The Marauder Freshmen ended their season on a high note Tuesday, traveling to Keene and beating the host team 2-1. The Blackbirds got off to a quick start and caught Hanover napping in the second minute of the game, scoring on a 25-yard blast to take a 1-0 lead. From there, the Marauder defense shut Keene down, with Daniel Pinigin stepping into the center back role without missing a beat. Maxwell Wonsavage had his best game of the season at outside back.
After several near misses in the first half, Caleb Putnam found his touch on a through ball from Sam Pych and tied the game at 1-1. Less than two minutes later, Pych went on one of his patented twisting runs from midfield and put Hanover ahead to stay. Brook Leigh and Lincoln Adam kept the pressure on up to for the rest of the game, and Harris LaRock in goal cleaned up a number of through balls. Benjamin Parrado was a force all game long in the midfield.
The young Marauders have several important tasks to accomplish as they make the transition to the off season. By the end of the week, all game and practice uniforms need to be turned in to the HHS Athletic Office, washed, folded, bagged and labeled. More importantly, it is crucial that for the next four weeks they establish a productive routine for the "found" after school time no longer occupied by practice. For many, the afternoon hours can now become a valuable block of time for homework. This time cannot be wasted hanging out. Please be intentional about this.
After two days of hunkering down in the rain, the team is cordially invited to have a reunion in the stands on Friday at 4:00 to watch the final Varsity regular season home game of the year against Dover. Rumor has it that Coach Edson will be there to lay some wisdom on you.
Finally, all team members and their families are cordially invited to the four-team Soccer Celebration at HHS on Thursday, November 13th, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Gym with the famous Dessert Potluck. Bring one dessert and then sample four others (having eaten supper first)! Follow dessert each team will have a short awards ceremony (coaches are limited to 10 minutes). Then, we will all move to the Gym for the annual Music Recital. You will be amazed by the varsity and quality of music from within the soccer program. And we are specifically looking for volunteers from the Freshman team to play. If you have a recital piece prepared, please consider volunteering.
Congratulations to Coach Edson and the team for a productive, cohesive and valuable team experience.
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