Rhode Island High School Soccer - Storm King Rocky Hill Country Day
September 9, 2022: East Greenwich, RI 02818 The Rocky Hill Country Day Mariners the visiting Storm King Cougars soccer squad by a margin of 5-2 in Friday's non-league match.
The Mariners now sport a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Hyde for a non-league match on Saturday, September 10.
With the loss, Storm King drops to 0-1 on the season. The Cougars host Education First International Academy (New York, NY) to encounter the N/A in a non-league match on Saturday, September 17. The N/A come into the match with a record of 0-0.
Match Summary
Junior vice-captain John David O'Hara got the Mariners going with a sterling free kick from the top of the 18. Seven minutes later O'Hara was at it again, after some good work on the right side by sophomore Dudley Samponaro, John David received a cross and finished from inside the box. Storm King was able to halve the lead a few minutes later from a penalty. In the second half a disastrous sequence of bungled touches in their own box resulted in an own goal and a tie game. Rocky Hill demonstrated their resiliency however, immediately responding when O'Hara and freshman Lucas Torrado combined to switch the field where freshman Naseem Ankoma arrived to lash the ball into the upper corner for the lead. John David completing his hat trick when he received a pass from sophomore vice-captain Carter Holubesko outside the 18 and found the top corner. The Mariners would add one more when freshman Travis Knight crossed from the right side and sophomore Jack Casey finished with a volley.
