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Sophomore Tyler Wise is an outside back with a ton of talent and promise.

“He’s a complete player,” Abu Hakmeh said. “He’s like our wild card. He can play anywhere.”

The other back position will be shared by senior Matthew Rudd and freshmen Andrew Carrion and Bartu Akar.

“Matthew could play the midfield,” Abu Hakmeh said. “The freshmen have good skills.”

In the midfield, the Golden Bears have three junior center midfielders with a lot of experience and talent.

Ali Celik has a powerful leg and a great sense of seeing the entire field. Jonas Amaral is the son of assistant coach Jorge and has played on all different levels around northern New Jersey. Thomas Rogan rounds out the talented trio. Celik and Rogan have been varsity players for three seasons.

“It’s not a bad group to have,” Abu Hakmeh said.

On the front line, senior Enrique Atsoli has returned after missing all of last season with an injury. Atsoli will be one of the top scorers in the NJIC this season.

Senior Seif Meky and freshman Isaac Camilo will see a lot of time, as will senior Koral DeLeon.

Juniors Nicholas Caden and Aidan McCann give depth on the front line. Freshman Ciprian Niedbal is another player with immense potential.

The Golden Bears are scheduled to open their season Sept. 9 against Dwight Englewood.

All in all, Abu Hakmeh’s return to varsity soccer after sitting out the last 11 years should be successful, like he never missed a beat.

“I think the most important thing is that the kids are so well behaved,” Abu Hakmeh said. “They work hard and they’re very coachable. They listen and learn and that’s a great sign. That’s half the battle.”

Abu Hakmeh is ready for his comeback.

“I have been familiar with the program and familiar with the kids,” Abu Hakmeh said. “I know the expectations that I have in them and I know the expectations that they have of me.”

And the expectations that everyone has? Basically a winning program as always in Lyndhurst.

Photo by Jim Hague The Lyndhurst boys’ soccer team is poised to have another successful season with new coach Emad Abu Hakmeh (back row, far left). Front row, from left, are Nick Kaden, Bartu Akar, Joseph Alvarez and Nicholas Arvanitakis. Back row, from left, are Andrew Carrion, Luis Yolianes, Matt Makar, Matthew Rudd and Emad Abu Hakmeh.

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Nutley girls’ soccer: Living in the tough world of the SEC

By Jim Hague ogsmar@aol.com

Mike DiPiano knows full well that the schedule maker is never kind to the veteran Nutley High School girls’ soccer coach.

“Our schedule is not forgiving,” DiPiano said. “We’re in the same league (the Super Essex Conference-American Division) with some of the best teams in the state.”

DiPiano is not kidding. The Maroon Raiders reside with teams like Montclair, West Orange, Montclair Kimberley Academy, Livingston and West Essex, teams that will be ranked among the top 20 squads in the state.

“We have West Essex and West Orange right out of the gate,” DiPiano said. “We’re going to be tested right away. But we play everybody and we’re not afraid of anybody. We know that we have to put up or shut up. We have to make the next step. We have a good group of seniors who come into this season with lofty expectations. It’s their turn and they’d like to win something before they go. Our conference is tough, our county (the Essex County Tournament) is tough and our state section (the Maroon Raiders go back to the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group III bracket this year) is tough.”

Needless to say, the Maroon Raiders are walking into tough waters, but they are ready for the challenge.

Leading the way is junior goalkeeper Catalina Robson, who has been the starter in net for the last two seasons.

“She’s a very talented keeper,” DiPiano said.

Ironically, Robson’s backup is her sister Brielle, a freshman. Sophomore Ellie DeSantis is another net minder in the Maroon Raiders’ camp.

“We’ve hadn’t had depth like this at goalkeeper,” DiPiano said. “We have three who can get the job done. I’m toying with ideas of using all of them.”

Junior Taylor Hughes returns to her role as the team’s sweeper and junior Emma Chimento is the team’s stopper.

“They’re both very tough,” DiPiano said. “They give us toughness in the middle of the field.”

Senior Rachel Echeverria is a defensive wing with offensive skills. She’s a speedy defender who has been a three-year starter.

“She helps us out tremendously out wide,” DiPiano said. “She’s very skilled.”

Junior Cameron Coffaro is a converted forward that has been shifted to the backline.

“I like what I’m seeing from her,” DiPiano said of Coffaro. “She adds some skill there and makes us more dangerous.”

Another defender is senior Allie Huelbig who will fit into the mix on the backline.

DiPiano said that the Maroon Raiders are blessed to have three players who can handle the duties of center midfielder.

Senior Sydney Hess, senior Olivia Real and freshman Brooke Yero are all capable ball handlers and ball strikers in the midfield.

“Hess and Real have started since their freshman year,” DiPiano said. “Brooke has a very bright future ahead of her.”

Senior Rebecca Echeverria, Rachel’s identical twin, is also a midfielder who led the Maroon Raiders in goals last year with eight.

Emma Kirby is a junior transfer from Florida who is fitting in so well with her new surroundings.

“She comes from a soccer family,” DiPiano said of Kirby. “She is going to help us.”

On the front line, senior Mackenzie Albert has tallied more than 50 goals in her career. She has already accepted a scholarship to Iona College and will play soccer there next year. But before she heads off to New Rochelle, she has one final go-round with the Maroon Raiders. Albert is one of the best two-way players in the tough and rumble world of the SEC American.

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