MONMOUTH — Monmouth girls soccer coach Gary Trafton is slowing things down a bit this season.

Such is the case when you have to replace five starers from a squad that reached the Class C South regional final.

Monmouth had nine freshmen come out this s

“Things are a lot different,” Trafton said. “We’re working a little bit more on skills right now. We can’t go quite as fast as we did last year. This year, we have to slow it down a little. We’re teaching more fundamentals. We’re young.

Monmouth had nine freshmen come out this season, up from just three a season ago. The club returns just three seniors.

“We have a good little core,” Trafton added, “but now I have to piece together new kids into real important positions.”


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