With the Vermont high school soccer season in the books, standout seniors from across the state have the opportunity to show off their talents again at the second edition of the Vermont Soccer Coaches Association’s Green & Gold Senior Classic, set for Sunday at Vermont State University—Castleton.
The event “celebrates the accomplishments of Vermont’s high school senior soccer players, bringing together selected athletes from across the state for a day of competition and recognition,” according to a news release.
Four matches will be played, and athletes will be organized by division and split into green and gold teams for boys and girls athletes, respectively.
Boys teams with a mix of Division III and IV players will battle one another, as will girls teams with a mix of Division III and IV players. The same format applies for the Division I and II teams.
Upper Valley athletes will be well represented at this weekend’s classic.
For the D-III/IV boys, Matthew McGovern (Thetford), Russell Danforth (Oxbow), and Nolan Bourn (Rivendell) will compete on the green team, while Collin Keep (Sharon), Sullivan Staff (Sharon), Noah Malloy (Sharon), Jack Hughes (White River Valley), Isaac Kinsley (White River Valley), and Luke Hecker (Woodstock) will play for the gold team.
As for the D-III/IV girls: Mackenzie Pearl (Oxbow), Autumn Powers (Rivendell), Lily Murray (Rivendell), Lily Miller (Thetford), Lizzie Brown (Thetford), Carabella Rouleau (White River Valley), and Lucy Marcroft-Rikert (White River Valley) made the green team.
Olivia Halsey (Sharon), Callie Spaulding (Windsor), Amelia Hurd (Woodstock), and Julia Barry (Woodstock) will compete on the gold team.
In Division I/II, the boys gold team will feature Jackson Hessler and Colin Morlock, both from Hartford High. Additionally, their head coach, Connor Brooks, who was named the VSCA boys overall Coach of the Year, will man the sidelines for the gold squad. No athletes from area high schools are on the green team or the D-I/II girls teams.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors 62 years and older, and students. Children under 6 years old are free.
D-III/IV boys begin at 10 a.m., followed by the D-I/II boys at noon. The D-III/IV girls will play at 2 p.m., and the D-I/II girls will close out at 4 p.m.
