Sports Update: Soccer, Field Hockey, Football

Last week, the Springfield boys’ soccer team booked their ticket to the playoffs.

The road won’t be easy, though. 

The Cougars will square off against Boyertown Tuesday evening.

Boyertown is coming into the playoffs on a roll. They've won 12 out of their last 14 games. The Boyertown offense has scored three or more goals nine times during that span.

“I am a little nervous,” said senior captian . “But we are really excited to be here.”

Boyertown will have trouble stopping the speedy Furia on the attack. Complimented by a strong defense, the Cougars have a formula to come out on top.

“Even though we are in a different league and we don’t know anything about them, we aren’t afraid of them,” said Furia. “We are looking for the win.” 

The Cougars are stumbling a bit into the playoffs. In the last three contests, Springfield has been outscored, 6-4, which is highly unusual for their talented defensive unit.

The team couldn’t hold off Lower Merion on Tuesday, despite scoring first. Kyle Chevalier scored for Springfield in a 2-1 loss.

On Thursday, Springfield was able to defeat Interboro, 3-1. They used three first-half goals to take an early lead.

Furia and Mark Gurenlian scored for the Cougars.

“It is a whole new season,” said Furia. “The regular season is over and we are just going to put that behind us.”

Field Hockey

The field hockey team ended their season on a winning note. On Tuesday, the team defeated Lower Merion, 3-1.

The Lady Cougars were down at halftime, as head coach Brittany Piotti gave a speech at intermission to spark her team.

Junior forwards Stephanie Cant and Nicole Ward added the spark that Springfield needed to put the Aces away as they each finished with a goal.

On Thursday, Springfield defeated Interboro, 2-1.

Junior Nicole Ward scored both goals for Springfield.

The Lady Cougars’ core group will be returning next season, as they will look to improve their league record.

Springfield finished with a 7-9 overall record and 5-6 in the Central League.

Girls’ Soccer

The Springfield girls’ soccer team couldn’t muster a goal the entire week. The team was shut out, 4-0 by Lower Merion on Monday.

Things did not get any better on Thursday against Radnor as the Lady Cougars lost 2-0.

The team ended the season on a three-game losing streak.

Football

The Cougars played in a classic game Friday evening as the team lost on a missed extra point to Garnet Valley for a final score of 42-41.

The Cougars allowed Garnet Valley to score 28 unanswered points.

The loss snapped the Cougars’ undefeated season, as they are now 7-1.

Springfield returns on its home field on Friday to take on Strath Haven.