Boys’ determined to end strong

The boys’ lacrosse team had a bittersweet ending at their senior game on April 27 against the Leland Chargers, winning 13-1. 

The senior boys were especially driven to end their last home game of their high school career with a victory even though the team did not qualify for CCS. The other boys were motivated to win the game for their seniors. 

Although the team had some tough losses throughout the season, they have no regrets about how they played. As of May 2, the boys had a league record of 2-5, but many of the losses were close games, including their March 21 game against Gunn 12-11 and March 19 game against Sequoia on 5-4. 

On April 20, the Falcons on the they lost 13-7 against the Sequoia Cherokees. With only one week left in their season, the team wanted to show that their statistics do not reflect the effort and hard work they have put into the season.

Senior defender Tyler Tanaka said the team has struggled with having too few players. This, he said, held the team back because it was hard for them to play with enough energy to last all four quarters.

 “On top of the fact that we don’t have many players to start with, I think a huge factor is the number of players that are injured.” 

Junior attack Tony Capek said, “Sometimes in the last, crucial minutes of the game, we choke under pressure.”

However, Capek believed that as a result of games, the team learned to play calmly and well under pressure. This paid off in the Falcons’ only win against the Leland Chargers 11-10 on April 3.

“That was definitely one of the most memorable games of the season,” said junior attack Clark Rothenberg. 

The Falcons were down by two goals in the last four minutes. According to Rothenberg, junior attack Tony Capek was having a great game.

“Eventually, we were able pull into overtime,” Rothenberg said. “After we got the momentum, we just never looked back because everyone was really pumped up.” 

In the end, Capek scored got the game-winning goal.

“I definitely believe the entire team got closer and learned a lot from this season,” Tanaka said. “It’s sad that I won’t ever get to play with everyone as a team again, but I’m glad we all got to share a last, big win at home.”