In preparation for the upcoming season, the middle school Patriots held a scrimmage against Mechanicsburg to work on skills needed to compete at the high paced Tier one this 2009-2010 campaign. Coach Chuck Acri, alongside Coach Lonnie Metz and Brian Stright, hold a strong team, equipped with offensive weapons such as Brett Gummo and Josh Lafferty, and backed up with a strong defensive line of Captain Kenny Forsberg and his Assistant Lonnie Metz. In the crease this season will be Devon Foutz, an athletic individual, being tutored by varsity goaltender William Ott. Devon will bring confidence to his teammates, and in an impressive start in this weekends scrimmage, Devon allowed only one goal, while his fellow Patriots rallied, scoring many unselfish and skillful goals, many on odd-man-breaks. It was sure the team was on the ball, killing off a "penalty", and even managing to get a few shots on net while a man down.
While improvement is always helpful, this years team will surely impress this upcoming campaign.
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