. center to fire a shot which sailed over the cross-bar. QO repossessed the ball and setup a right corner kick which was unsuccessful, but at the 22 min. mark, after a throw-in by QO near 30 yds. right, the Cougars served the ball into the box and a QO striker slammed a hard, low shot on goal as Matt dove to the turf to clutch ball to his chest but it deflected out to another nearby QO player who easily tapped the go-ahead goal into the open net. One min. later after the Patriots kick off, Skylar received a ball on the right near mid-field, dribbled in towards goal and sent a strike from about 18 yds. center which the GK bobbled/deflected behind the end line for an ensuing right corner kick. Stephen launched the CK into the box and it was cleared for a throw-in by Jason on the left side but the Cougars cleared it upfield for a counter. For the next several minutes, play went back and forth with both sides countering and defending well. At about the 25 min. mark, Stephen received a pass on the right near mid-field, dribbled upfield into QO’s side near 20 yds. right before the ball was tackled/deflected over the end line for an ensuing right corner kick. Stephen sent a short pass to Skylar who served the ball into the box but it was defended behind the end line for a left corner kick. Skylar sent a low ball into the box which the GK caught. Wootton repossessed the ball and worked it upfield near 12 yds. on the right for a throw-in by Max Goldschein to Stephen and back to Max but the ball was defended/deflected off Max over the end line for a goal kick.
At about the 33 min. mark, Stephen passed a ball to Josh Kamdjou on the right near mid-center who worked the ball further upfield before it was defended over the end line for a right corner kick. Stephen sent the corner kick into the box but it was cleared out of bounds near 5 yds. on the right. Jason’s throw-in was cleared away out of bounds again near 5 yds. on the right. Jason’s next throw-in was cleared upfield but the Patriots repossessed the ball. Stephen passed a ball to Kian Kassarei on the right near mid-field but just as Stephen released the ball, Kian turned inward and QO possessed the ball for a counter. QO pushed the ball upfield deep into the Patriots’ right back and a throw-in into the box was cleared. Stephen sent a pass to Josh K. about 20 yds. on the right but the ball was defended out of bounds for a throw-in. Jason’s throw-in was cleared and QO countered and setup a left corner kick which was unsuccessful and cleared by the Patriots for a counter. At about the 38 min. mark, Stephen pass a dangerous ball into the box to Josh K. but the GK rushed out to punch the ball away and the half ended, 1-0, Cougars. The Cougars took 3 shots on goal and 1 corner kick while the Patriots took just 2 shots on goal and setup 3 corner kick opportunities.
In the second half, after QO’s kick off was possessed by Wootton, Matt Harlow received a pass on the Patriot’s left side, dribbled upfield deep into the Cougars’ right back but the play was defended out of bounds near the end line. Michael Yoon made a throw-in into the box to Jeff Robinson but the GK grabbed the ball on the first bounce and kicked it away. The Patriots repossessed the ball near mid-field and Sam Hulsey passed a ball into the box to Matt H. but it was cleared away. Wootton repossessed the ball and Skylar passed a ball to Matt H. in the box but it was cleared away. Again, the Patriots collected the ball and Michael served it into the box but it was cleared away. At about the 4 min. mark, Daniel S. passed a ball from the middle over to Stephen on the right who served a ball into the box which the GK caught. Two mins. later, after a foul on Daniel R. near mid-center, Josh K. received a pass around 25 yds. center but his attempted shot was blocked and cleared out of bounds. Skylar made a throw-in to Sam who passed back to Skylar who then served the ball into the box to Stephen but QO cleared it away. Several minutes later, Wootton possessed the ball, countered and the ball went out of bounds on QO’s side near 5 yds. right. Jason made a throw-in into the box which resulted in a left corner kick. Skylar launched the CK into the box but it was cleared out of bounds around 25 yds. on the right. Danny K. made a throw-in into the box where it landed nearby Ethan but QO cleared the ball away. Wootton repossessed the ball and after a hard foul on Danny K. near mid-field, Jason sent a free kick upfield to Matt H. on the left who dribbled towards the end line but the ball was lost over the end line. After a foul by the Patriots, QO sent a free kick from about 40 yds. on QO’s left side but the Patriots collected the ball for a counter. Play went back and forth between both teams defending and countering for several minutes. At about the 17 min. mark, QO made a throw-in near mid-field and broke through the right back to cross a ball from the right towards near post and deflected behind the end line. QO’s corner kick was cleared and the Patriots countered. At about the 19 min. mark, after a ball was crossed into the box, Michael Yoon attempted a bicycle kick and just missed the ball but it deflected over to Matt H. about 15-18 yds. center who fired a shot into the net to knot the score, 1-1. After a foul from behind by Daniel R. near 35 yds. on the left, QO’s free kick went over the end line for a Patriot goal kick. At about the 22 min. mark, Efe Halici received a ball on the Cougars’ left side around 20 yds. and served it into the box where Ethan’s attempted header went over the cross-bar. Wootton repossessed the ball, and after a foul by QO near 20 yds. center, Skylar’s free kick was cleared but Wootton repossessed the ball. Jason sent a long-ball into QO’s box to Michael but the GK came out to grab the ball and QO launched a counter but the Patriots repossessed the ball. After a QO foul from behind on Skylar around 40 yds. on the Patriots’ left side, Skylar sent the free kick to Matt H. on the right about 20 yds. who then crossed the ball into the box to Hugo on the left but the GK grabbed the ball. QO countered and broke through into the Patriots’ box but Daniel S. tackled the ball, maneuvered around between QO players to find space to clear the ball away upfield for a counter. At about the 30 min. mark, Stephen served a ball from the left into the box to Kian who appeared to be pushed in the back as his shot sailed high over the cross-bar. After stoppage of play for several minutes due to QO injury, play resumed with QO taking a free kick from about 25 yds. on the Patriots’ left side. The ball landed dangerously in the box but QO was called for a foul. Wootton launched a counter but QO repossessed the ball and at about the 35 min. mark, QO sent a ball into the box which Matt grabbed and booted away. QO repossessed the ball and worked it back into the box but Matt H. tackled the ball, passed upfield to Efe who passed back to Matt on the left who passed to Hugo inside the box near 16 yds. center but the GK came out to grab the ball. QO countered and moved the ball upfield near Wootton’s 18 yd. line but Jason tackled the ball away and passed to Efe upfield who sent the ball to Stephen on the left who passed it to Matt who then switched to Daniel R. in the box but was called offsides. Play went back and forth for the next several minutes with both teams defending well and countering and the game ended in regulation time, 1-1. The Cougars were held to just 1 corner kick while the Patriots took 3 shots and 1 corner kick.
In the 1st 10 min. golden-goal OT, play continued much the same with both teams defending and countering. At the 5 min. mark, after a cleats up foul/RC by QO on Danny K., Jason’s free kick from about 40 yds. on the left into the box was cleared away. The Patriots repossessed the ball and at about the 8 min. mark, Efe served a ball from about 20 yds. on the right into the box where Hugo’s header went wide.
In the 2nd 10 min. golden-goal OT, play again went back and for first 5-6 mins. with both teams defending well and countering. At about the 7 min. mark, Skylar received a ball near 22 yds. right, dribbled into the box and appeared to have been fouled on a tackle from behind and the ball was defended out of bounds. An ensuing corner kick by Hugo on the right landed in the box where Jason’s attempted header was cleared away. QO countered and moved the box deep into the Patriots left back but the ball was cleared away. The Cougars repossessed the ball and served it into the box from the right side but Matt grabbed the ball. Moments later, QO maneuvered to take a weak shot from about 12 yds. on the right which Matt caught and the game ended in a draw, 1-1.
