To show across the Van Nuys Excessive soccer program, coach Ken Osorio began strolling round campus, visiting P.E. lessons and attending faculty occasions in search of college students to affix his workforce.
“Hey, you want to play football?” Osorio asks.
Two of his finest recruits have been juniors Alexander Jimenez and Sebastian Flores, who had been noticed at a gathering of freshmen due to their measurement. They got here out as sophomores and have grow to be necessary contributors as receivers and linebackers for Van Nuys, which is off to a 4-0 begin getting into its Valley Mission League opener on Friday night time towards defending champion Kennedy.
“We go to P.E. classes all the time,” Osorio stated. “We’ve done a great job at Van Nuys sharing players.”
Senior quarterback Carlos Herrera has been the Wolves’ huge offensive weapon with 315 yards passing and three touchdowns in addition to 348 yards speeding and three touchdowns. He and Kennedy’s Diego Montes, one other dual-threat quarterback, ought to have an thrilling matchup on Friday night time.
And three cheers for these Van Nuys gamers recruited out of P.E. class.
