Warriors to hit road

by John Severance

After the Warriors struggled to a 7-11 record and a 2-2 district mark, they have a chance to make amends.
Socorro received a 10th seed for the state tournament and it will travel to Santa Fe Prep at 4 p.m. Friday. If Socorro wins, it will face the Bosque School at Rio Rancho High School next week.
“We have played a very tough schedule,” Socorro High assistant coach Kenny Gonzales said.
In fact, the biggest highlight of the season for the Warriors actually was a loss. They took the second-ranked Bosque School to double overtime before falling 1-0 Oct. 1.
In the game before the Bosque loss, the Warriors traveled to Santa Fe and lost to Prep 3-1.
“Two of the goals we gave up were on penalty kicks and (Head coach) Chuck (Ngo) and I thought they were questionable calls,” Gonzales said. “The referee could not tell us who made the foul.”
The Warriors, who ended the regular season with a 6-3 district loss at Ruidoso, are hopeful for better results in Santa Fe Friday.
“Playing there gave us an idea of what they have,” said District 3 player of the year Avery Ngo said. “We had two mistakes in the box and that hurt us. We just have it take it one game at a time and see what happens.”
Earning all-district honors were Ngo, Justus Jaramillo, Kevin Urban, Erik Garcia, Kenneth DeCosta, Moazz Soliman and Eddie Soto.

Warriors to hit road