The boys' soccer team began their busy season over the summer, and, well, it's a rebuilding year. ‘Nuff said.

At the time of writing, the team has played six matches, four of which have been regular season events.

The first match was held at home against rival Ambridge August 30, where Beaver lost 4-0, while the second game was away against West Allegheny September 4. The Bobcats again fell 4-0.

Continuing their season, the soccer team lost to South Park in a hard-fought home match September 2-1. Then, the team lost again at home September 12 against Moon 2-0.

But at least they were shrinking the point deficits.

The next week, Beaver faced off against Obama Academy in Pittsburgh September 14, losing 3-2, then tied Montour at home September 17 2-2, so there was hope.

However, the Bobcats lost a tough away game at Blackhawk 2-0 September 19.

Looking at these results, it would be easy for the average person to be discouraged at the team's prospects for the rest of the season, but the boys' soccer team are not average men!

Or at least not the average high school boys' soccer team.

"We're doing better than expected [for an inexperienced team], but we still need to improve our overall skill and win a few section matches down the road to have a chance at playoffs," said junior Benjamin Porto.

Specifically, Porto believes that the team's offense needs to be more aggressive and stop taking "stupid penalties" that cost them points.

Here's what coach Mr. Scott Hazuda said about the season so far:

"It’s been a little rough, but we’re right at the midway point of the season, and we get to play the entire section again, so it’s looking better," he said.

Junior Tyler Haczela, who also is the team's goalie, had a much different opinion of how the team was developing.

Many players blame the team's lack of success on the loss of graduating seniors, so many gaps have opened up in the team's roster. However, Haczela doesn’t believe the freshmen are currently stepping up to fill these gaps. But they’ll get there.

"It’s a learning experience, so I’m sure they’ll fill these gaps better in the future," he said.

The team is still in playoff contention, but as it stands, they would have to win every single remaining match-up in order to qualify. A tall task, but the boys don’t seem to be discouraged in the slightest.