Bulldogs Battle Apponequet to a 0-0 Draw.

The Reds played a smart, physical, fast game but could not finish in the final third and had to again settle for a draw that should not have been.  "Bad first touchs broke down our offense and killed off a lot of threats that could have put this one away" said coach Carroll.   "We played hard enough and fast enough but we did not execute enough" he said.

The Bulldogs out shot Apponequet  12-2 and the Blue's keeper Demoranville came up big to make some critical saves.  Offensively, ORR continually frustrated themselves making dangerous penetrating runs and overlaps only to see the passes that were often too heavy roll harmlessly out of touch.  They did fire off a few rockets high and wide and those that were directed at Demoranville, were blocked out of danger by his defenders.

Nate Houston, Robbie Magee and Jon Zucco were forces in keeping the attack moving for ORR.  Chris Hirallel and Marc Gammell defended boringly efficient, stymieing any attack Apponequet tried down the middle of the pitch.
Hirallel had his chance at glory in the last minute when he let go a cracker from 25 yds that sailed just over the net and landed somewhere in Rochester.

The two teams will meet again Monday, October 3 in Lakeville.  Kickoff is 3:30.

Stats:
Shots  ORR 12    Apponequet 2
Saves ORR   1    Apponequet 7
Offside  ORR 2   Apponequet 2
Fouls    ORR  5  Apponequet  11
Corners ORR 4  Apponequet   3

ORR Defeats New Bedford Voke 1-0.

Nick Coelho scored on a counter attack a 4:35 of the second half and ORR's defense stymied the Bears relentless attack and handed Voke their first loss of the season.  Nate Houston outfought his Voke counter part, won the ball and found Coelho isolated with one defender.  Coelho beat his man and let loose a rocket that was caught in the net before Voke's keeper Garranza had a chance to react.

Brendan Gaspar, Chris Hirallel, Marc Gammell and Noah Filloramo continually broke up New Bedford's attacks and when the Bears did get behind them, keeper Matt Beatty turned potentially dangerous forays into routine through balls.   Beatty was called upon to come up big, but none bigger than when he threw his body to block a potential cross from the end line that would have given Voke it's best chance at a goal with less than two minutes on the clock.

Early in the second half Beatty parried a blast, from Voke's go to shooter Carvalho, over the crossbar then out jumped the Bears forwards to smother the ensuing corner kick to end the biggest threat of the half.  Beatty's defensive back four continually broke up Voke's long passing game, winning high, low and through balls.  There were plenty of mistakes caused by the high pressure offense they faced, but they all helped each other professionally with good pressure, cover and depth.  Ian Gray entered the match late in the half as a fifth defender and his fresh legs and size offered strength to back line and made things much more difficult for Voke.

The midfield quartet of Max Sherman, Nate Houston, Jon Zucco and Matt Teefy dug deep to keep the speed of the game just over the reach of Voke Tech.  That pressure paid off in the final 20 minutes forcing Voke to commit numerous unforced errors that broke down their attack.   The midfield was rested at times with quality play from Max Houck, and Robbie Magee.    Nick Coelho and Colby Stabell kept Voke's defense honest with penetrating runs and kept the pressure on the Bears when they tried to break out of the back.  Teddy Costa and Chris Muther spelled Stabell and Coelho successfully and both caused problems to the back line of Voke.

At the final whistle, pandemonium broke and all of the Bulldogs rushed to congratulate their keeper Beatty.

ORR hosts rival Apponequet on Friday.  Kick off at 3:30.

Bourne Overpowers Bulldogs

The Bourne Canalmen came out of the gate charging.  They constantly beat ORR to the ball, made penetrating runs off the ball and defended with passion.  They parlayed that desire into a 3-1 drubbing of the Bulldogs.

The teams settled for a 0-0 halftime score only because of the outstanding play of keeper Matt Beatty and his best friend, the cross bar.  The highlight saves were a point blank shot that he parried for a corner in the 16th minutes.  Nine minutes later Beatty again was called upon to save a long distance bullet that he managed to get a hand on to send wide for another of Bourn's 9 corner kicks.   ORR did create some chances during the half but the finishing was weak and when they got good shots off, the Bourne defenders were in position to block away any danger to their net.