Wootton Defeats Gaithersburg
October 14, 2008
Construction of the new stadium stands on the home side and installation of the public address system was just completed and fans finally got to sit in the home stands to cheer on the boys for an early afternoon game with the Gaithersburg Trojans. After the Trojans kicked off, they quickly broke through deep into the left back of the Patriots but the play was defended and the ball cleared away. At about the 5 min mark, Jason Greenburg made a throw-in around 24 yds. left into the Trojans’ box but the ball was cleared away. The Patriots repossessed the ball and after receiving a pass near mid-field, Skylar Olson took it deep into the Trojans' back but the play was defended and the ball deflected off of Skylar over the end line. Wootton repossessed the ball on the ensuing goal kick but lost it near 30 yds. left side of the Trojans. Gaithersburg countered with a nice through-ball on the left side deep into the Patriots' right back but Danny Kawamura closed in to tackle the ball away and Wootton launched a counter. At the 7 min. mark, Stephen Ho hustled to repossess a ball which was tackled away from him and then passed it to Sam Hulsey in the box for a header which went wide. At the 9 min. mark, Jason made another throw-in into the box from the Trojans' left side 15 yds. but the ball was cleared away. At about the 12 min. mark, Gaithersburg sent a long, high-arcing serve from about 40 yds. on the left into the box but Matt Black came out to snatch the ball. The Trojans sent another ball into the box a few minutes later but it was grabbed by Matt. At about the 15 min. mark, Danny K. sent a nice pass upfield on the left to Drew Ricci who passed to Daniel Silversmith about 20 yds. on the left who then took a left-footed shot which sailed wide and right of goal. Around 18-19 min. marks, Gaithersburg continued its attacks/counters and penetrated deep into the Patriots' back but Daniel Riggio cleared several dangerous balls away. Jason made another throw-in into the box from about 10 yds. but the ball was cleared away. At the 21 min. mark, Efe Halici sent a nice pass to Hugo Coimbra near 18 yds. center who turned and fired but the shot was blocked. The Trojans countered and at the 24 min. mark, they broke through deep into the right back about 25 yds. and sent a shot towards goal which Matt caught. At the 26 min. mark, the Trojans again penetrated deep into the right back about 25 yds. but the play was defended and the ball cleared away. Two mins. later, Gaithersburg penetrated deep into the Patriots’ goal area and sent a low cross from the left across the box but it was cleared away. After a few minutes of back and forth play, Matt Harlow received a pass on the left side near mid-field at about the 30 min. mark, dribbled upfield deep into the Trojans’ box and took a shot from about 18 yds. left which went wide. The Trojans’ countered and broke through the back right and took a sharp-angled shot across the goal mouth which went wide. At the 32 min. mark, the Trojans served a dangerous ball into the box which Matt grabbed. Two mins. later, the Trojans worked a ball deep into the Patriots’ right back and served a ball into the box which Matt grabbed. Wootton countered with Skylar sending a ball upfield in the middle to Sam who passed to Hugo near 18 yds. center but the play was defended as Hugo’s jersey appeared to have been pulled as he fell to the turf. At about 35 mins., Matt Harlow collected a ball in the Patriots’ left side, dribbled upfield in between defenders in the Trojans’ side to about 22 yds. center where he sent a hard, high shot that sailed past the GK into the net to put the Patriots up 1-0. At the 37 min. mark, Skylar served a ball from about 20 yds. right on the Trojans side into the box to Alex Kiener but the ball was cleared away. At about the 38 min. mark, Stephen stole a ball near 40 yds. on the Patriots’ side and passed upfield to Sam in the box but the GK came out to deflect the ball behind the end line. Skylar sent the right corner kick into the box but it was cleared away. The half ended with the Trojans taking 2 shots on goal while the Patriots took 3 shots.
In the opening minute of the second half, the Trojans served a dangerous ball in the box which Matt grabbed. One min. later, an ensuing throw-in into the box by the Trojans from about 25 yds. on the left setup a hard shot which bounced out of Matt’s grasp but was cleared. At the 3 min. mark, Jason made a throw-in into the box from about 15 yds. on the Trojan’s right side but it was caught by the GK. Gaithersburg countered and penetrated deep into the Patriot’s box but Daniel R. cleared the ball away. At about the 6 min. mark, Gaithersburg sent a shot from about 25 yds. out which went wide left. After a foul by Jason near 19 yds. center, Gaithersburg sent a free kick which went sailed high over the cross-bar. Another dangerous ball in the box was cleared by Daniel R. with the Trojans repossessing the ball but it was eventually cleared away. At about the 11 min. mark, Stephen sent a through-pass into the box for Hugo but it was a little too strong and the GK grabbed the ball and booted it away. Daniel S. possessed the ball and passed upfield to Sam who took the ball into the Trojans’ right corner but it was defended and deflected off Sam behind the end line. Wootton repossessed the free kick and Sam sent a ball into the box from 20 yds. right and a header was caught by the GK. At about the 15 min. mark, Stephen possessed the ball, dribbled near the Trojans’ 20 yds. on the right served a cross into the box which the GK came out to grab but collided with defenders and the ball fell to the turf where Daniel S. was in perfect position to kick in the short goal to put the Patriots up 2-0. After the ensuing kickoff by the Trojans, a long ball fell behind the back line into the box as several Trojans were descending on the ball but Danny K. rushed over to clear the ball out of harms way. One min. later, the Trojans were on the attack again and a through-pass into the Patriots’ box near 15 yds. center was intercepted by Stephen who passed to Hugo deep on the right side and a corner kick ensued. Skylar sent the corner kick into the box far post to Jason but the GK reached out to snatch the ball. Gaithersburg countered and worked a corner kick on the left side with a followup soft shot which Matt jumped up to grab at the goal line. The Trojans again countered and were awarded a free kick after a foul by Skylar from behind near mid-field which was cleared away but then repossessed by the Trojans. At about the 23 min. mark, after a Trojans player received a ball near 22-25 yds. center who was dribbling straight towards goal, a foul was called on Jason for a tackle from behind at about 19 yds. center. The resultant free kick into the box was deflected and as Matt came out to reach the ball, it was scooped up by a Trojans player for a close-in shot into the net. After the Patriots’ kickoff, Gaithersburg repossessed the ball and sent a through-ball upfield about 20 yds. on the right to a player who fired a hard shot which Matt stopped. One minute later at the 28 min. mark, the Trojans were on the attack deep in the right back and sent another shot on goal which Matt caught. Two mins. later, the Trojans sent another through-ball to a player streaking through the back line near 18 yds. center who took a hard shot which Matt deflected away wide left. Gaithersburg sent the left corner kick into the box but the ball was cleared away but the Trojans repossessed the ball about 25 yds. on the left to send another shot on goal which Matt caught. The Patriots worked a ball into the Trojans’ right corner for corner kick by Stephen but it was cleared away and countered by Gaithersburg. At the 32 min. mark, the Trojans broke through the left-middle into the box but Danny K. quickly tackled the ball away to setup a Wootton counter. Matt H. pushed the ball upfield to Stephen who passed to Michael Yoon for a shot near 15-18 yds. which the GK caught. Wootton repossessed the ball and countered to work a corner kick form the right which Stephen sent into the box but it was caught by the GK. For the next 3-4 mins., the Trojans continued to attack and counter-attack, creating several scoring opportunities but either Danny K. quickly closed to clear the ball away or Matt grabbed/punched away. At about the 38 min. mark, after a foul by Danniel R. from behind resulted in both Daniel and a Trojans player falling to the turf, another Trojans player fell over Daniel onto the track surface and play was stopped for 6-7 mins. to attend to the injured Trojans player. After play resumed in extra time, Alex had a shot from about 20 yds. on the right which went wide. The Trojans created a couple more attempts which were unsuccessful and the game ended, 2-1, Patriots. The Trojans took 7 shots on goal and setup 1 corner kick while the Patriots took 4 shots and setup 3 corners.
Wootton Falls to Whitman
October 7, 2008
After a hard fought contest with Magruder last night, the Patriots were back on the road again at Whitman on another cool night in another game that would turn out to be yet another hard fought contest. At the 2 min. mark, the Vikings quickly pushed the ball upfield into the Patriots’ side and took a shot from 35 yds. on the left which went wide. A few mins. later, the Patriots worked a ball into the Vikings’ box which was cleared away. Whitman countered but lost the ball out of bounds near left midfield. Whitman repossessed the ball and at the 11 min. mark, their swift striker, #10/Scott Gerfen, broke through the back line but Efe Halici chased him down to tackle the ball away. Skylar Olson kicked a long ball upfield to Josh Kamdjou who was fouled about 22 yds. left. Skylar then sent the free kick into the box but the GK punched it away. At the 12 min. mark, Whitman countered with a dangerous dribble penetration into the Patriots’ left corner but the play was broken up with Wootton countering on a ball sent to Matt Harlow on the left side who passed to Drew Ricci who then worked the ball into the left corner for a corner kick. Skylar’s corner kick was cleared away and the Vikings moved the ball upfield into the Patriots’ right side. A Viking throw-in into the box was headed over the end line by the Patriots and the ensuing right corner kick was cleared out but the Vikings repossessed the ball to fire a shot on goal which deflected off a player and out near 20 yds. center. After a foul by Whitman, Skylar launched a long free kick from 50+ yds. deep into Whitman’s box where Jeff Robinson jumped up to head flick the ball on goal which the GK caught. At the 19 min. mark, Whitman countered and moved the ball deep into the Patriots’ right back but Skylar closed to clear the ball away near the end line. At the 21 min. mark, Daniel Silversmith sent a nice pass to Matt H. to the left on Whitman’s side about 22 yds. who dribbled near the end line to serve the ball into the box but it was cleared away. One min. later, Efe served a ball into the box from about 20 yds. center as Max Goldschein was running onto the ball but the GK rushed up to snatch the ball. One min. later, Daniel Riggio sent a nice ball upfield to Jeff near midfield who passed it up further to Stephen Ho on the right side who then worked it down to around 12 yds. before it was defended and lost out of bounds. The Patriots repossessed the ball and at the 25 min. mark after a throw-in into the box by Jason Greenberg about 15 yds. on the right was cleared out of bounds, Jason made another good throw-in from 25 yds. on the right deep into the box which the GK caught. Whitman countered but lost the ball out bounds near the left middle. Sam Hulsey possessed the ball and made a good run into the Vikings’ back but the play was defended and the ball tackled/cleared away. Alex Kiener collected the ball and sent a nice pass upfield to Jeff on the right in the goal area who served the ball across the goal mouth to the left but no Patriot was nearby and the ball rolled over the end line for a goal kick. At the 29 min. mark, Sam chipped a pass over the back line into the box from about 22 yds. center but no Patriot was nearby as the GK rushed out to grab the ball. After a foul by Whitman at the 30 min. mark, Jason launched a long free kick from near midfield into the box but it was cleared away. After a throw-in by Jason near midfield was cleared out about 15 yds. on the right, Jason sent another throw-in into the box but it was also cleared away. The Vikings countered with a ball sent to their talented midfielder, #6/Paul Torres, who then maneuvered the ball in between defenders to thread a nice through-pass upfield to an onsides player rushing forward to collect the ball but Matt Black sprinted off his line to kick the ball away around 20 yds. center. At the 36 min. mark, Whitman collected the ball and sent a long ball upfield behind the back line but Skylar raced back to head the ball to Matt near 18 yds. center. Drew collected the ball and sent a nice pass to Michael Yoon in the middle goal area but lost control of the dribble and the GK rushed out to grab the ball. Whitman countered, sending a ball upfield on the right but Alex tackled the ball away. Whitman defended the play out of bounds on the left near 10 yds. Jason’s throw-in into the box was headed by Alex just over the cross-bar. Whitman countered and broke through the back line deep into the Patriots’ box around 6-8 yds. but Matt quickly came out to grab the ball, and the evenly played, scoreless half ended several minutes later with both teams each taking 2 shots and 1 corner.
