“One of the special things about Freehold Township is that every player who steps in each year expects to win. “We talked all year that it was us against the world,” Coach Josh Mehl said. Freehold Township outscored Toms River North, 7-6, on penalty kicks. It took eight rounds, but the final result saw the Patriots advance to their first state tournament championship match in 39 years as senior Josh Hocheiser scored the deciding penalty kick. That result sent the state semifinal match to penalty kicks to decide a winner. Regulation time (80 minutes) ended in a 0-0 tie and two 10-minute overtime periods failed to produce a goal. It’s unfortunate it didn’t go our way, but I’m super proud of the girls.”įreehold Township ended the 2021 campaign with a record of 22-1-1.Īfter winning the Central Jersey Group IV state sectional titles, the boys and the girls each defeated Toms River North High School in the Group IV state tournament semifinals.

There are no words that are going to make them feel better at this point, but all they need to know is that all of their coaches are proud of them. In the aftermath of the loss to Westfield, Coach Dave Patterson said, “I’m super proud of the girls. The Blue Devils scored the only goal of the match with less than :10 left in 80 minutes of regulation play. In the Group IV girls final, the Patriots lost to Westfield High School of Union County, 1-0, on Nov. In the Group IV boys final, the Patriots lost to Kearny High School of Hudson County, 6-2, on Nov. Unfortunately, the end result in each Group IV final did not go the Patriots’ way.

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