October’s coolest temperatures came at the right moment Monday morning.
Monday marked the first official day of MHSAA soccer practice.
“This is great,” said Northeast Jones head boys and girls soccer coach Matt Reid. “I woke up this morning and felt the cold temperatures. It’s like the weather knew it was soccer season.”
Both teams converged on the soccer practice field off Northeast Drive Monday afternoon. Reid said efficiency at practice is of major importance with the season’s first game less than three weeks away.
“There’s a lot of excitement out here,” Reid said. “We’ve changed the way we run things out here to be more efficient. We have two great groups out here practicing.
“The coaches and I met in the preseason, and we wanted to be more efficient with our practices. Not to necessarily stay longer, but to utilize our time better while we are out here and work on the things that we need to work on. I think we’re accomplishing that. Things have gone well today.”
Northeast Jones is set to scrimmage Sacred Heart on Saturday, October 28, starting at 2 p.m. The Tigers’ first official game of the season will be the following Saturday (November 4) in Bay St. Louis at the Bay High Soccer Classic.
The following is the schedule set for November 4 at Bay High Soccer Classic:
Bay High vs. Northeast Jones (girls) – 9 a.m.
Bay High vs. Northeast Jones (boys) – 10:15 a.m.
Northeast Jones vs Florence (girls) – 11:30 a.m.
Northeast Jones vs. Florence (boys) – 12:45 p.m.
(Each game will consist of a two 30-minute periods with a five-minute halftime.)
Stay tuned for soccer previews from all Jones County teams in the coming weeks.