In the opening 1st minute of the second half, the Patriots quickly moved the ball into Whitman’s box where the ball caromed around dangerously before being cleared away and a resultant counter attack ensued. Torres received the ball in the midfield, dribbled in between several Patriots defenders and sent a nice through-pass to a teammate on the right about 18-20 yds. who fired a hard shot which sailed high over the cross-bar. After a foul by Whitman about 10 yds. on the left, Skylar sent a free kick upfield on the left but the Patriots were unable to collect the ball and it bounced out of bounds. The Patriots repossessed the ball and earned a corner kick on the right side which Skylar sent into the box but the ball was last touched by the Patriots when it rolled over the end line. Whitman’s goal kick was possessed by the Patriots who moved the ball deep into Whitman’s side. Whitman cleared the ball out of bounds near 10 yds. on the right. Jason’s throw-in the box was eventually cleared out of bounds again near 10 yds. on the right after dangerously rolling around . Jason made another throw-in into the box and the ball again dangerously rolled around before it was cleared away. Whitman sent a long ball upfield but the Patriots possessed the ball and Matt H. passed it to Max in the box for a shot but the GK grabbed the ball. Whitman countered and moved the ball deep into the Patriots side and at the 9 min. mark the Vikings took a hard shot on goal from about 22 yds. out center which Matt jumped up to punch the ball out and away. One min. later, #10/Gerfen sent a nice pass from about 30 yds. on the left to #6/Torres near 18 yds. but Matt quickly raced off his line to grab the ball. Two mins. later, after Wootton repossessed the ball from Whitman on a counter, Skylar kicked a long ball upfield in the middle to Matt but Whitman tackled/cleared it away. At the 14 min. mark, Jason made a good throw-in into the box near 15 yds. on the right but it was cleared away. Wootton repossessed the ball and setup a sequence of passes with Daniel R. to Stephen on the right over to Daniel S. in the middle and over to Jason on the left who passed it upfield to Jeff around 30 yds. on the left but the play was defended well and the ball lost out of bounds. Wootton seemed to have momentum and controlled most of the play. Each time Whitman countered, Wootton defended well and repossessed the ball. At the 16 min. mark, Jason received a ball in the goal area and took a shot which the GK caught. Matt made another pass to Max in the box which was defended and resultant corner kick. Skylar sent the left corner kick into the goal mouth but it was cleared away. Wootton repossessed the ball but was fouled about 35 yds. and Skylar’s free kick into the box was cleared behind the end line for a left corner kick. At about the 19 min. mark, Skylar sent the corner kick into the box but it was cleared away. Wootton repossessed the ball with Drew passing a ball to Stephen who was fouled about 40 yds. on the left. Skylar sent a quirky low-level free kick ball on the ground which was cleared away. Whitman countered but Wootton repossessed the ball with Danile R. sending a pass to Drew upfield on the right who worked the ball deep into Whitman’s corner and eventually earned a corner kick. Skylar sent a low corner kick which was deflected behind the end line by Wotton for a goal kick. The Patriots again repossessed the ball with Sam receiving a ball in the middle, worked his way over to the left middle but the play was defended and the ball lost out of bounds. Two minutes later at the 25 min. mark, Sam crossed a ball to Stephen on the left side but lost the ball off a dribble. Whitman countered and sent a ball into the Patriots’ box which rolled around dangerously before being cleared away. At the 27 min. mark, Stephen received a ball upfield on the right near midfield from Daniel S., dribbled towards goal and crossed the ball to the left far post where Michael easily tapped in the goal but it was negated by an offsides call. The Patriots repossessed the ball and a throw-in by Jason was cleared behind the end line for a left corner kick. Skylar sent the corner into the box but the GK punched it away. At the 30 min. mark, Jason received a pass on the Vikings’ right side about 20 yds. and was fouled. Skylar sent the free kick into the box where Alex jumped up to head the ball on goal but it was caught by the GK. One minute later, Skylar passed a ball from the middle to Stephen on the right but it was defended and cleared away. Whitman countered with a ball sent upfield in the middle but Daniel R. muscled off a Whitman player to clear the ball away. Stephen possessed the ball and passed into the box to Michael but the GK came out to grab the ball. Whitman countered with a ball into the box and Matt came out to grab the ball. At the 35 min. mark, #6/Torres received a pass and worked the ball behind the right back area 8-10 yds. but the Patriots closed in/defended him well and the ball was lost over the end line. Skylar sent a pass from about 40 yds. on the Patriots’ left to Stephen upfield on the Vikings’ 20 yds. left but it was defended and cleared away. Whitman countered with a long ball sent upfield to #6/Torres in the box but Matt came off his line to snatch the ball away. Whitman reposssessed the ball and sent another long ball into the Patriots’ box which rolled around dangerously before being cleared. At the 38 min. mark, Alex sent a nice pass upfield to Michael in the box but the ball was cleared away. Jason made a throw-in into the box with a resultant corner kick which Skylar sent into the box but it was cleared away. At the 39th min., Jason made a throw-in into the box which Michael jumped to head the ball but was called for offsides and the match ended in regulation time, 0-0. The Patriots held the Vikings to just 2 shots on goal and nor corners while Wootton took 2 shots and setup up 5 corner kick opportunities but were unable to finish, and the match went into golden-goal OT.
In the 1st 10 min. golden-goal OT, the Patriots possessed the ball with Daniel S. receiving a pass in the middle and worked the ball for a corner in the Vikings’ right side. Skylar sent the corner kick into the goal mouth but it was cleared away with Whitman setting up a counter attack. The Vikings got behind the back line with a ball into the goal mouth but it was cleared away. At the 3 min. mark, Stephen sent a pass into the Vikings’ box to Max but the GK rushed out to snare the ball away. Whitman quickly countered and a Vikings player in the middle sent a nice through-pass to #6/Torres who was unmarked about 25 yds. out on the right. Torres dribbled in between defenders to find a crease about 12-15 yds. on the right to send a blast into the left side of the net past Matt, giving the Vikings a hard fought win and the Patriots a heart-breaking loss.
Wootton Loses to Magruder
October 6, 2008
The Colonels opened up strong, controlling much of the play on the Patriots side in the first 10 minutes of the cool evening match. At the 3 min. mark, Magruder sent a free kick from about 25 yds. on the right into the box which the Patriots cleared away only to be possessed by Magruder sending a long ball deep into the back to speedy football type players up top but Daniel Riggio quickly rushed over to make a timely clear. The Colonels again countered sending a long ball deep into the Patriots’ box but this time Skylar Olson cleared it away. Again, the Colonels countered with a long ball upfield to a streaking Colonel who broke through the back line but Jason Greenberg closed in to clear the ball away. The Patriots had a chance at the 6 min. mark on a counter with Efe Halici sending a nice pass upfield from about 35 yds. on Wootton’s left side into the Colonels’ side to Jeff Robinson about 30 yds. on the left who worked the ball further upfield towards the end line but the play was defended and the ball lost over the end line. At the 7 min. mark, Magruder set up another long ball attack sending a ball over the back line but Danny Kawamura got back in time to tackle the ball away. One minute later at the 8 min. mark, Magruder set up a nice run on the left side to #15 who broke through the right back line, dribbled towards goal but pushed the ball too hard far ahead of himself as Matt Black came off his line to grab the ball. At about the 13 min. mark, the Colonels again countered, sending a long ball upfield on the left side which got behind the right back line to a Magruder player who collected the ball and sent a hard shot which went wide and high over the cross bar. The Patriots countered at the 14 min. mark with Stephen Ho on the right side about 30 yds. sending a ball into the box where Matt Harlow collected the ball, turned and took a shot close-in but the ball was caught by the GK. Two minutes later, after a foul by the Patriots, the Colonels sent a free kick into the goal mouth which was grabbed by Matt. After a foul by Magruder at the 21 min. mark, Skylar sent a free kick from 25 yds. left into the box but Magruder headed it over the cross bar for a corner kick. Ethan Alkon took the right corner kick and it was cleared away out to Daniel Silversmith around 22 yds. left who crossed the ball into the box which the GK grabbed. Two mins. later, Daniel S. possessed a ball about 22 yds. right in Magruder’s side and was fouled by Magruder in an attempt to tackle the ball away. Skylar sent the free kick into the box where it was booted about and rolled around dangerously close to the goal line but Magruder finally cleared it away. Two mins. later, Magruder sent a line-drive free kick from the right in Wooton’s side into the box where it was cleared away. The Colonels set up another attack about 30 yds. on the right and Drew Ricci slide-tackled the ball away. The Colonels repossessed the ball and served it into the box where Danny K. cleared it away near the left end line. The Colonels again possessed the ball and got it behind the back right side around 22 yds. and took a shot which Matt caught. The momentum swung to the Patriots with several ensuing scoring chances. At the 32 min. mark, Sam Hulsey received a ball in the middle, turned and dribbled on the left side near the Colonels’ end-line and worked a corner kick opportunity. Skylar sent the left corner kick into the goal mouth but the GK punched it way. After a foul by Magruder at about the 33 min. mark, Skylar sent a free kick pass over to Alex Kiener but the ball got away and the Colonels countered with another shot taken which Matt grabbed. The Patriots had another chance get away at the 35 min. mark when Michael Yoon’s nice pass upfield to Efe on the left side was defended and the play stymied. After a foul by Magruder at the 36 min. mark, Skylar launched a free kick from mid-field deep into Magruder’s box but the GK reached out to grab the ball just before Efe was able to take a shot. Magruder made a dangerous throw-in at about the 36 min. mark which ricocheted about between player’s feet before it was eventually cleared away. Magruder had another throw-in chance 2 mins. laterand the ball rolled around dangerously before being cleared behind the end line for a corner kick which was unsuccessful and the first half ended scoreless. The Patriots were held to just 1 shot on goal and 2 corner kicks while the Colonels took 3 shots and 1 corner kick.
