Grafton Globe Newspaper
Winter 2020 Edition
It’s most certainly not the way senior Brendan Donohue wanted to end his high school soccer career. A 5-1 loss to the Westboro Rangers on November 6th knocked the boys’ soccer team out of the Central Massachusetts playoffs. The loss marked the end of the 2017 season for the boys. For Donohue, however, the year is going to be remembered not for the way it ended, but for all the remarkable victories the team pulled off. “We went undefeated in conference play,” said the starting goalie. “We beat a really good team in Tantasqua. Whenever you’re able to beat Millbury twice in a season, that’s a good result.” According to the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, the boys’ team went 16-2 in the regular season, winning their first 13 games in a row to start the campaign. Grafton went on to play the North Middlesex Patriots in the first round of the District playoffs. After downing North Middlesex 3-0 on November 3rd, Grafton headed to Westboro the following Monday. The two teams had faced off on October 19th, the Rangers having handed Grafton their first loss of the season in that contest. Injuries, however, began to build up for the Indians. To Donohue, Westboro's biggest advantages were having a healthier team and having the same matchup in the regular season. “I think [Westboro] playing us before really helped them,” said Donohue. “Looking back, it’s definitely one that you want back and one you wonder if you could play different.” “If you had some guys healthy, it could’ve been different. It was a tough game.” Being a senior, the playoff exit meant that Donohue had played his final game in a Grafton uniform. Since then, he has spent time looking back on all the memories he made with his friends, coaches, and teammates. “The people that I’ve played with, I’ve played with since I was 10, 11 years old,” said Donohue. “It’s the friendships, the relationships, that I’ve made and really coming out as a true leader on the team are what I think have helped me as a player.”
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