That’s the overall goal,” Wall senior defender Maggie Wishart said. “Us four in the back, we always make sure we are very organized. Finally, senior Jasmine Colbert buried a pass into the net in the 68th minute, and the momentum was on Freehold Township’s side with plenty of time left. He will continue to coach the soccer team for now.First, Freehold Township junior Jessica Judge scored on a 25-yard blast in the 66th minute. Other than that, we were right there with anybody.”Īfter years of teaching at Eastern, McGroarty will retire from his role as a physical education instructor on Dec.
“Unfortunately this year, with Freehold, we had to play probably the best team in (New Jersey),” he acknowledged. McGroarty said his team has a lot to be proud of, with no shame in losing to a better Freehold team. “To see them one, two, even three times a year before you enter the state tournament wears on your body, but it also prepares you for that intensity, that speed of the game.” “Playing in the Olympic American Conference, (those teams) are the best of the best,” he noted. McGroarty said his team felt prepared for the playoffs after facing difficult Olympic Conference competition during the regular season, something that will prepare returning team members for the upcoming seasons. “There are teams like Shawnee, Cherokee that are probably more talented, but we found a way to beat them,” “Winning the coaches tournament is not something a lot of programs get the chance to do.
“We always had a different hero we didn’t rely on any one person,” he explained. But he said his lasting memory of the 2022 season is more about the team than himself. McGroarty joined elite company earlier this year by becoming only one of three South Jersey soccer coaches to amass 500 wins. We were fortunate to have a really good defense this year.” We had to do things a little different, grind some things out. “A lot of the teams in the past always (did). “If you look at our roster, we don’t have a lot of girls who are playing college soccer, high- level club teams,” he added. For us to win the coaches tournament and South Jersey … I think we overachieved. “The fact we got to where we did was not expected. “I thought we overachieved to be honest,” said Coach Jamie McGroarty, who acknowledged that this year’s team has fewer college-level players than in previous years.
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