In the second half, at the 5 min. mark, Magruder set up an attack once again with a long ball upfield to #15 who got behind the back line about 22 yds. out and fired a hard shot which sailed high over the cross-bar. At the 11 min. mark, Sam switched a ball from the left side over to Stephen about 22 yds. on the right in Magruder’s half but as he dribbled in an attempt to juke the defenders the ball was tackled away. One min. later, Daniel S. collected a ball in the middle and passed to Stephen about 20 yds. on the left who passed to Max Goldschein who worked the ball close into the goal mouth but the play was defended off Max’s foot over the end line for a goal kick. At the 13 min. mark, the ensuing goal kick landed upfield on the right side and was collected by a Magruder player who broke through the back line on the left side about 22 yds., dribbled towards goal and fired a close-in shot from about 8-10 yds. out towards far post on Matt’s right but Skylar was able to race over to kick the ball away. At the 14 min. mark, Magruder took a corner kick from the right side which was cleared away. The Patriots countered with a ball upfield to Sam in the middle who send a through-ball to Efe on the right but the play was quickly defended/stymied. One minute later, Stephen sent a ball into the box form the right side where Matt H. headed the ball which went over the cross-bar. Magruder countered off the GK’s goal kick with the long ball collected by #11 who got behind the left back line and as Skylar raced over to defend/tackle the ball, #11 sent a nice pass into the box to #15 who sent a strike into the net past Matt to put the Colonels up 1-0. Magruder set up another attack at the 18 min. mark with a ball sent deep into the Patriot’s left back but Daniel R. cleared the ball away which set up a Patriots’ counter that fizzled. At the 20 min. mark, Magruder got another ball into the Patriots’ box which bounced around dangerously before Danny K. cleared it away. At the 21 min. mark, after a foul by Magruder, Skylar sent a free kick from 20 yds. into the box which was cleared away. Another ball was served back into the box where it was caught by the GK. One min. later, after another foul by Magruder, Skyar sent a long free kick from about 40 yds. out into the box but it was cleared away. One min. later, Skylar took a ball from the right back, dribbled upfield into Magruder’s side and maneuvered to find space to pass the ball but it was defended/tackled away. At the 29 min. mark, Daniel S. possessed a ball, dribbled into the right corner before being tackled and the ball went behind the end line for a corner kick. Skylar sent the right corner kick into the box but it was cleared away. Seconds later, the Patriots setup another corner kick opportunity. Skylar sent the left corner kick into the box but it was cleared away and a Magruder counter attack ensued with along ball sent upfield on the right side behind the back line. Danny K. raced back to attempt to tackle the ball away but caught the player's shoe and was carded/YC. The resultant free kick was unsuccessful and Wootton countered, setting up another corner kick from the right at the 32 min. mark but it was cleared away . Magruder countered with a long ball sent upfield behind the back line but Jason was able to get back in time to defend/tackle the ball away. In the final 5-6 minutes, the Patriots went toe to toe with the Colonels setting up several scoring chances with some furious play in and around the box but could not get into position to cleanly strike the ball on goal. At the 38 min. mark, Skylar sent a nice through-pass to Efe about 20 yds. center whose attempted shot was blocked by a defender. The Colonels also had several chances in the last 2 mins. with a corner kick that was cleared by Stephen and 2 shots, one which went high over the cross-bar and another which wet left and wide of goal, and the match ended, 1-0, Colonels. Magruder's strong defense held the Patriots to 1 shot on goal and 1 corner kick while the Colonels took 6 shots and 1 corner kick.
Patriots and Blazers Battle to a Draw
October 4, 2008
On a splendid, warm and sunny early afternoon at Blair on a poor pitch, the Patriots faced the 4-2-1 Blazers who are a strong 4A East contending team just behind Sherwood, 5-1-0. The Blazers lost last week to Sherwood, 0-1, in a fluke goal in OT as their GK fell to the turf in a collision with a Blair defender as the winning goal was struck. In today's game, the starting GK would be sidelined from the injury suffered in that match.
Several key Patriots were also sidelined from injuries or family emergency. It was a back and forth type of game with both sides launching attacks and counters. After a foul by the Blazers at the 2 min. mark, Skylar Olson sent a long free kick from 35 yds. on the left into the box but it was cleared away and Blair countered with a long ball upfield that got through the back line near 18 yds. center but Jason Greenberg fended off the striker and ably cleared the ball away. At about the 5 min. mark, Daniel Riggio sent a nice through-pass from near mid-field to Max Goldschein on the right side about 35 yds. who worked the ball in the right corner and an eventual corner kick which was unsuccessful. One minute later, an almost identical play ensued with Stephen Ho sending a ball to Max on the right side who was fouled around 25 yds. on the right. Skylar sent the free kick into the box where it dangerously bounced around before being cleared away by Blair. Another long ball by Blair was launched upfield behind the back line to a speedy Blazers player about 20 yds. center who took a weak shot which missed to the right. One minute later, Blair was on the attack again with another ball sent upfield which penetrated deep into the back line but it was cleared away. Blair had a couple more chances at the 10 min. and 12 min. marks with a dangerous free kick in the box which was cleared, and a shot which sailed wide right. At about the 14 min. mark, Danny Kawamura sent a nice pass upfield from the left mid-center area to Stephen about 35 yds. on the right but the play was defended well with a resultant counter-attack by Blair, again sending a ball upfield to a Blazers player who broke thru the back line but the Patriots were able to tackle and clear the ball away. But, the Blazers came right back with a dangerous ball served into the box which Matt Black jumped up to punch away. One minute later, the Blazers setup a corner kick opportunity from the left corner and the ball landed in the goal mouth, dangerously bouncing around before being cleared away. At the 17 min. mark, Sam Hulsey maneuvered in the middle and found space to serve a nice ball in the box to Max whose header went just over the cross-bar. Blair countered and at around the 19 min. mark after a foul, the free kick landed in the goal mouth, again bouncing around dangerously before finally being cleared away. The Blazers once again got behind the back line on another long ball near 18 yds. center, but Jason closed in to tackle and clear the ball away. At about the 30 min. mark, Alex Kiener sent a nice pass in the midfield to Jeff Robinson further up on the left who passed to Sam overlapping on the left side who took the ball down to near the end line but the play was defended well and the ball cleared away. Josh Stern and Kian Kassarei came in to help in the back. At around the 32 minute mark, Blair got a ball deep in the right back, crossed a ball through the goal mouth where a Blazers player sent a shot on goal which Matt caught. Blake Band came in for relief and help in the back. At the 34 min. mark, Skylar sent a free kick from about 20 yds. on the right into the box and Jeff was able to strike the ball near the goal line but it was deflected/cleared away. At the 39 min. mark, Sam heel-flicked a ball about 25 yds. on the left to Skylar as he raced down the side line towards the end line, but the play was well defended and the ball cleared away. Despite the barrage of attacks/counters by both teams, no goals were finished and the half ended scoreless. Blair’s solid defense held the Patriots to just 1 shot on goal and 1 corner kick while the Blazers took 3 shots on goal and 1 corner.
