Varsity soccer practice on Monday, Sept. 14 will be from 3:00 - 4:30 on the HHS turf, due to a change in starting time for the JV football game, not set for 5:00.
The Varsity plays Plymouth on the turf on Tuesday at 4:30.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Reserves Dazzle in 2-0 Loss to Stevens
The Hanover reserves overcame a slow start Saturday to turn in an exciting second half of soccer on a 2-0 loss to the Stevens Junior Varsity on the HHS grass pitch. After conceding two goals in the first nine minutes to the speedy Cardinals, Hanover made the necessary defensive adjustment and slowly build momentum, playing evenly throughout the rest of the first half and completely dominating the second. They created 16 second half shots and were unlucky not to score.
After his defenders had allowed two breakaways to Stevens, Marauder goalkeeper Ryan O'Rourke was outstanding in goal, making a number of crucial saves and showing excellent judgment off his line on a number of occasional. His distribution was strong, and his composure was one of the blocks upon which the Hanover comeback was built.
Stevens' size and athleticism were a challenge for the Marauders, but they slowly gained composure in the first half, and opened up the game with good passing. Mitch Curry was an offensive force as the half wound down, launching three good shots on goal from the left flank.
Matt Couture, Zach Estes, Oren Wilcox and Daniel Wilson were standouts on defense for Hanover, which was getting solid midfield play from Nick D'Orsi, Daniel Slayton, and the hard-working duo of Eben Holbrook and Sawyer Brooks.
Robert Wild and Alex Brown duplicated Curry's strong play on the flanks, opening the game up with good positioning and intelligent ball handling.
The Hanover offense played well the entire second half, and had a number of shots just miss their target. Among these were a long range blast by Ethan Wilcox that actually, specifically drew rain before descending from its perfectly-described parabolic path and riffling the net on the far side of the crossbar, momentarily electrifying the crowd.
Daniel Slayton came close on several occasions, modifying his bull-in-a-china-shop approach just enough to find a balance between aggressiveness and finesse. Some of his best moments were well-made passes to his teammates. Neil Kuehlert and David White came withing inches of scoring midway through the half, and keeper/cheerleader turned attacking midfielder Duncan Piper just cleared the crossbar with a shot from outside the 18. Mike Yukica worked free for a shot from the right side of the box that just faded past the far post, and Alex Brown launched a similarly-impressive blast from the left side as the half wore down. Hanover's final shot was perhaps its best. Piper was tripped just outside the penalty area, and Coach Jason Landers wisely ignored his supplications to take the resulting free kick, instead designating Robert Wild for the task. Wild made him look prescient, whistling a laser just past the far corner, a drive that looked as good as any one might expect from Christian Ronaldo or Stephen Gerrard.
Time finally ran out on the Marauders, who nevertheless will have a lot to build on when they take on Bedford this Monday in a 4:30 match at the Dresden complex on Rt. 5 in Norwich.
After his defenders had allowed two breakaways to Stevens, Marauder goalkeeper Ryan O'Rourke was outstanding in goal, making a number of crucial saves and showing excellent judgment off his line on a number of occasional. His distribution was strong, and his composure was one of the blocks upon which the Hanover comeback was built.
Stevens' size and athleticism were a challenge for the Marauders, but they slowly gained composure in the first half, and opened up the game with good passing. Mitch Curry was an offensive force as the half wound down, launching three good shots on goal from the left flank.
Matt Couture, Zach Estes, Oren Wilcox and Daniel Wilson were standouts on defense for Hanover, which was getting solid midfield play from Nick D'Orsi, Daniel Slayton, and the hard-working duo of Eben Holbrook and Sawyer Brooks.
Robert Wild and Alex Brown duplicated Curry's strong play on the flanks, opening the game up with good positioning and intelligent ball handling.
The Hanover offense played well the entire second half, and had a number of shots just miss their target. Among these were a long range blast by Ethan Wilcox that actually, specifically drew rain before descending from its perfectly-described parabolic path and riffling the net on the far side of the crossbar, momentarily electrifying the crowd.
