JVA soccer leaves nothing to chance in season opener

Ethan Smale, Online Reporter
September 13, 2019

At the first game of the season, the JVA soccer team succeeded in taking a big win away from Warren Mott, with a mercy of 8-0.

A rule in soccer is that when a team is up by 8 points, it’s a mercy, and the game automatically ends. This is exactly what the JVA soccer team did in their first game of the season against Warren Mott. It was an especially momentous win because it was the very first official game ever played on Swinehart’s new turf.

By halftime, the score was 6-0, and coach Joe Agosta pulled the team to the side to discuss strategy.

2019-2020 Soccer - Boys JV A
Date Opponent Result
Fri, Aug 16 Warren Mott 8-0 W
Mon, Aug 19 Romeo 3-2 W
Wed, Aug 21 Notre Dame 8-0 W
Tue, Aug 27 Grosse Pointe S 3-1 W
Thu, Aug 29 Lakeview 3-0 W
Wed, Sep 04 Fraser 8-0 W
Sat, Sep 07 Chippewa 1-0 W
Mon, Sep 09 Dakota 0-5 L
Sat, Sep 14 Lake Orion 2-0 W
Mon, Sep 16 Stevenson 1-2 L
Wed, Sep 18 Eisenhower 2-5 L
Sat, Sep 21 Ford 2-2 T
Mon, Sep 23 Chippewa 0-2 L
Wed, Sep 25 Dakota 2-2 T
Mon, Sep 30 Ford 1-3 L
Wed, Oct 02 Stevenson 1-2 L
Mon, Oct 07 Eisenhower 1-3 L

“Pass the ball around, play quality soccer, but don’t get to 8 points so we can play longer,” Agosta said.

Not long after halftime, the final two goals were scored and the game had ended.

“I felt good because it was my first game playing forward for four years and I had scored two goals,” sophomore Jaren Goldsmith said.

The boys looked forward to the rest of their season as they looked to repeat that game again.