San Diego Union Tribune
March 2, 2018 D-V Girls Soccer: North County High Tech Savors First Title Ed Wehde The Lady Raptors of High Tech High North County were able to score our first CIF Championship title on Friday, the final score being 3-1. We played as the first seed against Calvin Christian, the second-seeded team. Our team had climbed throughout the season and took the top spot in our league, and had made school history when gaining the W against Sweetwater 2-1. We moved onto the championship and pushed to sweet, sweet victory. As we took the field, you could feel the excitement sprinkled through the air. We all entered the stadium and watched as the game before took place. Everyone sat anxious in the seats as I looked down at the field which would soon hold memories of hardship and triumph. As warm-up time came, the butterflies flew in and out and I began to focus on the game itself. All I could think is, We’re going to win. I had no doubt in my mind that we can and will accomplish what we needed to. Once we began working on shooting, I could look to my left and see the stadium flooded with blue, our audience wearing matching shirts and representing our newly developed school spirit. The whistle was blown, and we got in our final huddle. Our pump-up song - because every good team needs a pump-up song - God’s Plan played loudly through the speaker which sat in the middle of our bubble. We jumped, danced, and let loose before our nerves would jump through the roof. The classic pep talk, the national anthem, announcements, and final breathes. Then the whistle and the clock beginning. In the eighth minute of the first half, Freshman Karina Chavez scored our first goal, holding the score at 1-0. Three minutes later, Junior Aubree Anderson got a goal, evening out the score to 1-1. In the last minute of the half, I was fouled in the Calvin Christian penalty area and earned the penalty kick. Junior Lucy Guthy took the kick and made it into the left corner of the goal, bringing the score to 2-1. In the second half, we were able to keep working with the confidence of having one point up, and the uncomfortability of that small space between victory and failure. Sophomore Jazmin Calvario was able to get a goal three minutes into the second half, which let us breathe easy as we continued through the half. The Lady Raptors continued to work and sweat hard, which ultimately led to our 3-1 win and earning the trophy. We all gave the trophy a kiss, grateful and excited for this beginning of a new era of success for HTHNC sports. High Tech High has struggled in the past when it comes to achievements in sports, as it is a fairly new school with a developing program. Thanks to our lovely athletic director Brett Faber and the devoted coaches such as our soccer coach Alex Martis, we have been able to work our way up to pep rallies and championships, new jerseys and school posters. We were able to set school records and work past the status quo. I am extremely proud of my team for making it so far through our season and CIF, to say the least. We worked very hard to make it to that point, and refocused ourselves from just a small school´s soccer team to a winning one. Our coach was a huge part of our success, as he pushed us to credit ourselves more and demand more respect from peers and teammates. He wanted to see more that just a team, he wanted to see us prosper and succeed. At first we were reluctant, but finding it beneficial to stop underestimating ourselves. As we began to change our mindset, we became more and more successful and worked our way up the rankings in our league to ultimately make school history, break records, and win. I will be commenting on Jeremy and Angeline´s posts.
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