The Wolves sneak into the playoffs but fall in the second round

The team’s zero-win season ends with a loss to the Elizabeth Bulldogs in the CIF Division III tournament.

By Christopher Linares, Staff Writer • Feb 17, 2022

The team faces a difficult re-build in order for a chance to win at a higher rate next season.

The bottom line | The boys soccer team beat the Bernstein Dragons 5-2 on Valentine’s Day Feb. 14, 2022 at Bernstein. The match was part of the first round of the 2022 CIF LA City Section Boys Soccer Championship Division III tournament.

Highlights |

Attacker David Montejo (#31) had two goals.
Forward #6 Diego Panduro had one goal
#15 Dylan Ramos had one goal.
#19 Sergio Rodriguez had one goal
Diego Lopez had two assists, and Osckar Lupercio had one assist.

2021-2022 Boys Soccer

Date Opponent Result

Mon, Nov 15 Monroe 1-2 L

Tue, Nov 16 North Valley Mi 5-1 W

Thu, Nov 18 Valley Academy 0-2 L

Mon, Nov 29 Verdugo Hills 2-3 L

Fri, Dec 03 East Valley 6-1 W

Mon, Dec 06 Canoga Park 0-2 L

Wed, Dec 08 San Fernando 0-3 L

Fri, Dec 10 Fulton 1-3 L

Thu, Dec 16 Kennedy 1-1 T

Fri, Dec 17 Reseda 0-4 L

Thu, Jan 06 Chavez 0-6 L

Tue, Jan 18 Canoga Park 0-0 T

Wed, Jan 19 San Fernando 0-6 L

Date	Opponent	Result
Mon, Nov 15	Monroe	1-2	L
Tue, Nov 16	North Valley Mi	5-1	W
Thu, Nov 18	Valley Academy	0-2	L
Mon, Nov 29	Verdugo Hills	2-3	L
Fri, Dec 03	East Valley	6-1	W
Mon, Dec 06	Canoga Park	0-2	L
Wed, Dec 08	San Fernando	0-3	L
Fri, Dec 10	Fulton	1-3	L
Thu, Dec 16	Kennedy	1-1	T
Fri, Dec 17	Reseda	0-4	L
Thu, Jan 06	Chavez	0-6	L
Tue, Jan 18	Canoga Park	0-0	T
Wed, Jan 19	San Fernando	0-6	L

What happened next | In the second round of the 2022 CIF LA City Section Boys Soccer Championship Division III tournament, the Wolves played against the Elizabeth Bulldogs at home at 3:00 pm. The Bulldogs were the favorites, ranked fourth in the entire bracket. The Bulldogs have an overall record of 11-4-3 a league record of 7-1-2 their home record is 4-0-1 and their away record is 5-2-2. The Bulldogs star player is #10 Julio Velasquez who has 10 goals and 4 assists. In the second half, Velasquez sealed any chance of a deeper run into the playoffs with a goal. The Wolves lost the match, ending their season with it.

Our thoughts | The Wolves have had a disappointing season but had a unique chance in the first round of the playoffs. The Wolves were unable to perform the same as they did against the Bernstein Dragons. The loss was unsurprising and the team will need to make drastic changes in the off-season to win more games next year.

For the books | Season end

3 wins, 14 losses, 2 ties
Division 3: 2022 CIF LA City Section Boys’ Soccer Championships (second round knockout)

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Christopher Linares, Staff Writer

Christopher Linares is a Sports writer. He is a senior in his first year of journalism. He enjoys playing soccer and supporting the Brazilian soccer player, Neymar. Christopher considers soccer his passion and he plays FIFA for almost three hours a day. He wants to visit Italy because he finds the views beautiful and enjoys eating Italian food. When Christopher isn’t playing soccer, he is listening to rap music and watching the Fast and Furious films. He hopes to attend college but is still unsure on what he would like to study.

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