Congratulations to a dedicated and talented group of high school and middle school athletes for a memorable winning soccer season. Our Varsity Girls’ Soccer team, pictured above left, finished the regular season tied for first with a 11-1 record. The Lady Cougars will play this Saturday in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference championship game at 5 pm after their 1-0 win at home on Thursday in the semi-final playoff against Gloucester County Christian School.
The Varsity Boys beat Cumberland Christian 2-1 in the quarter-final playoff game on Tuesday, but lost their semi-final playoff game on Thursday at Pilgrim Academy. The Varsity Boys will play in the TSCAC consolation game on Saturday at 3 pm. The TSCAC tournament games will be played at Glassboro Receation Fields, 152 S. Delsea Drive in Glassboro. The gate fees at the tournament games, which benefit the league and go towards league awards, are: $2 for students, $3 for adults, and $10 max for families.
Top scorers on the Varsity Girls’ team this season have been senior Lola Oguntuase with 32 goals, senior Rebekah Darragh (12), sophomore Chloe Vogel (11), including the winning goal with a header in Thursday’s playoff game, and senior Lindsey Ash (8). Sophomore goalie Shelby Einwechter had six shut-out games in goal. The Varsity Boys’ team was led this season on offense by junior Ben Noble with 17 goals and senior Jacob O’Brien (12). Senior goalies Elijah Chapman, who sustained a mid-season injury, and Mark Rosie were key defenders, with Rosie posting 150 saves in goal.
Our outstanding Middle School Boys’ soccer team, pictured below left, was undefeated in the Atlantic Cape Junior High League, with a 12-0-0 record and 10 shutouts, scoring 49 times on its opponents and only giving up 3 goals. Truly a season for the ACS record books. The Middle School Girls also finished strong in 3rd place and for the first time in school history defeated Linwood in their last season game.
Thank you to our enthusiastic fans and dedicated coaches for a great season — Coach Witherow (Varsity Girls), Coach Leon (Varsity Boys), Coach Hopwood (MS Girls), and Coach Ellison (MS Boys).
