The Falcons crushed the Los Gatos Wildcats in a 10-4 victory last month, marking their first league win of the season against one of their toughest rivals.

“Everybody came out excited and ready to go since it was against Los Gatos,” Hoffman said of the March 23 game. “As a team, we played a great game.”

In the following week, the Falcons continued their streak with a close victory led by attackman Clark Rothenberg.

Zigzagging through five defensive players in one of the last minutes of the 7-5 victory on March 28, freshman attackman Clark Rothenberg led the Falcons to a secure win over Scotts Valley.

“[The ball] got hit in every which direction and some how I ended up with the ball,” Rothenberg said. “It was pretty lucky, definitely not skill.”

The team got off to a rough start. They had a 3-5 record in early April, which partly resulted from injuries to key junior attackman Eric Van Noorden.

“We’ve been plagued by injuries early in the year,” senior captain Marcus Hoffman said, “[but] I think we have a pretty promising season.”

Senior Rick Wilson said the team has “good chemistry” that he hopes will translate on the field. The camaraderie among the players is strengthened because many of the players also play football.

The 3-year-old lacrosse program has expanded and garnered the interest of athletes who want to stay in shape. Many football players have joined the lacrosse team, such as Chris Borgia and Greg Johnson, helping contribute to the team’s success; in fact, the team’s defense consists of mostly football players, Wilson said.

According to Wilson, varsity coach Larry Bohem has helped the boys get up to speed because of his familiarity with “our schools and the guys on the team.”

“It’s definitely our best year so far,” Wilson said. “I’m just excited to see where we go. Our team is starting to become a real program now. Schools are respecting us now that we are getting better.”