Daniel Slayton came close on several occasions, modifying his bull-in-a-china-shop approach just enough to find a balance between aggressiveness and finesse. Some of his best moments were well-made passes to his teammates. Neil Kuehlert and David White came withing inches of scoring midway through the half, and keeper/cheerleader turned attacking midfielder Duncan Piper just cleared the crossbar with a shot from outside the 18. Mike Yukica worked free for a shot from the right side of the box that just faded past the far post, and Alex Brown launched a similarly-impressive blast from the left side as the half wore down. Hanover's final shot was perhaps its best. Piper was tripped just outside the penalty area, and Coach Jason Landers wisely ignored his supplications to take the resulting free kick, instead designating Robert Wild for the task. Wild made him look prescient, whistling a laser just past the far corner, a drive that looked as good as any one might expect from Christian Ronaldo or Stephen Gerrard.
Time finally ran out on the Marauders, who nevertheless will have a lot to build on when they take on Bedford this Monday in a 4:30 match at the Dresden complex on Rt. 5 in Norwich.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Varsity Tops Laconia 1-0 to Remain Unbeaten
The Marauders recorded a methodical 1-0 victory over a determined Laconia squad under the Thursday night lights, stretching their modest winning streak to 3-0-1. Junior Eric Jayne scored his 4th goal in four games in the first half, and Hanover protected the lead by subsequently outshooting the visitors 15-0, denied a second score and more only by the stellar goalkeeping by Laconia netminder Will Salta.
Laconia, coached by JV Coach Mike Callanan's protege and former Captain Steve Tucker, entered the match with 3-1 record and plenty of experience gained from last year's NHIAA tournament. Tucker made an interesting move at the start of the season, converting All-State midfielder Will Salta into a goalkeeper. The move looked like nothing less than genius, as the athletic Salta handled every chance with ease, and kept Hanover at bay with his booming punts and goal kicks.
The Marauders attacked patiently, but were unable to come close until the 32nd minute. Eric Jayne, who had been denied a goal despite a heady play in the opening moments of the match, ran onto an absolutely filthy lead pass by ubiquitous center midfielder Aaron Segura and insolently flicked the ball over the onrushing Salta into the net.
In the meantime, the airtight Hanover defense was suffocating t, limiting Laconia to a long-range floater by Nolan Canfield that settled into Stefan Dyroff's arms with all the force of a low-impact baseball tossed underhand by an overprotective parent to his bubble-wrapped firstborn son. Boom. Shutout. Gunnar Shaw and Dan Remillard were dominating in the middle, and Nate Hanna and Matt Barth had time enough on the flanks to acquit their nominal duties and plan multitudinous offensive forays, sanctioned by their goal-starved coach.
Well aware of the fragility of a one-goal lead, the Marauders opened the second half with the intent of adding to the lead at any cost. Playing with intensity and precision, Hanover wore out the turf in the Laconia end of the park and did everything but score. One sequence typified the quality of play, with Remillard taking possession at midfield and firing a hard pass to the feet of Matt Barth, who quickly turned and hit an equally purposeful ball to Sean Gemunden, camped out on the right extremity of the field. Gemunden pivoted and hit a touchline-hugging worm burner past the Laconia defender and into the path of a streaking Eric Jayne, who took one touch and fired a demanding centering pass into the Laconia box. Ben Harris ran onto the ball with good anticipation and purpose and hit a hard, low shot to Salta's right that he barely saved with a sprawling move. The whole play took fewer than 10 seconds, and could not have been done any better by professionals.
Harris and Jayne continued their cannonading, and when they came off for a rest the assault was continued by Isaiah Fariel and Pedro Celaya, making his first varsity appearance. Hanover flaunted depth at midfield as well, with Richard Rebman and Roland Hermann-Stanzel taking over in the center of the park, and not missing a beat. Forrest Pratt played his best game to date at right midfield, and senior Sam Farnham was oustanding on the opposite flank, hitting several crossing balls that were among the most dangerous of the game. At one point Hanover had six subs in the match, and the level of play dropped not one iota.
