The Vineyarders are officially back in action as the first week of fall high school sports kicked off last week with the girls soccer team winning 5-0 against O’Bryant in Roxbury last Tuesday.
Freshman Emily Coogan beat the opposing goalkeeper twice as Ella Keene, Paige Malowski and Josie Welch also scored for Vineyard.
“What we’re really focusing on this year is building a team identity,” head coach Matt Malowski said.
Last Thursday, the girls were on the road again against Sandwich, but fell short 2-0. This week, on Tuesday, the team took the field after a tremendous downpour to host Nauset in their home opener. The Warriors quickly took a one-goal lead, but the Vineyarders played tough and held on until the final minutes when Nauset scored again to make the final score 2-0.
“Sandwich and Nauset are the two top ranked teams in our league and we did very well,” said Coach Malowski. “If we stay disciplined, I think we can give these bigger schools a run for their money.”
The boys soccer team started the season with a 3-0 win at home against Sandwich on Thursday. Matheus Rodriques earned the shutout win in net for the Vineyard as Kaio DaSilva erupted for three goals in the second half to lead the purple to victory.
Head coach John Walsh said the senior forward “made defenders gasp” and that he “turned into Lionel Messi in the second half”.
Cross Country Invitational took place last Saturday at the Vineyard.
– Ray Ewing
Coach Walsh also said his defense was just as important in his team’s success against the Blue Knights. “I have a defense that is experienced but new together and they played well,” the coach said.
On the fairways, the golf squad has also seen a promising start to the season. So far, the boys are undefeated in three games against Sturgis East, Barnstable and Cardinal Spellman.
Against Sturgis East at the Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds golf course, Richie Combra led the team with a 36 as Nick Ben David shot a 38 and Jack Walsh a 40. On Thursday, the boys played the opening round at the Farm Neck home course and took down. Barnstable with top score from three team captains Ben David (36), Jake Glasgow (37) and Combra (39). On Tuesday, they swept Cardinal Spellman at D.W. Field course in Brockton with Ryan Harding leading the charge shooting a 36 and Combra and Glasgow shooting 38 each.
The field hockey team has had an up and down start to the season, as the scoring in their first two games was emphatic for and against the Vineyarders. Last Wednesday in the season opener, the girls lost 7-0 to Nauset på Kapp. However, they turned it around in the home opener on Saturday when they defeated Brockton 8-0.
Andrea Morse scored twice as Alieen Mahoney, Charlotte Scott, Clara Mikos, Caroline Dolby and Sofia Balsas Fuentes also contributed goals for the Vineyard.
Meanwhile on Saturday, near the state forest, the cross country team kicked off the season with a massive meet with 575 runners from 20 different schools. Alexa Schroeder placed first in the girls varsity 5K with a finishing time of 19:19.2. Her teammate Adrienne Christy was 12th, finishing in 20:46.4.
Daniel Serpa finished third in the boys’ university 5K with a finishing time of 16:52.2. Daniel da Silva also placed in the top ten, finishing in 17:12.9, good for seventh place.
“Great start to the season,” cross country coach Joe Schroeder said. – Our team performed very well. We spread our runners out so that everyone could run at their level. Can’t wait to see how everyone develops throughout the season.”
Finally, also on Saturday, the football team was in Sutton to take on the Sammies in their season opener. The Purple fell 22-20 after a two-point conversion fell short late in the 4th quarter, but new head coach Tony Mottola said his boys played a good game.
