LANCASTER — In many ways, the Corsicana Tiger soccer team couldn't finish the season.
The Tigers, who had played well this year, saw their playoff hopes quickly dashed in a heartbreaking loss, ending their season at Lancaster on Friday with a 2-0 win in a game that ended early due to rain.
Omar Delacruz provided the assist and Yahir Mendos scored the goal with the assist from Alejandro de la Vega.
The Tigers finished fifth in District 14-5A with a record of 6-6 and were close to making the playoffs, but the good news is they went 6-1 at home and finished the season with 11 wins with a young and talented team. That's what happened. . It will take a detective to find the seniors on this team.
Look at their top players, they're all underclassmen.
The Tigers' leading scorers were freshman sensation Giancarlo Zuniga, who scored nine goals, and sophomore Andre Ibanez, who was named to the all-district football team as a kicker, scored eight goals and had 12 assists. He led the team in total points, scoring 28 points. point.
Santiago Centeno and De La Vega are juniors, with Centeno scoring seven points and seven assists and De La Vega having seven points and three assists.
Coach Caleb Coy has done another great job with this young team. Not making the postseason this year will no doubt increase the team's hunger for success next season as the program grows.
