December 2012
SPORTS UPDATE
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Seekonk Sports Roundup
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By Jim Chandley
Hockey
The Reporter
Seekonk and Dighton-Rehoboth are not the best of friends. Supporters at basketball games between the two are not kind to each other when they chant various things (some of which are not fit to print) across the court. The violence found at the bottom of some of their piles on Thanksgiving morning would be too much for your average PG-13 movie. But hockey season has been serving as a pleasant reminder over the past several years of what the two can accomplish together. Unlike all of the other competitive sports in these two high schools, where “DR Week” and “Seekonk Week” bring about the drums of war, hockey is a cooperative independent program that the two schools share. The young program achieved a playoff berth last season for the first time in its history. This year, they will try to do better. Your first six on the ice for DR/Seekonk figure to be as follows: Tyler Poland, Nick Soares, and Joey Given will play up front. They will be called upon to fill the void left by Adam Ferreira, the program’s leading scorer who graduated this June. Behind them will likely be Luke Allison and Casey Escobar on defense. Jake Roy will start in net for the Falcons. Although the team had not yet elected captains, senior leadership took charge over a month ago and began securing ice time and holding what can only be called “captains practices.” Home games will be played at Driscoll Arena in Fall River, where the team will look to make a deeper playoff run this year.
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Boys Basketball
Always a bubble team, Seekonk will hope to win that one extra game to put them in the postseason this year. Last year’s squad finished at 8-11, which left them looking in from outside of the playoff structure. An injection of youth may help change that equation this year. A lot of leadership and size left this team when players like Branden George, Matt Foley, and Jake Silva walked across the stage in June. But it may be replaced with high-end skill and energy when full time roles are given to young players like Josh Silva and Domenic Semedo. Daniel Silva figures to be the team’s swing man, playing the three and hopefully pouring in plenty of points. “We’ll definitely have a chance,” Daniel said of his team’s chances to win the South Coast Conference. The small forward cited a good mix on the roster and a down year in the SCC as reasons the Warriors can compete this season. The one question mark remaining is who will fill the larger roles physically for this team. Jarrett Archambault and Matt Basile are among those expected to compete for spots down on the low blocks.
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Indoor Track
The Warriors are a perennial contender under the direction of Anthony Nardozzi and Matt McCartin. Indoor track season begins on Saturday, when Seekonk will meet rival Dighton-Rehoboth at Greater New Bedford Voc. Tech. This will be as important a meet as any in the regular season, because the Falcons and Warriors both believe they can win the South Coast Conference. “Our goal as a team is to bring home that conference title,” said senior shot-putter Nate Robitaille. He added, “We are working harder than I have ever seen a team work. I can honestly say if we lose meets, it will not be because we weren’t prepared.” Seekonk figures to be a top contender this year and Robitaille will be part of the reason. He is one of the top shot-putters in the state. Although Robitaille declined to discuss his distance goals for the season, he is likely to challenge school records throughout the winter and spring. The young thrower is eyeing some Division I colleges at which he may ply his trade.
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