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Carlmont shows grit in loss to Aragon

On Aug. 26, Carlmont varsity football lost to the Aragon Dons 57-23 in their season opener.

In the first quarter, the Dons easily scored three touchdowns against the Scots. Senior VA Wilson scored two touchdowns, bringing the score 14-0 Aragon, followed by a 49-yard touchdown by Junior Davion Cox.

Aragon ended the first half 43-0.

“Our run game was our strength, our line, and good blocking. Carlmont lacked their running back,” said  junior quarterback Gabriel Campos.

Despite being 43 points down, the Scots continued to demonstrate their determination in the second half.

“[We] wanted to prove to ourselves that we did not have the quitting attitude that teams in the past have had,” said junior Timmy Palthe.

 

via GIPHY Nour Zabaneh

Junior Demari Blanks received a pass from quarterback Palthe and scored Carlmont’s first touchdown of the season.

Blanks’ touchdown was followed by two more by seniors Charlie Haake and Brain Tara.

The Scots also experienced a lot of change since last year’s season. The majority of the players are new and younger than an average. Additionally, Jake Messina is the new varsity head coach. Messina was an assistant coach at Menlo-Atherton, Merced, and Palo Alto.

“Being a younger team is a big factor because of the lack of size. Coach Messina is really turning the program around in an attitude point of view as well as a physical point of view. He’s smart because he using our strengths to our advantage like our running backs and me as a tight end. He will specialize plays that put our strengths together to make a good play. I feel the program is taking a major improvement as well as the team itself,” said junior Jason Lloyd.

The Screamin’ Scots also made an appearance at this away game. They cheered throughout the game despite Carlmont’s loss and embodied positivity.

“We want to expand the Screamin’ Scots to more than just football and basketball. We had some people last year that went to volleyball games, but this year we want to make it an event that everyone wants to go to. We also want the Screamin’ Scots to be fun no matter what the score is,” said junior Jake Stulbarg.

 

via GIPHY Izzy Mitchell

After months of practice and new additions to their team, Carlmont Cheer made their second appearance this year; their debut was the Freshman Orientation earlier this August.

Captain Sophie Scott said, “We were all looking forward to stunting, more specifically, all 6 groups hitting extensions, then cradles. We also were looking forward to lots of fun team bonding and learning fun new dances for the school year.”

via GIPHY Izzy Mitchell

Carlmont will play against Woodside High School September 2 at home 7 p.m. and will view the game as a new opportunity to work hard and possibly win.

Administrative Vice Principal Grant Steunenberg said, “There was a lot of adversity for them that they could have easily shut down, but they never quit. They still put 23 points on the board, and that is still a pretty big deal. I am still looking forward to a good season.”

August 28, 2016 Aragon vs. Carlmont

About the Contributor
Sophie Penn, ScotCenter Editor-in-Chief
Sophie Penn is Editor-in-Chief of ScotCenter News, and a staff writer for the Highlander. She interns at the San Mateo Daily Journal, where she writes for the student column. She also is a volunteer production assistant at Peninsula TV. At Carlmont, Sophie is the Assemblies Supervisor for ASB. She plans on attending film school in the fall, and aspires to be a production or documentary film director.

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