The Freshman and JV2 teams will play at the Cardigan M mountain School in Canaan on Saturday at6 1:00, wearing white. The bus will leave Hanover High at 11:15. Coach Erik McEwen will ride on the bus and coach the JV2s. Coach Grabill will meet the teams at Cardigan at Noon and coach the Freshmen.
The Freshmen host Exeter on Monday at Dresden at 4:30. They will take the regular practice bus after school. The Freshmen play Keene at Dresden on Wednesday at 4:00.
The JV2s play Wednesday at KUA, Leaving after school.
The Freshmen play in the Concord Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 26th. Pool play starts at 8:00 a.m. The bus will leave Hanover at 6:00 a.m. Coach Dawes will travel with the team.
Friday, October 18, 2019
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Freshman and JV2 Games Cancelled
The Freshman game at Salem and the JV2 game at Hartford have been cancelled by those respective schools. There will be no makeups. There is no training today. Both teams will train tomorrow at Dresden Friday and play at Cardigan Saturday at 1:00. The team bus will leave HHS at 11:15 for both teams.
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Marauders Hope to Dodge Thursday Rain/Senior Night/ Summer International Travel
All four Marauder teams are schedule to play on the road, Thursday, and we will be keeping a close eye on the weather, hoping that most of the rain and wind will pass. The home team gets to make the call on cancellations, and we will update regularly throughout the morning on the blog.
If all goes as scheduled, the Freshmen. will leave after the end of sixth period for Salem. The JV1 and JV2 teams will leave after sixth period for Pinkerton. The JV2s will leave after school for Hartford. All teams will wear white. All players should come prepared for rainy day play: jacket, change of shirt/socks, garbage bag to store stuff.
Next Tuesday, The Marauders will host a doubleheader on the HHS turf, entertaining Nashua North. The JV1 game will kick off at 4:00, and the Varsity game will start at 6:00. At halftime of the Varsity game, we will honor all 23 members of the program who are graduating seniors. The 17 Varsity seniors and 6 JV2 seniors will pose for the traditional photos with family members. (ALL welcome - parents, grandparents, godparents, siblings, cousins). Amazingly, we will so all of this in exactly the allotted 10 minutes for halftime.
This Saturday from 4:00 - 5:00, Sam Gest, a Marauder graduate and staff member for Woza Soccer, will be in Hanover to describe the company's international soccer travel programs. Woza offers trips to Costa Rica, Peru and Africa (South Africa and Malawi) that combine travel, service, and leadership development. Several Hanover players have gone on Woza trips, and had wonderful experiences. There will be no Touchline or Hanover trips to Iceland or Ireland this summer, Sio this might a a chance for those eager to travel and grow as a player. Sam and Marauder volunteer coach Brendan Barth, a Woza leader last summer will be at the Saturday Open House, held at the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College, 40 College Street, Hanover, NH. 03755. Contact Coach Grabill with questions, and check out Woza at: www.wozasoccer.com
If all goes as scheduled, the Freshmen. will leave after the end of sixth period for Salem. The JV1 and JV2 teams will leave after sixth period for Pinkerton. The JV2s will leave after school for Hartford. All teams will wear white. All players should come prepared for rainy day play: jacket, change of shirt/socks, garbage bag to store stuff.
Next Tuesday, The Marauders will host a doubleheader on the HHS turf, entertaining Nashua North. The JV1 game will kick off at 4:00, and the Varsity game will start at 6:00. At halftime of the Varsity game, we will honor all 23 members of the program who are graduating seniors. The 17 Varsity seniors and 6 JV2 seniors will pose for the traditional photos with family members. (ALL welcome - parents, grandparents, godparents, siblings, cousins). Amazingly, we will so all of this in exactly the allotted 10 minutes for halftime.
This Saturday from 4:00 - 5:00, Sam Gest, a Marauder graduate and staff member for Woza Soccer, will be in Hanover to describe the company's international soccer travel programs. Woza offers trips to Costa Rica, Peru and Africa (South Africa and Malawi) that combine travel, service, and leadership development. Several Hanover players have gone on Woza trips, and had wonderful experiences. There will be no Touchline or Hanover trips to Iceland or Ireland this summer, Sio this might a a chance for those eager to travel and grow as a player. Sam and Marauder volunteer coach Brendan Barth, a Woza leader last summer will be at the Saturday Open House, held at the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College, 40 College Street, Hanover, NH. 03755. Contact Coach Grabill with questions, and check out Woza at: www.wozasoccer.com
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Marauders Share The Ball in 10-0 Win Over Spaulding
One-sided games against overmatched opponents rarely produce good soccer and good feelings, yet that's what Hanover's 10-0 decision against Spaulding produced on a sunny Tuesday at Megriman-Branch Field. Twenty-seven players played for the Marauders, and without exception every one of them contributed to a well-played game. Eighteen different players had a shot on goal, and nine different players scored. Four of those got their first Varsity goal. There were nine assists, and none of them was recorded by a player who scored. The quality of the goals was uniformly good. There were no garbage goals, no opposition mistakes. Every one of them is worth describing.
