ADDISON COUNTY INDEPENDENT
B Section
THURSDAY, Â SEPTEMBER Â 12, Â 2013
ANDY KIRKALDY
Pats’  foundation  is  beginning  to  show  cracks Today’s  trivia  questions,  answers  immediately  below:  1.  What  do  Terrence  Wheatley,  Patrick  Chung,  Darius  Butler  and  Ras-ÂI  Dowling  have  in  common? 2.  Who  are  Corey  Hilliard,  Mike  Richardson,  Justise  Hairston,  Jake  Ingram,  Mike  Pryor,  Ted  Larson,  Markell  Carter  and  Nate  Ebner? 3.  What  did  the  San  Fran- cisco  49ers  trade  to  the  Baltimore  Ravens  for  An- quan  Boldin,  who  caught  13  passes  for  208  yards  on  Sunday  and  six  passes  for  104  yards  in  the  most  recent  Super  Bowl? Answers: 1.  A.  They  are  all  second-Âround  draft  picks  of  the  New  England  Pa- triots  between  2008  and  2011.  B.  All  are  defensive  backs.  C.  None  are  still  with  the  team.  Not  coincidentally,  in  2009  the  Patriots  were  ranked  11th  in  the  NFL  in  passing  defense;Íž  since  then  they  have  ranked  25th,  31st  and  25th  in  2010,  2011  and  2012,  respec- tively. 2.  They  are  every  sixth-Âround  draft  pick  made  by  the  New  England  Pa- triots  between  2007  and  2011.  Only  Hilliard,  a  backup  right  tackle  for  the  Detroit  Lions,  and  Ebner,  a  Patriot  special-Âteam  player,  are  still  in  the  NFL. 3.  A  sixth-Âround  draft  choice.  To  be  fair,  Boldin  carries  a  $6  million  salary,  while  sixth-Âround  draft  picks  make  a  couple  hundred  thousand  dollars  if  they  make  the  team.  Still,  the  Patriots  drafted  receivers  with  second-  and  fourth-Âround  picks  this  spring,  and  neither  caught  a  pass  on  Sunday.  Another  rookie  free  agent,  Kenbrell  Thompkins,  caught  four  of  the  14  balls  quarterback  Tom  Brady  threw  in  his  direction.  ,WÂśV UHDOO\ KDUG WR ÂżJXUH RXW KRZ (See  Kirkaldy,  Page  3B)
ScoreBOARD HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Field Hockey 9/9  MUHS  vs.  Rice   .................................1-Â1 9/9  OV  vs.  Fair  Haven  ............................  3-Â0 Girls’ Soccer 6SULQJÂżHOG YV 29  ..........................  7-Â3 Boys’ Soccer 7ZLQ 9DOOH\ YV 29  ...........................  6-Â0 9/10  Rice  vs.  VUHS   ................................2-Â1 9/10  Mt.  Abe  vs.  Fairfax   .........................  5-Â0 9/10  Stowe  vs.  MUHS   ...........................  3-Â0
Schedule
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Football 08+6 DW &ROFKHVWHU  .................  7  p.m. 29 DW 0LOO 5LYHU  ....................  7:30  p.m. 9/14  Mt.  Abe  at  Fairfax   .....................  1  p.m. 08+6 DW 5XWODQG  .......................7  p.m. 6SDXOGLQJ DW 0W $EH  ................  1  p.m. Field Hockey 9/13  Mt.  Abe  at  MUHS   ......................  4  p.m. %XUOLQJWRQ DW 08+6  ..................  4  p.m. 9/17  Burr  &  Burton  at  OV   ..................  4  p.m. 9/17  Mt.  Abe  at  Essex   .......................  7  p.m. 5XWODQG DW 29  ...........................  4  p.m. 9/21  Mt.  Abe  at  CVU   .......................  10  a.m. 08+6 DW 6 %XUOLQJWRQ  .............  1  p.m.
