Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Aces Central League Victory Train Keeps Rolling against Garnett Valley!

Posted by Scott Donovan on Wednesday, October 4th at 2:26 PM

The Lower Merion Aces took on the Garnet Valley Jaguars yesterday in a Central League boys soccer match. The game started off with a possible scoring opportunity by the Aces in the first minute of the game. Twenty minutes into the match Junior Isaac Brainsky would notch his first goal of the year with a free-kick from outside of the 18. The first half ended with a score line of 1-0.

The second half saw good plays from both sides. With about 20 minutes left in the second half, Freshman Shane Brown got onto a loose ball and was able to finish a shot past the Garnet goalie. Coach Nico Severini stated, “This was an important game for us, and we came out strong and ready to play. We clicked when we had to and played an overall very solid game.” Next up for the Aces are the Springfield Cougars!

Thursday, September 28, 2017

2017 Schedule and Results to date

DateOpponentResult
9/210:30a
Location: Avon Grove High School
(W) 2 - 0
9/53:45p
Location: Lower Merion High School
(W) 4 - 0
9/73:45p
Location: Lower Merion High School
(W) 1 - 0
9/96:00p
Location: Penn Wood High School
(L) 2 - 0
9/123:45p
Location: Upper Darby High School
(W) 1 - 0
9/143:45p
Location: Lower Merion High School
(W) 3 - 0
9/1610:00a
Location: Lower Merion High School
(W) 3 - 1
9/193:45p
Location: Lower Merion High School
(W) 3 - 0
9/231:00p
Location: Bayard Rustin High School
(W) 1 - 0 (OT)
9/25TBA Report Final Score
9/267:45p
Location: Marple Newtown High School
(W) 4 - 1
9/273:45p
Location: Harriton High School
(W) 1 - 0
10/33:30p
Location: Lower Merion High School
Preview Game
10/37:30p
Location: Lower Merion High School
Preview Game
10/53:45p
Location: Springfield High School
Preview Game
10/72:30p
Location: Upper Merion Area High School
Preview Game
10/103:30p
Location: Lower Merion High School
Preview Game
10/123:45p
Location: Radnor High School
Preview Game
10/173:30p
Location: Lower Merion High School
Preview Game
10/193:45p
Location: Friends' Central High School
Preview Game

Schedule Legend

  • Conference Game = *
  • Playoff Game= **
  • Tournament Game= ***

Harriton gives us all we can handle!

Posted by Matt Fine on Thursday, September 28th 2017 at 9:34 PM

Next up was sister school Harriton on Wednesday, September 27th, 2017

A very tight game between Lower Merion and Harriton.

Goal was from Cole Sanchez off an assist from Thomas Podrasky.

Goalie Sebastian Connelly had a tremendous save on a Free Kick with 8 minutes to go.

It was extremely hot and the boys played as hard and as concentrated as possible. It was a good game with both teams exchanging one or two great opportunities per half.

LM keeps the victory train rolling with a thrilling 1-0 win for bragging rights in the Township!

Keep checking back in for all of the latest on Aces Soccer right here on Coach D's Blog!

The Aces are now ranked #3 in the Power Rankings and climbing. Hats off to Coach Nico and his staff and everyone involved with this team!

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Down goes Marple!


Posted by Drew Misher on Wednesday, September 27th 2017 at 7:46 AM


Lower Merion went up 1-0 in the first 30 seconds of the game with a goal from Igor Fast assisted by Isaac Brainsky.

MARPLE equalized 15 minutes later with a brilliant shot from outside the 18.

The second goal was from Harrison Bloch assisted by Kirk Robinson.
At Halftime the score was 2-1 LM.

In the second half, LM tallied two more goals. The first was from Freshman Harrison Axelrod, assisted by Isaac Brainsky and the second goal of the half, fourth of the game by Freshman Shane Brown.

Lower Merion prevailed 4-1 to fight off a tough Marple team.

LM is now ranked # 3 in the District 1 Power Rankings!

Next up is sister school Harriton today at 3:45 pm.


Monday, September 25, 2017

OT Thriller at Rustin!

Posted by James Van Dusen on Monday, September 25th, 2017 at 4:31 PM

The Aces played an overtime thriller at West Chester Rustin over the weekend. The following is the report from Coach Nico:

We won 1-0. With two minutes left in OT.

The game winner was scored by Cole Sanchez. Max Shapiro crossed the ball back to Cold who one timed it into the net.

Rustin had a very good opportunity off of a rebound in the second half but it was blacked by Sebastian Connelly who had 4 saves.

Monday, September 18, 2017

A Saturday Battle at Methacton


Posted by Coach Nico Severini at 11:51 AM on Monday, September 18th 2017

Saturday, Lower Merion played Pac-10 leader Methacton.

