From left: sophomore Georgio Kenney, junior Shanti Dubey and senior co-captain Joey Kenney mentally prepare for the state championship game on their way to Hillsboro Stadium.
Grant players head onto the field for pre-game warm-ups at Hillsboro Stadium. Temperatures stayed in the low 40s throughout the game.
Juniors Kento Oudomphong (left) and Collin Mitowski warm up in preparation for the final game of the season.
After a series of close playoff games to make it to the final, No. 6-seed Grant faced off against rival and top-seed Central Catholic, which entered the game with a 16-1-1 record.
Grant players and assistant coach Erik Miller circle up minutes before kickoff.
Referees lead the players onto the field
Grant met Central Catholic once in mid-September at Grant, losing by a score of 2-0.
Junior Sam Malloch (13) and senior Kyle Chin (3) position themselves following the 3:30 p.m. kickoff. Grant would go on to lose the game 3-0.
Sophomore Takumi Hebert, who struggled with injuries throughout the game, is helped off the field after an apparent left leg injury. He led the team with goals during the season.
Senior and co-captain Matthew Jewell fights for the ball against a Central Catholic defender in his final high school soccer game. Jewell has been on varsity since swinging up for playoffs his freshman year.
Junior Sam Malloch (13), a second-year varsity player, goes in for a tackle against a Central Catholic player.
Sophomore goalkeeper Mitchell Jillson, who started the season as a backup, takes a goal kick. He was pressed into play when starting senior goalkeeper Cameron Chin broke his wrist during a game in October.
Junior Sam Malloch (13) looks on as sophomore Ryan Reents attempts to maneuver around a Central Catholic defender.
Junior Harrison Schrage (23) chases down the ball during the game. He started the game and played a total of 57 minutes.
Junior Xander Ferere (left) and senior Joey Kenney (9) step in to defend a Central Catholic player late in the game.
After a 3-0 loss, players gathered on the sideline with their second place trophy. Grant will lose five seniors next season after finishing with a 14-3-2 record.
Matthew Jewell, senior:
“What I was thinking was how I was in this situation before, freshman year, and I was a swinger and I basically knew I wasn’t going to be able to play. But this time I thought: ‘This is actually an opportunity to do something and actually play in the game and change the outcome.’ Because freshman year, we lost 1-0. So I thought that this is the time that I could play and hopefully do something better for the team.”
Takumi Hebert, sophomore (center, wearing green and black cleats):
“I didn’t start at the beginning of the season. And then I just did what I did in training and I earned my starting spot by scoring goals for us. I didn’t really feel accepted at first on the team. I didn’t really know many people at first because I was injured last year. So I didn’t get the ball too much and I couldn’t really show what I could do. But that all changed as the season went on. When we were down in some of the playoff games, everyone kept coming up to me and saying, ‘We need a goal, Takumi.’”
Cameron Chin, senior:
“I was just thinking back over the years like to the first day of tryouts. That it was over. Everything that our team had gone through and how it was coming to an end. It wasn’t really as much about winning or losing. I was just happy and proud of what we’ve accomplished.”
From left: sophomore Georgio Kenney, junior Shanti Dubey and senior co-captain Joey Kenney mentally prepare for the state championship game on their way to Hillsboro Stadium.
Grant players head onto the field for pre-game warm-ups at Hillsboro Stadium. Temperatures stayed in the low 40s throughout the game.
Juniors Kento Oudomphong (left) and Collin Mitowski warm up in preparation for the final game of the season.
After a series of close playoff games to make it to the final, No. 6-seed Grant faced off against rival and top-seed Central Catholic, which entered the game with a 16-1-1 record.
Grant players and assistant coach Erik Miller circle up minutes before kickoff.
Referees lead the players onto the field
Grant met Central Catholic once in mid-September at Grant, losing by a score of 2-0.
Junior Sam Malloch (13) and senior Kyle Chin (3) position themselves following the 3:30 p.m. kickoff. Grant would go on to lose the game 3-0.
Sophomore Takumi Hebert, who struggled with injuries throughout the game, is helped off the field after an apparent left leg injury. He led the team with goals during the season.
Senior and co-captain Matthew Jewell fights for the ball against a Central Catholic defender in his final high school soccer game. Jewell has been on varsity since swinging up for playoffs his freshman year.
Junior Sam Malloch (13), a second-year varsity player, goes in for a tackle against a Central Catholic player.
Sophomore goalkeeper Mitchell Jillson, who started the season as a backup, takes a goal kick. He was pressed into play when starting senior goalkeeper Cameron Chin broke his wrist during a game in October.
Junior Sam Malloch (13) looks on as sophomore Ryan Reents attempts to maneuver around a Central Catholic defender.
Junior Harrison Schrage (23) chases down the ball during the game. He started the game and played a total of 57 minutes.
Junior Xander Ferere (left) and senior Joey Kenney (9) step in to defend a Central Catholic player late in the game.
After a 3-0 loss, players gathered on the sideline with their second place trophy. Grant will lose five seniors next season after finishing with a 14-3-2 record.
The Grant Magazine is a hybrid publication, comprised of a 36 page monthly news magazine and this website. It is put out and run by a small staff of students from Grant High School in Portland, Oregon.
