The Northwood soccer teams played their first-ever Prep Soccer Premier League matches recently against Hoosac School on their home pitch in Lake Placid.
The U17 team dominated the field against Hoosac. They won six to one with goals by Said El Eyssami ‘26, Diogo Charraz ‘25, and Maxwell Notley ‘27. “We didn’t think this was going to be an easy match. We had to come out strong, and we did. We played our best soccer of the year,” Charraz said. The Huskies hit Hoosac where it hurt. El Eyssami had three goals in the first thirty minutes of the game. The team started the second half where they left off,. with another one from El Eyssami running around the goalkeeper and putting it in the net. Charraz and Notley had a goal apiece in the second half. Hoosac scored late in the game, which was too late to make a difference because of how well the Huskies played.
The U19 team also played a high-scoring match against Hoosac, the game finished with a thrilling 6-2 victory. In the first half, there were goals by Jordan Shullenberger ‘24 and Sachiel Ming ’24 who capped their tallies by celebrating with the fans and the U17s on the sidelines. Hoosac had many chances to score, but keepers Leon Brody ‘24 and Elm Pentinant ’24 were quick off their lines and able to stop the ball. In the second half, it became obvious that Northwood was going to win because of how they controlled the play. It took a slight turn when Hoosac surprised everyone by equalizing the game 2-2 with a brilliant header by Hoosac’s striker. The Huskies knew they had to change the way they were playing. Coach Jon Moodey brought on a couple of substitutes, and they changed the game with goals from Leo Doyle ‘25, Lokoah Paye ‘25, and Camillo Pereda ’25 to seal the victory.