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Mr. William J. "B.J." Goodwin, III ~ Owner Serving all of McDonald County Anderson, Missouri 417-845-3393 Go Mustangs! TEAM APPAREL EMBROIDERY • Trophies • Plaques • Small Signs SCREENPRINTING • BANNERS 417-451-0677 13103 KODIAK RD. NEOSHO, MO 64850 "Building Self-Esteem One Trophy at a Time" BRUCE & KARLA BOATRIGHT, OWNERS 8C McDonald County Press Thursday, August 23, 2018 F a l l S p o r t S p r e v i e w A New Era for MCHS Soccer Rick Peck Special to McDonald County Press A new era for the McDonald County High School soccer team has begun after James Carter led the Mustangs' soccer program for its first three years. John De La Torre takes over as head coach in the program's fourth season. De La Torre was not hired until this summer, but has hit the ground running. In the short time as coach, De La Torre arranged a camp in July and was ready for practices to begin on Aug. 6. "We have had decent numbers, but we are still waiting on a few guys," De La Torre said. "The numbers are growing every day." Leading the returners is junior Eh Doh Say, top goal scorer from last year. Also back from last year are senior Francisco Jasso and juniors Jaw Soe, Brian Lopez, Arturo Morales, Chase Cawood and Malachi Smith. De La Torre said the kids have responded to a new way of doing things. "The kids are taking each day by the horns and learning new stuff," De La Torre said. "Overall, it has been very good." Getting the ball in the net has been a struggle for the Mustangs in the past. De La Torre said he sees several options for scorers. "We have several kids who can score," De La Torre said. "Juan (Quetzecua), is going to be good for us, Eh Doh obvi- ously, Kaw (Htoo) and Jaw (Sho) look good. We have several who can be play- makers. Once we get closer to game time we will figure those things out." The 2018 McDonald County High School soccer team. Front row, left to right: Kaw Htoo, Jaw Soe, Eh Doh Say, Jose Valdez and Randy Reyes. Middle row: Nine Tu, Brian Lopez, Leon Zacarias, Arturo Morales, Chase Cawood and Julis Quetzecua. Back row: Coach John De La Torre, Alexis Pedroza, Juan Quetzecua, Ricardo Salas, Francisco Jasso, Layne Garvin and Coach Tyler Biddle. RICK PECK/SPECIAL TO MCDONALD COUNTY PRESS SEE SOCCER PAGE 11C