Tewksbury BU13-1 Squad Handles Wilmington, 4-1

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BU10-1 Tewksbury 1, Westford  1

The BU10-1 team played at home, in the rain against a fast paced Westford team. The first half was well played by the defense of Riley Auth, Sean Cunningham, and Arya Mehrabani. They all were instrumental in breaking up the Westford offensive push towards our goal. A few times, when they got through and put pressure on the Tewksbury goalie, Kyle Braciska, little did they know what they got themselves into. Kyle had an outstanding game in net and the only goal that got by him, came in the first half. It was a well executed corner kick that he was helpless against. It was a well earned goal by Westford. The Tewksbury forward line of Thomas Barinelli, Joey Branchaud and Michael DellOrfano were relentless in their attack, each time they would out dribble and out pass the other opponent only to face a tough goaltender.

The second half found Tewksbury down by one. These boys came out hungry for a goal; Nick Biron was fast on the wing while the center forward Colby Brown took a great pass from Noah Fleming-who was in the defensive position. Colby was able to outsmart the defense to score the only goal of the game and tie it up. It was an aggressive game played by both teams. The BU10-1 team came to play today and it showed. Even though the field was messy and wet-those boys attacked the ball and should be proud. GREAT game!

BU10-2 Tewksbury             2             Wilmington             2

Tewksbury BU10-2 played to 2 to 2 tie against Wilmington B10-3, Shawn Manson assisted by goalie Greg Sencabaugh’s long kick past Wilmington’s defense scored the first goal of the game. Alec Solol scored the next goal assisted by Alec Strangmen and Tyler Demers. Sean Sears and Max Cummings played solid defense though out the game. Chris Melo, Andrew Eringis and Evan Zonderman had several shots on net but none made it past the goalie, another good team effort.

BU9-2 Tewksbury             1                        Chelmsford             7

The TYSL Boys U9-2 team lost its 1^st game of the season 7-1 to a more experienced, undefeated Chelmsford team. Chelmsford jumped out early 3-0 before Logan Teixeira scored the lone goal for Tewksbury which trailed 5-1 at the half. The team played noticeably better in the 2^nd half with a stronger defensive effort from Cole Duffett, Owen Griffin, Benny Svendsen, and Lucas McFadyen. McFadyen had his best all-around game of the season also playing on offense in the 2^nd half. Drew Timmons allowed 2 goals in the half but played very well in the net. The offense attack of Mihir Bagul, James Ministeri, Connor Moynihan, Justin Murphy, along with Teixeira and McFadyen moved the ball well and had several good scoring opportunities but couldn’t put one in.

Tewksbury BU13-1 4 Wilmington 1

 The Tewksbury BU13 team played against a very tough Wilmington BU14 team and was able to come out ahead with a 4-1 win. They remain undefeated after the first three games of the season. Although the Redmen played against a well-organized team with older and larger-sized players, they prevailed through excellent game awareness and aggressive team work. Tewksbury pressed from the beginning and kept the ball on Wilmington’s side of the field for most of the first half. Our defenders stopped all attacks before Wilmington could penetrate too far into the Tewksbury side. Connor Dane, Chris McCabe, Ryan Ward, Ethan Hepler and Eric Gallant disrupted all the attacks launched by Wilmington and never gave up when chasing the ball. After breaking up a Wilmington play for the net, the Redmen moved the ball quickly forward with excellent passing by our midfielders into Wilmington territory, where Ameen Kalkhoran finished the job by passing through the last defenders and landing a shot at the right corner of the net, making the score 1-0.

The ability of the Tewksbury midfielders, Adam Colon, Ethan Trudeau, Cody Souza, Jack Bicknell, and Brendan Lucas to control the game enabled the Redmen to move the ball efficiently forward and create additional scoring opportunities for their strikers Ameen Kalkhoran, Kyle Crowley, and Brendan Murray. After winning the ball in the midfield from a goal kick, the Redmen set up Ameen for a second time to take a strong shot at the goal. This attack ended with the ball firmly in the back of net, making the score 2-0. Next, it was Adam’s powerful shot from outside the box that made the score 3-0 at the half. Wilmington came on very strong and determined in the second half and pressed aggressively forward. Despite numerous attempts by the powerful Wilmington players, talented Redmen keeper Jeffrey Carr shut down all but one shot with consistent defense in the Redmen net. Having allowed the one and only goal of the season against them, the Redmen pushed back strongly and broke up the persistent Wilmington attacks. Late in the game Chris McCabe moved swiftly through numerous Wilmington players and shot the ball away from the keeper and into the net, making the final score 4-1.