In the second half, at about the 5 min. mark, the Blazers set up a sequence from the midfield from #14 to #17 about 20 yds. left who served a ball into the box where the tall #8 player jumped up to head in the go-ahead goal. About 4 mins. later, Jeff received a pass upfield on the left of the Blazers’ half about 35 yds., dribbled towards the corner/end line and beat the closing defender to send a pretty cross into the goal mouth where Stephen struck a hard shot on goal from about 18 yds. on the right which the GK stopped the shot but couldn’t keep possession of the ball as it bounced back out into the goal mouth where Max alertly struck in the equalizer goal. At the 13 min. mark, Skylar sent a long ball upfield to Stephen about 35 yds. on the right in the Blazers’ half, who worked the ball up near the end line but the play was defended well and the ball tackled/cleared away. Three mins. later, at the 16 min. mark, after a free kick by Blair, #14 served a ball from the Patriots’ right side about 22 yds. and into the box where #13 was able to collect the ball, turn and fire a close-in shot past Matt to put the Blazers up, 2-1. One minute later, Daniel Silversmith collected a ball around 22 yds. center, turned and sent a shot on goal which the GK was unable to secure and the ball rolled out in the goal mouth where Jeff ran onto the ball to strike in the equalizer goal. At the 28 min. mark, Blair sent another dangerous ball in the box which found Matt slightly off of his line but Skylar raced back to the goal line to clear the struck ball away. And, seconds later, after a foul by the Patriots, Blair sent a free kick from 22 yds. on the right that Matt punched away. One minute later, after another foul by the Patriots, Blair sent another free kick from the same area into the box which sailed wide right of goal. One minute later, Blair sent another dangerous long ball into the box which Matt snatched. At the 31 min. mark, Matt Harlow worked a ball from the left back into the Blazers’ left corner but the play was defended and the ball cleared away. At the 33 min. mark, at about 22 yds. on the right, the Patriots served a ball in the box and a header attempt missed wide left. Two mins. later, the Blazers launched a hard shot from about 22-25 yds. on the right which missed wide near post. At the 37 min. mark, Blair took another shot from about 20 yds. left center which went wide near post, followed one min. later by another hard left-footed shot form 22 yds. right which Matt caught. Due to a Blazers injury, play extended into 8 min. overage with an opportunity setup by each tem but could not finish and the matched ended in regulation time, 2-2. The Blazers held the Patriots to 3 shots on goal and no corners while Blair took 6 shots and no corners.
The ensuing 1st 10 min. golden-goal OT was much the same action as in regulation with both teams moving and defending the ball well. In the 1st min., Daniel R. sent a pass on the left side to Stephen who maneuvered upfield to take a shot which the GK caught. One min. later, Daniel S. sent a pass to Stephen on the left side who maneuvered his way upfield near the end line but lost control of the ball over the end line. Matt H. received a ball near mid-center on the left, worked his way up in the box 18 yds. to take a shot which the GK grabbed. One minute later Max passed a ball to Matt H. on the left side which was defended and the ball deflected over the end line with a resultant CK. Skylar sent the left CK into the box but it was cleared away. The Blazers countered and at the 6 min. mark with a ball passed upfield on the left side to a Blazers player who sent a nice cross through the box that was then struck on goal which Matt caught. Wootton countered, with Jeff collecting the ball and passing upfield to Alex who was defended with the ball deflected over the end line for a corner kick. Skylar sent the left corner kick into the box where Matt H. headed the ball toward goal but missed beyond the end line. At the 9 min. mark, Skylar launched a free kick from 35 yds. on the right into the box where Jeff possessed the ball to strike a ball on goal which the GK blocked and collected the rebound. And, just as time ran out, Jeff had another opportunity to cinch the match with a close-in shot which the GK came off his line to stop. Wootton held Blair to 1 shot on goal and no corners while the Patriots took 5 shots on goal on goal with 2 corners which were unsuccessful and the 1st OT ended scoreless.
In the 2nd 10 min. golden-goal OT, although players were fatigued, the hard-fought contest continued with both teams determined to end the match with a golden-goal. At the 2 min. mark, Danny K. sent a pass upfield to Stephen in the middle who flick-kicked a pass to Max but the play was defended/stymied. Blair countered and one minute later, Blair sent a hard shot on goal from 22 yds. right which was caught by Matt. At the 4 min. mark, Danny K. made a slide-tackle on a ball deep in the Patriots back. After a foul by Blair seconds later, Skylar sent a free kick from about 22 yds. right into the box where Stephen sent a shot on goal which the GK caught. At the 7 min. mark, Skylar sent another free kick from 22 yds. center of Blair’s side but it sailed wide left of goal. One min. later, Jeff worked a ball upfield on the right but it was defended out of bounds for a throw-in. Blair countered and sent a ball upfield on the left to a player who fired a shot which sailed wide left. And, as time expired, Sam passed a nice ball from about 22 yds. on the right side to Stephen in the goal mouth about 6 yds. out who blasted a hard shot which sailed over the cross-bar, and the matched ended in a draw, 2-2. The Blazers and Patriots each took 2 shots and no corners.
Patriots Top Bluedevils
October 2, 2008
It was an early afternoon game at home with the very physical Bluedevils, and it was one of those matches where there was a lot of offensive action/opportunities for both sides but neither team would be able to finish – except once, luckily for the Patriots. Moments after the kick-off, Skylar Olson tripped to the turf in attempting to clear a ball away which Springbrook then possessed, setting up a dangerous threat deep in the back but Danny Kawamura scrambled to tackle the ball away. Several minutes later on a counter at about the 3 minute mark, Max Goldschein received a ball upfield in the Bluedevils’ left flank and crossed a dangerous ball across the goal mouth but it was snatched by the GK. Just one minute later, on a counter, a ball was passed through the Patriots’ back line but Danny K. raced over to make another timely tackle. At the 7 minute mark, Jason Greenberg made a nice throw-in from around 25 yards on the left into the goal mouth where Stephen Ho back-heeled a flick on goal which was caught by the GK. One minute later, Skylar passed a ball over from the left side into the middle around 22 yards center to Sam Hulsey, who dribbled a couple steps forward and sent a shot on goal which the GK caught. Two minutes later, Jeff Robinson received a ball on the left side and served it into the box to Max who took a shot which the GK caught. The Patriots kept attacking/countering and at about the 12 minute mark, Ethan Alkon served a free-kick from 25 yards on the left into the box where Jason headed the ball on goal which the GK caught. One minute later, Stephen launched a corner kick from the right side which Jason again headed but it went high over the cross-bar. The Bluedevils then setup a counter-attack, pushing the ball quickly upfield on the right side but Danny K. hustled over to slide-tackle the ball out of bounds. At the 17 minute mark, the Bluedevils sent a nice through-ball to a player who timed his run from an onsides position to receive the ball around 22 yards out, dribbled in to about 8-10 yards out to the left but the hard struck ball fortunately sailed wide of net on Matt Black's left side. After a foul by the Patriots 1 minute later, the Bluedevils served a dangerous free-kick in the box where a Springbrook player collected the ball and fired a shot towards goal which went wide again on Matt’s left side. At the 20 minute mark, Stephen stole a ball on the right side near mid-field, dribbled a few yards upfield and switch-passed the ball over to Matt Harlow on the left side around 22 yards out who then dribbled in towards goal but the play was defended and the ball was grabbed by the GK. One minute later, the Patriots were back on the attack with Daniel Silversmith receiving a ball near 22 yards center, turned and sent a strike on goal which the GK caught. One minute later at the 22 minute mark, Stephen crossed a ball deep within the Bluedevils’ left flank from 10-12 yards out which rolled across the goal mouth where Skylar just missed getting to the ball to punch it in before the GK grabbed it. One minute later at the 24 minute mark, Skylar served a ball from 35 yards out on the right into the box but it was defended behind the end line for a corner kick. Kian Kassraei came in to play solidly on the right side to help stop the Bluedevils. At the 34 minute mark, Skylar passed a ball in the middle to Sam around 18 yards center who then served the ball into the box but it was deflected behind the end line. Moments later, Skylar crossed a ball from the right side into the box but it was cleared away. At the 36 minute mark, Michael Yoon sent a nice pass upfield to Skylar just over the mid-center line where he collected the ball, beat the pressing defender, dribbled upfield to around 10-12 yards out on the left to fire a strike near post but the GK repositioned himself well to deflect the shot away. One minute later, at the 37 minute mark, off of a counter-attack by the Bluedevils, another well-placed through-ball got behind Michael to a Bludevils player who worked the ball in to about 10-12 yards out center to send a hard shot on goal which was saved by Matt. The Patriots countered with Michael sending a nice pass upfield to Max around 20 yards on the left side who fired on goal but the ball was caught by the GK, and the half ended scoreless. The Bluedevils would take 5 shots on goal and no corners while the Patriots launched 6 shots on goal and setup 5 corner kicks.