(See  Schedule,  Page  3B)
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Boys’ soccer: Eagles prevail; Tigers, OV fall
ADDISON  COUNTY  —  In  area  high  school  boys’  soccer  play  earlier  this  week,  Mount  Abraham  won  on  the  road  to  remain  unbeaten,  Middle- bury  lost  at  home,  and  Otter  Valley  dropped  a  road  contest.  Vergennes  Union  High  School  hosted  Rice  (see  story,  Page  1B). EAGLES The  Eagles  scored  a  convinc- ing  5-Â0  road  win  at  BFA-ÂFairfax  on  Tuesday,  improving  their  record  to  3-Â0.  Mount  Abe  has  scored  14  JRDOV LQ LWV ÂżUVW WKUHH JDPHV DQG KDV posted  two  straight  shutouts.  Against  the  Bullets,  Cale  Thygesen,  Theo  Weaver  and  Sawyer  Kamman  each  notched  a  goal  and  an  assist,  while  Rider  MacCrellish  and  Calvin  Joos  also  found  the  back  of  the  net.  Goal- ie  Ira  Fisher  stopped  four  shots  for  the  Eagles,  while  Brandon  Cardinal  made  12  saves  for  Fairfax.  TIGERS Also  on  Tuesday,  visiting  Stowe  scored  twice  in  the  second  half  to  pull  away  from  MUHS,  3-Â0.  The  Tigers  dropped  to  0-Â3  despite  nine  saves  from  goalie  Bo  Tran.  Stowe  keeper  Mark  Infante  blocked  three  &2002'25(6 '$1$ $0%526( -RUGDQ 6WHDUQV DQG 5\DQ 0RULJOLRQL FKDVH DIWHU D ORRVH EDOO LQ IURQW RI WKH 9HUJHQQHV JRDO GXULQJ 7XHVGD\ÂśV Tiger  shots.  JDPH DJDLQVW 5LFH 9HUJHQQHV ORVW WKH JDPH OTTERS ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO On  Monday,  host  Twin  Valley  blanked  OV,  6-Â0.  The  Otters  dropped  to  0-Â2  despite  a  21-Âsave  effort  from  goalie  Shane  Quenneville.  Two  Twin  Valley  goalies  combined  for  six  saves.
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By  ANDY  KIRKALDY rence  and  junior  Jake  Dombek  on  VERGENNES  —  A  Vergennes  WKH Ă€DQNV ² EHJDQ WR VHW XS UXQV E\ Union  High  School  boys’  soccer  junior  strikers  Liam  Hayes  and  Dana  team  with  virtually  an  entirely  new  Ambrose. starting  lineup  held  off  an  experi- With  less  than  three  minutes  to  go  enced  Rice  team  for  most  of  Tues- in  the  half,  the  ball  went  to  Ambrose  day’s  home  game,  but  the  Green  about  six  yards  off  the  left  post,  Knights  scored  with  four  with  Rice  goalie  Connor  minutes  to  go  and  left  with  “We lost Gorman  scrambling  back  a  2-Â1  victory. from  the  far  side.  Am- the middle Rice  outshot  VUHS,  24- EURVH ÂżUHG EXW GHIHQGHU again. We 7,  and  controlled  most  of  Jordain  Williams  knocked  WKH ÂżUVW KDOI $QG DIWHU WKH gave it back the  ball  off  the  goal  line.  Commodores  fought  back  to them, VUHS  then  earned  con- into  the  game  late  in  the  is what secutive  corner  kicks,  but  ¿UVW KDOI DQG HDUO\ LQ WKH happened, could  not  convert. second,  the  Green  Knights  and they The  Commodores  kept  took  charge  again  down  pressing  early  in  the  sec- the  stretch.  That  pressure  reasserted. ond,  and  earned  a  penalty  paid  off  with  Hussein  Hus- They were kick  at  34:59.  Dombek  sein’s  game-Âwinner  off  a  stronger left-Âfooted  it  into  the  left  corner  kick  at  exactly  4:00. today than side  of  the  net,  and  the  Rice  took  the  lead  with  we were in game  was  tied.  WR JR LQ WKH ÂżUVW KDOI Hayes  made  one  of  a  the middle.