#1 In the WCAC & DMV:A Very Talented Varsity Soccer Team

Midfielder Max Quenneville looks intently on during a league WCAC match.

The 2023 Heights Varsity Soccer Team is a team that many consider to be the best since the 2018 undefeated squad that won the WCAC, including the Washington Post. Consisting of 13 seniors, 6 juniors, and 4 sophomores, this is a team that has improved vastly in the scoring chart. They have scored a total of 14 goals against JP the Great, Bullis, Landon, Georgetown Prep, and Bishop McNamara. Senior defenders Lawson Weeldreyer (Sr), Gabe Diaz-Bonilla (Sr), Jason Agwamba (Sr), and Ben Rosini (Sr) are the main reason the defense is as stout as it is this year, having given up 0 goals in conference play. They are commanded by the senior in goal, Finian Godfrey, who may be the, if not one of the greatest Heights soccer goalies ever. His best performance so far has come against Bullis, where he made an incredible PK save followed by an instant kick-save, which led to stud junior Nicky Diaz-Bonilla scoring the winning goal 40 seconds later. The man they call "Kevin", Max Quenneville (Jr) starts in the midfield alongside Edward Iriartre (Jr) and Santi Bendeck (Sr), with Mateo Stadelmann (Sr) and "We love" Enzo Sosa (So) starting up top. The team opened with a 4-1 home victory over JP the Great, and the boosters got rowdy. They would continue into IAC week, where they handled Prep, Landon, and Bullis. The boys would travel to Landover, MD to face DeMatha, where a highly intense game ended in a 0-0 score. The team showed resilience after a heartfelt halftime speech from HC Colin Gleason during the McNamara game. Luke Canady (So) would go on to have a 40 yard banger in a 3-0 victory.  They would go to The District twice the next week with a banger from Iriarte lifting the team over St. John’s in a windy, crucial 1-0 WCAC win, and beat Archbishop Caroll 5-0, with Nicky D-B putting his leg power on full display with 2 goals. Luis Garma (Jr) and Lawson kicked off October with goals against a familiar foe from O’Connell in a 6-0 win, and followed it up with back-to-back conference wins against Ryken and Ireton. Next up was senior day, in which almost everyone found their way in the stat sheet, with Larry Kilmer (Jr), Avery Christen (So), and Agwamba getting their first goals of the season in a 8-0 victory over Don Bosco Del Ray. The team currently sits at 11-0-1, and will look forward to tough matchups with Good Counsel and Gonzaga in a few games.