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 team was bound to have some enjoyable games. “My favorite game so far would be the first game of the season against San Mateo. It was pretty tough in the first half and second half we exploded and we’re doing good,” said Leimana. Varsity did win that game 3-0 for a strong start to the season, though it wasn’t always smooth sailing. “I feel like the toughest game we had was against Menlo, which we did end up winning, but we weren’t working together, that game was really close,” Makasini said.

The winning trend continues for the girls Varsity team, who are having a strong season. They are 9-2-4 overall and 4-2-2 in league. “I would say my favorite part of the season has been beating Carlmont last week because 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 Varsity. The day of the interview was also a game day for Varsity, who played their rival Woodside.“I’m super excited to play Woodside [today]. That’s a goal to beat them” Evans said. They did win that game 2-1. The girls JV team is having an adequate season, going 2-3-1 overall and 1-3-1 in league. “We’ve had some losses but we’ve had somewins and it’s a good team. Everyone gets along, and we’ll have fun, make the best out of it,” sophomore Elisa Flores said. Even though the team is having a tough season, they continue to persevere and enjoy the game. “My favorite game is beating our rivals Carlmont, it was two one. We always tied for the whole game and then we scored in the last five,” Flores said. JV also had some tough games, though, losing twice to Hillsdale.