Nov 7 2013 b section

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ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT

B Section

THURSDAY, Â NOVEMBER Â 7, Â 2013

ANDY KIRKALDY

SPORTS

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Championship  teams  blended  chemistry,  talent  In  the  past  two  weeks  I’ve  heard  and  read  a  lot  about  team  character  and  chemistry.  It’s  always  struck  me  as  an  athlete  and  an  observer  the  in-­ WDQJLEOHV PDWWHU DQG IRU VXUH WKUHH recent  teams  have  done  nothing  to  change  my  mind.  Could  the  Red  Sox  have  won  the  American  /HDJXH (DVW WKH toughest  divi-­ sion  in  baseball;;  then  the  AL  pen-­ nant  against  the  'HWURLW 7LJHUV for  my  money  baseball’s  second-­ best  team;;  and  then  the  World  Se-­ ULHV ZLWKRXW KDYLQJ EDOOSOD\HUV ZKR trusted  and  liked  each  other  and  were  tough  enough  to  play  in  the  unforgiv-­ LQJ %RVWRQ PDUNHW" 3UREDEO\ QRW Could  the  Mount  Abraham  Union  +LJK 6FKRRO ¿HOG KRFNH\ WHDP KDYH found  the  strength  to  continue  onto  the  D-­II  championship  after  an  al-­ most  unimaginable  tragedy  struck  late  in  their  season  without  the  Ea-­ gles’  togetherness  and  faith  in  each  other.  I  don’t  see  how. 0,''/(%85< &2//(*( 623+2025( %ULGJHW ,QVWUXP FROOLGHV ZLWK &ROE\ JRDOLH 6DUDK (YDQV GXULQJ 6DWXUGD\¶V 1(6&$& TXDUWHU¿QDO ,QVWUXP Could  the  Mount  Abe  boys’  soccer  had  a  goal  in  Middlebury’s  3-­0  win. WHDP KDYH SUHYDLOHG LQ LWV ' ,, ¿QDO Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell GHVSLWH WKH ¿UVW KDOI LQMXU\ WR WKH (D-­ JOHV¶ EHVW SOD\HU DQG RQ ¿HOG OHDGHU &DOH 7K\JHVHQ ZLWKRXW EHOLHYLQJ LQ (See  Kirkdaldy,  Page  4B)

OV  football  falls  to  No.  1  Woodstock WOODSTOCK  â€”  Visiting  No.  5  seed  Otter  Valley  Union  High  School  gave  undefeated  Woodstock  a  battle  in  this  past  Friday’s  Divi-­ VLRQ ,,, VHPL¿QDO IRRWEDOO JDPH EXW the  Wasps  scored  a  touchdown  in  the  ¿UVW KDOI¶V ZDQLQJ PRPHQWV DQG WKHQ early  in  the  second  to  take  a  21-­0  lead  on  the  way  to  a  35-­0  win. 7KH 2WWHUV ¿QLVKHG DW LQFOXG-­ LQJ WKHLU ¿UVW SOD\RII ZLQ LQ PDQ\ VHDVRQV WKH SUHYLRXV ZHHNHQG ZKLOH the  Wasps  improved  to  10-­0  with  their  30th  straight  win.  They  will  face  Mill  River  for  the  D-­III  title  on  Saturday  at  Rutland  High  School. Woodstock  took  a  7-­0  lead  on  a  three-­yard  run  by  quarterback  Ne-­ hemiah  Wood  at  7:10  of  the  opening  quarter.  OV  then  held  the  Wasps  un-­ WLO EHIRUH WKH KDOI ZKHQ 2OLYHU Kaija  scored  on  a  19-­yard  run. OV  thought  it  had  scored  on  a  Car-­ VRQ /HDU\ ¿UVW KDOI UXQ EXW RI¿FLDOV ruled  he  was  out  of  bounds  just  be-­ fore  the  corner  pylon. -XVW LQWR WKH WKLUG TXDUWHU WKH Wasps’  Will  Gault  picked  up  an  OV  fumble  and  ran  29  yards  to  make  it  ,Q WKDW SHULRG .DLMD \DUG UXQ DQG 6DP &ROH \DUG UXQ DGGHG WKH ¿QDO :DVS SRLQWV Kaija  ran  for  132  yards  on  21  FDUULHV DQG 7RP %DXPDQQ DGGHG \DUGV RQ DWWHPSWV WR OHDG WKH Wasps. :RRGVWRFN KHOG 0LNH :LQVORZ 29¶V OHDGLQJ UXVKHU WR \DUGV RQ FDUULHV 29 4% -RKQ :LQVORZ completed  nine  of  20  passes  for  70  yards. 'HUHN %DVVHWWH SLFNHG RII D SDVV IRU 29 DV GLG &ROH IRU WKH Wasps.

