SJR Soccer Reign of Terror Continues: Off to a 5-0 Start

by Carlo Guardascione '28, SJR Media

The SJR Soccer has had a hot start to this 2026 season. The boys are 5-0 to start this
season off. In the last three consecutive games the Green Knights have scored 7 goals in each game.

Friday, August 28 the boys took on Wood-Ridge at home. Freshman Philip Yoo started
off the game with two quick ones followed by sophomore Emmanuel Gavela. Freshman Bryan Fernadez follows up with his first varsity goal to make it 4-0 at half. Wood-Ridge put one in the back of the net but that woke the Green Knights back up. Freshman Freddy Del Toro scores two quick ones to start the second half followed by one from sophomore Noah Moreno to end the game early with a 7-1 mercy win.

Monday, August 31 the boys took on Lodi at home. This game ended in a similar way.
Senior Angelo Paino opened up the scoring. Lodi followed with a quick response tying the game 1-1. The Green Knight knew they had to focus up. Sophomore Gert Deitmer scores a beauty from 25 yards out followed by freshman Hunter Mason’s first varsity goal to make it 3-1 at halftime. In the second half the boys came out strong. Freshman Freddy Del Toro scored early followed by two from Emmanuel Gavela. Freshman Jesse Weis scored his first varsity goal to make it 7-1 and mercy Lodi.

On September 3 the Green Knights opened up their first conference game against
Paramus Catholic away. Freshman Philip Yoo scored two in the first 10 minutes followed by one from Freshmen Freddy Del Toro. Paramus Catholic got one back late in the first half making it 3-1 at halftime. Sophomore Emmanuel Gavela scored the first goal of the second half followed by Philip Yoo to get his first varsity hat trick of the season. Paramus Catholic scored another then senior Angelo Paino took care of business by scoring one followed by sophomore Emilio Galindo scoring his first varsity goal. The game ended 7-2 for another Green Knight win.

The Green Knights look to go 6-0 against PCTI Thursday, September 10.