â€? couple  strong  runs  shortly  following  a  direct  kick  from  the  right  sideline.  — VUHS coach after  that,  but  Williams  Kevin Hayes shut  it  down.  The  Com- Commodore  goalie  Dylan  Raymond  (six  saves)  made  modores  also  came  for- the  initial  stop  after  the  ball  was  ward  to  earn  two  corner  kicks  at  the  served  to  the  top  of  the  box,  and  a  31-  and  29-Âminute  marks.  second  Rice  shot  hit  a  knot  of  play- But  then  the  tide  turned  toward  ers  and  bounced  toward  the  left  post.  the  Green  Knights,  who  upped  their  Rice  forward  Sam  Dickin  was  there  JDPH SDUWLFXODUO\ DW PLGÂżHOG WR to  tuck  it  home.  bottle  the  Commodores  up.  That  score  seemed  to  awaken  the  VUHS  coach  Kevin  Hayes  noted  Commodores,  and  their  offensive  the  change. 9(5*(11(6 81,21 +,*+ 6FKRRO VHQLRU -RVK %HQQLQJ VQDSV D KHDG- PLGÂżHOGHUV ² MXQLRU /LDP *RGIUH\ “We  just  didn’t  possess  in  the  mid- HU XS WKH ÂżHOG GXULQJ 7XHVGD\ÂśV JDPH DJDLQVW 5LFH (See  Soccer,  Page  2B) in  the  middle  and  senior  Shane  Law- ,QGHSHQGHQW SKRWR 7UHQW &DPSEHOO
Sports BRIEFS 08+6 5LFH HDUQ WLH LQ ÂżHOG KRFNH\ SOUTH  BURLINGTON  —  Mid- GOHEXU\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ÂżHOG hockey  and  host  Rice  settled  for  a  1-Â1  tie  on  Monday.  The  Tigers  are  0-Â1-Â1  heading  into  a  Friday  home  game  vs.  Mount  Abra- ham,  while  Division  II  Rice  moved  to  1-Â0-Â2,  all  against  D-ÂI  competition. 5LFH WRRN D ÂżUVW KDOI OHDG RQ a  Sierra  Combs  goal.  The  Tigers  equalized  late  in  the  second  half,  when  Kate  Knowles  scored  on  a  pen- alty  corner.  Tiger  goalie  Baily  Ryan  was  cred- ited  with  15  saves,  while  Rice  goalie  Maura  Sheridan  recorded  four  stops. Â
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AMHERST,  Mass.  —  Host  Am- herst  rallied  for  a  2-Â1  overtime  win  over  Middlebury  on  Saturday  in  the  season  opener  for  the  Panthers.  The  Jeffs,  ranked  No.  8  in  NCAA  Divi- VLRQ ,,, PRYHG WR ZLWK WKHLU ÂżIWK straight  win  over  Middlebury.   Nico  Pascual-ÂLeone  netted  the  game  winner  3:34  into  overtime.  The  Panthers  took  the  lead  late  in  WKH ÂżUVW KDOI RQ D +DUSHU :LOOLDPV penalty  kick.  well,  but  couldn’t  match  the  more  ex- Amherst  got  its  equalizer  on  a  perienced  Otters’  skills  and  passing. Greg  Singer  goal  at  63:58,  assisted  Bushey  said  so  far,  so  good  for  OV. by  Pascual-ÂLeone.  “We’re  really  coming  together  and  In  overtime,  Pascual-ÂLeone  cor- playing  really  as  a  team  this  year,  and  UDOOHG WKH EDOO WKDW KDG EHHQ Ă€LFNHG I  think  it’s  starting  to  show,â€?  she  said.  inside  the  six-Âyard  box  and  ham- (See  Field  hockey,  Page  4B) mered  home  the  winning  goal.  $PKHUVW ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK D VKRWV advantage  and  a  12-Â2  edge  in  corner  kicks.  Jeff  goalie  Thomas  Bull  had  two  saves,  while  Middlebury  net- PLQGHU (WKDQ &ROOLQV ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK three  stops.  Â
2WWHU 9DOOH\ ÂżHOG KRFNH\ EODQNV 6ODWHUV PRYHV WR By  ANDY  KIRKALDY BRANDON  —  The  Otter  Val- OH\ 8QLRQ +LJK 6FKRRO ÂżHOG KRFNH\ team’s  early-Âseason  roll  continued  on  Monday,  when  the  Otters  earned  a  convincing  3-Â0  win  over  visiting  Fair  Haven.
