By Nathan Weinstein and Zachary Schocklin
The Prowler Staff Writers
The Unified Soccer game between Bridgewater-Raritan High School and Hillsborough High School ended in a thrilling 9-9 draw on Wednesday, September 30, at Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s Canada Grass Field.
The game started with an immediate goal by Hillsborough, followed by a fast goal scored by Bridgewater-Raritan’s Kyle Cosena. The game was very exciting the whole way through, and ultimately, at halftime, the score was 4-4
Bridgewater-Raritan scored to break an 8-8 tie to gain a 9-8 edge with under five minutes to play, but Hillsborough connected to end the game with the 9-9 tie. That result left Bridgewater-Raritan with a 1-0-1 record this fall.
Bridgewater-Raritan was led on offense by Angil Dinsesh and Nicholas Lloyd, who collected three assists, and on defense by Jathin Vemulapalli, who played well in goal.
Other key players for Bridgewater-Raritan were Nathan Birgfeld, Daniel Oldham, Rishi Thoppay, and Sarah Rashid.
The Bridgewater-Raritan players shared their enjoyment of playing in the game.
“We’re having a great time, and we started the season off strong,” said Lloyd.
Birgfeld declared that “I liked kicking and running,” and also, throughout the game, was heard chanting “Let’s Go Panthers.”
Kyle Cosena added that he liked “having my friends and shooting some goals”.
The team ended their post-game huddle, chanting just one thing that meant something more than just a soccer team: “1, 2, 3 Family”.
Bridgewater-Raritan will next play Voorhees High School on Monday, October 5, at 4 p.m. at Bridgewater-Raritan High School.