Auburn Mountainview preview | Boys soccer

Published 4:44 pm Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Auburn Mountainview

Coach: Jason Schrader, first year

Last year: 7-3-0 South Puget Sound League 3A, second place. 12-4-1 overall. The Lions went 3-1 in the postseason.

Top performers: Corado Flores, sophomore, center back, center mid; Eduardo “Duvan” Vaca-Trujillo, junior, center mid; Nick Hytrek, senior, goalkeeper; Erick De Anda, sophomore, striker; and Bharkaren “Karen” Kang, senior, defender.

Outlook: The Lions return a strong group from last year’s team. The Lions scored a whopping 40 goals while giving up just 13 and hope to continue that ratio this season. Already the team is solidly in the top tier of league with a 4-2-0 league record, 4-2-0 overall. The Lions look to De Anda, who as the team’s highest scorer last season as a freshman, to provide the firepower. Vaca-Truillo and Flores will distribute the ball, with Hytrek and Kang looking to blank opposing offensives.

According to Schrader, who takes the program over this season, the Lions boast “strong soccer skills throughout the positions, strong (midfielders) and slower, but solid defenders.”

Key dates: Auburn Mountainview faces crosstown rival Auburn on April 23 at Auburn Memorial Stadium and travels to Auburn Riverside on April 29. The team closes out the regular season May 6 at Peninsula.