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Sowe’s head so many times caused a slight concussion. “He said he was feeling dizzy a little after the game, so doctors said that he’s out for a week,” Rusek said. “I was a little nervous playing without him.” There was also the emotional letdown effect after having such a huge win against the arch nemesis. “I wondered whether we
got up too high for the semifinal,” Rusek said. “After all, it was an emotional game, a rivalry game. I started to think that maybe we played our best against Kearny and didn’t have anything left for the championship game.” Rusek said that there was a sense of emptiness to go that long without a county title. “Sure, we had been disappointed,” said Rusek, whose team lost in the second round last year to Union
City and in the semifinals to St. Peter’s Prep in 2011. “But I think last year was a surprise group. No one expected us to go far. This year, we had a good group of juniors and seniors coming back. After we beat Kearny, I knew we had a good shot.” Neto recalled both goals. “The first one came off a corner kick by Kevin (Villanueva) and I was able to head it in,” Neto said. “The second one, Kevin hit a
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through ball to me. I got it, shot it and it hit the post and went in. It was crazy. I was lucky enough to score both goals.” Neto also worried that there would be an emotional letdown after beating the Kardinals. “Beating Kearny was such a big accomplishment for us,” Neto said. “It’s our biggest rival. The coaches told us that we had to treat this one as a bigger game than Kearny, because this was for the championship. Winning this was one of my dreams. I love being around my teammates so much that I wanted this for them. Added Neto, “It’s overwhelming for me to score two goals in the county championship game. It’s a really big accomplishment. For me to be the one to come through is amazing.” “I’m so happy for Jose,” Rusek said. “He really stepped up for us and led us. Kevin now has 18 assists this season. You never hear of anyone getting 20 assists in a season, but Kevin’s right-
there.” Nick Araujo stepped up as well. The junior goalkeeper turned aside nine shots to record his 12th shutout of the season in 15 games. “He’s coming into his own,” Rusek said. “We knew Nick was going to be good for us. We didn’t expect this good. He’s surpassed our expectations.” The Blue Tide continues to exceed everyone’s ideas, because they are now 14-0-1 on the season. “This team has definitely surpassed our expectations as well,” Rusek said. “We have everything we could have asked for and more. It’s pretty remarkable. I hope it carries into November for us. We just beat the No. 1 seed (Kearny) and No. 2 seed (Memorial) in Group IV and we’re Group II. I think we’ll be in pretty good shape for the state tournament.” As long as Neto keeps finding the net and as long as Sowe gets healthy, the Blue Tide should keep rolling along.
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