HANOVER HIGH BOYS SWAMP CONVAL 5-0
The Hanover High boys soccer team ran their record to 5-0 last Tuesday (Sept. 11) with a 5-0 victory over visiting Con-Val. The Marauders took and early advantage on goals by Casey Maue and Yosef Osheyack, and dominated the contest throughout, outshooting the Cougars 22-2. Osheyack would add two more goals for his first career hat trick, and Senior Back Sam Peterson chipped in with his first career goal.
Hanover was businesslike from the opening kickoff, and took a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute on a perfectly executed corner kick from Ben Rimmer, whose serve found Cal Felicetti at the back post. Felicetti headed the ball back across the box to Maue, whose uncontested header made the score 1-0. Yosef Osheyack shook off two near misses and netted the first of his brace three minutes later, taking a sick feed from Angus Kennedy and coolly converting the resulting breakaway. Con-Val held the Marauders off the scoreboard until just before halftime, when two lightning goals put the game away. With less than two minutes to play, Eric Barthold lifted a ball into the Cougar penalty box, and Osheyack turned a 50-50 ball into his second goal with noting less than hard work and hustle. A minute later, Sam Peterson’s free kick from midfield took a big recreation league bounce and hopped over the head of Con-Val goalie Mitch Carney and into the back of the net.
Five minutes into the second half, Osheyack made the lead 5-0 with along-distance breakaway, courtesy of a deft through ball from Maue. The junior striker converted his fifth goal of the season, and Coach Rob Grabill quickly cleared his bench. The pressure on Con-Val continued, thanks to some solid play by midfielders Paul Burchard and Erik Barth, and strikers Eric Jayne and Kevin Dade, who each came close to scoring with some scintillating play.
Ben Harwick recorded one save in goal to collect his fourth shutout of the season, and Hanover’s fifth in five game.
