Coach's Corner

Boys Varsity Soccer Highlights: CHVL Champions

We thank God for our success, as the 2007 Boys Varsity Soccer Team captured the CHVL title for the first time in LCS history with a 10-1-1 record and a 13-4-2 overall record.  After losing 11 seniors to graduation from the sectional finalist team of 2006, many thought this would be a rebuilding year.  We surprised many of our opponents with a high scoring offense led by Dillon King (34 goals, CHVL MVP), Matt MaLossi (senior co-captain, 1st team CHVL all-star, 10 goals, 14 assists) and Matt Burke (senior co-captain, 1st team CHVL all-star, 8 goals, 10 assists). 

 Our defense surprised our opponents as well.  Much credit needs to be given to first year assistant coach, Todd Hvizdak, for proper training of our defensive unit and the scorekeeping of Mrs. Louise King.  Freshman goalie Alex MaLossi (2nd team CHVL all-star, 203 saves, 0.902 save %) had a great year.  Evan Mistur (2nd team CHVL all-star) anchored the defense at sweeper.  Sam Freda (2nd team CHVL all-star), freshman TJ Duguid and Jared Rebeor contributed to the success of the defense in a major way.  Also contributing greatly to the success of the defense were senior Ben Wallin (1st year for soccer) and David Vadney.

 Our midfield was anchored by the tough, defensive play of senior John Burgher and the quickness of senior Alex Caldwell.  Our fleet-footed midfield were led by senior Nathanael Crachi, Koury Deeb, Aaron Gehr, Elijah Bovenzi, Mike Scidmore and Travis Collins.  We also have three freshmen that contributed greatly to the strength of our midfield:  Aaron Film, Leo Pusatere and Eric Hudspath.  Our future looks bright indeed!

 Truly, the success of our 2007 team was due to the excellent play of the entire team.  We had great sportsmanship on this team and only received one yellow card for the entire season - lowest in the CHVL.  Each one of the boys worked hard in practice and had tremendous efforts during the games.  We expect to set our 2008 goals for a section 2 title and a run for the NYS class D championship!  We hope to be a witness for many - all for the Glory of God!

 Scoring for the 2007 Boys Varsity Soccer Team:

                         Goals    Assists

Dillon King            34         11

Matt MaLossi        10         14

Matt Burke             8          10   

Leo Pusatere         3           1

Alex Caldwell         2           3

Elijah Bovenzi        3           0

Eric Hudspath        1           2

Koury Deeb            1          1

Mike Scidmore       0          3

Aaron Film             1          0

Travis Collins         1          0

Jared Rebeor         0          2

Alex MaLossi          0          2

Evan Mistur            0          1

Sam Freda             0          1

Aaron Gehr             0         1

Highlights of the 2007 LCS girls varsity soccer season

Our team had 20 great soccer players and one fantastic student manager.

Special thanks to Emily Wymer for her devotion and care of all the players.

This year we won twice as many games as last year!  Our overall record was 6-11-1. We played a tough schedule. Perhaps our most exciting game was a 2-2 tie against Emma Willard. 

One of the highlights of the season was the selection of Jillian Thornton as WNYT Player of the Week.  Jillian was interviewed, and footage was taken of her scoring 2 goals, which was aired on channel 13 news.  Jillian led the team with 11 goals and 7 assists.  In her 5-year varsity career, she had 52 goals and 41 assists.

In the Hunter-Tannersville tournament, the girls brought home a third place trophy, and Heidi Kuhl received a plaque for tournament MVP for her extraordinary efforts as stopper.

Our goalkeeper, Morgan Lansing, was 3rd in Section 2 for the season, with 221 saves.

Our team had 4 players honored as CHVL All-stars.  Jillian Thornton was selected for 1st team, Heidi Kuhl and Beth Fijal for 2nd team, and Joanna Jackson received honorable mention.