By Brian Prato

Staff Writer

It’s not every day you see a freshman starting on a varsity team. But today, Ben Osgood is proving that even though he is one of the youngest in the school, he can make an impact on one of WA’s top sports team.

Osgood is the starting attacking mid-fielder on the WA Varsity Soccer team and has a goal and three assists in the team’s seventeen games played, and is really enjoying the playing time and process in general.

“It’s pretty exciting, but intimidating at the same time because most of the other players are upperclassmen,” said Osgood.

He has adjusted to playing with upperclassmen.

“All of them are friendly and fun to hang around with. It’s easy to adjust to the competition, you just need to stay focused,” said Osgood.

Osgood has been impressed by his coaches for the team.

“Both coaches (Coach Dileo and Coach Wood) are simply great. It’s really easy to develop from them, but at the same time they make it exciting enough to have fun,” said Osgood.

Even as a freshman, Osgood is looking ahead to the rest of his high school soccer career. He plans on playing all four years in high school, and hopes to play college soccer.

The WA Varsity Soccer Team has a 9-6-2 record heading into the final game of the season tonight versus Waltham, and they’d like to end on a good note.

They plan on taking home the crown of state champions this November, and Osgood is really looking forward to it.

“Winning the tournament would be nice, and I am going to do everything I can to achieve that goal, and I know my teammates will as well,” said Osgood.