7/24/2023 0 Comments Photoshop 101 with eric ramos![]() ![]() Jeff Joines has had Montclair on the cusp of something special since his first season six years ago. “Thirty is a lot so I feel good about that, but I really want to keep playing.” Coach of the year: Jeff Joines, Montclair “At the beginning of the season I set a goal to score as many goals as I could but I felt like I could have scored more,” Ramos said. “It was a tough one this year because we were both good teams.”Īn honor student with a number of academic scholarship offers, Ramos said he has plenty of goals left in his boots. “When I scored the two goals to tie the game against Poly, that was a great moment,” Ramos said. Valley View managed two draws against Riverside Poly in the race for the Ivy League title this season, with Ramos scoring twice in the second half – including a well-placed free kick goal – to draw 2-2 in the league title-deciding match. He puts the defense under pressure with his pace and has good touch on his free kicks,” Arlington coach Kevin Watson said. Ramos drew attention for his play as Valley View advanced to the CIF-SS Division 3 quarterfinals last year, and was an immediate threat earlier this season as the Eagles challenged Arlington for the title at the Citrus Hill tournament before eventually losing in a shootout. “And obviously, when you’re a goal scorer everybody else is going to follow.” ![]() “Everybody knew what he was capable of doing on the field, but off the field he’s always telling the guys the right things, and it’s a role he’s embraced,” Valley View coach Jose Melgoza said. The 6-foot striker added 11 assists on the year for Valley View, which claimed its second consecutive Ivy League title. He put that pressure on me because he really believes in me, so I have to show out,” Ramos said. “I don’t know everything but I’ve always had a little bit of a leader in me and coach (Jose Melgoza) put pressure on me because he knows what I’m capable of, and at the same time he gave me confidence, too. “I feel like the players that we have here, we want better things for ourselves so that’s what pushes us to be better,” said Ramos, who has been selected the IE Varsity boys soccer player of the year. Ramos, a third-year varsity starter, scored 30 goals to top all Inland area public school players as Valley View made another deep postseason run in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoffs and qualified for the CIF State Southern California regional playoffs. ![]()
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