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Football team loses their first away game of the season

After winning their first game of the new season, the Wolves suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of Verdugo Hills
Byline photo of Isabel Valles
By Isabel Valles, Athletics Editor
Aug 28, 2023
The Wolves football team lost their first away game of the season to Verdugo Hills, 55-7. Varsity players Abraham Cejas (L) and Hector Gonzalez pose on the quad before practice. “The loss is in the past already,” Gonzalez said. “The only way to keep our head up is just to realize that we have practice on Monday.” The team faces Hollywood High in a home game on Aug. 31.

The bottom line | The football team played the Verdugo Hills Dons on Friday, Aug. 25, and suffered a tragic loss with a score of 55-7.

Highlights | Marlon Figueroa, #11 scored the only touchdown of the night adding 6 points to the scoreboard. The final point was scored by Leelen Castro, #10 as a PAT(point after touchdown)

Points per quarter:

  • First quarter 7-28
  • Second quarter score 0-14
  • Third quarter score 0-7
  • Fourth quarter score 0-6

What’s next | The football team’s next game is against Hollywood High School on Thursday, Aug. 31, at home.

Team thoughts |   “The loss is in the past already, the only way to keep our head up is just to realize that we have practice on monday and we have another game on Thursday so we have to keep looking at that and just keep getting better every day,” varsity player, Hector Gonzalez, said.

“We had a lot of mental mistakes, it’s gonna happen, we’re gonna lose some and we’re gonna win some, it’s part of the game but we take this as a lesson. We go back on Monday and fix those mistakes,” said Varsity player Abraham Ceja “Verdugo is in the past already, we have another game coming up on Thursday so we have to get back to it. We are using this loss as a learning experience.” Ceja said

Our thoughts | This was a devastating loss especially because they won their season opener but the team is committed to practicing everyday and improving their skills. They will be back this Thursday better than ever.

For the books | 

  • 1 wins, 1 loss
  • Valley Mission League
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Isabel Valles
Isabel Valles, Athletics Editor
Through participating in multiple sports writing competitions, I was able to prove my commitment to the class and was chosen to become sports editor in my second year of journalism. My love for sports writing came around the time my love for sports developed around 6 years ago. Another thing I love about writing about sports is being able to inform and catch up readers about games that they may have missed. Currently I play three sports, flag football, track and field, and basketball. After high school I plan on attending either the University of Pennsylvania or the University of Santa Cruz. My goal for this year as editor is to become a better leader and learn from any mistakes that I might make in the process.
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