As the clock would down sub number seven made his varsity debut a memorable one. Freshman Brendan Barth stepped on and almost immediately made his presence felt on defense, helping run down streaking midfielder Tony Delgado to blunt one of Laconia's few effective counterattacks. Moment later Barth ran onto a ball in the penalty box and hit a testing shot that Salta barely saved with a desperate dive. Salta ended the match with 15 saves, and the Marauders ended with the sufficient satisfaction of knowing that not all 1-0 scorelines mean the same thing. They were even more dominant than two nights earlier, and had more to show for it. Until the next match, that will have to do.
Next on the agenda is a Tuesday home game at 4:30 against Plymouth, back on the friendly confines of Merriman-Branch field. If the Marauders continue their evolution as a tight, unselfish and focused unit, it will be another match worth watching.
Laconia, coached by JV Coach Mike Callanan's protege and former Captain Steve Tucker, entered the match with 3-1 record and plenty of experience gained from last year's NHIAA tournament. Tucker made an interesting move at the start of the season, converting All-State midfielder Will Salta into a goalkeeper. The move looked like nothing less than genius, as the athletic Salta handled every chance with ease, and kept Hanover at bay with his booming punts and goal kicks.
The Marauders attacked patiently, but were unable to come close until the 32nd minute. Eric Jayne, who had been denied a goal despite a heady play in the opening moments of the match, ran onto an absolutely filthy lead pass by ubiquitous center midfielder Aaron Segura and insolently flicked the ball over the onrushing Salta into the net.
In the meantime, the airtight Hanover defense was suffocating t, limiting Laconia to a long-range floater by Nolan Canfield that settled into Stefan Dyroff's arms with all the force of a low-impact baseball tossed underhand by an overprotective parent to his bubble-wrapped firstborn son. Boom. Shutout. Gunnar Shaw and Dan Remillard were dominating in the middle, and Nate Hanna and Matt Barth had time enough on the flanks to acquit their nominal duties and plan multitudinous offensive forays, sanctioned by their goal-starved coach.
Well aware of the fragility of a one-goal lead, the Marauders opened the second half with the intent of adding to the lead at any cost. Playing with intensity and precision, Hanover wore out the turf in the Laconia end of the park and did everything but score. One sequence typified the quality of play, with Remillard taking possession at midfield and firing a hard pass to the feet of Matt Barth, who quickly turned and hit an equally purposeful ball to Sean Gemunden, camped out on the right extremity of the field. Gemunden pivoted and hit a touchline-hugging worm burner past the Laconia defender and into the path of a streaking Eric Jayne, who took one touch and fired a demanding centering pass into the Laconia box. Ben Harris ran onto the ball with good anticipation and purpose and hit a hard, low shot to Salta's right that he barely saved with a sprawling move. The whole play took fewer than 10 seconds, and could not have been done any better by professionals.
Harris and Jayne continued their cannonading, and when they came off for a rest the assault was continued by Isaiah Fariel and Pedro Celaya, making his first varsity appearance. Hanover flaunted depth at midfield as well, with Richard Rebman and Roland Hermann-Stanzel taking over in the center of the park, and not missing a beat. Forrest Pratt played his best game to date at right midfield, and senior Sam Farnham was oustanding on the opposite flank, hitting several crossing balls that were among the most dangerous of the game. At one point Hanover had six subs in the match, and the level of play dropped not one iota.
