Boys’ Soccer Captures South Jersey Championship

The first-ever sectional championship contest held on the Moorestown Friends School campus did not disappoint on November 7. (Four years ago, the NJSIAA shifted the non-public sectional finals for most sports from neutral sites to the highest remaining seed).

Hundreds of fans from both teams lined the sidelines at MFS for a memorable NJSIAA Non-Public B South Boys’ Soccer championship match between the Foxes and St. Rose of Belmar.

The Purple Roses controlled the first 15 minutes before the Foxes found their footing. The hosts eventually began to create chances and hit the post and the crossbar before halftime, but the game remained scoreless. MFS goalie Jonah Bierig ’24 (10 saves) and St. Rose goalie Jack Harmon (11 saves) continued their elite goalkeeping displays deep into regulation which concluded 0-0. 

Two 10-minute overtime periods also produced plenty of chances but no goals and the championship would be decided by penalty kicks. The format is a best-of-five round of kicks from the spot which ended 4-4. The match then proceeded to sudden victory kicks with both teams matching results through four rounds, before Bierig clinched the victory with the 10th kick for the 8-7 shootout victory. The game is officially a 0-0 tie with the Foxes moving to 14-5-2 and the Purple Roses ending their season at 13-2-5. MFS fell in the state championship match to Gill St. Bernard’s on Friday.

View highlights from the Non-Public B South championship game here.