The Northwood soccer program has been stacking up wins like prime Liverpool in what is shaping up to be a good Prep Premier League campaign. The past two weekends, the U19s and the U17s have gone a combined 5-1-0 (in soccer, draws go in between the wins and losses so the 1 in between the 5 and the 0 is a draw). This is going to shape up well for both teams going into playoffs.
Northwood U19s 4-3 vs Hoosac:
In late October, the U19s had a thrilling win over Hoosac. The boys started off very poorly in the first 20 minutes by conceding a penalty and then another follow-up goal. The lead was halved when Sachiel Ming ‘24 scored a penalty, but Hoosac’s lead was doubled shortly after on a break-away. Northwood came out better in the second half and controlled the whole half, getting chance after chance. With 20 minutes remaining, Mitch Baker ‘25 scored off a corner, and shortly after, Jace Donawa ‘25 scored a close-range goal off a headed cross. Baker got the winner from a penalty with a little less than 10 minutes remaining, and Northwood was able to close out the game.
After the match, I talked to the 19’s starting center back Cedric Lamaire ‘25:
The Mirror: What do you think the positives were from the game?
Lemaire: “It showed that our team has very high character and that we are a team that is able to come back from being behind. It also shows that we can play through some adversity with all the things that happened leading up to the game.”
What do you think needs to happen vs. Woodstock this Saturday for a better performance?
“We should not be affected by adversity, and we should just play the way we do. I also think we should never start a game like that and go down multiple goals because it’s never a good position to put yourself in, especially against a team that we know we can score a lot of goals against. We took them for granted because we beat them last time.”
The weekend prior in Ohio, the 19s were able to get a pair of wins as well.
Northwood 19s 1-0 vs Immaculate Heart
Northwood dominated the whole game but couldn’t find a goal until the 88th minute on a Said El Eyssami ‘26 winner.
Northwood U19s 3-1 vs Western Reserve
Once again, Northwood controlled the game. Western Reserve got a penalty early in the first half, but the Huskies equalized through Mitch Baker ‘25. The second half was all Northwood, and both William Bujold ‘26 and Paulo Marcilio ‘25 scored their first Northwood goals.
Northwood U17s 2-0 vs Hoosac
Northwood once again controlled the game versus Hoosac. Northwood dominated possession and knocked on the door the whole game. The first goal came from a Tziyon Morris ‘25 goal off a corner for the center back’s first Northwood goal. The game continued into the second half with Northwood dominating the ball, but no goal came until the last 5 minutes when Trey Frantz ‘25 scored a looping header at the back post.
Northwood U17s 10-2 vs Kiski JV
The 17s played the Kiski JV team and whooped them.
Northwood U17s 1-1 vs Immaculate Heart
It was a back-and-forth game. Both teams had chances, and IHC broke the deadlock in the first half. The game was knotted at 1 when Noah Moodey ‘25 scored off a free kick. The game stayed 1-1 for the rest of the match even though both teams had good scoring chances.