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Carefully dribbling forward, Dhruv Pandare ’27 initiates another Warrior attack despite the Ranger’s resistance.
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The Warriors gather to celebrate after Joshua Wu ’26 secures the game-winning goal.
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Swiftly taking control, Lucas Casco ’27 leaves a Raider player stumbling during the intense play.
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Running down the field, Shreyan Khanna ’27 leaves Rangers trailing behind initiating another offense.
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Keeping possession of the ball, Carl Gundersen ’27 soon passes it to Joshua Wu ’26 for the goal.
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Sprinting into open space, Forward Colin Lanier ’27 brings the ball toward midfield.
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Navigating past Ranger defenders, Riley Ang ’27 drives the ball toward the Ranger goalkeeper.
In the Warriors final district game of the season, the JV Orange boy’s soccer team narrowly defeated the Vista Ridge Rangers with a score of 1-0 on Friday, March 14. In a very tight match, the Warriors nearly failed in carrying out their gameplan, but fortunately finished out their season on a high note.
“We just stuck with what we did in practice. [The] game plan was to not let them score and score more than them” Beck Brenneman ‘26 said.
In the beginning, both teams showed strong defenses, keeping the scoreboard unchanged for almost all of the first half with aggressive shifts and narrow margins for error for the enemy offense. This shutout defense forced the Rangers to attempt several attacks but faced constant resistance from the Warrior defense.During the Warriors’ reign on defense, Joshua Wu ‘26 received a pass in Ranger territory and found his hole, jamming in the first and final goal of the game.
“It all happened really fast,” Wu said. “There wasn’t much thinking, it was just kind of putting myself in the right place and then there were all instincts.” The Warriors found opportunities on the open midfield spaces, allowing for perfect ball control.
As the second half began, both teams intensified their pressure on both sides of the ball, looking for weaknesses in the other team. Throughout the rest of the game, the Warriors successfully maintained their lead through midfield control and careful defensive play.
“Today was awesome. I really executed the plan that we came out here to do” Noah Cush ‘26 said. “We really just had fun as our last game, and I think it was a great way to end the season.”
With this victory, the Warriors concluded their season strong, demonstrating teamwork and tactical execution with a 9-2-2 record
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