By Justin Feil, The Packet Group
For the second straight year, Princeton High’s girls soccer team saw its Central Jersey Group III run ended by Freehold Boro, 1-0. The seventh-seeded Little Tigers lost to No. 2 Freehold despite 13 saves from Mary McNutt.
”It was a real physical game,” said PHS coach Greg Hand after his squad finished the season 10-5-1. “They kept pushing numbers up the middle of the field trying to win balls. They were big and strong. We did an admirable job matching up with their physical play.
”I think it was a year of constant growth, as individual players and as a team, both on and off the field. We had a really nice run at the end. Prior to (Thursday), we had won five of six.”
The Little Tigers were led by a strong group of seniors that made it tough to score on PHS.
”Each of them will be tough to replace,” Hand said. “As people and as players, each of them brought a lot to this team. Each deserves individual mention. As a unit, it was a terrific senior class. As a class, they were role models for what you want in seniors.
”There will be people to take their place,” he added, “but this particular group will be missed.”
