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Celtics ready to rebound
after injury-plagued season
McNary’s boys soccer team, which is a collection of eight seniors, four juniors, six sophomores and three freshmen, expexts to be back at
the top of the Greater Valley Conference standings and make a run in the playoffs.
BOYS SOCCER
ROSTER
NAME, YEAR
Ramon Duenas, 12
Jose Vazquez, 12
Luis Lopez 9
Parker Dean, 12
Miguel Bravo, 10
Ronald Q Gamble, 10
Sebastian Lopez, 10
Jose Luis Bravo, 10
Michael Reyes, 11
Jack Baez, 9
Javier Zepeda, 12
Bhavdeep Bains, 11
Luis Martinez, 11
Hunter Miller, 11
By DEREK WILEY
Of the Keizertimes
Last season was painful for the McNary
boys soccer team.
After winning the Greater Valley
Conference in 2014 and starting the 2015
campaign 5-0, injuries crushed the Celtics
chances of repeating.
With seven players missing time with
injuries, some season ending, MHS went
2-5-3 in its fi nal 10 contests including a 5-4
loss to Tigard in a playoff play-in game to
end the year.
“We had to bring up a lot of young
players that didn't have much experience
so they were't really used to the high level
of competition and how fast pace the game
was,” senior captain Bryant Keo said. “Now
they're prepared and know what's coming
for them.”
Playing in the GVC was also tough as
McMinnville and West Salem both reached
the semifi nals of the state playoffs with the
latter falling in the state championship game.
With Keo returning at center midfi elder
as well as Gustavo Villalvazo, a senior
defender who blew his knee out early last
season, Celtics head coach Miguel Camarena
expects MHS to rebound in 2016.
“Like always, our expectations are high,”
Camerena said. “Our boys program has
been in the top 10 for years. We expect the
same thing. No. 1, go to state, No. 2, win
the conference and No. 3, send some guys
to college. That's the plan. I need my guys
healthy. We have a lot of young guys this
year, who are pretty good players. We need
to work quickly for them to understand the
concepts.”
With the graduation of midfi elder Paulo
Reyes, who had a hat trick versus Tigard
Jose Abundiz, 12
Jesus Lopez, 10
Bryan Keo, 12
Sebastian Brunk, 9
Alex Pineda, 12
Jose Zamudio, 10
Gustavo Villalvazo, 12
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