The first 15 minutes saw clear goal scoring opportunities for both teams, including a 1 v 1 that goalie Sebastian Connelly saved. Lower Merion opened the scoring in the 20th minute with a goal from Wyatt Joseph. Wyatt scored off a rebound deflection on a shot from Kirk Robinson. The second goal of the game came from Harrison Bloch on an individual effort. He dribbled past a defender and shot past Methacton’s goalie. Up 2-0, Methacton got on the board, making it 2-1 with 20 minutes to go in the second half. The last goal of the game came from Senior Thomas Pordasky with 10 minutes left, on an assist by Cole Sanchez, giving LM a 3-1 victory over a tough non-league opponent.

Stay tuned for more updates, scores and event information right here on the blog!

Friday, September 15, 2017

Aces suffer their first loss of the season, then bounce back!

Posted by Chris Schreiner on Wednesday, September 13th, 2017 at 9:10 pm

On Saturday, September 9th, LM lost their first game of the season to a very strong Pennwood side, 2-0.

They then had to turn right around and play a very tough Upper Darby squad on Tuesday, September 9th. It was an even game throughout, however Max Shapiro scored with 6 minutes left to go in the game on a well-placed penalty shot. LM held on for the 1-0 league win!

Next up for the aces is league foe Strath Haven on Thursday, September 14th, followed by a non-league game against Methacton. We'll have more for you on Monday as the Aces now sit with an overall record of 4-1 and remain undefeated in the Central League at 2-0.


Friday, September 8, 2017

Central League Opener vs Haverford High!

Posted By Chris Schreiner at 9:28 pm on Thursday, September 7th 2017

"Lower Merion boys soccer prevailed in their Central League opener versus Haverford High School today.

The game was filled with end to end action, but the first half ended with a 0-0 stalemate.

Both teams exchanged good chances in the second half. The lone goal was scored with 15 minutes left in the game. Senior Max Shapiro slipped the ball through to Wyatt Joseph, who was able to take a very nice shot past the Haverford goalie.

Lower Merion's goalie Sebastian Connelly had 6 saves to complete the shutout and made a huge save in the final minutes to ensure the 1-0 victory.

The Aces are 3-0 and 1-0 in the league with 3 shutouts. The Aces play at Pennwood this Saturday at 2PM

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Home Opener vs Plymouth-Whitemarsh!

Posted by Chris Schreiner at 6:17 AM on Wednesday, September 6th 2017

After a 2-0 opening day win away at Avon Grove, the Aces played their first home game of the year against Plymouth-Whitemarsh. It was the first day for school for the Aces, a warm and humid afternoon in the high 80's. The temperature on the turf field field was close to 100 degrees. The Plymouth-Whitemarsh Coloniels started the 1st half off quickly with a great scoring chance just 3 minutes in. It all started from a corner kick that was headed from 10 yards out and hit the crossbar, but was then cleared by the LM defense. The Aces defense would shut PW down the rest of the game as Sebastian Connelly had to make just 3 saves in the 1st half and 5 total for the game. Just 2 minutes later, LM had a great opportunity as Harrison Bloch went in on a breakaway on a nice pass from Max Shaprio, but the Coloniels goalie came up with a big save. That was the theme of the first half as the Aces midfield and forwards Tim O'Hare,Max Shaprio, Harrison Bloch and Issac Brainsky peppered the Colonels goalie, who had to make 9 saves in the 1st half, which ended 0-0. All that would change for the Aces in the second half. Lower Merion opened the scoring on a goal from Junior Tim O'Hare, assisted by Senior Max Shapiro. Junior Harrison Bloch netted the next two goals, one being assisted by Junior Isaac Brainsky. To cap off the game, Senior Attie Tekie netted the fourth goal with about 10 minutes to play and the Aces cruised to a 4-0 win in the season home opener, bringing their record to 2-0.

The Aces open up Central League play at home this coming Thursday at 3:45 pm versus Haverford High School.

Saturday, September 2, 2017

The ACES kick off the 2017 Campaign with a Shutout on a cold, rainy day at Avon Grove

Posted by Chris Schreiner on 9/2/2017 at 9:11 PM

"The Aces started off their 2017 campaign with a 2-0 away victory at Chest-Mont League Rival, Avon Grove.

The Aces scored in the 20th minute of the first half with a goal from Wyatt Joseph, who was able to get on the end of a ball played by Cole Sanchez. The second goal of the first half was also scored by Wyatt Joseph off of a cross from Evan Goodman.

It was a rainy and cold day, and both teams exchanged very good opportunities. Ultimately the Aces kept the clean sheet in the second half and finished the day with a 2-0 win.

Next up for the 2017 Aces will be the home opener on Tuesday, September 5th at 3:45 PM on Arnold Field vs Plymouth Whitemarsh.