As the clock would down sub number seven made his varsity debut a memorable one. Freshman Brendan Barth stepped on and almost immediately made his presence felt on defense, helping run down streaking midfielder Tony Delgado to blunt one of Laconia's few effective counterattacks. Moment later Barth ran onto a ball in the penalty box and hit a testing shot that Salta barely saved with a desperate dive. Salta ended the match with 15 saves, and the Marauders ended with the sufficient satisfaction of knowing that not all 1-0 scorelines mean the same thing. They were even more dominant than two nights earlier, and had more to show for it. Until the next match, that will have to do.
Next on the agenda is a Tuesday home game at 4:30 against Plymouth, back on the friendly confines of Merriman-Branch field. If the Marauders continue their evolution as a tight, unselfish and focused unit, it will be another match worth watching.
Junior Varsity Beats Laconia 4-3
The Junior Varsity jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 4-3 victory over Laconia Thursday, stretching its season-opening win steak to four games. Hanover looked right at home on the Merriman-Branch turf, taking a 1-0 lead on a Connor Gordon goal, assisted by Alex Dodds. After Laconia tied the score at 1-1 the Marauders responded quickly, regaining the lead when Dodds ran onto a lead pass from Gordon and five-holed the Laconia goalkeeper. Ian Strohbehn stretched the lead to 3-1 on a assist from Peter Bensen, and Ryan Brigham tallied on Bensen's second helper of the half, shortly before the interval. Laconia made it interesting with two second-half scores, but the defense tightened in front of goalkeeper Andrew Brown to conch the win and improve Hanover's record to 4-0. Coach Callanan's squad returns to action Tuesday with a home game against Plymouth at 4:30 on Tuesday on the HHS grass field.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Reserves Beat Lebanon 4-2 in Season Opener
The Hanover Reserves opened their season on a successful note Thursday, beating the Lebanon Reserves 4-2. Daniel Slayton and Alex Brown each scored two goals, with assists going to Sid Jayanti, Ryan O'Rourke, Eben Holbrook and Robert Wild. Duncan Piper went the distance in goal to record the win, with strong support on defense by Daniel Wilson, Bei Dai, Zach Estes and Oren Wilcox. Tor Hathaway was a force at midfield. The Reserves return to action Saturday, hosting Stevens at 12:00 Noon on the HHS Grass field.
Soccer Schedule Sept. 10-15
Thursday, Sept. 10
Reserve Practice at Norwich 4:00 - 5:30
JV Game vs. Laconia 5:00 HHS Turf
Varsity Game vs. Laconia 6:30 p.m. HHS Turf
Friday, Sept. 11
Reserve Practice at Norwich 4:00 - 5:30
JV Practice at Huntley 4:00 - 5:30
Varsity Practice HHS Turf 4:45 - 6:15
Saturday, Sept. 12
Reserve Game vs Stevens 12:00 HHS Grass
No varsity/JV Practice
Sunday, Sept. 13
All Teams Off
Monday, Sept. 14
Reserve Game vs. Bedford 4:30 Norwich
JV Practice at Huntley 4:00 - 5:30
Varsity Practice 5:30 - 7:00 HHS Turf
Tuesday, Sept. 15
Reserve Practice 4:00 - 5:30 Norwich
JV Game vs. Plymouth 4:30 HHS Grass
Varsity Game vs Plymouth 4:30 HHS Turf
Reserve Practice at Norwich 4:00 - 5:30
JV Game vs. Laconia 5:00 HHS Turf
Varsity Game vs. Laconia 6:30 p.m. HHS Turf
Friday, Sept. 11
Reserve Practice at Norwich 4:00 - 5:30
JV Practice at Huntley 4:00 - 5:30
Varsity Practice HHS Turf 4:45 - 6:15
Saturday, Sept. 12
Reserve Game vs Stevens 12:00 HHS Grass
No varsity/JV Practice
Sunday, Sept. 13
All Teams Off
Monday, Sept. 14
Reserve Game vs. Bedford 4:30 Norwich
JV Practice at Huntley 4:00 - 5:30
Varsity Practice 5:30 - 7:00 HHS Turf
Tuesday, Sept. 15
Reserve Practice 4:00 - 5:30 Norwich
JV Game vs. Plymouth 4:30 HHS Grass
Varsity Game vs Plymouth 4:30 HHS Turf
Hanover and Hartford Draw 1-1 in Overtime
The resumption of the Hanover-Hartford soccer derby Tuesday evening lived up to high expectations, producing 100 minutes of scintillating soccer before the sides settled for a 1-1 draw. The Marauders pounded the Hurricane goal all evening, but a spectacular performance by Hurricane goalkeeper Ben Pfister and a series of agonizing near misses produced a result that was at the same time gratifying for the quality of play and frustrating for the inability to finish a score of well-crafted opportunities.
