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Boys Soccer 2007
Final Hockomock League Stats
12-2-2
Final Overall Stats
13-2-3 ? Before Playoffs
2007 Hockomock All Stars
Jeff Ivas
Tom Giannouloudis
Ryan Chambers
Mike Piccirilli
Rob Smith-MacDonald
2007 Eastern Mass All Stars
Rob Smith-MacDonald
Tom Giannouloudis
ALL-STATE TEAM
Rob Smith-MacDonald
Final Hockomock League Stats
12-2-2
Final Overall Stats
13-2-3 ? Before Playoffs
2007 Hockomock All Stars
Jeff Ivas
Tom Giannouloudis
Ryan Chambers
Mike Piccirilli
Rob Smith-MacDonald
2007 Eastern Mass All Stars
Rob Smith-MacDonald
Tom Giannouloudis
ALL-STATE TEAM
Rob Smith-MacDonald
Hornets streak, season ends
BY PETER GOBIS / SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 12:10 AM EST
MANSFIELD - The Hornets of Mansfield just never held possession long enough to build an attack, were never allowed
much space in the attacking third of Alumni Field over 80 minutes of play.
Long balls, short balls, over the top, crosses from the corners were all in short supply for the Mansfield High boys' soccer
team, unceremoniously banished from the MIAA Division 1-South Sectional Tournament Tuesday.
Marshfield High scored pairs of goals in each half, including the match-winner in the 40th minute of the first half to shock
the Hornets 4-1 in a quarterfinal round match.
"They were aggressive and physical and we didn't have an answer," sighed Mansfield mentor George Giannoloudis, whose
No. 3 seeded Hornets (13-3-3) had merely a half-dozen true shots on goal and four corner kicks overall - not enough to beat
a side as strong as the No. 6 seeded Rams (14-2-6).
Robbie Canning, Marshfield's senior striker, put the Rams ahead in the sixth minute of the match - six minutes before the
leading scorer suffered a likely season-ending knee injury - and then Brian McCauley made a run down the left wing and
scored from a short side angle shot with scant seconds left until intermission for a 2-1 advantage.
Marshfield pumped in a pair of goals within a 10-minute span early in the first half - Andrew Berardi rocketing a shot off the
left wing and off the crossbar in the 48th minute, then Anthony Zarella scoring on a loose ball rebound in the 18th minute. By
that time, much of the passion that had made Mansfield so successful this season (a 16-match unbeaten skein) had
expired, its normally productive and prolific attack subdued.
"They had a great game plan," added Giannoloudis, "they took us out of our game."
Specifically, with a sturdy four-man backline in front of rugged senior goalkeeper Brent Bell, with a fearless midfielder in
senior Cam Macfarlane and with senior midfielder Ryan Fischer utilizing his blazing speed on the flanks, the Hornets were
unable to consistently put pressure on Marshfield.
Senior striker and captain Ryan Chambers scored the lone goal for Mansfield, that in the 38th minute, taking a through ball
from Giscard Sarkis, making a superb run down the left flank and then uncorking a blazing 25-yard drive to the far upper
right corner of the Ram net.
Otherwise, "we clogged up the midfield," said Marshfield coach Scott Sorenson, the Rams' speed on the outside
neutralizing Mansfield's runs on the flanks and into the corners. "We spread our forwards out to force them down the field."
Matters might have been different had Daniel Murphy's header (off of a cross from Chambers on the left side in the 20th
minute) found its mark for Mansfield and Marshfield's McCauley not scored from an almost impossible angle for the
match-winner.
"Maybe it's 2-1 us or it's 1-1 at the half and things might have been different," said Giannoloudis, "but overall, we got beat by
a better team."
Mansfield midfielder Peter Starke had a drive deflected just wide left at 14; Chambers had a pair of corner kicks in the first
15 minutes, a right-footed drive on a slippery surface at 31, another to the far right post at 35; Nathan Maxwell got a flick of a
header on a Chris Harney long ball at 30; and Murphy ran onto a loose ball without getting a shot at Bell at 32.
