The Susquehannock Warriors boys' soccer team heads into the 2009 season looking to repeat after last year's AA state championship season, but this year it will try to do it without the help of many departing seniors and with the challenge of having a new coach, Will Whitty.
Whitty, 29, coached club teams at FC York for the past three years and was an assistant coach for the Warriors last season. As the new head coach for last year's state champions, Whitty said he is ready for the challenge.
"It's an honor and definitely a little nerve-racking," Whitty said. "There are big expectations, especially with another talented group coming through. It's definitely a challenge. But with playing soccer and being competitive, you always like challenges."
The Warriors have already started quickly with a record of 5-2. Hopes are that this season will land them back in Hersheypark Stadium, playing in another state championship game.
