First and foremost, I want to thank all the parents for doing so much these past two weeks. We put on two great tournaments and they would not have run so smoothly or been as much fun without all of your efforts. You have made our job as coaches much easier and have raised the bar further than I could imagine! It has been so great to have all the support, food, scoring, and transportation help at all of our away games as well. You ROCK!!! Coach Rodger Langland has been a tireless help in so many areas and the other coaches all know how much you do and appreciate every minute you put into this program to make things run smoothly! Thank you.
O.K., It has been awhile since we've posted a blog for the "polywogs" & aspiring "frogs". The JV boys finished the season with a 17-3 record. The losses coming at the hands of a much faster, stronger, and more knowledgeable Bellarmine Fr./So. (1-16), a physical but clean contest with Acalanes (3-6), and a close contest with Archbishop Mitty (4-5). We were grateful for these challenges. We were undefeated for the second straight year in league play, despite the close game with San Benito. This year mirrored last seasons in many respects.
The JV played great games at home for the final tournament of the season; Padre JV Boy's Invitational. We beat Aptos 8-6 on Friday night, despite being scored on first and being tied 3-3 at halftime. The second game was against Leland on Saturday afternoon. We had watched and scouted Leland as they routed San Benito 12-0; while using their bench. The boys responded by placing a good deal of emphasis on defense and ended up winning the contest 7-5. Great defensive efforts were had by Ben Price in goal, Mike Airola at 2M Def., Sam Stoffers, BIG "D" in field, and a general and pervasive effort by all others as well. Help defense and steals were evident throughout the contest. The final game was with San Benito and we won 10-5 and both squads used their benches by prior agreement. Ben Price and Sam Sunde got some field exposure, while Jordan Miller played the entire game. Jordan blocked a 5M penalty shot, had several fine blocks, and excellent release passes to initiate the counter attack. Way to go, Jordan! Coach Ed was very pleased with the play of the boys, their generally unselfish play throughout the tournament and season alike, and the efforts they have made to improve their swimming and polo skills. The boys were pleased to toss their coach in the pool after winning the final tournament game! Their enthusiasm for this endeavor felt like a championship win!
The new Freshmen Team has improved greatly during the season and finished with two close wins. They defeated the Salinas JV 6-8 and Monterey 9-8 (OT). They played well in both contests despite lacking some size and speed compared to the larger opponents. They were a little sloppy in the final games with Monterey and let them back into the game after leading the score. They lost the sprint to a very spirited Monterey in "sudden victory" overtime but held their defense together and scored on the very next offensive opportunity. There is a core of hard working Fr. to move on to JV next season. Keep up the effort and work on your swimming speed and polo skills in the off season and you too will have a bright future!
Some JV Statistics: Some Fr. Statistics:
261 team goals to 145 opponent goals (48% shooting efficiency) 113 goals to 86 opponent goals (60% shooting efficiency)
145 steals vs. 135 turnovers 110 steals vs. 82 TO's
88 assists, 136 saves, 54 ejections 95 assists, 86 saves, 16 ejections
Ben Price: 114 saves, 12 steals Sam Sunde: 40 saves, 3 steals
Sam Sunde: 15 saves, 2 steals Jordan Miller: 37 saves, 3 assists, 2 steals
Ryan Marden 31 goals,13 asst., 12 steals Zack Olivas 35 goals, 9 asst., 16 steals
Sam Stoffers 24 goals, 11 asst., 17 steals Trey Coppinger 27 goals, 14 asst., 19 steals
Mike Airola 23 goals, 7 asst., 28 steals Chimay Skinner 20 goals, 15 asst., 8 steals
Declan Harris 20 goals, 7 asst., 12 steals River Hain 17 goals, 12 asst., 9 steals
Austin Robertson 17 goals, 17 asst., 15 steals Matt Gibson 15 goals, 18 asst., 18 steals
Alejandro Gonzales 15 goals, 7 asst., 5 steals (did not play after Bell. T.) Billy Rudinger 7goals, 1 ast, 10 steals (moved to Palo Alto before final 4 games)
Emilion Eisner 13 goals, 5 asst., 13 steals Scott Robleski 6goals, 5 assts, 1 steal
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