Boys Soccer- Day 1 Results

On Tuesday the Patroon Conference Boys soccer season got underway with a few interesting match ups.

Catskill at Greenville is at match up of two teams from across the river who were average at best last year. Greenville lost Andrew Clark in goal, a huge loss but return Harvey their top goal scorer from an 8-8 team. I don't think Catskill will compete for the league title but I'm a big fan of Matel Anasta up front and Ricky Meyers in goal.

C-A at ICC is interesting because the Indians are trying to turn their program into something and coach Curt Wilkinson has them believing. The Riders are considered by many to be the class of the league this year along with MH, although I wouldn't look past Chatham or C-D either. The Riders return a lot of talent all over the field.

Hudson at MH seems like a blowout on paper. Hudson has put one or two really talented players on the field the past few years but overall as a team lack chemistry and enough talent throughout and now with a lack of bodies things won't be any easier. Maple Hill lost a lot too but they always reload and I'd expect nothing less this season if they find a competant keeper.

Chatham at C-D is by far the most interesting match up. Chatham are the defending co-champions but lost their top defender, top midfielder and top forward, but I still think they return more talent than people are giving them credit for. C-D returns a lot of very good players and are being looked at by many as the dark horse title contender.


RESULTS

Catskill at Greenville
Greenville jumped out to a two goal lead at the half but a goal by Anasta and an own goal sent the contest into OT. In the second OT period Mike Sanchez scored his second goal of the game to get the win for the Spartans.
The contest shows the inconsistency of both teams but also the potential in scoring. This could be a very interesting season for both teams.

C-A at ICC
The Riders got their quest for a league title started off on the right foot Tuesday with a 2-0 win over the Indians. Phil Basile scored both goals as he looks fully recovered from the knee injury that kept him sidelined last year. This is a good start for a team who wants to prove they belong in the top tier of the league.
For the Indians the loss is disappointing but it just shows they need to find a goal scorere to replace the departed De Schultz.

HUDSON at MH
Hudson put a score into the Wildcats with an early goal by Roodley Dorce but MH was able to respond in the first half with a goal by Jake Yager. Yager added another in the second half and Eric Bureau added the third goal for a 3-1 win.
Hudson put one in on MH and have a very good keeper in Brett Delamater who made nearly 15 saves. They need to keep up their effort to beat the big boys though.
For MH the resulting W was expected but the way that they had to do it was not. MH still has a lot of talent and the best coach around, but the air of invincibility they once had may be wearing ever so slightly.

CHATHAM at C-D
Despite my best efforts I cannot seem to find anyone who knows the result of this game. Neither the Register Star or Times Union has anything and I've talked to people from both schools and cannot find out. My best bet is Chatham came away with a win because generally the home team will send in results and if you can't find the results, it's normally because the home team lost. This was the most important game on Day 1 in terms of figuring out and early season pecking order so finding out the result will be big.