Hartnell Continues 6-Game Winning Streak

With soccer season coming to an end, Hartnell has taken care of business this year when it comes to conference play. With a 9-1-2 (.833) conference record, Hartnell has regained the top spot in the Coast-North Conference helping the chances of receiving a top 4 seed for the postseason. It all started on November 3, 2017, Hartnell continued its 4 game away road trip taking on Ohlone College, the Panthers did not hesitate as (#18) Adrian Serrato assisted (#20) Santiago Morales for the goal in the 17-minute mark. Just a couple minutes later Serrato took on the task and scored in the 32-minute mark to take an early 2-0. Ohlone replied back with a goal from Ismail Shafi in the 38-minute to cut the lead back down to 2-1 at the half. During the second half, no scoring took place but Hartnell proudly brought home a 2-1 victory. On November 7, Hartnell traveled to the Bay, where they focused on taking on City College of San Francisco which had an 11-1-4 record, with implications for conference champs on the line. The Panthers continued their offensive success with two first-half goals scored by (#18) Adrian Serrato and (#5) Jorge Cerna who were assisted by (#20) Santiago Morales and (#6) Luis Mendoza. Giving the Panthers a 2-0 lead against CCSF. However, Goalkeeper (#1) Jesus Para had an outstanding game with six shots taken on goal; Jesus had five saves and only allowed 1 giving the Panthers a 2-1 victory over San Francisco. Adrian Serrato currently leads the conference with 7 goals and Goalkeeper Jesus Para also leads the conference in the goals against category with a 0.55.