Boys' soccer 3-3 in league, non-league games

Posted March 2021

By Jennifer Dinh

Staff Editor

The boys' varsity soccer team has been competing with other schools in non-league and league games since the beginning of March whilst following COVID-19 guidelines.The team is coached by Logan Marquardt, and consists of the following students: senior goalkeeper Jeo Jaramillo, junior goalkeeper Justin Kovacs, sophomore goalkeeper Omar Flores, freshman defensive midfielder Lam Luong, junior defensive midfielder Kobe Anya, junior defensive goalkeeper Jordan Montiel, junior midfielder Brian Canela Portillo, sophomore forward Oscar Alvarez, senior midfielder Felix Alarcon Valdez, senior forward Alain Omari, sophomore defensive midfielder and midfielder David Alderton, senior forward Isaac Rangel Villafuerte, senior defensive midfielder Jason Lopez, junior defensive midfielder Xavier Brambila, sophomore midfielder Angel Rendon Hernandez, sophomore midfielder Luis Acevedo, junior forward Edgar Munoz Ruiz, sophomore defensive midfielder Jonathan Salazar, and junior midfielder Gabriel Hernandez.

On March 2, a non-league game started at 7:30 p.m., and the team lost 1-6 to Southridge; on March 3, a non-league game started at 6:30 p.m., and the team won 6-0 against Roosevelt; on March 9, a league game started at 6:00 p.m., and the team won 3-2 against Gresham; on March 11, a league game started at 6:30 p.m., and the team lost 1-3 against Clackamas; on March 15, a league game started at 6:30 p.m., and the team won 6-0 against Sandy.

While the team has several potent offensive players that have the ability to impact games, they are still working on learning each other’s playing styles and how to effectively communicate during games. Due to COVID-19, face masks are required to be worn at all times, and players are socially distanced on the benches.

“The largest challenge many of the players had was getting back into shape after a long lay off period,” said coach Marquardt. “Our initial practices were a little different while players were getting back in shape due to the fact that they had to remain six feet apart. Once we were in season though, practice were not much different, just everyone has to have masks on.”