Huntington beats ESM today in OT. Huntington goalie outstanding like 20 saves or something. What a performance, best goalie I ever seen.
I would not say best goalie but she played good. ESM injuries really affecting their defense. Definitely weak spots on D now but their goalie is great!! I still see an ESM vs Huntington County Game let's hope ESM can put four solid defenders on field instead of 2 otherwise Huntington may take it again!!!
both teams played GREAT but if either coach thinks they can win a state championship without substituting at the midfield they are crazy!!! The midfield from both ends were barely functioning by game end!!! Manhasset subs every few minutes at the midfield position fresh legs means more stamina
I have noticed that many LI high school teams do not sub out midfielders. Not sure why--lack of confidence in the talent? This is not just top tier teams but mid-level teams as well. These middies are in for a shock at the next level.
No shock at all, all of the top D1 schools play full time mids.
Not exactly true a lot of top teams run 4 middies giving some a break once in a while. at the high school level most teams are not very deep and their middies are their better players, more often than not a tired top line midfield is better than their fresh back ups.
Our middies play the whole game, so they're jogging, leaning on sticks and being outrun for the last 8-10 mins. There might be a small drop off in skill when going to a few of the backups, but not nearly that drastic, that it pays to have the starters lumbering around. Glad my daughter plays attack because there are good middies buried on that bench.
