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Team Info
Boys' Soccer - JV
Overview
Overview
The JV boys' soccer team seeks to help young men develop lasting commitments to sportsmanship, personal discipline, and team spirit. A tradition of success informs the work each squad does throughout a season; that is, players understand their efforts are part of a Taft program with a winning mentality and they, too, can contribute to that identity. The coaching philosophy is grounded on the assumption that any player willing to work hard, play fair, and take instruction can become a candidate for varsity. At the same time, JV players begin to see more clearly the individual roles they can assume to make their team better. In all respects, Taft JV players understand themselves as participants in a larger endeavor: stewarding Taft soccer in a sporting, winning fashion during the brief years they have the privilege to play.
Schedule
Schedule
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Type | Details | Result | Score | Status |
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Brunswick School
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Home | View Recap | Win | 3-1 | |||
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Westminster School
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Home | View Recap | Win | 10-0 | |||
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Kingswood Oxford School
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Home | Details about Boys' Soccer - JV | Win | 11-0 | |||
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Deerfield Academy
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Deerfield Academy | Away | Details about Boys' Soccer - JV | Loss | 1-2 | ||
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Avon Old Farms School
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Home | View Recap | Win | 2-1 | |||
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Indian Mountain School
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Indian Mountain School | Away | View Recap | Tie | 1-1 | ||
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Suffield Academy
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Suffield Academy | Away | View Recap | Win | 2-0 | ||
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Berkshire School
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Home | View Recap | Win | 2-0 | |||
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Trinity-Pawling School
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Trinity-Pawling School | Away | View Recap | Win | 2-1 | ||
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Avon Old Farms School
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Avon Old Farms School | Away | View Recap | Win | 6-0 | ||
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Williston Northampton School
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Williston Northampton School | Away | View Recap | Win | 6-2 | ||
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Salisbury School
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Salisbury School | Away | Details about Boys' Soccer - JV | Win | 12-0 | ||
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Kent School
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Home | Details about Boys' Soccer - JV | Win | 5-0 | |||
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Home | Details about Boys' Soccer - JV | Win | 1-0 | |||
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Loomis Chaffee School
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Home | Details about Boys' Soccer - JV | Tie | 1-1 | |||
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Indian Mountain School
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Home | Details about Boys' Soccer - JV | Win | 3-2 | |||
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Hotchkiss School
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Hotchkiss School | Away | Details about Boys' Soccer - JV | Loss | 2-3 |
Roster
Roster
| # | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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| 0 | Joey Palladino | 2029 | Southington, CT | |
| 4 | Edward Bravo | 2027 | Corona, NY | |
| 5 | Jay Fisch | 2027 | Darien, CT | |
| 6 | Keigo Takanabe | 2028 | Minato-ku | |
| 7 | Patrick Yan | 2027 | Great Neck, NY | |
| 8 | Santi Meza Rivera | 2027 | Cartagena | |
| 10 | Jack Dodd | 2026 | Madison, CT | |
| 11 | Jonathan So | 2027 | Hong Kong | |
| 12 | Tom Ewing | 2029 | New Preston, CT | |
| 13 | Jackson Bamber | 2027 | Staatsburg, NY | |
| 15 | Blake Bamber | 2029 | Staatsburg, NY | |
| 17 | Lucas Thomas | 2028 | New York, NY | |
| 18 | Adu Udoyen | 2029 | Milford, CT | |
| 19 | Kristian Lukyanov | 2028 | Hollywood, FL | |
| 20 | Hampton Soetemo | 2028 | Singapore | |
| 21 | Jaiden Jaeger | 2029 | Singapore | |
| 22 | Jordi Mirabent | 2028 | Ciudad de Mexico | |
| 23 | Sydney Anya | 2028 | Bloomfield, NJ | |
| 26 | Adrian Branco | 2028 | Middlebury, CT | |
| 27 | Luke Farisello | 2029 | Woodbury, CT | |
| 30 | Chris Mompoint | 2026 | Davenport, FL | |
| 31 | James Wilkins | 2029 | New York, NY | |
| 33 | Luke Adams | 2027 | Litchfield, CT |
Coaches
Coaches
About Head Coach Roddy Pratt
Roddy Pratt graduated from Bates College in 2018 with a BA in English. He competed on the men's rowing team for four years, winning three NESCAC Championships in the Varsity 8+ and qualifying for the IRA National Championship in 2018. His experience leading wilderness canoe trips for adolescents in Canada inspired him to pursue a teaching career. After graduating, Roddy taught English at Rumsey Hall School for three years, serving as English department chair from 2020-21. At Taft, he teaches Lower Mid English, Upper Mid English, Boarding School Literature, and The Pilgrimage. He also assists coaching soccer and rowing. Roddy is working toward a master’s of arts in English at Middlebury College. In his free time, he enjoys baking bread, playing guitar, and exploring the trails of Connecticut. He lives in Watertown with his wife, Pia.
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