The Canalmen were able to smack the Bulldogs around and off the ball much to easily and at times dangerously. The officials after a few warnings finally sent Bourne's top defender to the sidelines with the games only yellow card.  

Bourne got their first during a scramble in front of the net that left Beatty exposed when his defense not only failed to clear the ball, but also left Bourn's #11 unchallenged to pop home and easy goal.   In the 17th minutes, ORR again gave so much room and time that Bournes #10 was able to line up and fire a looping shot from 30yds that beat keeper Beatty easily to his upper right corner.   In the 24th, #10 was again left unmarked and unchallenged for and encore goal from the the same spot and and the result was again to Beatty's upper right corner of the net.  "I never expected this" said ORR coach Erich Carroll. "We are a much better team than this game showed".

With thirteen minutes remaining ORR found their game and began to press Bourne.  Jon Zucco was left unmarked in front of the net and gave the Bulldogs some energy and hope.   Two minutes later, Ted Costa forced an errant back pass, out hustled Bourne's defense and gaining a 1v1 chance to goal.  Costa scooped a nifty shot that beat the keeper high, but he put a little too much on it and the ball floated harmlessly over the net.

The Bulldogs did have one last chance with three minutes remaining when Matt Teefy sent a near perfect cross to a charging Max Sherman who arrive a half a step late missing an opportunity to head home a shot inside the six.

This game was a chess match and the difference was ORR was too slow to hold their shape under the pressure of Bourne.  Two defensive hesitations cost ORR goals that shouldn't have been and those errors were the difference in this one.

ORR hosts undefeated New Bedford Voke on Wednesday Sept. 28 at 3:30.

Scoring

Name                    Goals           Assists         Points
Max Sherman          6                    1                 7
Matt Teefy              6                    1                 7
Nick Coelho           4                    3                 7
Jon Zucco               2                   5                 7
Colby Stabell          1                   1                 2
Nate Houston         1                   1                 2
Teddy Costa           2                   0                 2
Matt Beatty             1                   0                 1
Ted Kassabian        1                   0                 1
Max Houck             1                   0                 1
Chris Harallel          1                    0                 1
Brendan Gaspar      0                    1                 1
Chris Muther           0                    1                 1
Evan LaCombe       0                    1                 1
Andrew Hughes      0                    1                 1

ORR On A Mission

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Old Rochester turned a 3-0 halftime lead into a 7-0 rout by games end against Pope John Paul II high school in Hyannis Port, MA, on Cape Cod.   The Reds out shot PJP II 28-2 and saw 7 different players score. Max Sherman, Nick Coelho and Colby Stabell notched first half goals. In the second half, Matt Teefy, Jon Zucco, Teddy Kassabian and Teddy Costa each scored.

The Bulldogs are 4-0-1 since their opening day  2-1 loss to Seekonk and have outscored their opponents 25-2 in that span.

During the pre season training the team set a goal of not only qualifying for the state tournament, but making a run for the title.  It's a lofty goal but the players are on a mission to see how far this journey will take them.

Matt Teefy scores.

  

Teefy and Houston

Alden Truesdale (16)

The Wall L-R  Teefy, Houston, Sherman, Filloramo, Zucco

Stats

Goals    ORR 7   PJPII 0

Shots    ORR 28 PJPII 2

Saves   ORR 1   PJPII  15

Corners ORR 5  PJPII 1

Fouls     ORR 7  PJPII  4

Cards    ORR 1Y  Case none

Bulldogs Roll Over Wareham

ORR outshot the Vikings of Wareham 26-3 scoring five first half goals before adding two more in the second stanza en route to a 7-0 rout, improving to 3-1-1.   Max Sherman continued his scoring blitz when he knocked home his first at the 6:50 mark.  Five minutes later, Sherman timed Jon Zucco's low driving corner kick to head home his second goal.    Sherman added an assist when he beat two Wareham defender down the right side and sent a near perfect cross to Matt Teefy who headed his first of two goals to the far corner.

