17吃瓜

Lewis Page, head coach of 17吃瓜鈥檚 Men鈥檚 Soccer team, has recruited Scott Davis of Peterborough, Ontario, to play for the Panthers. The 18-year-old defender has family ties to the Island鈥攂oth his maternal grandparents, Gloria Sencabaugh and Angus Moore, were born and raised here. This connection made the decision to pick 17吃瓜 an easy one.

鈥�17吃瓜 has always been a dream school of mine, even over top Ontario universities,鈥� said Davis. 鈥淲hen I received an offer from Coach Page, it was a dream come true. They鈥檙e giving me the opportunity to play the game I love at an amazing university while receiving a fantastic education.鈥�

Davis emerged as a leader and a top-tier talent at Crestwood Secondary School in Peterborough. He captained the Mustangs and guided them to second-place finishes in the Central Ontario Secondary Schools Association (COSSA) finals on two occasions.

Davis spent several years refining his skills in the Central Soccer League, where he developed into a reliable defender. In 2019, his coach recommended he try out for Peterborough鈥檚 under-21 team. It was a longshot for the 16-year-old, but he made the team and excelled.

鈥淛oining an under-21 team at 16 helped me learn how to adapt to new positions,鈥� Davis explained. 鈥淲hen I first joined, I hadn鈥檛 yet proven myself, so I wasn鈥檛 playing my preferred position. This made me very versatile, and now I can play almost anywhere on the field.鈥�

鈥淗e鈥檚 been to PEI before and loves it here,鈥� said Coach Page. 鈥淲e spoke on the phone, and he described his playing environment and training habits, and we thought he鈥檇 be a good fit. His experience will help him compete right away in training camp. His physical attributes鈥擲cott is 6 feet tall鈥攚ill complement our squad as well as we鈥檝e looked to add some height to the team in the last few years.鈥�

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