One minute after the second-half kickoff, Daniel Riggio sent a nice pass upfield to Stephen on the right but the play was defended and stymied. After a foul by the Patriots at the 2 minute mark, a free-kick from about 30 yards out dropped dangerously deep into the box near the goal mouth but Matt jumped up to punch it out and away. At the 5 minute mark, Jason served a free-kick from about 35 yards out on the right into the box where Sam was in position to head strike the ball but lost it in the sun and the ball was grabbed by the GK. At the 8 minute mark, Sam received a pass in the middle, dribbled in between several defenders and sent a nice pass towards the end line to Efe Halici on an overlapping run who had to make a back-heel pass to save the ball from going beyond the end line but it was possessed and cleared away by the Bluedevils. A couple other ensuing opportunities by Matt H. and Efe were defended and stymied. But, alas, at the 21 minute mark after a foul by the Bluedevils, Skylar served a free-kick from about 22 yards on the left into the box where Jason was in perfect position to flick-kick in the shot past the GK to put the Patriots up 1-0. The Patriots setup another scoring chance at the 24 minute mark with a dangerous throw-in into the box by Jason which was caught by the GK. Josh Kamdjou came in to help rev up the attack up top, and, at about the 28 minute mark a shot by Daniel R. from 18 yards on the left was caught by the GK. The Bluedevils sent another dangerous ball into the box at the 29 minute mark which Matt cleared, and one minute later, another ball in the box was cleared away by Skylar. At the 32 minute mark, Skylar served a ball in the box where Alex Kiener took a shot towards goal but it was blocked/deflected away. At the 35 minute mark, Springbrook sent a free-kick from about 40 yards out center deep into the box but Matt jumped up to grab the ball. One minute later, Stephen received a ball on the left side near mid-center, juked a defender who grabbed his jersey but the resultant free-kick was cleared away. At the 39 minute mark, Stephen received another ball near mid-field, juked another defender and dribbled deep into Bluedevils’ left flank and sent a leading pass to Max who ran onto the ball, turned and a fired a shot on goal which the GK caught. The Bluedevils would have one more chance for the equalizer goal in the final 40th minute off of a free kick from about 25 yards out center which Matt made a finger-tip save and the match ended, 1-0, Patriots. The Bluedevils were held to just 1 shot on goal and 1 corner kick while the Patriots managed only 3 shots on goal.
Practice Today in the Gym
October 1, 2008
Players,
Practice today will be in the main gym, 4:30 till 6:30. Wear flats.
Coach
Tonight's Game Canceled/Rescheduled
October 1, 2008
Tonight's game at home vs. Springbrook has been canceled due to stadium construction activity/field conditions. It has been rescheduled to Thu., 2nd Oct., 5pm.
Practice in the Gym Today
September 26, 2008
Due to the cancellation of today's game vs Magruder, there will be practice in the main gym from 4:30 - 6:00.
Boys, meet in the Wootton Commons at 4:15 to begin stretching and practice will begin at 4:30. Please wear indoor shoes.
Sri Olson
Tonight's Game Canceled/Rescheduled
September 26, 2008
Tonight's game at Magruder has been canceled due to weather/field condition. It has been rescheduled to Mon., 6th Oct., 7pm.
Patriots Fall to Sherwood Warriors
September 24, 2008
The Warriors edged the Patriots in a last minute goal last year at Sherwood and the Patriots were looking for a reversal of fortune in tonight's match at home against the talented Warriors who had just beaten Whitman the night before last, 2-0, with an overall 3-1 record (losing to QO last week, 1-2). Several Patriot players were sitting out for this match due to injuries including a key defender. Sherwood was strong on defense, quick up top and very solid in the middle with Jeff Juarez distributing the ball well and sending accurately placed free kicks. In the opening minutes, the Patriots were able to move the ball upfield with Efe Halici sending a nice pass to Jeff Robinson who worked his way close in to try a shot at about the 6 min. mark but he was defended well and the ball deflected behind the end for a corner kick which was unsuccessful. Several minutes later around the 10 min. mark, Efe sent another nice pass in the middle to Sam Hulsey who served a ball across the goal mouth but nobody was close by to finish. Just one min. later, Sam made a nice pass to Stephen Ho who served another ball across the goal but the Patriots could not finish. After a foul by the Patriots, Sherwood sent a free kick from 25 yds. right into the box and a Warrior player jumped up to head the ball into the right side of the net past Matt Black to put Sherwood up 1-0. A couple of minutes later, the Warriors served a couple more dangerous balls into/across the box which one of them was well struck towards goal that Matt was able to grab. The Warriors maintained control of the match not only with their solid play but due to many errant passes and misplayed balls by the Patriots. At about the 23 min. mark, the Warriors mounted another attack sending a ball upfield near the Patriot's 25 yds. left side but Matt Harlow's pass across the middle to the right to Jason Greenberg was intercepted by a Sherwood player who dribbled 1v1 a few yards on goal and sent an easy shot into the net past Matt. Sherwood kept up its attacks and counters, sending long balls deep into the Patriot's side. At about the 26 min. mark, Sherwood sent a long ball into the box which Matt jumped high up to grab, and 2 mins. later, Sherwood tossed a long, dangerous throw-in in the box that Matt punched away out of harms way. Just 1 min. later, after another well-placed ball was sent upfield into Wootton's side behind the back line, Matt raced off his line out to around 20 yds. center to head strike the ball away. He also grabbed a header in the box around the 35 min. mark, and as time expired, he jumped up to grab another long ball sent deep into the box. Sherwood's strong defense stymied the Patriots, holding them to no shots taken and just 1 corner kick while the Warriors would take 4 shots, no corners, and a 2-0 lead at the half.
Down two goals, in the 2nd half the Patriots kept their focus and played more determinedly. After a few trips up and down the field by both teams, Stephen stole a ball on the left side at about the 7 min. mark, worked his way upfield into Sherwood's half but was quickly defended/dispossessed of the ball. A couple of minutes later, Daniel Silversmith received a pass in the midfield and strongly held off several Warriors as he maneuvered the ball around to eventually pass the ball over to Stephen on the left side about 30 yds. who again skillfully dribbled his way deep into the Warrior's box but he was defended well and relieved of the ball. Sherwood countered and the back line was unable to clear the ball away before the Warriors sent a hard shot on goal which Matt caught. And, moments later, a miskicked ball in the back allowed Sherwood to take another shot from about 20 yds on the right which luckily sailed wide. At around the 19 min. mark, a through-ball made its way behind the back line and as Matt scrambled out to reach the ball, he slipped to the ground which allowed a Sherwood player to collect the ball and send it into the net to put the Warriors up 3-0. Just 1 min. later, Sam received a ball in the middle near the 18 yd. line, dribbled forward in between the defenders to about 6 yds. out center and passed the ball off to his right which was eventually possessed by the Warriors. The Patriots had several scoring chances and about 1 min. later, Daniel S. received a ball around 12 yds. out center and struck a ball towards goal but it was deflected away. At the 26 min. mark, Max Goldschein crossed a ball through the goal mouth from right to left but no one was nearby to finish. Two mins. later, Jason tossed a nice throw-in into the goal mouth and Stephen's header was caught by the GK. At the 30 min. mark, a misfired pass in the middle allowed a Warrior player to collect the ball and pass it ahead to a teammate who sent a shot into the net past Matt but fortunately, the play was nullified by an offsides call. Josh Stern, Kian Kassarei and Blake Band came in relief to help defend and contain the Warriors. At around the 34 min. mark, after a foul by Sherwood around 25 yds. slightly left of center, Efe took a hard, low free kick which zipped through the defenders but went wide just left of goal. David Shcherbelis took over in the net and made a nice stop on a hard shot from about 20 yds. center around the 37 min. mark. David also stopped another shot by Sherwood as the whistle blew at the 40 min. mark, and the matched ended, 3-0, Sherwood. The Warriors' tough defense held the Patriots to just 2 shots on goal while their offense launched 4 shots and setup 1 corner kick.
Patriots Battle Bulldogs to a Draw
September 19, 2008
It was a huge turnout for the always hard-fought, very physical contests between the Patriots and arch-rival Churchill Bulldogs, and this match would be no different. Wootton's Drum Line was on hand and loudly beat to the roar of the crowd with many Wootton fans dressed in red cheering on the Patrtiots. In the mostly even first half, at about the 9 min. mark, the Patriots had the ball deep in the Bulldogs side and Jason Greenberg made a nice throw-in from the sideline into the box which dangerously caromed around until being cleared out with the Bulldogs launching a counter attack. The ball got behind the Patriot’s backline and slowly rolled towards the 18 yd. line. As GK Matt Black raced off his line to kick the ball away, Bulldog's striker Kevin Dansky ran onto the ball at the same time and the simultaneously struck ball deflected behind the end line for a goal kick. Around the 18 min. mark, Efe Halici sent a nice ball up to Stephen Ho on the right about 30 yds who dribbled upfield towards the end line but the play was eventually defended well with the ball tackled away. Two minutes later, a mirror play ensued with Efe to Stephen and it, too, was stymied. About the 34 min. mark, Skylar Olson possessed the ball on the right side and made a good run upfield, passing the ball off to Sam Hulsey in the midfield who dished it forward to Max Goldschein in the box who then turned and sent a shot towards the net which the GK caught. The Bulldogs and Patriots each were limited by their strong defenses to just 1 shot on goal and no corners taken and the half ended scoreless.