Eleven seniors started the game for Hanover, and they wasted little time in controlling possession. After a five-minute stretch of good movement, Peter Burnham had the first look at goal, hitting a hard shot that drifted left past the upper left corner. David Stoffel and Pat Osborn both hit short shots straight to the keeper, and then at 11:28 Will Blinkhorn dropped one of the nicest dimes of the day, chipping a perfectly-weighted lead pass into the path of Osborn, who finished clinically for his second goal of the season. Shortly afterwards, Stoffel ripped a left-footed rocket that clanged off the upright. A free kick in the Hanover end gave Spaulding their first opportunity, and they nearly cashed in, although Mark Kimani missed an unmarked far post header. A minute after that, Stoffel doubled the score, finishing well on a nice through ball from Charlie Adams.
The scoring pace quickened after several substitutions. Blake Palmer scored the first of a brace, a near post header on a corner kick from Adams at 24:30. Twenty seconds later, Palmer scored again, with Eli Stack sending him in alone. Goalkeeper Addison Bigelow got his hands on the shot, but it bounced off the far post and in. Three minutes later Adams teed up another corner kick and found Kyle Doucette for his first Varsity goal after several near misses in recent games. This sort of thing might come in handy.
Adams was hustled out of the match, never to return, in an effort to keep the score down. 97 seconds later, Nathan Subrahmanian, who had come on for Adams, collected his first goal of the year, with another good assist from Stack. Following a brilliant run down the right, Jacob Kubik-Pauw earned his first Varsity assist with a pass to Amane Matsuoka for a 12-yard shot for his fourth goal of the season.
With a 7-0 halftime lead, the Marauders were nevertheless determined to play hard at both ends, and in particular get a clean sheet. Kubik-Pauw pricked up where he left off five minutes after the interval, threading the ball to Archer Judd, who proved that his elevation to the squad was merited. Judd calmly dangled a defender and buried a shot for his first Varsity goal. The firsts continued. Ten minutes later, Henry Bernard justified his selection for the second this the season. making several threats before a solo run got him dragged down in the box. With all of the speed and subtlety of Enelow going for the GU, Toño Correo grabbed the ball and march to the spot, hammering the penalty kick for his first Varsity goal. There was one more box to tick before time expired, and with minutes to play Bernard collected his sought-after point, setting up Brendan Brigham for his first Varsity goal.
At the other end, Andrew Enelow earned his first Varsity shutout. It was well-earned, with several second-half saves demanding full attention. Enelow's diving save to his left on a long but well-taken bid from talented Mike Moore on the 70th minute was noteworthy, as was the quality of his kicking game and communication.
The Marauders are now 11-2 and tied for second in NHIAA Division One play, following Manchester Central's 3-2 loss to Bedford. There are three games left to play in the regular season, and they are all challenging. Hanover will need no motivation returning to Pinkerton on Thursday, after the rain clears. They will train Wednesday at Dresden at 2:00, before the rain comes.
Eleven seniors started the game for Hanover, and they wasted little time in controlling possession. After a five-minute stretch of good movement, Peter Burnham had the first look at goal, hitting a hard shot that drifted left past the upper left corner. David Stoffel and Pat Osborn both hit short shots straight to the keeper, and then at 11:28 Will Blinkhorn dropped one of the nicest dimes of the day, chipping a perfectly-weighted lead pass into the path of Osborn, who finished clinically for his second goal of the season. Shortly afterwards, Stoffel ripped a left-footed rocket that clanged off the upright. A free kick in the Hanover end gave Spaulding their first opportunity, and they nearly cashed in, although Mark Kimani missed an unmarked far post header. A minute after that, Stoffel doubled the score, finishing well on a nice through ball from Charlie Adams.
The scoring pace quickened after several substitutions. Blake Palmer scored the first of a brace, a near post header on a corner kick from Adams at 24:30. Twenty seconds later, Palmer scored again, with Eli Stack sending him in alone. Goalkeeper Addison Bigelow got his hands on the shot, but it bounced off the far post and in. Three minutes later Adams teed up another corner kick and found Kyle Doucette for his first Varsity goal after several near misses in recent games. This sort of thing might come in handy.
