Last season the Okeechobee High School Brahman boys varsity soccer team put together one of its best years, finishing 16-4-3 and winning a district tournament game
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OKEECHOBEE — Last season the Okeechobee High School Brahman boys varsity soccer team put together one of its best years, finishing 16-4-3 and winning a district tournament game before their run ended in the semifinals.
The Brahmans won their first seven games of last season, opening with a 2-0 road win at Palm Beach Gardens on Nov. 4. Two days later they routed Clewiston 7-1 behind a Rodolfo Gomez hat trick. Early district wins at Legacy and Sebastian River put Okeechobee atop the district standings in mid-November
The first loss came Nov. 20 at Jensen Beach, 3-0. Okeechobee answered with five straight wins, including an 8-0 shutout at Lake Placid that completed a season sweep of the Dragons, to reach 12-1 by Dec. 9. Three straight ties followed, 1-1 at DeSoto County, 1-1 at Port St. Lucie in a district game, and 3-3 against LaBelle.
In the district tournament, the Brahmans shut out Sebastian River 3-0 at home on Jan. 21. But two nights later the season ended with a 3-0 semifinal loss at Jensen Beach. Jensen was the only district opponent to beat the Brahmans that season.
Now head coach Wilson Santos Barahona's team is ready to hit the field again and make another run in the playoffs. They’ll do so without key seniors from last year. The Brahmans lost their two most productive attackers in Rodolfo Gomez and Alexander Gomez. As well as goalkeeper Alejandro Lopez who helped anchor a defense that posted 10 shutouts.
The Brahmans are set to host the South Fork Bulldogs in a district match ahead of the Thanksgiving break. The Brahmans and Bulldogs face off at 7 p.m. on Nov. 20 at OHS.