During the second half, the Hornets had merely two solid shots - a 40-yard, right-footed drive by Starke at 71 and a bullet of
a shot by midfielder and captain Jeff Ivas at 72.
"We haven't had many breakdowns defensively, that's something we pride ourselves on. But, they scored four goals on four
shots - we broke down four or five times and it cost us."
Canning finished off an indirect kick from midfield, running onto the loose ball on the left side to beat Mansfield goalie Rob
MacDonald for Marshfield's go-ahead goal. Berardi's tally, the third for the Rams, banged off the bar and down across the
goalline before MacDonald or any of the Hornet defenders could react. Then Zarella took a through ball, MacDonald
ventured out of the net to challenge, making the initial stop, but the Marshfield junior continued going forward and poked the
ball into the net.
"Our scouting report, against any team, is to play physical," added Sorenson. "If you can win the 50-50 balls, it influences
what the other team can do. Our kids compete with their bodies and win with their minds."
BY PETER GOBIS / SUN CHRONICLE STAFF
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 12:10 AM EST
MANSFIELD - The Hornets of Mansfield just never held possession long enough to build an attack, were never allowed
much space in the attacking third of Alumni Field over 80 minutes of play.
Long balls, short balls, over the top, crosses from the corners were all in short supply for the Mansfield High boys' soccer
team, unceremoniously banished from the MIAA Division 1-South Sectional Tournament Tuesday.
Marshfield High scored pairs of goals in each half, including the match-winner in the 40th minute of the first half to shock
the Hornets 4-1 in a quarterfinal round match.
"They were aggressive and physical and we didn't have an answer," sighed Mansfield mentor George Giannoloudis, whose
No. 3 seeded Hornets (13-3-3) had merely a half-dozen true shots on goal and four corner kicks overall - not enough to beat
a side as strong as the No. 6 seeded Rams (14-2-6).
Robbie Canning, Marshfield's senior striker, put the Rams ahead in the sixth minute of the match - six minutes before the
leading scorer suffered a likely season-ending knee injury - and then Brian McCauley made a run down the left wing and
scored from a short side angle shot with scant seconds left until intermission for a 2-1 advantage.
Marshfield pumped in a pair of goals within a 10-minute span early in the first half - Andrew Berardi rocketing a shot off the
left wing and off the crossbar in the 48th minute, then Anthony Zarella scoring on a loose ball rebound in the 18th minute. By
that time, much of the passion that had made Mansfield so successful this season (a 16-match unbeaten skein) had
expired, its normally productive and prolific attack subdued.
"They had a great game plan," added Giannoloudis, "they took us out of our game."
Specifically, with a sturdy four-man backline in front of rugged senior goalkeeper Brent Bell, with a fearless midfielder in
senior Cam Macfarlane and with senior midfielder Ryan Fischer utilizing his blazing speed on the flanks, the Hornets were
unable to consistently put pressure on Marshfield.
Senior striker and captain Ryan Chambers scored the lone goal for Mansfield, that in the 38th minute, taking a through ball
from Giscard Sarkis, making a superb run down the left flank and then uncorking a blazing 25-yard drive to the far upper
right corner of the Ram net.
Otherwise, "we clogged up the midfield," said Marshfield coach Scott Sorenson, the Rams' speed on the outside
neutralizing Mansfield's runs on the flanks and into the corners. "We spread our forwards out to force them down the field."
Matters might have been different had Daniel Murphy's header (off of a cross from Chambers on the left side in the 20th
minute) found its mark for Mansfield and Marshfield's McCauley not scored from an almost impossible angle for the
match-winner.
"Maybe it's 2-1 us or it's 1-1 at the half and things might have been different," said Giannoloudis, "but overall, we got beat by
a better team."
Mansfield midfielder Peter Starke had a drive deflected just wide left at 14; Chambers had a pair of corner kicks in the first
15 minutes, a right-footed drive on a slippery surface at 31, another to the far right post at 35; Nathan Maxwell got a flick of a
header on a Chris Harney long ball at 30; and Murphy ran onto a loose ball without getting a shot at Bell at 32.
