This afternoon the Patriots traveled to Glenwood School for their fifth game of the season. Two games ago our guys came very close to winning, losing by one after trailing 3-0 at halftime. That game we were without Bobby for the first half; today we were without him the whole game. Despite that, the boys took away their first win with a whole squad in the history of the program, winning 2-0.
It was an interesting game. The majority of the play was on our side of the field. Glenwood was faster as a team than the Patriots, and were a bit more aggressive. Shot after shot was taken by Glenwood and most of them were on goal. Thankfully we have a very good goalie. I wish I would have counted the number of saves Blake had in the game. I'm sure it was at least fifteen. Of those, three were shots penalty shots. Not one shot got past Blake; he was a wall. It did help that all of the shots on goal were low. Every high shot they took went over the net. But if their was such a thing, and I had a vote, I would vote for Blake for player of the game. Noel scored toward the end of the first half and then early in the second. I don't think there were more than two other shots by the Patriots the entire game. We didn't get a lot of opportunities, but we made them count.
Other players who shone tonight were Peter and Caleb for their excellent clearing kicks on defense; Mark and Sam for their energy; and of course Noel for scoring both goals and helping out on defense later in the game.
Our next game is at Cornerstone of Chicago Heights on Thursday. Check the calendar at fofchomeschool.org for the time and location. See you there.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Season summary to date
I have been remiss in blogging here and I apologize. I have only been able to attend two games of the four so I can't give first-hand accounts of the Illinois Lutheran and Landmark games.
I have recapped the opening game against Victory, so I won't go over that game again. Our next game was against Illinois Lutheran. We had played their B team three times last year and lost two of them by only one goal. (The third was a 5-2 IL victory). We were hoping, because of the team's improvement, that we might be able to beat them this year. However, our signals got crossed somewhere, and IL played their A team. We have ways to go before we get to that level. As I mentioned, I wasn't there, and the people I talked to had a hard time keeping track of all the goals scored by the opponent. So the final was around 8 to 10 for IL and 3 for us. If anyone is sure of the final, please make a comment and I will edit this post As in our first game, all of our goals were scored by Noah.
Our next game was against Glenwood School and was our first home game on our Monee field. The field was in good shape and it was great to host a game. One of our players misplaced his cleats so he was unavailable to play in the first half. We were already down to thirteen players, so that left us with only one sub. The team played well considering the circumstances, but Glenwood's speed was too much for us to handle and they led 3-0 at half. The shoeless Patriot showed up at half time with the proper equipment and that made a bid difference. We controlled the ball much of the second half, but could only net two while holding Glenwood scoreless. Noel continue to be our offense, scoring both.
I was unable to attend the most recent game, against Landmark at their field. They only had eight, so they requested that we play with the same number. They also preferred not to play against girls, so Anya and Rebecca had to sit out. None of this slowed down our team, as the Patriots recorded the first soccer victory in the program's existence, 8-1. This time Noel shared the wealth, as several players scored. Per Coach Goudzwaard, he believed the scoring came from Henry (3), Noel (2), and Sam, Isaac and Blake with one each. Again, if anyone is sure of the scoring, please leave a note.
This week's games are both away games: Monday at Glenwood at 4:30 and Thursday at Cornerstone in Chicago Heights at 4:30. More details are on the calendar that you can find here: http://fofchomeschool.org/calendar.html#year=2011&month=9&day=17&view=month. Keep checking the calendar, as we may be adding a couple more games.
I have recapped the opening game against Victory, so I won't go over that game again. Our next game was against Illinois Lutheran. We had played their B team three times last year and lost two of them by only one goal. (The third was a 5-2 IL victory). We were hoping, because of the team's improvement, that we might be able to beat them this year. However, our signals got crossed somewhere, and IL played their A team. We have ways to go before we get to that level. As I mentioned, I wasn't there, and the people I talked to had a hard time keeping track of all the goals scored by the opponent. So the final was around 8 to 10 for IL and 3 for us. If anyone is sure of the final, please make a comment and I will edit this post As in our first game, all of our goals were scored by Noah.
Our next game was against Glenwood School and was our first home game on our Monee field. The field was in good shape and it was great to host a game. One of our players misplaced his cleats so he was unavailable to play in the first half. We were already down to thirteen players, so that left us with only one sub. The team played well considering the circumstances, but Glenwood's speed was too much for us to handle and they led 3-0 at half. The shoeless Patriot showed up at half time with the proper equipment and that made a bid difference. We controlled the ball much of the second half, but could only net two while holding Glenwood scoreless. Noel continue to be our offense, scoring both.
I was unable to attend the most recent game, against Landmark at their field. They only had eight, so they requested that we play with the same number. They also preferred not to play against girls, so Anya and Rebecca had to sit out. None of this slowed down our team, as the Patriots recorded the first soccer victory in the program's existence, 8-1. This time Noel shared the wealth, as several players scored. Per Coach Goudzwaard, he believed the scoring came from Henry (3), Noel (2), and Sam, Isaac and Blake with one each. Again, if anyone is sure of the scoring, please leave a note.
This week's games are both away games: Monday at Glenwood at 4:30 and Thursday at Cornerstone in Chicago Heights at 4:30. More details are on the calendar that you can find here: http://fofchomeschool.org/calendar.html#year=2011&month=9&day=17&view=month. Keep checking the calendar, as we may be adding a couple more games.
Friday, September 2, 2011
The season is underway
HSRC began its second junior high soccer season tonight with a game at Victory Christian Academy in Valparaiso, IN. While the team didn't come out with a win, there were a lot of positives the team can build on. Because the, ahem, athletic director, whoever that is, forgot that he scheduled a game with Victory, we kind of had to scramble to get the team together to even play this game. And it was quite fortunate that the OTHER game we scheduled that day got canceled. Oops. We will do better.
Anyway, back to the game. I didn't get there until just before the first half ended (thank you holiday traffic), and the Patriots were trailing 4-1. That is how the first half ended. The team tried to cool off in some shade at the end of the field at halftime. It must have helped. Behind three goals from Noel Keeble (who also scored the first half goal) the Patriots tied up the game and the momentum was on our side. But alas, it didn't last as Victory scored the last two goals of the game to take the win, 6-4.
So the program continues to look for its first win. With just a little more experience, it looks like that wait might be over soon. Noel stood out (obviously) on offense, Bobby looked very good with ball control from his midfield position, and Peter did very well on defense. As some of the younger players get playing time the defense should get better and that win should come.
Next game is at Illinois Lutheran in Crete (Route 1 about one mile south of Exchange) Tuesday at 4:15. On Thursday we host our first game in history, against Glenwood School for Boys and Girls, also at 4:15. Hope to see you there.
Anyway, back to the game. I didn't get there until just before the first half ended (thank you holiday traffic), and the Patriots were trailing 4-1. That is how the first half ended. The team tried to cool off in some shade at the end of the field at halftime. It must have helped. Behind three goals from Noel Keeble (who also scored the first half goal) the Patriots tied up the game and the momentum was on our side. But alas, it didn't last as Victory scored the last two goals of the game to take the win, 6-4.
So the program continues to look for its first win. With just a little more experience, it looks like that wait might be over soon. Noel stood out (obviously) on offense, Bobby looked very good with ball control from his midfield position, and Peter did very well on defense. As some of the younger players get playing time the defense should get better and that win should come.
Next game is at Illinois Lutheran in Crete (Route 1 about one mile south of Exchange) Tuesday at 4:15. On Thursday we host our first game in history, against Glenwood School for Boys and Girls, also at 4:15. Hope to see you there.
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