Warriors Take the Field: Sophomore Andrew Snyder (Left), assistant coach Scott Kaifer (Center) and junior Mitchell Brown (Right) walk on the Susquehannock stadium to start their warm ups.  On Sept. 18, the Warriors Varsity Soccer team took on York Suburban at Susquehannock Stadium.

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Starting Lineup: Senior Griffon Kaifer (#99),  senior Dalton Pearson (#14),  senior Ben Wilson (#7), junior Greyson Murray (#29),  junior Nathan Weldon (#28), junior Jon Lippy (#11),  senior David Muriel – Diaz (#9),  senior Anthony Maiorano (#3),  senior Eli Wetzel (#15), freshman Fallou Cisse (#25) and sophomore Nolan Holloway (#13) were the starting line-up against York Suburban. 

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Mid-Field to the Rescue: Senior mid – fielder Anthony Maiorano (#3) is attempting to make a direct pass to another junior mid. Nolan Holloway (#13).  During the first half of the game against York Suburban,  Maiorano attempted to take possession of the ball from Suburbans #30; the direct pass from Maiorano to Holloway was successful and allowed the Warriors to set up a play to score their first goal.

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Break Through: Senior Ben Wilson (#7) fights through two of York Suburban’s players to get control of the ball. As York Suburban was feeling the pressure near the end of the first quarter during Tuesday’s game, both of their defensive and offensive sides worked harder to try and rattle the Warriors. Even though #12 of Suburban was able to make a long pass down the field to his team-mate, the Warriors kept their composure and broke through Suburban´s  discord.

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A Long Way to Go: Junior Nathan Weldon (#28) makes a long pass in an attempt for his team-mate to make a goal. As the first half of Tuesdayś game was coming to an end, Weldon punted the ball to the opposite side of the field in an attempt to allow his teammate to score and to run out the clock so the Warriors could keep their 3-1 lead.

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Off to a Good Start: Junior Nathan Weldon (#28) kicks another long pass off the sideline. During the second half of Tuesday’s game, the Warriors kept the lead of 3-1 and kept all the pressure on Suburban’s defense. Weldon started off the second half with a long pass down the field to keep the other team on their toes.

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The Calm before the Storm: Sophomore forward Drew McAleer (#8) waits for York Suburban to make their next move. The end of the second half was creeping closer, and with the 5-1 lead the Warriors were not feeling any pressure. Suburban knew they needed to play harder.

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Take One for the Team: Sophomore forward Drew McAleer (#8) did his job of attempting to take control of the ball to score a goal, but unfortunately the other team defended the ball and McAleer went down. As the second half was coming to an end,  Suburban was feeling the pressure of the Warriors’ 5-1 lead and started playing aggressively. This led to McAleer, and other players, going down often; no players underwent any serious injuries.  

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Keep the Rally Going: Junior midfielder Mitchell Brown (#12) is attempting to keep the ball from Suburban. With seconds left in the second half, Brown attempted to keep the ball from Suburban, so they could out run the clock in hopes to keep their 5-1 lead.

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A Walk-off Win: The Warriors are walking off the field to congratulate each other. On September 18, the Susquehannock Warriors won 5-1 against the opposing team, York Suburban. Suburban put up a fight the entire game, but in the end, their efforts fell short.

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