He had many more with the Little Tigers’ freshman and junior varsity teams before rising to varsity so many, he says, that he lost count.Īfter doing so well to preserve their lead and shutout for 78 minutes, the Princeton players surrendered a goal with 1:05 remaining when Falcons senior midfielder Liam Cramer headed in a corner kick from his classmate Matt Hoyt. It was his fifth goal since joining the big club. “On the second one, there were too many people in front of me, so I waited until I saw an opening,” Petruso said. Petruso flicked the ball just hard enough to beat Monroe goalkeeper Nicolas Rios and hard-charging senior teammate Drew Beamer with a shot into the corner of the net. First, he used his body to re-direct a head ball from senior midfielder Remy Hebert off a free kick with 23:25 to go in the game. Petruso definitely displayed his worth Wednesday night. Still, we brought him along slowly this season – letting him earn it.” “He was playing against senior- and college-level players and wasn’t skipping a beat.
“We knew last year that Nick could play,” Little Tigers head coach Wayne Sutcliffe said. But they found out with 14:11 left when junior midfielder Josh Nieman was sent off with a red card, forcing the team to play a man down for the remainder of the game. Little did the rest of his teammates realize just how much they would need each of those goals. Petruso scored twice in a three-minute sequence to help the visitors jump in front. The 16-3 Red Devils defeated 13th-seeded East Brunswick, 2-1, in double overtime Tuesday to earn the home game. With the victory, Princeton (15-5-1) advances to play at top-seeded Hunterdon Central in Friday’s sectional final for a tenatively scheduled 4 p.m. Walsh Field to help the third-seeded Little Tigers knock off the second-seeded Falcons, 2-1, in the semifinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Tournament. Wednesday Petruso scored two of the biggest goals of his short stint on varsity by connecting twice in the second half at Monroe High’s Hugh P. Nick Petruso has only been with the Princeton High varsity boys soccer team for about a month, yet the freshman striker is proving to be an excellent addition.
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