Friday, August 25, 2017

Posted by Brian Vernick at 7:18 pm EST on Friday, August 25th 2017

Hello to all LM Soccer Alumni, supporters and friends. This is Brian Vernick, one of the founding members of the Lower Merion Soccer Alumni Association, Inc. along with James Van Dusen and our dear friend and mentor, Coach Bob Davidson. The Alumni Association has decided to continue the great blog that Coach initiated and managed in his honor. Throughout this season, former players of his will be blogging on all things related to LM Soccer. This is only one way that we will honor Coach D! We miss him a lot and we promise to continue to move things forward with our work in his name.

The Lower Merion Soccer Alumni Association is excited for the beginning of the new soccer season and wish Coach Nico Severini and his team all the best as they enter the 2017 campaign. We will make certain that a member of the Association will attend every home and away game, including playoffs. All the best to this year's Aces!!

Stay tuned for beginning of season updates, Alumni information, including this year's Alumni Game, Steve Fountain Memorial Golf Tournament and other news relating to Lower Merion Soccer.



Thursday, December 15, 2016

LM Soccer Awards Banquet

Last Friday night the Lower Merion Boy's Soccer program had their annual Awards Banquet at the Cynwyd Club in Bala-Cynwyd. Achievements for the LM Varsity, JV, & Freshmen teams were all recognized, as well as individual achievements.

The Varsity, coached by Nico Severini (in his 7th year as head coach) & Pat Cronin, finished with an excellent 15-4-2 mark, good for a 2nd place finish in the strong Central League. They went on to the District 1 AAAA quarter-finals before losing a heart breaker in overtime 2-1 to eventual District 1 AAAA Champion West Chester Henderson. The "Team Together" award was won by junior Eric Hillsberg and the "Winning is an Attitude" award by senior David Smith. All-Central League picks are as follows:
1st Team - Tim O'Hare (Soph), Sabastian Jenkins (Sr), & Ryan Tillman (Sr);
2nd Team - David Novacich (Sr)

There were also 7 LM players who received All-Main Line recognition: Tim O'Hare (So), Sabastian Jenkins (Sr), Ryan Tillman (Sr), David Smith (Sr), David Novacich (Sr), Max Shapiro (Jr), Alex Moureaud (Sr), & Thomas Podrasky (Jr)

The JV, coached for the past 7 years by Dennis Hagan, finished with a very impressive 15-1-1 record (the best LM JV record since 1985). The "Team Together" award was won by Igor Fast, and the "Winning is an Attitude" award by Wyatt Joseph.

For the 2nd consecutive season the Freshmen team finished undefeated, with a 6-0-3 campaign. The only other time that has happened in the 39-year history of the Freshmen program at LM was also in 1985. Quite an accomplishment by 4-year coach Marc Gottfried. The "Team Together" award was won by Adam Hetzelson, and the "Winning is an Attitude" award by Quinn Black.

On top of all that, the Bala-Cynwyd 8th grade team also finished undefeated. This certainly paints a very rosy picture for Aces' soccer for the years to come.

I will be making occasional posts during the off season, especially news & dates for LM Soccer Alumni functions for next Fall, but will be back on a regular basis when pre-season 2017 soccer starts next August.


Thursday, December 1, 2016

LM vs. Opponent Composite Record (1924-2016)

LM Opponent Composite Record (thru 2016)


