HARTFORD – It all started with Kindergarten Kickers in Somers. That’s when Will Accorsi and his twin brother Harrison began playing soccer.
A dozen years later, their high school soccer journey ended Sunday morning at Trinity Health Stadium with a state championship.
Will, who scored two goals, was named MVP in Somers’ 3-1 win over Haddam-Killingworth in the Class S boys soccer state championship game Sunday morning at Trinity Health Stadium.
“This has been the dream ever since I was playing Kindergarten Kickers behind the town hall,” Will said. “And (winning) the MVP – it couldn’t be better.”
Will and Harrison, a center back, were among the eight seniors who helped Somers coach Rick Kelley win his third state title (second outright) and first since 2015.
“It feels fantastic,” Kelley said. “We had a sound game plan and the boys went out and executed it.”
Fifth-seeded Somers opened the scoring with 16:13 left in the first half on a header from senior Logan Fritze. H-K, the third seed, tied the score at 1 with a goal by Chase Bruno with 4:50 left in the first half.
Haddam-Killingworth (18-5) had the wind on its side in the first half but that changed in the second half and that’s when Will Accorsi went to work. He scored a goal off a corner kick by Ben Medrek with about 27 minutes left in the game.
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“The front post header, every game this postseason I’ve scored on the same corner kick – same front post header, all four games,” Will Accorsi said. “I was open and I called for the ball then the ball was in the back of the net and it was awesome.”
He got the insurance goal with 9:35 left in the game.
“Just by the size of him, you never really know what’s going to happen, but somehow, some way, he’s going to get to the ball and he’s going to put it in the back of the net,” Harrison said. “And that’s what he did.”
Both twins are wrestlers; this is Will’s second state championship after winning the State Open and Class S titles in wrestling at 113 pounds last year.
“This is so much better,” Will said. “Because it’s a team thing. It’s not just me. It’s better for the town, the community – we filled this (stadium), people were tailgating at 8 a.m. – the community we have to support us is awesome.”
The twins will go their separate ways in the spring – Will plays baseball and Harrison lacrosse. But for now, they were enjoying their shared state championship experience.
“Not just my brother, but this whole team, we knew the first day of captains’ practice, we definitely had something,” Harrison said. “Every day we strived, with a great coaching staff behind us, to get better and here we are. It’s wonderful and very exciting and to have my brother right here with me, it feels great.”