MVC Boys Soccer: New coach begins Methuen rebuilding process

Andover

2009 record: 8-8-2, lost in Division 2 North first round

Returning starters (8): Bryan Burkhard, Sr., forward; Panayioti Kostakis, Sr., midfield; Pat Leber, Sr., midfield/forward; Mike McQuillan, Sr., defense; Will Ossoff, Sr., defense; Crosby Nicholson, Sr., defense; Sean McQuillan, Sr., midfield; Drew Gath, Sr., midfield

Returning lettermen: John Barbaro, Sr., forward; Cam Bartley, Sr., midfield; Ryan Beaumont, Sr., defense; Elliott Cooper, Sr., midfield/forward; Dave Curran, Sr., midfield; Sean Furlong, Sr., defense; Will McGowan, Sr., midfield; Alex Scira, Sr., forward/midfield; Conor Timmins, Sr., midfield; Josh Chevalier, Jr., keeper

Promising newcomers: Pat Morrow, Sr., defense/midfield; Colin Rivet, Sr., keeper; Josh Mintz, Jr., forward/midfield; Pat O'Sullivan, Jr., midfield; An Huynh, Soph., midfield; Drew Johnson, Soph., midfield/defense; Eric Wybenga, Soph., midfield/defender

Candidates in all grades: 97

Captains: Bryan Burkhard, Panayioti Kostakis, Mike McQuillan, Will Ossoff

Returning goal leaders: Bryan Burkhard 4, Pat Leber 2

Returning honorees: Bryan Burkhard, MVC All-Star

Assistants: Mike Votto, JV; Jeff Mintz, Frosh.

Odds and ends: Mike and Sean McQuillan are twins. ... Assistant coach Jeff Mintz is the father of junior Josh Mintz ... Will McGowan missed much of last year because of a recurring foot injury, which has caused him to have two surgeries over the past two years. ... An Huynh is a transfer from Phillips Academy.

Coach Jim Saalfrank (2nd year, 8-8-2): "Bryan Burkhard likes to play with his back to the goal and he releases and uses his speed to spring toward the goal. Pat Leber just flat out outhustles defenders. We have plenty of seniors and a lot of them played last year so we'll have plenty of depth."

Central Catholic

2009 record: 7-6-4, lost in Division 2 North prelims

Returning starters (9): Anthony Greco, Sr., defense; Alex Parisi, Sr., midfield/forward; Adam Johnson, Sr., defense; Zack Bunnell, Sr., midfield/forward; Brad Donahue, Sr., defense; Colin Walsh, Sr. keeper; Matt Fenlon, Jr., forward; Tyler Graham, Jr., midfield; Thomas Sar, Soph., midfield

Returning lettermen: Ryan Margulis, Sr., midfield; Caleb Howard, Sr., midfield; Vinny Cambio, Sr., forward; Jared Beaudin, Sr., defender; Michael Goodwin, Soph., forward

Promising newcomers: Robert Petrosillo, Sr., keeper; Sean Davis, Jr., forward; Michael Regan, Jr., midfield/forward; Andrew Ayres, Soph., defender

Candidates in all grades: 64

Captains: Adam Johnson, Alex Parisi

Returning goal leaders: Tyler Graham 3, Zack Bunnell 2

Returning honorees: Anthony Greco, Adam Johnson and Tyler Graham, MVC All-Stars

Assistants: John Keogh, assistant varsity; Bob Shone, JV A; Evan McGee JV B

Odds and ends: Josh Voto transferred to Belmont Hill. He would have been the leading returning goal scorer after scoring 16 goals last year. ... Tyler Graham has been switched from defense to midfield; ... Robert Petrosillo and Colin Walsh will battle for the starting keeper positions. ... Assistant John Keogh was born in Ireland and attended Dublin Institute of Technology.

Coach Shawn Chase (2nd year, 7-6-4): "We have a lot players coming back. We're very motivated. We're going to count on anyone who can put the ball in the net. I'm guessing our scoring will be more spread out this season."

