There is Emmaus and Moravian Academy and Parkland and Saucon Valley and Stroudsburg. <\/p>\n
Those are the teams that were expected to excel in boys soccer this season. And they have. <\/p>\n
Then, there are the surprise teams the teams that exceed expectations. Among them are Liberty in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference and Palisades in the Colonial League. <\/p>\n
It's not that either the Hurricanes or Pirates were projected in the preseason to be cellar-dwellers, but both squads are entering this year's postseason as championship contenders. <\/p>\n
One of the EPC's upstarts is Liberty, which was within a game of .500 in each of the past two seasons. <\/p>\n
The Hurricanes entered Tuesday's contest against Bethlehem Catholic with a 10-6 overall record and a 10-4 mark in the conference. Most impressively, the 'Canes had been winners in eight of their last 10 games. They started the year 2-4. <\/p>\n
Liberty coach Jason Horvath said the slow start was the combination of a difficult early schedule and poor play. <\/p>\n
\"We didn't start with easy games, especially considering where we were as a team at that point,\" said Horvath, who played on the Hurricanes' last District 11 championship team in 1993. <\/p>\n
\"Moravian Academy, Parkland, Pocono Mountain East, Stroudsburg those are some of the top teams in the area. I think if we played today, those games might go another way. I don't know. With the playoffs coming up, we'll see.\" <\/p>\n
The objective for Liberty, according to Horvath, is to remain focused for the entire game, all 80 minutes. The Hurricanes, while fast and skilled, are susceptible to lapses in concentration. <\/p>\n
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