Schedule HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Football D-­I Final at Rutland High 11/9  #1  MUHS  vs.  #2  S.  Burlington   ..  5  p.m.

COLLEGE SPORTS Field Hockey NESCAC Final Four at Amherst 11/9  Midd.  vs.  Amherst   ...................  11  a.m. 11/9  Tufts  vs.  Bowdoin   .................  1:30  p.m. 11/10  Final   .........................................  Noon 11/11   ................  NCAA  Pairings  Announced Women’s Soccer NESCAC Final Four at Midd. 11/9  Midd.  vs.  Tufts   .........................  11  a.m. 11/9  Trinity  vs.  Williams   ...............  1:30  p.m. 11/10  Final   .........................................  Noon 11/11   ................  NCAA  Pairings  Announced Football 11/9  Midd.  at  Tufts   .....................  12:30  p.m. Volleyball NESCAC Championship 11/8-­10   ......................................  at  Williams 11/11   ................  NCAA  Pairings  Announced Spectators  are  advised  to  consult  school  websites  for  the  latest  schedule  updates. Â

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Tigers  set for  Rebel  rematch ' , IRRWEDOO FURZQ DW VWDNH RQ 6DW By  ANDY  KIRKALDY RUTLAND  â€”  The  state’s  two  best  high  school  football  teams  will  meet  on  Saturday  night  in  Rutland  for  the  Vermont  Division  I  champi-­ RQVKLS XQGHIHDWHG WRS VHHG 0LGGOH-­ EXU\ DQG 1R 6RXWK %XUOLQJ-­ WRQ ZKLFK DW KDV ORVW RQO\ WR WKH Tigers. Game  time  on  Rutland  High  6FKRRO¶V WXUI ¿HOG KDV EHHQ VHW IRU p.m.;;  it  will  follow  earlier  clashes  for  the  D-­III  title  between  No.  1  Wood-­ stock  and  No.  2  Mill  River  and  for  the  D-­II  crown  between  No.  1  Lyn-­ don  and  No.  2  Rice.  The  forecast  as  RI PLGZHHN FDOOHG IRU FDOP EXW VHD-­ sonally  chilly  weather.  Saturday’s  main  event  is  a  rematch  of  an  Oct.  11  shootout  at  MUHS  won  E\ WKH 7LJHUV 2Q WKDW HYH-­ QLQJ WKH WHDPV FRPELQHG IRU \DUGV RI WRWDO RIIHQVH IRU WKH 7L-­ JHUV DQG IRU WKH 5HEHOV A  critical  difference  in  the  contest  SURYHG WR EH WXUQRYHUV IRXU DOO E\ the  Rebels.  Austin  Robinson  recov-­ ered  a  fumble  by  Rebel  standout  tailback  Tanner  Contois  in  the  Tiger  HQG ]RQH DQG %REE\ 5LWWHU &RQQRU Quinn  and  Sam  Usilton  picked  off  SDVVHV WRVVHG E\ 6%+6 TXDUWHUEDFN Hunter  Riehle.  %XW 5LHKOH VWLOO FRPSOHWHG RI SDVVHV IRU \DUGV ZKLOH &RQWRLV UXVKHG IRU \DUGV RQ FDUULHV LQFOXGLQJ DQ \DUG WRXFK-­ down  that  helped  the  Rebels  take  a  VHFRQG TXDUWHU OHDG 7KH 7L-­ (See  Tigers,  Page  2B)

