Poth Pirates/Pirettes
December 6, 2011
by Cody Soto
SAsports.com Poth Student Columnist
Hey Pirate Fans,
What a week it’s been in Poth! In case you missed any action, here are this week’s highlights!
With Pirate Pride,
Cody R. Soto- SAsports.com Poth Student Columnist
Football: PIRATES FALL TO TOP RANKED BOBCAT BULLIES
The Pirates traveled to Victoria last Friday night in hopes of knocking the top ranked team in the state, the Refugio Bobcats, off its high horse in an effort to play for the Regional finals. However, a rough played game ended the season of a team whose heart and soul could have taken them to the state tournament alone.
The first, second, third, and fourth quarter was filled with nothing but fine football! However, when it came to stealing the ball away, plowing through the line, and taking the competition a little far, Refugio was the one to do it. The Pirates’ only touchdown of the game was when Phillip Garza ran it into the end zone, followed by a successful first point by Braden Lyssy. From then on, it was the crashing of helmets, tackling like crazy, and most temper raising game I’ve ever seen! I cannot believe that a team with such heart had to go through that much insanity just to move on. Poth ended the entire game with a score of 7 to 41.
Unfortunately, the score board showed that the Pirates were not successful in completing their goal of defeating the big bullies. However, that doesn’t mean that they can’t walk in the hallways with their head held high. They played 4 quarters that proved to be the hardest all season, and they represented Poth with class and pride. The team played a clean, fine game of Texas Football, and that’s in the end what it’s all about. Every player deserves the biggest round of applause for putting so much time and hard work into what can be called an unforgettable season. On behalf of the entire town, we are so proud of how well the team worked together all season and couldn’t be happier to see men representing what is our Pirate Pride. To the seniors, amazing work! We are definitely going to miss you next year. You left a mark in this team. To the returning team members, we will see you back on Jack Lane Field next August. We can’t wait to see the action under those Friday Night Lights! Pirates forever.
UNDEFEATED DISTRICT CHAMPIONS 6-0
AREA CHAMPIONS
REGIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS
DISTRICT RECORD: 6-0
SEASON RECORD: 11-1
Volleyball: POTH SOAKS IN 8TH STATE VOLLEYBALL TITLE
The Pirettes have recently brought back a state title home on November 19th, but eventually the excitement of winning dies down after a while. However, that’s not the case with these girls! These State Champs are soaking in the success!
Allie Lerma: “Winning state was a huge part of my high school career. It showed how our hard work paid off! To keep the celebration going, I just look at my medal every day and remember what it felt like the second we won that last point and became state champs!”
Kelsee Felux: “I am still excited about winning state. It was my last year with such a great group of girls. My best memory by far is whenever we were laying on a bed together at team day and we were talking about the next day, and Tara Broyles said, “I don’t gotta go to church in the morning” in the chiten voice. It was so funny!”
Avery Acker: “Yes sir, I’m still excited! The better question is why wouldn’t I be? We worked our butts off for 4 months, the celebration won’t stop for another 4. My favorite memory is everyone crying when I told them that Lil Wayne ‘died.’”
Morgan Koenig: “I’m still excited because winning feels so much better than 2nd place! I keep the celebration going by telling people about our experience that us girls had during our season and state. My best memory is as soon as we made the final point, I ran to Avery and gave her a huge hug because it is her first gold medal.”
Daniella Noguez: “Winning state is such an exciting experience. It means all the dedication and hard work was all worth it. When someone brings up that the Pirettes won, it’s celebration all over again. There are many memories and I am so grateful I was able to spend it with a great bunch of friends.”
Jordan Kotara: “I’m still on Cloud 9. My senior volleyball year is ending in every way I wanted it to. Seeing the news articles and having people tell me congratulations and everything like that keeps me reminded that we achieved everything we wanted as a team. My favorite memory would be probably be the moment we realized all of our hard work paid off. That single point when we won state was just amazing; the energy and reactions were just awesome. My other favorite memory was getting MVP. Everyone was laughing at my reaction! There we so many great players on the team I was ready to clap for someone else.”
Heather Meyer: “I’m still thrilled we won! I’m going to be excited about that for a long time! As for celebrating, I’m more like I’m relishing in the victory. Every day for the rest of forever I’m going to be a Poth state champ, and that is an amazing feeling. My favorite memory would be hugging the girls after the win. I’ve never been more proud of anyone in my life than I was then!”
Devon Dylla: “Of course I’m still excited! It’s a really big deal for anyone. This was my first year on varsity for volleyball so of course it will always be memorable. Seeing the “2A State Champion” sign on my locker door makes me happy every day, along with also seeing the gold medal in my room. It keeps me motivated for next year too! The Poth Pirette volleyball team of 2011 is just flat out awesome. We are all just so weird that it seems normal. We have so many laughs it’s impossible to pick one memory. However, I for sure won’t forget that weekend.”
Jessica Dziuk: “Yes I’m still excited! Every time I see that gold medal hanging from my wall it brings me back to that game and the amazing feeling afterwards. Plus, it’s so awesome when people come up to me and say how great we played or that they loved watching us that day.”
Claire Raabe: “The feeling after we won state was the greatest sense of peace because we finally accomplished our goal. Every day, that feeling motivates me to go hard so I can experience that feeling against because it’s unlike any other. My favorite memories are when our entire team would pray before our games and we all came together and really felt our team become one. Also, the bus ride when Lil Wayne ‘died’ was hilarious!”
Tara Broyles: “Of course I am excited! It was my senior year and winning a gold medal was the best way to finish the season! When I see my gold medal in my room, all I can do is smile. My best memory is when I broke my finger in volleyball because right before I broke it I had said that I’ve never broken a single bone in my body!”
Micah Weaver: “I don’t think it will every go away just because each and every one of us worked so hard for that title this year. My best memory was the moment Avery hit the match winning kill and we all dropped to the floor knowing that we accomplished our final goal together.”
