Boys Soccer Team Have High Hopes for District Playoffs

On Saturday, Jan. 11, the boy’s soccer team competed in the Friendswood Tournament. The boys team traveled to Friendswood to play teams from various places in the Greater Houston Area and ended the weekend in third place after beating Angleton 3-0 and Humble 3-1 in a shootout. After claiming the bronze award, the team hopes they will take this success with them to its district play which consists of tough game after tough game.

Senior varsity captain Abe Wang takes the stance as the leader of the team, having a good view of the field while he instructs his players how to properly shift with the movement of the other team. He discusses how he has motivated himself throughout his four years of play and how being a captain affects his play and his team play. He recognizes the team’s weaknesses throughout the tournament and reflects how the team plans to change this to place as high as it can in the district this season.

“As goalie and captain, I have a different perspective of the game than most field players do,” Wang said. “I command my defense because I have a bigger view of the field which comes as an advantage for me because I understand my team so well. Getting scored on haunts me and this fear is my motivation to minimize my mistakes while I am in goal. My inspiration to lead comes from my team. As long as I don’t see them give up, I will not give up on them. Our team’s pushing through each game is a main strength that we have. Just last month, we placed third in the Friendswood Tournament after having to endure the penalty kick process at the end. The hardest part was finding chemistry for our offense because we had some struggles with scoring. We have a good team full of talent and potential, so if our offense can click to its best ability once we are in season play, then we are looking forward to a really great season this year.”