Adams was hustled out of the match, never to return, in an effort to keep the score down. 97 seconds later, Nathan Subrahmanian, who had come on for Adams, collected his first goal of the year, with another good assist from Stack. Following a brilliant run down the right, Jacob Kubik-Pauw earned his first Varsity assist with a pass to Amane Matsuoka for a 12-yard shot for his fourth goal of the season.
With a 7-0 halftime lead, the Marauders were nevertheless determined to play hard at both ends, and in particular get a clean sheet. Kubik-Pauw pricked up where he left off five minutes after the interval, threading the ball to Archer Judd, who proved that his elevation to the squad was merited. Judd calmly dangled a defender and buried a shot for his first Varsity goal. The firsts continued. Ten minutes later, Henry Bernard justified his selection for the second this the season. making several threats before a solo run got him dragged down in the box. With all of the speed and subtlety of Enelow going for the GU, Toño Correo grabbed the ball and march to the spot, hammering the penalty kick for his first Varsity goal. There was one more box to tick before time expired, and with minutes to play Bernard collected his sought-after point, setting up Brendan Brigham for his first Varsity goal.
At the other end, Andrew Enelow earned his first Varsity shutout. It was well-earned, with several second-half saves demanding full attention. Enelow's diving save to his left on a long but well-taken bid from talented Mike Moore on the 70th minute was noteworthy, as was the quality of his kicking game and communication.
The Marauders are now 11-2 and tied for second in NHIAA Division One play, following Manchester Central's 3-2 loss to Bedford. There are three games left to play in the regular season, and they are all challenging. Hanover will need no motivation returning to Pinkerton on Thursday, after the rain clears. They will train Wednesday at Dresden at 2:00, before the rain comes.
Freshmen Battle Londonderry to a 4-4 Draw
It was a crisp autumn evening, a perfect night for soccer. The game opened with both teams playing aggressive balls into corners, but losing momentum before creating any serious scoring opportunities. However, three minutes into the game Hanover was punished for poor marking when a Londonderry striker emerged open at the six yard box, retrieved the ball, and blasted it into the bottom left corner. There was nothing goalkeeper Ty Nolan could do. As the game progressed, Nolan showed his dominance in net, saving a fantastic upper 90 shot from the 18. Londonderry was intimidated to the point that they began to miss the net entirely, rather than have their shot denied by Nolan. Owen Smith held down the fort with excelent tackles. Hanover evened the score at after a Jack Stadheim goal. The game continued, with great opportunities on each side. With 15 minutes left in the first half, a disjointed defense on Hanover's part lead to a goal giving Londonderry a 2-1 lead going into the second half.
Owen Smith, Jackson Watts, Alex Bracket, Ethan Munsen, Will Taylor, and Jack McGrath did a fantastic job of holding down the center of Hanover's defensive third. On the wings, Cam Forbush connected well with Augie Krawitt, Wyatt Sklarin with Berkely Chamberlain, Kevin Chou with Theo Joseph, and Tom Mosdal with Liam Worden. On the offensive side, Simon Taenzer, Ian Smith, Soren Stettenheim, Cam Bonner, Jack Stadheim, and Jack Gardner were terrifying in their pressure against Londonderry.
Going into the second half, Hanover came out hard. Stettenheim won a ball at the top of Londonderry's 18, but was ultimately doomed after a missed pass wide to Chamberlain. Hanover kept up the offensive and a beautiful throw by Stadheim into the box almost set up a Gardner goal, who was thrown off balance by a push from behind. Seconds later, Gardner was back, and on a breakaway, after some beautiful footwork, Gardner earned a corner for Hanover, which he would end up converting to tie the game 2-2. Only minutes later, Gardner scored again off a Stettenheim pass. Hanover was leading for the first time in the game. Bouncing back, Londonderry scored off a lucky long ball that escaped Nolan's grasp by inches. Straight from the kick off, Hanover was back. Within five minutes to play, Gardner got his third goal, off a fantastic Chamberlain cross. Sklarin did a great job of winning balls on the left side. 20 minutes remained in the half. Hanover's defense was phenomenal, with every player on the field working hard.
Watts was great at winning 50/50 balls. Nolan made many more excellent saves. Bonner had some great chances, and Ian Smith and Taenzer produced excellent passing sequences. Alex Bracket played a good physical game at midfield. With less than five minutes to play, Londonderry broke through Hanover's left flank, hitting a shot and forcing Nolan to come out and make an awesome diving block. The rebound goes straight to a Londonderry forward who shoots. After seeing Nolan come off his line, Mosdal was ready for the shot, and made a stunning block to save the open net. However he could not save the shot off the rebound, and Londonderry scored the final goal of the night. Chris Dawes, the Mauraders coach for the game, kept them fighting hard for the duration.
