CAL Boys Soccer: Boudreaus power North Andover

Georgetown

2009 record: 4-10-4, didn't make state tourney

Returning starters (5): Matt Bitchell, Jr., forward; Ryan Browner, Jr., center-midfield; Andrew Savage, Jr., defense; Ben Warren, Jr., keeper; Andrew Nowak, Soph., defense

Returning lettermen: Chris Birnie, Jr., forward; Max Harper, Jr., midfield; Ben Brock, Jr., defense

Promising newcomers: Mike Hogan, Jr., defense; Dylan McFadden, Jr., midfield; Ryan Kennedy, Jr., midfield; Brandon Bornholdt, Jr., forward; John Laut, Soph., midfielder; Zack Graham, Soph., midfield; Kevin Morrissey, Soph., defense/keeper; Cole Martens, Soph., midfield; Jared Warren, Frosh., forward; Patrick Slack, Frosh., defense

Candidates in all grades: 40

Captains: Ryan Browner, Matt Bitchell, Andrew Savage

Returning goal leaders: Matt Bitchell 18, Ryan Browner 6

Returning honorees: Matt Bitchell, Eagle-Tribune All-Star

Assistants: Dave Mitchell, JV

Odds and ends: The 2009 Royals didn't make the postseason after reaching the North final in 2008. ... There are no seniors on this year's team.

Coach Chris DiFranco (2nd year, 4-10-4): "(Matt Bitchell) is our finisher. He does set up offense, too, but it's a credit to our whole offense that he's able to score so many goals."

North Andover

2009 record: 17-2-2, lost in Division 2 North semifinal

Returning starters (6): Ryan Boudreau, Sr., midfield; Evan Boudreau, Sr., midfield/forward; Tim Chiang, Jr., midfield; Zach Karalis, Jr., defense; Dennis Graef, Soph., defense; Evan Dudney, Soph., forward

Returning lettermen: Sean Erb, Sr., midfield; Chris Grimble, Sr., midfield; Corey Hocking, Sr., midfield; Nick Kingswood, Sr., defender; Jim Quinlan, Sr., midfield; Brett Smith, Sr., defender; Dan Connelly, Jr., defender; Tory Gabriello, Jr., forward; Eric Riedel, Jr., defender; Sherwin Yamin, Jr., midfield

Promising newcomers: Jason Keshian, Sr., defense; Cam Couillard. Sr., forward; Nedim Karamehmedovic, Sr. forward; John Manteiga, Sr., defense; Alex Valdes, Sr., forward; Michael Moroney, Jr., keeper Tyler McEachern, Jr., midfield; Connor Boudreau, Soph., defender

Candidates in all grades: 80

Captains: Evan Boudreau, Ryan Boudreau

Returning goal leaders: Evan Boudreau 11, Evan Dudney 6

Returning honorees: None

Assistants: Nate Thornhill, (JV); Kyle Wood (Frosh.)

Odds and ends: Last year was the Knights' most victories in a season since 1999 (21-1-1). ... Eagle-Tribune All-Star Jay Marchand, who scored 17 goals last year, transferred to BB&N.

Coach Bill Tarbox (20th year, 258-81-48; 38th year overall 380-194-79): "The fact that we lost Jay to a private school is a real setback for us. He was a dominant player on the field."

North Reading

2009 record: 6-10-2, didn't make tourney

Returning starters (7): Steven Dixon, Sr., midfield; Dan Herman, Sr., forward; Ben Harrow, Sr., goalie; Chris Kavanaugh, Sr., midfield; Nick Moscaritolo, Sr., defender; Alex Hentschel, Sr., defense; Chris Schipelliti, Jr., forward

Returning lettermen: Tommy Dixon, Sr., midfield; Ryan Finch, Jr., midfield; Tyler Stanieich, Jr., midfield

Promising newcomers: Mike Hanley, Sr., defender; Pat Frew, Sr., defender; Patrick Rubin, Sr., keeper; Dylan Poor, Jr., forward; Cody Carbone, Jr., defender; Brian Smith, Jr., midfield; Julius Degenhardt, Jr., midfield; Nathan Woundy, Jr., forward; Jack Warren, Jr., midfield; Nic Andre, Jr., keeper; David Donegan, Soph., midfield; Tommy Hogan, Soph., midfield; John Braga, Soph., midfield

Candidates in all grades: 46

Captains: Chris Kavanaugh, Steven Dixon, Alex Hentschel

Returning goal leaders: None with more than 1

Returning honorees: Steven Dixon, All-CAL

Assistants: Joe Davis, JV; Peter Kane, Frosh.

Odds and ends: Steven and Tommy Dixon are twins. ... Julius Degenhardt is a German exchange student.

Coach Mark Bisognano (9th year, 51-68-25): "Our biggest question mark right now is goal scoring. We're still looking for someone who can consistently put the ball in the net. We're going to lean on Dan Herman, Tyler Stanieich and Chris Schipelliti."

Pentucket

2009 record: 6-9-3, didn't make tourney

Returning starters (8): David McCarron, Sr., defense; Pat Tomaz, Sr., defense; Josh Croteau, Sr., forward; Dan Greene, Sr., midfield; Jake Benjamin, Sr., midfield; Jake Bacher, Sr., defense; Colin MacDonald, Jr., forward; Matt Farrell, Soph., midfield

Returning lettermen: Richie Cameron, Sr., forward; Greg Roccapriore, Sr., forward; Jake Croft, Sr., defense; Nick D'Amore, Sr., midfield; Jesse Buzzell, Sr., keeper; Pat Collins, Jr., midfield

Promising newcomers: Jonathan Ackerman, Sr., defense; Matt McLaughlin, Jr., defense; Seth Gorman, Jr., defense; Paxton Sedler, Jr., midfield; Mark Lulsdorf, Jr., keeper; Zack Chapman, Soph., midfield; Trevor Collins, Soph., midfield; Luis O'Meara, Soph., forward; Trevor Delp, Frosh., defense

Candidates in all grades: 52

Captains: Dan Greene, Josh Croteau, Jake Benjamin, Nick D'Amore

Returning goal leaders: Josh Croteau 4, Dan Greene 4, Colin MacDonald 3, Jake Benjamin 3

Returning honorees: Dan Greene, CAL All-Star

Assistants: Peter Angelli, assistant varsity; Chris Croteau, assistant varsity; Dan Domings, JV; Matt Mezzetti, JV; Ben Lopes, Frosh.

Odds and ends: Nick D'Amore had shoulder surgery in June and will be cleared to play within the next two weeks ... First-year assistant coach Chris Croteau (PRHS '03) is the older brother of senior forward Josh Croteau. Assistants Dan Domings (PRHS '05), Matt Mezzetti (PRHS '05) and Ben Lopes (PRHS '01) are all former Sachems.

Coach Christian Langlois (11th year, 82-74-33): "We have a lot of talent and experience and the guys with experience know what a tough time we had last year. It was tumultuous. We lost a lot of close game and we don't want to do that again."

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