Olivia Raymond
Olivia Raymond
Why the optimism? The reason is the return of first-teamers Alaina Nugier and Abby Davis to the huddle. They can defend with the best in the district. Halle Hebert is also a solid defender. Annika Murdoch is going to need to quarterback the squad and get the ball in the net. She was an honorable-mention selection.
While girls are defensive, the boys are offensive. Oak was a game-and-a-half from making the postseason and returns first-team midfielder Francisco Medina and second-teamers Garrett Balmanno and Brian Camacho. Balmanno can score up front and Camacho holds it down in goal. Also, watch out for Fabrizio Fereira in the midfield. With a little more push, both Oak squads could find themselves in the playoffs in 2022.
Klein Forest says goodbye to Nathan Lopez, the District MVP, to graduation, but returns Defensive MVP Rodrigo Rosales to the pitch.
Erik Segovia earned a first-team nod a year ago and will be assisted by a trio of second-teams in goalkeeper Kevin Avila, midfielder Manuel De Paz Andrade and forward Cristian Canas. Javeth Figueroa should also play a bigger factor this season.
While the boys team showed its dominance, the girls team is in a rebuilding status.
Forest struggled in 2021, but has hopes of being more competitive this season with the return of Alexa Zamarripa, Marlet De La Cruz, Alejandra Romo, Jennifer Coreas, Paloma Espinoza and Ahtziris Gutierrez.
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