Boys shoot, score, strengthen bond

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With the whole team finally able to play together, the varsity boys soccer team won two games, with a 4-1 win over Ramona and a 3-1 win against El Camino.

“The beginning of our season was a little tough because five of our returning varsity players couldn’t play with the team until 2009 due to club soccer commitments,” sophomore Chad Eckman said. “However, we were able to come together just in time to perform our best.” 

The team plays well with each other, and the team is only 1 point away from a tie with Westview, who is their main competition.

“After playing them once, we know what to expect for our next game on Feb. 3,” Eckman said. “We can focus on those areas and work on them in practice.”

The loss was not in vain, as the team now knows where they can improve.

“We could have taken advantage of all of our opportunities [on the offensive side] and we can work on clearing the ball on the defensive end,” junior Aodhan Quinn.

And, the team has the opportunity to work off of each other in their games.

“We are still learning each other’s strengths and weaknesses, but I think we improve with every game,” Eckman said. “We played well both offensively and defensively and with our stronger returning varsity players centering the field we are able to score offensively and crush the other teams on defense.”

But the team is still very powerful in many areas, especially their defense.

“We have a strong defense and an explosive attack,” Quinn said.

Being such a young team, the players realize just how much potential they have.

“The season has gone as expected in a way because our team is very young, but now that we are 100% we should do very well,” Griswold said.

With every practice and game, the team learns how to work with each other more and more.

“We are very close on and off the field and hang out with each other,” Griswold said.

He believes that all together the team should be able to continue winning.

“We have only played three full games with our team and we have two wins and a tough loss. So with a full team we are very good,” Griswold said.

The team is looking forward to their next game against Westview, so they can step it up for a win against “the enemy.”

“Westview and Orange Glen are going to be our main competition,” Griswold said. “We need to be tougher next time and win balls in the air and we should have a good chance at beating them.”

There is plenty of time for them to work on closing the gaps in the field and winning balls in the air for their game against Westview on Feb. 3, and Orange Glen on Jan. 20 and Feb. 12.

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