Two high school girls’ soccer teams in the North Country teamed up for one goal, and it wasn’t about winning the match. The 2nd annual Epilepsy Awareness game between Boquet Valley high school and Willsboro high school featured both schools raising money to support the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York. The organization specializes in offering services to in providing treatment and a potential cure for the brain disorder. “It would be really nice if we had a cure,” said Willsboro sophomore midfielder Emma Jacques. “That’s something that we could be contributing money towards.”The game was started to support a player from each school who has epilepsy. Jacques and Boquet Valley senior forward Emma Conley were both diagnosed with the condition when they were born. The 2nd edition of the game offered several ways families, fans and friends of the two teams could donate to the cause. Parents from both schools offered multiple raffle baskets right outside the field of play at Willsboro Central School and a parents could pay for their kids or themselves to participate in a penalty shootout competition at halftime against both of the school’s mascots. The two teams came together once again to raise money but also raise awareness to epilepsy. Conley and Jacques both encourage others in the North Country to speak up if they have epilepsy and know there is a group of people ready to support them. “(Emma Jacques) is the only other person I know that has epilepsy around here, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any others,” Conley said. “They may not speak up about it, but we hope this game is encouraging and spreading awareness to epilepsy. We want to make sure people don’t need to be shy about that.”The game itself featured a dominant performance from Boquet Valley. The Griffins scored three goals apiece in each half to secure a 6-0 win over the Willsboro Wolves.Diasy Cushman and Claire Reynolds both tallied two goals apiece while Jalynne Orciani and Emma Hance both tacked on one goal apiece for the Griffins.
ESSEX COUNTY, N.Y. —
Two high school girls’ soccer teams in the North Country teamed up for one goal, and it wasn’t about winning the match.
The 2nd annual Epilepsy Awareness game between Boquet Valley high school and Willsboro high school featured both schools raising money to support the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York. The organization specializes in offering services to in providing treatment and a potential cure for the brain disorder.
“It would be really nice if we had a cure,” said Willsboro sophomore midfielder Emma Jacques. “That’s something that we could be contributing money towards.”
The game was started to support a player from each school who has epilepsy. Jacques and Boquet Valley senior forward Emma Conley were both diagnosed with the condition when they were born.
The 2nd edition of the game offered several ways families, fans and friends of the two teams could donate to the cause. Parents from both schools offered multiple raffle baskets right outside the field of play at Willsboro Central School and a parents could pay for their kids or themselves to participate in a penalty shootout competition at halftime against both of the school’s mascots.
The two teams came together once again to raise money but also raise awareness to epilepsy. Conley and Jacques both encourage others in the North Country to speak up if they have epilepsy and know there is a group of people ready to support them.
“(Emma Jacques) is the only other person I know that has epilepsy around here, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any others,” Conley said. “They may not speak up about it, but we hope this game is encouraging and spreading awareness to epilepsy. We want to make sure people don’t need to be shy about that.”
The game itself featured a dominant performance from Boquet Valley. The Griffins scored three goals apiece in each half to secure a 6-0 win over the Willsboro Wolves.
Diasy Cushman and Claire Reynolds both tallied two goals apiece while Jalynne Orciani and Emma Hance both tacked on one goal apiece for the Griffins.