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Jameson Durie

It was a really special night. Our group had a really rough start to the season despite playing well at times, and we’ve wrapped up the regular season on a real high, with three wins and three clean sheets this week to take us into playoffs.

Despite the uneasy nature of tonight’s game being a must-win to get into the postseason, it was easily one of the most enjoyable games of high school soccer I’ve been a part of. Both teams really try to play a nice brand and play through the lines. I’ve got a lot of respect for Noah’s teams. They’re well coached and they have plenty of talent, which has been to our detriment with them ending our season both of the last two seasons at their place.

We felt tonight was a great opportunity to get a different outcome, especially with us coming into the game off the high of consecutive wins against division rivals.

It was a whole team effort tonight, and it goes without saying that our back line deserves a ton of credit for once again keeping a clean sheet. We’ve played this entire week without our leading goal scorer so taking the pressure off of our attack has been crucial for the success this week.

With that said, Jameson Durie needs a massive mention. He scored the game-winner so it may seem obvious, but he’s worked so hard and so selflessly all season. He’s rarely the person on the end of our goals but always seems to be involved, whether it be helping us to regain the ball high or linking play to get more numbers involved. If anyone deserved that moment tonight, it was him.

To go from 2-6 to 9-9 with five of those games being in what is a really difficult division is something that all of our boys can be really proud of, and we’re playing our best soccer all season while also getting healthy at the right time.