FRXOG HDUQ WRXUQDPHQW EHUWKV however:  In  last  week’s  coaches’  SROO %RZGRLQ ZDV UDQNHG 1R 7XIWV 1R 0LGGOHEXU\ 1R DQG Amherst  No.  7.  The  NCAA  will  announce  tournament  pairings  on  Monday.  7KLV VHDVRQ 0LGGOHEXU\ SOD\HG DOO WKUHH RI WKH RWKHU ¿QDO IRXU 1(6&$& WHDPV RQ WKH URDG GH-­ IHDWLQJ $PKHUVW LQ RYHUWLPH DQG GURSSLQJ GHFLVLRQV WR ERWK %RZGRLQ DQG 7XIWV 2Q WKLV SDVW 6DWXUGD\ YV &ROE\ 0LGGOHEXU\ WRRN D OHDG LQWR WKH JDPH ZKHQ /DXUHQ %HU-­ 0,''/(%85< ² 7KH WRS VHHG-­ PANTHER  SENIOR  KATHERINE  Theiss  loses  the  ball  in  mid-­stride  dur-­ estecky  netted  a  rebound  after  a  LQJ 0LGGOHEXU\ &ROOHJH¶V 1(6&$& TXDUWHU¿QDO DJDLQVW &ROE\ 6DWXUGD\ ed  Middlebury  College  women’s  (See  Field  hockey,  Page  4B) soccer  team  defeated  visiting  No.  Theiss  scored  her  11th  goal  of  the  season  in  the  Panthers’  3-­0  win. Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell &ROE\ LQ D 1(6&$& TXDU-­ WHU¿QDO RQ 6DWXUGD\ DQG WKH 3DQWKHUV 1(6&$& ZLOO KRVW WKH OHDJXH¶V ¿QDO IRXU WKLV ZHHNHQG The  Panthers  will  entertain  No.  7XIWV 1(6&$& DW D P RQ 6DWXUGD\ DQG 1R :LO-­ OLDPV ZLOO VTXDUH RII DJDLQVW 1R 7ULQLW\ LQ WKH RWKHU OHDJXH VHPL¿QDO 7KH ¿QDO LV VHW IRU QRRQ RQ 6XQ-­ GD\ ZLWK WKH ZLQQHU HDUQLQJ WKH league’s  automatic  berth  to  the  NCAA  Division  III  tournament.  0LGGOHEXU\ ZDV UDQNHG 1R LQ ODVW ZHHN¶V FRDFKHV¶ SROO DQG :LO-­ liams  was  No.  22;;  at  least  those  teams  could  earn  at-­large  bids  re-­ gardless  of  results  this  weekend. ,Q WKH 3DQWKHUV ORVW LQ D UH-­ JLRQDO ¿QDO DW KRPH WR 0LVHULFRU-­ dia  University.  The  Panthers  have  PDGH VHYHQ 1&$$ DSSHDUDQFHV DQG LQ DQG WKH\ UHDFKHG WKH URXQG RI LQ WKH WRXU-­ nament.  7KLV VHDVRQ LQ 1(6&$& SOD\ 0LGGOHEXU\ GHIHDWHG 7XIWV DW KRPH DQG SRVWHG ZLQV DW 7ULQLW\ DQG :LOOLDPV E\ DQG UHVSHF-­ tively.  On  this  past  Saturday  against  &ROE\ 1(6&$& WKH Panthers  earned  a  23-­3  shots  advan-­ tage  and  took  the  lead  23:12  into  the  contest.  Leading  scorer  Scarlett  Kirk  left-­footed  home  a  ball  that  Ja-­ mie  Soroka  had  headed  through  the  box  to  her.  PANTHER  FRESHMAN  LAUREN  Berestecky  makes  a  play  after  falling  to  the  turf  during  Saturday’s  game  against  Colby.  