By Aloha Alesasis
With the Interscholastic Boys High School Football League postseason quickly creeping up, the St. John’s Knights and the Harvest Eagles went out for a match Monday afternoon at JFK’s Ramsey Field. St. John’s sophomore midfielder Race Baden convincingly stroked the lone goal of the afternoon to lead the Knights past the Eagles 1-0.
“Over all it was a good game. We started with intensity, focus, and possession. In the second half, we were able to capitalized with a good assist by Nikko Byerly as he caught the ball all the way and passed it to me,” Baden said.
After the loss to the JFK Islanders last week, The Knights came out with a plan of getting the victory for today as the their midfielders led by Jerrick Palomaras, Justin Li, Noach Legaspi, and Baden were on fire as the ball hardly ever entered their own side of the field.
“We built a lot of momentum we put together in the second half of our loss to JFK last Friday. The boys bought in and were motivated to show that they could put together a solid 80 minute performance,” Knights head coach PK Harmon said. “We trust our midfielders as they have been masterful in the middle of the field all season. They have good chemistry and control.”
The Eagles had many attempts to make a goal throughout the game but was stopped by the Knights defensive line multiple times.
The first half was a very intense match as both teams didn’t scored making a statement that it won’t be an easy game. With the Knights firing through the ball and the Eagles consistently defending their goal, the first half ended at 0-0.
In the second half, the Eagles came back pushing the ball on the other side as Giacamo Bustamante attempted to make a goal many times but was humbly defended by the Knights defensive line.
The Knights quickly responded by taking control of the ball. With the half nearly coming to an end, Byerly took notice of the wind and assisted to Baden for the winning goal.
No further goals were made for the rest of the game with the Knights proudly ending the game with 1-0.
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Matsuno’s second place finish earned him an invitation to compete in the FCG Junior Golf Championship to be held in July 2025.
A junior at St. John’s, he is also currently leading the IIAAG high school All-Island golf competition, chasing the coveted individual high school golf title.
