BOYS' SOCCER NOTEBOOK: TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE FOR LOPEZ.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer Steven Lopez Steven Lopez (born November 9 1978) is a 2000 and 2004 Olympic gold medalist in Taekwondo at the Olympics. Personal Born November 9, 1978, Lopez is a 1997 graduate of Kempner High School in Sugar Land, Texas. found his scoring touch again. Unfortunately for him and the rest of the Saugus High boys' soccer team, his resurgence re·sur·gence n. 1. A continuing after interruption; a renewal. 2. A restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor; a revival. came too late. Lopez fell short of his quest to break the school's single-season scoring record and the Centurions were denied a playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. berth after a strong start. ``We're starting to score again,'' Saugus coach Nate Wright Nate Wright played professional American football in the NFL from 1969-1980. Professional Career Wright earned All-Pro honors at defensive back in 1974 and 1976. He career consisted mostly of time as a defensive back with the great Minnesota Vikings teams of the 1970s. said. ``But it didn't happen soon enough. We just couldn't score there for a while. It wasn't that we didn't have the chances, we just couldn't get it in the net. I guess it's one of those year's where the goal was too small.'' The Centurions had a solid-enough defense to play first-place Canyon to a tie, making them the only team not to lose to the Cowboys in the first half of Foothill League play. However, Saugus' inability to score left them battling to remain out of last place rather then competing for a title. Lopez ignited ig·nite v. ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing, ig·nites v.tr. 1. a. To cause to burn. b. To set fire to. 2. To subject to great heat, especially to make luminous by heat. the Centurions' fast start, which included a third-place finish Noun 1. third-place finish - a finish in third place (as in a race) finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the in the season-opening Burroughs tournament, by scoring frequently. He had 14 goals by the end of nonleague play, which gave him hope of passing Nate Write Jr.'s record of 30 goals in a season. Thoughts of a record quickly began to fade as Lopez fell victim to the scoring woes that began to plague his team in late December. He had just four goals in league before scoring four in Monday's victory over Valencia. That performance gave him 22 goals for the season and the Centurions just their second win. Lopez entered Thursday's season finale seven goals shy of the school's second-best scoring mark. |
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