By Gus Weinstein and Joe Morgan<\/p>\n
Staff Writers<\/p>\n
On Oct. 24 the Jamesville-DeWitt High School Varsity Girls Soccer team will have their first playoff game against the winner of Fulton and Carthage. Head coach Hailey Nies thinks that most likely the girls will face a strong Fulton team, which is good, because the Rams defeated Fulton on Oct. 3, to continue their 11-0 win-streak. The Rams were served only their only loss on Oct. 4 from a highly competitive AA-class West Genesee team (the Rams are class A). Despite the loss, the girls believe that they are still a top contender to make a back-to-back return to the New York State Section III class A State Final. <\/p>\n
The girls have attributed their success to their team cohesiveness, and their ability to always work hard in practice. \u201cI think we all know that we can lose, so we put in the work during practice, to make sure we don\u2019t,\u201d said junior Caroline Kopp, a defender on the team. As a four-year varsity player, Kopp knows how to win games in the postseason. Like Kopp, junior Maddie Frank, a three-year varsity defender, knows what it takes to win. \u201cOur success has not only come from our talent, but our drive in practice, and our faith in each other on the field,\u201d said Frank. Frank says she is very proud of her team’s chemistry, calling the Ram\u2019s 14-1 record a \u201ccombined effort.\u201d <\/p>\n
J-DHS Athletic Director John Goodson believes Coach Nies has the ability \u201cto take (the team) all the way to states.\u201d Coach Nies, who only has one losing record since her first season in 2009, also believes that her team can go all the way to states. With nine of the 11 starters returning from last season\u2019s state final squad, Coach Nies says she has a lot of confidence in her team. <\/p>\n
The students of J-DHS are also along side the girls as they make their second consecutive run to the State Finals. \u201cThe fans have definitely been awesome to us, especially at big games like CBA,\u201d said junior Julie Harrison. For the J-DHS students that do attend the games, they feel as if they are helping the team just as much as the players. \u201cAs an athlete, I know that energy from the fans help me play better, so I try to go to as many games as possible,\u201d said junior Xander Ferlenda. Along with helping the team out, fans enjoy the excitement of the game. \u201cI love going to the soccer games. Nothing can beat the suspense of a close soccer game,\u201d said freshman Ryan Archer.<\/p>\n
The team runs a 4-4-2, which is when the team has four defenders, four midfielders and two attackers on the field at same time. \u201cWe\u2019ve tried a couple other formations but they have received resistance,\u201d says Coach Nies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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