Teefy opened the second half scoring when he rose high above the Viking defenders to flick in his second of the match.  Orr continually frustrated Wareham with their high pressure defense, while covering all the passing lanes, forcing the Vikings into multiple turnovers.

In the eleventh minute, Nick Coelho took a neat through pass from Jon Zucco and fired a low shot beating keeper Russle to the far post.  Ted Costa and Matt Beatty closed out the scoring for ORR late in the game.
The score could have been much more lopsided if not for Wareham keeper, Russle.  He made three point blank saves on Colby Stabell and ORR also misfired on more than a few "sitters" in front of Russle's net.

The Bulldogs travel to Hyannis on Thursday for a 4PM match vs Pope John Paul II.

stats
Goals    ORR  7    Wareham   0
Shots    ORR 26    Wareham 3
Saves   ORR   2    Wareham 12
Corners ORR  7    Wareham  3
Fouls     ORR  11  Wareham  9

Sherman's Two Strikes Lead ORR to a 6-1 Win Over Case

Max Sherman 

Max Sherman scored twice during ORR's first half five goal barrage over the Case Cardinals in Swansea. Colby Stabbel, Nick Coelho and Matt Teefy added a goal each to end this one early.   The second half saw both teams substituting freely.    The bright spot for Case was  #10 Mark MacKenzie who let loose a cracker from 25 yards that keeper Andrew Hughes, who had replaced Matt Beatty at the half,  no chance at saving.

Nate Houston on the attack 

Freshman Chris Muther made a good showing in his first varsity game at midfield with good distribution and tenacious defense.  The defensive back four of Hirrallel, Gaspar, Filloramo and Gammell squashed any thoughts by Case of penetrating for a chance at goal.  Adding to the mix, the midfield quartet of Houston, Zucco, Teefy and Sherman combined with the back four to play a near perfect 4-4-2 zone defensive game.  Nick Coelho and Stabell created havoc for the Cardinal defense with their speedy play and penetrating runs.

 Chris Muther

The substitutions of Robbie Magee, Chris Muther, Max Houck, Ted Kassabian and Ian Gray continued the near total shutdown of Case's offense while Evan Lacomb and Teddy Costa kept the Cardinal defense honest with their speed.

ORR works the diamond offense

Chris Hirallel closed out the scoring when he knocked one in during a goalmouth scramble.

The Bulldogs will host Wareham on Monday at 3:30.

Stats:

Score      ORR 7   Case 0
Shots      ORR13   Case 3
Corners  ORR 7    Case 1
Fouls      ORR 4    Case 6
Cards     NONE

Bulldogs Settle For a Disappointing 0-0 Draw

Saddle up for Fairhaven

ORR out shot the Blue Devils of Fairhaven 13-4 and played most of the game in the devils end, but had to settle for a 0-0 draw on a bumpy, small Fairhaven venue.

The Blue Devils used their field advantage to bunker in and absorb the waves of ORR's attacks.  Max Sherman, Nate Houston, Nick Coelho, Matt Teefy and Teddy Costa combined for plenty of shots at goal, but keeper Matt DaCosta was only called upon to make five saves.  Fairhaven's defensive back four took a few hard shots to the body when Max Sherman and Nate Houston let loose a few rockets from outside the 18.

Colby Stabbel

Defensively, ORR's stingy defensive play prevented Fairhaven from sustaining any kind of attack which gave Matt Beatty another routine day in the nets.  When the devils penetrate into the final third, they had to contend with the play of Chris Hirallal, Brendon Gaspar, Noah Filloramo, Marc Gammell and Teddy Kassabian.

Jon Zucco

ORR's best opportunity came in the 31st minute on a driven ball across the goal and Colby Stabbel sent it into the side netting after a near perfect run to the far post.   The Bulldogs did get a handful of shots at goal in the final ten minutes, but the legs had been taken to their limits and would not cooperate resulting in shots that  were either off target or weak.  Matt Teefy nearly sealed the win for ORR when his header off a corner kick from Nate Houston, sailed just wide.

The ORR players gave it all they had and were visibly upset at the final result of this one.

The team travels to Case on Friday for a 3:30 kickoff.