The intensity heated up in the second half and in the first min. a throw-in by Daniel Riggio to Ethan Alkon was stolen by Dansky and as he maneuvered the ball for a shot, Skylar slide-tackled the ball away. Several minutes later the Bulldogs were deep into the Patriots' side and sent a dangerous low ball across an open goal mouth but luckily no Bulldogs players were close by to finish a sure goal. At the 6 min. mark, a ball in the Patriot’s midfield could not be cleared away and as Matt came off his line to get to the ball, Dansky possessed the ball and dribbled towards goal. Skylar raced back to slide-tackle the ball away from Danksy, but he was able to maintain possession of the ball and sent a strike to the net to put the Bulldogs up, 1-0. A few minutes later, Skylar launched a nice free kick from 30-35 yds. out center into the box but no Wootton player was able to head it in as the ball was grabbed by the GK. The Bulldogs created a couple of dangerous scoring opportunities with balls in Wooton’s box but they were eventually cleared away after much frantic effort. Stephen made another nice run deep into the Bulldogs left corner but the play was broken up. At the 33 min. mark, Efe sent a nice pass upfield to Sam around 18 yds. on the right where he struck a shot on goal but it was caught by the GK. Matt made a couple of nice punch-out saves from two well-placed served balls in the box, and at the 39 min. mark, Matt made a great save off of a hard blast by Danksy. With just 1 min. left in the match, Stephen received a pass around 30-35 yds. on the left in the Bulldogs side, dribbled upfield a few yards and sent a nice through ball to Jeff Robinson who took one step forward and fired a shot/cross towards goal. Efe ran onto the ball as the GK was coming out, collected the ball and maneuvered around the GK to send a shot towards goal which deflected off the head of a defender over to Ethan on the far post who was in perfect position to jump up and headed the ball in for the equalizer goal with regulation time over seconds later. The Bulldogs would take 7 shots on goal with 2 corners while the Patriots were held to just a single shot on goal but created 5 corner kick situations.
In the 1st 10 min. OT period, at the 5 min. mark, Alex Kiener crossed a good ball from the right side into the box where Daniel Silversmith jumped up to head strike the ball towards goal but it was caught by the GK. Skylar was fouled hard from behind at about 22 yds. out center and the resultant free kick was unsuccessful. The Patriots would take 1 corner which was unsuccessful while holding the Bulldogs to no shots or corners.
In the 2nd 10 min. OT period, at about the 5 min. mark, Skylar attempted to kick/clear a ball away at the same time a Bulldogs player tried to kick the ball but caught Skylar’s right foot hard and play was stopped as he lay on the turf. Several minutes later, play resumed and after a furious back and forth in each other’s box with each team creating dangerous scoring threats, neither the Bulldogs or Wootton could manage the go-ahead, game-winning goal and the match ended in a tie, 1-1.
Varsity Roster Update
September 17, 2008
Michael Yoon has completed protracted shoulder rehab and rostered to the varsity team along with Max Goldschein from JV. Congratulations boys!
Alkon, Ethan, #2, senior
Band, Blake, #15, junior
Black, Matt, GK, senior
Coimbra, Hugo, #5, sophomore
Goldschein, Max, #35, freshman
Greenberg, Jason, #23, junior
Halici, Efe, #10, junior
Harlow, Matt, #16, junior
Ho, Stephen, #3, junior
Hulsey, Sam, #14, senior
Kamdjou, Josh, #4, junior
Kassraei, Kian, #24, junior
Kawamura, Danny, #8, senior
Kiener, Alex, #17, senior
Olson, Skylar, #7, senior
Ricci, Drew, #9, junior
Riggio, Daniel, #19, sophomore
Robinson, Jeff, #1, junior
Shcherbelis, David, GK, junior
Silversmith, Daniel, #13, senior
Stern, Josh, #12, junior
Yoon, Michael, #6, senior
WJ Defeats Wootton
September 16, 2008
The momentum could not be sustained this evening as the talented WJ Wildcats moved the ball well offensively and were very strong defensively. Max Goldschein and Chris Kkokar were brought up from JV for some playing experience as the situation would allow. Michael Yoon joined the squad after a long rehab of shoulder injury. WJ setup several attacks and counters in the opening minutes. At about the 6 minute mark, Danny Kawamura made a good save near the end line before the ball could be crossed. Several minutes later, WJ made a nice run on the right side past the back line and fired a shot on goal which Matt Black caught. Stephen Ho came out of nowhere to run down a deep run in the back, challenging and clearing the ball away. Skylar Olson sent a well-placed free kick from about 20 yds. out on the right into the box far post but no Patriot player was nearby to finish. Stephen sent a nice cross off a pass form Skylar into the box and again nobody could finish. Danny K. sent a nice ball upfield to Alex Kiener but the play was stymied by WJ. At about the 12 minute mark, as the back line was moving up behind a Patriot attack, the Wildcats dispossessed the ball from the Patriots and chipped a ball over the back line to a player who ran past the defenders and as Matt came off his line the ball was lofted up and over Matt into the net for the go-ahead goal. Daniel Riggio, Sam Hulsey and Dan Silversmith played strong in the middle but were challenged and pressured continuously by WJ. Daniel R. had several good tackles after shifting to the back and so did Dan S. in the middle. But, the Patriots could not punch in a goal as the Wildcats' strong D held the Patriots to just 3 shots on goal, including a couple of not-full-strength shots by Stephen towards goal which were grabbed by the GK., and the half ended, 1-0, WJ.
In the second half, the Patriots were able to deny the Wildcats any further goals. In the opening minutes, Skylar served another free kick from 22 yds. out into the box but no Patriot player was close enough to strike in the ball. WJ countered with a play upfield on the left to #5 who dribbled past defenders on the right side and launched a hard shot which fortunately sailed high over the cross-bar. Josh Kamdjou came in and played hard again today but was denied by WJ's defense from any scoring opportunity. WJ threatened on a couple of counters around the 16 and 18 minute marks, sending balls upfield to onside players speeding ahead and behind the back line, and as Matt came off his line twice, Skylar quickly raced back and cleared away the almost certain shots/goals. Ethan Alkon challenged a ball simultaneously with a WJ player in the midfield and lay on the turf for a minute or two before being helped to the sidelines but would return to action awhile later. The Patriots had a good scoring chance with a throw-in into the box by Jason Greenberg around the 30 minute mark, and after a melee ensued, the ball deflected outward to Stephen around 18 yds. center/right who fired a blast that sailed high and wide of goal. Around the 33 minute mark, Skylar sent another long ball into the midfield to Michael who made a nice pass to a streaking Stephen on the left but the play was stymied by WJ's strong defense. With about 1 minute left, Efe took a shot from around 20 yds. out on the right which sailed high and wide of goal. The Patriots would take 3 shots on goal and setup 4 corner kick opportunites which were all unsuccessful, while the Wildcats would take 5 shots on goal, and the match ended, 1-0, WJ.
New Practice Time for Wed., 17 Sep.
September 16, 2008
Practice on Wednesday, September 17, will be right after school, 2:30-4:30.
Patriots Prevail Over Blake
September 15, 2008
The Patriots kept their momentum going from the WM game on Sat., controlling play mostly throughout the match except for a couple of precarious situations setup by the Bengals. Freshman Max Goldschein returned from JV for another opportunity to play and get some experience against Blake. The Patriots created numerous opportunities on Blake's half in the opening minutes with a nice run by Jeff Robinson and a good pass from Efe Halici to Drew Ricci but both plays were stymied by the defense. Sam Hulsey, Daniel Riggio and Dan Silversmith played solid in the middle. Sam took a shot from 25 yds. center but it was caught by the GK. Danny Kawamura, Matt Harlow, Jason Greenberg and Skylar Olson played strong in the back. Skylar sent a long ball upfield to Jeff who crossed a nice ball in the goal mouth to Drew whose header missed wide. Blake broke through the right back line and fired a hard upper 90 shot which Matt Black made a nice finger-tip save to deflect it over the cross bar. The much-improved Bengals again countered around the 18 minute mark with a dangerous ball in the Patriots goal area with Matt off his line, but fortunately, as Blake took a shot on the open goal, Skylar quickly raced in to kick it away. Several minutes later, Stephen Ho served a nice corner kick into the goal mouth but it was snatched by the GK. A few minutes later, at about the 25 minute mark, Stephen made a nifty run in between defenders and fired a strike into the net to put the Patriots up, 1-0. Efe took a strong shot from around 30 yds. out but it sailed high and away. Josh Kamdjou worked hard while on the pitch and maneuvered to send a blast from 20 yds. left that also went high. The Bengals sent a dangerous corner kick in the box but it was finally cleared out of harms way. Ethan Alkon took a shot that went high, and with about 1 minute left in the half, Matt Harlow pushed upfield and fired a shot on goal which was caught by the GK. The Patriots took 7 shots on goal and 3 corner kicks while holding Blake to 2 shots and 1 corner, and the half ended, 1-0, Wootton.
In the second half, the Patriots created a corner kick opportunity at the 2 minute mark. Skylar took a quick kick and served the ball into the box where Efe struck the ball towards goal but it luckily deflected to where Drew was in perfect position to boot in the ball to put the Patriots up, 2-0. Blake again countered, serving a dangerous ball into the box but Matt H. headed it away. Jason sent a nice throw-in into the box where Jeff fired a shot that went just over the cross-bar. The Bengals played much more physical in the second half but would manage just 1 shot on goal from about 20 yds. out which was caught by Matt. Skylar sent another nice long ball upfield to Alex Kiener on the left who dribbled towards goal but was fouled/tackled hard from behind in the box at the 27 minute mark. Skylar sent the resultant PK shot into the net past the GK. Josh Stern, Kian Kassraei and Blake Band came in and worked hard, challenging every ball that came their way, and, David Shcherbelis relieved Matt in the net with some solid minutes in the latter part of the half. Jeff sent a nice pass upfield to Josh K. who launched a shot from about 22 yds. left that sailed high over the cross bar. Jason made another nice throw-in in the box where Josh K. ran onto the ball and as the GK came out, chested in the goal but it was nullified by an offsides call. The Patriots would take 5 shots and setup 3 corners while Blake managed just 1 shot and the match ended, 3-0, Patriots.