OV  improved  to  4-Â0  by  defeating  the  0-Â3  Slaters  and  has  outscored  its  opposition  by  12-Â2. On  Monday,  senior  co-Âcaptain  and  four-Âyear  starter  Brittany  Bushey  sparked  the  offense  with  two  goals,  while  the  OV  defense  allowed  just Â
one  shot  on  freshman  goalie  Myliah  McDonough,  who  earned  her  third  straight  shutout. The  Otters  also  showed  crisp  ball  movement  to  go  with  strong  hitting  as  they  controlled  play  throughout.  The  Slaters  worked  hard  and  defended Â
Moulton  paces  Tigers  WR VHFRQG SODFH ÂżQLVK ESSEX  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  Middlebury  Union  High  School  senior  Max  Moulton  won  the  Division  II  boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  race  at  the  Essex  In- vitational  on  Saturday,  helping  the  Ti- JHU ER\V WR D VHFRQG SODFH ÂżQLVK LQ D tight  battle  with  Montpelier.  Moulton  ¿QLVKHG WKH . UDFH LQ QHDUO\ seven  seconds  ahead  of  second-Âplace  Will  LaCroix  of  Rice. Ryan  Biette,  a  junior,  also  cracked  the  top  10  for  MUHS,  but  the  Solons  HGJHG WKH 7LJHUV IRU ÂżUVW SODFH LQ team  scoring,  50-Â56.  0,''/(%85< 81,21 +,*+ 6FKRRO VRSKRPRUH 'DYLG 'UHJDOLR OHIW DQG VHQLRU 6DP )HUJXVRQ SODFHG WK DQG WK UHVSHFWLYHO\ WR KHOS WKHLU WHDP SODFH VHFRQG RYHUDOO LQ WKH ER\VÂś 'LYLVLRQ ,, . DW WKH (VVH[ ,QYLWDWLRQDO FURVV FRXQ- WU\ PHHW RQ 6DWXUGD\ 3KRWR FRXUWHV\ $QQH &KDERW
The  Eagle  boys  were  seventh  in  D-ÂII,  scoring  159  points.  Mount  Abraham  junior  Chris  Carter  took  15th  for  the  top  Eagle  effort.  Vergennes  Union  High  School  only  started  four  boys  and  did  not  score  as  a  team.  Sophomore  Silas  Mullin  took  44th  at  the  major  early- season  event  to  pace  the  Commo- dores.  2Q WKH JLUOVÂś VLGH WKH WRS ORFDO ÂżQ- isher  was  Eagle  senior  Natalie  May  LQ WK 7KH (DJOH JLUOV ZHUH ÂżIWK RXW of  nine  teams  with  150  points.  Emily  Fleming  took  35th  to  pace  the  Tigers,  who  were  seventh  in  D-ÂII  with  179  points.  VUHS  did  not  com- pete  in  the  girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  race. The  complete  boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  scores  were:  1.  Montpelier,  50;Íž  2.  MUHS,  (See  Cross  Country,  Page  4B)
:RPHQÂśV VRFFHU ORVHV WR $PKHUVW AMHERST,  Mass.  â&#x20AC;&#x201D;  The  Middle- bury  College  womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  soccer  team  fell  in  overtime,  1-Â0,  to  NESCAC  foe  Amherst  on  Saturday  at  Amherst  in  the  season  opener  for  both  teams. The  Jeffsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Megan  Kim  scored  seven  minutes  into  the  extra  session  to  give  her  team  the  win  in  a  statistically  even  battle.  The  Jeffs  outshot  Middlebury  in  WKH ÂżUVW KDOI ZLWK RQO\ 6FDUOHWW Kirk  launching  a  bid  for  the  Panthers.  Middlebury  played  stronger  after  the  EUHDN DQG WKH -HIIV ÂżQLVKHG ZLWK DQ 8-Â7  edge  in  shots. Middlebury  goalie  Elizabeth  Foody  made  four  saves,  and  Amherstâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Holly  %XUZLFN VWRSSHG ÂżYH VKRWV