By Isaac Montiel
For their first home scrimmage, our Warriors dominated the Titans of Palo Verde, playing what we call “Warrior Football”.
It seemed that this victorious spirit would continue last Friday night when our Warriors traveled to Amphi High School for Pueblo’s first game of the season. The Warriors had a great start at 13-0—touchdowns by junior George Romero (aka “Drake”)—until the fourth quarter when the Amphi Panthers leaped into winning territory, and being victorious in the last five minutes with a two-point conversion.
Senior Jorge Lopez said, “This game was a wake-up call. We got cocky and didn’t play up to our potential.”
Another senior, Jesus Gutierrez, said, “It’s not too late for us to change. We will keep working hard and not let one defeat drag us down.”
Coach Brandon Sanders said, “We are working on our discipline and making sure that all of the little things are done right for the game on Friday.”
This Friday’s game is a “white-out” game in which fans are encouraged to wear white in support of the Warriors, in an effort to “psych-out” the opponents.
This school year, Pueblo Magnet High School’s varsity football team has had a tough start. Coming from a 3-7 losing season last year, they will recover quite well.
This year with the hope of the new coach, our Warriors will have one of the best seasons they’ve seen in a long time, according to many of this year’s players. Every athlete on the team has worked hard all summer and has surpassed all expectations in “passing league” as well as other tournaments they have participated in.