A total of 76 Marauder soccer players took to the road on a sweltering Tuesday afternoon, and everyone survived the experience, although all three teams had disappointing results on the scoreboard.
The Varsity and JV made the long haul to Londonderry and lost tough games to the Lancers. The Varsity was shocked by 5-1 score, giving up a goal in the second minute of play and never finding a way back into the game. Hanover trailed 3-0 at halftime, and gave away two goals on costly errors in the second half before Asa Berolzheimer pulled back a goal in the dying minutes of the game, courtesy of a Robbie Murdza assist.
The JV played a closer game, giving up an early goal and then tying the match on an own goal by Londonderry. The match was tied at halftime and stayed close, thanks to good defense and strong goalkeeping by Harris LaRock. Londonderry went ahead 2-1 and then got a late penalty kick goal to make the final score 3-1. At least Coach Osheyack's pizza scheme worked!
The Reserve team had the biggest adventure, launching their season at Mount Royal Academy in Sunapee despite the challenge of a change in game time, a bus driver too smart for his own good, and the necessity of outfitting more than two dozen players in their new uniforms. Nevertheless, the Marauders played a creditable game against the Mounties, losing 6-3. Kaz Matsuoka (assisted by Tenzing Rumrill), George Geraghty and Joe Zhang got the goals for Hanover, who host Newport at home on Friday and then travel to Exeter on Saturday.
The time change of the Reserve game was a challenge. We only got word that the game time needed to be pushed back because of Hanover bus problems. When we have a same-day schedule change, we'll post it on the blog, knowing that most of you (hopefully) check this every morning, and once a day. We also sent out an e-mail warning. We could have done better by sending directions to Mount Royal, and also anticipating a return time for the bus. We'll do better on this next time. We hope that your sons do their part and communicate with you directly when they learn of a change during school.
Tomorrow seems pretty vanilla, with all four teams practicing. We have listed a time of 3:00 on the blog, which is probably a bit optimistic. The practice bus to Dresden first needs to make a regular school run, and typically gets back to HHS 50 minutes after dismissal. That makes 3:15 a more reasonable start time. We told the JVs 3:30 when they got off the bus this evening after returning from Exeter. We will also be challenged by trying to fit everyone on the practice bus. With three team training, that will be another puzzle. I'll be there to direct traffic and make things work. We are also concerned about the cumulative effects of the heat and sun, and will be sure to have plenty of water and ice available. The Varsity will train at 4:00 on the HHS turf.
Thanks so much for your patience and support!
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