Soccer Teams Make a Counterstrike

With 5-7 and 4-8 records, the Boys and Girls Soccer teams have not had the best season.  Yet they are making a comeback. With four games left in the season, every game matters, six and a half wins (tie counts as half) are needed to qualify for the State Tournament.

The Boys Team has been taking it by a game by game approach , Senior-Captain Ahmed Al-aqel emphasized that the team needed to "not worry about making states, just focus on playing the current game." That attitude, echoed by the other two Senior-Captains, Colin Martin and a Alex Daley seems to be working. In a game against Enfield last week the boys scored their first goal in 5 games, breaking an awful scoreless curse.  Some of the new found success can be attributed to Coach Bill Phelps's new line up. Early on in the season Daley (the second highest scorer, and highest assister last year) was put back on defense in hopes that he would be able to make a big impact, keeping the ball away from Sophomore-Keeper Josh Frigo's net.  That did not happen, and the Canton offense just couldn't score.  Now, Lucas Rich has moved into a starting defensive position, and Daley has moved up to the front line.  By having a three person offense instead of a four midfield and two forwards, Canton has found the back of the net six times in the past three games.  Not quite Jimmy Spatcher-era goal scoring, but it has sufficed.

The Lady Warriors have been improving their form as well.  Their past three games have been close, all within two goals.  A night  game in Enfield was a nail-biting loss, but allowed the girls to really discover how well they can play with each other. On Friday, they will play Suffield, a team that has conceded only a single goal all season.  Senior-Captain Erin Detorie is determined to make the Lady Wildcats leave Bowdoin field with another goal or two against them.  Coach Kevin Mckenna has even suggested a drastic 9-man offensive set up to make sure that this dream comes to fruition.  However, first and foremost they will be playing defensive to ensure the tie, but if Suffield manages to score on Canton, it will be open season for the girls to try and get a goal on the undefeated Lady Wildcats.

After both teams won against East Granby yesterday, they are fired up and excited for the remainder of  their regular season games.  Other than Suffield all the games will be a repeat match-up, sure to provide wild thrills.

Remaining Soccer Home games:

Fri., 10/18	Suffield	Home - Bowdoin Field (girls)	4:00 p.m.
Tue., 10/22	Coventry	Home - Bowdoin Field (boys)	4:00 p.m.
Fri., 10/25	Somers	Home - Bowdoin Field (girls)	4:00 p.m.
Mon., 10/28	SMSA	Home - Bowdoin Field  (boys)	4:00 p.m.