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Player Profile

Matt Dorsey

Position:

Center Forward

Little player, big impact
Dorsey breaks Susquehannock's record for goals
By NATE WILKINSON Dispatch/Sunday News 09/16/03
 

Matt Dorsey isn't a big kid.

At 5 feet, 6 inches, and just 120 pounds, he's not likely to get noticed in the hallways of Susquehannock High School. He's the type of kid who's old enough to drive but may need a phone book to see over the dash. A kid who probably has painful memories of the height requirement for roller coasters.

Even on the soccer field, a place where hulking football players and towering basketball stars are noticeably absent, Dorsey just blends in.

But he changed that yesterday. The junior took aim at history -- and a Susquehannock soccer record -- by blasting two goals in a 5-2 YAIAA Division I victory over Spring Grove. The goals gave Dorsey 42 for his career, one more than the previous record.

With two goals, two assists, and a new high school record to his credit, he was firmly in the spotlight, and he did his best to share it with others.

"It was a team effort, everyone else gave me assists," Dorsey said. "(The record) feels great. It's probably the best thing I've achieved in my life so far."