Big mistake for Morgan

It's a big reminder that these are high school kids and that they are prone to mistakes.
This one just happened to be a big one.
William Morgan, the third-leading scorer in the area , was a key ingredient in Lyman';s third-consecutive Eastern Connecticut Conference Small Division title run. He was expected to be one of the main reasons why Lyman was hoping to do well in the Class S tournament.
Late Wednesday morning, that all changed.
Morgan found himself in the presence of the school's vice-principal; i facing disciplinary action for undisclosed reasons. Those reasons were serious enough that it forced coach Ryan Fabry to kick him off the boys soccer team for violating the school's athletic policy.
His teammates, fortunately, persevered without him to score a 2-0 win over Canton in a first-round state tournament match.
"I told them they could hang their heads or not and they chose not," Fabry said.
The coach called the team together for an impromptu team meeting prior to the match with Canton and put together, in his estimation, one of his best inspirational pregame speeches he has ever delivered, team captain Jake Duff agreed with that.
"He's the most passionate coach I've ever encountered and I've played for many," Duff said. "He knows how to speak and fire you up; it's why our teams are good, he knows how to get you ready."
It worked as sophomore Chad Barrett, playing up front in place of Morgan, scored both of the Bulldogs' goals and led them to the win.
"They all stepped up and played out of their minds," Fabry said. "The situation is done and over with and the way we played (Wednesday), we can play with anybody."
The situation may be done for the team, but it certainly is not over for Morgan. He now faces the cold reality of not only facing some sort of discipline, but facing his former teammates as well.