Soccer - Boys
Schedule
Varsity
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Result | Score |
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vs.
Ledyard
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Ledyard High School-Bill Mignault Field | ||
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vs.
Griswold
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Rec Fields-Fontaine | ||
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vs.
Bacon Academy
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Rec Fields-Fontaine | T | 1-1 |
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vs.
Woodstock Academy
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The Woodstock Academy - Charles Bentley Athletic C-Bentley Main Soccer Field and Track | W | 3-1 |
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vs.
Stonington
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Norwich Free Academy-Turf Field | L | 1-3 |
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vs.
East Lyme
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Rec Fields-Fontaine | L | 1-3 |
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vs.
Fitch
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Norwich Free Academy-Turf Field | W | 5-1 |
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vs.
Ledyard
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Norwich Free Academy-Turf Field | W | 2-1 |
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vs.
Morgan
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Norwich Free Academy-Turf | W | 3-2 |
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vs.
Waterford
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Waterford High School-Alumni Turf Field/Track | W | 4-0 |
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vs.
Old Saybrook
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Old Saybrook High School-Old Saybrook HS Turf | L | 2-3 |
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vs.
Woodstock Academy
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Norwich Free Academy-Turf Field | W | 4-1 |
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vs.
Suffield
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Suffield High School-Ted Beneski Turf Field | W | 3-1 |
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vs.
East Lyme
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East Lyme High School-Dick North Turf Field | L | 2-4 |
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vs.
Ellington
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Norwich Free Academy-Turf Field | W | 3-1 |
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vs.
Fitch
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Groton Middle School-Groton Middle School-Turf Feld | W | 2-1 |
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vs.
Bacon Academy
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Bacon Academy-Football/Soccer Field | L | 0-1 |
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vs.
East Lyme
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East Lyme High School-Dick North Turf Field | L | 2-3 |
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vs.
CIAC Tournament Playdowns
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Higher Seed | ||
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vs.
New Canaan
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Norwich Free Academy-Turf Field | W | 4-2 |
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vs.
Norwalk
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Norwalk High School-Testa Field | L | 0-6 |
Junior Varsity
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Result | Score |
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vs.
Bacon Academy
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Bacon Academy-Baseball Field | Away | ||
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vs.
Stonington
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STONINGTON CT - High School-Piver Field - SHS BSOC | Away | ||
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vs.
East Lyme
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East Lyme High School-Back Soccer Field | Away | ||
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vs.
Fitch
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Groton Middle School-Groton Middle School-Turf Feld | Away | ||
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vs.
Woodstock Academy
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Fontaine Field | Home | ||
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vs.
St. Bernard
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St. Bernard School-Upper Soccer Field | Away | ||
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vs.
Killingly
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Rec Fields-Fontaine | Home | Cancelled | |
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vs.
Waterford
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Waterford High School-Miner Lane Field #1 | Away | ||
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vs.
Ledyard
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Rec Fields-Fontaine | Home | ||
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vs.
Fitch
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Poquonnock Plains Park-Soccer/Lacrosse Field | Away | ||
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vs.
Suffield
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Suffield High School-Grass field | Away | ||
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vs.
East Lyme
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Rec Fields-Fontaine | Home | ||
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vs.
Woodstock Academy
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The Woodstock Academy - Charles Bentley Athletic C-Bentley Main Soccer Field and Track | Away | ||
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vs.
Fitch
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Fontaine Field | Home | ||
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vs.
Bacon Academy
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Rec Fields-Fontaine | Home |
Freshmen
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Result | Score |
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vs.
Windham
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Ouellette-Lacrosse Field | Home | ||
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vs.
East Lyme
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Ouellette-Lacrosse Field | Home | ||
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vs.
Bacon Academy
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Bacon Academy-Baseball Field | Away | ||
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vs.
Ledyard
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Ledyard High School-Bill Mignault Field | Away | ||
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vs.
East Lyme
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East Lyme High School-Back Soccer Field | Away | ||
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vs.
Windham
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Rec Fields-Fontaine | Home | ||
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vs.
East Lyme
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East Lyme High School-Back Soccer Field | Away | ||
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vs.
St. Bernard
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Rec Fields-Fontaine | Home | ||
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vs.
Bacon Academy
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Bacon Academy-Baseball Field | Away | ||
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vs.
Bacon Academy
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Ouellette-Lacrosse Field | Home |
Coaches
Robert Briones, Head Coach
A native of Chile, Robert Brione has been the head coach of the NFA boys soccer team since 1997. Prior to NFA, he served for two years as the head coach at Putnam High School. He has amassed a record of 275-153-29. Throughout his career, Briones has coached eight All-New England players, 23 All-State players and 57 All-Conference players. His teams have won seven ECC league titles and one ECC tournament title. In 2019, Briones was honored with the Outstanding Coach of Year by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association. He has been named regional Coach of the Year three times and selected to coach the State Senior Bowl. In 2015, Briones was awarded the Eastern Connecticut Soccer Official Association Award for 25 years of service, and in 2017, he won Soccer Official of the Year in Connecticut, awarded by the CGSCA. Briones was inducted into the Southeast Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame in 2013.
Briones graduated with a Paralegal degree from Instituto Jurídico Canon, Santiago, Chile in 1989. From there, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies in 1995 and obtained his Master’s in Educational Psychology, Concentration in School Counseling in 1997, both from the University of Connecticut. In addition to coaching, Briones enjoys playing soccer for the Southeast Rovers team, traveling, biking, playing tennis and learning other languages. A native Spanish speaker, he is fluent in Portuguese and English.
Alex Cabezas, Assistant Coach
Alex Cabezas has been a member of the NFA coaching staff since 2010, serving first for eight years as the JV coach and the last five seasons as the varsity assistant. A native of Ecuador, Cabezas moved to the US in 1999 and graduated from NFA in 2000. Cabezas was part of the gold medal winning U23 team representing southeastern Connecticut in the 2009 Nutmeg Games. He continues to be actively involved in playing soccer, competing on the only Connecticut team represented in the over-35 Central Mass Soccer League.
Frankie Lee, Assistant Coach
A 2014 graduate of NFA, Lee has served as the JV coach for the last four seasons. Lee also teaches social studies at the Academy, following three years of teaching at St. Bernard’s. He received his master’s from UCONN in 2019.