Hanover jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the thirteenth minute on Eric Jayne's third goal of the campaign, assisted nicely by Sean Gemunden and Nate Hanna. The latter served the ball into the Hartford box where Gemunden controlled it and fed Jayne, who deftly chipped Pfister. The Marauders established a significant territorial edge as the half wore on, and Pfister made several strong saves, corralling the ball at Isaiah Fariel's feet on a near-breakaway. Joe Carey just missed on a header from a well-made cross authored by Hayden Pressey-Murray.
Although they were being outshot and outplayed at midfield, thanks to the efforts of Carey and Aaron Segura, Hartford showed the hallmark of a well-coached team and were able to hang around, waiting for chances that they knew would come eventually. Aside from a long free kick easily handled by Sam Gest in the Hanover goal, the only dangerous chance came when a through ball deflected to Dillon Sass and sent him in free on the left side of the penalty area. The
savvy Hurricane midfielder ripped a shot past the far post, and the half ended with Hanover on top 1-0 and eager for more.
The Marauders opened the second half confidently, and their edge in play gave them every reason to feel that a second goal was a foregone conclusion. However, eleven minutes into the half Hartford tied the game on a well-taken goal against the run of play. The Marauders were unable to clear a ball in their left corner, and Luke Mayer hit a well-struck cross to Ioannis Panaglondis. whose header from eight yard out beat Gest to tie the match.
Hanover renewed their attack, and as the half wore on completely dominated the play, outshooting Hartford 13-2 and creating a number of challenging chances. Pfister was equal to the task, with several spectacular saves. He leapt full-out to palm a Dan Remillard drive just over the bar, and deflected a withering drive by Aaron Segura that was labelled. Both Jayne and Ben Harris had a number of good shooting opportunities, and the Marauders remained both patient and confident as the half ended and overtime loomed.
If Francis Scott Key had been watching the overtime, he would have composed an anthem praising the withering effectiveness of the Hanover attack. It was like watching the end of the Independence Day fireworks at Killowatt Park in Wilder (doubly appropriate analogy, given that this venue is also where the Hartford lads learned to play as wee lads under Coach Steve Sass), with the loudest and most prolonged pyrotechnics coming at the end. The Marauders launched eight telling shots in the 20 minutes of extra time, but came away empty.
The two nicest chances of the first overtime were a header by Gunnar Shaw that just missed connections, and a blazing shot that Ben Harris that faded just wide of the right post after the junior striker had just worked free for the opportunity with some deft footwork in the box. Hartford's counterattacks all followed the same script, ending with a striker on the ground, arms raised heavenwards in Rimmeresque supplication, and Shaw or Remmilard motoring away with the ball. The referees weren't buying the act.
The second overtime followed suit, as Hanover refused to panic, and carefully moved the ball around to open up the Hartford defense enough to put together four more sterling scoring bids.
Forrest Pratt made a great run into the heart of the defense, but ran into center back David Devost before he could dish to a lurking Jayne over his right shoulder. Jayne had the final two shots, and they were emblematic of the evening, spectacular in nature and just a hair off target. He found himself on the end of a Nate Hanna cross at the far post, and his header back across the goal went just wide of the far upright. Finally, he ripped a shot from the left flank that was well outside the 18 but only inches over the far upper corner.