Wootton Bounces Back in Win vs. Watkins Mill
September 13, 2008
It was a hot and steamy early evening for this single tournament game with WM. Due to a couple of injured varsity players, Coach Schuessler brought up 4 JV players, Chris Khokhar (41), Max Goldschein (35), Antoine Plante (40) and Zach Robinson (38) to give them some experience as the game situation would allow.
The Patriots appeared much more structured in their offense tonight with Sam Hulsey, Daniel Silversmith and Daniel Riggio distributing the ball well in the middle and with strikers, Drew Ricci and Stephen Ho, making good runs deep behind the Wolverine’s backline as well as midfielder, Jeff Robinson, executing some nice overlapping runs. Just 2 mins. into the match, Daniel Riggio dished a nice pass to Sam around 20 yds. right who fired a shot on goal but it was caught by the GK. However, at the 10 minute mark, after a throw-in by Jason Greenberg was cleared back out to Jason around 25 yds. on the right, he then served a nice ball into the box where Drew, who was just inserted into the game, was in perfect position in the goal mouth to head the ball in past the GK to put the Patriots up, 1-0. At about the 16 min. mark, Danny Kawamura maneuvered his way up upfield on the left and made a nice pass to Drew around 10-12 yds. out center who headed the ball just wide of net. Just 1 min. later, Sam sent a pretty pass from the middle to Stephen around 30 yds. on the right but the play was stymied. Drew would find pay dirt again 10 minutes later. At the 21 minute mark, Jeff received a ball on the left near midfield, skillfully dribbled his way upfield in between defenders to the far corner where he sent a cross into the goal mouth and Drew kicked the ball in the net to put the Patriots up 2-0. Chris, Max and Antoine saw action in the first half and battled well with Max taking a blow to the face off a deflected ball and a hard body shot knocking him to the turf. Josh Kamdjou and Kian Kassraei came in and played hard with Josh being knocked to the turf on several occasions.
After thwarting WM for most of the half, at about the 39 min. mark, a WM striker received a long ball upfield and penetrated into the left backline and as several defenders tried to contain him from shooting, he managed to take a shot from about 10-12 yds. out which was deflected off of a defender and sailed upward, high-arcing over Matt into the net for a fortuitous goal, and the half ended, 2-1, Patriots. In the first half, the Patriots would take 6 shots and 3 corners while WM managed just 3 shots including a near strike that hit the cross bar from about 18 yds. out.
In the second half, the Patriots appeared to be less structured and could not setup any shooting opportunities but credit WM’s defense, although 3 corners were taken but were unsuccessful. The Wolverines were much determined and managed 3 shots on goal including a hard blast form 25 yds. out center which GK Matt Black made a finger-tip save to deflect it over the cross bar. WM also set up 3 corners but all went awry and the match ended, 2-0, Patriots.
Patriots Drop Home Opener vs. B-CC
September 9, 2008
The Patriots hung tough in the first half, weathering a wave of attacks and counters by last year's 3A Champs, B-CC Barons. Senior GK, Matt Black, made two outstanding saves on a couple hard blasts. The Barons launched 7 shots and 1 corner kick but were held from finishing a goal due to strong defensive effort in the back by Matt Harlow, Jason Greenberg, Danny Kawamura and anchored by Skylar Olson. The Patriots managed 4 shots and 1 corner kick which were unsuccessful, and the half ended scoreless.
In the second half, the Patriots again created 4 shooting opportunities while setting up 5 corners but all were unsuccessful. The Barons took 5 shots and Matt made two more great saves. At the 6 minute mark, B-CC sent what would be 1 of 6 corner kicks into the box and as Matt jumped up to grab the ball, a B-CC player also jumped up and headed the ball into the net, appearing to have bumped Matt aside. Stephen Ho made several threatening runs deep into the Barons' backline but was turned away by the solid Barons defenders.
The Patriots had their chances offensively throughout the match. Efe Halici penetrated into the Barons side from the midfield on several occasions, firing a few shots which unluckily went wide or were stopped. Drew Ricci also broke through the defense on several opportunities and launched a shot which went awry. Daniel Silversmith effectively distributed the ball to teammates to setup several chances. On the right side, Sam Hulsey sent a couple of shots towards the net but didn’t find the back of the net. Alex Kiener and Daniel Riggio played determinedly, pressuring/repossessing the ball and making some good passes to their teammates. Coming in to relieve 4-5 injured and fatigued players in the 2nd half, Blake Band, Josh Stern, Josh Kamdjou and Kian Kassrei all fought hard to the finish, but, the Barons, with excellent movement of the ball and swift strikers up top, would find the net twice more at the 24 and 31 minute marks after balls were unable to be effectively cleared away in the box, and the match ended, 3-0, Barons.
Game Canceled Today
September 6, 2008
The game with Blake has been postponed due to the weather, and will be rescheduled to a later date TBD.
Team dinner at the Halici's has been changed to Mon., 8 Sep.
Practice Today and Team Picture
September 2, 2008
Practice is at 4:15, today. Pictures will be taken on Wednesday, 9/03/08.
Coach
Varsity Roster Fall 2008
August 23, 2008
Congratulations to the following players selected onto this year's varsity squad:
Alkon, Ethan, #2, senior
Band, Blake, #15, junior
Black, Matt, GK, senior
Coimbra, Hugo, #5, sophomore
Greenberg, Jason, #23, junior
Halici, Efe, #10, junior
Harlow, Matt, #16, junior
Ho, Stephen, #3, junior
Hulsey, Sam, #14, senior
Kamdjou, Josh, #4, junior
Kassraei, Kian, #24, junior
Kawamura, Danny, #8, senior
Kiener, Alex, #17, senior
Olson, Skylar, #7, senior
Ricci, Drew, #9, junior
Riggio, Daniel, #19, sophomore
Robinson, Jeff, #1, junior
Shcherbelis, David, GK, junior
Silversmith, Daniel, #13, senior
Stern, Josh, #12, junior
Wishing all players and team a very successful and rewarding season ahead!
Pre-Season Info for Fall 2008 Wootton Soccer!
Registration will be held in the Wootton Commons (by the main gym) on Friday, August 15th. All rising Juniors/Seniors should bring all required paperwork at 7:30AM, and all rising Freshmen/Sophomores should do the same at 8:00AM. Specifically, every player must bring completed forms, including:
1. MCPS Parent Permission Form
2. Health/Medical Card
3. Health Inventory (Physical)
Each of these forms is available via the Wootton Athletics home page on the Wootton website, as well as in the main office at school. All players must have provided each of these forms before being allowed to participate in tryouts ... no exceptions!
In addition, each player that is selected for the team must have submitted their ECA (ExtraCurricular Activity) Form and accompanying fee ($30 last year ... TBD amount for this coming year). Though this is not required until team selection occurs, you are encouraged to take care of this very early if you are confident of being selected for this or any other extracurricular activity during the remainder of the school year.
This is a tentative schedule of activities from preseason through our first regular season game, subject to change:
Varsity Sessions:
Friday, 8/15: Registration, Wootton Commons, 7:30-8:00am
Saturday, 8/16: Practice, Frost MS, 7:30-9:30am
Saturday, 8/16: Practice, Frost MS, 6:15-8:15pm
Monday, 8/18: Practice, Frost MS, 7:30-9:30am
Monday, 8/18: Practice, Frost MS, 6:15-8:15pm
Tuesday, 8/19: Practice, Frost MS, 6:15-8:15pm
Wednesday, 8/20: Scrimmage, location and time TBD
Thursday, 8/21: Practice, Frost MS, 6:15-8:15pm
Friday, 8/22: Scrimmage, Bretton Woods, 3:00pm
Saturday, 8/23: Practice, Frost MS, 5:00pm
Monday, 8/25: Practice, Frost MS, 6:15-8:15pm
Tuesday, 8/26: Scrimmage, Rockville HS, 7:00pm
Wednesday, 8/27: Practice, Frost MS, 4:30-6:30pm
Thursday, 8/28: Scrimmage, location and time TBD
Friday, 8/29: Practice, Frost MS, 4:30-6:30pm
Monday, 9/01: Practice (optional), Frost MS, 6:15-8:15pm
Tuesday, 9/02: Practice, Frost MS, 4:30-6:30pm
Wednesday, 9/03: Practice, Frost MS, 4:30-6:30pm
Thursday, 9/04: First Possible Date for Season Opener
Wootton Players Receive Fall 2007 Postseason Honors!
Congratulations to Andy Streilein on being selected for the Montgomery County All-County team, and to Ryan Gracia on being named Montgomery County's Player of the Year. What makes these honors especially meaningful is that they are voted on by the various coaches of Montgomery County high school varsity teams after watching the boys play all season. Andy also received All-State Honorable Mention honors, and Ryan was selected to the All-State First Team.
In addition, Ryan was selected as the All-Met Player of the Year, becoming the first Wootton boys player in history to receive that honor. Congratulations to both Ryan and Andy on their well-deserved awards!
Coach Schuessler
Fall 2006 Honors
Congratulations to Stephen McRae and Marcus Ranney on being named to the Coaches All-County team and to Marcus for being named to the All-State team for Fall 2006!
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