Bulldogs begin fall soccer schedule with mixed results
EASTFORD — The Eastford Bulldogs’ fall soccer season began last month, and this year the school has two teams to cheer for, fielding both a boys’ and a girls’ team for the first time in several years.
Kullen Pacheco is head coach of the boys’ team, while Jen Barlow is head coach of the girls’ squad. Both teams are now in the midst of a 12-game schedule in the Quinebaug Valley Junior Conference (QVJC) Small School division, which this year consists of the following six opponents: Parish Hill, Canterbury, Thompson, Pomfret, Ashford, and St. James. The top four teams at the end of the regular season will play a two-round playoff (Semifinals and Finals) to determine the QVJC Champion. Playoff schedules will be announced near the end of the regular season.
The boys’ team started the season 2-0, with a 2-1 victory over St. James on the road on Tuesday, Sept. 15, and then a shutout, 2-0 victory over Parish Hill at home on Thursday, Sept. 17. Kameron Pacheco scored three times in the first two games, once against St. James, and twice against Parish Hill. Jack Kernan added a goal against St. James.
The Bulldogs would falter in the next two games, however, as they lost at home to Canterbury, 4-1, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, and then were shut out, 8-0, on the road at Thompson on Thursday, Sept. 24. Charlie Ellsworth added his first goal of the season against Canterbury.
As of press time Monday, Sept. 28, the boys’ team is 2-2 (1-1 home, 1-1 away) with eight games left on the schedule.
On the girls’ side, the Bulldogs have struggled offensively, losing 6-0 at home to St. James on Tuesday, Sept. 15, then narrowly losing to Parish Hill, 2-1, on the road to Parish Hill on Thursday, Sept. 17, with the lone goal of the season thus far being scored by Hayleigh Wooding. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the girls were shut out 9-0 on the road at Canterbury, moving to 0-3 on the season (0-1 home, 0-2 away) as of press time.
See below for the remaining schedule and season goal leaders, and stay tuned to the Communicator’s Facebook page for game-by-game coverage!
Results and Upcoming Schedule
(Please note that the schedule and goal totals are accurate as of press time the morning of Monday, Sept. 28)
Girls
- Tuesday, Sept. 15, vs. St. James, L, 0-6
- Thursday, Sept. 17, at Parish Hill, L, 1-2
- Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Canterbury, L, 0-9
- Monday, Sept. 28, vs. Thompson, 3:30 p.m., Eastford Elementary School (note that this was rescheduled from Thursday, Sept. 24)
- Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Pomfret, 3:30 p.m., Pomfret Community School, 20 Pomfret St., Pomfret Center
- Thursday, Oct. 1, vs. Ashford, 3:30 p.m., Eastford Elementary School
- Thursday, Oct. 8, at St. James, 3:30 p.m., Route 101, Killingly (right before QVEC: Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications)
- Tuesday, Oct. 13, vs. Parish Hill, 3:30 p.m., Eastford Elementary School
- Thursday, Oct. 15, vs. Canterbury, 3:30 p.m., Eastford Elementary School
- Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Thompson, 3:30 p.m., Thompson Middle School, 785 Riverside Dr, North Grosvenordale
- Thursday, Oct. 22, vs. Pomfret, 3:30 p.m., Eastford Elementary School
- Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Ashford, 3:30 p.m., Ashford Elementary School, 440 Westford Rd., Ashford
Girls
- Tuesday, Sept. 15, at St. James, W, 2-1
- Thursday, Sept. 17, vs. Parish Hill, W, 2-0
- Tuesday, Sept. 22, vs. Canterbury, L, 1-4
- Thursday, Sept. 24, at Thompson, L, 0-8
- Tuesday, Sept. 29, vs. Pomfret, 3:30 p.m., Eastford Elementary School
- Thursday, Oct. 1, at Ashford, 3:30 p.m., Ashford Elementary School, 440 Westford Rd., Ashford
- Thursday, Oct. 8, vs. St. James, 3:30 p.m., Eastford Elementary School
- Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Parish Hill, 3:30 p.m., Parish Hill Middle/High School, 304 Parish Hill Rd., Chaplin
- Thursday, Oct. 15, at Canterbury, 3:30 p.m., Robert Manship Park, 50 Lovell Lane, Canterbury
- Tuesday, Oct. 20, vs. Thompson, 3:30 p.m., Eastford Elementary School
- Thursday, Oct. 22, at Pomfret, 3:30 p.m., Pomfret Community School, 20 Pomfret St, Pomfret Center
- Tuesday, Oct. 27, vs. Ashford, 3:30 p.m., Eastford Elementary School
Season Scoring Totals
Boys
Kameron Pacheco: 3
Jack Kernan: 1
Charlie Ellsworth: 1
Girls
Hayleigh Wooding: 1