The Marauders closed the first week of preseason in appropriate fashion, with three teams playing ten scrimmage games. It was a busy and productive day! The Freshman group gets top billing, opening their season with a pair of wins at the Whitchester Jamboree in Bethel. The frosh beat the Hartford JVs 3-1, and then blanked the Whitchester JVs 3-0. Bauti Gallino, Matt Alibozek and Eli Silovich scored for Hanover in the first game, and Christo Dragnev, Nicolas Mayo-Pushee and Silovich tallied goals in the second. Andy Rightmire came close, banging a header off the bar from a Bauti corner kick. Coach Willie Johnson praised the effort and attitude of his troops, many of whom celebrated that day with the now-obligatory stop at Worthy Burger. The Freshmen will gather on Monday at the Pasture at 10:00 (actually, everyone in the program will gather at the Pasture at 10:00, and we are expecting a lot of new faces!).
The Varsity and JV squads traveled to Keene to participate in the Keene Jamboree. East team played four 30-minute games. The JVs, eager to continue to develop some chemistry with Coach Yo-Yo, beat one overmatched JV team, tied the Brattleboro varsity 1-1, and earned victories over varsities from Newfound and Hinsdale. Benny Gantrish had a hat trick against Hinsdale. Everyone scored against Kingswood, but Sander Macaulay's bar-down drive was notable. Sander also tallies the key goals in the other two matches. The Marauder Varsity was due for a letdown after Friday's high-level match against Lebanon and actually lost two of four matches. Preaseason is about playing everyone and learning lessons, and lessons were learned.
Next week's agenda includes evening scrimmages on the HHS turf for the varsity on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, the Marauders host longtime rival Oyster River at 6:00, and on Tuesday they renew their cross-Atlantic relationship with the Royal Grammar School from Newcastle, England at 7:00. We're hoping for a little help with the hosting for RGS, who will arrive Monday and stay for two nights. We need two more host families who are willing to take a pair of Newcastle lads. Sofas and air mattresses are fine. We also need some help from the Varsity and host families for Monday night's potluck supper after the Oyster River game: A through F bring main dishes, G though P bring salads and sides, and Q through Z bring desserts and drinks.
Every player interested in soccer at HHS this year is invited to the Dresden Fields on Monday and Tuesday form 10:00- 11:30. We'll be finalizing the rosters for all four teams by the end of the day on Tuesday, and we need to see every candidate. Please be on time, and be in touch if you can't make it. Enjoy your weekend!
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