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2021-22 Fall-Winter Recaps
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The 2021-22 De La Salle High School fall and winter sports seasons are officially behind us, and there was a tremendous amount of success for the teams that competed over the past six months. We would like to congratulate the sports of cross country, football, and water polo teams on successful seasons this fall, and basketball, soccer, and wrestling, which compete in the winter season, on their most recent successes.
Fall Sports
Cross Country—The cross country team finished the year placing third overall in the East Bay Athletic League (EBAL) Championship, as Oscar Gomez ’22 was the league’s individual champion. Gomez was a First Team All-EBAL honoree and Trey Caldwell ’25 was a Third Team All-EBAL honoree after finishing 20th overall. After the EBAL Championships, the Spartan runners competed in the North Coast Section (NCS) Championships, finishing fifth in Division II, as Gomez paced De La Salle with a third-place individual finish. With the top-5 team finish at NCS, De La Salle qualified for the state meet for the 30th time in school history. The Spartans finished 15th in the CIF Division II State Championships, while Gomez finished fifth in the individual competition.
Football—After posting an 8-2 regular-season record, the De La Salle football team captured its 29th consecutive NCS Championship with wins over James Logan (49-13) and Pittsburg (42-14) in the Open Division Playoffs. The Spartans advanced to the CIF Division 1-AA playoffs, losing to Folsom, 28-27, in the NorCal championship game. De La Salle had 14 players earn All-EBAL Mountain Division honors; Zeke Berry ’22 (Player of the Year), Derrick Thompson ’23 (1st Team), Matthew Abbes ’22 (1st Team), JJ Tofaeono ’22 (1st Team), Charles Tofaeono ’23 (1st Team), Marley Alapati ’24 (1st Team), Bryant Meredith ’22 (1st Team), Jordan Kennedy ’22 (1st Team), Charles Greer ’23 (2nd Team), Cooper Flannigan ’23 (2nd Team), Carson Jones ’22 (2nd Team), Cooper Powers ’23 (2nd Team), Journey McKoy ’23 (2nd Team), Nick Fuenzalida ’22 (Honorable Mention). Berry was also named an Under Armour All-American and was selected as the All-American Bowl National Defensive Player of the Year. Additionally, he was named the Defensive Player of the Year by the Bay Area Newsgroup, SF Gate, and SportsStars. Water Polo—The 2021 campaign marked a historical year for the De La Salle water polo team, as the Spartans posted a 23-6 overall record. After defeating California HS to capture the EBAL Championship with an 8-0 league record, the Spartans captured the school’s first NCS title since 2004 with a 15-12 win over Miramonte High School in the Open Division Championships. De La Salle defeated Menlo, 17-16, in the first round of the CIF NorCal regionals, before falling to Miramonte, 14-13, in the semifinals. Congratulations to the following student-athletes on their All-EBAL selections; Carsten Peters ’23 (1st Team), Charlie Saunders ’22 (1st Team), Jack Richards ’23 (2nd Team), Tyler Laymon ’23 (2nd Team), and Dominic Brown ’23 (Honorable Mention).
Basketball—The De La Salle basketball team posted an 18-4 record during the regular season, then captured the 2022 East Bay Athletic League (EBAL) championship with a 57-44 victory over Granada. Following the league championship, the Spartans earned the No. 2 seed in the North Coast Section Open Division Championships, advancing to the section finals, where they fell to top-seeded Campolindo, 51-50. The Spartans advanced to the 2022 CIF Open Division Playoffs as the No. 4 seed. De La Salle’s season came to an end following a 57-52 loss to Archbishop Riordan in the opening round of the tournament. De La Salle finished the season with a 24-6 overall record. Congratulations to All-EBAL selections John Semany ’22 (first team), Alec Blair ’25 (first team), Javon Johnson ’22 (second team), and Jordan Webster ’22 (honorable mention).