The final shot totals of 29-4 and corner kick tally of 5-1 shows why the Marauders could be justified in feeling frustrated. On the other hand, the quality of their play was so strong that they have great cause for optimism going forward. Perhaps just as importantly, the excellence of the match itself was reason for celebration. It's not always easy for neighboring squads to produce nothing short of excellence, and that's what occurred. The players on these two sides go back a long way, and the game was contested passionately. It was, however played with great respect for the integrity of the game, meeting the highest levels of sportsmanship a fair play. That takes two sides to do, and also a set of officials who are able to keep control while "letting the boys play". All three entities combined to create a match with high entertainment value, and the prevailing sentiment at the end of he match was "let's do this again". It was a great night for soccer in the Upper Valley, which produced a contest which could not be matched anywhere else in Northern New England. Not a bad legacy for a weeknight match early in the season.
The Marauders are right back in action on Thursday night, hosting Laconia at 6:30 at Merriman-Branch Field.
Hanover jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the thirteenth minute on Eric Jayne's third goal of the campaign, assisted nicely by Sean Gemunden and Nate Hanna. The latter served the ball into the Hartford box where Gemunden controlled it and fed Jayne, who deftly chipped Pfister. The Marauders established a significant territorial edge as the half wore on, and Pfister made several strong saves, corralling the ball at Isaiah Fariel's feet on a near-breakaway. Joe Carey just missed on a header from a well-made cross authored by Hayden Pressey-Murray.
Although they were being outshot and outplayed at midfield, thanks to the efforts of Carey and Aaron Segura, Hartford showed the hallmark of a well-coached team and were able to hang around, waiting for chances that they knew would come eventually. Aside from a long free kick easily handled by Sam Gest in the Hanover goal, the only dangerous chance came when a through ball deflected to Dillon Sass and sent him in free on the left side of the penalty area. The
savvy Hurricane midfielder ripped a shot past the far post, and the half ended with Hanover on top 1-0 and eager for more.
The Marauders opened the second half confidently, and their edge in play gave them every reason to feel that a second goal was a foregone conclusion. However, eleven minutes into the half Hartford tied the game on a well-taken goal against the run of play. The Marauders were unable to clear a ball in their left corner, and Luke Mayer hit a well-struck cross to Ioannis Panaglondis. whose header from eight yard out beat Gest to tie the match.
Hanover renewed their attack, and as the half wore on completely dominated the play, outshooting Hartford 13-2 and creating a number of challenging chances. Pfister was equal to the task, with several spectacular saves. He leapt full-out to palm a Dan Remillard drive just over the bar, and deflected a withering drive by Aaron Segura that was labelled. Both Jayne and Ben Harris had a number of good shooting opportunities, and the Marauders remained both patient and confident as the half ended and overtime loomed.
If Francis Scott Key had been watching the overtime, he would have composed an anthem praising the withering effectiveness of the Hanover attack. It was like watching the end of the Independence Day fireworks at Killowatt Park in Wilder (doubly appropriate analogy, given that this venue is also where the Hartford lads learned to play as wee lads under Coach Steve Sass), with the loudest and most prolonged pyrotechnics coming at the end. The Marauders launched eight telling shots in the 20 minutes of extra time, but came away empty.
The two nicest chances of the first overtime were a header by Gunnar Shaw that just missed connections, and a blazing shot that Ben Harris that faded just wide of the right post after the junior striker had just worked free for the opportunity with some deft footwork in the box. Hartford's counterattacks all followed the same script, ending with a striker on the ground, arms raised heavenwards in Rimmeresque supplication, and Shaw or Remmilard motoring away with the ball. The referees weren't buying the act.
The second overtime followed suit, as Hanover refused to panic, and carefully moved the ball around to open up the Hartford defense enough to put together four more sterling scoring bids.
