Soccer recap BY WILLIAM LAMPE Staff Reporter
The freshman boys team is having a tough season, going 1-5-3 overall and 0-0-1 in league. “My favorite part was playing soccer with people that I knew,” freshman Nolan Fausto said. Playing through the tough season and enjoying soccer no matter the record is important. “My favorite game of the season was beating Hilsdale because it was our only win,” Fautso said. Sequoia won that game 2-1, but there wasn’t much more winning. “My least favorite part of the season was losing,” Fautso said. The JV Boys team is having a very strong season, going 11-3-3 overall and 8-1-1 in league. So far in league play they have faced San Mateo, El Camino, Capuchino and Half Moon Bay, they have also played other teams in non league games. “My favorite game of the season was probably when we played Carlmont because it was a fun game,” center mid Kai Hwang said. The JV boys team did have some tough games though. “I’d say our least favorite game was when we played Woodside because they had a last minute goal which was kind of lucky, that sucked,” Kai Hwang said. They ended up losing that game 2-1 to Woodside because of that last minute goal. Overall though, the JV Boys soccer team is having a solid season. Similar to the JV team, the Varsity team is also having a very strong season. They are 13-4-1 overall and 8-2 in league. “My favorite part is seeing the team grow together,” striker Leimana Makasini said. “Like the first few games in the preseason. We’re not looking too good, like not on the same page. But right now, our team is starting to play together and work together.” With team Chemistry coming along, the Varsity
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team was bound to have some enjoyable interview was also a game day for Varsity, who games. “My favorite game so far would be the played their rival Woodside.“I’m super excited first game of the season against San Mateo. It to play Woodside [today]. That’s a goal to beat was pretty tough in the first half and second them” Evans said. They did win that game half we exploded and we’re doing good,” said 2-1. The girls JV team is having an adequate Leimana. Varsity did season, going 2-3-1 win that game 3-0 overall and 1-3-1 in for a strong start to league. “We’ve had the season, though some losses but it wasn’t always My favorite part is seeing the we’ve had somewins smooth sailing. “I feel and it’s a good team. team grow together like the toughest Everyone gets along, game we had was and we’ll have fun, against Menlo, Leimana Makasini, Varsity striker make the best out which we did end of it,” sophomore up winning, but we Elisa Flores said. Even weren’t working though the team together, that game was really close,” Makasini is having a tough season, they continue to said. persevere and enjoy the game. “My favorite The winning trend continues for the girls game is beating our rivals Carlmont, it was Varsity team, who are having a strong season. two one. We always tied for the whole game They are 9-2-4 overall and 4-2-2 in league. and then we scored in the last five,” Flores “I would say my favorite part of the season said. JV also had some tough games, though, has been beating Carlmont last week because losing twice to Hillsdale. that’s like something I’ve been wanting to accomplish since freshman year,” junior Aminah Evans said, who plays center back for Varsity. But being a student athlete isn’t always easy. “The hardest part for me has been balancing soccer and all of the practices with school, and like, trying to get enough rest,” Cassidy Danovitz said, who also plays on Photo by Melissa Schmidt Varsity. The day of the
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