During the second half, the Hornets had merely two solid shots - a 40-yard, right-footed drive by Starke at 71 and a bullet of
a shot by midfielder and captain Jeff Ivas at 72.
"We haven't had many breakdowns defensively, that's something we pride ourselves on. But, they scored four goals on four
shots - we broke down four or five times and it cost us."
Canning finished off an indirect kick from midfield, running onto the loose ball on the left side to beat Mansfield goalie Rob
MacDonald for Marshfield's go-ahead goal. Berardi's tally, the third for the Rams, banged off the bar and down across the
goalline before MacDonald or any of the Hornet defenders could react. Then Zarella took a through ball, MacDonald
ventured out of the net to challenge, making the initial stop, but the Marshfield junior continued going forward and poked the
ball into the net.
"Our scouting report, against any team, is to play physical," added Sorenson. "If you can win the 50-50 balls, it influences
what the other team can do. Our kids compete with their bodies and win with their minds."
Mansfield High School Soccer Records - Boys NOT OFFICIAL
Individual Records
Game: Most Goals Shawn Fitzgibbon 4
Game: Most Assists Karl Stukis 3
Game: Most Points Karl Stukis 3 goals & 1 Assist
Season: Most Goals Shawn Fitzgibbon 20
Season: Most Assists Karl Stukis 8
Season: Most Points Shawn Fitzgibbon 20 Goals & 7 Assists
Career: Most Goals & Assists Shawn Fitzgibbon 35 Goals & 18 Assists
Goalkeeper Records
Season Shutouts Kevin Ruffing 11
Least Goals Allowed Kevin Ruffing .95 g/g
Career Shutouts Kevin Ruffing 11
Team Records
Best Overall Record 1996 Team 15-5-1
Most Goals / Season
Most Goals/ Game
Most Shutouts / Season
Hockomock League MVP: Karl Stukis Year??
Jan, 2004??????
Individual Records
Game: Most Goals Shawn Fitzgibbon 4
Game: Most Assists Karl Stukis 3
Game: Most Points Karl Stukis 3 goals & 1 Assist
Season: Most Goals Shawn Fitzgibbon 20
Season: Most Assists Karl Stukis 8
Season: Most Points Shawn Fitzgibbon 20 Goals & 7 Assists
Career: Most Goals & Assists Shawn Fitzgibbon 35 Goals & 18 Assists
Goalkeeper Records
Season Shutouts Kevin Ruffing 11
Least Goals Allowed Kevin Ruffing .95 g/g
Career Shutouts Kevin Ruffing 11
Team Records
Best Overall Record 1996 Team 15-5-1
Most Goals / Season
Most Goals/ Game
Most Shutouts / Season
Hockomock League MVP: Karl Stukis Year??
Jan, 2004??????
The Boston Globe boys' soccer Top 20
The Top 20 was selected by The Boston
Globe school staff. Last updated Oct. 29,
2007.
No. Team Record Last week
1. Concord-Carlisle 15-0-2 1
2. Framingham 15-1-2 2
3. Lexington 14-1-3 3
4. New Bedford 13-0-4 6
5. Medfield 15-0-2 5
6. North Attleboro 14-1-1 4
7. Peabody 16-1-0 11
8. Acton-Boxboro 10-1-6 7
9. Masconomet 14-1-4 9
10. Mansfield 13-1-3 14
11. St. John's Prep 8-2-7 8
12. Brockton 13-3-1 18
13. Somerset 12-1-4 --
14. Chelsea 13-1-2 10
15. Weymouth 12-4-3 13
16. Dracut 12-2-2 17
17. Wilmington 12-1-3 12
18. Brookline 11-2-5 15
19. Haverhill 13-3-3 --
20. Sandwich 10-3-3 16
The Top 20 was selected by The Boston
Globe school staff. Last updated Oct. 29,
2007.
