Boys soccer countdown: No. 5 Ridgewood
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
BY DARREN COOPER
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
Cooper Holmes is tasked with contrasting responsibilities at Ridgewood.
On the lacrosse team, he is an attackman, meaning it’s his job to score goals. For the Maroons boys soccer team, No. 5 in The Record preseason Top 25, he is an outside defender on the back row, meaning it’s his job to prevent goals from being scored.
“I never really thought about it that way,” said Holmes, a senior. “I’m so goal-minded in lacrosse, I think it almost helps me out in soccer. Even though I am primarily a defender, I get up the field a lot because I want to be part of the attack, but they are totally different positions.”
Ridgewood was in a new position last season, taking a huge step toward being one of North Jersey’s top programs. The Maroons won their first league title since 2001 and had a Bergen County tournament victory for the first time since 2005.
He talked more about lacrosse than soccer.