Soccer—The De La Salle soccer team captured the 2022 EBAL Championship, closing out the regular season with a 15-6-1 overall record, including an 11-1-1 record against league opponents. In the 2022 NCS Division I Soccer Championships, the top-seeded Spartans defeated James Logan (7-0), Monte Vista (6-0), and Clayton Valley Charter (1-0) to advance to the championship game, where De La Salle defeated Montgomery (2-1) to bring home the school’s 14th NCS championship trophy. De La Salle earned the No. 3 seed in the CIF NorCal Division I Soccer Championships, opening the NorCal playoffs with a 4-3 overtime win over Sanger. The soccer season came to an end with a loss to Watsonville 7-6 in penalty kicks in the semifinals. Including their 5-1 record in the postseason, the soccer team finished the year with a 20-7-1 overall record. Seven Spartans were named to the all-league team, as defender Lucas Pfister ’23, forward Charlie Hogan ’22, and midfielder Anthony Torres ’22 were first-team selections, forward Cooper Kennedy ’23 and midfielder Noah Schwenger ’22 were second-team honorees, and goalkeeper Dom Sposeto ’22, defender Jordan Kennedy ’22, and forward JP Hernandez ‘22 garnered honorable mention recognition. Wrestling—The success of the De La Salle wrestling program continued with the 2021-22 season, as the Spartans captured their 14th NCS Duals Championship on February 5th and the East Bay Athletic League team title on February 12th, as all 14 wrestlers advanced to the 2022 NCS Individual Wrestling Championships. Spartan wrestlers that won individual league championships were: Caleb Tatad ‘24 (108 lbs), Bobby Cuevas ’22 (122 lbs), Atri Feizi ’23 (134 lbs), Matthew Pierce ’22 (184 lbs), Stefan Bakiev ’23 (222 lbs), and Aiden Roe ’22 (287 lbs). With top-three finishes in their weight class, Manuel Martir ‘24, Carlos Vazquez ‘24, Franklin Enkhmandakh ‘24, Gavin Fernandez ‘23, Colin Sweeney ‘22, and Nicholas Sherlock ‘22 earned All-EBAL honors. Following the dominating performance in the league meet, the Spartans captured their 12th NCS Team Championship on February 19th, bringing their streak to seven straight. All 14 wrestlers contributed significantly to the team score of 318.5, capturing 12 medals and qualifying nine wrestlers to compete at state, and Cuevas captured his second straight individual NCS title with a win in the 120-pound weight class. With nine Spartans competing at the CIF State Wrestling Championship in Bakersfield the weekend of February 24-26, De La Salle finished 16th overall, as Gavin Fernandez (4th place, 152 lbs) and Aiden Roe (6th place, 285 lbs) had medalist finishes.
With the fall and winter sports seasons over for the Spartans, the spring sports of baseball, golf, hockey, lacrosse, rugby, swimming and diving, track and field, and volleyball are currently underway. Be sure to visit DLSSpartans.org for all your De La Salle Athletics content, or you can follow De La Salle athletics on social media on Twitter and Instagram at DLSAthletics.
De La Salle Camps Summer 2022
Weekly Offerings (Monday – Thursday) Additional Camps
June 13-16
Beginner’s Archery – 10-12 Advanced Archery – 12:30-2:30 Baseball – 8:30-12:30 Basketball – 8:30-12:30 Soccer – 8:30-11:30 Strength, Speed & Agility – 1-2:30 Junior All Sports – 8:30-10:30
June 20-23
Baseball – 8:30-12:30 Basketball – 8:30-12:30 Championship Football – 8:30-12:30 Future Stars Football – 12:30-3
June 27-30
Basketball – 8:30-12:30
July 11-14
Beginner’s Archery – 10-12 Advanced Archery – 12:30-2:30 Baseball – 8:30-12:30 Basketball – 8:30-12:30 Fine Arts Improv – 8:30-11:30 (2-week course) Lacrosse – 8:30-10:30 Advanced Soccer – 8:30-10:30 Soccer Juniors – 11-12
July 18-21
July 25-28
Basketball – 8:30-12:30
Strength, Speed & Agility
Water Polo
Middle School Shooting Camps - TBD High School Camps – TBD
Football
QB and WR Camp – June 18 Varsity Passing Tournament – June 25
Wrestling
Camps and Dates TBD
