Windham Middle School’s seventh and eighth-grade girls’ soccer teams controlled the field and did not allow Moore Middle School to score in either game as they won their home openers on Monday, Sept. 26.
Windham’s seventh graders defeated Moore, 5-0; while the eighth graders won, 6-0.
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| Windham seventh-grader Emily Wardwell keeps the ball away from her Moore opponent as she travels toward the goal during Windham Middle School girls' soccer seventh-grade team's first home game of the season on Monday, Sept. 26. PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA |
Windham’s Maya Dries said the team had great communication and passing against Moore and were able to get the win because they played together as a team.
“I think we did pretty good considering we’ve only had a couple practices and we have a lot of new kids who joined this year,” said Dries.
The Lady Eagles took the field ready to get it done. Barely minutes into the first half, Mackenzie Delewski scored.
Windham was first to the ball and had several shots on goal early in the game.
Delewski scored again; followed by Leandra Woodman whose kick slipped right past the goalie.
Later, Maya Dries booted the ball from the top of the penalty box right to the back of the net; she scored on an indirect kick shortly after.
Windham led 5-0 midway through.
The Lady Eagles wasted no time in the second half and took shot after shot at goal. They continued to be first to the ball.
Delewski scored again and Windham posted the win.
Windham eighth-grade girls’ soccer coach Richey Vickers said the more experienced players have taken the inexperienced players under their wing. He says the team is really good at passing the ball around and really good at shooting deep; shooting outside the 18-yard line sets them apart from other
schools and goalies don’t expect that.
Vickers said they all love the game and each other. That’s exactly the kind of coaching Vickers is trying to bring – all inclusive, getting after it and having fun.
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Windham offense was strong all game; defense kept the ball away from Windham’s goal.
Windham’s Emily Wardwell scored first. Morgan Clark scored next. Windham had solid passing and communication.
Windham’s Lily Emond found the back of the net from a corner kick.
At halftime, Windham led 3-0.
In the second half, the Lady Eagles extended their lead. Wardwell scored from the top of the penalty box and Adyson Miller put one between the posts.
The Lady Eagles’ intensity remained as they succeeded in being first to the ball.
“I think we did really good for ... combinations, finding other people and always trying to find opportunities to shoot on net,” said Wardwell. I think the rest of the season is going to go really good; we’ll get stronger and stronger throughout the season.”
Windham seventh-grade girls’ soccer coach Aaron Talon said they controlled the ball well, got a lot of shots on goal. Talon said they have to work on their spacing. If they work on spacing it will only create opportunities for them.
Talon said they are great kids. This is their first involvement with school sports and there are a lot of girls who’ve come together at a lot of different levels for a common goal. <
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