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Winning Season Makes Waves as Varsity Soccer Crushes Opponents
Used broadly, the word paradox ous to continue play. After a few half­
quite accurately describes the sea­ hearted protests by the Jamesville earned First Team All-League status son which the Varsity Soccer Team players, the Brothers were awarded by year’s end. An aggressive defense experienced during its 1984 cam­ the win over one of the best teams in was anchored by Captain Fred paign. Coach Augie Rotunno’s Section Three. A few days later the
squad played its best against the Brothers defeated another soccer
weaker squads. The Brothers defeat­
ed league leaders Jamesville-DeWitt
and Marcellus only to lose to such
teams as Fulton and Cicero-North
Syracuse.
Cold temperatures, wind, rain and
lightning are normally feared by even the most adventurous of soccer coaches, but Coach Rotunno was happy to see these conditions in the Jamesville-DeWitt game. As a result of a goal by freshman Jason Gordon, the team found themselves up by a goal when the referees decided the weather conditions were too hazard-
Sean Murphy is “comfortably numb."
their problems with the weaker teams of the league.
The Brothers still managed to put together a winning season, posting an impressive league mark of 8-3-3 (11- 5-5 overall). This was in large part due to the lively play of co-captain and team top scorer, Marty Cooke, who sparked the team to many victo­ ries. Much of the credit must also go to team MVP, Doug Taylor, who
It looks like it’s back to the ole blackboard for Peter Colella.
Because the team will lose only two ^ seniors, Colella and Vona, with 85% ' of the starters returning, the Brothers hope to avenge last year’s loss in the sectionals.
Coach Rotunno commented, “ With this year of experience under their belts, the returning players should be able to put it all together.”
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powerhouse, Marcellus, as an overall good team effort resulted in a two-to- one win. However, in the days to come, they would continue to have
Vona, Sean Murphy, and goalie Pete Colella. After such a strong season the Brothers experienced a disappointing defeat in the opening round of the sectionals, when they lost to J-D.