PREP SOCCER: NEW HART PLAYERS SET TO MAKE MOVE COACH LIKES HIS TEAM'S SKILL LEVEL.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer NEWHALL - Players such as Juan Hernandez will give opponents of the Hart High boys' soccer team something new to worry about this season. In recent years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Indians were often criticized for their overly physical play. Hard tackles, forcefully force·ful adj. Characterized by or full of force; effective: was persuaded by the forceful speaker to register to vote; enacted forceful measures to reduce drug abuse. maneuvering around opponents and trying to instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. intimidation compensated for not having the skill of other top teams. An influx of skill in the form of players like Hernandez has the Indians straying from their rough ways and looking to reclaim the Foothill League title with an abundance of natural talent. ``This team is very special,'' said Hart coach Robert Ciccone, who was an assistant with the team before taking over as head coach last season. ``The teams I coached in the past were based on speed and being physical instead of a lot of skill. This team skill-wise is very good.'' Among the most skilled is Hernandez. The freshman midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). is a member of the under-15 national team. There is also sophomore midfielder Kevin Ciccone, an outstanding playmaker play·mak·er n. A player in a sport with goals, such as a guard in basketball, who initiates offensive plays. play , who was MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. of the freshman team last season and is using his speed and athleticism as a receiver for the football team. Sophomore forward Devin Del Do and junior sweeper David Kurzius are among the other talented newcomers. They join a returning core led by seniors Kyle Reynish Kyle Reynish (born Novemebr 3, 1983 in Valencia, California) is an American soccer goal keeper, who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Reynish played college soccer for University of California Santa Barbara from 2002-2006, sitting out between his freshman and Mike Caso Mike Caso is an American football (soccer) player born in Newhall, California on July 13, 1984. Currently a developmental player for the Los Angeles Galaxy, he joined the Galaxy in July, 2007 after playing at the University of San Diego, scoring 22 goals in four years. . Caso, a senior forward, earned first team All-Southern Section and Foothill MVP honors last season as Hart's leading scorer. Reynish is a member of the Olympic Development Program state team and is in his third year as the starting goalkeeper after playing basketball as a freshman. He had 12 shutouts last season to tie his own single-season team record and earn first team All-Foothill League honors. Senior defender Lenoir Zemmar is another returning all-league player. He is expected to lend his experience at sweeper or stopper when he returns from foot surgery within a few weeks. Until then, junior Scott Thomas will be the lone veteran in the backfield. Varsity experience is one of the few things the Indians are lacking. They have two freshmen and four sophomores on their roster. ``This is a really young team with a lot of talent,'' Robert Ciccone said. ``It's just a lack of experience. That's what we hope to gain during the preseason.'' Hart's nonleague schedule includes defending Golden League champion Quartz Hill as well as Division IV semifinalist Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks. Hart begins what is expected to be a tight Foothill race Jan. 4 against Burroughs of Burbank. Burroughs and Burbank return several key players and, along with defending league champion Canyon, should contend with Hart for this season's title. ``I've got a pretty good feeling with the skill we've got compared to previous years,'' Ciccone said. ``It's just a lack of experience, which we'll get. ``We're going to be a contender.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Hart High goalkeeper Kyle Reynisch, a member of the Olympic Development Program state team, returns for his third year as the team's starter. Reynisch had 12 shutouts last season. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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