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NoVeMber 20-26, 2019
Triton rises to the top Following the boys soccer program’s first sectional championship, three of the Mustangs’ key players reflect on historical, unforgettable season By RYAN LAWRENCE Sports Editor
The fun is in the winning, for perennial contenders and newcomers alike. But there is something especially satisfying about beginning a season with modest expectations, then putting your program on the proverbial map. When you’re able to hang a new banner in the gym or put a plaque inside the trophy case
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Triton established itself as one of the best teams in South Jersey with a win over undefeated Clearview a month ago and kept on rolling en route to the the first sectional championship in school history. Myles denton, Aiden Sommers and Austin Amberg proudly held the Mustangs new trophy prior to last week’s state semifinal game.
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Free for the first time, that winning feeling is unlike any that follows. Triton Regional High School’s boys soccer program pulled that off this fall. A four-year process that saw the team rise in relevance in South Jersey culminated in the first sectional championship in school history when the Mustangs defeated Ocean City 3-0 in the South Jersey Group 3 final on Nov. 8. “They’re all positive,” Triton Coach Bryan Ekstrom said of what made his team special this season. “We don’t have anyone who is negative or someone picking on the other guys, the things that can bring teams down. “They’re all very positive, they’re all very supportive of each other, which is great.” Before playing for a chance to advance to the Group 3 state championship last week, three of Triton’s veteran players spoke with South Jersey Sports Weekly about what’s been an unforgettable season. SJSW: South Jersey champions. What does it mean when you hear that? Myles Denton: It means everything we’ve worked for in the last four years has been worth the while. I remember my freshman and sophomore years, I saw really good teams — it was the first time we’d won the conference in 35 years my freshman year. So I looked up to them and now I’m a senior and I know the guys younger than us are looking up to what we did, and we’re making history. It’s cool to see. SJSW: When did you think something like this was possible? please see TrIToN, page S5