Week 6: Varsity Update, SCOR and League Recap, Silent Sidelines and More
As we approach the latter part of this fall season, our Wilton Soccer family has a lot to be proud of. Our varsity teams are pushing through their final weeks and chasing post-season dreams, our competitive Wilton youth teams are improving each week and competing well in their tourneys and league matches, and WSA’s recreational programs/teams return to the field this weekend after a restful Columbus Day break.
Wilton Varsity Soccer Updates
Boys Varsity is back on the field today (Friday, Oct 18, 4:30PM) for their final home game at Lilly Field vs. Fairfield Warde. The team has won four of their last six games and outscored opponents by 2:1 ratio over that stretch. Come out to Lilly and cheer them on!
Girls Varsity squad has wrapped their regular season with a 1-0 win over Stamford and a 0-0 draw vs. Fairfield Warde to qualify themselves for the State tournament. 1st year WHS (and longtime WSA) Coach Thomas Connolly has the team playing well and prepping for an exciting post-season run.
WSA Teams at Ridgefield SCOR Tournament
14 of Wilton’s teams competed at the Ridgefield SCOR Fall Classic this past weekend. Across the board, our teams played with heart, skill and joy. Combined, Wilton teams scored over 80 goals and won or tied 70% of their 44 total matches. Wow!
A few team specific highlights:
Wilton Boys:
Wilton U15 Blue won the tourney championship defeating a tough squad from La Grange, NY 1-0 in the final. The team scored 11 goals in the tourney and gave up only 2.
Wilton 2013s played three close matches, winning one and falling narrowly in the other two.
Wilton 2014 White/Gold finished in 2nd place scoring 11 goals and giving up only 3 in pool play. The team fought hard to a draw in regulation of the championship match, but succumbed to penalties.
Wilton 2015s had a strong weekend with Juventus posting a 2-1 record, and Ajax winning their division with a 3-0 record, scoring 6 while only giving up 3.
Wilton 2016 Wolves posted a solid performance in their first ever tourney… tying two matches and dropping one among a very tightly contested division.
Wilton Girls
Wilton 2012 Blue finished just out of 1st recording 2 wins and a loss scoring 4 goals while yielding only one.
Wilton 2014 Blue played their toughest competition yet across a four game stretch. The team recorded a win and a tie and dropped a one goal game to the eventual division winner. 2014 White had a fun day playing three very close matches.
Wilton 2015 Reign played some inspiring soccer, winning two and dropping their last by 0-1 score. They finished in 2nd in their group based on tiebreakers. Wilton 2015 Angels also played 4 very competitive matches against some strong competition. The team scored 7 goals and gave up a similar number ending the day with a 1-2-1 record that easily could have been 2-1-1 or better.
Wilton 2016 Courage finished just out of the top spot in their division with a 2-1 record. The team registered six goals while conceding only four, dropping a 1-2 result to eventual bracket winner. Wilton 2016 Spirit had a blast in their three games, recording a symmetrical 1-1-1 record. True to their names these teams played with spirit and courage.
WSA League Update
Wilton teams are deep in their league seasons with about 5 matches played by each and four to go.
Our U9-10 teams are playing a developmental schedule of games against area opponents with goal to grow and improve each week.
Our U11+ teams are similarly situated in developmentally competitive leagues which progress to an end of season playoff. A number of our teams are coming off some very strong CT Cup performances as well.
Below is a snapshot of the season thus far for all of our teams. We’ve hit the century mark in terms of matches played and are scoring close to 3 goals per match, which usually makes for a competitive, if not winning formula.
The last third of the season should provide some fun, competitive and exciting matches as our teams are poised to play their best soccer yet.
Let’s go Blue White!
CJSA Silent Sidelines Weekend (Oct 19-20)
This weekend is Silent Sidelines at all CJSA and Wilton Soccer events. Silent Sidelines is a CJSA sponsored and state wide effort to promote healthy game environments for play. Read more about it here.
https://www.cjsa.org/silet-sidelines/
Please refrain from verbal cheering and instructions from the sidelines of all games and instead opt for supportive clapping only. Thank you!
Playing for PinkAid!
WSA teams are wearing pink socks for selected October matches in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To make a contribution to our efforts please visit the below link and donate. 100% of dollars raised are going to Pink Aid!, a local not for profit whose focus is on offering compassion until there is a cure.