The Brattleboro Union High School boys' soccer team split a pair of games to close out the home portion of their schedule, losing 6-2 to Rutland and beating Taconic, 3-0.
Rutland came to Tenney Field Thursday night with a 5-5-1 record that belied their talent. The Raider offense, led by Jacob Godfrey and Jacob Henderson, was a clinic on passing into space. The two hooked up on Godfrey's first of four goals 15 minutes into the game when Henderson crossed a pass to him through traffic from the right side of the box.
Henderson notched his second assist 10 minutes later on a mirror image of the first scoring play, finding Kyle Waite with a cross from the left. Then the sophomore got one of his own just before halftime to push the lead to 3-0.
Jack Price got the Colonels on the board early in the second half with a put back after the goalkeeper couldn't corral Ian Fulton Black's free kick from 30 yards out. Then Godfrey scored twice for Rutland within a two-minute span to put the game out of reach.
Continuing my middle relief duties for Randy Holhut with a look at spring sports teams for Bellows Falls, Leland & Gray and Twin Valley high schools. The Commons front office says Randy will be activated off the Disabled List in time for next week's start to the regular season.
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