Mitchell Baker ’25 in action at home in the rain on October 7, 2023. Photo: Mr. Michael Aldridge.
This was an exciting weekend for the Soccer team, with many goals scored for both teams. This weekend was special because it was Family Weekend, and the players got to play in front of their families in an exciting weekend.
Starting with the U17s on Saturday, they had their first game against Hoosac School, which was an easy game on paper, but Hoosac came with passion and determination to try to get a positive result after losing 6-1 the week before. They were on track for redemption, winning 1-0, until Said El Eyessami ’26 equalized with some time to go for the Huskies to try to grab a last-minute winner and complete the comeback. But one goal was all they were able to get on Saturday in a tie game that was very tough.
Next, the U19 squad faced Kiski School, which was also exciting. The boys conceded a goal early to go down 1-0 until Jordan Shullenburger ’24 equalized to make it 1-1, but that was all, and Northwood lost the game 3-1 in what was a difficult and hard-fought game.
Sunday was a different outcome, from the weather to the result. Starting with the U19s, they were playing against Phelps School and were ready to win and wouldn’t be happy with any other result. Northwood went down 1-0 early on once again, but Syracuse-bound Sachiel Ming ‘24 equalized to make it 1-1, but Phelps scored again to end the half ahead 2-1. Following a few substitutions and some tactical changes by Coach Moodey, Mitchell Baker ‘25 scored an equalizer to make it 2-2, and very soon after, Baker scored again on a penalty to make it 3-2 for the Huskies. Phelps responded again, and it looked like the match would end in a 3-3 draw until Baker did what he does best and scored the winner on an amazing cross from Sam Knauf ’24 to win the game for the Huskies 4-3, earning them their first 3 points in the Prep Premier League.
The U17 team was played IHC School, which was another very tough game. The game started with IHC going up 2-0 early on, but the boys did not give up, and Diogo Charraz ’25 scored an amazing free kick from outside the penalty box to get one back to make the score 2-1. Jace Donawa ’25 scored the equalizer with a few minutes to go, and the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
“This weekend went great. We had a lot of players who haven’t previously had much playing time get to participate, which is essential to their development, so that was really important,” head coach Jose Coss said. “In the IHC game, we saw an impressive performance. The team was resilient and fought hard to overcome a 2-0 score at halftime and had plenty of chances to win the game. We are playing game to game. Keep on reinforcing team spirit and companionship while working on our playing style as we have done so far,” Coss added.
