Upper Moreland Boys' Soccer Preview

UPPER MORELAND BOYS’ SOCCER PREVIEW

Head coach: Matthew Duffey (1st Season)

Assistant coaches: Tom Pernicello, Tyler Kleinert

Last year's record: 7-11-1 (3-10-1 SOL American)

Notable losses: Randy Meehl, Brennan Coleman (GK), Ryan Varela (GK), Alex Gerlach, Shane Leister, Jack Moran, Ben Johnson, Kevin Cannon

Key returners: Kevin Walder (D), Justin Mull (M), Stone Pannapacker (D), Christian O’Donnell (M), Conner Kristof (M/S)

Players to watch: Matt Sheldon (GK), Ryan Cannon (S), Dylan Swedberg (M/S), Jake Navarra (D),

Strengths:  “We are hoping to build a strong defensive mentality that will keep us in games and help us to earn a couple of extra wins. We also seem to have a very good team chemistry early on.”

Question marks:  “We are still working on finding positioning for a few key players to get the most we possibly can from them.”

Outlook:  “Cautiously optimistic. We are looking forward to building a program that can be competitive consistently. I am enjoying watching the players buy into our system and hopefully that will lead to success.”

Games to watch: Any against the perennial top of the table (Wissahickon, Upper Dublin, Hatboro-Horsham, etc.)

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