Quips from around boys soccer
By Scott Campbell
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 at 1:14 am in General.
Whew. A dizzying final week of the boys soccer regular season in the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division is coming to a close. All that’s left is Terra Nova’s visit to Menlo-Atherton on Saturday morning.
A few quotes, as the dust is finally starting to settle, that didn’t make the newspaper:
Woodside coach Juan Caballero, on his thoughts before his team’s finale with Menlo School: “At first, I was really nervous. I didn’t want to be in that damn little tournament.”
Carlmont coach Jason Selli, on losing out on the shot at an outright Bay title, most notably after Wedneday’s 1-0 loss to Menlo: “We had a lot of opportunities to control it … and we didn’t do it. We’ve had a lot of opportunities, and we’ve kind of squandered them.”
Sequoia coach Kurt Devlin, on Carlmont’s nosedive: “They’ve gotta be kicking themselves.”
More Devlin, on avoiding the Bay’s CCS play-in tournament: “Luckily, because that’s a crapshoot.”
Woodside forward William ‘Henderson’ Lopez, on the surprise that his team’s Bay title hopes were still alive after Carlmont’s loss to Menlo: “We thought that we didn’t have a chance anymore. That gave us a chance.”
More Lopez, when asked what he would’ve said if told in the beginning of the season that Woodside would share the title with Sequoia: “I wouldn’t be happy with that because they’re our rivals. … The battle for Redwood City is still undecided.”
Caballero, on the tri-championship: “I wouldn’t have believed it was possible. Out of us three, I would’ve thought one of us would’ve taken it. Sucks, because you wanna have it by yourself, but what can you do? Having part of the title is better than not having anything at all.”
Selli, on the tri-championship: “I think we’re disappointed. I’m sure Woodside and Carlmont are disappointed as well.”
Capuchino coach Rod Kovacevic, whose team avoided a drop to the Ocean next season by winning its last two games to finish in seventh place: “That’s very nice. … They know their coach likes to keep (playing) in the Bay league. Definitely (nice) for everyone, especially me.”
Westmoor coach Omar Rashid, whose team hung in there despite eventually losing to Ocean-leading South San Francisco (which earlier had beaten the Rams, 4-0): “The final score was 2-1, but we played a helluva game today. (Westmoor goal scorer Andreas Portillo) took four guys in the box. Literally, a beautiful goal.”
More Rashid, who is coaching Westmoor’s boys AND girls teams this season, on a week made extra-heavy with two make-up contests: “Tomorrow will be my sixth game this week. Scott, I don’t drink, but tomorrow I’m going to buy a two-liter bottle of Diet Pepsi and just enjoy myself.”
And the funny-man prize of the day goes to …
Woodside’s Irvin Castillo, on head referee Chris Miller’s electric-orange jersey: “Miller looks like the highlighter I bought at Albertsons.”
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