R.H.S. Girls Soccer Preview: Ridgewood ready to continue program’s resurgence
August 29, 2014 Last updated: Friday, August 29, 2014, 12:31 AM
By Matthew Birchenough
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
After pulling off a major turnaround on the soccer field in 2013, the question facing the players on this year’s Ridgewood High School girls team is simple: Where do they go from here?
The Maroons improved from 8-11 in 2012 to 15-5-2 last season, and they also reached the Bergen County tournament semifinals for the first time in 13 years.
However, leading scorer Darby Kiernan and goalkeeper Olivia Shaw — both of whom earned spots on the North 1 region All-State team last year — as well as a handful of other key seniors are gone. But the raised expectations are not.
“We probably have more soccer depth on this team than we’ve had over the last couple of years,” RHS head coach Jeff Yearing said Tuesday. “The expectations are high.”
The 2013 season provided several reasons for renewed excitement about the team, including a 1-0 win versus Immaculate Heart and two wins over Paramus, the first triumphs against their Big North Freedom Division rival since 2009.
