In an article dated October 31st, 2007, West Side Lacrosse predicted that the Mission Viejo Lacrosse Team would finish first in their league and they mentioned met:
Mission Viejo High School
Coach: Bryan Thompson
2007 Record: 8-6
Three Players To Watch: Hudson Parker (Attack), David Wallace (Defenseman), Greg Sherman (Goalie)
The Skinny: The Diablos bring back six starters scattered throughout the lineup, and head coach Bryan Thompson is confident that his junior class can bring the school success for the next two seasons.
Mission Viejo has two attackmen, one first-line middie, two defensemen and last year's starting goalie all coming back.
"I think we're going to be a better team this year," Thompson said. "These guys have been playing together for a couple years now, and they're all juniors this year. I'm very optimistic about this year's team. I don't think we'll have much of a drop off, despite graduating some very strong seniors off last year's team."
Mission Viejo will be led by junior attackman Hudson Parker, junior defenseman David Wallace and junior goalie Greg Sherman.
Thompson described Parker as a strong finisher who can also send a good feed when necessary. Wallace is a strong ball handler who always takes on the other team's top offensive threat, and Sherman sees the ball well and has developed his field awareness.
"The team goals are to continue to get better, improve our team concepts and, most importantly, to win the first South Coast League title," Thompson said.
