WINTHROP – Nick Cappuccio has proved himself to be one of many premier soccer gamers within the Northeastern Convention.
He would even be the final one to say fame.
A part of what makes the Winthrop Excessive soccer standout beloved by his coaches is the best way he handles himself each on and off the sector. He’s an All-Scholastic soccer participant who doesn’t act like one.
“Nick is as humble a child as I’ve ever coached,” mentioned Winthrop coach Jon Cadigan. “You’ll by no means hear a coach, a teammate or a instructor ever have a foul factor to say about him. If something, he’s virtually too good a child.”
Cappuccio had a breakout junior 12 months as he rushed for 982 yards and amassed 19 touchdowns in incomes Boston Herald All-Scholastic honors. He was additionally somebody who excelled because the lights shone brighter.
Winthrop confronted each Div. 6 state championship finalists and Cappuccio was top-of-the-line gamers on the sector in each contests. He had a pair of touchdowns, together with a game-winning 82-yard TD move in a 20-19 win over Salem. Within the playoffs, Cappuccio caught two touchdowns and added a 52-yard kickoff return in a hard-fought 35-21 loss to eventual champion Fairhaven.
Not one to relaxation on his laurels, Cappuccio set his sights on larger objectives this season.
“I knew I rushed for one thing like 980 yards, so I need to enhance on that,” Cappuccio mentioned. “No matter that was and no matter my receiving numbers have been, I need to get extra. The objective is at all times to enhance on daily basis.”
The Vikings have began the season with a 2-2 document, although the losses have come to undefeated Stoneham and Shawsheen, each ranked among the many prime groups of their divisions. Cappuccio has accomplished a bit of little bit of all the things, speeding for greater than 300 yards, catching a TD move and returning a kick for a rating, whereas doing all of the little issues that don’t seem in a boxscore.
“He’s a selfless child and everybody on our teaching workers would say the identical factor,” Cadigan mentioned. “Some youngsters are enjoying working again and all they need to do is run the ball. Nick is simply as glad blocking for a teammate as he’s working the ball. He’s not the right participant but when he makes a mistake on the sector, he’ll be taught from it and by no means make it once more.”
Now that Cappuccio is a senior, his position has modified in quite a lot of alternative ways. Shouldering a giant load on each side of the ball was a given, however being one of many veteran gamers on the staff required Cappuccio to simply accept extra of a management position.
“I do suppose I’m extra of a pacesetter by instance,” mentioned Cappuccio. “I’m not the kind that may communicate up rather a lot, but when one thing must be mentioned, I’ll say it.”
One would suppose based mostly on what Cappuccio has completed on the gridiron that faculty soccer is in his future. Soccer isn’t the one sport that Cappuccio has excelled in as he’s confirmed to be an elite monitor star. Eventually 12 months’s Div. 5 state championship, Cappuccio received the 100-meters, 200-meters and the lengthy bounce.
“I like each sports activities as a result of they’ve helped me get higher,” Cappuccio mentioned. “The pace issue, the open distance working and the cuts as a result of I’m a jumper. I wish to suppose I can do each sports activities in faculty, however rather a lot would rely on the place I wind up going. I believe it’s a good luxurious for me to have at this level.”
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NAME: Nicholas Cappuccio
SCHOOL: Winthrop Excessive College
AGE: 18
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-feet, 175-pounds
POSITION: Operating again/security
NICKNAME: Nick
FAMILY: Father Gerry, mom Kathleen, brother Chris, sister Anna
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Boston Herald All-Scholastic, NEC All-Star in soccer and monitor, three-time state champion in monitor
FAVORITE PERSONAL MOMENT IN SPORTS: Going to the Adidas Monitor and Area Nationals
FAVORITE COURSE IN SCHOOL: Math
LEAST FAVORITE COURSE IN SCHOOL: Historical past
FAVORITE PIGOUT FOOD: Rooster
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Dexter
FAVORITE MOVIE: Hacksaw Ridge
FAVORITE MUSICIAN: Eminem
FAVORITE VIDEO GAME: Minecraft
FAVORITE SMARTPHONE APP: Tiktok
FAVORITE TWITTER ACCOUNT TO FOLLOW: ESPN
FAVORITE PRO TEAM: New England Patriots
FAVORITE ATHLETE: Julian Edelman
HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A GAME: Drink plenty of water, eat a small meal and take heed to loads of music
CAREER AMBITIONS: I need to play a sport in faculty, whereas majoring in enterprise with a minor in accounting
