Boys 45 -- Tsfat Orange

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mzweben
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Boys 45 -- Tsfat Orange

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Congratulations to all the players on a great season! Each of you contributed and each of you deserves individual recognition, but you also get a big Yasher Koach for the way in which you supported each other, relied on each other, and came together in the playoffs:


Adam Blitzstein - Adam was a stalwart at midfield and on defense this year, did a lot of great work moving the ball up on offense, and got better every game. He played very hard and consistenly when we needed him the most, he has a great attitude and is a pleasure to coach.

Ethan Dalva - Ethan gives new meaning to the expression "it's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." He is incredibly positive, he is not afraid to mix it up with the big guys, and his skill level increased dramatically this year.

Jacob Glassman - Jacob is fast, and tough and determined, and he is real mensch. This year, like last year, Jacob could have been a scorer, and this year like last year he responded to the request that he focus mostly on defense and goalie by doing a spectacular job on both. Tsfat Gold did not allow any goals in the three playoff games, and he is one of the big reasons why.

Evan Goldman - Evan is a relentless attacker. We asked him in the playoffs to be our workhorse up front, and he responded. Evan had 6 goals and had a beautiful assist in the playoffs. He scored many of his goals late in the games, when he pushed himself when he was tired and outnumbered. He never complains and is pleasure to coach.


Jonah Rifkin - Jonah responded enthusiastically to the request that he help anchor our middle defense in the playoffs. He saved his best playing of the year for the last two games, and did a terrific job attacking the ball, turning it around and moving it upfield.


Aaron Weiss - Aaron is our "dirt dog." He had many great saves at goalie and acrobatic tackles on defense, and he was extremely smart in disrupting the opponent's offense. Aaron also could have been a scorer, but he willingly and cheerfully traded statistics when he was asked to hang tough at goalie, on defense and in midfield.


Daniel Zweben - Daniel also played only defense and midfield in the playoffs. Like his teamates, he was positive and uncomplaining, and had no problem foregoing shots on goal to play back. He had many critical defensive stops the last two games, and squeeked in from midfield to get an assist and a goal in the Grand Final.

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