Crimson Chronicle Reporters
Both Varsity and Junior Varsity lost against the mighty Cobras last Friday night with an ending score 31-21 for varsity and 21-0 for JV, marking this loss against Miguel Contreras High as the team’s fourth loss in a row.

Varsity began their season this year with a rough start having a three game losing streak and only two wins. The varsity football team ended the first game of the year on Aug. 29, with a win against Panorama High School 27-13. They defeated Augustus Hawkins High School 14 -8 on Sept. 6. It was not until Sept. 13, when the Sheiks were defeated by Rancho Dominguez High School with a dismal 26-16. With the next two games the team begins to add on to their losing streak having lost to Chavez High School with a score of 7-6 and Westchester with a devastating score of 25 to 6 and now another lost against Contreras.

The most heartbreaking loss was the game against Chavez High School. During the second half of the game the team scored a touchdown having a score of 6-0. Chavez’s football team was able to tie Hollywood. As the game approached the end, Chavez scored another touchdown as Hollywood followed with its own touchdown.

The touchdown, however, was not counted due to the player having fumbled the ball as he reached the touchdown area. This was another devastating loss for the football team since earlier junior varsity had lost to Chavez with a score of 14-0.

After having a four-game losing streak the varsity Sheiks hope to improve by winning at the upcoming game against Belmont High School. Some of the obstacles that have prevented the team from being successful in previous games have been the communication between players, organization and injuries of the players.

Varsity coach Frank Galvan wishes to improve these problems as well as others such as little but noticeable mistakes and having the team become more dedicated. He expects the team to be as competitive as they can be against other high school teams. Football players also believe that they need to help each other and play as a team in order to improve as a whole and win against other teams.

Now, as they continue to improve their skills as a team, their ambition is to become a better team and win against the difficult upcoming games. The coach believes Bernstein would be the most challenging game although he considers all games to be difficult. The football players Aron Kaplan, Austin Quintanilla and Roney Simon also consider both of those games to be formidable.