It's that time of the year again, the time when we all gather to enjoy fall sporting events in the cold, homecoming. Homecoming weekend is a great time for us to showcase our teams and show our school spirit. Homecoming weekend began on Friday when over a hundred spartans charged the field before the kickoff of the football game against Brooklyn Center. The Spartan football team had been going through hard times before this game, with QB Andrew Bradley getting injured in their first game of the season (broken fibula) and QB/RB Peter Morley getting injured in the second game (broken collar bone). The teams hearts were broken, but they still wanted to put on a show for all the fans that made it to the game. Newly named Quarterback, Krazy-Karl Hommeyer led the troops out to a fairly good first quarter performance. The Spartans fought and fought, you could see it by how they never gave up on a single defensive play. They finished the first half still very much in the game but also very tired because almost every player on the team has to play on both defense and offense, whereas other teams such as Brooklyn Center have enough players for two Spartan teams. The Spartans kept fighting with Danny "the Rhino" O'Shea getting some huge hits on defense and then the hard work finally paid off when they were on offense. Towards the end of the third quarter Hommeyer took the snap, rolled out of the pocket to his right side and connected with Senior tight-end Spencer Bemel for a Touchdown. Subsequently the Spartan fans took a lap around the field to show their appreciation for the boys' efforts. The Spartans later got even another touchdown back and made all the fans very proud. Our football team showed great effort, resolve and composure in yesterday's game and made it a show for all of us, we are truly thankful of that.
On Saturday the Boys kicked off Soccer Fest against the Brooklyn Centaurs in front of one of the largest fan bases of the season. The fans included football players who came out to cheer after a tough night. Today the fans, led by the Spartan Drew Whitaker, also had a symphony made up people playing anything form elementary school recorders to kitchen spoons and pans. The Spartans were looking to stay undefeated in conference play today and wanted to give the fans a lot to cheer about. The game started off with Josh "Slim Shady" Gray scoring in his first game back from injury within the first five minutes. He preceded to do the "cat daddy" dance in celebration. Around ten minutes later Sam "Bulldog" Forsgren was able to double the score and continue his streak of scoring in every game this season (9 games). He would also score later in the second half to make his goal total 19 on the season. He is inching closer to his brother's, the great Nick Forsgren, total of 25 last season. The game also saw another solid performance by Forsgren number 3, Freshman Ikey "the Baby Faced Assasin" who continues to impress everyone with his physical play down the wing. With great support by the fans, the Spartans finished the half up 3-0 with another strike from "Slim Shady", this time without the dance unfortunately. The second half started slowly and the Spartans even conceded a goal. At 3-1, the game stil kind of seemed wide open, until Lorenzo "Cappucino" Pavoloni took the game into his own hands and scored two beautiful goals in two minutes. With Fosgren's goal it was a grand total of six on the day for the Spartans. A solid 6-1 win, a beautiful undefeated conference record and a sublime record of 9-1. The Spartans seem like they cannot be stopped. The boys however were not done for the day, as they would stay to support their lady counterparts against Visitation.
The Lady Spartans game was a highly anticipated fixture with both teams being ranked top 10 in the State. The game started off with a BANG exactly a minute after the whistle when freshman Molly Fiedler (the sister of Matty "ICE" Fiedler) beat the defense and then even the goalie and preceded to tap the ball into the back of the net. The symphony in the student section of the stands went wild, and did not stop because a minute later sophomore Camille Horne doubled the score on a a solid finish. The girls were unlucky to not be able to find the net the rest of the half however and went into the break with a 2-0 lead. The second half began just as good a start as the first half when EIGTH GRADER Minnie Arnold scoring less than a minute into the half. The fans got loud and even louder when junior Amanda Hotvedt added a fourth goal a minute later. Later in the second half the Spartans gained a free kick deep in Visitation territory and Captain Jenna O'Brien lined up to take it. The referee blew the whistle and she did not hesitate, driving the ball to the corner on the opposite side of the goal with a ridiculous amount of power. One of the greatest goals that you will ever see, one that may surpass Gabe "G-Unit" Brennaman's against Harding High School as the best one of the season. A truly terrific strike! Just as the Spartan fans started retreating from their victory quarter-lap around the track, Amanda Hotvedt scored yet another goal, less than a minute after the goal of Jenna. Unbelievable, 6 goals, and three times two goals were separated by a minute or else. In all my 17 years I have never seen anything quite like it. The match ended 6-0 with another shutout by Senior Goalkeeper and Captain Bari Applebaum. A great way to end Soccer Fest and the homecoming sports events in style.
Thank you to all the members of these three teams for making this homecoming weekend a fun and entertaining one for all of us.
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