By Brian Goglia – Staff Reporter

Senior Eliot Melgar has been captain of the Law boys soccer team for two years and is excited to lead the Lawmen again this season.

Melgar loves to be a leader to the underclassmen on the team and show them how to act.

“I set the tone in practice that the tempo has to be high, I lead by example on the field, I am a positive talker, so I get player’s backs when they make a mistake,” Melgar said. “I’m not scared of other teams which will make our other players not scared as well.” 

Melgar has many expectations goals for this season he wishes to accomplish.

“I expect a good year with a positive record, and for us to make a deep state run,” Melgar said. “I would also love to get into the SCC Tournament.”

Many of Law’s freshmen soccer players said that Melgar is a good role model.

“He is more bold and shows his ability to be a captain and is easy to talk to if needed,” freshman Kevin Cepetelli said.

Other individuals on the varsity team also look up to Melgar for his leadership.

“He has a lot of class and sportsmanship on the field and I feel like it rubs off on people on the team,” junior Alex Rodriguez said.

The boys soccer team still has big goals for remainder of the season. They also feel this season is different from others because of their chemistry together and how much they’ve played together in the offseason.

“This year our team has more experienced players who have been battle tested from playing one of the hardest schedules in the state last year,” Melgar said. “We have also all grown and become better individually, so this will all make us stronger as a team.”