Pre-Season done. Next up -- Trip to Attleboro Saturday

A long off-season came to an end with a successful pre-season of training and scrimmage this past week.  More than 45 boys came out to be a part of the program and now make up a JV team and a Varsity team.

The varsity squad features 17 returning players from last year's roster- all are fired up and ready to improve on the 2015 season. Joining the Varsity team this year for the first time are--- Senior Muhammad Sambo, Juniors- Chris Milne & Dillon Anderson, Sophomore Mike Mazzola and Freshman Alejandro Correal.   Captains of this year's team are Jake Verille, Ben Waterhouse, Sammy Papakonstantino and Danny Hartnett.   Click here for a full roster. 

There are some new faces around the sidelines as well.  Chris Murray (2012) comes back to help coach the team he led to 4 Hockomock Championships. Murray has just completed a fabulous 4 years at WPI where he studies engineering and captained the soccer team. Back to help for a 2nd year is Jake Shapiro (2007). Shapiro played and graduated from MIT.  He brings with him this fall a fellow MIT soccer alum to assist in coaching our goalkeepers- Dylan Rankin.

This year's JV team is being coached by Nick Saraf (2007).  Saraf was a key part of the Bulldog's resurgence in the mid-2000s and looks to put his own stamp on the program this fall.

Both teams begin their 2016 season on Saturday night, September 10th at Attleboro at 5:30pm

Congratulations to our Four Seniors!

Canton High School Boys Soccer is proud of our four members of the Class of 2016 who will be continuing their pursuit of higher education in college next year. This program is thankful for the hard work these four boys have put in over their four years here at Canton High School, and we wish them luck as they move on to their universities and beyond. The names and schools of our Class of 2016 seniors are listed below:

Joe Basile- University of Massachusetts Amherst
Brian Eagles- Bentley University
Patrick Hession- University of Dayton
Kevin Messinger- University of Massachusetts Amherst

Congratulations and good luck to the class of 2016!

Important Meeting- May 24, 2016

There will be a mandatory meeting for any boy interested in joining the CHS Boys Soccer program next fall on TUEDAY, MAY 24th from 2:45-3:30 in Canton High School's Distance Learning Lab. 

The meeting is for:

• All returning players
• All interested incoming 9th graders
• New players welcome!

Please spread the word!

Click here for a flyer about the meeting.

Captains for 2016 season named

The CHS Boys Soccer team will be led by a group of four captains for the first time in the program's 30+ year history this fall.  Seniors Danny Hartnett, Sam Papakonstantino and Ben Waterhouse will be joined by junior Jake Verille in leading the 2016 Bulldogs- who look to rebound from a disappointing 2015 campaign.  This year's squad is filled with high character leaders across the board in all grades.  This particular group of four individuals will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with a proud group of Bulldogs ready to take on the Hock in the fall.

Important Boys Soccer Meeting

There will be an important off-season meeting for any current high school boy interested in playing soccer next fall on Tuesday, March 15th at 2:45 in the DLL.  The meeting will include discussion and distribution of information on some off-season opportunities, captains, the 2016 schedule and other important items. The meeting will run from 2:45-3:30. An open discussion with some CHS Soccer alumni will follow for anyone who wants to stick around to participate. That should wrap up by 4:00/4:15. That will be a great opportunity for any existing player.

Not able to make it? Stop by and see coach Erickson at least a day in advance and let him know- or email him at ericksond@cantonma.org

Five Bulldogs to be inducted into National Honor Society

The CHS Boys Soccer team is happy to announce that the following members of the 2015 squads will be inducted into the National Honor Society this week. Matt Crandell, Danny Hartnett, Matas Leveckis, Kevin Messinger and Ben Waterhouse were all selected for this recognition.

This is a great honor which recognizes exceptional achievement in scholarship, leadership, service and character. We are all very proud of their induction.

Post-Season Honors- 2015

Despite not advancing to the MIAA tournament this season, the Bulldogs were recognized for several accomplishments during the 2015 campaign.

The team was selected by the Hockomock League coaches for the 2015 Sportsmanship Award- an honor bestowed on the team that showed top class sportsmanship in victory and defeat throughout the season. The 2015 team only earned 1 yellow card and had no other cards on the season. They played with their heads held high through the challenges of the season.  They represented their community and school with class and dignity all year long.  The 2015 award marks the 9th time in the honor's 12 year existence that the Bulldogs have received it.

Co-Captain Patrick Hession was named to the Hockomock League All-Star team for his fine season.

Junior, Sammy Papakonstantino was named Hockomock Honorbable Mention.