Looking Back at The Fall 2011 Westford Academy Sports Season

As we prepare for the 2011-2012 winter sports season at , we take a look back at the Grey Ghosts' fall.

Football (6-5)

Westford Academy's 2011 football season was actually three seasons with three separate templates.

Season One: Alex Eaton and company score almost at will, taking enough pressure off the defense to keep the lead.

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Season Two: The scoring doesn't come, and the defense buckles under the pressure.

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Season Three: A combination of Season One and Season Two.

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Boys' Soccer (10-7-2, 7-6-2 in the Dual County League)

When it came to boys' soccer, the year was a tale of two months.

In September (and the first half of October), the Ghosts were one of the best teams in the state, going undefeated save for losses to Acton-Boxborough and Lincoln-Sudbury.

But after a nil-nil tie on the road in the second contest of the year against Acton-Boxborough, the Ghosts weren't able to notch another win until the final game of the regular season against Wayland.

Their playoff run was cut short, beginning , and .

Girls' Soccer (10-6-3, 5-2-1 in the Dual County League)

For the girls, also known by their fans as the WAGS (Westford Academy Girls Soccer), the season held a few more twists and turns.

The Wags started with a string of three victories, but were only able to garner one more winning streak all season. Fortunately, they were also only limited to one losing streak all year as well.

In the playoffs, , but couldn't repeat last year's upset over Peabody, .

Field Hockey (8-7-4, 6-5-3 in the Dual County League)

Like the boys' soccer team, Westford field hockey got off to a hot start, peaking with a 7-1 thrashing of Bishop Fenwick.

After that, things went downhill, and the team couldn't recover in time make a dent in the playoff run of .

Girls' Volleyball (12-7, 6-5 in the Dual County League)

Continuing the theme, the volleyball team won 9 of their first 11, but were only able to go .500 for the rest of the regular season before falling in straight sets on the road to .

Golf (10-5, 8-5 in the Dual County League)

Led by , the Ghosts were able to putt and drive their way to a respectable 10-5 regular season record, but were unable to advance further, failing to send the team or any individual golfers to the state final.

Cross Country (boys' and girls', 4-4)

The running Ghosts culminated their year by sending a trio of runners .