by Bea Peterson
“Wow! What a game!” said Hoosick Falls Field Hockey Coach Denise Campbell after her team’s 1-0 victory over Bronxville in the NY Regional Play-in at Shenendehowa on Wednesday evening, November 11. “Bronxville is an excellent, well coached team. We did an amazing job in the first half and our defense held on. Bronxville is a strong second half team. They’ve been behind by two goals and pulled off a win. But we came out strong and held on.” The winning goal was scored by Lacey LaCroix.
Sectional Championship
On Friday evening, November 6, the Class C/CC championship field hockey game between Greenwich and Hoosick Falls at Shenendehowa High School was 0-0 at half time. “Going in, we were definitely the underdogs, but the girls knew they could beat them,” said Coach Denise Campbell. Greenwich was first on the board in the second half, followed by a HF goal, making it 1-1. Greenwich scored again and HF rallied to tie it at 2-2. The Panthers’ third goal, with 2:44 left, had everyone jumping for joy. HF held Greenwich off in those final minutes to bring home the Championship. The scorers for HF were Samantha Skott assisted by Lacey LaCroix twice and Karley Morin assisted by Samantha Skott.