Teefy Leads Bulldogs to 5-1 Win Over Dighton Rehoboth

Matt Teefy, lead ORR with two goals. 

What a difference a few days make.  Matt Teefy scored in each half to lead the ORR Bulldogs to an opening day victory over a very strong Dighton Rehoboth squad.  Things looked bleak and the team was in the dumps after dropping the season opener to Seekonk on Friday.  Today, a different team took to the field.  ORR played fast, smart and pressured D/R into turn over after turnover.

Early pressure by Colby Stabell created  a scramble in front of the D/R net and Jr transfer from Fairhaven, Nick Coelho, stuffed home ORR's first goal 1:45 into the match.   At the 8 minute mark, ORR earned a free kick from 20 yds. when Coelho was taken down on a break away. Nate Houston picked his spot and calmly bent his shot into the upper 90 for a 2-0 lead.

Nick Coelho

In the 25th minute,  a lack of pressure on the ball allowed D/R to string together three passes that freed up their #10 for a cracker of a goal from 35 yds.  Placed perfectly and hit with power, keeper Matt Beatty could only watch the ball sail into the back of the net.  Five minutes before the intermission, Matt Teefy scored his first on a perfectly placed strike that mirrored team-mate Houston's earlier goal, into the opposite upper 90.

The second half saw a bit of scrappy play from both team resulting in a yellow card warning to ORR forward  Alden Truesdale.   Thirty minutes into the second half, ORR was awarded a corner kick and Nate Houston sent a driving ball across the box of D/R.   Matt Teefy skied head and shoulders above the defense and headed home his second goal and the clincher for the Bulldogs.    Jon Zucco finished the scoring out hustling everyone to knock in a rebound that barely eked over the goal line.


The players are adjusting to the new system of play and are working hard to improve their game little by little.
The defensive back four of Noah Filloramo, Brenden Gaspar, Chris Hiralall and Marc Gammel held Dighton Rehoboth to 7 shots at goal and giving keeper Matt Beatty and easy three routine saves, day in the net.

Noah Filloramo directing the defense.

ORR depth showed when subs Ted Kasabian, Robbie Magee, Max Houck and Teddy Costa and Evan Lacombe entered the match and kept the quality and pace of play high keeping D/R on their heels.

Matt Beatty had an easy time this day.

Stats;   

Goals  ORR-5  D/R 1

Shots ORR-13   D/R7

Saves ORR-3    D/R 7

Corner Kicks   ORR 5   D/R 6

Fouls    ORR-10   D/R 9

Off Sides ORR-11   D/R-0

The Bulldogs travel to Fairhaven on Wednesday to take on the Blue Devils in a 3:30 match at Hastings Middle School.

Oh and One

ORR lost their season opener to Seekon 2-1 yesterday afternoon.   The Bulldogs dug themselves a hole early giving up goal on a weak cross less than a minute into the match.  Max Sherman out jumped Seekonk's defense to head home a perfectly place cross from senior team mate Nate Houston to tie the game in the 28th minute.  Seekonk scored on a second half corner kick to seal the win.

Their play was spotty for most of the game and the players got themselves into a funk that they could not shake. The Reds pressured Seekonk heavily in the final ten minutes scratching and clawing for the draw, but it was too little too late.  The coaching staff assures everyone that the lack of spunk will be addressed before the next game on Monday vs a very strong Dighton -Rehobeth eleven.

Next match:   Monday, September 12  3:30 at ORR.

Opening Day Postponed

Rain has force a postponement of todays opening match against Apponequet.  

Next match is Friday September 9, at Seekonk.  3:30PM.

Preseason Optimism

The team finished it's preseason on a high note with an 8-1 scrimmage win over rival Wareham.  The players confidence continues to grow as they adjust to the 4-4-2 system of play.  The foundation is set and is solid and now the players will work to get better at every part of their game.

Wednesday, Sept 7th is the home opener against Apponequet Regional from Lakeville.   The players are ready and looking forward to this one.

Welcome to ORR Boys Soccer

Located in Mattapoisett on the SouthCoast of Massachusetts, the Bulldogs of Old Rochester Regional High School welcome you to our information page.   Check here often for updates to the  2011 soccer season.