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Published on 11/30/1998 All articles from this issue

Marques chooses Los Altos over Brazil

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By Pete Borello / Town Crier Staff Writer

Prep Sports Summary

Girls soccer

Los Altos last Thursday tied host Menlo-Atherton 2-2 and Dec. 1 beat visiting Leland 1-0. Allison Eckert scored a goal in each game.

Mountain View opened its season Dec. 1 with a 3-0 home win over Lynbrook. Carrie Pike scored two goals, one unassisted and the other with help from Tonia Giraud. Giraud also scored on a penalty kick.

Boys basketball

Los Altos fell 64-54 to McAteer last Friday in the consolation final of the Jefferson Tournament. Ryan Brown paced the Eagles with 17 points.

St. Francis opened the season with a 55-48 win Dec. 2 at Wilcox. Sophomore Jermel Gilliard led the Lancers with 19 points and Adam Buck added 12.

Girls basketball

Los Altos dropped to 0-3 on the year last Thursday with a 55-41 loss at Sequoia. Marisa Whitlock was the only Eagle in double digits, scoring 12 points.

Homestead won the consolation final of the Mills Tournament last Friday with a 77-52 win over Palo Alto. Julie Speckels scored a team-high 17 points.

Wrestling

Vava Marques could be relaxing in his native Brazil right now, taking a much-needed break from coaching college and club soccer.

Instead, Marques is pacing the sidelines for Los Altos High. He took over the boys team this season at the urging of Los Altos players and parents associated with World United, Marques' under-15 boys club team.

And so far, Marques has no regrets about forgoing his month-long vacation. "I'm glad I did stay," he said. "I'm having fun coaching these kids."

Coaching a high school team is a new experience for Marques, who recently completed his ninth season as the men's coach at Foothill College.

Los Altos athletic director Monica Lodge said the Eagles are fortunate to have Marques on board. "Vava's going to be good," Lodge said. "He has a very good soccer background."

Marques, who once played professionally in Brazil, has a different approach to the game than last year's coach, Paul Lester. Marques said he stresses fewer long passes and more short ones to keep longer possession of the ball.

"The team's going through a transition because this is a different type of soccer," he said. "We're having our ups and downs, but we're still winning."

The Eagles entered the week with a 4-0 record, which included a 1-0 win last Thursday over Mountain View. Armando Luna scored the game-winner late in the first half on a free kick

In other boys soccer action last week, St. Francis High went to 6-0 on the season Saturday by beating visiting Aragon 2-0. Aaron Perego scored one goal and assisted on the other.

Los Altos opened its season by winning the B Division of the Westmont Duals last Saturday. Aaron Kash (130 pounds), Ian Bailey (135), Matt Young (140), Chris Mazurkiewicz (189) and Anthony Davis went unbeaten.