Shane Bufano News Today

Sometimes half the enjoyment of sports is building up the hype before big events and debating how things will shake out during crunch time.

SOUTH BURLINGTON – An eight-player senior class did a lot of the heavy lifting Friday for Stowe, but it was the finishing ability of two freshmen that helped the Raiders

Er goal by freshman Graeme Jostrand got Stowe warmed up and then Leo Jercinovic opened the floodgates during Wednesday’s snowy 4-1 semifinal boys soccer victory over Enosburg.

DUXBURY – Harwood has too many streaks to keep track of, but the No. 3 Highlanders had trouble extending them all during Wednesday’s 3-0 boys soccer victory.

DUXBURY - Harwoods ability to snap a lengthy string of consecutive U-32 victories while extending its own unbeaten streak was a recurring theme on the soccer pitch Wednesday.

MONTPELIER - The storyline was similar to a year ago but the roles were reversed Friday when the Stowe boys soccer team stunned Montpelier, 2-1, to snap the Solons 27-game

DUXBURY - Second-half goals by Matthew Fiaschetti and Eamon Langlais bailed out Harwood in a big way during Tuesdays 2-2 boys soccer draw with Stowe.

Teams from Chittenden and Washington County are back atop the boys soccer pecking order — just like the suns rises in the east and sets in the west.