Boys’ lacrosse display drive at Watsonville Jamboree

Junior Tony Capek

Early in the season, boys' lacrosse players are finding out their strengths and weaknesses.

In late February, they played in the Watsonvillve Jamboree, finishing 2-2. They beat Christopher 5-2 and Harbor 6-2, but fell short in the last two games against Pacific Grove and Carmel at 5-3 and 5-2, respectively.

Junior attack Tony Capek said the team’s offense had a great passing play against Harbor, which led to their easy win. Senior attack Pablo Parker led the victory with three goals.

“Pablo, who is one of our team’s top scorers, helped us a lot in the Harbor game,” said Capek. “His stick skills and quick dodges are going to help us score against the tougher teams this season.”

According to junior attack Clark Rothenberg, “The worst game we played was against Carmel because we were having some trouble clearing the ball and passing. But more importantly, the referees hated us and called at least four unnecessary penalties.”

However, despite the setback, Rothenberg thinks the team has great potential to go far this season.

“I don’t think the tournament is a great representation of our true potential,” he said. “We will do great this season because we have worked so hard to prepare, and everyone wants to win.”

Senior defender and co-captain Chance Cox said the team’s strength lies in their their experienced players.

“The strengths for our teams [are] our attacks and defense because of all the returning players and the experience they have,” Cox said.

However, Cox said their weakness is their lack of players on the team, which means they get tired more quickly. The varsity team currently only has 15 players and only nine JV players. Because of this, Cox said this year the coaches have focused on conditioning.

The boys' lacrosse team will next face the Sequoia High Ravens at home on March 20.