Tewksbury BU13-1 8 Melrose 0

The Tewksbury BU13-1 team beat Melrose 8-0 for their fourth win of the season. Once again the team played a fast aggressive style of play. From the opening minute they pushed forward bringing the back defensive line up and forced play into the Melrose side for most of the first half. The midfielders used their speed and covered a wide area to cut off any Melrose attack. Quick passes to the forwards from the middle set off a fast counter attack and often resulted in a quality shot on goal. The few times in the first half that Melrose broke into Tewksbury territory the back line stopped any chances and quickly turned it into an offensive rush. Three minutes in the Redmen scored on a stolen goal kick. Two quick passes and a shot from the right side by Ameen Kalkhoran across the goal and the score was 1-0. About 10 minutes in, a Melrose attack was stopped by the back line. In seconds, the ball was passed through the Melrose defense and Ethan Trudeau covering a lot of area and got in close for a shot. Kyle Crowley was again in the right area tap in a goal, his second of the game. Near the end of the half Melrose put a little more pressure on. Strong defensive play from Ethan Hepler and Connor Dane stopped the attacks and quickly moved the ball out of our territory. The half ended with Tewksbury going up 6-0 on a long pass from Ameen to Chris McCabe who beat the defensive line and scored from the inside of the penalty box. The second half started with Melrose still picking up the pace. The Redmen changing up positions still managed to maintain an aggressive style and keep the ball away from the Tewksbury net. The Redmen kept breaking up most Melrose attacks. Brendan Lucas held the midfield well making some nice steals and quick passes out of our area. Cody Souza had a strong midfield game. Midway through the second, Eric Gallant usually a defender scored a tap in goal off a rebound making it 7-0. Ryan Ward, the keeper for the first half, scored when Tewksbury broke up a Melrose rush and from the half line passed the ball in the Melrose penalty box. He took a quick shot for the final score of the game. The Redmen had another strong all around game taking their season to 4-0.

Tewksbury BU13-1 2                                    Woburn 1

For their fifth game of the season, the Tewksbury BU13-1 team visited Woburn to play against the only other undefeated team in their division. As expected, both teams worked hard to preserve their winning record. The first half proved to be the battle of defenses. The defense for both teams held their grounds well and broke out all the attacks launched by the other team. The only chance of scoring for the Redmen in the first half came when Ameen Kalkhoran took a shot at the goal out side the penalty box which skid off the horizontal woodwork. In the second half, the Redmen were intent on breaking the stalemate. They launched relentless attacks against Woburn with great passing and team work forcing the opponent to sometimes over react. In one such case, Tewksbury was awarded a free kick outside the box. This time Ameen’s kick was right on the mark passing through the defending wall and the goal keeper into the net making the score 1-0. However, the Redmen lead did not last long, and the Woburn strikers took advantage of a miscue between the Redmen defenders and keeper to score their equalizer. To regain the lead, the Redmen doubled their efforts on attacks and the entire team pushed forward forcing Woburn to a complete defensive shell. Finally a strong shot at the goal by Ethan Hepler was only half-deflected by the Woburn goalie, which gave the opportunity to Kyle Crowley to finish the job by skillfully tapping the ball into the goal for a final score of 2-1, thus preserving the Redmen unbeaten record for another week.

BU14-1                        Tewksbury 3                        Woburn             3

The Tewksbury U14 Division 1 Boys Soccer Team remained unbeaten after Saturday’s come from behind 3-3 tie versus a tough Woburn Team. The Redmen had not been scored upon in their first three games thanks to superb defense and net play by the Tewksbury goalie Nick McKeon.

Tewksbury’s shutout streak ended midway through the first half as Woburn got on the board first. A tepid kick coming out of a scrum of players right in front of the goal and the result was the ball dribbling into the Redmen net.

Dario Riparo and Connor MacLean each made attempts to tie it up that were thwarted by some nice saves from the Woburn goalie. Woburn scored again to make it 2-0 on a bizarre play for Tewksbury. Ryan Bain’s attempt to clear the ball from the front of the net was a rocket that hit McKeon in the stomach and the ball rolled into the net. The blow knocked McKeon from the game, temporarily and ironically, Bain took over net duties. He was terrific in his backup role, allowing only one goal for the remainder of the game.

Tewksbury finally got on the board after Matt Bodoni and Andrew Boudreau fought for a loose ball at midfield and passed it to Josh Cabral, who hit a nice shot on goal. The goalie tried to clear the ball but was unsuccessful as John Donovan intercepted and launched a bullet into the corner of the net. Woburn answered as they scored on a long kick past a diving Bain and Tewksbury was facing an uphill battle.

Connor Callahan and Joe Skowronski helped keep it a 3-1 game when they headed off a 5 on 2 attack by Woburn. Soon thereafter Connor MacLean got the ball at midfield and passed it to Josh Cabral who took a hard shot and Nick McKeon, back in the game on offense, put in the rebound putting the Redmen within 1.

After some good defense by Petros Nacopoulos and MacLean, Blair and Riparo turned on the offensive pressure with scoring attempts to tie the game. With time ticking away, Alec Diciaccio made a good midfield play to keep the ball in the offensive zone where Christian Lucchesi then made a timely crossing pass to Donovan who attempted a sliding kick and Blair put the rebound in the net to tie the game at 3-3.