Klingener Hat Trick helps stop Sparta

DENVILLE, NJ – The Morris Knolls High School boys soccer team – with hat-trick help from senior Matthew Klingener – handed Sparta its first loss of the season, a 3-0 decision in a morning match played on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Knolls.

Sparta entered the game with a 6-0-1 record and in first place in the North Jersey Athletic Conference’s National Division with a 5-0-1 mark. The Spartans are now tied with Montville for the division lead with Knolls two games back in fourth place.

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The Golden Eagles have won their last two games and are 5-4-1 overall and 3-3-1 in the division – in fourth place two games behind the leaders.

Klingener scored all three goals in the second half and now has 11 for the season. Senior Will Woods and junior Ben Priestner each had assists.

Junior Angelo D’Asti was called upon to make three saves in registering his first shutout of the season.

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