NEWARK, N.J. — With temperatures forecasted in the upper 90s, a heat advisory issued by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) forced the postponement of the Greece Athena boys soccer team’s season opener at St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.).
The teams are working to reschedule the game at a later date.
St. Benedict’s, currently ranked No. 1 in the country by Top Drawer Soccer and USA Today, has finished the season atop the national polls 11 different times. Former USMNT captain, Claudio Reyna, current Columbus Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter and Tab Ramos all played their prep careers at St. Benedict’s.
For those asking we are working on getting this game rescheduled for later in the season https://t.co/y8qrMHs2CF
— StBenedictsPrepSoc (@SBP_Soccer) August 29, 2018
Athena returns Othman Belhseine (11 goals, five assists), senior defender Ryan Burns, Dylan Rice (eight goals, six assists) Yakup Simsek and CJ Takatch (13 goals, five assists). Dylan McDermott, who has played throughout his high school career with Empire Academy, is the squad’s top newcomer. McDermott has already committed to continue his career at Rutgers University.
Takatch recently committed to play at St. Bonaventure University.
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