If you’re thinking the regular season went by quickly for both soccer programs at Mission Bay High, many others likely are thinking the same thing. With the regular season in the books, action turns to post-season play. Girls soccer
On the girls side of the ledger, the Bucs finished the regular season 22-3-1 and won the City League championship under head coach Jorge Palacios. The 22 wins are the most for a season in the program’s history earning Mission Bay a No. 4 seed and first-round bye in the playoffs. Their first match will be on Saturday, Feb. 25 in the quarterfinals. Freshman Lina Rodriguez set a new MBHS single-season record for goals with 39. Meantime, Malaya Sharpe, Story Thomas, and Andrea Clemente started every game this season, providing the team with many great efforts.
“The team is excited for the postseason and is currently ranked No. 5 in the division,” Palacios stated. “It’ll be really fun to see how far the young squad can go. I wouldn’t put anything past them.” Boys soccer
On the boys side, head coach Joe Panian’s squad sported a 7-8-1 record heading into CIF playoff action this week.
According to Panian, the Bucs have been led by senior Luis Rojas, junior Saul Camacho, and sophomore Enrique Moreno. “They have been strong for us the last two weeks,” Panian noted.
Mission Bay was to open the playoffs earlier this week on the road versus Santana.
“I feel we have a good chance of winning the game if we are a collective unit,” Panian went on to say. “I think anything is possible for this team when playoffs begin, because they are talented. However, they need to make good decisions and continually maintain their defensive shape to have a chance of winning CIF. I know we will score goals, but defense wins championships.”