Dallas Harris ‘24, Ulysses Garcia ‘25, Justin Jimenez ‘25, and Cutler Griswold ‘26 talk about their goals and thoughts for the upcoming soccer season. Here’s what they had to say.
By: Reagan King, Charlotte Brown
Dallas Harris, ‘24, plays right wing for the Redwood varsity soccer team. Harris says, “I am ready for the upcoming season and I know it will be a super fun time.”
Harris is playing football as well as soccer for Redwood. He says, “ I haven’t been out there but I know the guys are conditioning and working super hard to get ready for the season.”
When asked about his hopes for the season Harris says, “ I hope we do good and are strong enough to make it to the playoffs and take a win.”
Harris says, “Since this is my last season, I’m excited and I know it will be super good and we will work hard to get our team ready.”
Ulysses Garcia, ‘25, is a left wing and left back for the team. He says, “I’m actually very excited for the season to start up, and really looking forward to it.”
Garcia says, “It always just depends on the level of intensity everyone takes to the team, but I hope both JV and varsity do well.”
Garcia continues on by saying that soccer workouts and conditioning have been going well so far. “Coach does go hard on us, but it’s good for us so we’re always ready.”
Justin Jimenez, ‘25, is a center attacking mid, center mid, and the left wing for the team. He says, “I’m excited for season to start up, I’m happy I get to progress with the team from last year.”
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When asked if he’s ready for preseason, Jimenez says, “You can’t always be ready for preseason because it can be a lot since you may have not been playing and it can get you tired, but you just have to come in and get the work done so you’re ready for the actual season.”
Jimenez says, “I have high hopes for our team this year, we’re a band of brothers and we all know what work has to be done and what we can do to be better as a team.”
Jimenez further says, “There’s not one single player that can transform a team, but I know that everyone coming in can help us, everyone can put in the work to take us to the next level.”
Cutler Griswold, ‘26, is goalie for the Redwood boys varsity soccer team. Griswold says, “I’m super excited for this upcoming season because the team is already looking super good.”
When asked how the team bond is going Griswold says, “I think the team bond is going strong and that is one of the best parts of high school is the team bonding.”
With new freshmen coming into the soccer team there is a lot of new talent to look out for. He says, “ There are a lot of good freshmen that can help our team in general and help build our team together.”
Griswold says, “I’m super excited for the next few months getting to spend it with my team and practicing soccer.”
Reagan King
Reagan King is a first year journalist for the Redwood Gigantea and a junior here at Redwood High School. She's interested in writing sports and watching student athletes thrive and work hard. She's always loved watching and playing sports and is on the Redwood softball team. She hopes that when she writes, she can put a smile on peoples faces and tell their story from another perspective.