FMS Boys Soccer Continue to Improve

The Fairview Middle School Falcons Boys Soccer Team has been working hard and continues to show improvement.  Despite being a young team they have shown that they can compete.

In the game on Monday, October 29 against Hillsboro, the FMS boys kept the ball on the opponent’s side of the field.  There were several near goals and the teamwork was evident.  Late in the 1^st half a penalty kick by Hillsboro gives them a score.  During the second half Noah Cundari had to leave the game with an injury to his arm.  The rest of the team rallied and Nikki Hazelwood scored for Fairview.  The game resulted in a tie.

In the game on Tuesday, October 30 against Sunset Middle School the Fairview boys found a challenging team.  Sunset came out to dominate on offense and kept the FMS team on defense most of the 1^st half.  Despite repeated saves by goalie David Higgins, Sunset was able to get 3 in for scores.  The second half showed a turn around.  Coach Daugherty did some shifting on the team, putting Ethan Rousel in the goal and David Higgins at Center.  FMS was able to press repeatedly on offense and the result was a score by Austin Daugherty for Fairview.  The game ended with Sunset 3 and FMS 1.

During the game on Thursday, November 1 against Poplar Grove, FMS showed once again that it is a competitive team.  Poplar Grove came out strong, keeping FMS on defense and scoring one.  But with Ethan Rousel in the goal and David Higgins, Austin Daugherty and Michael Bengle up front, FMS was able to put some offensive pressure on Poplar Grove that resulted in a Penalty score.  The second half saw David Higgins back in the goal. 

Poplar Grove scores again before FMS comes on strong on offense and keeps the ball on the Poplar Grove end of the field.  Several times FMS came very close to scoring but the game ended with the score of Poplar Grove 2 and FMS 1.

The game on Tuesday, November 6 at Herritage started out pretty evenly matched.  David Higgins blocked several shots to the goal by Herritage but didn’t let any through.  During the second half Ethan Rousel started out manning the goal.  Herritage’s strong offense was able to get two scores.  Michael Bengle came in as goalie but Herritage proved too strong on offense and score again.  The final score was Herritage 3 and FMS 0.

On Wednesday, November 7 at Woodland Middle School the FMS boys got their first win.  The teams were fairly evenly matched early on.  David Higgins stopped any scoring attempts by Woodland.  Michael Bengle was able to sweep in the first goal for FMS.  During the second half Michael Bengle guarded the FMS goal while the offense led by Tristan Weaver, Noah Cundari and Nikki Hazelwood showed excellent teamwork that resulted in an assist by Noah to Nikki for the score.  The game ended with Herritage scoreless and FMS with 2.

This week Fairview hosts the Boys and Girls Middle School Tournament.  Come watch some exciting soccer as our talented middle school kids play.

Click on photo above for Video of FMS Girls and Boys Soccer vs. Poplar Grove. 
The game was played on Thursday night and the girls won for the first time against Poplar Grove. Photos and video above by Gary Shrader.