Haverhill

2009 record: 10-7-1, lost in Division 1 North prelims

Returning starters (6): Alexander Jimenez, Sr., midfield; Colin David, Sr., defense; Juan Santacruz, Sr., stopper; Josh Goehring, Sr., sweeper; Mark Hogan, Jr., midfield; Zach Sindoni, Jr., midfield

Returning lettermen: Joe Richard, Sr., forward; Alex Hoopes, Jr., midfield

Promising newcomers: Peter Fichera, Sr., midfield

Captains: Josh Goehring, Juan Santacruz, Joe Richard

Returning goal leaders: Peter Fichera 5, Alexander Jimenez 1, Colin David 1, Zach Sindoni 1

Returning honorees: None

Assistants: Zach Eldridge, JV

Odds and ends: Juan Santazcruz was switched from stopper to midfield ... Peter Fichera is a transfer from Methuen.

Coach John Coppola (8th year, 76-42-15): "I think we're hoping that our midfielders and forwards are working well enough together to create some chances. I think we'll be stronger on the offensive side than the defensive side. We have a huge crew that has no experience."

Lawrence

2009 record: 5-13, didn't make tourney

Returning starters (6): Oscar Carranza, Sr., forward; Jose Ossers, Sr. forward; Edgar Escalante, Sr., defense; Luis Hernandez, Sr., midfield; Romeo Gomez, Jr., keeper/defender/forward; John Carlos Deleon, Jr., forward

Returning lettermen: Francis Henriquez, Sr., defense; Oscar Landivar, Sr., defense

Promising newcomers: Darren Castillo, Sr., defense; Adam Potter, Sr., keeper; Edy Salmoran, Jr., midfield; Ricky Rodriguez, Jr., defense; Romiro Ortega, Frosh., forward

Candidates in all grades: 46

Captains: Edgar Escalante, Luis Hernandez, Jose Ossers

Returning goal leaders: Luis Hernandez 2, Jose Ossers 2

Returning honorees: Edgar Escalante, All-MVC; Luis Hernandez, MVC All-Star

Assistants: Ben Marlow, JV; Scott Brown, Nick Beauchamp

Odds and ends: Veteran local coach Nunzio DiMarca has replaced Don Sheldon, who earned high marks for bringing the program to respectability with a 19-44-9 record in four seasons. DiMarca, a longtime Lawrence City Councilor, was 11-55-10 from 2002-06 at Greater Lawrence Tech and 11-21-5 in 2000-01 at Haverhill.

Coach Nunzio DiMarca (1st year): "I'm trying to develop three or four players who can get the ball in the net so it's not a one dimensional (offensive) team like it has been the past few years."

Methuen

2009 record: 1-17, didn't make tourney

Returning starters (3): Cooper Brown, Sr., forward; Kevin Dunn, Sr., defense; Kevin Lima, Jr., midfield/forward

Lettermen/newcomers: Donald Bibbo, Sr., striker; Lane Nickerson, Sr., midfield; Leo Cassanelli, Sr., midfield/forward; Taylor Jacoby, Sr., defender/midfield; Keith Erickson, Jr., goalie; Nick Bonneau, Jr., midfield; Josh Pappas, Jr., defense; Nick McAloon, Jr., midfield; Josh Shelmer, Jr., midfielder; John Sullivan, Jr., defense; Hernan Proenca, Soph., midfield; Kevin Echeverry, Soph., forward; Ahmed Fathi, Soph., midfield; Greg Walton, Soph., goalie; Luis Guerrero, Soph., defense; Jimmy Summa, Soph., forward

Candidates in all grades: 50

Captains: Cooper Brown

Returning goal leaders: Kevin Lima 2

Returning honorees: None

Assistants: Jonathon Melo, goalies; Ted Gabriel, Frosh.

Odds and ends: Methuen has suffered through back-to-back one-win seasons. ... Former coach Claude Beaudet went 67-140-40 in 13 years. ... Former Lowell High, New Haven and UMass Lowell player Jeff Lamy was most recently an assistant with the Lowell High boys team. The new Ranger coach also has experience as the girls U14 Portuguese-American Soccer Academy coach.

Coach Jeff Lamy (1st year): "Cooper is back and he's leading our team. He got these guys going in the offseason. He will run our midfield. We're definitely in a rebuilding year."

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