The following game recaps were submitted by the Hopewell Valley Soccer Association coaches. The games took place Saturday, Oct. 13 and Sunday, Oct. 14. They have been edited for clarity and length.
Division Three Boys
Stark & Stark, through defensive pressure and just enough offense, defeated Pennington Quality Market by a score of 1-0. Scoring for Stark & Stark in the second half was Shane Sullivan, on a heads-up pass in the box from Ethan Peck, and midfield pressure was applied throughout the game by Tommy Irvine, Aaron Nulman and Jason Donis-Yuman to start additional offensive opportunities. The shutout was led by outstanding goalie play from Adam Rise for the entire game, and by one big play after another from Drew Kohlhepp, Robert Taylor and Simon Rainey.
Division Two Girls
Dr. McDonough’s Live Wires held off the Northfield Bank Tigers 3-2 Saturday behind three goals by Megan Kurian and outstanding goal tending by Barrett Upson, Reagan Silvestri, and Paige Ritter. The Tigers had two late goals by Olivia Branham. Rachel Morse and Blair Russell played lights out defense. Kelly Hujber was solid as always in net, while Maggie Mott played her best game of the year. On Sunday, Lucy Ragan’s position play opened up many opportunities in the 2-1 win over the DeSimone Orthodontics Blue Feet. For the Blue Feet, Anna and Maya Wilson created opportunities with their passing and Elizabeth Buchert scored the lone goal.
Division Two Boys
On Sunday afternoon, Princeton Nassau Pediatrics played well together as a team, but came up just short in a 3-2 loss to the undefeated Soccer Post team. Offensively, Princeton Nassau Pediatrics had great passing and communication by Bodhi Brown, Jeremy English, Zachary Wolff, and Emil Rybovic. Emil was able to score twice for Princeton Nassau Pediatrics. Defense was strong by Samuel Girmachew, Allen Ye, and especially Kaempfer Harjes, who stopped more shots on goal than ever before.
Team HVSA-White lost 3-0 to Horvath & Giacin on Sunday. Defenders Brett Streeper and Yaseen Mansour proved to be valuable assets to their team. Midfielders Juan Geller, Anthony Raub, Jason Jaffe, and Chance Hutnik hustled after the ball aggressively making some key plays for Team HVSA-White. With shots on goal by Trevor LiVecchi, Vincent Matticoli, and Samy Abdel-Mawla, Team HVSA-White kept the pressure on Horvath & Giacin. Goalkeepers Trevor LiVecchi and Vincent Matticoli went high and low to defend the net.
