North Soccer Releases 2009 Schedule

DEFENDING CHAMPS RELEASE UPCOMING SEASON SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE NATIONAL POWER ST. BENEDICT’S.

It is hard to believe that summer is quickly coming to an end and soccer season is just around the corner. The Falcons have just posted its upcoming 2009 schedule. All games, including junior varsity and freshman games, are posted at www.northcatholicsoccer.com. Additionally, if you go to www.highschoolsports.net, all of North’s athletic events are available. There are no excuses now for not knowing.

The campaign includes a trip to highly regarded and nationally ranked St. Benedict’s on Sunday, 9/20. This game will be played at the New Jersey Institute of Technology Campus in Newark, NJ. The game time has not yet been determined so stay tuned.

The Falcons open camp on Monday, August 17th. Our first scrimmage is against an old foe, Suburban One power, Council Rock North. CR North is coached by former North stand-out Wendell Beres. This is Wendell’s second year at the helm of the Indians. Additional preseason games include familiar schools Penn Charter, coached by North alum Bobby DeBennedetto, Wildwood Catholic and Friends Central, coached by North Alum, Mr. Chris Campbell. The Falcons have also included a contest versus St. Augustine’s Prep in Vineland, NJ. The regular season finally gets rolling on Friday night, September 11th against Roman and will be played at Lighthouse Field at 8 PM.

North will host 7 Catholic League games. As a pioneer in making our games available to our player's families, our thousands of Alums and our fans, all of these games are prime time. We will host the Prep (9/15) and LaSalle (9/22) at Archbishop Ryan at 5 PM. Our remaining games will be under the lights, Ryan at Ryan (10/2-7PM), Roman at Ryan (10/5-7 PM), O’Hara at Lighthouse (10/9-8 PM), Bonner at Lighthouse (10/16-8 PM) and Judge at UGH (10/20-8 PM). Also at UGH is our away game versus Judge (9/29-8 PM).

The Catholic League, especially the Red Division should be a battle this year and arguably one of the toughest conferences in the State. Perennial powers LaSalle and St. Joe’s Prep are once again strong. Father Judge is also a favorite for the crown along with the Ryan Raiders, coached by Hall of Famer George Todt and the Cahilites of Roman also in the mix. Without question there will be 8 teams vying for 6 playoff spots and every game meaningful. The Red Division also includes former Southern Division powers O’Hara and Bonner. The PCL summer league was quite a contest for all of these teams. In the Blue Division, Archbishop Wood looks strong after winning the PCL summer league.

Playoffs begin with a play-in round on 10/26 and culminate with the championship on 11/3. For all of you soccer junkies, let the games begin.

Any questions, you can contact me at tcrosset@northcatholicsoccer.com.