Forrest Pratt made a great run into the heart of the defense, but ran into center back David Devost before he could dish to a lurking Jayne over his right shoulder. Jayne had the final two shots, and they were emblematic of the evening, spectacular in nature and just a hair off target. He found himself on the end of a Nate Hanna cross at the far post, and his header back across the goal went just wide of the far upright. Finally, he ripped a shot from the left flank that was well outside the 18 but only inches over the far upper corner.
The final shot totals of 29-4 and corner kick tally of 5-1 shows why the Marauders could be justified in feeling frustrated. On the other hand, the quality of their play was so strong that they have great cause for optimism going forward. Perhaps just as importantly, the excellence of the match itself was reason for celebration. It's not always easy for neighboring squads to produce nothing short of excellence, and that's what occurred. The players on these two sides go back a long way, and the game was contested passionately. It was, however played with great respect for the integrity of the game, meeting the highest levels of sportsmanship a fair play. That takes two sides to do, and also a set of officials who are able to keep control while "letting the boys play". All three entities combined to create a match with high entertainment value, and the prevailing sentiment at the end of he match was "let's do this again". It was a great night for soccer in the Upper Valley, which produced a contest which could not be matched anywhere else in Northern New England. Not a bad legacy for a weeknight match early in the season.
The Marauders are right back in action on Thursday night, hosting Laconia at 6:30 at Merriman-Branch Field.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Hanover JVs Beat Hartford, 3-2
The Hanover JV team improved to 3-0 on the young season with a well-played 3-2 victory over Hartford at the Quechee Green. Hanover took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Alex Dodds, and after the hosts had tied the match, Ryan Brigham gave the Marauders a 2-1 lead. Hartford equalized before halftime, but Connor Gordon's second half score gave Hanover the final margin of victory. Alex Woods went the distance in goal for the Marauders to record the win. The JVs host Laconia Thursday at 4:30 on the HHS turf.
Bow Game Times Changed
The game times for the boys' JV and Varsity games on Saturday, October 10 have been changed to 5:00 p.m. Please make a note of this!
Monday, September 7, 2009
Hanover Hosts Hartford Tuesday
The Marauders get back into action Tuesday with a home game at 5:30 on Merriman-Branch Field against local rivals Hartford High. Hanover hasn't encountered the Hurricanes in regular-season play for nearly a decade, and the encounter should be well worth the wait. Longtime Hartford Coach Steve Sass has built his program into a perennial contender at the top levels of Vermont High School soccer. After a number of years in Division One, the Hurricanes are back in Division Two this year, and should be vying for top honors at the end of the season.
In oder to accomodate a unique tripleheader at HHS (girls' soccer vs, Hartford at 4:00 and field hockey against the Hurricanes following the boys' match), the JV boys will be playing on the road Tuesday against Hartford, kicking off at 4:30 in a match on the Quechee Green.
Both JV and varsity return to action later in the week, hosting Laconia on Thursday. Both games will be on Merriman-Branch Field, with the JV match kicking off at 5:0o, and the Varsity immediately afterwards.
The Reserve squad will open its season this Wednesday with a road trip to Lebanon. Kickoff wil be at 4:30 on the Lebanon High School JV field. The Reserves open at home on Saturday, with a 12:00 Noon match against Stevens. They return to action the following Monday with another home game against Bedford.
In oder to accomodate a unique tripleheader at HHS (girls' soccer vs, Hartford at 4:00 and field hockey against the Hurricanes following the boys' match), the JV boys will be playing on the road Tuesday against Hartford, kicking off at 4:30 in a match on the Quechee Green.
Both JV and varsity return to action later in the week, hosting Laconia on Thursday. Both games will be on Merriman-Branch Field, with the JV match kicking off at 5:0o, and the Varsity immediately afterwards.
The Reserve squad will open its season this Wednesday with a road trip to Lebanon. Kickoff wil be at 4:30 on the Lebanon High School JV field. The Reserves open at home on Saturday, with a 12:00 Noon match against Stevens. They return to action the following Monday with another home game against Bedford.
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