Don Ketchum
Former Staff Writer, AZPreps365.com

Zavala leads, plays soccer at Verrado with quiet confidence

January 5, 2011 by Don Ketchum, AZPreps365

"=""> By Don Ketchum
"=""> Carlos Zavala knows the importance of what the boys’ soccer team at Buckeye Verrado High is trying to accomplish.
"=""> The school hasn’t been open long and has yet to achieve a lot of success in athletics, so the soccer team’s rise in Class 4A Division II is held in high regard.
"=""> Entering action in the first week of 2011, Verrado was No. 1 in power points with an 8-1-1 record.
"=""> “Soccer is a source of pride for both boys and girls at our school,’’ said boys coach Ted Campbell.
"=""> Zavala, a senior striker, scored 34 goals last season and has 14 this year, although he has been slowed by a sore hamstring that has caused him to miss four games, according to Campbell. Zavala vows to keep working hard and trying to help his teammates.
"=""> “We have some great players, very skilled,’’ Zavala said. “There is not one player that I have any doubts about. If we play like we can, we can be an unstoppable team.’’