Games





Opponent
Played
W
L
T
GF
GA







Abington
79
59
11
9
195
79
Abington Heights
1
1
0
0
2
1
Arch. Carroll
10
6
4
0
31
13
Archbishop Ryan
1
0
0
1
1
1
Archbishop Wood
2
1
1
0
1
3
Avon Grove
2
0
1
1
2
1
Beth. Freedom
4
2
1
1
6
5
Bartram
3
3
0
0
11
1
Bonner
7
7
0
0
23
4
Boyertown
1
1
0
0
1
0
Brandywine
1
0
1
0
0
1
Card. Dougherty
1
0
1
0
1
4
Cardinal O’Hara
4
4
0
0
14
2
Carlisle
5
3
1
1
9
5
Central High
14
12
2
0
42
11
Central Dauphin
1
0
1
0
1
2
Central Bucks East
12
5
5
2
13
15
Central Bucks S.
1
1
0
0
3
2
Central Bucks W.
7
5
2
0
15
6
Central Mountain
2
1
1
0
3
2
Cheltenham
21
20
0
1
64
7
Chester
17
12
2
3
42
14
Chestnut Hill
5
3
2
0
5
8
Chi-Chester
2
2
0
0
23
0
Christian Academy
1
1
0
0
2
1
Coatesville
10
5
3
2
15
16
Conestoga
74
42
22
10
140
84
Conrad Weiser
2
2
0
0
4
2
Council Rock
2
1
1
0
2
4
Council Rock N.
1
0
1
0
0
2
Council Rock S.
1
0
1
0
1
2
Cumberland Val.
1
0
1
0
0
1
Delaware Valley
3
3
0
0
12
1
Delbarton
1
1
0
0
3
1
Downingtown
5
3
1
1
10
9
Downingtown W.
2
0
0
2
1
1
ELCO
8
6
1
1
16
10
Elizabethtown
1
0
1
0
0
2
Emmaus
1
1
0
0
3
2
Episcopal
58
37
14
7
120
60
Fleetwood
1
0
1
0
0
3
Exeter
1
0
1
0
0
3
Fox Chapel
1
1
0
0
2
1
Friends Central
7
7
0
0
23
3
Frankford
22
6
13
3
28
64
Garden Spot
1
0
1
0
0
1
Garnett Valley
10
9
0
1
30
5
Germantown Acd.
7
6
0
1
23
3
Germantown HS
11
8
2
1
27
6
Girard College
2
1
0
1
7
5
Glen Mills
3
3
0
0
18
6
Glouster
4
3
0
1
11
3
Great Valley
8
6
2
0
21
7
Harriton
31
19
2
10
59
25
Hatboro
1
1
0
0
1
0
Haverford HS
125
68
38
19
209
86
Haverford College
11
7
2
2
29
13
Hill School
7
1
5
1
10
17
Interboro
5
4
1
0
15
7
Kennett Square
3
2
0
1
5
1
Lancaster
1
1
0
0
6
2
Lansdowne
8
7
1
0
18
14
LaSalle
1
0
0
1
1
1
Lower Dauphin
1
0
1
0
0
1
Marple Newtown
57
47
4
6
145
23
Malvern Prep
5
3
1
1
17
18
Mastbaum
25
17
3
5
69
23
McKean
1
0
0
1
1
1
Mechanicsburg
1
1
0
0
2
1
Methacton
8
8
0
0
38
4
Millville
1
1
0
0
5
4
Moravian Acad.
1
0
0
1
1
1
Neshaminy
10
3
7
0
15
17
Mount Lebanon
1
1
0
0
0
0
New Hope
4
3
0
1
18
1
Norristown
20
16
2
2
84
18
Northeast
5
0
5
0
0
18
North Catholic
19
3
12
4
15
46
North Lebanon
1
0
1
0
1
4
North Penn
7
5
1
1
12
5
Olney
4
3
0
1
5
1
Overbrook
8
5
1
2
20
11
Owen J. Roberts
2
2
0
0
4
1
Parkland
7
5
2
0
13
6
Penn Charter
10
5
2
3
23
13
Penncrest
56
33
18
5
114
58
Pennridge
5
3
1
1
7
3
Pennsbury
8
1
6
1
2
20
Penn Wood
4
3
1
0
13
2
Pequea Valley
1
0
1
0
0
1
Perkiomen Valley
1
1
0
0
10
0
Phila. Normal Sch.
3
2
0
1
8
3
Pine Richland
1
0
1
0
0
5
Pingry School
3
0
2
1
4
7
Plym. Whitemarsh
7
5
2
0
33
8
Quakertown
2
1
1
0
1
1
Quaker Valley
1
0
1
0
0
1
Radnor
61
30
20
11
121
75
Ridley
61
43
12
6
162
41
Rustin
1
1
0
0
1
0
Roxborough
5
5
0
0
12
4
St. Joe Prep
4
4
0
0
10
6
St. Benedict’s Prep
2
1
1
0
3
3
Shipley
3
0
1
2
1
3
Simon Gratz
5
5
0
0
27
2
Souderton
1
1
0
0
1
0
Southern
16
8
5
3
40
23
Springfield (D)
58
37
14
7
128
57
State College
3
2
0
1
5
3
Strath Haven
40
19
18
3
49
66
Sun Valley
2
2
0
0
7
0
Swarthmore Col.
2
1
0
1
3
1
Swarthmore HS
10
6
3
1
25
15
Tulpehocken
2
1
0
1
3
2
Unionville
5
5
0
0
10
2
Upper Darby
133
71
41
21
233
161
Upper Dublin
12
8
3
1
33
8
Upper Merion
41
25
10
6
105
47
Upper Moreland
2
2
0
0
2
1
Upper Perkiomen
2
1
1
0
2
1
Valley Forge M.A.
4
3
1
0
13
4
West Chester E.
24
14
7
3
57
30
W. C. Henderson
11
3
8
0
12
22
W.C. Bayard Rust.
1
1
0
0
3
1
Westtown Friends
2
0
1
1
3
6
West Philadelphia
13
11
1
1
54
6
William Tennent
5
3
2
0
8
8
Wissahickon
1
1
0
0
3
1
Wilmington Fr.
1
1
0
0
3
0
Woodrow Wilson
1
1
0
0
5
0