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Owls’ boys soccer team trying to continue success

Sports Editor Coming off a 16-6 campaign, the Marshall Owls’ boys soccer team has high expectations. Head coached by Justin Van Winkle, who is in his 11th season, the Owls lost some of their scoring off a team that averaged 2.63 goals per game. In all, 12 players are gone due to graduation. Armando Farfan was the top scorer lost with five goals and eight assists. Also gone are Omar Torres (7G, 3A); Melvin Morales (1G); and Randy Funes (1A). The seven additional seniors other than the goalkeeper, Kevin Castillo, did not score. The others gone are: Ilir Saliu; Kevin Ceja, Kilmar Cruz, Nick Toliver and Dawson Borja. “We did pretty well rebounding from the seniors we lost the year before. The other guys will step up and fill that void,” Van Winkle said.

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MARSHALL OWLS BOYS SOCCER ROSTER

00 Jeffrey Moreno Junior 0 Miguel Centeno Freshman 1 Dominic Garcia Lara Freshman 2 Erlan Jones Junior 3 Jason Diaz Senior 4 Oduver Alvarez Freshman 5 Tyler Martinez Senior 6 Danis Alvarez Sophomore 7 Julio Juarez Junior 8 Jeison Reyes Sophomore 9 Derick Juarez Senior 10 Alejandro Hernandez Senior 11 Juniho Zelaya Sophomore 12 Erick Salmeron Senior 13 Ivan Argueta Freshman 14 Anthony Granados Freshman 15 Joshua Sandoval Junior 16 Kevin Espinoza Senior 17 Josue Vasquez Junior 18 Nathaniel Flores Sophomore 19 Jonathan Quintana Sophomore 20 Josh Diaz Sophomore 21 Jayden Vera Freshman 22 Gus Pointer Freshman 23 Santiago Rodriguez Freshman 24 Yandel Morales Junior 25 Nicholas Tsurkan Freshman 26 Diego Lemus Freshman 27 Carlos Fuentes Freshman 28 Adrian De La Torre Junior 29 Joshua Salmeron Junior 30 Allan Argueta Senior 3 Andrew Ybarra Junior 30 Anthony Zecena Freshman Doglas Lopez, Duglas Hernandez, Chris Hernandez .

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MHS senior Isaac Jackson plunges ahead to gain the hard yard in the scrimmage versus the Pintos at California High School. The Owls also played against the Tipton Cardinals to work out the kinks in their offense and defense. MHS opens the regular season at Chillicothe Friday night. Hobby King/Democrat-News

Owls work out kinks at jamboree

Like most high school football teams in the state, the Marshall Owls played in a jamboree at California High School on Friday, Aug. 19, to work out kinks prior to their season opener. The Owls first took on the host Pintos and then tangled with the Tipton Cardinals. Father Tolton Regional Catholic also was there, but the Owls did not compete against the Trailblazers. On offense against California, the Owls managed one first down with their varsity, which accounted for the first 12 of the 18 plays. The highlight of the 18-play set was when sophomore Tashaun Johnson broke loose for a 40-yard touchdown run during the JV set. The Owls had some trouble consistently running the ball during the first 12 plays, but junior Jaxson Case completed one pass for eight yards to senior tight end Logan Alspaw. On defense, Marshall forced the Pintos into two fourth downs, but they converted both into first downs, and eventually scored a touchdown on a 2-yard run by the quarterback. But it came on the 15th play of the possession.

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