The Frosh Soccer Team Has An Outstanding Year
By Dean Downing and Kyle Unruh
The season for the Jesuit freshman soccer team was rather easy. They were coached
by Leslie Hargrove and Carlos Brusell. The team was made up of twenty players, only three
who didn't play on a competitive team. They rolled by teams with scores of 6-0, 8-1, and even 13-0. They only had two challenging games in league. Those were
against Granite Bay.
The first time they played G.B. they tied them 2-2. The
Marauders were winning 2-0 at the end of the first half, but
got cocky in the second half and let in two goals. In their second meeting the game was
very intense. Once again at the end of the first half the score was 2-0.
Then Granite Bay's star forward used his speed to get by the defense and score. This time
Jesuit knew they couldn't let G.B. tie them again. Then Jesuit scored one more with five
minutes left. The final score was 3-1. Not including their
final few games in league, they outscored their opponents 108-9.
Then they attended the Amijo HS tournament. This was a JV tournament, so it was more of
a challenge for this unbelievable frosh team. They beat Will C. Wood 6-0.
After that they came back after trailing Dixon 2-0, they came
back to win 3-2. Then they tied Ponderosa 1-1. From there
they went to the semi-finals and had their first loss to Bella Vista 2-1.
You have to keep in mind that this is a frosh team in a JV tournament.
Then after they beat Del Campo in the semi-finals in the playoffs they went on to play
Bella Vista, who came off a big win against Granite Bay, in the championship. In the first
ten seconds John Gianini scored of a pass by Justin Delacruz which set the tone for the
game. The opposing team could believe it, but they watched the Marauders jog back with
smiles on their faces. Then Justin Delacruz megged (when the ball goes between a players
legs) the keeper. After that BV scored a goal. The goal should not have counted because
David Rivera was in the goal and the ball bounced off his chest. The ball wasn't in the
goal. The only thing in the goal was Rivera. To be a goal the ball must completely cross
the goal line. Then the Marauders picked it up because they could lose to BV after they
had beaten them in league 6-0 and 11-2.
Then Jesuit was awarded a Penalty Kick, which was put in by Dean Downing. Then to finish
things off Jon Gianini added one more to the scoreboard. The final score was 4-1.
Jesuit was named the first team to win the Men's Alliance League. That
is a new league that was created for all the freshman teams in the area to compete in. |