No. Team Record Last week
1. Concord-Carlisle 15-0-2 1
2. Framingham 15-1-2 2
3. Lexington 14-1-3 3
4. New Bedford 13-0-4 6
5. Medfield 15-0-2 5
6. North Attleboro 14-1-1 4
7. Peabody 16-1-0 11
8. Acton-Boxboro 10-1-6 7
9. Masconomet 14-1-4 9
10. Mansfield 13-1-3 14
11. St. John's Prep 8-2-7 8
12. Brockton 13-3-1 18
13. Somerset 12-1-4 --
14. Chelsea 13-1-2 10
15. Weymouth 12-4-3 13
16. Dracut 12-2-2 17
17. Wilmington 12-1-3 12
18. Brookline 11-2-5 15
19. Haverhill 13-3-3 --
20. Sandwich 10-3-3 16
Grays win first Sun Chronicle All-Star tilt
Sunday, November 18, 2007 12:21 AM EST
MANSFIELD - Brendan Grealish of North Attleboro and Carter Wessman of King Philip each scored first-half goals and the
Gray team held on from there to defeat the Blue team, 2-1, in the inaugural Sun Chronicle High School Boys' Soccer
All-Star Game on Saturday night at Alumni Field.
Grealish, a senior midfielder with the Rocketeers, gave the Gray a 1-0 lead with a booming goal from 30 yards out,
midway through the first half.
The Gray squad increased its advantage to 2-0 when Wessman, a senior midfielder with the Warriors, scored a goal off
an assist from North Attleboro junior midfielder Christian Pirnie with two minutes remaining in the first half.
The Blue team made it interesting in the second half when North Attleboro standout Sam Ocel, who is a junior midfielder
with the Rocketeers, scored a goal on a penalty kick. However, the Gray held on from there for the win.
Mansfield senior goalkeeper Rob MacDonald was selected as the Most Valuable Player for the Gray, while Ocel
picked up MVP honors for the Blue squad.
"It was a great game with two evenly-matched teams," said Blue coach Eric Greene, who is the head coach at Norton.
"They (Gray) took a 2-0 lead in the first half, but our team played much better in the second half. I thought we controlled the
play in the second half, but the Gray defense was very good. This event was very well organized and it was a great
experience for the players."
The Attleboro head coach and one of the event's organizers, Peter Pereira, echoed those sentiments.
"It was a wonderful day and everything went well," said Pereira of the two games, pitting the best boys and girls soccer
players in the area against one another. "The kids had a good time and it was a great success. I invited several college
coaches and a lot of them came. The local coaches were really happy with it as well. Overall, it went very well."
Sunday, November 18, 2007 12:21 AM EST
MANSFIELD - Brendan Grealish of North Attleboro and Carter Wessman of King Philip each scored first-half goals and the
Gray team held on from there to defeat the Blue team, 2-1, in the inaugural Sun Chronicle High School Boys' Soccer
All-Star Game on Saturday night at Alumni Field.
Grealish, a senior midfielder with the Rocketeers, gave the Gray a 1-0 lead with a booming goal from 30 yards out,
midway through the first half.
The Gray squad increased its advantage to 2-0 when Wessman, a senior midfielder with the Warriors, scored a goal off
an assist from North Attleboro junior midfielder Christian Pirnie with two minutes remaining in the first half.
The Blue team made it interesting in the second half when North Attleboro standout Sam Ocel, who is a junior midfielder
with the Rocketeers, scored a goal on a penalty kick. However, the Gray held on from there for the win.
Mansfield senior goalkeeper Rob MacDonald was selected as the Most Valuable Player for the Gray, while Ocel
picked up MVP honors for the Blue squad.
"It was a great game with two evenly-matched teams," said Blue coach Eric Greene, who is the head coach at Norton.
"They (Gray) took a 2-0 lead in the first half, but our team played much better in the second half. I thought we controlled the
play in the second half, but the Gray defense was very good. This event was very well organized and it was a great
experience for the players."
The Attleboro head coach and one of the event's organizers, Peter Pereira, echoed those sentiments.
"It was a wonderful day and everything went well," said Pereira of the two games, pitting the best boys and girls soccer
players in the area against one another. "The kids had a good time and it was a great success. I invited several college
coaches and a lot of them came. The local coaches were really happy with it as well. Overall, it went very well."