The young Marauders train on Wednesday at Dresden from 3:00 - 4:30. (Note: No bus either way). They return to the road on Thursday with a trip to Salem after the rain clears;.
Monday, October 14, 2019
Marauder Teams Open a Busy Week
All four Hanover teams have important games this week. beginning with a trio of games on Tuesday.
The Freshmen will depart for their game at Londonderry after the end of 5th period. They are reminded to check in with 6th and 7th period teachers in advance, particularly since there is another early dismissal for the Salem game on Thursday.
The Varsity and JV1 have home games at 4:00 on Tuesday.
There is no JV2 training Tuesday. JV2 players are invited to the Varsity game at 4:00. We need four JV2 players to volunteer as ball runners for the Varsity game. This is a requirement from the referees. Please be willing to help out.
The Freshmen will depart for their game at Londonderry after the end of 5th period. They are reminded to check in with 6th and 7th period teachers in advance, particularly since there is another early dismissal for the Salem game on Thursday.
The Varsity and JV1 have home games at 4:00 on Tuesday.
There is no JV2 training Tuesday. JV2 players are invited to the Varsity game at 4:00. We need four JV2 players to volunteer as ball runners for the Varsity game. This is a requirement from the referees. Please be willing to help out.
Friday, October 11, 2019
Marauders Respond With Gritty 5-2 Victory at Winnacunnet
Bouncing back from Tuesday's disappointing loss in emphatic fashion, the Marauders exploded for three goals in three minutes to break a 2-2 second half tie and beat a tough Winnacunnet team in challenging playing conditions. Hanover is now 10-2 in Division One play and locked into a trajectory that will place them no worse than third. Eli Stack, Latham Allison and Charlie Adams each scored between 54:25 and 56:53, taking complete control of a match that was back and forth and fractious in the first half.
The game started well enough for the Marauders, who like Winnacunnet took a bit of time adjusting to the quartering Nor'easter blowing off the Atlantic Ocean, six blocks away. The patchy pitch never proved to be a huge problem, perhaps owing to two good days of training at Dresden. Blake Palmer got a great look four minutes into the match as he mover across the box from right to left, but his left-footed drive was smothered by goalkeeper Nathan Todaro. Winacunnet played directly to a pair of strong front runners, and got good play from a German exchange student, Arne Hildebrant. Hanover had an edge, but the Warriors were countering well, and got the first goal shortly after Hanover had subbed four players. Chaz Ziolkowski made a great run into the Hanover box and hit a hard shot to the right of Joey Perras, The Marauder keeper made a diving save, but the ball fell right to the feet of Chris Lepere, closing hard from the left side. His hard shot beat Perras, who had recovered to het into position, but couldn't get enough of the well-placed drive.
Hanover was unfazed, and nine minutes later those same subs will still around when one of them scored to level the match. A minute after Toño Correa had nearly broken the ice, David Stoffel picked a great time to score the best goal of his career (so far), taking a back heel from Adams and ripping a lefty shot from the corner of the box inside the far post to tie the match. Less than a minute later, the Marauders snatched the lead when Adams redirected a long Eric Ringer throw-in with his head. Hanover's 2-1 advantage would last less than three minutes. Against the run of play, Winnacunnet was gifted a corner kick and they punished the play, with James O'Hara ramming home a header a well-served ball. Hanover had the best bid to break the deadlock in the remaining eight minutes of the half when Adams sent Blake Palmer in alone, but Today was able to come off his line and smother the shot.
Hanover came back to the bench at the interval calm and confident. No speeches were needed, and the Marauders went right to work in the second half. Kyle Doucette had the best bid in the early going, volleying a driven near post corner right into the waiting arms of Todaro. Fourteen minutes into the half, Stack scored a statement goal, taking the ball deep on the left side and making a hard run to his right, looking for daylight. He created the space he needed to hit short shot inside the right post to retake the lead for Hanover. The Marauders went right after it, and a minute later Latham Allison redirected a short corner by Eric Ringer for a 4-2 advantage. It was Ringer's sixth assist on the season, second on the team. Before Winnacunnet could even blink, Hanover scored again as Adams and Stack slithered though their defense with a series of short passes, giving Charlie an opening on the left side that he buried far side netting for his sixteenth goal of the season. He is not scoring to break records, He is scoring to win soccer games.
