Boys U14-1 Blasts Lowell; Girls U9-1 Blanks Burlington

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BOYS

BU9-2 Tewksbury  1 Burlington 1

The TYSL Boys U9-2 team finished with a 1-1 tie playing at Burlington to move to 4-1-1 on the season. Owen Griffin scored his first goal of the season for the lone Tewksbury score. Mihir Bagul played well in net in the 2^nd half not allowing a goal. James Ministeri gave another solid effort in net for the 1^st half allowing just the 1 goal white turning away several good scoring opportunities. Cole Duffett, Benny Svendsen, and Lucas McFadyen moved the ball well on offense but could not put one in despite several good scoring opportunities. Justin Murphy, Connor Moynihan and Drew Timmons played well on defense throughout the game.

U14-1 Tewksbury 6 Lowell 1

On a blustery fall day, the Tewksbury U14 Division 1 Boys Soccer Team continued their undefeated season with a convincing 6-1 victory over visiting Lowell. The Redmen got off to a slow start. After some nifty moves, one of the Lowell strikers put Lowell ahead 1-0 with a solo effort into the far corner of the net early in the opening minutes. It would be Lowell’s only lead of the game. Tewksbury seemed to get a wakeup call after Lowell’s early goal but it took a while for them to answer with a score. Some tough shots by Dario Riparo, Alec Diciaccio, and Alex Froment were all blocked by the Lowell keeper. The tide turned later in the first half when Alec Diciaccio got flattened by a Lowell player in the goalie box. Ryan Bain put in the penalty kick to finally put Tewksbury on the board. The Tewksbury goalie, Nick McKeon, made several saves to keep the score 1-1 at the half. The second half was all Tewksbury. Connor MacLean gave Tewksbury the lead when he put in his own rebound after a pass from Dario Riparo and Christian Lucchesi. Minutes later, Andrew Boudreau put in a left footed kick off the goal post following a great pass from Connor Callahan. Lowell did not roll over and Joe Skowronski had to make a great defensive play to stop a Lowell breakaway. A frustrated Lowell player roughed up Josh Cabral and Josh was awarded a penalty shot. Josh had a great kick that the Lowell goalie was able to stop initially but then it trickled into the goal for Tewksbury’s fourth goal of the game. On a corner kick from Cabral, Ryan Bain had a perfectly executed header right into the net. Seconds later, a repeat performance, Cabral takes the corner kick and Ryan Bain has a header but this time Lowell ‘s keeper is able to deflect the ball, but Connor MacLean is lying in wait and puts the rebound right into the net . The Redmen hope to keep up their winning streak next weekend when they take on Dracut.

GIRLS

GU9-1 Tewksbury  4 Burlington 0          

 Tewksbury GU9-1 team defeated the Burlington GU10-2 team on Saturday. Tewksbury's girls started slow then picked up the pace to complete the victory 4 - 0. Tewksbury was led by superior goal tending from Erin McIntyre and Isabelle Carleton who combined for the shut out. Great defensive work again from Kaitlin Macdonald and Makayla Paige. Constant offensive pressure from Alexis Raymond, Julie Figucia, and Alexis Polimeno. Alyssa Marchelletta sealed a hat trick with a free kick on the 18 that she exploded over the goalie's head. She only needs 1 more goal to hit 10 for the season. Adrianna Niles chipped in with her 2nd goal of the season.

GU12-2 Tewksbury 5 Billerica 0

Tewksbury remained undefeated on the season with a 5-0 effort verse Billerica. Two minutes into the game Erin Gallella dropped a perfect corner kick into the goal box which was deposited in the net by her twin sister, Lizzy Gallella. That goal set the tone for the remainder of the game. Becky Giles had her best game of the season netting two goals. Superb goalies Haley Mignon and Julie Massota continued to show their versatility as each scored a goal. Cassidy Grunning saw extended time in net and saved some difficult shots. Sam Regan, Christine Santos, and Devyn Veits played their usual strong defense and minimized Billerica's opportunities. Emily Chmela and Emma Scopa also added to the offensive assault

 GU12-3 Tewksbury – 2 Dracut – 3

 Usually a loss is a tough blow for a team, but not for the gritty girls of Tewksbury. We hosted 1^st place Dracut in a match where we wanted to elevate our game and give them their toughest challenge of the season. Tewksbury got off to a rocky start making a few errors in their defensive end. Dracut was prepared and able to capitalize to jump out to a quick 3-0 lead. The girls dug in their heels and not only stifled the Dracut offense for the

remainder of the game but steadily turned the momentum in their favor. Tewksbury fought hard for the remaining 45 minutes and got on the board twice while shutting down the Dracut offense after the initial flurry. Tewksbury played aggressive team soccer as they knocked down the loose balls, won individual challenges, and created a number of quality scoring chances. Tewksbury did not come away with the win, but they did not leave anything on the field as they battled back from the three goal deficit. The girls deserve a lot of credit for hanging tough, playing with tremendous heart, and never giving up on themselves, believing right until the final whistle that victory was within their reach.

GU12-5 Tewksbury 4 Melrose 3

 Amanda Satterfield started the Redmen off strong with a great kick over the Melrose goalie’s head to put Tewksbury up 1-0. Samantha LaLonde had a terrific corner kick that went right to Erin Coulter in front of the net who kicked it in for an easy goal. Madeline MacMullin continued to show her goal keeping talents with multiple saves on net. Alyssa Theodos had great blocks and numerous shots on goal, one of which went into the corner to raise the score to 3 – 2 Tewksbury. Alexis Nichols and Molly Hodgson continued to provide great defense breaking up many Melrose attempts at goal. Emily Saterfield and Brigid Voto showed nice passing technique. Sarah Yoken sealed the win in the second half with super follow through and perseverance resulting in a goal for the Redmen. Amanda Satterfield and Samantha LaLonde held Melrose at bay in the second half and Tewksbury was able to come away with the 4-3 victory.

GU13-1 Tewksbury 1 Reading  1

Coming off their finalist showing in the Columbus Day Tournament the GU13-1 team came out strong against an undefeated Reading team. Samantha Mercurio stood tall in net and made some great saves while the defense of Caroline Picariello, Kelly Fortier, Sam Surowiec, and Victoria Mirabito held back the Reading offense. Allison Piracini, Emily Sessa, and Maddy Wescott played well at midfield and kept the Reading attack on it’s heals. Forwards Kayla Devlin, Kayla Makooi, and Ashley Antonelli made the Rockets defense work hard and the first half ended in a well played 0-0 tie. The Redmen came out flat in the second half but with her usual strong throw-ins Dainelle Carrigg sparked the offense as Karina Crowley received the ball and brought it up the right side of the field. Devlin kept pace with her and Crowley made a great pass and Devlin one timed it in to give Tewksbury a 1-0 lead. Priya Vijay and Allison Capone continued to work hard at the forward and mid positions but the Redmen got a little too lax just minutes after their goal and the Rockets took advantage of this and pushed by the right side of the defense and snuck it past Mercurio. The defense stepped up their intensity to hold off the continued Reading attack and the score remained a tie for the rest of the game.