Nice job Bulldogs!
From the BCCT:
Douglass,Bulldogs make some history
By: STUART LONDON
Bucks County Courier Times
MORRISVILLE - In past years, defenses knew they had to concentrate on stopping Brandon Douglass when they played Morrisville.
This season, the Bulldogs have other offensive weapons in addition to Douglass - yet he is scoring even more.
Douglass, a senior, broke the school record for goals in a season Thursday night by netting a hat trick in Morrisville's 6-0 win over visiting Pine Forge Academy in a Penn-Jersey League boys soccer quarterfinal at Robert Morris Field.
There was team history as well for the Bulldogs - they won their first playoff game in the 31-year history of the program. Morrisville will now host Girard College on Tuesday in a semifinal.
Douglass got the record-breaking goal six minutes into the second half. He came into the game with 22 goals, and needed two to break the school mark of 23 set by Mac Edwards in 2005. He scored 18 minutes into the contest, then missed on a number of shots leading up to that goal.
"It was killing me," said Douglass, who has over 40 goals in his career. "I was working on it. It felt so good to finally make it."
Morrisville used to play exclusively in the Bicentennial Athletic League, which has many strong soccer programs, but recently joined the Penn-Jersey for soccer as well.
"This gives us a chance to play teams more our level," said Douglass. "I remember getting beat by Holy Ghost Prep 11-0. Now, we have a chance."
An infusion of young talent has helped take the pressure off Douglass. The other three goals in the game were scored by a sophomore (Krysten Guilfoyle) and two freshmen (Saul Salas-Valdiviezo and Reynaldo Bonilla).
"We have other offensive weapons, so the expectations for Brandon having to do everything aren't there anymore," Bulldogs coach Sean Haines said. "But the offense still runs through him."
Douglass is appreciative of the help.
"I don't have to do all the work," he said. "I can find open players if there are people on me."
Morrisville has also never had a winning season before and now stand at 9-9 with a non-league game at South Hunterdon (N.J.) today and league and District One playoffs coming up next week.