A game which could have been been determined by weather, or officiating, or irritating play by opponents was instead seized and decided by the players with a moment of brilliance built atop a great stretch of possession built atop weeks of training by Coach Farnham. The Marauders imposed their will confidently, and stayed focused on the task at hand, seeing the match off with a number of excellent contributions. Blinkhorn, Osborn, and Brigham all played strongly, and Tucker Monson distinguished himself in his first Varsity start, going 80 minutes with high grades and two documented headers.
The Marauders will relish two days off, regroup on Monday with a team breakfast and training on the turf at 3:00, and then host Spaulding at 4:00 on Tuesday. It is going to be the first of two Senior Days. The Main Event will still be on Tue. Oct. 22, when the Marauders host Nashua North at 6:00. All 17 Varsity and Six JV2 Seniors will be honored. But this Tuesday, we will get ahead of the process of getting as many seniors onto the turf as possible, and starting as many as possible, and getting as many as possible into the scorebook. By contrast, Thursday at Pinkerton could very well be Youth Day. One day at a time for a Marauder team eager to extend the season as long as possible.
The game started well enough for the Marauders, who like Winnacunnet took a bit of time adjusting to the quartering Nor'easter blowing off the Atlantic Ocean, six blocks away. The patchy pitch never proved to be a huge problem, perhaps owing to two good days of training at Dresden. Blake Palmer got a great look four minutes into the match as he mover across the box from right to left, but his left-footed drive was smothered by goalkeeper Nathan Todaro. Winacunnet played directly to a pair of strong front runners, and got good play from a German exchange student, Arne Hildebrant. Hanover had an edge, but the Warriors were countering well, and got the first goal shortly after Hanover had subbed four players. Chaz Ziolkowski made a great run into the Hanover box and hit a hard shot to the right of Joey Perras, The Marauder keeper made a diving save, but the ball fell right to the feet of Chris Lepere, closing hard from the left side. His hard shot beat Perras, who had recovered to het into position, but couldn't get enough of the well-placed drive.
Hanover was unfazed, and nine minutes later those same subs will still around when one of them scored to level the match. A minute after Toño Correa had nearly broken the ice, David Stoffel picked a great time to score the best goal of his career (so far), taking a back heel from Adams and ripping a lefty shot from the corner of the box inside the far post to tie the match. Less than a minute later, the Marauders snatched the lead when Adams redirected a long Eric Ringer throw-in with his head. Hanover's 2-1 advantage would last less than three minutes. Against the run of play, Winnacunnet was gifted a corner kick and they punished the play, with James O'Hara ramming home a header a well-served ball. Hanover had the best bid to break the deadlock in the remaining eight minutes of the half when Adams sent Blake Palmer in alone, but Today was able to come off his line and smother the shot.
Hanover came back to the bench at the interval calm and confident. No speeches were needed, and the Marauders went right to work in the second half. Kyle Doucette had the best bid in the early going, volleying a driven near post corner right into the waiting arms of Todaro. Fourteen minutes into the half, Stack scored a statement goal, taking the ball deep on the left side and making a hard run to his right, looking for daylight. He created the space he needed to hit short shot inside the right post to retake the lead for Hanover. The Marauders went right after it, and a minute later Latham Allison redirected a short corner by Eric Ringer for a 4-2 advantage. It was Ringer's sixth assist on the season, second on the team. Before Winnacunnet could even blink, Hanover scored again as Adams and Stack slithered though their defense with a series of short passes, giving Charlie an opening on the left side that he buried far side netting for his sixteenth goal of the season. He is not scoring to break records, He is scoring to win soccer games.
A game which could have been been determined by weather, or officiating, or irritating play by opponents was instead seized and decided by the players with a moment of brilliance built atop a great stretch of possession built atop weeks of training by Coach Farnham. The Marauders imposed their will confidently, and stayed focused on the task at hand, seeing the match off with a number of excellent contributions. Blinkhorn, Osborn, and Brigham all played strongly, and Tucker Monson distinguished himself in his first Varsity start, going 80 minutes with high grades and two documented headers.
The Marauders will relish two days off, regroup on Monday with a team breakfast and training on the turf at 3:00, and then host Spaulding at 4:00 on Tuesday. It is going to be the first of two Senior Days. The Main Event will still be on Tue. Oct. 22, when the Marauders host Nashua North at 6:00. All 17 Varsity and Six JV2 Seniors will be honored. But this Tuesday, we will get ahead of the process of getting as many seniors onto the turf as possible, and starting as many as possible, and getting as many as possible into the scorebook. By contrast, Thursday at Pinkerton could very well be Youth Day. One day at a time for a Marauder team eager to extend the season as long as possible.
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