Kozak continues to pile up the honors

After already being named Hockomock MVP, Damian Kozak was recently honored as a Boston Globe All-Scholastic- an honor only betowed on 16 players in Eastern Massachusetts. Click Here for the Globe All-Scholastics. 
Kozak also recently earned All-New England honors from the National Soccer Coaches Assn. of America. Only 8 players from Eastern Mass earn this honor.

Congrats to 7th/8th Grade Team

One of the CYSA 7th/8th grade teams recently wrapped up a perfect 10-0-0 season. They scored 35 goals while allowing only 6- compiling 5 shutouts. Not only did the team earn great results, but they played great soccer along the way. They Future looks Bright!

UNDEFEATED! (front row, l-r) Jusin Wnstrom, Mike Mazzola, Noah Konzal, Paul Corcoran, Griffin Roach, Simon Cruz, Owen Lehane, Brendan Clifford, Mike Konzal, Sean Sullivan, (back row, l-r) Ryan Lentol, Avery Minkin, Colby Ciffolillo, Matt Fox, Paulo Ruggeri, Dylan Roach (manager), (missing from photo- Myles Guerrier. 

Season ending slide show

Thanks to Geoff Klein for putting together a fabulous keepsake for all members of the 2014 team and their families. Using the pictures from many parents included Christa Kozak and Chrissy Hartnett, Mr. Klein has put together a visual masterpiece of the 2014 season.

Click here to view the slide show. 

'Dogs fight hard but fall in Penalties

It was clear from the start of Tuesday night's First Round Tourney game that it would take a top-notch Bulldog effort for the Bulldogs to unseat the defending Sectional Champion Walpole Rebels on their home field. The 'dogs were up for the challenge. The squad responded to a hard-nosed Rebel team with a great fight of their own, scoring a brilliant goal with just 20 seconds left in the first half when Damian Kozak found Jake Verille on the far post and the freshmen phenom buried his chance.

The 2nd half saw the squad play quite well, answering much of the Rebel puzzle with some strong play but an opportunistic Walpole bounce in the Bulldog box led to a goal knotting it at 1-1. The game would remain tied at 1-1 through regulation and 2 exhausting OT periods, thus moving the game to a penalty shootout.

In penalties, Damian Kozak, Bart O'Brien, Pat Hession and Sammy Papakonstantino each converted from the spot, but all 5 Rebels found the back of the net, ending the Bulldog season.

Goalkeeper Aidan Carr was phenomenal on the day.

The team finishes the season at 9-7-2.  The senior class will be missed.

Kozak, O'Brien and Carr honored by Hock- Team for Sportsmanship

The Hockomock League has announced its post-season awards for Boys Soccer and the news in Canton is BIG.

Damian Kozak and Bart O'Brien were each named to the All-Hockomock Team while Aidan Carr was awarded an Honorable Mention to the team. Kozak went one further and became only the 4th Bulldog in program history to be named League MVP of the entire 12-team league- a well deserved honor.

The team was also awarded the coveted Hockomock League Sportsmanship Award for Boys Soccer. This reflects how the rest of the league views the Boys Soccer program here- one of class!  Kudos to the entire team for earning this humbling team honor. It marks the 5th time in the past 7 seasons that the team has been named the most sporting in the League. That says a great deal as the Hock is a very sporting league! This year's team received ZERO cards during the regular season.

The team will face Walpole on Tuesday night at 7:00 on the road in the first round of the D2 South MIAA Boys Soccer Tournament.

Seniors shine on their night

The nine senior members of the 2014 squad led the way to a 2-0 victory over Sharon on Monday night at home, wrapping up the regular season with a record of 9-6-2.

Nolan Waterman, Damian Kozak and Spencer Cox played very well in the attack while Bart O'Brien, anchored the midfield. Georgio Papakonstantino, Danny Klein, Brian Regan, and Liam Collins were resolute in holding off a highly motivated Eagle squad and the little that got by them was taken care of by goal keeper Aidan Carr. 

Carr earned his 5th shutout of the season, making 6 saves along the way.

Kozak scored both goals, one from the stripe, and in doing so, became the 2nd all-time career scorer in the history of Boys Soccer at CHS.  His 2nd goal of the game was enough to pass Michael Denehy- '13 to take the 2nd spot.

The team now awaits its MIAA seeding news as they look toward the postseason.

Qualified!

Tuesday's 4-2 road win over Milford ensured the Boys Soccer team a 9th consecutive trip to the MIAA State Tournament. The win, the team's 2nd straight, saw the Bulldogs surrender the first goal early in the contest but come storming back midway through the 1st half with two Bart O'Brien goals within 1 minute.  The 'dogs then seemed to settle in too much which led to a game-tying goal for Milford early in the 2nd half. But O'Brien would soon find a streaking Jake Verille on the far post for a tidy finish and what proved to be the game-winning goal. Verille, a freshman, has scored in both victories this week. Damian Kozak added the insurance goal with a brilliant left footed strike with less than 10 minutes left.

It was a solid team effort but the game was really changed in the first half with the insertion of Spencer Cox into the line-up. Cox sparked a listless squad and really changed the attitude on the field.

The team will travel to Stoughton today (Friday) and host Sharon on Monday night to close out the regular season. The Sharon game will feature a tribute to the graduating senior class of Bulldogs.