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Honoring the best:
Girls soccer
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T
he area’s girls soccer scene will have a differ-
ent look next season as several of the area’s
top programs are losing a bevy of talent to
graduation.
In Easton, the fab four that brought the Tigers
to the Div. 1 South Sectional final this year – Kelly
Bliss, Clarissa Romero, Nicole Taylor and The En-
terprise’s Player of the Year, Kendall Andrew –
will all be moving on.
East Bridgewater, which made it to the Div. 2
South Sectional semifinals, will say goodbye to
Rianna Fasanello, MacKenzie Kingman and Sarah
Stetler. Abington, which advanced to the South
Sectional Div. 3 semifinals, will lose Mackenzie
Gillis and Alicia Reid.
And Cardinal Spellman will lose a pair of
spectacular seniors in Hannah Lipinski and
Samantha Zina.Kendall
Andrew
of Oliver
Ames
PAT R I O T S
‘Arian’s
great’
Mayo praises
Texans’ Foster
By Glen Farley
ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
FOXBORO – Jerod Mayo had the
scouting report on Arian Foster long be-
fore the rest of the NFL did.
“I’ve always thought highly of Arian
as a running back,” the Patriots lineback-
er said on Wednes-
day. “Obviously, now
you guys get to see
what he can do. I
went against him ev-
ery day one-on-one.
So I think he’s al-
ways been a good
player.”
Their bond was
formed in a weight
room on the campus
of the University of
Tennessee.
“To be honest
with you, when we
first came into
school, it wasn’t just
like we’re here,
rookies, we’re best
friends,” said Mayo.
“What happened
was, he was always at the facility late
and I was always at the facility late so it
was kind of like, well, we’re both here at
8 o’clock at night. We might as well
work together.”
The work paid off in a major way for
Mayo when the Patriots made him their
first-round pick, 10th overall, in the 2008
draft.
Foster’s path to the NFL wasn’t near-
ly so direct.
Although he left Tennessee as the
Volunteers’ second all-time leading rush-
er with 2,964 yards and third in all-pur-
pose yards with 3,880, Foster went un-
chosen in the 2009 draft.
Signed by Houston on May 1, 2009,
Foster was actually released on Sept. 5
of that year and signed to the Texans’
practice squad the following day. Signed
to the Texans’ active roster on Nov. 17,
Foster appeared in the team’s last six
games his rookie year, finishing with 54
carries for 257 yards and three touch-
downs.
One year later, Foster burst on the
scene, leading the league in rushing
yards (1,616), scrimmage yards (2,220),
touchdowns (18), scoring by a non-kick-
er (108 points) and first downs (123).
Two more 1,000-yard seasons later,
Foster is proving to be the player Mayo
thought he was in college.
PATS/PAGE 17
Arian Foster
Jerod Mayo
C E LT I C S
BIG VICTORY FOR TROJANS
Green
big on
special
night
B
OSTON – He was on an
operating table at the
Cleveland Clinic one
year ago Wednesday, far away
from life in the NBA.
Jeff Green needed surgery
on Jan. 9, 2012, after being di-
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I Top photo, Bridgewater-Raynham’s Matt Wabrek, left, competes against Thatcher Vanahan of St. John’s Prep
in a 126-pound contest during Wednesday night’s wrestling match. Bottom photo, Bridgewater-Raynham’s
Jarek Horne holds down Colin Sway of St. John’s Prep during their 152-pound contest. Wabrek won a 4-0
decision and Horne scored a pin to help propel the Trojans to a 45-25 victory over the visitors. Details/Page 16
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JIM FENTON
agnosed with an aortic
aneurysm a month earlier, leav-
ing the Celtics forward wonder-
ing what the future held.
Twelve months to the day
after that operation, though,
there was Green playing a key
role when the Celtics won their
fourth straight game for the
first time this season.
He had a team-high 14
points, including three impres-
sive dunks, to go with three re-
bounds, a steal and a blocked
shot in an 87-79 victory over
the Phoenix Suns at the TD
Garden.
The low point of last Jan. 9
was replaced by a high point on
this Jan. 9.
“I don’t cry,’’ said Green
after the win, “but it was (an
emotional night). A year ago, I
had heart surgery. When I think
about laying in the bed when I
woke up from it, and to where I
am now, it’s a big deal to me.
“I’m just glad to be here,
glad to be alive, glad to be
playing basketball. It felt good.
I can’t put it into words. I
mean, it’s a wonderful day. I
had a good game. You know, I
reflect a lot about what I’ve
been through, and it’s just a
blessing.’’
Green, who is averaging 9.7
points and 3.1 rebounds while
playing all 35 games, has gone
through ups and downs in his
return to the NBA after signing
a four-year, $36 million con-
tract last summer.
The scar on his chest serves
as a reminder that Green has
been through a lot, starting with
CELTS/PAGE 17