Berestecky  scored  a  goal  &ROE\ HYHQHG WKH VFRUH DW in  Middlebury’s  3-­0  win. when  Amanda  Findlay  converted  Independent  photo/Trent  Campbell an  Abby  Hatch  rebound  off  Panther  NHHSHU (OL]DEHWK )RRG\ RQH VDYH Middlebury  struck  back  5:51  later.  Julia  Favorito  played  a  ball  WR .LUN ZKR JRW EHKLQG WKH &ROE\ 0,''/(%85< ² 7KH 0LGGOH-­ In  2012  the  Panther  7KH 3DQWKHUV ZLWK ¿YH )RRWH SOD\HG RQH SRVVHV-­ GHIHQVH DQG ¿UHG D VKRW LQWR WKH FRU-­ bury  College  football  team  on  Satur-­ ¿QLVKHG DW D JDPH The Panthers (6- have  won  15  of  their  sion  in  the  second  half  before  watch-­ ner.  That  was  her  11th  goal  of  the  day  kept  its  hopes  alive  for  a  share  of  behind  undefeated  1) have won 15 ODVW JDPHV LQFOXG-­ ing  the  rest  of  the  game  from  the  VHDVRQ DQG LW WLHG KHU IRU WKH 1(-­ the  NESCAC  title  by  defeating  visit-­ 7ULQLW\ ZKHQ WKH %DQ-­ of their last 17 ing  eight  straight  at  sideline. 6&$& OHDG ZKLOH )DYRULWR¶V VL[WK LQJ +DPLOWRQ tams  rallied  to  win  at  games, including home.   On  its  second  possession  of  the  assist  also  tied  her  for  the  NESCAC  7KH 3DQWKHUV DUH WUDLOLQJ RQO\ Wesleyan  in  overtime  eight straight at Middlebury  quarter-­ GD\ 0LGGOHEXU\ PRYHG \DUGV lead. :HVOH\DQ DQG WLHG ZLWK $P-­ RQ WKH VHDVRQ¶V ¿QDO back  McCallum  Foote  RQ VHYHQ SOD\V IRU D OHDG *UDQW Carter  Talgo  added  the  insurance  home. KHUVW DOVR :HVOH\DQ KDV WR SOD\ Saturday.   threw  more  touchdown  Luna  was  Foote’s  top  target  on  the  VFRUH ZLWK UHPDLQLQJ SRXQF-­ DW ULYDO 7ULQLW\ RQ 6DWXUGD\ On  this  past  Satur-­ strikes  than  incomplete  GULYH FDWFKLQJ WKUHH SDVVHV IRU ing  on  the  rebound  of  a  Kirk  shot  while  Amherst  also  has  its  rivalry  GD\ WKH 3DQWKHUV VFRUHG WRXFKGRZQV SDVVHV +H ¿QLVKHG WKH GD\ RI \DUGV )ROORZLQJ D \DUG VWULNH WR that  left  the  ball  rolling  across  the  JDPH YV :LOOLDPV 7KH 3DQ-­ RQ ¿YH VWUDLJKW ¿UVW KDOI SRVVHVVLRQV for  332  yards  while  adding  to  his  WLJKW HQG :LOOLDP 6DGLN .KDQ )RRWH goalmouth.  Colby  goalie  Emily  (See  Panthers,  Page  4B) WKHUV WUDYHO WR PHHW 7XIWV LQ WKHLU ZLQ RYHU +DPLOWRQ school-­record  70  touchdown  passes  %URRN VWRSSHG VKRWV

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