Soccer, Boys: Junior B defeats Bement

On Wednesday, November 1^st, the boys junior B soccer team traveled to the Bement School for a rematch with their varsity squad. Deerfield prevailed 4-1 in the match earlier in the season and was looking for a season sweep against their neighbors. The cold, wet afternoon made it difficult for the keepers to handle the ball, thus a high-scoring affair. Deerfield found the back of the net first, after an uneventful opening 15 minutes, with an Ethan Chen ’20 goal in the 16^th minute. Three minutes later, Rob Sawyers ’21 scored for Deerfield to grab a 2-0 lead. Just when it seemed like Deerfield was going to run away with the match, Bement cut their deficit to 1 with a goal in the 23^rd minute. After trailing 2-1 at half time, Bement tied the match with an early goal in the 2^nd half, in the 40^th minute. The match was tight for the next 10 minutes, before Sam Laur ’20 gave the lead back to Deerfield with a goal in the 49^th minute. Chen’s second goal in the 54^th minute gave Deerfield some breathing room and a goal by Willy Conzelman in the 66^th minute finished the scoring at 5-2. With the win, Deerfield is now 8-1 and will wrap up the season against Cushing Academy at home on November 8^th at 3 pm.