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Berwick Bulldogs Beat Bancroft 5-1
The Berwick Bulldogs are 2-0-0 on their season after defeating Bancroft School at home on Friday afternoon in the sun. The Bulldogs had a 16-3 shot advantage (shots on goal) over the Bancroft team.
Ninth grader Sophia DeSimone (Dover, NH) started the goal streak two minutes into the game when she received a pass from 11th grader Alexa Garcia (Dover, NH) from the top right corner of the field. DeSimone then shot and scored from the corner of the 18.
Eleven minutes later, off a pass from 10th grader Maddie Laffaye (Sandown, NH), 10th grader Emma Rich (Dover, NH) confidently scored the second goal with a left-footed shot from the top left corner of the field into the far corner of the net.
The Bulldogs continued to dominate and kept the ball mostly in Bancroft’s half throughout the first half of the game. In the 18th minute, 11th grader Leila Beakes (Rollinsford, NH) made a great shot and scored off an assist from DeSimone.
Ninth grader Julia Brennan held her own in the goal, making some excellent saves, particularly off Bancroft’s long shots.
During the second half, with their backs to the sun, the Bulldogs had a good chance on another goal when ninth grader Griffin Demers (Rochester, NH) passed to DeSimone who passed to Senior Eliza Small (Portsmouth, NH) whose strong shot hit the crossbar. Moments later, DeSimone also took a shot that hit the post.
In the 68th minute, 10th grader Tatum Sloper (Scarborough, ME) received a pass from DeSimone shot and scored between the Bancroft goalie’s legs.
To finish off the game, with fewer than two minutes on the clock, Demers scored. After a Bancroft defender tried to clear the ball, Demers stole it, carried it to the end line, cut it back and carried it into the penalty box where she took her shot.
The Bulldogs will play Wheeler School at home on Saturday. Go Bulldogs!
Scoring Summary:
2nd min: Sophia DeSimone from Alexa Garcia
13th min: Emma Rich from Maddie Laffaye
18th min: Leila Beakes from Sophia DeSimone
68th min: Tatum Sloper from Sophia DeSimone
78th min: Griffin Demers from Bancroft Defender
Goalkeeping
Bancroft School 5GA
Berwick Academy 1 GA
Berwick Julia Brennan (80mins)
Berwick Academy
31 Academy Street
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
Berwick Academy, situated on an 80-acre campus just over one hour north of Boston, serves 520 students, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 and Postgraduates. Berwick students are from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and several countries. Deeply committed to its mission of promoting virtue and useful knowledge, Berwick Academy empowers students to be creative and bold. Berwick strives to graduate alumni who shape their own learning, take risks, ask thoughtful questions, and come to understand and celebrate their authentic selves.
